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Investigation into the Air-India disaster has subjected the entire Canadian Sikh community to hatred and ridicule, say representatives from three Metro Sikh organizations
Investigation into the Air-India disaster has subjected the entire Canadian Sikh community to hatred and ridicule, say representatives from three Metro Sikh organizations

Investigation into the Air-India disaster has subjected the entire Canadian Sikh community to hatred and ridicule, say representatives from three Metro Sikh organizations

Date6/27/1985
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Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
1/29/1986
Hidden agenda: Raghbir Singh Samagh, Canadian secretary of the International Sikh Organization, says the federal Progressive Conservatives are trying to repair their sagging popularity by making a whole lot of noise about tougher refugee legislation
Hidden agenda: Raghbir Singh Samagh, Canadian secretary of the International Sikh Organization, says the federal Progressive Conservatives are trying to repair their sagging popularity by making a whole lot of noise about tougher refugee legislation
7/21/1987
Cancer award, Representatives of the three Toronto newspapers and the Metro Toronto Police received certificates of appreciation from David Bruce Cowper, the Canadian Cancer Society's Toronto unit campaign chairman, for their help in raising a record $1,456,175 in Toronto alone
Cancer award, Representatives of the three Toronto newspapers and the Metro Toronto Police received certificates of appreciation from David Bruce Cowper, the Canadian Cancer Society's Toronto unit campaign chairman, for their help in raising a record $1,456,175 in Toronto alone
10/18/1979
Battle plan: Stan Sugarbroad, president of the Ontario Coaltion of Senior Citizens' Organizations, has issued a bulleting urging seniors to fight Ottawa's proposed drug law
Battle plan: Stan Sugarbroad, president of the Ontario Coaltion of Senior Citizens' Organizations, has issued a bulleting urging seniors to fight Ottawa's proposed drug law
1/26/1987
Surinder Malik: India's consul-general in Toronto denies charges that India is disrupting the Canadian Sikh community.
Surinder Malik: India's consul-general in Toronto denies charges that India is disrupting the Canadian Sikh community.
7/21/1986
Darshan Singh Sain: Metro Sikh spokesman says Gandhi assassination a matter of pride.
Darshan Singh Sain: Metro Sikh spokesman says Gandhi assassination a matter of pride.
10/31/1984
Sikh moments: Hardev Singh, above, says Sikhs need help coping with life in different culture. Top, Punjabi boy plays violin-like sarongi.
Sikh moments: Hardev Singh, above, says Sikhs need help coping with life in different culture. Top, Punjabi boy plays violin-like sarongi.
6/7/1992
Filling need: Ted Shafron, left, president of KTS Systems Group, and Gary Tile, vice-president, are finding success in selling specialized computer systems by concentrating on three disparate groups - advertising agencies, non-profit organizations and private schools
Filling need: Ted Shafron, left, president of KTS Systems Group, and Gary Tile, vice-president, are finding success in selling specialized computer systems by concentrating on three disparate groups - advertising agencies, non-profit organizations and private schools
1/8/1988
The Sikh community in Metro has grown from a handful to an estimated 20,000 in the last 15 years
The Sikh community in Metro has grown from a handful to an estimated 20,000 in the last 15 years
4/26/1976
Every other ethnic group in Toronto has its cultural organizations but up to now there has been absolutely nothing for the black community. That's the(...)
Every other ethnic group in Toronto has its cultural organizations but up to now there has been absolutely nothing for the black community. That's the(...)
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Jasbir Singh: Sikh believes Canadians are tolerant enough to elect him.
Jasbir Singh: Sikh believes Canadians are tolerant enough to elect him.
4/20/1988
Target of taunts: Diane Meaghan comforts son Jeremy, 9, who has been subjected to racial slurs at school
Target of taunts: Diane Meaghan comforts son Jeremy, 9, who has been subjected to racial slurs at school
1/26/1989