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Indo-Canadian representation hits new high in Canada polls
Toronto: A record 24 Indo-Canadians won seats in the April 28 Federal election, with Anita Anand retaining her position while notable figures like Jagmeet Singh lost.
Updated on Apr 29, 2025 07:40 PM IST
Indo-Canadian minister Anita Anand now says she will contest the next Federal election
She had made her announcement to exit electoral politics and return to academia on January 11, five days after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated his intent to resign once his successor was selected by the ruling Liberal Party
Published on Mar 01, 2025 12:53 PM IST
Canada: Anita Anand reverses decision, will run in 2025 federal elections
That reversal of the prior decision will be formally announced at an event in Ontario on Friday, according to the government-funded outlet CBC News
Published on Feb 27, 2025 02:18 PM IST
Who is Anita Anand? Indian-origin leader among frontrunners to replace Trudeau
Parliament will pause until March to allow the Liberal Party to find a new leader, amid preparation for a potential spring election against opposition parties.
Updated on Jan 07, 2025 02:40 AM IST
Aditi Srivastava
Book Box | 6 books, 3 podcasts to help you understand Israel-Palestine conflict
A list to help you wrap your head around the recent Hamas attack and the subsequent escalation of the long-simmering tension in West Asia
Published on Oct 15, 2023 09:02 AM IST
Optimism in Canada as 89-year-old Quebecer is first to get vaccinated for Covid-19
The beginning of the historic vaccination programme was greeted by Anita Anand, Canada’s minister of public services and procurement, who tweeted, “Today, Canada is receiving 30K doses of the authorised Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine”
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 11:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Toronto | Anirudh Bhattacharyya
After nod to Pfizer, Canada likely to approve Moderna’s Covid vaccine by year-end
Health authorities have indicated that the Moderna vaccine could also be made available soon, possibly before the end of 2020.
Updated on Dec 11, 2020 04:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Toronto | Anirudh Bhattacharyya , edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Canada’s long wait ends as Trudeau government okays Covid-19 rapid test kits
Health Canada gave its approval for the devices a day after Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand announced that 7.9 million units had been bought
Updated on Oct 01, 2020 11:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Toronto | Anirudh Bhattacharyya
Anita Anand first Hindu to be appointed cabinet minister in Canada
The cabinet includes three other Indo-Canadian ministers, all Sikhs, and each of whom was a member of the previous government.
Updated on Nov 22, 2019 04:24 AM IST
Canadian PM Trudeau includes 4 Indian-origin ministers in new cabinet
The four Indian-origin ministers in Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet are Navdeep Singh Bains, Harijit Singh Sajjan, Bardish Chaggar and Anita Anand.
Updated on Nov 21, 2019 08:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent and Reuters
Book Review: The Patient Assassin by Anita Anand
Anita Anand’s biography of the man who assassinated General Michael O’Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of Punjab to avenge the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, vividly describes imperialist impulses and the nationalist movement in Punjab
Updated on Sep 14, 2019 01:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Saudamini Jain