TORONTO: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to visit Canada for the G7 Summit, the Indian diaspora in the North American nation is filled with immense excitement and optimism. Many are also eliciting their views on the visit, calling it an opportunity for potential reset in the strained Indo-Canadian ties.

NEW DELHI: In anticipation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Calgary for the G7 Summit 2025, Acting Indian High Commissioner to Canada, Chinmoy Naik, emphasised the significance of India’s participation and the already-visible positive impact on the Indo-Canadian community.

ALBERTA: The Indian diaspora in Canada is brimming with excitement and optimism ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit, which marks a significant thaw in relations that have been strained over the past year.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a three-nation State Visit to Cyprus, Canada, and Croatia from June 15 to 19, aimed at strengthening India's bilateral and strategic partnerships with key global partners, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Saturday.

GURUGRAM: Air India has rolled out an integrated self-check-in and baggage-drop service for its passengers flying from India to all destinations operated by the airline in Europe, the UK and Canada. Air India was the first airline to have introduced this service from India to international destinations in the US and Australia, besides airports in the domestic network.

PHAGWARA: A couple posing as travel agents has been booked for allegedly defrauding a local resident of Rs 13.4 lakh under the pretense of sending his son to Canada. The incident came to light following a complaint filed by the victim, Gurdeep Singh, at the Talwandi Chaudhariyan police station.

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar spoke with his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand through a telephonic conversation for the first time and discussed strengthening the relationship between the two countries.

OTTAWA: Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand has said that she is summoning the Israeli ambassador over Israel Defense Forces' (IDF)'s warning shots near a diplomatic tour in the West Bank.

PHAGWARA: In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a farmer from Nadala town in Punjab’s Kapurthala district was duped of ₹11.75 lakh after receiving a phone call falsely claiming that his son had been involved in a serious accident in Canada. The victim, Joginder Singh Ghotra, said the fraudster manipulated him emotionally and mentally, leading him to transfer the money without verifying the facts.

BRAMPTON:  A Sikh entrepreneur who ran a trucking safety and insurance consultancy was shot dead outside his office in Mississauga, Canada. According to multiple reports, the victim has been identified as Harjeet Singh Dhadda. He hailed from Bazpur in Uttarakhand, India.

OTTAWA: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Anita Ananda to the powerful post of Foreign Minister in his new cabinet charged with fulfilling the “mandate for change”.

BRAMPTON: Three youth of Punjab origin have been arrested and charged in connection with an extortion investigation in Brampton. They were allegedly involved in making extortion calls to businessmen, spreading fear in the region.

OTTAWA: The Hindu Canadian Foundation (HCF) on Monday strongly condemned the call by Khalistani extremists on Monday to send back 800,000 Hindus to India.

AMRITSAR:  Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj, officiating Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, highest seat of Sikh religion has expressed happiness and extended congratulations on the significant victory of Punjabi, especially Sikh, leaders in Canada’s federal elections.

OTTAWA: Once a kingmaker in Canadian politics, Jagmeet Singh announced on Tuesday that he is quitting as the leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP) after he lost his own election to parliament and his party suffered a rout.

AMRITSAR: Khalsa College Governing Council (KCGC) office bearers today hailed the victory of its various alumni in the Canadian parliamentary elections. They said they were proud of its senior almuni Sukh Dhaliwal winning for the record six times as MP from Surrey on Liberal party ticket while Jagsharan Singh Mahal winning for the first time as MP from Edmonton on Conservative party ticket.

OTTAWA: An Indian student in Canada, who has been missing for four days, was found dead, the Indian High Commission in Ottawa said.

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PHAGWARA: The Nakodar Sadar police have booked a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) on the charges of firing, endangering life and criminal conspiracy.

AMRITSAR: Recognising the mutual benefits to be gained through a cooperative programme promoting scholarly activities and international understanding, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar and the Olds College of Agriculture & Technology,Canada, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here on Thursday.The MoU shall be valid for five years from today but could be renewed or extended by mutual written consent and amounts to terminate or supersede any existing or continuing MoUs between the two institutes.

