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Asian Journal: WORLD SIKH ORGANIZATION OF CANADA LAUNCHES ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS EVENTS IN SURREY

THE World Sikh Organization of Canada kicked off a series of national human rights events with their annual inter-community dinner in Surrey on Monday night....

Montreal Gazette: Sikhs join fight to allow turbans in soccer

The World Sikh Organization of Canada has taken up the cause of LaSalle youths told in May they can't play soccer if they wear turbans.

Toronto Star: Sikhs’ ceremonial daggers now allowed in Toronto courthouses

“The risk of the kirpan being used as a weapon has been virtually eliminated,” Balpreet Singh, legal counsel for the World Sikh Organization of Canada, told ...

Huffington Post: Bill C-31: Tories' Human Smuggling Reforms Could Land More Asylum Seekers In Canada's Jails

Balpreet Singh, the legal counsel for the World Sikh Organization of Canada, said his association held town halls in Surrey, B.C. and Brampton, Ont., to disc...

CBC: Indian immigrants' 3rd child more likely to be a boy

Balpreet Singh, legal counsel and acting executive director for the World Sikh Association of Canada, says the numbers are not surprising. “The Indian cultu...

Vancouver Province: Guest column: Media must publish the story behind the story

Sometimes I think Sikhs are a little like ink blots. What people see when they spot a bearded man in a turban says more about them than it does about members...

Sikh religious community brings faith-awareness to TPS

Toronto Police College unit commander Supt. Debra Preston thanked the World Sikh Organization (WSO) of Canada for playing a vital role in the development of ...

Globe and Mail: Bid to curb female feticide pushes hot buttons of abortion and culture

Balpreet Singh of the World Sikh Organization said he knows sex selection is an issue in Asia and suspects it exists in Canada as well.

CJAD: Muslim Council, World Sikh Organization support ex-soccer ref

“Telling young people they cannot play soccer with their peers because they choose to practise their religion creates an atmosphere of intolerance and inequi...

Winnipeg Free Press: In it together

A great editorial on Sgt. at Arms Mr. Kevin Vickers' speech at WSO's Parliamentary Dinner