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South Asian man and his mistress found guilty of bludgeoning his wife to death On Wednesday, Ottawa man Bhupinderpal Gill and his former mistress Gurpreet Ronald were found guilty of first-degree murder in the savage 2014 killing of Gill’s wife.

Gill and Ronald were found guilty in the slaying of Jagtar Gill after six days of deliberation by the jury.

Entering the trial, the police theory was that Ronald and Gill, secret lovers who worked the same shifts as OC Transpo drivers, conspired and executed the murder plot so they could be together because divorce was not an option.

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Urbancorp restructuring leaves hundreds of hopeful Toronto homeowners in limbo

Three years ago, Loraine Adal-Salmon, who works in hospital administration, and her husband Anthony Salmon, a medical technologist, pooled their savings and put an $82,000 deposit on a three-storey semidetached house with a finished basement and back yard that Urbancorp Inc. agreed to build them at the site of a decommissioned public school in midtown Toronto.

Urbancorp said it would give them the keys to their $810,000 home at the end of 2016.

Today their dream, and those of many other homebuyers, lie in ruins. Urbancorp, beset by creditors in Israel and Canada, has filed for protection for some of its properties under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act, and to restructure other properties under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. Continued on Page 7

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Sikh bikers ride 12,000 km, raise $60,000 for cancer charity A group of big-hearted Sikh bikers in Canada have ridden a total of 12,000 kilometres for a noble cause, raising over 60,000 dollars for a Cancer charity.

Twenty-four members of the Sikh Motorcycle Club rolled into Surrey, Canada, two weeks after departing for their journey to raise awareness about the devastating diseases.

On 13 bikes, the members rode a total of 12,000 kilometres – about 1,200 per day – through British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec,

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Indian rape survivor attacked second time by the same five men A 20-year-old college student was found in the roadside bushes of a small northern Indian city last week, raped and left for dead. In the days afterward, a shocking possibility came to light: Her attackers may be the same five men who had raped her three years earlier but were out on bail.

They allegedly raped her again because she had been so steadfast in her case against them.

Heinous rape cases periodically find airtime in the Indian news cycle, but the outcry is often muted when the victim belongs to a lower caste. The unnamed

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Here is why Liberal Gov’t is not helping cool the hot real estate market in Metro Vancouver Now we all know why BC Premier Christie Clark and her finance minister Mike de Jong have had lukewarm responses to helping keep housing prices affordable in Metro Vancouver.

In fact, the BC Liberal gov’t has been downright useless as far as helping cool the

overheated market so that local tax pays can buy homes for their families in Metro Vancouver.

Some people thought it maybe because neither Clark nor de Jong were elected from Metro Vancouver. But it is probably something else – something like money bring brought in

by the property transfer tax.

B.C.’s hot housing market helped the province post a $730 million surplus during the last fiscal year, the province’s finance minister has confirmed.

In total the property transfer tax brought in $1.53 billion for the government, $605 million more than budgeted, said de Jong in Victoria this week. That’s an increase of 44 per cent over the previous year, and it all went a long way toward helping the government table the $730 million surplus, he noted.

With home sales in Metro Vancouver continuing to climb, de Jong added that so far this year the tax has been a “significant amount” higher than forecasted and new numbers are expected to be released in September.

“I have indicated that trend is continuing beyond the levels we thought prudent to plan for,” he said.

The tax is charged anytime someone buys or changes the titles on a residential or commercial property in B.C. Exceptions are

made for qualified first-time home-buyers and some transfers within a family.

So now you all know why Premier Clark and Finance Minister de Jong are not so helpful in assisting local taxpayers afford homes in Metro Vancouver.

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A dozen guns are still unaccounted for after thieves crashed a stolen truck into a Canadian Tire and made off with 15 firearms.

Two men and a woman are in police custody in connection with the robbery, which happened in Trail, B.C., on July 20.

Police allege the three broke into the store in the early hours of Wednesday morning by ramming it with a large red truck stolen from another nearby business.

The entire incident was captured on the store's surveillance cameras.

The truck has not yet been located, but police have recovered three of the stolen guns.

Police are asking anyone with information on the break-in or the whereabouts of the truck to contact the Trail RCMP detachment or Crime Stoppers.

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Sikh bikers ride 12,000 km, raise $60,000 for cancer charity Continued from Page 3 More than 70 individuals and groups made donations to support their initiative, raising a total of 61,194 dollars for the cancer society.

The money will go toward the organisation’s efforts to fund research, prevention initiatives and assist those fighting cancer.

Along the way, the bikers met community members and appeared on local TV and radio stations to share their journey.

“Every city they went to—the Sikh community, the non-Sikh communities, everyone was cooperative of them,” club founder Harjinder Singh.

“We thought about those kids that are in need that need that money and so that gave us energy and we kept fighting through it,” said rider Charnjit Dhadda.

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Allan Mugford, the agency’s regional director for the Fraser Valley, said they were “stunned and amazed” by the fundraising effort.

“This is a totally committed and passionate group of community members,” he was quoted as saying.

Beyond fighting childhood cancers, the riders had another mission—bringing communities together.

“The main purpose of this club was to build a bridge between the mainstream community and us – that the Sikh next door living here is one of us. And so we were able to make that a success,” Thind said.

South Asian man and his mistress found guilty of bludgeoning his wife to death Continued from Page 3 After nine weeks of testimony, the jury — five women, seven men — didn’t buy the often wild testimonies professed by both Gill and Ronald, who each tried to paint pictures of stumbling upon a murder scene after the fact.

The jury didn’t believe Ronald’s tale that she started dumping key evidence — including a bloody knife and latex gloves — for fear she’d be blamed for the killing because she was the mistress. Ronald lied to the police to cover her tracks and came up with an 11th-hour alibi that she was having tea with a doctor at the time of the murder.But there was no wiggle room in the face of the incriminating DNA evidence against her. The jury didn’t believe her story when she explained that her blood was found at the scene because she accidentally cut her finger with a knife while

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wiping her prints off it. The bloody knife was used in the killing, and she was now covering her tracks. Testifying in her own defence, Ronald told the jury that she picked up the murder weapon after accidentally stepping on it as she steadied herself on the blood-soaked carpet because she felt like she was going to faint at the sight of the horrifying discovery.

Then to explain how police also found her blood upstairs, she told the jury that she went looking for a band-aid. She said she didn’t call 911 because, again, she feared the murder would be pinned on her.

Ronald’s defence lawyer Michael Smith told the jury that there was no evidence that went to motive, and noted that their secret love affair had long ended and his client was in fact having another affair with another OC Transpo driver at the time of the Jan. 29.

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Indian rape survivor attacked second time by the same five men Continued from Page 3 According to local media interviews with the girl’s family, two of the five accused were arrested in 2013 after the first incident of rape but were let off on bail.

Family members said the attack last week was retaliation for not withdrawing the case.

Instead of settling the matter in court, the five men had wanted to do so out of court, the victim’s family members said. The accused wanted to pay about $75,000, a great deal of money in a country where the average annual income hovers about $1,500, but the victim’s family members said they repeatedly rejected the offer.

“We had filed a case in the court for the arrest of the remaining three and re-arrest of the two out on bail. We were getting constant threats from the accused to reach a compromise outside the court, but we remained firm. That’s why they have attacked her again,” the victim’s brother said.

We were getting constant threats to reach a compromise outside the court, but we remained firm. That’s why they have attacked her again Rohtak, the place where the rape occurred, is outside Delhi, in a state known for its deeply chauvinistic attitudes and patriarchal prejudices – where male-dominated village councils often mete out their brand of misogynistic justice with impunity.

The victim’s family said this week that her attackers took her from outside her college, drugged her and raped her in a car.

The victim was interviewed in her hospital bed and could barely speak. She was able to tell a TV crew that she went unconscious during the rape but could not muster any more words. Her mother said she had relocated her family to Rohtak after the first rape for safety and better education prospects.

Urbancorp restructuring leaves hopeful Toronto homeowners in limbo Continued from Page 3 A judge has approved a plan to sell the land intended for the couple’s home (and 64 other homes), possibly to buyers in China.

The couple now appears unlikely to get a house, or even to get back all of their deposit.

Meanwhile Alan Saskin, the owner of Urbancorp, appears to be seeking a way to emerge from the court process in control of his development company. “It’s pretty disgusting,” says Loraine. “You’re not getting anything.” At heart of the couple’s troubles is a detail of real estate law, spelled out in a report last month by that KSV Kofman Inc., the court-appointed monitor of the Urbancorp restructuring. Under the category, “deposits by home buyers,” KSV writes, “The companies did not hold the deposits in trust — they were spent prior to the commencement of the proceedings. As these are not condominium projects, there is no legislation requiring deposits to be held in trust.”

Loraine and Anthony have two daughters.

Olivia is six and Isabel is four. The girls today share a small bedroom in the stacked townhome the couple owns, and had dreams of their own rooms. On his daughters’ PD day in the winter, Anthony took them to watch the much-delayed demolition of the school, to make way for houses.

“We spent the whole day there,” Anthony recalls.

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SABA Golf Tournament

Members of the board of Directors of South Asian Business Association (SABA) at their annual golf tournament held at North View Golf Club in Surrey yesterday. The funds raised will be given to the Kwantlen University’s Endowment Fund.

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GURMEET SINGH GOHALWAR

Saturday, July 23, 2016

EDUCATION LEADS TO SUCCESS FOR

Gurmeet Singh Gohalwar The commonly used phrase “Education leads to Success” has been applied to every aspect of Gurmeet Singh Gohalwar’s life. He is the name behind the huge success of well-known educational institute, Lead Institute, in Surrey.

Gurmeet Gohalwal is a lifelong learner and insists that the importance of education in his family dates back to his father, S.Gurcharan Singh Gohalwar, who was a notable writer and preacher. Gurmeet also emphasized that his mother also educated him on various matters,

such as humility and to respect everyone regardless of their religion, caste or status. He is completely devoted to his work and inspires everyone around him, a trait well displayed by his very handsome and humble sons, Gurman Singh and Inderbir Singh. His eldest son, Gurman earned an engineering degree from the University of Victoria, and his youngest son, Inderbir, is a doctor. Gurmeet’s wife, Kulbir Kaur, has always been a great supporter of Lead Institute’s establishment and growth and is also an education advocate. Kulbir Kaur has helped her husband to actualize his goal of creating an educational institution that helps tutor high school, college and university students in subjects like mathematics, science, and English.

Gurmeet Gohalwar was born in the small village the Gohalwar, near Amritsar in the year 1958. He moved to Vancouver in 2004. Gurmeet Singh, along with his wife and elder son,

Gurman, opened Lead Institute in 2011 with the hope of spreading his knowledge of various part-time courses, including a real estate course, mortgage broker course, basic security course, insurance (Fundamentals, CAIB2, CAIB3 and CAIB4), food safe test, IELTS, CELPIP, spoken English and preparation for the citizenship test. He has helped thousands of students become capable and competent enough to work in various professional fields. This also enables them to find wellpaying jobs while building a reputable career for themselves.

It agonizes him to see a large number of immigrants leave a settled life in their home countries and continue doing manual labour jobs in Canada.

He welcomes and urges new immigrants to get counsel regarding what courses they can do tofurther establish themselves in Canada. He chose to open his institute at 82nd Avenue and Scott Road in Surrey as it is transit accessible for new students and immigrants. Gurmeet Gohalwar has had the privilege of having students come from a number of cities throughout British Columbia, including Richmond, Delta, Vancouver, Abbotsford, Maple Ridge, Mission, Kelowna, Victoria and Nanaimo.

Gohalwar has done all of the courses offered at Lead Institute himself, and at an age when a great number of people find it difficult to return to academia. Gurmeet’s excellence in the educational field is attributed to his master’s degree in Economics from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar and his years of experience as the Senior Manager of Punjab National Bank, the second largest bank in India. He has provided work opportunities to many people who are highly dedicated to obtaining excellence in their given fields. There is a wide range of professionals working at Lead Institute, which includes doctors, engineers, and teachers. Gurmeet is a big community supporter and proudly represents his faith in the professional field. He also strongly encourages younger generations to volunteer their time to provide unbiased quality education for the general public.

Gurmeet Singh and his family’s hopes and aspirations for the future of Lead Institute are simple; they desire continuous growth for the company and to help a wider range of people reach their fullest potential through the power of education. Gurmeet Singh speaks very modestly of all of the work he has done to date and continues to remain humble despite creating a considerable amount of success for himself and his family in both India and Canada. The staff at Lead Institute wholeheartedly welcomes everyone who chooses to either start a new career or upgrade their qualifications, to their office at 8296 – 120 St, Surrey.

BC-India Business Network’s symposium More than a hundred business leaders attended the BC-India Business Network’s symposium regarding Air Canada’s proposal of a direct flight route between YVR and New Delhi.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong stated the main theme of the symposium was the YVR-Delhi direct flights, with the commonly used phrase, “use it or lose it”. Industry and government officials agreed that this direct flight route will continue to be in effect if the public takes advantage of it.

Pictured from left are Finance Minister Mike de Jong, President and CEO of Tourism Canada, Ty Speer, Craig Richmond(President and CEO of YVR), Sharad Khare (Filmmaker), Kevin Howlett (Senior VP of Air Canada), Indian Consul General Rajiv Chander, and Stockwell Day (Co-Chairperson of BCIBN)

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Second of four accused sentenced in hit-and-run murder case A Surrey man’s drug addiction propelled him into a downward spiral that resulted in his being charged in relation to the killing of an Abbotsford woman, his lawyer said Monday during his sentencing hearing.

Sukhpal Johal, 29, previously pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit murder in relation to the April 2009 death of Kulwinder Gill, 42, of Abbotsford, and appeared this week in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster.

An additional charge of accessory after the fact was stayed. The judge, who ruled on Tuesday, agreed with the Crown and defence lawyers’ joint submission that Johal should receive a 10-year jail term.

Johal has been in custody since his arrest, and, taking into account double credit for time already served, he will spend another three and a half years in prison. He was also given a lifetime weapons ban. Evidence presented in court was placed under a publication ban, as two other men charged in the case – Gurpreet Atwal, 29, and Kulwinder’s husband, Iqbal Gill, 52, both of Abbotsford – have yet to go to trial, each on a charge of first-degree murder.

Atwal is scheduled to go to trial before a jury in September, while Gill’s trial is set for May 2017.

A fourth man, Jaspreet Sohi, 31, of Surrey pleaded guilty in October 2015 to a charge of being an accessory to murder after the fact and was sentenced to time served plus one day in jail. A first-degree murder charge was stayed.

The four men were charged in April 2013 – four years after Kulwinder’s death.

The publication ban prohibits outlining the role that each man allegedly played in the killing. Kulwinder had been out for a walk with her husband on April 27, 2009, when she was struck by a pickup truck in the rural area of Townshipline and Bell roads, east of Highway 11.

Responding officers were flagged down by her husband, who led them to a water-filled ditch, where Gill had been thrown by the impact. A suspect vehicle with signs of damage was seized by police on acreage several blocks away.

The incident was initially believed to be a hit-and-run collision, but police soon began investigating it as a suspicious death.

At Johal’s sentencing hearing on Monday, defence lawyer Georgia Docolas said the judge should consider Johal’s guilty plea as a mitigating factor in sentencing, because it shows he is remorseful.

She said Johal’s rehabilitative efforts he has made during his three years in custody should also be taken into account, as should the “relatively minor� role he played in the crime.

Prior to his involvement in Gill’s death, Johal was a “low-level drug dealer and criminal� who was addicted to drugs and associated with “negative peers,� Docolas said. She said he had hit “rock bottom� around the time of Kulwinder’s death.

