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Punjab

October 4, 2023
Crime/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/News/Politics

Explainer: Unpacking the escalating diplomatic crisis between Canada and India

As the diplomatic rift between India and Canada deepens, a complex relationship and an often troubled history between Sikhs, India, and Canada

International student
March 7, 2022
British Columbia/Economy/Education/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/News

International students struggle with COVID, inflation

International students are not only more vulnerable to the effects of the pandemic, but they are also excluded from most government support

Bhangra dancer and Yukon celebrity
March 3, 2022
Arts & Culture/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative

Gurdeep Pandher, Yukon’s ambassador of bhangra

After many 'exploratory' trips throughout Canada, Pandher brought his bhangra lessons to the Yukon, where he has become a local celebrity.

As pandemic related travel restrictions begin to lift and people begin looking for better opportunities abroad, many will "likely use the resources of sophisticated smuggling networks to do so," according to a new CBSA report.
January 28, 2022
Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/News/Top Stories

Border agency had warned of uptick in human smuggling from India

Without more cooperation and liaising between the Canadian and Indian governments, more cases of human smuggling can be expected, particularly as pandemic

A screenshot of the document released by Citizenship and Immigration Canada
November 19, 2021
Immigration

Punjab’s plans raise hue and cry from consultants

The Punjab government may be trying to monopolize the international student market by becoming the sole immigration consultancy agency in that Indian

grocery store, farmer, fruits, food,
December 14, 2020
Commentary/Top Stories

Standing with India’s Protesting Farmers

Columnist Jagdeesh Mann writes on the Punjab farmers’ protest and how it isn’t as far removed from our shores as Canadians may

December 16, 2017
Immigration

Punjabis Sign up for Nanny School to get Visas

Canada’s commitment to boost its live-in caregiver program as a pathway to citizenship has boosted the business of “nanny institutes” in Punjab.

July 28, 2017
Arts & Culture

Black Prince Rescues Duleep Singh, but Does Not Set Him Free

To be the “last king” of anything means you left this world either a legend or a tragic figure. Maharajah Duleep Singh,

June 11, 2017
History/Immigration

Revisiting Canada’s Immigration History One Story at a Time

In 1904, there were only 40 immigrants from India living in Canada, mostly from the Punjab.  Largely based in Vancouver and surrounding

November 1, 2016
Arts & Culture

Chunni Project Connects Women Across the Globe

Growing up in Canada, Harman Kaur experienced first-hand the hidden angst that torments many young women in transplanted South Asian families. “I’ve

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