Heckler at NDP Jagmeet Singh event an example of racism in Canada, prof says
A political science professor says a racist heckler that interrupted a campaign rally for NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh is an example of the discrimination that deters minorities from politics....
View ArticleMost Canadians would consider voting for party with Sikh leader: poll
Would you vote for a Sikh prime minister? It’s a question being asked in an Angus Reid survey released Friday, in the wake of Jagmeet Singh winning the NDP leadership. The poll asks Canadians if they...
View ArticleMore than 75,000 attend Sikh New Year parade
More than 75,000 Sikhs marched through the streets of Toronto Sunday afternoon, organizers said, for the 27th annual Khalsa Day parade and celebration. The event — which marks Vaisakhi, the Sikh New...
View ArticlePeel police investigating racist graffiti in Brampton
Peel police are investigating after a Sikh elementary school in Brampton was spray-painted with racist graffiti. The back wall of the Khalsa Community School was covered in swastikas and the letters...
View Article7 dead in Sikh temple shooting, including gunman
Seven people, including a gunman, were killed at a Sikh temple in a Milwaukee, Wis., suburb on Sunday. Police say they found four bodies inside the temple. Two other victims were found outside, plus...
View ArticleSuspected Wisconsin Sikh temple shooter was an army vet
As details emerged about the suspected Wisconsin Sikh temple gunman, so too did a tale of heroism. There are reports the temple’s president sustained deadly wounds while trying to save others. The man...
View ArticleCanadians attend Wisconsin funeral for Sikh temple shooting victims
Several Canadians, including Toronto-area MPP Jagmeet Singh, attended the funeral for the six people killed in a shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. A vigil was being held early Saturday evening at...
View ArticleHappy Diwali! ‘Festival of lights’ starts Tuesday
Diwali, the Indian ‘festival of lights,’ got underway on Tuesday. The five-day festival, which honours light over darkness, is celebrated mainly by Hindus, but some Sikhs and Jains also celebrate it....
View ArticleSikhs gather downtown for annual Khalsa Day parade
More than 75,000 Sikhs marched in a sea of saffron through the streets of Toronto for the 28th annual Khalsa Day parade on Sunday. The event marked the birth of Sikhism with traditional music, hymns,...
View ArticleThousands expected downtown for annual Khalsa Day parade
TORONTO, Ont. – The always celebratory Khalsa Day parade will be held downtown Sunday, with thousands of people expected to attend. The event celebrates the Sikh New Year. Celebrations begin at the CNE...
View ArticleQuebec soccer federation to kids with turbans: Play somewhere else
The Quebec Soccer Federation says if Sikh kids want to play soccer while wearing a turban there’s an easy solution: they can play in their own yard. The federation held a Monday teleconference to...
View ArticleYoung Sikh soccer player hopes to be allowed back on a real field, with his...
Aneel Samra took up the Quebec Soccer Federation on its suggestion that he play in his own backyard. It didn’t work out very well. His Montreal-area yard is a shade over a dozen square metres. It’s...
View ArticleQuebec premier backs soccer body on turbans
Pauline Marois came out kicking in defence of the Quebec Soccer Federation’s refusal to let turban-wearing kids play the sport, a position that has lobbed the controversial debate into the province’s...
View ArticleJason Kenney posts picture of himself wearing Sikh head scarf
Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney has posted a picture on Twitter showing him wearing a Sikh head scarf. This comes just days after he said the federal government is ready to go to court over...
View ArticleThousands mark Sikh New Year at Khalsa Day parade
More than 85,000 Sikhs donned traditional saffron robes and marched through the streets of Toronto for the 29th annual Khalsa Day parade on Sunday. The event marks the birth of Sikhism and Vaisakhi,...
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