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'It is important that people have a sense of belonging'

Manmeet S Bhullar, 32, is the youngest sitting minister in the Alberta legislature in Canada. Ever since he was elected in 2008, he has been a relentless advocate for his constituents.He talks to......

Indo-Canadian Women's Association gets funding

The government has allocated $ 241,000 to the Indo-Canadian Women's Association, Edmonton, Alberta, to deal with violence against women and girls, Rona Ambrose, the minister of public works and......

5 Indo-Canadians elected to Alberta assembly

Five Indo-Canadians have been elected to the Alberta Legislative Assembly, elections for which were held on March 3.There are four lesgislators elected on the Progressive Conservative label and one......

Start exercising more for good health

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Alberta study shows that walking alone may not be as beneficial as exercise as earlier believed.Dr Vicki Harber, lead author on the Health......

PIX: Action-packed centenary of Calgary Stampede Rodeo

The Calgary Stampede is a ten-day annual rodeo festival held every year in Calgary, Canada. The festival is said to attract over a million visitors every year. The event features......

Italian cosmetics firm makes India its 1st foreign stop

Officina Farmaceutica Italiana mainly deals in large-scale contract manufacturing for cosmetics and drug majors After high-end fashion brands such as Gucci, Versace, Armani and Zegna, Italian......

OVL group shortlisted in ConocoPhillips sale

A consortium of government oil companies led by ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the foreign arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd, is among the three groups shortlisted by US energy giant ConocoPhillips for a......

India seeks Canadian aid in food processing

India has sought investment from Canada in the country's food processing sector saying it would enhance global food security. "Canada can become the catalysing agent that can help India feed the......

Interns need to file tax returns

An increasing number of management and engineering students from premier Indian institutes is bagging internship offers from institutions abroad. For instance, Indian Institute of Technology,......

India shining: Interns get over Rs 1 lakh a month

Neha Anand, an engineering student at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B), will be flying to the US for the first time this summer. The 21-year old student is on cloud nine, as she......

Spotted: Aamir Khan in Canada

Reader Mayank Kashyap mailed us a photograph of his sister Tulika Goklaneyand brother-in-law Ankur with Aamir Khanin Banff, Alberta, Canada. Aamirwas in Banff with hischildren Junaid and Aira.......

'A silly film, but SRK rocks'

There is a generation of Indian filmgoers who have never seen the original Don, and I happen to be part of that generation. I could've easily watched Amitabh Bachchan's Don before the updated......

'Stop being a YashRaj Xerox machine'

Rediff.com invited readers to send in their reviews of Karan Johar's Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, and be part of the Rediff Movie Reviewers group.The response was very good, and selecting the top ten......

Why Brokeback lost to Crash

For movie lovers, Oscar watchers, and a lot of gay men and women, this has to be a night that will go down in the history as one of big disappointment-- almost at par with the night when John Kerry......

King Kong's leading lady dies at 96

The beauty that killed the beast is dead.Fay Wray, the blonde bombshell who screamed to fame on King Kong's palm in the 1933 classic, died in her Manhattan apartment on August 8. She was 96. Wray,......

Sania-Elena enter Indian Wells quarter-finals

Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina recovered from a second-set lapse against Timea Bacsinszky and Alberta Brianti to advance to the doubles quarter-finals of the Indian Wells WTA Premier event. The......

Good outing for Indians as Sania, Paes, advance in doubles

Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina overcame a fighting Eva Birnerova and Alberta Brianti 7-5, 7-5 to advance to the women's doubles pre-quarterfinals as India recorded its second straight win on the day......

Sania crashes out in first round

Sania Mirza made a shocking first round exit from the Rogers Cup, losing toItalian qualifier Alberta Brianti 6-2, 1-6, 2-6, in the WTA 1,340,000 dollar event in Montreal.The Indian lost her way......

US Open: Indians advance without much fuss

Mahesh Bhupathi put behind his shock first-round exit from the men's doubles event by advancing to the mixed doubles second round, while Sania Mirza and her women's doubles partner Bethanie......

US Open: Somdev goes down fighting

Somdev Devvarman, playing only his second match after returning from a shoulder surgery, put up a spirited fight before losing the first round of the US Open to Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain, in......

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Q. Who am I? I was born on November 7, 1943 in Fort McLeod, Alberta and later lived in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Jodi Mitchell Jenny Minchell Joni Mestrell Joni Mitchell
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Q. What was the last book you read or movie you watched?
Ankit Bhargava: A. Joni Mitchell more

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Web results for Alberta

Life of Lee

From Pis raft to the peaks of Alberta, the life of Ang Lee follows the thread of a cinematographic odyssey. Fourteen stages and a multitude of... ...

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Mumford and Sons Tickets Top Traffic on BuyAnySeat.com

"Mumford and Sons tour is off to a fast start, triggering top trending search traffic for seats, said Felina Martinez at BuyAnySeat.com. The recent... ...

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Using hands-free while driving leads to spike in errors on road

Washington, May 25 (ANI): Talking on a hands-free device while behind the wheel can lead to a sharp increase in errors that could endanger other... ...

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/05/25/156-Using-hands-free-while-driving-leads-to-spike-in-errors-on-road.html

3 survive US bridge collapse; search on for new span

Authorities searched for a temporary span after a key bridge linking the US and Canada collapsed, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into the... ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/international/3-survive-us-bridge-collapse-search-on-for-new-span/article4749615.ece

Actyl Announces Recruitment Trips to Belize, Jamaica

Efforts will bring in temporary foreign workers before changes to law take effect. EDMONTON, Alberta (May 24, 2013) -- Actyl... ...

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