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Port Mann & Golden Ears bridges toll free from September 1 BC NDP government is getting rid of tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges starting Sept. 1, Premier John Horgan has announced. Horgan made the announcement in Port Coquitlam on Friday morning, following through on one of the key planks of the NDP election campaign this spring. “These tolls are unfair to people who live in the Lower Mainland and to people who live in particular areas of British Columbia.

If you live in Kelowna, you don’t pay tolls to cross a bridge,� Horgan said. “You shouldn’t have to pay tolls because of where you live.� The NDP government estimates the move will save people who

commute over the Fraser River an average of $1,500 each year. Commercial drivers who cross the bridge daily could save $4,500,

Toronto man who disappeared 3 years ago surfaces on Interpol list as ISIS bomber A Toronto man is named on an Interpol list of individuals suspected to belong to an ISIS suicide brigade, according to a Canadian expert on radicalization and foreign fighters. Tabirul Hasib first disappeared five years ago when he booked a flight to the Middle East along with three other Toronto men: Malik Abdul (better known as Abdul Malik) and two Continued on page 6

according to the province. Bills for tolls up to and including Aug. 31 will still have to be paid. The cost of eliminating the tolls is estimated at $132 million this year, according to the province.

Horgan said remaining debt from the Port Mann will be transferred to the provincial debt. It will cost taxpayers an additional $135 million for the next few years to cover lost revenue from the bridge. The province is currently in discussion with TransLink to determine how to make up for

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Indian Supreme Court declares triple-talaq unconstitutional The Supreme Court (SC) ruled the Muslim practice of triple talaq unconstitutional and struck it down by 3:2 majority. Triple talaq , or verbal divorce, is practiced by some in the Muslim community to instantly divorce their wives Continued on page 6

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Mobs rampaged across a north Indian state on Friday, leaving 33 people dead and more than 250 others injured, after a court declared a quasi-religious sect leader guilty of raping two of his followers, authorities said. Mobs set fire to government buildings and attacked police and TV journalists in the town of Panchkula in Haryana state, smashing the windshields of news vans and breaking broadcast equipment. Police initially used tear gas and water cannons and then fired bullets in the air in an attempt to control the surging mobs as people vandalized bus stations and government vehicles. “The situation is tense. There has been arson and burning,� Rajiv Mehrishi, the federal home secretary, said late Friday.

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Liberal MP from Calgary facing sexual harassment allegations

NDP gov’t criticized by Greens for pricey fundraisers in Vancouver

Allegations of sexual staff Charles-Eric Lepine harassment have been told the Hill-Times they levelled against Calgary were made aware of the allegations, and as per Skyview MP Darshan Kang, according to a Parliament policy referred them to the Hill news outlet. house human resources office. Kang, 66, served Ottawa-based political two terms as a provincial newspaper the HillTimes reported Friday the MLA for the riding of allegations were against the Calgary-McCall. He made rookie Liberal MP by a staffer the jump to federal politics MP Darshan Kang in the 2015 election, when at his Calgary constituency he and Calgary Centre MP office.

Pierre Parent, head of human resources in the House of Kent Hehr became the first Liberals to win Commons, has opened an investigation federal ridings in Calgary in almost 50 years. into the matter, according to a statement Invitations for comment by Postmedia to both sent to the publication by the office of the Kang and government officials in Ottawa chief government whip.

While declining weren’t immediately returned. to offer details of the allegations, chief of

Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver blasts NDP for pricey fundraisers

New wildfires hit east Kelowna regions A large area was evacuated east of Kelowna, B.C. due to a wildfire that started Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported around 1:30 p.m. PT and is approximately 20 kilometres east of the city, in the Joe Rich area.

But it grew quickly, and Central Okanagan Emergency Operations evacuated properties for a large area affecting 474 properties and an estimated 1,100 people.

It is estimated to be 380 hectares in size, with the nearest homes 3 kilometres away.

“It has progressed quite steadily in the last few hours,” said B.C. Wildfire Service information

officer Melanie Morin. Multiple crews are on scene, including officers with the Kelowna, Lake Country and Joe Rich fire departments.

But by the evening, there were no reports of any structures impacted by the wildfire, though Highway 33 will remain closed in both directions between Gallagher and Big White Road overnight. B.C. surpasses worst wildfire season on record — and threat is far from over An Emergency Support Services reception centre was established at Willow Park church on Highway 33 in Kelowna.