DHARAMSALA: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Kangra Police arrested two women involved in Chitta smuggling from Delhi Airport while they were attempting to escape to Canada. The arrests were made following a detailed investigation initiated after three youths were caught with narcotics in Dharamsala earlier this year.

CHANDIGARH: The Department cum Centre for Women’s Studies and Development, Panjab University today organised a special lecture on ‘Rising Toxicity in the Global Unregulated Drug Supply and the Impact on South Asian Communities in Canada’ by Ms. Anmol Swaich, Ph.D. candidate at Simon Fraser University, B.C., Canada.

CHANDIGARH: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday searched residential premises in Chandigarh and Mohali in Punjab of an alleged suspect in Canada's biggest-ever gold heist of more than $20 million in 2023 on fake documents, officials said.

MUMBAI: The NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex snapped two-day fall on Tuesday after the US delayed tariff hikes on Canada and Mexico by a month.

CHANDIGARH: The Youth Akali Dal's flagship initiative, 'Meri Dastaar Meri Shaan,' has now gone international, as SAD leader Lakhvir Sangha is set to organize a 'Dastaran Da Langar' camp at Gurdwara Kalgidhar Darbar in Winnipeg, Canada, on 25th January.

CHANDIGARH: University of Fraser Valley, Canada and Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh have principally agreed to have joint degree program. The agreement was reached at a meeting of University of Fraser Valley, Canada delegation with the Vice Chancellor Prof. Renu Vig and other authorities at PU. University of Fraser Valley, Canada is a leading Public University in British Columbia of Canada.

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump shared a series of Christmas greetings on his social media platform, Truth Social, which included his "Governor" joke on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and suggested that Canada could become the 51st state of America.

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump shared a series of Christmas greetings on his social media platform, Truth Social, which included his "Governor" joke on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and suggested that Canada could become the 51st state of America.

AMRITSAR: Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (KCVAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brampton Georgetown Animal Hospital, a renowned private Hospital in Brampton, here today. The MoU was signed by Dr. Harish Verma, Principal KCVAS and Dr. Atul Pakhawala from Georgetown Animal Hospital as the signing ceremony was witnessed by Dr. SK Nagpal, Managing Director, KCVAS and Dr. PN Dwivedi.

TORONTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced fresh calls for resignation, hours after Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland quit in a surprise move after disagreeing with him over US President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats.

CHANDIGARH: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive against organised crime, Punjab Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in a joint operation with SAS Nagar Police has arrested four operatives of Canada-based terrorist Arsh Dalla and another foreign based-handler and recovered three .32 calibre pistols along with 16 cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.

OTTAWA: A senior official in the government of Ontario, Canada, recently warned that the province might ban US-made alcohol and restrict electricity exports to several American states if President-elect Donald Trump imposes tariffs on all Canadian products, according to media reports.

NEW YORK: US President-elect Donald Trump has stirred a mix of laughter and debate by referring to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the "Governor" of the "Great State of Canada" after their recent dinner meeting.

SEOUL: South Korea's pharmaceutical giant Celltrion on Monday said that it has received approval from Canadian health authorities for a biosimilar treatment for allergic asthma.

OTTAWA:Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly announced the launch of Canada's Arctic Foreign Policy.

CHANDIGARH: Five persons were killed when a fast driven Fortuner SUV plunged into the canal after hitting protection wall near village Jageda (Dehlon) in Ludhiana district.

NEW DELHI: Canadian Minister of Trade and Export Development of the province of Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison will be here from April 25-28, it was announced on Monday.

OTTAWA: Canadian Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand has announced that up to 150 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel could deploy to Poland on a humanitarian mission to support Ukrainian refugees.

OTTAWA: Canada has approved British drugmaker AstraZeneca's drug for the prevention of Covid-19 in immune compromised adults and children.