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Police clear out Burnaby ‘demoviction’ protesters The RCMP arrested several protesters this morning who were occupying an apartment building that was slated for demolition in Burnaby. Natalie Knight says she and the other protesters were asleep when about 20 RCMP

officers smashed a window and came into the building. The group had been protesting socalled demovictions in Burnaby.

The development company that owns the building had received a court injunction to

remove the protesters, and police took all seven people out of the building.

Knight said three, including herself, were arrested, but she says they were released without being charged after signing an agreement saying they will stay away from the property.

Police provided a slightly different version of the events. In a statement Burnaby RCMP said seven people were arrested, but four were released at the scene, and the others were brought to the detachment for processing.

The statement said that the protesters will not be required to appear in court as long as they agree to stay away from the properties covered by the injunction. Knight says the protesters will continue calling for an end to the so-called demovictions, which is when tenants are evicted from apartment buildings that provide affordable rental housing so new condo towers can be built.

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CRA is cracking down on non-compliance in Canada’s hottest housing markets With the red-hot residential real estate markets of Toronto and Vancouver showing no signs of cooling down, taxpayers need to be aware that the Canada Revenue Agency is paying even closer attention to tax compliance in this sector. While transactions in the Greater Toronto Area have so far been the subject of greater scrutiny, including audits, the CRA has recently been actively monitoring and auditing real estate transactions in British Columbia. In the year ending March 31, 2016, the CRA audited about 1,864 Ontario real estate files and recovered nearly $18 million in income tax and $32 million of GST/HST. In B.C., audits of 339 files resulted in $4.2 million in recovered income tax and $10 million in recovered GST/ HST. The CRA issued nearly $10 million of penalties in 447 of these cases, with the highest penalty being almost $2.5 million.

In a recent release, the CRA explained how it addresses non-compliance in the real estate sector using a combination of advanced risk-assessment tools, analytics, leads and third-party data to detect and address what is essentially tax evasion. The CRA then audits the files of taxpayers that it identifies as being high risk. The CRA identified a number of areas of compliance risk in the real estate sector, including: The first concern identified by the CRA is taxpayers who buy a property with funds that may never have been taxed, whether in Canada or abroad. For example, a large down payment

on a home may indicate that the purchaser has unreported income, either earned from legal or illegal sources. This is particularly an issue when the lifestyle of the buyer is incompatible with the income reported on their tax returns.

The second common area of concern is flipping, an activity by which some Canadians, including real estate agents, buy and resell homes in a short period for a profit. These could be professional contractors or renovators who rapidly buy and sell real estate for profit (sometimes demolishing or renovating the property), speculators or “shadow flippers.”

This latter group are middle investors who buy a property and then, for a profit, assign the right-to-sell clause that is in the contract to another speculator or the final buyer. Flipping is also done by individual renovators who buy real estate, renovate it, and then live in it for a short time before selling so they can claim the principal residence exemption several times in their lifetimes.

While real estate flipping isn’t illegal, the money made on real estate flips, including any real estate commissions and appreciation in value, must be reported to the CRA. In its report, the CRA stated that it acquires and analyzes third-party data and has found that some flips are either not being reported at all for tax purposes or are being reported incorrectly. The profits from flipping real estate are generally considered to be fully taxable as business income, as opposed to a capital gain (which is only half taxable).

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Tax on sizzling real estate sales boosts BC budget surplus Tax revenue from BC’s sizzling housing market helped the province post a $730 million surplus during the last fiscal year, the province’s finance minister has confirmed.

“It is clear that property transfer tax revenues are up,” said de Jong on Thursday in Victoria.

In total the property transfer tax brought in $1.53 billion for the government, $605 million more than budgeted, said de Jong.

That’s an increase of 44 per cent over the previous year, and it all went a long way toward helping the government table the $730 million surplus, he noted.

With home sales in Metro Vancouver continuing to climb, de Jong added that so far this year the tax has been a “significant amount” higher than forecasted and new numbers are expected to be released in September.

“I have indicated that trend is continuing beyond the levels we thought prudent to plan for,” he said.

The unpopular tax is charged anytime someone buys or changes the titles on a residential or commercial property in B.C. Exceptions are made for qualified first-time home-buyers and some transfers within a family.

The tax rate is one percent on the first $200,000 and two per cent on the remaining value, based on the fair market value of the property at the time of the transfer.

Surrey acts on homeless camp

Surrey bylaw officers, police and city engineering department staff descended on a homeless camp Thursday morning in Whalley.

A group of homeless had built a small camp near the 10700-block 135A Street just over a week ago, and the city was called in to clean it up.

Surrey Manager of Bylaw Enforcement Jas Rehal told The Leader Thursday the object was not to displace the group, but to move them along temporarily so cleaners could clean human feces from the street.

He said it’s his understanding that a growing number of people coming to the area are arriving from neighbouring cities looking for social services.

He has instructed staff to deal with the issue sensitively “like you were entering someone’s home.”

Across the province the total value of commercial and residential real estate sold in 2015-16 was $93.67 billion. Of that total residential sales accounted for $79 billion, and commercial sales accounted for $14 billion.

The tax windfall has the province contemplating ways to put the money back into the economy targeted at affordability.

What those changes are will be announced when MLAs return to Victoria for a rare summer legislative sitting to address both the City of Vancouver’s request for an empty home tax and affordability on the whole.

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Cops with coffee bust armed drug dealer It’s an unusual story about a criminal, a coffee shop and a loaded, sawed-off shotgun.

A ruling from the B.C. Court of Appeal reveals new details about the arrest of an armed drug dealer outside a popular Prince George coffee shop in November, 2013.

The Tim Hortons was busy with customers, including numerous students from a nearby high school, Two RCMP officers sat drinking coffee and looking out the window.

According to court documents, they spotted Jamie Racette, 36, outside on a bike in the parking lot, and noticed a bulge on his back.

When Racette started to tie a bandana around his face, the officers approached him.

Racette had 42 adult criminal convictions to his name that day, including armed robbery, so he was prohibited from wearing a mask or having a gun.

A drug addict, Racette had previously told officials he used to get drugs from gang members in exchange for keeping things “running smoothly at a drug house.”

The month before he was arrested in the Tim Hortons parking lot, Racette had sold an undercover RCMP officer half a gram of meth for $60 in a dial-a-dope sting. But he wasn’t

arrested at the time, because the undercover operation was ongoing.

Back at the Tim Hortons parking lot, the officers who interrupted their coffee break discovered Racette was wearing a backpack under his vest.

Inside the backpack, they found a small amount of m e t h a mp h e t a m i n e , which they seized, a cell phone with text messages about drug sales and a loaded sawed-off shotgun.

Racette was arrested, and later pleaded guilty to the two dial-adope offences and gun possession.

He was sentenced to a two-year conditional sentence, but the Crown appealed, arguing the principles of denunciation and deterrence required prison time.

The appeal court made note of Racette’s “profoundly tragic” upbringing.

Racette likely suffered from fetal alcohol problems, the ruling stated.

It noted Racette was a foster child by age 4 and started using drugs and alcohol at age 6.

By 13, he was in trouble with the law. As an adult, he sold drugs through “unsophisticated, low level dealing” to support his own drug habit.

Still, the ruling said the fact Racette brought a loaded, sawed-off shotgun into a public place was “profoundly dangerous misconduct with a tool of his criminal trade.”

On appeal, Racette’s original two-year conditional sentence was replaced with a six year prison term, four years with time served.

Government to amend B.C. Human Rights Code to protect gender rights The provincial government plans to table legislation that will explicitly protect gender identity and expression in the B.C. Human Rights Code, Attorney General Suzanne Anton announced Wednesday in Vancouver.

“In British Columbia we have a human rights code that ensures no one faces discrimination based on grounds such as race, religion, place of origin, sex, or sexual orientation, amongst others,” she said, adding that everyone is protected under the code.

“However, it’s important that they understand they’re protected. Every British Columbian needs to feel protected and have confidence in that protection, no matter their gender identity or expression.”

“The proposed changes will specifically include gender identity or expression among the protected grounds of discrimination in British Columbia’s Human Rights Code,” Anton said, adding that this would specifically protect transgender people against discrimination from anyone, including landlords and employers.

Anton said the government had planned to introduce a bill to protect transgender rights next spring, but has hastened the process in order to introduce the bill next week when the legislature resumes.

Vancouver-West End NDP MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert, who has been trying to have protection for gender identity added to the B.C. Human Rights Code for several years, plans to support the government legislation.

“It’s been a long road, but we’re getting there,” he said in the joint announcement alongside Anton.

“We will finally see explicit protections for transgender people in B.C.’s Human

Rights Code and join with most of Canada in ensuring that transgender people know that their rights are protected in law, in name, and right there on the paper,” said Chandra Herbert.

Morgane Oger, who chairs the Trans Alliance Society and sits on the BC NDP executive, is thrilled that the B.C. Liberal party has agreed to support the change to the B.C. Human Rights Code.

“It’s a good day, a very good day,” she said.

“I’m very, very, optimistic that they’ll live up to this and we actually get our human rights bill.”

Oger said that now she’s looking forward to taking the struggle for transgender rights “to the next step” and incorporating more gender identity issues into the education system.

Seven other provinces also have language that explicitly protects against discrimination based on gender identity or expression.

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Pokemon Go player risks electrocution on SkyTrain tracks Metro Vancouver’s Transit Police are warning Pokemon Go players to stay safe, after a player risked electrocution by jumping onto the SkyTrain tracks to capture one of the virtual monsters.

Two young men at a downtown station yesterday were on the platform when one suddenly jumped onto the tracks with his phone while the other recorded him on video, say police.

“He appeared to be playing the game. He jumped back up on the platform and the two ran out of the station before anyone could intercept them to speak with them,” said Transit Police spokesperson Anne Drennan.

“This is of great concern to us. Jumping onto the guideway is extremely dangerous. There is a 600-volt charge on the sides of the tracks and should this young man have touched this area he would have been electrocuted,” said Drennan. The 20-second incident set off sensors that caused a train to emergency brake — putting other travellers at risk of being injured by the abrupt halt, she noted.

The incident comes as swarms of Pokemon Go players have been gathering at SkyTrain

and Canada Line platforms as “hotspots” form, said Drennan.

The Broadway-City Hall, Aberdeen, Metrotown, Lougheed Main, Surrey Central and Vancouver stations have seen throngs of players with their eyes on their screens tracking footprints to lure or snag the virtual ‘pocket monsters’.

Transit officers looking over players shoulders have noticed that many of the monsters the players are seeking in the virtual reality game do pop up on the SkyTrain guideways.

Drennan said she is even concerned that players might just wander off a platform because they are so entranced with the game on the screen.

“All of the world they are having problems with this type of thing as a character pops up in an unusual place that’s not appropriate — such a cemetery or in our case a place that’s a safety issue.” But Drennan said yesterday’s incident was the first time someone has been spotted jumping down onto the tracks to play the game.

More bees could boost BC blueberries by $20-million says Vancity report A shortage of bees is holding back B.C.’s thriving blueberry industry from its full potential, according to a new report from Vancity.

The analysis, authored by bee expert Mark Winston of Simon Fraser University, found blueberries could add up to $20-million more to the BC economy if they were fully pollinated.

“There are simply not enough honeybee colonies to accomplish the growing pollination need for blueberries,” said Winston.

“We import bees every spring from as far away as Alberta to pollinate, and even that hasn’t been enough.”

BC leads the country in blueberry production, growing almost half of all Canadian blueberries, according to government statistics.

Overall, BC’s bee colonies have fared well during a time of colony die-offs, with some of the lowest mortality in the world, said Winston.

He attributes the relative success to diverse habitats, lower pesticide use and the skills of

local beekeepers. But, that’s still left blueberries in need of more pollinators, he writes in the Vancity report Sweet Deal: The value of bees to British Columbia’s economy.

Blueberries require about 20 bee visits per flower, and if they don’t get that, there will be reduced yield and profit for growers due to smaller or misshapen berries, the report states.

Wild bees can’t provide that, in part because of pesticide use near farms, said Winston.

“Because pesticide use in blueberries is a bit on the high side, there are simply not enough wild bees around to contribute to the pollination,” Winston told.

Growers rent honeybee colonies to pollinate their fields, but that’s costly, and the price per hive has risen sharply in the past decade fom $65 in 2006, to between $100 and $150 per hive this year. Bees already contribute close to $500 million to the BC economy, in pollination , honey sales, wax and other services, according to the Vancity report.

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Abbotsford cop keeps getting hit by cars Since his first accident in 2002, MacDonald “I was launched about 21 feet from this crosswalk into the adjacent crosswalk,” says has racked up a laundry list of injuries: severe Const. Ian MacDonald. concussions, torn knees, contusions and more scrapes than you can It wasn’t the first time MacDonald had count.

“I think we’re been hit by a car, and it looking into a bubble wouldn’t be the last.

The spokesman for suit for him,” said Bird. “There have the Abbotsford Police Department was also been some photos of the actual bubble ball, struck in an on-duty incident when the driver like a hamster ball — a hockey helmet.” of a stolen car rammed MacDonald likes into him, leaving him to laugh about his with a serious arm misfortune, but he injury.

Ian MacDonald “Ian being struck five says it also teaches an times by a car is a bit like being struck by important lesson. lightning,” said Sgt. Judy Bird, who fills in for “I would just encourage people to remember that driving, walking and bicycling MacDonald when he gets hurt.

“Most of us don’t get struck by cars. Five are complex tasks, and people should be focused when they’re doing them,” he said. times is impressive.”

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Sajjan celebrates Canada Child Benefit Nine out of ten Canadian families will benefit more from the Trudeau government’s Canada Child Benefit, said Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan, while meeting with families in his Vancouver South riding.

Announced as part of Budget 2016, Vancouver families should begin receiving monthly Canada Child Benefit cheques in July. The Liberal government’s Canada Child Benefit will provide

a maximum annual benefit of up to $6,400 per child under the age of 6 and up to $5,400 per child aged 6 through 17.

Surrey man dies after collapsing on Grouse Mountain

2 Cuban softball players disappear from Surrey tournament

A man has died after collapsing on a popular trail on Grouse Mountain. North Vancouver RCMP Corp. Richard de Jong says it happened at around 8 p.m. Wednesday night. The man in his 50s suffered a heart attack at the halfway point of the Grouse Grind trail. Mounties, North Shore Rescue and B.C. Ambulance responded and the man was airlifted off the mountain.

RCMP say the man was not transported to hospital and was pronounced dead at the scene. De Jong says the man was from Surrey and his family has been notified.

A pair of Cuban softball players who failed to show up for the Women’s World Softball Championship in Surrey have not had any contact with their team for three days.

Tournament spokeswoman Laura Ballance said she notified the RCMP when the women did not arrive for the first game on Sunday and that the Canada Border Services Agency is involved.

“It’s complicated because they’re actually on a six-month visitor visa so they technically haven’t done anything wrong,” she said Wednesday. “But they’re not with their team.”

Riot at Burnaby youth detention centre causes fire, extensive damage Windows were broken, equipment was smashed and fires were started during a riot that erupted at the Burnaby youth detention centre.

According to the BC Government Employers Union (BCGEU) — the union that represents the facility’s employees — it began around 8:30 p.m.

PT on Tuesday.

“Several youth inmates in a living unit at the centre started a riot — smashing microwaves, tables, windows, sprinkler heads and more,” said Dean Purdy, chair of the corrections and sheriff services component with the BCGEU. “They then broke into the staff station, smashing the windows and destroying computers, desks, walls and more sprinkler heads.” Purdy says the riot then poured into an adjacent living unit where youth lit several fires.