NDP party is hosting a $525-a-plate dinner their pledge under a formal agreement with Sept. 22 at the Fairmont Hotel $525-a-plate the Green Party in May. Political Donations: dinner is planned for provincial NDP in Following the money in B.C. politics September has reignited the debate over B.C. NDP outpace Liberals in donations political fundraising in BC. leading up to 2017 elections The latest The event — pegged as a fundraisers show poor “leader’s levee” for Premier leadership, Weaver argued.

John Horgan — is on Sept.

“It sends a signal to the 22 at the Fairmont Hotel public that you’re not willing Vancouver. It costs $325 to to do as you say.” NDP attend under the earlybird planning ‘comprehensive’ rate, but starting Saturday the legislation But B.C. NDP cost will be $525. Groups of president Craig Keating up to seven people can also said the party plans to book tables for $3,000. Green introduce “comprehensive” Party leader Andrew Weaver electoral finance legislation was critical of the fundraiser — including limits on John Horgan on Thursday. “The reality is individual donations — once they’re trying to milk the system as much as the fall session starts Sept. 8. Until then, the they can,” Weaver told On The Coast guest host government is abiding by the current rules, Gloria Macarenko. Listen to the full interview Keating said. “There’s no cash-for-access here,” with Andrew Weaver. he said. “This is a simple fundraiser that’s been Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver blasts held ten years in succession. It’s no different NDP for pricey fundraisers than anything [Horgan] has done before.”

Last year’s dinner raked in nearly $193,000 for It’s unclear when the legislation will be pushed the NDP, the vast majority from organizations, through, or whether it will retroactively apply according to the party’s campaign-finance to donations after the NDP formed government report. On Thursday, Horgan also attended in June. Keating said the government is taking a $500-a-ticket fundraiser at Bear Mountain a “detailed” approach to the reform. The Resort. The NDP vowed in this year’s election B.C. Green Party began refusing union and to ban union and corporate donations after corporate donations in Sept. 2016. The party routinely condemning cash-for-access events still accepts individual donations, including a put on by the B.C. Liberals, and repeated $20,000 donation this year.

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Previously, when critics pointed out the loss in revenue for the government, Horgan suggested the cost would be spread across the province. Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver immediately slammed the NDP government for the move. “It’s unfortunate that the government has decided to proceed with this reckless policy,� Weaver said in a press release. “There is no question that the affordability crisis facing so many British Columbians is a significant concern.

However, this policy is high cost and low impact.� He contended the province would get a higher return on investment for programs targeting things like education, student housing and child care. “Moreover, making such a massive addition to our debt risks raising interest on all debt, which ultimately prevents government from being able to invest more in important social programs,�

Weaver said. In contrast, Horgan insisted the loss of toll revenue shouldn’t affect the province’s borrowing costs.

But Weaver added that tolls can help encourage drivers to find other modes of transportation, which helps to reduce congestion and pollution.

Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore echoed those concerns in a tweet Friday morning,

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Toronto man who disappeared 3 years ago surfaces on Interpol list of ISIS suicide bombers From page 1 others — Nur and Adib — whose last names are not known. What followed was a desperate attempt by the men’s parents to keep them from falling into the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), beginning with missing person’s reports to Toronto police. From there, officers with the RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement team became involved, asking tough questions of their families.

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the young men were headed to Syria, he and Nur’s father got on a plane and managed to convince the four to come home, where he says they were repeatedly questioned

by CSIS agents and RCMP officers. In July 2014, three of the men disappeared again. Now, five years later, Hasib’s name has surfaced on a list of people who could launch attacks in the West, says researcher Amarnath Amarasingam, a fellow at the George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. CBC News first reported on Hasib in March 2015 when it was determined that he was among five people to have been recruited by Timmins, Ont.-born foreign fighter Andre

Poulin, who died while fighting in Syria in 2013 at age 24. The first of the five to be recruited was a man named Mohammed Ali of Mississauga, Ont., who went by Abu Turaab, who left Canada in April 2014.

At the time, Hasib’s mother told CBC News she was devastated at her son’s disappearance; she said the last time she’d spoken to him was November 2014.

“I asked him where he was and he wouldn’t answer,” she recalled in 2015.

