Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Canada

  • Canada suspends arms exports to Turkey

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    “Canada continues to be concerned by the ongoing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh resulting in shelling of communities and civilian casualties said Champagne …Reports Asian Lite News Canada has suspended its arms export permits to Turkey after it was claimed that Ankara was using drone-sensor technology created by an Ontario company in the fight between Armenia and…

  • Friends of Canada-India, others hold protest against China

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    Friends of Canada- India along with seven other organizations have staged a protest against China infront of Chinese Consulate Office in Vancouver demanding the release of two detained Canadians in China. It also protested against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime, raised concerns over China’s new Hong Kong national security law, demanded China to free…

  • Canada to secure 20mn more Covid 19 vaccine doses

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    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the country has signed a deal to secure 20 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses. Addressing the media here, Trudeau said the agreement was signed with AstraZeneca for access to a vaccine prospect now being developed at Oxford University, CBC News reported. “We’ve been guided by science since…

  • Lama Takes Campaign To Canada

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    Dalai Lama meets Canadian MPs, discusses Tibet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama met 10 members of the Canadian parliament and discussed the issue of Tibet, a statement said Saturday. “They (the MPs) briefed His Holiness about their recent activities, including developments in the process of resettling 1,000 Tibetans from Arunachal Pradesh in Canada, of…

  • SHOOT-OUT IN OTTAWA

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    Nina Grewal,  a Canadian politician of Indian origin in the Conservative Party, shares her experience of the dreadful day in the recent history of Canada When Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was speaking at about 9.30 a.m. Wednesday in a caucus room of parliament, we heard a couple of shots. We were not alarmed as…

  • Canada terror drama continues

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    Soldier killed in shootout near Canadian parliament, gunman shot dead In an attack that police believe involved more than one gunman in the Canadian capital city, a soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial was killed and a security guard in the nearby parliament buildings left wounded Wednesday. “Condolences to family of the soldier…

  • S. Asians in Canada face health risk

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    South Asians, including people from India, living in Canada have a higher rate of heart disease and double the rate of diabetes compared with Caucasian people, says a study co-authored by an Indian-origin researcher. South Asians – people from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh – comprise about three percent of the Canadian population.…

  • PICS: Canada Carnival

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    Performers during the King and Queen Competition and Show of the 47th Toronto Caribbean Carnival in Toronto, Canada.  the event gave the spectators an opportunity to experience the colourful Caribbean culture.

  • Naked cyclists hit Toronto

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    Naked cyclists ride across Toronto against oil dependencyHundreds of cyclists strapped on their sneakers, helmets and nothing much else for the World Naked Bike Ride’s 10th anniversary in Toronto over the weekend. The event’s dress code is “as bare as you dare”. While most were completely naked, organisers say they encourage people to wear as…

  • Profile – Nisha Pahuja

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    Natalia Ningthoujam talks to Nisha Pahuja on her new film India release ‘The World Before Her’. The acclaimed film-maker says the Delhi gang-rape was turning point in her career India-born Canadian filmmaker Nisha Pahuja, known for her 2012 documentary “The World Before Her”, was asked to try the Indian market two years ago, but didn’t show much excitement…