Burnaby RCMP confirmed it was called to the centre last night. A police emergency response team was also deployed.

Purdy said it wasn’t until 2:30 a.m. PT — six hours later — that staff and police were able to get the situation under control.

“Tensions have been very high inside the jail. There’s been several assaults on staff and more and more inmates with mental illnesses, “ said Purdy.

He adds the closure of the Victoria youth custody centre has led to an increase in prisoners at the Burnaby facility, which has proved challenging for staff to manage.

“There needs to be more consequences: our officers do a great job, but they can only do so much when they’re hamstrung on what they can do to enforce the rules and regulations in that jail.”

Purdy said the union will be following up with WorkSafeBC as well as the facility’s management. In a statement, The Ministry of Children and Family Development said the safety of staff and residents at the facility are a top priority.

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Man dead after collapsing on Grouse Grind A man died from a medical emergency while on the Grouse Grind on Wednesday night.

Mike Danks with North Shore Rescue said they received a call from one of their members hiking the trail at the time, who saw the man collapse at the halfway mark.

“He actually witnessed the collapse and contacted us right away, as well as 911,” said Danks. North Shore Rescue dispatched an aircraft to fly a medical team to the halfway point on the trail, where they treated the man for about 20

minutes before long-lining him back to the Cap Gate station.

RCMP said North Shore Rescue and District of North Vancouver fire crews were able to get the man off the trail at about 8 p.m., but he died at the scene.

Danks said the man, in his mid-50s, was hiking with a couple of other people at the time. He said this call was a coordinated response with B.C. Ambulance and the District of North Vancouver Fire services.

Division is growing among some Metro Vancouver mayors over how to best cool the region’s red hot housing market.

West Vancouver mayor Michael Smith has asked his area MLAs to lobby government for a municipal nonresident tax, rather than the vacancy tax proposed by Vancouver.

“If you own a house other than the purpose to live in with your family you would pay a different tax rate,” said Smith.

“I pay a nonresident tax Michael Smith rate in Hawaii because I own a house there. It’s a much more logical way to go than a vacancy tax because first of all how do you enforce it and everyone has a different definition of vacant.”

The provincial government will be proposing changes to the Vancouver Charter next week that would allow the city to put an empty home Start saving for your child’s future tax in place. education in a Registered Education However, the province has not received any formal applications to open the Savings Plan (RESP) and receive up to Community Charter, which would allow other $8,400 in government grants.1 municipalities to explore taxation options.

Open a CST RESP now and you’ll start receiving the West Vancouver is proposing non-residents Canada Education Savings grant (CESG). The CESG pay a higher tax rate than those who use their home as a primary residence. can add up to $7,200 to your child’s RESP. “I don’t see anything wrong with allowing When your child turns six, they can receive an municipalities to raise taxes as they see fit,” said Smith. additional $1,200 from the B.C. Government.

Smith says his research has found a “large percentage of the buyers in recent years have Open a CST RESP today! been non-residents.”

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Surrey family escapes house fire A Surrey family was forced out of their home by a massive fire that broke out early Thursday morning.

Sonny Ghandi, a resident of the neighbourhood, was just coming back from work when he saw the fire tearing through the roof of the house.

“I was pulling up to the street ... the house was just fully engulfed,” said Ghandi.

“It’s scary. The worst thing that can happen to someone is losing the house to a fire.”

Fire crews immediately started attacking the fire after arriving on scene around 4:00 a.m.

The flames were already tearing through the roof, and the crew quickly called for more firefighters to battle the massive blaze.

“They did good. There was quite a bit of flame from the house impinging on the two

exposures, and we managed to stop that at that time,” said Batt. Chief Richard Ellis.

At least five people escaped the house fire unharmed.

For several hours a sixth person, who was living in one of the basement suites, was unaccounted for, but fire officials have confirmed everyone is now safe.

Smoke and debris from the fire also caused some exterior damage to two adjacent houses, which were evacuated safely.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, but Ellis believes it may have started in one of the basement suites in the house.

Man pleads guilty to attacks on people linked to BC Justice Institute Families with links to a British Columbia justice training centre were among the targets in the firebombings and shootings of their homes and vehicles by a man who has pleaded guilty to orchestrating the attacks, the Crown told a sentencing hearing Thursday.

Vincent Cheung, 43, of Langley, pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court to 18 of 23 counts stemming from the attacks between April 2011 and January 2012.

Reading from an agreed statement of facts, Crown lawyer Joe Bellows said the man targeted 15 families throughout the Lower Mainland after tracking down their homes with information obtained from their licence plates.

All the victims — including a corrections officer and members of a church group — had a member of their family park at the British Columbia Justice Institute, which offers training for people working in public safety including police officers and firefighters, he said.

Bellows said the Crown and defence will jointly ask for sentencing in the range of 10 to 15 years in prison.

He said nine witness impact statements on Friday will shed light on what the families endured.

“A lot of emotional trauma, a lot of financial

difficulties,” he said outside court. “They were very traumatized. Especially those who were victimized more than once.”

Court heard that Cheung hired and directed others, and might have personally participated in the attacks. Most victims were at home and several were sleeping, but nobody was injured or killed, said Bellows.

Their safety was not the result of careful planning, “it was simply dumb luck,” he told the court.

Video footage played in court showed a firebombing at the home of West Vancouver’s former police chief.

Bellows said in one case, a fire was set to the front and back entrances of the home of an elderly woman.

Investigators spent four years piecing together the mysterious reign of terror, which at first appeared to involve random victims, court heard. But an email sent to the justice institute in July 2011 drew the connection that concentrated police efforts.

Its subject line read, “Stop following people before someone gets hurt.”

The email listed nine names and addresses. Eight had been victims of arsons or shootings, court heard.

Drunken ice cream truck driver crashes into ditch in Surrey

Police say they believe the driver of an ice cream truck that ended up in a ditch in Surrey, B.C., may have been impaired.

RCMP say officers were called at about 3:45 p.m. PT Thursday afternoon when witnesses saw an ice cream truck driving erratically on 141st Street near 100th Avenue.

Staff Sgt. Murray Hedderson said the truck hit several garbage cans along the side of the road before it drove into the ditch. “The driver, a 45-year-old resident of Surrey, was dealt with at the scene,” Hedderson said.

“Alcohol is believed to be a factor in this incident.”

The driver was examined by paramedics but didn’t have any apparent injuries.

Gurpreet Sandhu was at home when the crash happened.

“I thought it was just a normal ice cream truck, but then I saw it drive across our grass in our front yard,” he said. “So I thought, OK, something’s up.”

By the time Sandhu ran outside, the truck was in the ditch.

He claims he could smell alcohol on the driver.

“He tried to walk away, but he couldn’t,” he said.

“It’s kind of concerning because there are lots of kids around here ... It could have been a lot worse.”

BC mining code strengthened to prevent disasters like Mount Polley Changes to B.C.’s mining code will prevent another disaster like the Mount Polley tailings pond collapse, British Columbia’s Mines Minister Bill Bennett is promising.

In August 2014, a massive tailings dam failed at the mine in B.C.’s Cariboo region, sending 24 million cubic metres of mine waste and water into nearby waterways. Critics called it one of the biggest environmental disasters in modern Canadian history, and still warn the recent changes still do not go after companies responsible.

But Bennett said the latest revision to the mining code should put many concerns about tailings dams to rest.

“What we have done here, and what we’ll do in the next few months will prevent a major accident from happening with a tailings storage facility here in B.C.,” Bennett said at a news conference Wednesday.

“I’m absolutely convinced of that.”

He said the changes include design standards for tailings storage

facilities tailored to conditions within the province and emphasize public and worker protection.

An independent review of the disaster last year concluded that the tailings dam collapsed because the strength and location of clay underneath the dam was not taken into account during original designs.

Bennett said the mining code updates can’t guarantee small leaks or spills from tailings facilities, but the changes include conditions and requirements that go beyond normal industry standards. B.C.’s Chief Inspector of Mines Al Hoffman said the changes include seven mining code revisions.

Among the changes are requirements in mine permit applications to declare performance objectives that include programs for prediction, identification and management of physical, chemical and other risks associated with tailings facilities and dams.

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Delta police investigate after alleged sexual assault of Pokemon Go player A 31-year-old New Westminster, man has been arrested and could face charges after allegedly making sexual advances on a woman with whom he met to play Pokemon Go.

Police in Delta say the 19-yearold woman arranged to meet the man, who was a stranger to her, on another online app to play the popular game, which was just recently released in Canada.

They met on July 13 just before

midnight at the Annieville Lions Park in North Delta, says Acting Sgt. Sarah Swallow.

“When they met at the park, the man made some unwanted sexual advances,” Swallow said. “She was able to leave the park and reported it to the police.”

Police officers went to the park and found him there.

He was arrested and is facing a possible sexual assault charge.

Swallow says that people meeting up with strangers should take precautions, such as letting someone else know their schedule, when and where they are meeting, when they’re expected to return, and any other pertinent information.

Mayor Hepner hesitant about Fraser Health’s plan for a supervised injection site in Surrey Fraser Health Authority says they are pursuing an “aggressive” strategy to reduce overdoses in the Lower Mainland, including a possible supervised injection site in Surrey. Forty-three overdoses have been reported in Surrey since Friday, but Mayor Linda Hepner says she does not approve of a standalone supervised injection site in her city.

“I’m not certain that in the current form that I know of, that that will get a lot of support,” she said. “I think the best prevention is don’t use drugs at all, and anyone who fails to heed that direction should have a narcan kit and not use street drugs alone.”

Hepner says a consumption site in an existing facility like a homeless shelter or existing health facility might be more “palatable,” although she did not know specific details of what that might look like.

She says she and council will be meeting with Fraser Health in the coming days to discuss ideas.

Fraser Health’s plan also includes making the antioverdose drug naloxone and opioid replacement drug Suboxone more available, increasing overdose awareness among drug users and working with

A new non-profit Surrey thrift store has saris and other South Asian clothes for you Saris, lenghas, even kirpans — a new Surrey thrift store is a treasure trove for South Asian clothing and decor.

East West Thrift Store is the brainchild of Jas Gill, who says her new store fills a void in the city’s secondhand market: she and her friends realized there was nowhere for them to take their used formal wear.

“We all thought, you know, there really wasn’t a place where we could take our nicer, newer, gently used suits, saris and lenghas and even cultural items,” Gill said.

“I think people, once they’re done, recognize that, you know, this is beautiful and it needs to go somewhere — and that’s what we do.”

Gill said her store offers suits for $5 to $25 that would normally retail for anywhere between $50 and $300.

Located on Scott Road at 94th Avenue, the store is completely non-profit and run by volunteers. All proceeds go to a charity of the volunteers’ choosing — currently the Surrey Memorial Hospital.

In addition to sorting, pricing and selling the clothes, Gill said her volunteers are happy to provide fashion advice as well.

“Our customers have come in and said, oh, I have a wedding to go to ... and they have so many questions,” Gill said. “What jewelry goes with an outfit, what they should be wearing, a head scarf or not — we’re happy to do that.”

municipalities and community groups on solutions.

But at a Monday news conference, Dr. Victoria Lee, chief medical health officer with Fraser Health, said supervised injection sites were essential.

“We do believe it is an important component of an overall strategy,” she said. “We are very alarmed and concerned about what happened over the weekend.”

Lee said Fraser Health is working with community partners to find “priority” locations for supervised injection services.

One community activist, Doug Elford, with the Newton Community Association, says it’s “about time” there was a supervised injection site in the city.

“It’s long overdue in Surrey,” he said. “It’s something council has really avoided … we obviously have our fair share of problems in Surrey.”

The Fraser Health Authority is expected to make its case for a list of harm reduction initiatives in Surrey — including a supervised drug consumption site — when the city council meets on Monday night.

The moves comes after at least 43 people overdosed in Surrey since last weekend.

Kidney transplant between husband and wife gets easier as immigration officials reverse decision An Abbotsford couple is breathing easier after finding out they will get family support for a kidney transplant between them.

Visakha Brar was set to donate a kidney to his wife, but the transplant was complicated because both needed post-surgery care but have no family in Canada to help.

An application to bring Brar’s brother to Canada on a temporary permit to care for them was denied last week, but now immigration officials have reversed their decision.

‘Discrimination’ in Canadian visitor visa system, says immigration lawyer David Mata “[The family] is obviously very excited.

They’re happy that they can now focus on their health and getting back on their feet

as quickly as possible,” the family’s lawyer, Jasdeep Mattoo said.

“It’s a bit confusing on my end because none of the evidence when we reapplied for the visa had changed, except that the surgery date for Mr. Brar here in Canada had moved up and was a little bit closer, but otherwise everything else was the same.”

According to an earlier letter the family received from immigration officials, Brar’s brother, Gurchet, has “not satisfied me [immigration officer] that you would leave Canada at the end of your stay as a temporary resident.”

Reasons cited included “travel history,” “family ties in Canada and in country of residence, current employment situation” and “personal assets and financial status.”

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Used car buyers warned after BC seller rolls back 39 odometers A B.C. man has been banned for life from selling vehicles after being caught rolling back the odometers of 39 cars he sold through Craigslist.

The vehicles were all sold in Richmond and Delta by Arthur Tong, a licensed car dealer who posed as a private seller, according to the B.C. Vehicle Sales Authority.

VSA spokesman Doug Longhurst said his organization usually receives about three complaints of odometer tampering a year.

“That’s why this one stood out to us,” he said. “It was so egregious, we decided that we actually needed to make a public announcement to warn consumers.”

Following a detailed investigation, Longhurst says the registrar of motor dealers cancelled Tong’s dealer registration, and issued him a lifetime ban forbidding him from have any association with motor dealers.

Longhurst said odometer tampering is relatively easy to do, even with modern vehicles that use digital odometer systems. He said tools can be bought online that connect to a car’s computer and adjust the odometer’s display.

But he also said it is easy to detect suspected odometer tampering by looking at the car’s history, either through an ICBC vehicle history report or through a private company like Carfax. For the various data points these reports collect — registration, accidents, major repairs, etc. — the odometer reading is usually recorded.

Longhurst said his organization — which regulates the licensing of car dealers in B.C. — was only able to intervene because Tong was a licensed car dealer in the province.

“If they had bought from a private seller who wasn’t a licensed dealer, as it turned out, they would’ve been on their own in terms of trying to get any kind of recovery,” Longhurst said.

Longhurst said his organization returned more than $118,000 to purchasers of the tampered vehicles. Four vehicles were returned to Tong for full refunds, but most people were happy with their cars and simply wanted to be compensated for the premium they paid over the “true” value of the car.

Tong’s license has since been revoked, and the VSA is warning people to avoid purchasing vehicles from him.

Conference Board of Canada downgrades 2016 growth forecast The Conference Board of Canada has become the latest organization to lower its growth forecast for the Canadian economy this year.

The think-tank cited this spring’s wildfires in Fort McMurray and a slide in business investment in the oil and gas sector as it issued a new forecast that downgrades its growth expectations for the domestic economy from 1.6 per cent to 1.4 per cent for 2016.

“The economy got off to a good start at the beginning of the year but, unfortunately, that momentum has largely dissipated,” said the Conference Board’s Matthew Stewart. “The economy will likely contract in the second quarter and then rebound towards the latter half of the year. However, this won’t be enough to offset the second quarter’s weakness.”

The downgrade echoed a move earlier this week by the International Monetary Fund, which lowered its 2016 forecast for Canadian growth from 1.5 per cent to 1.4 per cent, also citing weakness in the resource sector.