OTTAWA: Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions on Russian defence sector.

NEW DELHI: Thanks to the successful negotiations between an Indian agency and the Canadian government, Indian banana and baby corn can now be exported there, officials said on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: Thanks to the successful negotiations between an Indian agency and the Canadian government, Indian banana and baby corn can now be exported there, officials said on Saturday.

OTTAWA: Canada's unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 5.3 per cent in March, the lowest rate on record since comparable data became available in 1976, Statistics Canada has said.

AMRITSAR: Recognising the mutual benefits to be gained through a cooperative programme promoting scholarly activities and international understanding, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar and the IC-IMPACTS (the India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnerships to Accelerate Community Transformation and Sustainability) Canada, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here on Wednesday.

GURUGRAM: A fake call centre duping the US and Canada citizens was busted and 17 people were arrested in this connection from Udyog Vihar in Gurugram on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.

OTTAWA: The Canadian government on Wednesday formally gave the green light to the development of the Bay du Nord offshore oilfield, the first deep water mega project in the country.

OTTAWA: The National Advisory Committee on Immunisation (NACI) of Canada has recommended that the provinces and territories prepare for rapid deployment of second Covid-19 booster doses in the coming weeks.

OTTAWA: Canada's trade surplus with the US widened from 9.7 billion Canadian dollars ($7.8 billion) in January to 10.3 billion Canadian dollars ($8.3 billion) in February, the largest trade surplus with the US since December 2005 despite the trucker convoy blockages at some key border crossings, Statistics Canada said.

OTTAWA: Border measures eased in Canada on Friday as fully vaccinated travellers no longer need pre-arrival Covid-19 testing to enter the country either by land or air.

MUMBAI: Actors Tabu and Ali Fazal have headed to Canada for the final schedule of filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj's upcoming film 'Khufiya'.

OTTAWA: The Canadian real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.2 per cent in January, up for the eighth month in a row, and is expected to see a 0.8 per cent surge in February, Statistics Canada revealed.

TORONTO: Canada, which plans to admit a record 432,000 new immigrants in 2022, is on target to hit this mark as the country welcomed 108,000 newcomers in the first three months of the year.

OTTAWA: Canada is entering into the finalisation phase to purchase 88 F-35 fighter jets from the US government and Lockheed Martin, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced.

OTTAWA: Canada's four provinces have agreed to a joint plan for advancing small modular reactors (SMR) to reduce green house gas (GHG) emission, local media reported.

TORONTO: Canada men's football team qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals for only the second time ever with a 4-0 rout of Jamaica. The nation's only previous appearance in the tournament was 1986 in Mexico.

OTTAWA: The Canadian federal government announced it would provide an additional C$2 billion ($1.6 billion) one-time top-up to provinces and territories to reduce the backlog accumulated during the Covid-19 pandemic.

GURUGRAM: A team from the chief minister's flying squad, DLF Phase-2 police station and cyber crime police busted a fake call centre and arrested 24 people, including 10 women and the owner, during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple has announced that it is bringing the new Apple Maps experience with detailed 3D buildings and enhanced navigation to Canada.

OTTAWA: Trade officials of Canada and the UK have announced they will proceed with negotiations toward a comprehensive bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).

OTTAWA: Canada has issued its inaugural 7.5-year green bond worth C$5 billion ($3 billion) this week, the Department of Finance announced.

OTTAWA: Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, has called for more people to get the booster dose against Covid-19 as the country has started easing restrictions, such as limits on social gatherings and mask mandates.

OTTAWA: Canadian Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino has announced that a new federal fund of 250 million Canadian dollars ($197 million) was set up to help stop gun violence.

OTTAWA: Employment and Social Development Canada announced the federal minimum wage will increase from C$15 to $15.55 per hour on April 1 in line with inflation hike.

TORONTO: Five Indian students in Canada have been killed in a highway collision in Canada's Ontario province.