“And then I was overtaken by grief and couldn’t speak to him.” The list on which Hasib’s name appears — along with his nom du guerre Abu Bakr al-Bangladeshi — was first reported on last month in

The Guardian. The British newspaper said it was based on data collected by U.S. intelligence and circulated by Interpol on May 27. According to The Guardian, the list says those named “may have been trained to build and position improvised explosive devices in order to cause serious deaths and injuries. It is believed that they can travel internationally, to participate in terrorist activities.” But The Guardian reports that it contains the suspects’ names, their recruitment dates, their last likely addresses, their mothers’ names and any available photographs.

Hasib’s appearance on it comes as a surprise to Amarasingam. On ISIS entrance forms, Hasib is listed as someone who wanted to be a fighter, he notes — not someone looking to be a suicide bomber.

The former Monarch Park Collegiate student and apparent graduate was active in his school’s athletic program, participating in long-distance running competitions before enrolling in Centennial College. It’s a stark contrast to his portrayal on the list as an aspiring bomber with a suicide brigade. There is also the possibility that Hasib’s identity could have been used by someone else.

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by saying talaq three times.

Justices Rohinton Nariman, Uday Lalit and Joseph Kurien ruled that triple talaq is unconstitutional.

Justice Abdul Nazeer and Chief Justice JS Khehar upheld the validity of triple talaq. CJI Khehar asked the government to bring legislation in six months to govern marriage and divorce in the Muslim community. The ball is now in Parliament’s court. It is to be noted that the Centre had during the course of hearings earlier this year told the bench that it will come out with a law to regulate marriage and divorce among Muslims if ‘triple talaq’ is held invalid and unconstitutional by the apex court. In February this year, the SC said a Constitution bench would be set up to hear and decide on whether ‘triple talaq’, the oral divorce practice some Muslims follow, is constitutionally valid. The bench reserved its verdict on May 18 after a six-day marathon hearing during the summer vacation.

Shayara Bano, a 35-year-old woman, challenged the practice in 2016, a year after her husband of 15 years divorced her via triple talaq. Petitions of four other Muslim women - Aafreen Rehman, Gulshan Parveen, Ishrat Jahan and Atiya Sabri - were tagged with Bano’s plea.

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B.C. govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be funding Commonwealth Games bid NDPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carole James says the province has bigger financial priorities, including the opioid crisis and wildfires The BC government has decided not to support a bid for Victoria to host the 2022 Commonweath Games In a statement released Thursday afternoon, Finance Minister Carole James said the decision was based on money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While we appreciate the energy and passion of the bid committee, we cannot make a commitment to support the bid through direct funding, nor can we provide a financial shortfall guarantee,â&#x20AC;? she said. Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver echoed Jamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; decision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not a priority for British Columbia right now to invest taxpayers money while we have so many issues facing us,â&#x20AC;? he said. Bid would have cost B.C. $400-million plusv The Victoria bid committee proposal included $400 million from both the provincial and the federal government.

In addition, the provincial government was asked to provide a guarantee that it would cover any cost overruns. James said the details provided last week by the bid committee left too many unknowns to fully understand the costs and risks of hosting the games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our government was elected with a very clear set of priorities. Those priorities are helping communities impacted by the wildfires and those suffering from the opioid crisis,â&#x20AC;? she said. David Black, chair of the bid committee, reacted with disappointment, saying it would have been a good opportunity for Victoria. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to have the province, and if the province canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get there because of timing and worries about their own budget. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so be it.â&#x20AC;? he said. The Commonwealth Games Federation is under a tight timeline to find a new host for the 2022 Games after Durban South Africa pulled out over financial issues.

James said the province would be open to hosting the games again in the future, when thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more time to prepare a bid that ensures taxpayers are protected from the risks.

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Former Whitecaps residency players plead not guilty to sexual assault charges Two teenagers previously with the Whitecaps FC residency, a soccer player development program, have pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault.

The teensâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be named due to a publication banâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; appeared Thursday at the B.C. Provincial Court in Vancouver. In July, the Whitecaps issued a statement saying they completed an internal review of a serious incident, which allegedly took place in June between some male players at its Burnaby facility. The club said the two players in question, who were previously on suspension, have been released from the team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The safety and well-being of our players

is our top priority, and we are deeply committed to providing an environment in which all individuals are treated with respect,â&#x20AC;? the Whitecaps FC statement read. According to the Whitecaps website, the FC residency program is â&#x20AC;&#x153;designed to maximize a playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potential on and off the field through a â&#x20AC;&#x153;soccer lifestyleâ&#x20AC;? philosophy linking technical and personal development [while] integrating training, education and accommodation.â&#x20AC;?