The Conference Board said business investment in the oil and gas sector is forecast to fall by $14 billion this year with the price of oil expected to remain near $50 US a barrel.

Weakness in the global economy will also hurt Canada’s growth prospects, the board says, as the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union and the failed coup in Turkey could hurt business confidence.

It also says the low Canadian dollar will not be enough to stop export growth from slowing, as the U.S. consumer remains cautious and the global outlook is uncertain.

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Inflation flat at 1.5% in June, same level as May Canada’s inflation rate was 1.5 per cent in June, the same level as May. Statistics Canada reported Friday that food prices were the main factor in the levelling off, as they increased at a 1.3 per cent annual pace in June — down from 1.8 per cent the month before.

The fresh or frozen beef index declined by 3.3 per cent in June, the first decline since August 2010.

Overall, inflation rates increased in six provinces. The rest declined.

Shelter and household items registered the biggest gains of the major categories of

Statistics Canada’s consumer price index.

If gasoline prices at the pump were excluded, Canada’s national inflation rate would have been 1.9 per cent last month.

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Ottawa announces diplomatic shakeup with 26 new appointments Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion announced Tuesday the appointment of more than two dozen new ambassadors as part of the government’s latest effort to reshape the diplomatic ranks.

“These appointments reflect the government of Canada’s commitment to ensure its diplomatic leaders represent a wide diversity of Canadians and include a greater gender representation,” Dion said in a statement.

Thirteen of the 26 ambassadors appointed in this round are women.

This move whittles down the number of

Harper-era appointments still serving abroad, although several high-profile diplomats will remain in their positions, including Lawrence Cannon, a former Conservative cabinet minister and the current ambassador to France.

Kevin Vickers, Canada’s man in Dublin, will also keep his posting only months after making international headlines for tackling an Irish republican at a memorial event for British soldiers killed during the Easter Rising.

Janice Charette, the former top bureaucrat in Ottawa who was abruptly replaced this year as clerk of the Privy Council, takes over

for Gordon Campbell in London as the high commissioner to the United Kingdom as that

Stéphane Dion country still reels from the Brexit vote.

In the Middle East, Dion is replacing the heads of two missions whose appointments were met with criticism for being too partisan.

Canada’s ambassador in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, will become the country’s representative in Israel, replacing the controversial Vivian Bercovici, a former policy adviser who served in the same Ontario Progressive Conservative government as then Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird.

The lawyer, and former CBC/Radio-Canada board member, was a frequent critic of Palestinian leadership in the Middle East affairs column she penned for the Toronto Star before her diplomatic posting.

Bruno Saccomani, the former head of Stephen Harper’s RCMP security detail, is out as ambassador to Jordan and will be replaced

by Peter MacDougall, a senior bureaucrat at the Privy Council Office where he worked as assistant secretary to the cabinet on foreign and defence policy.

Saccomani’s initial appointment caused a stir in Ottawa when the opposition parties branded the former police officer as unqualified to serve in such a sensitive region.

And while most of the new ambassadors are career diplomats, the Liberal government’s picks are not entirely free of party politics.

Film industry executive Phyllis Yaffe has been named consul general in New York, supplanting former Bay Street banker John Prato. According to contribution records from Elections Canada, Yaffe donated $4,534 to the Liberals, and former interim leader Bob Rae, between 2006 and 2011.

Patrick Parisot, a man with a long history in Liberal party circles, will be Canada’s new envoy in Cuba. Parisot worked as a communications staffer in former prime minister Jean Chrétien’s office, before entering the foreign service with postings in Chile, Portugal and Algeria. Later, he left the public service to work as a senior adviser in thenLiberal leader Michael Ignatieff ’s office.

BC, Ontario and Quebec strike deal making it easier to buy their wines Fed up with not being able to buy B.C. wines in Ontario? A solution — at least a partial one — may be at hand.

The premiers of British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec announced an agreement Friday to make it easier to purchase Canadian wines that aren’t made in the province where you live.

“We have not freed the grapes completely,” B.C. Premier Christy Clark said.

“But this has unshackled them.”

The sales will continue to be overseen and regulated by each province’s respective liquor distribution agencies: B.C.’s Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB), the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ), the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO).

But the goal is to make it easier for consumers to order wine from outside their province online. They could then pick it up

at either their local distributor or have it shipped directly to their door.

The changes also intend to make it easier for wineries to be listed with the liquor distributors in other provinces.

The agreement includes a marketing push to promote Canada’s important wine regions.

B.C. has negotiated earlier agreements to get more access for its wines in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nova Scotia.

Friday’s announcement is part of Ontario’s gradual effort to offer alcohol consumers more choice, including expanding sales to some grocery stores.

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard and B.C. Premier Christy Clark both told reporters Thursday it was important to get a deal done so other Canadians could enjoy their provinces’ products.

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Phoenix pay system also breached federal workers’ privacy A dysfunctional compensation system that’s withholding paycheques from federal workers has also been breaching their privacy.

Newly released documents show senior officials were warned as early as Jan. 18 that the new Phoenix system has a flaw that allows widespread access to employees’ personnel records, including social insurance numbers.

Shared Services Canada ‘can work’ says Minister in wake of latest critical incident Despite the warning, the faulty software was broadly implemented this spring — without alerting the unions or any employees that their private details were no longer secure.

The disclosure of a massive privacy breach appears in documents obtained under the Access to Information Act, deepening a crisis that has already touched some 80,000 public servants and triggered a wave of hiring to patch the problems.

The briefing material prepared by Public Services and Procurement Canada indicates that up to 70,000 public servants had access to the personal details of all 300,000 employees covered by the system.

A spokeswoman for Canada’s privacy commissioner confirmed the department “has reported this matter to our office and we have followed up with them.” Valerie Lawton said she could provide no further details.

The minister in charge, Judy Foote, said she learned only this week of the internal breach of private information.

“I am aware of it, and I’ve been told that none of the information became public,” she said in an interview.

Foote said she has turned the matter over to the privacy commissioner for investigation, and will focus on getting people paid.

An official of a union representing 140,000 federal workers said he learned of the privacy breach on Tuesday.

“This is the first time we’re hearing about this,” Chris Aylward, vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, said in an interview.

“It’s another demonstration of how much of a boondoggle this whole Phoenix system really has become now.… It has just become appalling to us, to say the least.”

Alberta EI claims jump 70% after McMurray fire The scale of work disruptions from the Fort McMurray wildfire is being born out in employment insurance numbers from Alberta that show a record level of applicants.

Statistics Canada says EI applications soared 70 per cent from April to May for a 22,800 increase in what it says is the largest monthly gain in any province since it started tracking the numbers in 1997.

Alberta recorded a 58.6 per cent year-overyear increase in EI recipients.

Actual EI recipients jumped 12.1 per cent in May from a month earlier to 77,800, the largest increase since June 2009.

Almost a third of the new recipients are in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, which includes Fort McMurray.

“The number of beneficiaries in Wood Buffalo more than doubled from 1,900 in

April to 4,500 in May,” Statistics Canada said in a release.

“This increase coincided with the wildfire in northern Alberta, which resulted in the evacuation of residents from the Fort McMurray area in early May.” In Calgary, the EI rolls swelled from the previous month by 6.8 per cent to reach 24,040 and in Edmonton by 8.4 per cent to reach 24,260.

Nationally the number of people collecting EI was up by a modest 2.4 per cent. But the number of new EI claims — which provides an indication of the number of people who could become beneficiaries — rose by 9.7 per cent from April to May of this year.

“Most of the national increase was attributable to a higher number of claims in Alberta,” Statistics Canada said.

New Canada Child Benefit program payments starts Most Canadian families with children under 18 can expect to see a bigger child benefit payment, as money starts flowing in one of the most ambitious social policies to be implemented in Canada in decades.

The new Canada Child Benefit (CCB) is expected to push tens of thousands of Canadian children above the poverty line, and could help stimulate an economy that could use a jolt in the arm.

“This is an initiative that’s going to help Canadian families in a significant measure,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an interview Wednesday, and noted it is a “more generous and tax free” system

than its predecessor, he said later at a press conference.

But it’s pricey: the benefit is expected to cost $22.4 billion over five years. It also won’t be indexed to inflation until 2020.

Still, the vast majority of Canadian families will see a boost to their bottom line.

“At the end of the day, based on the models we have looked at and based on what the government has said, about 90 per cent of families that have kids under the age of 18 will actually have more money than they did under the old system,” says Jamie Golombek, managing director of tax and estate planning for CIBC Wealth Strategies Group.

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3 more may join Khattar Cabinet Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar will reshuffle his Cabinet tomorrow. While Banwari Lal, Manish Grover and Vipul Goyal — Bawal, Rohtak and Faridabad legislators, respectively — are likely to be inducted as ministers, the axe may fall on two or more ministers perceived by the Khattar government as a liability. They are Ghanshyam Saraf, Bhiwani MLA, and Bikram Singh Thekedar, who represents Kosli.

Goyal is reportedly being inducted as Cabinet Minister and Banwari Lal and Grover as Ministers of State. Grover had emerged victorious in Hooda’s stronghold of Rohtak. He

is said to be close to the Chief Minister. The new ministers may be administered oath tomorrow, say sources.

Khattar, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah in Delhi recently, is believed to have obtained their approval for the reshuffle after a detailed discussion on the performance of each of the ministers. Anil Jain, the BJP incharge for Haryana affairs, too, had held interaction with the ministers to assess their work. The Cabinet expansion was to be held much earlier, but was delayed owing to the reshuffle in the Union Cabinet.

300 shortlisted for 26 AAP tickets The Aam Aadmi Party’s active volunteer committees have recommended the names of about 300 candidates for 26 Assembly constituencies in the first phase.

The party’s campaign and screening committees will prune the list in the next few days before the political affairs committee makes the final selection. The first list of candidates for 26 seats is expected by the month-end.

“Our selection process is democratic where the will of the voters will be taken into consideration before finalising the candidates,” said Sangrur MP and head of the campaign committee Bhagwant Mann. A similar exercise of shortlisting candidates for the remaining seats was on, he said.

Durgesh Pathak, AAP’s national

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He said AAP was a party of volunteers and it was clear to all that everyone could not contest the elections. “We don’t expect any kind of revolt as people have joined AAP as volunteers. There is no place for those who show greed for posts,” he said.

The 26 constituencies for which the candidates have been shortlisted are: Mohali, Ropar, Fatehgarh Churian, Balachaur, Bassi Pathana, Sahnewal, Ludhiana West, Dakha, Payal, Mullanpur, Barnala, Dhuri, Ferozepur Rural, Faridkot, Kotkapura, Jaito, Malout, Muktsar, Fazilka, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda Rural, Amritsar South, Ajnala, Tarn Taran, Sultanpur Lodhi and Sham Churasi.

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Raninder Singh, son of PPCC president Capt Amarinder Singh, was questioned for four hours in the Enforcement Directorate office here today regarding suspected violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) in the UKbased Jacaranda Trust case.

Appearing for the first time on the third summons issued to him, Raninder was given a questionnaire running into eight pages. The questions pertained to his family background, property details, movable assets and account details, ED sources said.

Raninder, who was accompanied by his lawyer and AICC spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill, has been told to re-appear along with his and his wife’s income tax details and his travel record since 2007. Today, he had brought along his passport and bank account details, copies of which he submitted.

Coming out of the ED office, he said, “I cannot comment on the case since the investigation is in progress.” Shergill said there were no allegations in the summons.

Asked if details of any Swiss bank had been sought or furnished, he said, “There are no such accounts.”

Raninder, president of the National Rifle Association of India, had missed the last summons on July 14, citing preparations for shooters headed for the Olympics. He had sought an adjournment last month on medical grounds.

As he appeared today, the Capt loyalists who accompanied him included Kapurthala MLA Rana Gurjit Singh, former MLA Jagbir Brar and Jalandhar Urban party president Rajinder Beri.

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President Obama endorses Indian-origin Kamala Harris for California Senate California Senate candidate Kamala Harris was endorsed Tuesday by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, further strengthening her frontrunner status in a November contest with fellow Democrat Loretta Sanchez.

Beyond the benefit of having the president’s blessing in a state with a strong Democratic tilt, Obama’s endorsement could open a new pipeline of national campaign dollars for Harris. The biggest boost could come later, when voters tune in around Election Day, with TV advertising

reinforcing the White House endorsement.

In a statement, the president called Harris “a lifelong courtroom prosecutor with only one client: the people of the state of California.”

“Kamala’s experience has taught her that if you’re going to give everybody a fair shot, you’ve got to take on the special interests that too often stand in the way of progress,” Obama said. For Sanchez,

Indian Americans play important role

The 3.5 million Indian-American community has an important role to play in strengthening Indo-US ties, Indian Ambassador to the US Arun K Singh said, underlining that people-to-people contact is a key dimension of the bilateral relationship.

“I think, what gives a real, solid and fundamental basis to the (India-US) relationship is the people-to-people dimension of the relationship,” Singh told members of the Indian American community in Cleveland and those attending Republican National Convention here at a reception hosted in his honour.

At present there are 3.5 million IndianAmericans in the US and they are all over the US. There are 110,000 Indian- origin doctors in the US, he said, adding that recent statistics show that every seventh patient in the US is

seen by an Indian doctor.

Forty per cent of the all hotel rooms in the US are owned and managed by people of Indian-origin, generating USD 13 billion to the US economy, he said.

Not only this, every year about 140,000 Indian students come to the US for higher studies bringing is about USD 4.5 billion to the US economy, he said.

“So it’s a huge engagement with US institutions,” Singh said at the reception hosted by IndianAmerican Forum for Political Education headed by Dr Sampat Shivangi, an eminent Republican from Mississippi.

Referring to the number of meetings he had in Cleveland with the top leadership of the Republican party on the sidelines of its convention, he said this reflects their interest in India-US relationship.

Award conferred on Indian-origin ex-Singapore President

Indian-origin former Singapore President S R Nathan has been conferred with the Outstanding Member of the South Asian Diaspora award for his dedicated and notable work in forging closer ties with India.

Nathan, whose 12-year term concluded in 2011, was awarded by the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the 3rd South Asian Diaspora Convention (SADC).

He was also a recipient of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, the highest honour accorded by the Indian government to Indian-origin individuals overseas.

Nathan is also credited for initiating SADC together with ISAS. He remains one of the strongest voices for collaboration and dialogue with India, said Gopinath Pillai, Chairman of ISAS and Ambassador-at-Large for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

SADC is a biennial event held in Singapore that attracts high net worth South Asian business, political, policy and academic leaders to exchange ideas on building a more collaborative and prosperous future for South Asia.

the dual endorsements represent a blow for a candidate trying to make up ground after finishing 21 points behind Harris in the June primary.

The contest represents a historic first in California two minority women, both Democrats, in a runoff to replace retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer.

The matchup marks the first time since voters

started electing senators a century ago that Republicans will be absent from California’s general election ballot for the Senate.

Under California election rules, only two candidates - the top vote-getters - advance to the November election, regardless of party affiliation.

Harris earlier established herself as the favourite of the Democratic establishment, winning the state party endorsement and snagging the support of Gov. Jerry Brown and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a star of the party’s liberal wing.

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BJP trying to saffronise everything: Mamata Sparing her arch rival CPM and the largest Opposition party Congress, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today picked up the BJP as her main target at a rally here and launched a blistering attack against it and the government headed by it at the centre.

Expressing concern at the proliferation of “cow protection” vigilantes, she said people had the right to choose what they would eat.

She warned against the bid to “saffronise everything”.

Condemning the assault on four Dalit youths in Gujarat’s Una town, she said any such attempt would not be tolerated in Bengal.

