Celebrate City of Brampton’s first-ever Diwali Mela

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BRAMPTON – The City of Brampton invites residents to celebrate Diwali with its first-ever Diwali Mela. Diwali, known as the Festival of Lights, is a five-day celebration that symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness. Celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists across the world. Community members celebrating Diwali will illuminate their homes with diyas (lamps) and decorate their floors …

Trudeau honours victims of Komagata Maru incident

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Ottawa – Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident: “In the spring of 1914, the steamship Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver, carrying 376 hopeful newcomers looking for a better future in Canada. “Those aboard – Sikhs, Muslims, and Hindus of Punjabi origin – were met with discrimination, prejudice, and racism …