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday mourned the demise of five Indian students who were killed in a road accident near Toronto, Canada.

OTTAWA: Canada's unemployment rate fell to 5.5 per cent in February 2022, lower than 5.7 per cent in February 2020 and similar to the record low of 5.4 per cent observed in May 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic, officials said.

NEW DELHI: The International Campaign for Tibet joined Tibetans and Tibet supporters at rallies and events around the world on Tibetan Uprising Day 2022.

OTTAWA: Covid-19 public health restrictions, including mask mandates, will continue being lifted across Canada in the coming weeks as Ontario's chief medical officer of health has confirmed that the province will drop its mask mandate on March 21.

AMRITSAR: FlyAmritsar Initiative has expressed gratitude to Canadian Member of Parliament Brad Vis (representing constituency of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon in British Columbia) and Shadow Minister of Pacific Economic Development for tabling a petition in the Canadian parliament requesting the Government for proactively advocating about direct flights between Vancouver/Toronto to Amritsar in India.

OTTAWA: Canada's inflation rate surpassed 5 per cent for the first time since September 1991, rising 5.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis and up from a 4.8 per cent gain in December 2021, Statistics Canada said.

MOHALI: The Rayat Bahra University has tied up with Eton College in Canada to start courses where the students would spend two years at the Rayat Bahra University and two years at the university in Canada.

OTTAWA: Canadian Health Minister Patty Hajdu announced that the country is looking to ease some Covid-19 restrictions in stages, starting in early July.

TORONTO: Despite a ban on direct international flights from India by Canada to check the spread of the new Delta variant of Coronavirus, Indian passengers and students are still landing in Toronto and other airports.

TORONTO: A 64-year-old Punjabi man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his wife in Brampton city in the Toronto suburbs.

OTTAWA: The Canadian government lowered flags at half-mast to commemorate the deaths of 215 Indigenous children whose remains were found in a former residential school in Kamloops city last week.

OTTAWA: The remains of 215 indigenous children were discovered at a former residential school in Kamloops in western Canada, authorities said, adding an investigation into the matter has been launched.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police has arrested two activists of the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), allegedly involved in several heinous crimes in the past less than one year, including the murder of a Dera Premi and firing on a priest. The two were acting on the directions of KTF’s Canada based chief, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose name incidentally figured in the list of Khalistani operatives that was handed over by Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, to Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, during the latter’s visit to India in 2018.

OTTAWA:The Canadian government has announced the extension of restrictions on inbound flights from India and Pakistan for another month until June 21.
Today, the Government of Canada is extending the temporary travel measures restricting entry into Canada by foreign nationals until June 21," said the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in a statement on Friday.

OTTAWA: Canada reported 3,346 new cases of Covid-19 as of Friday afternoon, bringing the cumulative total to 1,350,785, including 25,152 deaths, according to CTV.
The Covid-19 activity is steadily declining in Canada. Compared to last week, there has been a 10 percent decrease in the number of people with Covid-19 being treated in hospitals each day, for a daily average of under 3,500, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.

OTTAWA:Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that restrictions along the country's border with the US against non-essential travel has been extended another month until June 21 to stem the spread of Covid-19.

TORONTO: The Government of Canada will invest approximately Canadian $1.3 million for two studies on vaccine safety and effectiveness in pregnant women.

TORONTO: The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC), along with 80-odd community bodies, launched its 'Oxygen for India marathon fundraiser to collect $2 million to send oxygen equipment to India, even as Ontario announced to send 2,000 more ventilators to the Covid-battered country.

OTTAWA: With the raging second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic having devastating impacts in India, Canada has announced that it is sending up to 25,000 vials of Remdesivir and up to 350 ventilators from its National Emergency Strategic Stockpile to help respond to the critical situation across India.

OTTAWA: With the raging second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic having devastating impacts in India, Canada has announced that it is sending up to 25,000 vials of Remdesivir and up to 350 ventilators from its National Emergency Strategic Stockpile to help respond to the critical situation across India.

