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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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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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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
Bull, Ron
7/21/1987
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]
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
1/29/1986
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.
Lautens, Richard
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
Lennon, Frank
1/8/1988
Collector Charles S. Band is director of several welfare organizations.
Collector Charles S. Band is director of several welfare organizations.
Toronto Star (Firm)
2/8/1969
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
Bull, Ron
1/26/1987
Conklin Shows will offer a 17-year-old Sikh a job as a ticket taker after turning him down because he would not shave his beard off
Conklin Shows will offer a 17-year-old Sikh a job as a ticket taker after turning him down because he would not shave his beard off
Bull, Ron
8/16/1990
Home to all: Gurbax Malhi, right, who was Canada's first Sikh MP, mingles with principal Maurice Hudson and students at Westwood Secondary School.
Home to all: Gurbax Malhi, right, who was Canada's first Sikh MP, mingles with principal Maurice Hudson and students at Westwood Secondary School.
Power, Peter
10/23/1998
Sikh Amrik Singh Rao, who runs a downtown Toronto restaurant, is happy about life in Canada, although some of the Asians find the going difficult
Sikh Amrik Singh Rao, who runs a downtown Toronto restaurant, is happy about life in Canada, although some of the Asians find the going difficult
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
9/15/1972
Jasbir Singh: Sikh believes Canadians are tolerant enough to elect him.
Jasbir Singh: Sikh believes Canadians are tolerant enough to elect him.
Cooper, David
4/20/1988
Won battle: Dashminder Sedhev's parents have been vindicated in their challenge to a private school's ban on the turbans Sikhs wear
Won battle: Dashminder Sedhev's parents have been vindicated in their challenge to a private school's ban on the turbans Sikhs wear
McConnell, Colin
3/16/1988
Kuldip Singh Sodhi: 'Consul-general' of Khalistan, the proposed Sikh state, spends his nights plotting strategy.
Kuldip Singh Sodhi: 'Consul-general' of Khalistan, the proposed Sikh state, spends his nights plotting strategy.
Dunlop, Alan
8/21/1981