“We strongly condemn atrocities on the Dalits in Gujarat. In the name of ‘gau raksha’ (cow

protection), they are attempting to create communal strife,” she said.

“I have also come to know that some elements in connivance with a party are asking people here in Bengal about how many cows they have,” Mamata said referring to a rightwing outfit that wants a cattle census in Bengal.

“We condemn whatever is happening in Gujarat and if such a thing is tried in Bengal, we will not tolerate that. We will fight them politically.

A handful of people cannot decide what others will eat, wear or think,” she said.

The TMC supremo’s disinterest in going after the CPM or the Congress is considered significant as this is seen as an indication that she considers BJP her most potent rival in the state and the CPM and the Congress as spent forces.

Mamata also accused the BJP-led Centre of “destroying federalism” and interfering too much into various affairs related to states.

Gov’t to issue seven lakh letters asking for PAN details New Delhi: In a crackdown on domestic black money holders, the Income Tax Department will issue seven lakh letters, seeking information about high-value nonPAN transactions involving bank deposits and property transactions, among others.

According to the authorities, under the annual information returns (AIR), various types of high-value transactions were being reported to the Income Tax Department. These include reporting of cash deposits of Rs 10 lakh or more

in a savings bank account, sale or purchase of immovable property valued at Rs 30 lakh or more. Many of these transactions do not have PAN linked to it. The department has details of about 90 lakh such transactions for the period 2009-10 to 2016-17. The department has, with the help of in-house computer techniques, grouped such non-PAN transactions and identified seven lakh high-risk clusters having around 14 lakh non-PAN transactions which are being scrutinised closely.

Congress and BJP want AAP banned

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party came in for severe criticism by the BJP and Congress in the Lok Sabha today with both parties seeking a ban on the outfit.

While the BJP raised the issue involving the suicide by an AAP woman activist who recently complained to the police about a party lawmaker shielding her molester, the Congress sought an unqualified apology from AAP parliamentarians for the party’s act of denigrating Harmandar Sahib in one of its poll publications.

“This is a party of comedians. They do not know how to conduct themselves. They are out to foment trouble in Punjab one way or the other, least realising that this is a very sensitive state. The height of their insensitivity was the depiction of our holiest shrine

Harmandar Sahib alongside a broom on their youth manifesto. AAP leaders must not just apologise, their party must be banned for this act of sacrilege,” Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu said during Zero Hour.

AAP’s Harinder Singh Khalsa and Sadhu Singh were present when Bittu was speaking. He sought an apology from them.

Earlier, BJP’s Meenakshi Lekhi slammed Kejriwal for doing nothing to ensure justice to AAP’s woman activist from Narela who consumed poison yesterday after failing to get justice in a molestation case.

Her police complaint, which Lekhi quoted, spoke of how an AAP MLA’s wife’s phone was being used to send lewd messages to the deceased. “This is the character of AAP. The EC must de-recognise this party ,” Lekhi said.

Office of profit not defined in any law Against the backdrop of 21 AAP MLAs facing the prospect of disqualification for holding the post of parliamentary secretaries in the Delhi government, the Centre on Thursday said the expression ‘office of profit’ has not been defined in “any law”.

The government also made it clear that taking steps for disqualifying the legislators working as parliamentary secretaries is a state subject and the Central government has no role in it.

Responding to a question on whether the posts of parliamentary secretaries to ministers in the country comes under the ambit of office of profit and steps being taken to disqualify such legislators, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha that there are no posts of parliamentary secretaries to ministers in the Union of India.

“There is no reference to the post of parliamentary secretaries in the Parliament (Prevention of disqualification) Act, 1959.

The expression ‘office of profit’ has not been defined in any law,” he said.

Prasad also noted that the post of

parliamentary secretaries has been created in some states.

“Whether such posts come within the ambit of office of profit or not depends upon the nature of post, the terms and conditions of appointment, termination, the payment attached thereto, the functions performed thereunder,” he said.

Article 191 of the Constitution states that a person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of the Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council of a state if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the government of any state specified in the First Schedule.

Article 192 says that if any question arises as to whether a member of a House of the state legislature has become subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in Article 191, the issue will be referred to the Governor and his decision will be final. But before giving any decision, the Governor shall seek the opinion of the Election Commission and will act according to the opinion.

Mumbai erupts as Dalit boy beaten to death The murder of a 16-year-old Dalit boy by the family of his 17-year-old girlfriend from a higher caste has sparked off protests in several parts of Mumbai. The incident figured in the Maharashtra Assembly today. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis immediately ordered an inquiry.Swapnil Sonawane was allegedly beaten to death in the presence of his parents by relatives of his girlfriend.The police have arrested seven persons, including the girl’s

brothers, parents and friends.

Swapnil and his parents Shahaji and Asha Sonawane were coerced into visiting the house of the girl to “discuss” the matter on Tuesday night. There, they were beaten up mercilessly, says the FIR. Shahaji said the attackers rained blows on Swapnil’s head and he fell unconscious. He was taken to a hospital where he was declared ‘ brought dead.’

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Govt to review pellet gun use Amid simmering tension in Kashmir, the government today decided to review the use of pellet guns for crowd management, saying it would form a committee of experts to suggest better alternatives.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh told the Lok Sabha that the expert committee would be asked to suggest options to pellet guns within two months.

“We are keen on alternatives to pellet guns in the category of nonlethal weapons,” Rajnath said while replying to a debate on Kashmir in the House today.

The announcement comes as 53 Valley residents have sustained eye injuries due to pellets. The use of pellet guns, Singh said, wasn’t new in Kashmir. These guns, he said, had left six dead, 198 injured and five blind when used during the 2010 violence in Kashmir. “This year’s figures are one dead, 53 injured and none blinded.” That apart, the government, dwelling on the causes of the Kashmir violence in the

aftermath of militant Burhan Wani’s killing, blamed Pakistan for fomenting trouble in the Valley.

Citing Pakistan’s act of observing a Black Day to mark the Kashmir situation, Rajnath said, “Our neighbour has played a principal role in ruining the atmosphere in Kashmir. It continues to interfere in our internal affairs and is trying its level best to intensify the infiltration.”

The Minister listed data to suggest that the Valley’s law and order situation was today better than in the past.

He was addressing Opposition Congress’ accusations of increased militant activity in Kashmir under the Narendra Modi-led BJP government. On demands for an all-party delegation to the Valley, Rajnath said Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had advised for the situation to normalise first.

Anyone can seek corrupt IAS officers’ prosecution In a first, the Centre has decided to empower the common man to seek prosecution of corrupt IAS officers. The move comes after the Supreme Court said in a judgment (Subramanian Swamy versus former PM Manmohan Singh and others) that there was no legal provision that barred a citizen from filing a complaint for the prosecution of a public servant who

allegedly committed an offence. Following this verdict, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is in receipt of requests from private persons seeking sanction for prosecution of IAS officers without any proper proposal and supporting documents.

Now, it has been decided to streamline the procedure for handling such requests received from private persons.

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$20m worth of supplies Vodafone ATH Fiji Foundation and partner agencies such as the Spinal Injury Association and its network have collaborated to bring in $20 million worth of mobility devices and medical supplies into the country this year, says foundation executive Ambalika Devi.

This week, the foundation handed over $17,000 worth of items to the Korolevu Health Centre in Sigatoka to benefit at least 21 people in the districts of Komave and Korolevuiwai.

This assistance was part of the $20m.

Ms Devi said the partnership came about when a need was identified by Dr Elizabeth Dass and a medical team from the Korolevu Health Centre.

The centre was assisted in this project by Warwick Hotel and Resorts and the resort’s community liaison officer Mereisi Ratulevu.

Namatakula villager Fina Nauloga, whose leg and arm were amputated after an accident, was one of the recipients of the mobility devices. She received a wheelchair from the team.

Spinal Injury Association executive director Joshko Wakaniyasi said the partnership with the foundation had resulted in the association reaching a greater number of people.

Infant drowns in bucket A Family’s goal to earn some money from harvesting and support their 11-month-old baby ended tragically when the child drowned in a bucket of water yesterday.

The father, Savirio Valu, 21, with his wife Filomena Loulou, 20, left their house at Natua in Seaqaqa on Monday for the canefarming area of Nabekavu in Labasa to earn money for the family.

But on Wednesday afternoon, Mr Valu returned home to find his baby son, Benidito Matenararawa, had drowned in a bucket of water used to bathe him.

After bathing the child, Ms Loulou said she had put him to bed before sleeping herself and it is believed the child later woke up and

managed to climb into the bucket Shocked and with tears flowing down her cheeks, Ms Loulou shook her head in disbelief because she struggled to accept the situation.

“He slept first and I partly closed the door in the room because baby was sleeping,” Ms Loulou said.

“I didn’t feel any movement or hear any noise as he got up, but he must have opened the door and crawled to the kitchen.”

Mr Valu said he had gone shopping and left his family alone at the house they were occupying in Nabekavu.

“I arrived at home about 3pm and saw my wife sleeping in the room, but my baby was nowhere around,” Mr Valu said.

Indian national jailed for four years in bribery case An Indian national was sentenced to three years, 11 months imprisonment by the Suva Magistrates’ Court today for using a forged document and conspiring to defraud influencing a public official.

Mukesh Shankarsinh Purohit used a birth certificate knowing that it was false and conspired with another person with the intention of dishonestly influencing Fiji Immigration Officers in the exercise of their duties in the issuance of a passport.

He has 28 days to appeal his sentence.

Mum on rape charge A 45-Year-old woman charged with the alleged rape of her 14-year-old da­u­ghter had her case transferred to the High Court.

The mother is charged with one count of rape and one count of assault and appeared before Magistrate Charles Ratakele at the Nasinu Magistrates Court yesterday. The court heard that the alleged offences took place between January 1 and July 5 this year.

Magistrate Ratakele issued a restraining order against the accused.

The accused has been remanded in custody.

The matter has been adjourned to July 29.

Reward for medal winners The President, Major General (Ret’d) Jioji Konrote will reward medal winners at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games by honouring them under the Order of Fiji.

“As the President of Fiji, I also wish to add to the Government and the nation’s incentives by announcing today, that I will be most happy to recognise your achievements by honouring you under the Order of Fiji, of which I am the Chancellor,” he said yesterday.

The Government has allocated a $0.5m incentive for medal winners.

Nominations for the Order of Fiji have been extended until after the Olympic Games.

Team Fiji presented its itatau to the President at the State House yesterday.

Mr Konrote congratulated all athletes and reminded them that they were part of a team that had chances of returning home with medals.

PAKISTAN

Saturday, July 23, 2016

‘Of course I strangled her’: Pakistani reality star’s brother admits ‘honour killing’

The brother of murdered Pakistani celebrity Qandeel Baloch said he is “not ashamed” of his actions as he confessed to strangling her for “family honour.”

At a press conference held by police Sunday after his arrest, Wasim Azeem described his sister’s showbusiness career as “intolerable,” and said he had killed Baloch for bringing shame on his family.

“Yes of course, I strangled her,” he said. “I am not ashamed.

We are Baloch, and as Baloch we cannot tolerate this.” He said he waited until his parents were asleep before drugging and strangling Baloch at their family home in Multan. “I was determined either to kill myself or kill her,” he said. Baloch, 26, a model turned reality television star, angered many in Pakistan with a series of risque photographs, videos and

publicity stunts promoted on Facebook.

She had recently courted controversy by posing during Ramadan in a series of “selfie” photographs which included Mufti Abdul Qavi, a senior Muslim cleric. She also pledged to do a striptease for Pakistan’s cricket team if they beat India in the T20 World Cup. Pakistani law permits so-called “honour killings” to be treated as a private offence, allowing the culprit to be pardoned by the victim’s family. However, police said prosecutors would seek the “maximum punishment” for Azeem, 25, who had told them that even though Baloch’s career brought the family wealth, he killed her because of her “objectionable videos.” His older brother, Mohammad Aslam Shaheen, has also been charged with murder.

Donald Trump wants to secure Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, calls India ‘geopolitical ally’ A thumbs-up for ties with India, and a warning shot about deteriorating relations with Pakistan and China, including a cryptic reference to “securing Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal,” are among the key references to the region in a 58-page Republican platform (manifesto) released on the opening day of the party convention in Cleveland.

Given the excitement over Donald Trump’s unrehearsed and improvised foreign policy sallies, foreign policy pundits keenly awaited the document, and it does not disappoint with some unvarnished observations about the world in line with the Presidential candidate’s thinking.

The one-para reference to India is in tune with the bipartisan sentiment in Washington and builds on the ClintonBush-Obama legacy: It calls India “our geopolitical ally and a strategic trading partner,” and observes that “the dynamism of its people and the endurance of their democratic institutions are earning their country a position of leadership not only in Asia but throughout the world.”

It also encourages the Indian government to permit expanded foreign investment and trade, calling it the key to rising living standards for those left out of their country’s energetic economy.

China, Pakistan troops launch first joint border patrol near Xinjiang Chinese and Pakistan border troops have for the first time launched joint patrolling of the border+ connecting PoK with Xinjiang province amid reports that over 100 Uighurs have fled the restive region to join ISIS. The state media reported about the joint patrol even as Chinese President Xi Jinping asked the Chinese Muslims to practice their religion ‘as part of Chinese society and direction’.

The People’s Daily Online on Thursday published a dozen photos with a caption

“the frontier defence regiment of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Xinjiang, along with a border police force from Pakistan, carry out a joint patrol along the China-Pakistan border”.

The photos show teams of armed troops from both sides conducting foot patrols in a number of areas.

This is the first time ChinaPakistan began joint patrols in recent years though Chinese troops have been conducting patrols in the area since 2014.

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Khaleda Zia’s son jailed for seven years in money laundering case A Bangladesh court Thursday sentenced the eldest son of the main opposition leader to seven years in prison for money laundering, a move that could end his political ambitions.

The high court convicted 51-year-old Tarique Rahman, overturning a 2013 acquittal by a lower court, and sentenced him to seven years in jail.

Rahman, who lives in exile in London, is the eldest son of opposition leader and two-times former prime minister Khaleda Zia and was considered her political heir apparent.

“The high court said Tarique Rahman influenced political power to help his close friend Giasuddin Mamun to get and then launder 200 million taka ($2.5 million),” deputy attorney general Moniruzzaman Kabir

said.

“Mamun took the money as a bribe for securing a power plant contract for a construction company and laundered the money to a Singapore account.”

Kabir said Rahman had taken 45 million taka from the account.

He was sentenced to seven years in jail and fined 200 million taka, the attorney general said.

Rahman will now be barred from politics unless the Supreme Court overturns his conviction, Kabir said.

The BNP has been weakened by its decision to boycott the controversial 2008 elections and subsequent crackdowns on the opposition by the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Indonesia on alert for revenge attacks after most-wanted Islamic militant killed Indonesian forces are on high alert for reprisal attacks after the country’s mostwanted militant was killed this week, officials said on Wednesday.

Police confirmed Santoso, among the first Indonesians to pledge loyalty to Islamic State, was killed in a gun battle with security forces on the island of Sulawesi on Monday.

But officials say the threat level in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation remains high.

Rudy Sufahriadi, the police chief for central Sulawesi, said the security operation in Poso, where the U.S.-designated “terrorist” Santoso had been hiding, would continue.

“There is a possibility of a backlash,” he told Reuters by phone. “They are not terrorists if they do not take revenge.”

Chief security minister Luhut Pandjaitan

told reporters in Jakarta operations would be intensified in regions considered hotbeds for radicalism.

