Toronto: Achievers in diverse categories from across the country were honoured by the Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) at their Annual Awards and Gala Night on June 8, 2013 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center. “This evening we celebrate the achievements of our heroes, selected by our Advisory Board, for making a significant contribution to [...]
by Gregory Thomas Senator Mike Duffy certainly isn’t the first Ottawa politician to get some unwanted scrutiny from RCMP investigators. But unless politicians of all political stripes get serious about accountability soon, it’s certain that Duffy won’t be the last either. It’s been disturbing to witness the speed with which Duffy and fellow senators Patrick [...]
Toronto: Tridel, Canada’s leading condominium developer and international real estate firm Hines, released details of their new condominium development called Aqualina at Bayside Toronto, the first residential phase of a 13 acre mixed use development called Bayside Toronto. Valued at over $1.1billion, Bayside will be the first neighbourhood in downtown Toronto to feature two million [...]
Mississauga: This summer, at Mississauga Waterfront Festival (MWF) which is being held at the Port Credit Memorial Park June 14 – 16 2013, there will be a new twist, coming from none other than award-winning musician Vikas Kohli. The Monster Rock Orchestra (MRO), a signature performance of the MWF, this year will created Kohli, has [...]
Toronto: A musical night, titled “Yadon Ki Baraat”, on last Sunday June 2, featured hit Bollywood songs at Yorkwood Theatre in Toronto. The audience enjoyed the “on request” format where you ask for a song and it was presented on the spot. Pratap Solonki, Sachin Joshi, Bishram and Romena kept audience enthralled one after another [...]
Toronto: Mere Saajan Sun Sun, by Toronto singer Shweta Subram in collaboration with Shankar Tucker, was first released via YouTube in March 2012 and has since crossed 321,000 views. Last month, it was picked for top honours in Mumbai. Independent music was recently in the spotlight at the first ever Radiocity Freedom Awards (RCFA) held [...]
Hamilton: The Malhar Group’s Eighth Annual Springfest was held on May 25, 2013 in the Molson Canadian Studio at Hamilton Place. The auditorium was almost full with close to 250 people attending the event. The whole program was a great success with very high calibre musicians and a savvy audience. The ambience was dignified [...]
Ottawa: This week, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued a wireless code that is expected to make it easier for Canadians to understand their contracts and sets out their basic rights. The code will apply to new contracts for cellphones and other personal mobile devices starting on December 2, 2013. “Every day, Canadians [...]
Ottawa: Christian Paradis, Canada’s Minister of Industry, this week announced decisions to further promote competition in the Canadian wireless telecommunications market to give Canadians access to the latest technology at better prices. “Our government is clearly committed to encouraging competition in the wireless market so that Canadian families will benefit from cutting-edge technologies and services at [...]
Paris: The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which monitors and compares wealthy nations, recently released a report that ranks its 34 member countries based on two broad housing measures: The price of the average home compared to what it could be rented for and What the home costs compared to the average [...]
