Mississauga: After their recent double gold winning streak in the U10 and U12 age groups at the Brampton field hockey tournament held on 8-9 June 2013, the newly formed Ontario Strykers Sports Club is off to Europe to participate in the United World Games 2013 (UWG) to be held in Klagenfurt, Austria from 20-23 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Toronto: Ontario consumers now enjoy better protection when hiring a skilled tradesperson. As of Monday, Ontarians can check the credentials of tradespeople practicing in the province by visiting the Ontario College of Trades website (www.collegeoftrades.ca). The simple, searchable register will help consumers protect themselves, by allowing them to look up the credentials and licensing [...]
By BINOY THOMAS There is a Big Move coming soon which would see the giant fist of the Ontario state digging deep into your tattered pockets, in search of even more tax dollars. Yes, I am talking about the current reports about a $50 billion plan to build a modern transit system in the GTA [...]
Colombo: Sri Lanka Friday said that Canada’s “hostile criticism” of Colombo strengthened “evil forces” and did not contribute to the reconciliation process in the island nation. Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Canada Chitranganee Wagiswara said her country looked to all states in the Commonwealth to uphold the principles of objectivity, understanding and mutual respect, reports [...]
By Nauman Farooq It’s sleek, powerful, fast and allows you to go topless, the 2013 Chevrolet Corvette 427 is the car many enthusiasts have been begging for. On the Corvette’s 60th Anniversary, Chevrolet has finally offered the convertible Vette with the motor from the Z06. When Chevrolet launched the Z06 version of the Corvette C6 [...]
By Nauman Farooq BMW is known for producing some of the best cars on the planet currently, and I am a huge fan of most of them. However, I came across two models recently that left me a little puzzled. I am talking about the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 and ActiveHybrid 5 sedans. These as you [...]
I Love Kabaddi – a 45-minute documentary on the popular South Asian sport of kabaddi will be screened 7 pm, Sunday 28th April on OMNI TV. Kabaddi is a popular game among the people of Asia, especially in the villages of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Japan. Some people believe it is an [...]
The Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce recently organized a networking event in association with Simmons da silva and Sinton LLP(SDS). Susan Fennell, mayor of Brampton was the chief guest at the event which saw over 250 professionals, business executives, entrepreneurs and other thought leaders in attendance. Mayor Fennell congratulated the ICCC business community for its [...]
