Montreal Sikh community celebrates Vaisakhi

Montreal Sikh community celebrates Vaisakhi

May 21, 2023 7:10 pm EST.

Lasalle’s Sikh temple held its annual Nagar Kirtan parade on Sunday. It's a day to celebrate 1699 - the year when Sikhism was born as a collective faith, the harvest season in northern India and the Indian solar new year.

Latest in Local

Montreal’s Contemporary Italian Film Festival returns to Little Italy

Quebec tightens rules for Ontario truck drivers with less experience

Data breach: Proposed class-action against Montreal-area school board

Rail service resumes as investigators probe Repentigny derailment

Montreal entrepreneur making real estate attainable through co-buying

Quebec proposes tighter controls on Benadryl

50 years since the 1976 Olympics: Athletes and Montrealers reminisce

DDO residents protest lack of municipal flood response

Saint-Leonard residents demanding flood protection at their borough meeting

Memorial for fallen Montreal police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane

Quebec restaurant & its co-owner each earn Michelin star

Political figures pay their respects to fallen SPVM officer and family

Thousands attend procession for fallen SPVM officer in Montreal

CN train derailment in Quebec, investigation underway

Two people drowned in the Lachine Canal early Sunday morning

CN freight train derailment northeast of Montreal

New rideshare pickup frustrates Montreal airport travellers

Montreal café owner calls for more protection after robberies

Canada eliminated from World Cup after 3-0 loss to Morocco

Carimas Parade highlights Caribbean culture in downtown Montreal

From Across Canada

Carney looking for Saudi investment

Kawhi's trade back to Raptors on hold over NBA investigation

Canada needs to engage with Saudi Arabia despite differences: Carney

Carney in Saudi Arabia, marking first visit by Canadian PM in 26 years

Iran's attacks on Gulf ships 'unjustified,' Anand says

More than 3,100 wildfires recorded in Canada this season

Venezuela earthquake recovery: families search rubble as aid effort grows

President Donald Trump says the Iran deal is 'over'

Bianca Andreescu, Venus Williams among competitors at NBO

Canada making historic investments in defence

Carney at NATO: What Canada's pledge for more defence spending means

Air Canada names Scandinavian airlines head as next CEO

FBI offers US$50K reward for arrest of alleged Bishnoi gang crime boss

Carney pitches Canada as a Northern NATO power

Canadian jailed overseas still fighting for justice

Summer McIntosh exits Canada Swim Trials over 'illness'

B.C. pursuing legal action against OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge shooting

Carney appoints top advisor and Conservative MP to Senate

Canadian city among top ten list of most livable cities in the world

Canada decides on German subs

Around the Globe

Trump says Iran wants to 'make a deal so badly' amid exchange of strikes

Heat dome moves across U.S. west coast, while east in recovery from floods

Why this U.K. Labour MP could be PM Starmer's replacement

Bonnie Tyler, 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' singer, dies at 75

Canadians Emmy nominated for 'The Pitt,' while 'Heated Rivalry' deemed ineligible

U.S. approves emergency plan to import Marineland's whales, dolphins

Trump says ceasefire with Iran is over amid exchange of strikes

NATO leaders meet for Defence Summit in Türkiye

Deadly Kyiv attack renews Ukraine's plea for patriot missiles

Funeral for Iran’s late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei draw mourners in Tehran

Trump at centre of World Cup red card controversy

Russia launches waves of attacks on Ukraine

Venezuelan business owners face uncertain future after deadly earthquakes

Trump challenges FIFA on U.S. striker's red card, Balogun allowed to play

Prince Harry travels to London alone amid security arrangement dispute

Joey Chestnut eats 66 hot dogs to again claim Mustard Belt

Ebola treatment trial begins in Democratic Republic of Congo

Venezuela's interim president defends earthquake response

Supervised school boards in Ontario to run deficits despite cuts

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce rumoured to be getting married in NYC

Most Popular Today

3:10

Data breach: Proposed class-action against Montreal-area school board

“I want answers,” said one parent affected by the Rosemere High School data breach, where an email exposed personal information. Families affected now look to a class-action lawsuit against the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Lola Kalder reports.

5h ago

3:37

Rail service resumes as investigators probe Repentigny derailment

“The passage went smoothly,” said Repentigny Fire Department’s Jean-Marc Picotte as CN trains returned to the tracks while investigators continue searching for answers after a derailment Sunday. Adriana Gentile reports.

July 8, 2026 5:40 pm EST EST

2:44

Montreal entrepreneur making real estate attainable through co-buying

“The better you could plan and the earlier you start, the better, because real estate is just going to go up,” says Lin Sok, financial advisor and founder of OWNI; the Tinder for Real Estate. Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed reports.

July 8, 2026 5:38 pm EST EST

3:00

Quebec proposes tighter controls on Benadryl

“If we can save one life, then it’s worth doing,” said Montreal family doctor Michael Kalin on Quebec’s proposal to tighten controls on Benadryl and other medications containing diphenhydramine after the overdose death of a teen. Lola Kalder reports.

July 8, 2026 4:49 pm EST EST

2:43

50 years since the 1976 Olympics: Athletes and Montrealers reminisce

“The streets were lined both sides with tons of people cheering,” reminisced 1976 Olympian Howard Stupp, who, at 21 years old competed for Team Canada in wrestling at Montreal’s Olympic Games 50 years ago. Lola Kalder reports.

July 8, 2026 9:39 am EST EST

Latest Videos

3:54

Wildfires near Boston Bar, B.C. see explosive growth

A raging wildfire complex near Boston Bar, B.C. has destroyed a number of buildings and has grown significantly to almost 200 square kilometres. Jack Rabb has more from the Fraser Canyon.

43m ago

2:49

Rare manuscript fragment joins Montreal library collection

“Very rare,” said librarian Mathieu Thomas, describing a manuscript fragment as l’Université de Montréal’s Rare Books and Special Collections Library expands its heritage collection with seven acquisitions. Adriana Gentile reports.

1h ago

3:00

Montreal’s Contemporary Italian Film Festival returns to Little Italy

“People can’t wait for this event to happen every year,” said singer-songwriter Daniela Fiorentino of being chosen to perform before the first screening of this year’s Montreal Contemporary Italian film festival. Genevieve Sylvestre reports.

5h ago

2:20

Carney looking for Saudi investment

A Canadian Prime Minister is in Saudi Arabia for the first time in 26 years – a rapprochement by Mark Carney, aimed at securing investment from the Gulf monarchy, after years of diplomatic coldness.

4h ago