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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]

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]

Date1/29/1986
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Changing with times: Former tobacco farmer Ray Clement, 67, switched to growing ginseng on his farm near Delhi in 1982 when he realized Ray Clement, 67, swithced to growing ginseng the strength of the anti-smoking movement.
Changing with times: Former tobacco farmer Ray Clement, 67, switched to growing ginseng on his farm near Delhi in 1982 when he realized Ray Clement, 67, swithced to growing ginseng the strength of the anti-smoking movement.
8/30/1991
Fast friends: Eleanor and David Walker lend support to 20-year-old Habib Hooker, who says he will be tortured or killed if deported to his native Kenya
Fast friends: Eleanor and David Walker lend support to 20-year-old Habib Hooker, who says he will be tortured or killed if deported to his native Kenya
3/21/1991
Postman Tom Henderson walks with his wife, Jill, from the court room after testifying that Metro police tortured him with a metal claw
Postman Tom Henderson walks with his wife, Jill, from the court room after testifying that Metro police tortured him with a metal claw
12/2/1974
Picture of Jones Falls that hangs in the office of Canon Borden Purcell, new chairman of Ontario Human Rights Commission reminds him of his roots. He was raised in a nearby village
Picture of Jones Falls that hangs in the office of Canon Borden Purcell, new chairman of Ontario Human Rights Commission reminds him of his roots. He was raised in a nearby village
4/1/1982
Fire helps tobacco workers combat nightly chill at Delhi's camp misery, Except for big tent, they live on barren field
Fire helps tobacco workers combat nightly chill at Delhi's camp misery, Except for big tent, they live on barren field
8/3/1966
Honor student: David Condie, 15, uses his new computer to study at home. He gets top marks in high school despite a rare disease which has left him legally blind and deaf.
Honor student: David Condie, 15, uses his new computer to study at home. He gets top marks in high school despite a rare disease which has left him legally blind and deaf.
11/19/1986
Canadian architect Fariburz Sahba designed exquisite Baha'i temple, whose beauty is compared to the Taj Mahal, in New Delhi
Canadian architect Fariburz Sahba designed exquisite Baha'i temple, whose beauty is compared to the Taj Mahal, in New Delhi
5/15/1987
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
6/18/1975
Judge Kurata reads report with dog Sunny. Says he's been 'living on cigarettes and fingernails'
Judge Kurata reads report with dog Sunny. Says he's been 'living on cigarettes and fingernails'
5/1/1969
Wayne Cochrane, the six-foor-one beefly soul-singer had the crowd tittering with his bouffant hairstyle - until he began to wiggle. He looked like Gor(...)
Wayne Cochrane, the six-foor-one beefly soul-singer had the crowd tittering with his bouffant hairstyle - until he began to wiggle. He looked like Gor(...)
6/19/1967
Paul Fernandes, a 10-year Toronto resident, was elated yesterday with the news of the defeat of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. His brother George, and influential labor leader, has been in an Indian prison for six months. He was rounded up with othe
Paul Fernandes, a 10-year Toronto resident, was elated yesterday with the news of the defeat of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. His brother George, and influential labor leader, has been in an Indian prison for six months. He was rounded up with othe
3/21/1977
Dubbed 'unflappable mac' during his seven years as British prime minister, Sir Harold Macmillan showed how he earned his nickname last night by remaining imperturbable while all about him members of Canadian Publisher's Council sat shocked by heckler who interrupted speech introducing him to council's annual banquet
Dubbed 'unflappable mac' during his seven years as British prime minister, Sir Harold Macmillan showed how he earned his nickname last night by remaining imperturbable while all about him members of Canadian Publisher's Council sat shocked by heckler who interrupted speech introducing him to council's annual banquet
1/18/1968