Around 20 members of Santoso’s Mujahidin Indonesia Timur remain in hiding in the jungles of Sulawesi, where Indonesia has been running a major security operation for years.

A team of police and military personnel also shot a man believed to be Santoso’s righthand man on Monday, a move officials say will weaken the group.

The majority of Indonesians are moderate Muslims but militants have launched sporadic attacks over the past 15 years.

4 JMB militants linked to Dhaka cafe attack arrested

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Four Islamist militants of the banned homegrown JMB group, including its top regional head, were arrested on Thursday, who authorities said were responsible for Bangladesh's worst terror attack on a cafe here in which 22 people, mostly foreigners, were killed.

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) raided a hideout of militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Gazipur's Tongi this morning and arrested the four militants.

Mahmudul Hassan Tanvir, the 'Amir' of the group's southern region was among the arrested persons, the RAB spokesperson said.

The other three have been identified as Ashiqul Akbar Abesh, Najmus Shakib and Rahmatullah Shuvo.

RAB's media wing Director Mufti Mahmud Khan said a huge quantity of weapons, ammunition and bomb-making material have been recovered from the house.

Khan said the RAB swung into action after receiving a tip-off that the four were present in a building.

Khan said these four had taken shelter in the house before Eid during Ramadan and that the house was used for training JMB recruits.

Security forces have been looking JMB hideouts since the July 1 attack on Dhaka's Holey Artisan Bakery that killed 22 people, including an Indian girl.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the deadly attack, but the government denied their presence in Bangladesh, saying homegrown JMB militants were responsible for the assault.

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Sophie Choudry’s a ‘Bat’ woman, now!

When I am speaking I like women to be lying down: Shah Rukh Khan

Don’t get us wrong, it’s not what you’re thinking. Sophie Choudry has been appointed the latest ambassador of the British Asian Trust (BAT). This is said to be one of the charities of the Prince. It’s also the main international organisation linking British Asians to the programmes that help and empower the poorest communities in South Asia. She told a publication that people need to work towards building a region free of poverty,injustice and where equality would rule. It would also be a place in which women and children are safe, respected and educated. She added that these goals were of utmost importance to the British Trust.

We all know Shah Rukh Khan has a way with words. And he was his humorous best at the launch of a book honouring women leaders in Mumbai.

Through his address to the audience, Shah Rukh began to mention the author Gunjan Jain’s hard work. The author — seated in the front row — quickly jumped to her feet the moment SRK mentioned her name and true to Shah Rukh’s signature candid humor he said, “Please sit! This may be politically incorrect, but actually when I speak to a woman, I’d like her to be lying down.” Seeing the large media presence he remarked that this may get him in trouble, but far from it, he had the audience in splits.

Shah Rukh proceeded to speak passionately about how his life has been shaped by many women right from his grandmother to his daughter. He

Sunny Leone was nervous to sing national anthem Sunny Leone the bandwagon to singing, after anthem at a Pro here.

is the latest to join of actresses, turning she sang the national Kabaddi league match

Sunny was proud but was nervous to sing the anthem last night at one of the matches of the on-going Pro Kabaddi League held at a stadium here. The League is aired on Star Sports channel.

“It’s a proud moment for me. I had never ever desired or thought that I would get to sing the national anthem.

I feel blessed and honored. I was very nervous,” Sunny told PTI. The Jism 2 actress rehearsed a lot for

the big event. “I am thankful to my team and husband for helping with this (getting national anthem right). I did rehearse for quite some time,” she added. Sunny reveals her father always took efforts to make her learn kabaddi, but destiny had other plans in store for her.

“My father always took efforts in making me learn kabaddi but that did not happen. I have an emotional connect with the game.”

Sunny Leone is likely do a special song in Hrithik Roshan-starrer Kaabil. When asked about reports in this regard, Sunny said, “Nothing is confirmed.” She previously did a popular item number Laila in director Sanjay Gupta’s film Shootout At Wadala. Produced by Rakesh Roshan, Kaabil will feature Hrithik and Yami Gautam. The 35-year-old actress who was last seen in One Night Stand is gearing up for her two films like Beiimaan Love and Tina and Lolo.

expressed gratitude to all the women who have had an influence on his life including his wife, the actresses he has started with and all the “aunties” and “didis” in his colony in Delhi where he lived before moving to Mumbai.

The book ‘She walks, She leads’ (Penguin Random House) was written by debutante author Gunjan Jain and the launch was hosted by Nita Ambani (who features as one of 24 ladies being honored in the book), along with Deepak Parekh.

Sister Karisma Was Shocked by Kareena’s Decision To Move In With Saif It doesn’t seem too long ago that Kareena Kapoor decided to move in with Saif Ali Khan and embark on her romantic journey. Things turned out great for the couple ever since and they soon tied the knot. Their royal wedding was the most-talked about news of B-town for as long as we can remember.

And now, after completing almost four years of marriage, the couple seems to be happier than ever.

However, it seems that Bebo’s decision to move in with Saif was not taken so well in the Kapoor household.

Karisma and her mother were rather shocked by the news. Lolo stated, “It was for me too, to some extent. Our family is slightly conservative but then we accepted that this was Bebo: all heart

and all sentiment. Besides, she has this incredible ability to always know what is right for her. She is led by emotion and

instinct but, touch wood, her decisions have always proved to be positive and wise.” Well, who would’ve known? Mrs. Khan, soon-to-be-mommy, will be seen in Veere Di Shaadi.

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Harshvardhan Kapoor working hard on his look for the next film

Saturday, July 23, 2016 His first movie Mirzya is yet to come out in theatres, but Harshvardhan Kapoor is already going an extra mile to perfect his look for Vikramaditya Motwane’s next, Bhavesh Joshi.

The trailer of Mirzya has got rave reviews from the audience. One can see Harshvardhan with long tresses, shaggy beard, and smoky eyes. He has donned an unconventional look for Mirzya keeping people waiting eagerly for the film to come out. Viewers on Youtube are already commenting on how Harshvardhan’s look is innocent similar to his father.

While it takes a while for newcomers in the industry to experiment with their looks, considering the amount of risks a typical Bollywood hero has to carry on his

shoulders. But with Harshvardhan that seems to be no problem at all. And the young man is showing all the right signs of taking one step at a time. He apparently doesn’t seem in a hurry to gain the stardom instantly and is obviously working slowly but surely.

For playing the role of Bhavesh Joshi, Harshvardhan was told to shed nearly 11 kgs as per the script. Harshvardhan went all out to start a rigorous training. He took to jogging in the morning, from his house to Juhu beach and back.

During evenings he did weight lifting. The young Kapoor lad also changed his diet, including complex, Proteins, and small quantities fat.

With viewers’ attention span gradually decreasing, it’s a tough job to deliver something different each time.

The Khans are consistently experimenting with their looks leaving no stone unturned to plunge deep into their characters. While Salman Khan has increased his weight for Sultan, Aamir will be seen in a new avatar in his upcoming movie Dangal.

It’s refreshing to see someone so new to have already embraced the new work culture of the film industry.

Question about rumoured engagement with Ranveer displeases Deepika

Deepika Padukone has a new problem to deal with currently in her life – questions about her rumoured secret engagement with alleged beau Ranveer Singh. Rumours about the couple’s alleged engagement broke out when both actors were abroad and upon returning to India both actors have been facing a bombardment of questions relating to the same.

At a special screening of Irrfan Khan’s Madaari, Deepika was yet again asked about her rumoured engagement, a question that put off the Piku actress. Ranveer who was standing next to Deepika objected to the question and asked Deepika to leave. A not-so-pleased Deepika immediately cut short her interaction with the media and remarked,’Thanks…Bye’ before walking off.

A displeased Ranveer Singh later requested scribes to keep their questions related to Madaari and not anything else. The actor also refused to comment on Salman’s remark about hitting him with a chair for dancing in a theater screening Sultan.

A couple of days back, Deepika had clarified at a fashion event in Delhi that she had no plans of marrying anyone soon. Her response to all swirling engagement rumours was, “I think this is the right opportunity to clarify for everyone, there is no such plan (to get married). I am not pregnant, I am not having a baby, I am not engaged. I am not married and I am not planning to get married any time soon.”

Looks like Deepika is in no mood to elaborate or clarify more about these rumours.

Earlier in the evening, Deepika watched Madaari along with Ranveer, Irrfan and his family. Talking about the film, Deepika said, ” Madaari is outstanding. It is one of those films that will stay with you for a long time and get us thinking and will stir you up emotionally.”

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Diana Penty a natural comic: Abhay Deol

Actor Abhay Deol says that his Happy Bhag Jayegi costar Diana Penty is a natural comic, but she is not quite aware of it.

“Comedy is all about timing. I think comedy is such that if it’s there in you and if you’re automatically comical, then it comes very naturally.

“In that sense, comedy is very easy if you’re a natural comic.

But if you’re not, then it can be tougher than drama,” Abhay said here at an event.

Praising Diana, he said: “The good thing with Diana is that she doesn’t think much… She just reacts. So I think she is a natural comic, but she is not aware of it. And that was fun.

“If I would do something, she would respond accordingly.

That’s very important in comedy… That your actors also get each other.”

Happy Bhag Jayegi features Diana as a runaway bride from Punjab. On her part, Diana, who made her Bollywood foray with Cocktail, said: “Comedy is really very difficult

and I’m not a natural. But I think it also has to do with the way it’s scripted.

“I give full credit to Mudassar (director Mudassar Aziz) because he really nailed the script in terms of the dialogues and the comic timing. And you have a cast where you put all these boys together…

So it automatically just becomes funny. So I didn’t have that much to do.”

Happy Bhag Jayegi features Abhay and Diana with Ali Fazal, Jimmy Sheirgill and Piyush Mishra.

Diana said it was the first time that she met Abhay thanks to the movie.

“I have always been a fan of the kind of work he does, the content-driven kind of films he chooses. I think he is a very selfless actor because he will do whatever it takes for the other actor to get their scene right, which a lot of other people don’t do,” she added.

The movie releases on August 19.

Ranveer, Deepika & Shahid May Be Coming Together For A Movie And We Can’t Deal There have been rumours for a while now that Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone are playing lead roles in Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s Padmavati, but things just got a lot more interesting. According to a recent report, Shahid Kapoor has been approached to play the role of Raja Rawal Ratan Singh of Mewar, which would make him Deepika’s husband in the film.

No word yet on whether this is true, or – even if it is – if Shahid will agree to do the film, but let’s just say that if it

does end up happening, it’ll be all my dreams come true.

I’ve been waiting for forever to see Shahid and Deepika in a film together, but throw Ranveer into the mix?

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Libra

March 21 - April 20

Sept. 24 - Oct 22

It’s a mixed week, and you should be prepared for each day to take you on a new path. Although immediate concerns seem to be based around minor money and financial issues, a major opportunity is in the offing, one which could have a dramatic effect on your status and security for years to come.

Taurus

It’s a strange time to be sure, and you may be weary of the responsibilities you’re burdened with and the people who pester you. Yet, there is neither change nor progress without hard work. The kind of challenges you will face are from partners and loved ones who only have your best interests at heart.

Scorpio

April 21 - May 20

Oct 23 - Nov 22

Your stars maintain a generally positive outlook, and in many respects your task is clear: somehow you must combine a willingness to seize any and every opportunity with a realisation that you should keep your feet firmly on the ground.

Gemini

Most people are on your side, but some may not agree with your ideas. Those friends and companions who habitually oppose your plans may be a source of irritation, yet they will have a positive influence on your life if they force you to look at your activities in a fresh light.

Sagitarius

May 20 - June 21

Nov 23 - Dec 22

It is surely time both to ask for advice, and to listen to what you are told! You may be too proud to do that, but try to see that the current situation is not one where it counts who wins and who loses. Rather, it’s all a matter of doing what is best for now.

Cancer

Your planets are certainly changeable. In general, your mornings seem to be more optimistic than your afternoons, so you should always hatch your plans early on in the day and ask for help as soon as you possibly can. Above all, pay attention to partners’ little qualms and queries.

Capricorn

June 22 - July 23

Dec 23 - Jan 20

It is time to be open and honest, and now is not the moment to hold back if there are important things to be said about problems which have been simmering away beneath the surface for too long. The chances for agreement are excellent, by the way, so be sure to find common ground whenever you can.

Leo

Please keep an eye open for any legal or ethical complications. Such minor glitches are easily avoided, and should be simply dealt with if they do arise. It’s all a question of maximising your potential by steering clear of hidden pitfalls.

Aquarius

June 24 - August 23

Jan 21 - Feb 19

Serious Saturnine alignments indicate that your stars couldn’t be better for sensible and constructive social progress, whether you’re bringing imaginative schemes to a routine close or planning a major advance in your long-term ambitions.

Virgo

A positive outcome always depends on your readiness to take the initiative.

Frustration over your domestic situation may now be eased by taking active steps to make whatever improvements are necessary, from minor adjustments to a move of home. Family relationships must also be taken into account.

Parineeti Chopra is ‘clueless’ about working in Salman Khan-starrer Dabangg 3 Though rumours have been doing the rounds on her working in Dabangg 3, actor Parineeti Chopra said she herself is “clueless” about it.

PinkVilla quoted Parineeti, 27, as saying, “This is news to me also. I read about it last night. In fact, I got a few messages from my team as well asking what’s going on. But I was as clueless as them. That film is in its scripting stage but if that film happens, I would love to do it.”

Earlier, Spotboye quoted a source close to Salman Khan, as saying, “Arbaaz Khan producer of Dabangg 3 feels that Parineeti would be suitable for Rajjo’s role (played by Sonakshi Sinha in the previous two installments). He will approach her very soon.”

Reportedly, Sonakshi Sinha has been dropped out of the hit franchise over an alleged friction with Salman Khan, which started when Sonakshi turned down Arbaaz Khan’s production ‘Dolly Ki Doli’.

Parineeti Chopra will not be seen in Arjun Kapoor-starrer Mubaraka. There were rumours that Arjun and Parineeti will be teaming up again after Ishqzaade for Anees Bazmee’s next

film, Mubaraka. When asked Parineeti about working with Arjun again in Mubaraka, she told PTI, “No. Nothing has been announced.”

In Anees Bazmee-directed film, Anil Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor are set to come together for the first time, where they will portray their real-

life relationship of uncle-nephew.

“She (Parineeti) was not approached for the film. We were not in talks with her. There will be three heroines in the film we are yet to take call as the work on script is on,” sources said.

Mubaraka will go on floors by October this year and will release next year. The film will be produced by Murad Khetani and Ashwin Varde of “Shaukeens” fame.

On a related note, the ‘Ishaqzaade’ actress will also be seen in Akshay Roy’s upcoming directorial ‘Meri Pyaari Bindu’ opposite Ayushmann Khurrana.

Arshad Warsi urged Boman Irani to act in films 25 years ago Actor Boman Irani has revealed that his Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. co-star Arshad Warsi had urged him to try his hand at films when they shared the stage 25 years ago. At the music launch of their film The Legend of Michael Mishra, Boman said that his debut play was with Arshad 25 years ago.

During the course of the shows, Boman said that he was surprised to know that Arshad was interested in acting in films. Arshad told Irani about actress Jaya Bachchan offering him a role in the film Tere Mere Sapne.

“Arshad had got that role. He was so excited.

He said to me: ‘Boman, come with me, you should also act in movies.’ I told him: ‘It is my first play and I won’t be able to do it. I don’t have the confidence yet, I haven’t done anything else than this play’. But he said: ‘Promise me, you will do films some day and we will act together’.

“And then 13-14 years later, when I made my Hindi commercial film debut with Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., Arshad and I were together in that film,” said Irani. After the 2003 hit film, the duo went on to feature in films like Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Jolly LLB, Hum Tum Aur Ghost and Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal.

