Friday, March 29, 2024

Topic: canada

Thumbs-up emoji sent on text message can represent contract agreement, rules Canadian court

A Canadian court has ruled that the “thumbs-up” emoji is just as valid as a signature, arguing that courts need to adapt to the “new reality” of how people communicate. Judge TJ Keene of the King's Bench for Saskatchewan ordered a farmer to pay $61,442 for an unfulfilled contract.

Woman in hijab threatened with knife on Toronto subway, Muslim body demands justice

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) calls on the Toronto Police Service to investigate a hate-motivated crime that took place on the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) on 9 March.

Sikh politician Rachna Singh new minister in British Columbia, becomes first South Asian woman minister

Canadian politician Rachna Singh who was newly appointed as Minister of Education and Child Care in British Columbia has made history, becoming the first South Asian woman and second Punjabi to hold the ministerial post.

Leena Manimekalai’s Kaali screened in Canada, protesting Hindutva

Leena Manimekalai was finally able to screen her film four months after the initial incident at the originally planned location of the Aga Khan Museum, in collaboration with Toronto Metropolitan University, which backstepped from its initial decision.

Canadian Hindu nationalist calls for killing of Muslims, Sikhs in India

On early Friday, a clip went viral from Canada in which Ron Banerjee, Executive Director of the Hindu Conference, called for mass killings of...

“Suspect it was a hate crime,” says family of Indian student shot dead in Toronto

A day after the death of a 21-year-old student Kartik Vasudev in Canada’s Toronto, his family said that they will knock every possible door for justice.