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Celebrating Khalsa Day 2025: Unity, Service, and Spirit in Timmins

https://indocaot.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WhatsApp-Video-2025-06-30-at-7.22.16-AM.mp4 On June 28, 2025, Timmins came alive in a vibrant display of faith, culture, and community spirit as hundreds gathered for the Annual Khalsa Day Parade hosted by the Gurdwara Sikh Sangat of Timmins. From the moment the program began at 9 AM with soul‑stirring kirtan in the Gurdwara foyer to the closing notes of […]

Ford apologizes for ‘hat-in-hand’ comment about First Nations

Premier Doug Ford apologized Thursday for remarks called “racist” and “offensive” by First Nations leaders. Ford said he got “pretty passionate” the day before, when he made the comments. “And I just want to say I sincerely apologize for my words,” he told reporters after a meeting with around “30 or 40” chiefs from the […]

Freeland defends major project bill as Senate eyes more testimony

Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland defended Ottawa’s Bill C-5 Monday, dismissing concerns around Indigenous consultation as a motion to fast-track the legislation passed with CPC support. “I think this legislation is one piece of legislation every single member of this House can agree on,” she said. Freeland pointed to plans to create an Indigenous Advisory […]

Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji’s Prakash Purab 2025: Honoring the Spirit of the Saint-Soldier

Prakash Purab of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, offers an opportunity to reflect on the life of the Sixth Sikh Guru and the enduring legacy of the “Saint-Soldier” ideal he championed. Born in 1595 at Guru Ki Wadali, Amritsar, Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji assumed guruship at a young age following his father Guru Arjan Dev Ji’s […]

Eid Mubarak: A Day of Devotion, Unity, and Shared Joy

Eid al-Adha this year falls on June 7, 2025, ushering in a season of reflection, gratitude, and generosity for Muslims around the world. Known as the “Festival of Sacrifice,” it commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s profound act of faith—his willingness to offer his son in obedience to God’s command, a test of devotion that ended with divine […]

Project Confidence Workshop in Timmins

Dear Daisy, I hope this email finds you well. My name is Nazanin, and I am the Project Lead at Leonnova — it’s a pleasure to e-meet you! Matthieu Quirion, Executive Assistant to MPP George Pirie, kindly connected us to explore collaboration on the Project Confidence Program. We would truly appreciate your assistance in connecting […]

Ontario to give education minister power to more easily take over school boards

TORONTO — Ontario is set to give the minister of education power to more easily put school boards under supervision and require more boards to put police officers in schools, moves decried by boards and teachers’ unions as masking the true crisis of underfunding. Education Minister Paul Calandra introduced broad legislation Thursday, following weeks of […]

Photos: Annual festival gives a taste of cultures from around the world

TIMMINS – Groups from all over the world celebrated culture, food, and music at The Mac. The Timmins Multicultural Festival wrapped up two days of learning and fun on Sunday, May 25, with the parade of nations at noon. After that, 31 different countries shared their food, traditional dress, and goods until 4 p.m. “The […]

Opportunity abounds in Northern Ontario, but skilled trades crunch persists, says labour reportFestival full of food, music and fun returning

Ontario manufacturers continue to face a chronic shortage in filling the workforce ranks as experienced skill workers sail off into retirement, says a new report from the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME). In southern Ontario, the impact of the U.S. trade war will surely result in significant job losses on the manufacturing side, in the […]

Festival full of food, music and fun returning

Ontario manufacturers continue to face a chronic shortage in filling the workforce ranks as experienced skill workers sail off into retirement, says a new report from the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME). In southern Ontario, the impact of the U.S. trade war will surely result in significant job losses on the manufacturing side, in the […]