Pisces

August 24 - Sept 24

Feb 20 - March 20

It is time to broaden your horizons. You may continue to follow an adventurous path, taking the line of least resistance where necessary. There is little point in being hard on yourself, and you should learn to accept compliments and offers of help with good grace.

is bad for some people, but finds you on home ground! You can feel fairly confident about any choices and decisions you take at home. Those of you in the property market stand to gain.

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Movie Review

‘Madaari’ -

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A wronged man takes on a corrupt system and anyone who comes in between. ‘Madaari’ is another addition to those films that give the common man power to topple the movers and shakers of society. The message: you alone can make things happen, if you take things in your stride.

Over a decade ago, director Nishikant Kamat made the hardhitting Marathi film, ‘Dombivili Fast’, which dealt with the trials and tribulations of a common man. In ‘Madaari’, he yet again sets out to highlight societal ills. Though the intention is right, the execution isn’t.

Juxtaposing songs (there is a long-winding track at the end of the first half) with montage shots of crowds in the second half mar the narrative. They pose as hindrance in striking a chord with the protagonist, single parent Nirmal Kumar (Irrfan Khan), who loses his school-going son in a bridge collapse. The mishap is shown to be unfolding in Andheri (east), while the announcer says the victims are being taken to the ‘paas ke’ KEM Hospital. Now, any Mumbaikar would know that KEM is in Parel and nowhere ‘paas’ to Andheri. It is at least an hour’s drive or more, given the city’s infamous situation. Glitches apart, there is that emotional connect with the grieving father. More than remorse and guilt for not

U/A; Drama Director: Nishikant Kamat Cast: Irrfan Khan, Jimmy Sheirgill dropping him to school that day and allowing him to go alone, Nirmal seethes in anger.

Why did his son die in a manmade tragedy?

He seeks answers. Devastated, he thinks of ending his life, but then decides to expose the people responsible for the tragedy.

After that point, ‘Madaari’ takes off on a roller-coaster ride as a dishevelled Nirmal kidnaps a minister’s son.

The boy is a brat, who, somewhere down the line, gets comfortable with his kidnapper. He wonders if his kidnapper has also warmed up to him as he realises Nirmal means no harm to him but wants to bring his minister-dad to book.

Jimmy Sheirgill as the cop sleepwalks through the role. He has done similar stuff umpteen times. It is sad to see him typecast. Towards the end, when you feel for Nirmal and his loss, comes a pretty dramatic and filmy end — when the protagonist brings everyone associated with the bridge collapse down to their knees begging forgiveness. This is coupled with a lot of dialogue-baazi about corruption, inefficiency, accountability and red tape. Pretty much as expected, the film concludes with victory of the common man’s voice.

Watch it only for Irrfan and to know why he is top of the heap when it comes to histrionics.

‘Kabali’ -

Movie Review

The scene that ushers the interval in Kabali is reminiscent of a movie from 21 years ago, Baasha, the last and most memorable occasion Rajinikanth played a gangster. Dead centre of the frame is a lamppost with someone lying crumpled under it.

In Baasha, this someone was an evil man. Standing in front of him was the person who put him there with calibrated savagery — Manickam, played by Rajini.

In Kabali, Rajini is the man lying under the lamppost.

Baasha’s formulaic first hour had but one purpose — to set up the unsuspecting viewer for those 10 minutes of mayhem before the interval.

An interval that left you breathlessly wondering ‘what next?’

In comparison, Kabali’s first hour has no purpose (Rajini sleepwalks through it) and leaves you wondering where it all went wrong — nothing ever happens before and very little after.

It wasn’t supposed to be this way. When news came last year that Rajini’s next would be with Pa Ranjith, it gave rise to hope. Hope that — following the failed family experiment Kochadaiyaan, which really was just an indulgent Rajini humouring his elder daughter Aishwarya, and the insipid Lingaa, which had no reason to exist — the superstar has decided on a course correction. This was fuelled by

U; Action-drama Director: Pa. Ranjith Cast: Rajinikanth, Winston Chao, Radhika Apte, Dhansika, John Vijay the beautiful but flawed Madras, which had several virtuoso moments before the tame denouement.

Hope also that, finally, Rajini has tired of playing himself on loop and instead chosen to submit himself to a director who writes his characters first and then chooses the best people to play them.

This much is true — Rajini plays Kabali, a Tamil don in Malaysia who has come out of jail after serving 25 years. While Kuala Lumpur has changed a lot in these 25 years — dull skyscrapers have replaced the vibrant community shops — a lot else has remained the same. The men responsible for sending him in are still out there, flooding the streets with all kinds of drugs. Kabali’s got to set things right all over again. Only, this time he is also trying to find meaning after the long incarceration and is still struggling to come to terms with his loss. In theory, this could have been a great film. You have a star who is willing to leave out the ‘mass’ entry and ‘punch’ dialogues that send fans into a trance, comedy tracks, and elaborately choreographed song sequences. And you have a director who isn’t afraid to take his time setting up characters and base his scripts on the assumption that his audience is intelligent enough to not be spoonfed every single plot point.

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Sid and Kat framed Here’s the first look of the Kaala Chashma track from Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif’s upcoming film, Baar Baar Dekho.

The song will be released on July

27, ahead of the trailer launch since the makers feel the track has the potential to become a party anthem.

Kat shows off her curves in traditional gear.

Farah Khan and Ranveer Singh Ranveer Singh recently shot for an ad which had Farah Khan choreograph his moves. The two were a riot on the set and left everyone in splits. They even did a take-off on Ranveer’s Tatad Tatad step from his 2013 film, Goliyon Ki Rasleela: Ram-Leela.

Clearing the air Swara Bhaskar, Vir Das, Vivek Oberoi, Kalki Koechlin and Govind Namdev have come together for an awareness video on air pollution.

Apart from highlighting its adverse effects, they are focussing on the worst affected — traffic cops — and gifting them masks to stay safe.

TAMANNAAH BHATIA is shielded from the whimsical rain while readying for an ad shoot for a jewellery brand in Andheri. PIC/PRABHANJAN DHANU

From one superhero to another Kalki Koechlin and (right) Swara Bhaskar

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Hrithik Roshan has played a superhero in the Krrish franchise, but seeing Tiger Shroff play one in Remo D’Souza’s A Flying Jatt has taken the dancing superstar by surprise. Hrithik tweeted, “I really was surprised by Dis Totally whacked out take on superheroes!!” Last heard, Tiger could not hide his glee. After all, it was a compliment from his favourite on-screen idol.

Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif

One tight slap

Tiger Shroff

Bonding with her best buddy

His rap act in Udta Punjab is long over, but Shahid Kapoor still has fans sending him different versions of the film’s title track. The quirky videos on his social media account are giving the daddy-tobe lots of reason to chuckle along with wife Mira Rajput. His response: Keep them coming.

Priyanka Chopra’s bestie, filmmaker Mubina Rattonsey, is visiting her in New York where she is shooting for TV show, Quantico. The actress posted this photo on social media with her pal wearing envy-inducing designer shades. She wrote, “Alive and (ass) kicking on the sets of #quan2co.”

Shahid Kapoor

Mubina Rattonsey and Priyanka Chopra

Abhay Deol might come across as reserved, but he was one boisterious and mischievous kid.

While on the set of Kapil Sharma’s comedy show, the actor revealed how he was once slapped by his uncle, veteran star Dharmendra.

What had irked Dharam paaji was Abhay’s need for speed. He had caught Abhay zipping around town in his car rather fast, and lost his cool. He hid the incident from his parents, but there were tell tale signs on his face. A fool-proof way of teaching a lesson for life!

Abhay Deol; (inset) Dharmendra

Bereaved Divyanka Tripathi’s grandfather, Purnanand Tripathi, passed away on Wednesday. He was 84. The actress, who recently wed telly actor Vivek Dahiya, has flown to her hometown, Bhopal, for the last rites. Those close to her reveal that he was keen that she wed soon and was happy to have fulfilled his dream.

Divyanka Tripathi with grandfather, Purnanand Tripathi

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Unifor demands Ford Motor Co. invest in Windsor, Ont.

Unifor has put Ford Motor Co. on notice heading into this summer’s contract negotiations.

Chris Taylor, president of Unifor Local 200 and chair of the union’s master bargaining committee with Ford, said it’s time the Detroit automaker invest in Windsor, Ont., again.

Ford used to operate six plants and employ 6,300 unionized hourly employees in the auto capital of Canada.

It now has three plants and employs 1,500 members of Unifor. Taylor still feels stung

by Ford, which decided in 2014 to build a new smallengine plant in Mexico.

He claims the union negotiated a letter of agreement stating that if Ford ever produced a new engine product, the Windsor facilities would get first opportunity to manufacture it, provided a number of criteria are met.

One of the caveats was government financial assistance, which never materialized, so Ford chose Mexico.

Former Conservative Essex MP Jeff Watson, who is also a former autoworker, claimed the government was willing to invest but Ford wouldn’t agree to the terms.

“We’ve put Ford on notice. For our [Windsor] operations, we are telling them that unless there is a solution for Windsor, and that solution has to be product, that there will not be an agreement,” Taylor told.

Essex MPP Taras Natyshak says attracting

more auto investment will require a detailed strategy that reduces significant hurdles, such as the high cost of hydro.

“The benefits are obvious when the government partners with a large manufacturing company like Ford, or GM, or Chrysler,” he said. “We’ve seen the spin-off effect in local economies.”

At the federal level, Essex MP Tracey Ramsey is also pushing for government assistance to encourage auto investment.

“Sitting back, waiting for corporations or partners to come to us isn’t the way we’re operating any more in manufacturing,” she said.

“We have to be tenacious in seeking out those projects to bring, not only to our region, but all across Canada.”

“Auto manufacturing in Canada is at an inflection point, and to attract product manufacturing investment, Canada must compete with the world,” wrote Kerri Stoakley, communications manager.

“Markets around the world understand the economic benefits of winning an automotive investment.” Ford has facilities in Oakville and Brampton. Taylor said they understand Windsor’s need.

“We’ve had a lot of discussion with the leadership and the membership at other facilities, so they understand Windsor is the priority in this round of bargaining,” Taylor said.

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Education: Completion Of High School.

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Wages 22.00/Hr. Knowledge Of English Required.

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-------------- July 16 2016 One FlatFee Real Estate Inc. 109-12888 80 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 3A8 requires an indeterminate full-time Database Analyst.

Responsibilities -Collect and document user

Wages: $29/hr Please send your resume @ info@oneflatfee.ca or Fax: 604248-5253 -------------- July 09 2016 All Star Railing & Awning Ltd., #20 12318 84 Avenue, Surrey, BC requires a full-time permanent Welder Helper.

Will be required to read and interpret work orders, operate metal cleaning equipment, assist welders, transport raw material and finished products manually or by using devices, clean work areas and equipment and perform other related duties to assist the welders. Should have

Required urgently for beauty salon in Burnaby We have a great opportunity to add a new member to our team. We are looking for someone who is professional and confident in there waxing and threading skills. Our salon has an amazing reputation in these services and would love the right professional for the job.

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high school education with some experience. Knowledge of English is required. Punjabi/ Hindi will be an asset. Wage: $20/hr. Apply by mail, email: 4242kamal@gmail.com

Planet Pride Logistics Ltd. of Richmond, BC is urgently seeking an Office Manager on f/time, perm. basis. Must have min. high school education and either min. 2 yrs. exp. in clerical/ secretarial/office admin. or a university degree or college diploma in business admin.

Duties incl. manage office staff and assign tasks as needed; analyze internal processes and recommend / implement procedural or policy changes to improve operations; establish work priorities; manage office supply inventory and maintain office equipment repairs. wage btwn $22.25 - $24/hr (depending on exp). Please email resume to planetpridelogist@ gmail.com.

No phone calls or drop-ins please.

-------------- July 09 2016 Western Door Manufacturing Ltd located at #109-8250, 124th St, Surrey, BC V3W 3X9, has an immediate vacancy for Carpenter. We design and manufacture high end solid wood exteriors doors, solid wood interior doors and custom doors.

Job specification: Full time position with wages of $25/ hour. 35 to 40 hours per week.

Job requirement: High School with 2-3 years of experience.

Trade certificate will be considered as an asset.

Job duties includes read & interpret drawings & sketches to determine specifications; estimate height, width, length and other proportions; measure, cut, shape & assemble wood materials using woodworking machines, power tools and hand tools; Build exterior doors, interior doors, customs doors with jams; moulding, make transom arch shape; specially skilled in fancy wood design, traditional murals crafting on doors; Install hardware such as hinges, handles, catches; Repair doors and replace panels of doors.

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-------------- May 14 2016 “Vacancy for Stock Supervisor A1doors and mouldings, located at 12625 – 80th Avenue Surrey, BC, V3W 3A6 has an immediate vacancy of Stock Supervisor Term of employment : Full time, Permanent with 35 to 40 hours per week Salary : $18/hour Job duties : To supervise and coordinate activities of stock staff, plan and organize the display of stock in the showroom, identify outdated & defective stock, ensure orders are executed & delivered in time, maintain inventory and order merchandise, prepare periodic

JOBS inventory reports, assign duties to stock clerks, providing stock clerk with the training, information, guidance encouragement &recognition needed to meet expectation, investigating, resolving & escalating customer issues as appropriate.

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Saturday, July 23, 2016

South Asian Seniors Music Melodies on Violin July 24th 2016 ( Sunday ) from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm.

Vedic Seniors Parivar Centre of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society Surrey invites South Asian Adults/ Senior members and non members to attend Musical Melodies played on Violin and Hindi songs sung by Mohan Bhojwani a visiting Musician from London ( U.K ) on July 24th 2016 ( Sunday ) from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm at Shanti Niketan hall 8321 - 140th street Surrey BC. He will play Bollywood Hindi Songs Tunes on Violin and being a good singer will sing Hindi songs also, light snacks and tea will be served after the entertainment program is over. Please contact Surendra Handa Coordinator Tel. 604 - 507 - 9945 for further details. Project funded by Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program for Hindi Speaking Seniors.

-----------------------------------------South Asian Seniors Meditation for Stress Free Normal Living.

Dr. Jas Bhopal on July. 17th 2016 from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm.

Vedic Seniors Parivar Centre of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society Surrey invites South Asian Adults, Senior members and also non members to come and attend Meditation for Stress Free Normal Living and take better care of your family, by Dr. Jaswant . S . Bhopal a Psychiatrist, Physician & Spiritual Preceptor on July. 17th 2016 ( Sunday ) from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm at Shanti Niketan hall of Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple 8321 - 140th Street Surrey BC. Please bring yoga Matt. with you, Dr. Jas Bhopal will answer all your questions about Meditation for Stress Free Normal Living & better care for your family. Tea and light Snacks will be served in the end. Please call Surendra Handa Coordinator Tel. 604- 507- 9945 for further information.

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South Asian Seniors - Bingo On The House July 10th 2016 from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm.

Vedic Seniors Parivar Centre of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society Surrey invites South Asian Adults/ Senior members and non members also to come and play Bingo for the sake of fun during and make some new friends, on July 10th 2016( Sunday ) from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm at Shanti Niketan hall 8321 - 140th street Surrey B.C. It was not held last sunday on July 3rd 2016 because of Shree Gurvanandji Swami Gurudev’s Pravachan being continued in the main temple hall up to 3.30 pm. Please bring only two dollars with you to play 2 games, do not worry if you do not know how to play, members will explain you the game just for the sake of fun.Tea & light snacks will be served after the game is over.

