23rd August 2023 – CoHNA Canada hosted its inaugural community meet and greet event in Toronto on August 5, 2023, bringing representatives from various Hindu and allied organizations together. Close to 100 Hindu Canadians, students and allies from a cross section of Toronto civil society, gathered at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, a venue […]
29th July 2023 – Members of the Hindu Canadian community are concerned over rising Hinduphobic incidents in Canada. Recent attacks on Hindu temples in various parts of the country including Greater Toronto Area are a testimony to the concerns shown by the community. Canadian Organization for Hindu Heritage Education (COHHE), a Hindu Canadian group which […]
13th July 2023 – Canada and India have had a relationship which has seen much turbulence in the past few months. On one hand, the trade, business and commerce seems to be going on business-as-usual basis. In fact, off and on, there are spurts of optimism to improve the existing trade deals. When the Indian […]
14th February 2023 – Another Canadian Hindu Temple has now been vandalized by unknown miscreants, this time in the City of Mississauga which is part of Region of Peel. Ram Mandir, a well known Hindu temple in the area of Kennedy Road and Derry Road, was the target of anti-India and anti-Hindu forces working in […]
7th February 2023 – The Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly is on a 2-day visit to India and met with External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar yesterday in Hyderabad House in New Delhi. In a statement released by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) India, both ministers discussed about the progress of […]
6th January 2023 – If you are looking for lessons and stories from Shri Bhagavat Gita for yourself and your younger ones, you would not like to miss the upcoming Gurukul Classes at Bharat Mata Mandir in Brampton. The Gurukul series of 8 sessions spread across January till March (29th January – 26th March 2023) […]
21st December 2022 – In its latest release, Fintrac has hinted at signs that indicate that terror financing was ‘primarily focused on domestic terrorism, the financing of international terrorist groups and Canadian extremist travelers’. Fintrac, short for Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, is a federal financial intelligence unit which facilitates the detection, […]
30th November 2022 – The celebrations for the Hindu Heritage Month for 2022 have concluded with a bang. Yesterday, the City of Toronto lit the iconic ‘Toronto’ sign at Nathan Philips square near Downtown Toronto in ‘Bhagwa’ color. The community event was organized by the Canadian Organization for Hindu Heritage Education (COHHE) organization in collaboration […]
27th November 2022 – Last Wednesday, Brampton Regional Councillor Dennis Keenan announced that the Brampton City Council has unanimously approved a motion to ban the use and sale of fireworks in the City. The motion also advocated an increase in the amount of the current fines on breaking the by-law. The motion which was seconded […]
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Ottawa court’s latest ruling raises serious questions on Anti-Racism funding in Canada
26th November 2022 – About a fortnight back, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a plea against journalists Jonathan Kay and Barbara Kay which was brought forth to the court by Richard Warman, who himself is a lawyer and member of the board at Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN). Warman had accused the Kays for […]