The team said it is not commenting while the matter is before the courts.

B.C. Green Party proposes ban on foreign ownership of farmland B.C. Green Party Leader and Oak BayGordon Head MLA Andrew Weaver is calling for a ban on the foreign ownership of designated farmland in British Columbia.

In early August of 2016, the B.C. Liberal government imposed a 15 per cent tax on foreign buyers. Weaver says this earlier tax had only a short term impact on speculative buying in the Lower Mainland and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go far enough to stop speculative investment in other areas where the tax isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t imposed, namely farmland. Weaver says foreign nationals are now looking at land zoned for agricultural use as an investment opportunity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A safe haven for that investment is property lands, particularly large swaths of land, in

British Columbia,â&#x20AC;? said Weaver during an interview with On the Island. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bode well for future affordability and future security, if we start letting it happen.â&#x20AC;? Weaver points to Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec and P.E.I. as examples of other jurisdictions that have stronger measures put in place to protect against foreign ownership and he feels B.C. is behind the times. He also says the Agricultural Land Reserve and Agricultural Land Commission, the current organizations that ensure farmland is used only for farming, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go far enough to address the issue of beginner farmers not being able to afford land to start working on.

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50 dead, 400 injured in riots after Guru Ram Rahim’s rape conviction From page 1 sect leader guilty of raping two of his followers, authorities said. Mobs set fire to government buildings and attacked police and TV journalists in the town of Panchkula in Haryana state, smashing the windshields of news vans and breaking broadcast equipment. Police initially used tear gas and water cannons and then fired bullets in the air in an attempt to control the surging mobs as people vandalized bus stations and government vehicles. “The situation is tense. There has been arson and burning,” Rajiv Mehrishi, the federal home secretary, said late Friday. He said more than 1,000 of the guru’s supporters had been detained in Panchkula on charges of arson and destruction of public property. The

Authorities fear many more wil die in voilence special court announced the guilty verdict on Friday after hearing closing arguments in the 15-year-old case against the guru, who calls himself Saint Dr. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insaan. The guru, who had denied

the charges of raping the two women at his ashram in 2002, was flown by helicopter to a jail in the nearby town of Rohtak because district officials feared they would be overrun by his supporters. His sentencing is to be held Aug. 28, prosecutor H.P.S. Verma said. Tens of thousands of followers had camped overnight awaiting the verdict.

Violence also broke out elsewhere in Haryana and the neighbouring state of Punjab, as well as in the capital, New Delhi, police said. Railway stations in the towns of Malout and Balluana were ablaze, and two coaches of an empty train parked in New

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A curfew was imposed in at least four districts of Punjab, said Amrinder Singh, the state’s chief minister. A spokesperson for the guru’s sect, Dera Sacha Sauda, urged his supporters to remain calm. “I just want to request everyone to maintain peace at the moment,” said Dilawar Insan. “We will explore what legal options are available to us.” The sect claims to have about 50 million followers and campaigns for vegetarianism and against drug addiction. It has also taken up social causes such as organizing the weddings of poor couples. Such sects have

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Liberal-friendly diplomat’s new job pays above scale, but is he worth it?

Former Liberal candidate is not the first diplomat to be paid above scale: Prime Minister’s Office Rana Sarkar’s salary scale as Canada’s consul And he’s not the first or the only person to general in San Francisco, USA is between be paid above scale. In a statement emailed $221,300 and $260,300. The normal range to the CBC News in response to questions, for a consul general is between $119,600 and PMO spokesperson Cameron Ahmad $140,700. Gerald Butts is Prime Minister provided a number of examples where Justin Trudeau’s top adviser, making him senior public servants and former politicians arguably the second most influential appointed by both this government and person in this Liberal government given the previous Conservative government his regular involvement with the PM on were paid above scale.

Gary Doer, for the most sensitive and important files. So example, earned between $235,000 and when Butts took to Twitter on Monday to $276,500 as Stephen Harper’s ambassador defend the government’s decision to pay his to Washington, when the standard salary friend Rana Sarkar, the country’s new consul scale was between $172,200 and $202,500. general in San Francisco, far more than the Paul Maddison, the former commander of usual scale for the posting, it was worth the Canadian navy before Harper named paying attention. him high commissioner to Australia, makes Those 15 tweets, delivered between $219,100 and $257,700, in rapid succession, went instead of of the typical range something like this: between $133,900 and $157,500.