TORONTO: Health Canada is set to pause the first batch of 300,000 Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 jabs after learning that a part of the vaccine was made in the same US plant where millions of doses were spoiled, the media reported.

OTTAWA: Canada has reported 7,145 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the cumulative total to 1,234,181 cases, including 24,300 deaths, according to CTV.Coronavirus variants now make up the majority of Canada's new Covid-19 cases, Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, said on Sunday, Xinhua reported

OTTAWA:The Canadian government has announced to provide help of 10 million Canadian dollars (About Rs 60 crore) to India to fight the situation that emerged following the outbreak of the worst Covid-19 wave.

OTTAWA: Canada's government said that it would temporarily bar passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days starting on Thursday as part of stricter measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

TORONTO: An Indo-Canadian drug racket with links to the US and India has been busted with the arrest of over 30 persons.
Ten kg of cocaine, 8 kg of ketamine, 3 kg of heroin, 2.5 kg of opium, 48 firearms and $730,000 in Canadian currency have been seized under the 'Operation Cheetah'.

OTTAWA: Canada's cumulative Covid-19 cases surpassed 1,100,000 as of Friday, with the total hitting 1,103,067, including 22,532 deaths, according to CTV.

OTTAWA: Over the past week, there has been an increase of 33 per cent in daily case counts with an average of almost 8,100 new cases reported per day, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada on Tuesday.

OTTAWA: The rapid spread of more contagious Covid-19 variants is believed to have driven a devastating third wave in Canada.  As of Saturday afternoon, a total of 30,108 variant of concern cases have been reported across Canada, including 28,624 B.1.1.7 variants, 1,133 P.1 variants and 351 B.1.351 variants, according to CTV.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police in a joint operation with Himachal Pradesh Police arrested a close aide of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who played the prime role in the planning, execution as well as providing shelter to killers of Youth Congress leader “Gurlal Singh Bhalwan” on the directions of Lawrence Bishnoi and Canada based Goldy Brar.

OTTAWA: Covid-19 activity has been steadily increasing for several weeks, with a rising number and proportion of more contagious variants driving epidemic growth in many areas in Canada, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

OTTAWA: Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has recommended that the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine should not be used in adults under 55 years of age at this time, while rare cases of serious blood clots were being further probed.

NEW YORK: In a joint Trans-Atlantic operation, the US, Canada, Britain and the European Union have imposed sanctions against Chinese officials they say are responsible for the human rights abuses against the Uighur people and Beijing retaliated with counter-sanctions.

OTTAWA: Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam announced that the country is witnessing a steady increase in the number of new cases of Covid-19 variants.

RORONTO: Flights from New Delhi to Toronto are bringing in the largest number of international passengers testing positive for the novel coronavirus, according to data issued by Health Canada.

TORONTO: A Canadian public health authority has ordered retail and e-commerce behemoth Amazon to shut one of its fulfilment centres owing to an increase in Covid-19 caseloads.

OTTAWA: Canada's unemployment rate fell 1.2 percentage points to 8.2 per cent in February 2021, the lowest rate since March 2020, it was revealed.

OTTAWA: Canada's cumulative Covid-19 cases has surpassed 900,000, with the total hitting 901,129, including 22,389 deaths, according to CTV.Ontario, the most populous province with a population of more than 14 million, reported 1,371 new Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the country still does not have a target date for first deliveries of the Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine because of manufacturing problems.

YUKON: A Canadian Sikh has gone viral, and not surprisingly it is bhangra that has made him a darling of social media.Gurdeep Pandhar, a native of Yukon, Canada, has been regularly posting videos of himself, dancing outdoors in the snow, amidst temperatures ranging between �20 and �25 degrees Celsius. His videos have inspired many, especially those who don't like excessive cold weather.

OTTAWA: Canada's tourism economy suffered unprecedented losses in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and is by far the most threatened sector in the country's economy, it was revealed.