Sikhs
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Canada shared Nijjar killing allegations with India ‘weeks ago,’ Trudeau saysPrime Minister Justin Trudeau shot back at India's assertion it has not received any intelligence on Canada's allegations its government had worked to kill a Canadian citizen.CanadaSep 22, 2023
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Canada has expelled a ‘top’ Indian diplomat. Who is Pavan Kumar Rai?Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly’s office confirmed the expelled official is Pavan Kumar Rai, who she said led the Canadian branch of India’s foreign intelligence service.CanadaSep 19, 2023
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Quebec Court of Appeal rules Sikh truckers need helmets when exiting truck at work sitesThe three Sikh truck drivers had invoked their religious beliefs to challenge the requirement that they wear a hard hat when they have to leave their trucks at the Port of Montreal.CanadaSep 12, 2019
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Nordstrom apologizes to Sikhs for selling $790 Gucci-designed turbanThe Gucci head wrap was advertised on Nordstrom’s website for $790 as the “Indy Full Turban.” The description said the “gorgeously crafted turban is ready to turn heads while keeping you in comfort as well as trademark style.”ConsumerMay 18, 2019
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Ontario government to exempt Sikhs from wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycleThe Progressive Conservative government says the helmet exemption will recognize Sikh motorcycle riders' civil rights and religious expression.CanadaOct 10, 2018
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Sikh group plans to hold Khalistan referendum polling in Canadian cities in 2020Sikhs For Justice says it plans to hold polls in Canadian cities as part of a global referendum on the creation of an independent Sikh nation called Khalistan in India's Punjab state.CanadaOct 3, 2018
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19 killed in suicide bombing targeting Sikhs, Hindus in AfghanistanA suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Sikhs and Hindus on their way to meet Afghanistan’s president in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday, killing at least 19 people.WorldJul 1, 2018
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#AskCanadianSikhs campaign aims to tackle generalizations about Sikhs and extremism"We're a very visible minority so people already notice us, and if the frameworks through which they recognize us are Air India or extremism or radicalism, that affects our daily life."CanadaMar 18, 2018
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Jagmeet Singh now says he accepts that Sikh extremist masterminded Air India bombingSingh declared that he accepts the findings of the Canadian inquiry into the Air India bombing and condemns all that were behind the horror that killed more than 300 people.CanadaMar 15, 2018
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Hurricane Harvey: Sikh community across the U.S. comes together to help flood victimsSikhs from across the U.S. have come together to deliver relief supplies to towns that were hit hardest by floods following Hurricane Harvey.WorldSep 6, 2017
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