Please contact Surendra Handa Coordinator at 604 - 507 - 9945 for further details.

-----------------------------------------South Asian Seniors Father’s Day Ashirwad ( Blessings ) Dr. Swami Satya Prakash - 19th June. 2016 from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm.

Vedic Seniors Parivar Centre of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society Surrey invites South Asian Adults/ Senior members and non members also, Everybody is welcome to attend the Presentation with Musical Touch on Father’s Day Ashirwad ( Blessings ) by Dr. Swami Satya Prakash a well known Swamiji in the community & Pandit Mansukhbhai Thandi will play on Tabla , on 19th June 2016 ( Sunday ) from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm at Shanti Niketan Hall of Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple 8321 - 140th street Surrey BC. Please do attend it to avoid regrets that you missed it, tea and light snacks will be served after the presentation. Please contact Surendra Handa Coordinator Tel. 604 - 507 9945 for further information.

-------------------------------------------Vancouver Cross Cultural Seniors Network wins prestigious SFU award Metro Vancouver Cross-Cultural Seniors Network

Round Wrap Industries, #150 1680 Savage Road, Richmond, BC V6V 3A9 A reputed company manufacturing foiled PVC doors, requires one Production Supervisor on full-time indeterminate basis. Duties: supervision, coordination and scheduling of workers; resolving work problems; training of workers; preparing reports and ensuring safe and smooth running of the production.

Education: Minimum secondary school.

Experience: Minimum 5 years as Supervisor in same or similar trade or industry.

Language: English & Knowledge of Punjabi / Hindi will be an asset.

Salary: $32/hr.

Contact by email: info@roundwrap.com or fax 604 278 1463

Community News Society’s (MVCCSN) Elder Abuse Awareness to Action Program was recently honored with the 2016 – EAAAA- Innovative Program Award by SFU’s Gerontology Research Centre.

The award was presented by Prof. Gloria M. Gutman, of SFU’s Gerontology Dept. and Gerontology Research Centre and received by President Ihsan Malik board members Sonia Chaudhary and Mohinder Grewal on behalf of MVCCSN. Recognizing the exemplary work that the society does for seniors, Gutman said, “It was impressive indeed that to date 837 South Asians from twenty-three different groups have attended the seventeen workshops on elder financial abuse that MVCCSN has organized.”

The 2016 SFU Gerontology Elder Abuse Awareness to Action Awards (EAAAA) were presented at a reception held on May 16 at SFU’s downtown Vancouver Harbour Centre Campus.

Thanking Gloria Gutman, SFU award committee and all the community partners on behalf of the society, President of MVCCSN Ihsan Malik said he was humbled, honored and excited that his society was chosen for this prestigious award. “I would be amiss if I didn’t mention the efforts of Board members Mohinder Grewal and Sonia Chaudhary in achieving this milestone,” added Mr. Malik.

Incorporated in September 1995, MVCCSN is a non-profit organization whose members are seniors from various cultural backgrounds and service providers who are involved with seniors’ issues, including seniors who are newcomers and recent immigrants in Metro Vancouver.

The Society is managed by a volunteer board, current members include Ihsan Malik (President), Mohinder Grewal (Vice Prsident), Barbra Mikulec, Arun Mehta (Director), Sonia Chaudhary (Treasurer), Narayan Kulkarni (Secretary), and Hien Phu Nguyen (Director). Our mission: The Society is committed to cultural diversity, and, as such, will show leadership in actively promoting inclusiveness, respect and participation through activities involving inquiry and advocacy.

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----------------------------------------------Surrey Night Market offers Honda Civic as Door Prize Surrey Night Market this year is making the market even more exciting and attractive by offering a grand door prize of a Honda Civic car. The market which is geared to open on June 3rd for the third season has a brand new Honda Civic literally for the taking. To win the car attendees need to put their names in for the grand draw that will take place on August14, the last day of the market and they could be the lucky one to drive home this fantastic brand new car. Surrey Night Market will once again be an event full of fun and entertainment for the entire family. Apart from food and merchandise booths there will be rides and games for children; performances by magicians, local bands, singers and dancers and door prizes for attendees.

The family friendly multicultural market will run on Fridays and Saturdays from 6pm to 11pm and on Sundays from 5pm to 10pm at the Cloverdale Exhibition Grounds, 17726 - 62 Avenue, Surrey.

Parking is free. The following patrons will get free entry into the night market.

-----------------------------------------Families of all Canadian Forces personnel and Veterans Children less than 48” in height when accompanied by their families Residents of long-term care and assisted living facilities when coming as a group Wheelchair borne persons and their attendants Seniors over 65 years with proper ID In addition, anyone bringing a non-perishable food item or a new toy will be allowed free access and all collected items will be donated to the local food banks or charities.

For more information, visit www. surreynightmarket.com or contact them at info@surreynightmarket.com or 604-805-3440South Asian Seniors - Visiting 6 Scandinavian Countries of Europe From Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple Surrey, 12th May to 28th May 2016.

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Aloo tikka recipe | Tandoori aloo tikka | Tandoori potatoes Aloo tikka recipe – Grilled baby potatoes in Indian style. Aloo tikka is commonly found on North Indian restaurants menu as a starter.

If you have ever been fascinated at the taste and aroma of these tandoori aloo tikka then this recipe may be for you. They taste delicious and mouth melting with all the flavors of spices infused in them. They can be served as a starter, evening snack and even goes well as a party snack.

Traditionally tandoori foods were grilled in a tandoor, a clay oven in which the foods were grilled on a charcoal fire.

These tandoor ovens impart a unique smoky aroma to the foods grilled in it. In restaurants these tandoori aloo tikka are made in tandoori oven or atleast grilled

in a electric oven and then smoked using the dhungar menthod to lend them that unique aroma.

This recipe uses curd, if you do not prefer the aloo and curd combo for kids, then you

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6. Add your boiled potatoes.

7. Marinate and set aside for 30 to 45 minutes in a cool place to prevent sourness. You can also refrigerate them. But refrigeration of potatoes converts the starch to sugars, which is not good for the body in the long run. Rinse your skewers and set aside to dry.

8. Preheat the oven to 240 C for about 20 mins. Line the marinated baby potatoes on to the skewers. Grease your tray and grill them for 15 to 25 minutes. After 15 minutes, turn the skewers around. Grill for another 10 to 15 minutes. The timings may vary slightly depending on the size of your aloo and the consistency of the marinade. I also like to add a few slices of onions to the tray which get charred and impart a good flavor.

9. You can also grill these on a oiled grill pan or just a tawa. But the marinade sticks up a bit and but that adds aroma to the tandoori aloo.

Smear some butter over the hot tandoori aloo tikka.

Serve hot with onion and lemon wedges and green chutney.

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The company says it searches for longterm rental property listings on Craigslist and contacts the owners, offering them more income by listing their property as a short-term rental instead.

BnbCare spokesperson Igor Kostin said the company looks for homeowners who might be out of town for a few months and are looking to rent out their place while they’re away. “That’s where we jump in and make our offer,” Kostin said. In an email obtained, the company offered a property owner 20 per cent more income and said it can sign a one-year lease with fixed rent throughout the term.

Coun. Geoff Meggs said that kind of activity is exactly what the city is hoping to crack down on.

The city recently released data that shows up to 5,000 active short-term rentals in the city with 85 per cent of those on Airbnb. The data also shows two-thirds of the listings are for entire houses, condos or apartments.

Frenzy of Vancouver rental market whips up bidding wars Vancouver’s rental vacancy rate is 0.6 per cent, and Meggs said the idea that management companies could be making that problem worse is troubling.

“I think that if we see people mobilizing

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City of Vancouver launches online survey to gather feedback on short-term rentals Vol. 6 No. 31

A survey on the City of Vancouver’s website has launched today to offer the public the chance to tell the city what they think are the pros and cons of short-term rentals, which are often listed on platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO. Comments from the online survey, which is available until Aug. 3, will be provided to city council, which has asked staff to come up with ways to regulate short-term housing rental services such as Airbnb.

The survey follows the release of data from the city July 17 which showed that there are up

to 5,000 active short-term rentals in Vancouver — 85 per cent of them on Airbnb.

The data also shows two-thirds of the listings are for entire houses, condos or apartments as opposed to shared spaces.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that it’s having an impact on our rental market,” said Councillor Geoff Meggs, whose party, Vision Vancouver, has promised to figure out what impact short-term rentals are having on the city’s rental vacancy rate, which is currently at 0.6 per cent. “We hear about people making a little bit of extra income here and there and so

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on,” said Meggs.

“They may feel that that’s a good thing and it certainly is good for them, but it’s at the expense, we think, of the affordability of our rental stock, the availability of it and the kind of rents that are being paid.”

Meggs says he hopes

by December there will be enforceable rules in place which will deal with consumer protection and public safety issues while protecting Vancouver’s rental stock.

Meggs says these initiatives will be paid for through the business licence fees of the people trying to deliver the service, not by the taxpayer.

City of Vancouver bylaws currently prohibit rentals for a period of less than one month unless the unit is part of a hotel or bed and breakfast. Michael Schratter, an Airbnb host in Vancouver, frequently rents out his attic, and also rents his entire house out for a few weeks in the year while traveling out of town in summer and over Christmas. He said his family loves “being ambassadors for Vancouver” by

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The tenant has committed for a 10th of the 370,000 square feet – leaving a state of emptiness that is unusual for an office skyscraper in this city. Even so, a huge shift in business tenancy is expected as the region experiences something it has not seen before: an office-tower building boom much of which is speculative construction rather than for specific committed tenants.

“This is kind of uncharted territory for Vancouver,” said Mehdi Shokri, a principal with the capital markets team at Avison Young.

“But I don’t see a big disaster occurring.”

The Credit Suisse tower is only the most visible and furthest along of a second wave of new office towers planned for Vancouver and some key suburbs. A first cluster of towers – some two million square feet – was built downtown in the past three years.

Another 11 office developments are proposed within blocks of Credit Suisse’s Exchange tower at Howe and West Pender streets, even while the office-vacancy rate in the region continues to inch up as a result of the first wave of building.

But commercial brokers say the city is not about to be populated by ghost towers.

Mr. Shokri and others say they expect many of the new towers to start signing tenant leases as they get closer to completion. That is partly because companies in Vancouver, which do want to be in new, energy-efficient buildings, tend to operate on short timelines.

As well, he said, prices in the new buildings will likely come 4 i Saturday, July 25, 2015down in the

next two years due to competition.

The landlords who will likely suffer as a result of the current boom are owners of older buildings, Mr. Shokri said. As well, new developments in the suburbs, which have already experienced higher vacancy rates in recent years, may have trouble as they compete with each other.

In Vancouver, the co-developer of the Cred-

offering people a place to stay and highlighting various sights in the city for guests.

Schratter doesn’t think that renting out his

attic throughout the year takes a unit away from the rental stock in the city — and said he doesn’t consider trying to rent it out on a long-term basis because he likes the flexibility of short-term rentals.

“The longest people usually stay is perhaps a week,” he said.

“I think a lot of people here who spend a disproportionate amount of their income on mortgages are finding unique ways to survive in this city, and I’m one of those people.

“Me renting my attic … to a traveling student that’s in town for three or four days has nothing to do with the issue here.”

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Lea Gelbanks and his wife Flormina were ecstatic in May, when they received six offers on their Mission, B.C., home in the first 24 hours it was on the market.

They accepted an offer that was $93,000 above their listed price.

But the jubilation quickly turned to devastation when they learned that the home was once the site of a suspected marijuana grow operation, or grow-op.

“We couldn’t even talk. It was that gutwrenching,” said Gelbanks, “The day before you’re high-fiving and super happy tears of joy go to tears of sorrow.”

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“I mean you’ve gone from everything to nothing and it’s almost unbearable.”

Medical marijuana grow-ops will not be busted, say mayors The prospective buyer had done a simple search with the local fire hall to discover that a Public Safety Investigation Team (PSIT) had been to the home on Grebe Crescent in 2010 and found evidence of a possible grow-op. That was enough to sink the Gelbanks’ deal.

“When [the inspectors] came in there was no plants, no equipment, and there was no criminal charges laid, and yet this PSIT file still remains,” said Gelbanks, who obtained the 82-page report on his house through a freedom of information request.

The PSIT program was only in effect in Mission from 2008 to 2011, when it became a local controversy and was eventually scrapped.

Other nearby municipalities had similar programs, where inspectors, often tipped off by high BC Hydro usage, checked out suspect homes. They generally didn’t lead to criminal charges, but instead left the homeowner with a list of defects requiring thorough remediation, as well as a hefty fine. In Mission, the fine was $4,900.

‘Health and safety of the future residents’ ​The inspection programs were promoted by officials in nearby Surrey, where Fire Chief Len Garis takes a particular interest in the issue. He has even authored academic papers about marijuana grow-op safety.

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it Suisse tower is optimistic his building will start to fill as the completion date gets closer.

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Victoria wants the same ability to tax vacant homes that is being granted to Vancouver as the provincial capital deals with a shortage of rentals and rising prices.

This week, B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong announced it would give the

City of Vancouver the powers it needs to implement an empty home tax, as vacancy rates in that city are at 0.6 per cent.

“Vancouver housing is first and foremost for homes, not a commodity to make money with.”

Now city councillors in Victoria have voted to ask for the same thing with councillor Jeremy Loveday bringing forward the motion.

“My opinion is that they should do it all at once and grant all municipalities that same authority as the housing crisis is not just in Vancouver,” he said noting the

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vacancy rate in his city is near zero as well.

While the rate has not been determined, it is hoped that the tax will encourage more property owners with empty spaces to put their homes up for rent. Vancouver says it will only apply the tax to homes left vacant for an entire year.

City staff in Victoria have been asked to start collecting data on how many properties are vacant and Loveday says Victoria doesn’t know yet if it needs an empty home tax — but it wants the option.

“It’s not necessarily that we would implement [it],” he said. “It’s just to have this as another tool in the tool kit so that we can make it easier for people to find housing in the city of Victoria.”

During his push for a vacancy tax in Vancouver, Mayor Gregor Robertson called on the provincial government to amend the community charter and grant other municipalities similar powers.

Meanwhile B.C. Opposition housing critic David Eby says the province should administer the tax for all of Metro Vancouver and parts of southern Vancouver Island.

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next two years due to competition.

The landlords who will likely suffer as a result of the current boom are owners of older buildings, Mr. Shokri said. As well, new developments in the suburbs, which have already experienced higher vacancy rates in recent years, may have trouble as they compete with each other.

In Vancouver, the co-developer of the Cred-

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he $240-million Credit Suisse/ Mr. Shokri and others say they expect SwissReal tower in the heart of many of the new towers to start signing tenant downtown Vancouver will be leases as they get closer to completion. That completed in less than a year, but so far, is partly because companies in Vancouver, only one tenant has signed up to move in. which do want to be in new, energy-efficient The tenant has committed for a 10th of buildings, tend to operate on short timelines. the 370,000 square feet – leaving a state of As well, he said, prices in the new emptiness that is unusual for an office sky- buildings will likely come 4 i Saturday, July 25, 2015down in the scraper in this city. Even so, a huge shift in business tenancy is expected as the region experiences something it has not seen before: an office-tower building boom much of which is speculative construction rather than for specific committed tenants.

“This is kind of uncharted territory for Vancouver,” said Mehdi Shokri, a principal with the capital markets team at Avison Young.

“But I don’t see a big disaster occurring.”

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Another 11 office developments are proposed within blocks of Credit Suisse’s Exchange tower at Howe and West Pender streets, even while the office-vacancy rate in the region continues to inch up as a result of the first wave of building.

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