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This article discusses the legal proceedings for the first test case for the Komagata Maru passengers to be heard in court. It also discusses the length of time an appeal would take if it were carried to the Canadian Supreme Court, and possibly then…

This article discusses complaints made to authorities over sanitary conditions in South Asian housing as well as some alleged incidents of indecent exposure and a concern over the amount of aid funding left in the community.

This article discusses two bills passed by Lord Minto, viceroy of India, and the council to combat --sedition-- against the British government in India. They include the Explosive Bill and the Press Bill.

Discusses the arrival of South Asian immigrants on the Empress of China and the deportation or refusal of entry for a number of them.

This article discusses rising unrest in India against the British occupation, specifically the discovery of a bomb factory in Calcutta. As well as the international scope of the unrest as groups of South Asian immigrants residing in London and Paris…

This article discusses Pan Sing being investigated and charged with fraud for extorting money from arriving immigrants under false pretenses due to testimony given to Mackenzie King during his investigation for his 1907 Royal Commission Report.

Since the beginning of industrial revolution, burning of fossil fuels has mainly led to increase in atmospheric concentration of CO2 , a Green House Gas (GHG), from 250 ppm to 400 ppm between 1800 and 2012. One way to reduce the burning of fossil…

Caption: Chief of the Hindu excursionists on the Komogata(Sic) Maru in Burrard Inlet, Gurdit is a wealthy East Indian and is said to have paid the cost of the expedition himself.

This article discusses the decision of the federal government to allow the families of South Asian immigrants already in Canada to come to Canada

This article briefly discusses a group of alleged rioters arrested at Powell street grounds and that bail for some was provided by prominent South Asian residents.

This article discusses the intention of a number of South Asian immigrants who have had difficulty finding work in the city moving out into the Chilliwack area in order to start farming.

Discusses a proposal to require any immigrants entering the country to possess five hundred dollars before admittance.

Binge drinking has increased over the last decade, especially with youth between the ages of 15 to 25. A 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey found that almost 21 per cent of Canadians 12 years of age and older binged on alcohol 12 or more times a…

This--editorial criticizes the position of a committee from Toronto, led by the president of the Toronto University,-- in support of South Asian immigration, particularly that of the wives and children of landed immigrants, and their refusal to…

This article discusses the opinion of a travelling South Asian graduated engineering student on the British occupation of India and local opposition to it.

This article describes the order to deport nearly two hundred South Asian immigrants on the grounds that they could not prove they were in compliance with the Continuous Journey law. It also discusses the probability of a legal clash with the C.P.R…

This article describes an incident where a white male shot a South Asian immigrant, for reasons unknown, and was subsequently charged with murder. Attack occurred in Spokane, Washington, at a boarding house.

This article briefly discusses a plan to send members of the shore committee to assist in the negotiations.

This article discusses an incident where five passengers aboard the Komagata Maru were allowed to disembark onto a government launch to converse with some friends from Nanaimo and were then prevented from re-boarding by the other passengers at the…