Sarkar comes to the post Ahmad said Sarkar’s mandate is with impressive business similar to that of an ambassador qualifications, including his because of the size of California most recent job as the director economy, and the importance of high-growth markets for this government attaches to KPMG. developing closer ties to the highHis pay is consistent with tech industry in the Silicon Valley other diplomats who are paid outside San Francisco. above scale in important posts “Mr. Sarkar’s mandate is far Rana Sarkar such as London, New York and greater than what the position Washington. He and other traditionally entailed.”

Liberal appointees from the private sector PMO officials, speaking off the record, are taking big pay cuts to serve their country. expanded on that mandate. His job, they What Butts didn’t mention is that Sarkar said, is to end the brain drain of Canadian ran and lost for the Liberals in a Toronto- innovators to Silicon Valley, to encourage area seat in 2011, and that he ran and lost high-tech companies to expand in Canada a nomination battle for another Toronto and to open up new markets in the U.S. and riding four years later.

Asia for an increasingly important economic PM Trudeau defends his choice for innovation sector. When asked if that meant governor general amid revelations about her the San Francisco office would be getting past Madeleine Meilleur takes herself out additional staff and more resources, the of the running for languages commissioner officials said no decisions had been made. job NDP calls for new committee to review It’s clear from the cabinet orders that Sarkar watchdog appointments As some on alone is getting nearly double the usual pay Twitter were quick to note, Sarkar would rate among the private-sector leaders tapped have had to take an even bigger pay cut as an by the Liberals for diplomatic posts. David MP if he’d been elected. It’s a sacrifice many MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the others have made, notably former prime U.S., and UN Ambassador Marc-André minister Paul Martin. According to cabinet Blanchard are paid between $247,900 and orders posted online, Sarkar’s salary scale as $291,600. Phyllis Yaffe, the Liberals’ pick consul general in San Francisco is between as consul general in New York, is also paid $221,300 and $260,300. The normal range above scale, earning between $153,600 and for a consul general is between $119,600 $180,600. But that’s far closer to the normal and $140,700. Sarkar certainly comes to scale than Sarkar. “Rana Sarkar’s salary as the position with impressive credentials. CG (consul-general) is completely in line Besides his post at KPMG, he’s also been the with those other appointments from the CEO of the Canada-India Business Council. private sector,” Butts wrote on his Twitter

Woman to get warning after ‘racially slanted language’ used on SkyTrain An investigation is underway after several videos were posted on social media of what Metro Vancouver Transit Police say was a confrontation involving “profane and racially slanted language.”

Transit police say in a news release that officers began the investigation after several videos were posted on Facebook following the confrontation on Monday afternoon.

Police say officers boarded a SkyTrain in Burnaby after someone used the emergency alert system and spoke to a witness who told them a woman had been swearing at an

elderly couple before leaving the train.

The couple told officers they were fine and did not wish further police involvement.

Transit Police say they have identified a 75-year-old New Westminster woman who is known to them for documented angerrelated issues, but there is nothing to indicate she raises concerns for public safety. They say officers intend to interview her “with a discussion and warning about her behaviour and conduct when using the transit system.”

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Surrey mayor believes recent violence is hurting business Surrey’s mayor says the relies upon our ability recent gun and gang violence to have a reputation as in the city is bad for business. a safe, viable region and “In my opinion, any city in which to locate time there are events that and do business in,” affect your reputation as she said. “When there a city, it also then flows is this … gang violence into how do people feel that’s taking place about investing in that city, within our region, it how do people feel about doesn’t enhance business working in that city,” Linda investment.” Huberman Hepner said Wednesday. stressed that the crime “Without question, it has a is a regional, provincial Surrey Mayor negative effect. It affects the and national problem, Linda Hepner investment climate.” and said the local Hepner made similar comments on business community has become involved Tuesday night at an event hosted by the by lobbying higher levels of government for Surrey Board of Trade and the South Asian change and supporting efforts within Surrey.

Business Association, and attended by “We’ve really tried to make crime a business members of the business community. issue, an economic issue, because it usually Hepner said businesses look at isn’t seen that way,” she said. Paul Orazietti, reputation, safety for employees and their executive director of the Cloverdale families, and tax rates when they decide on Business Improvement Association, said where to locate. If there is a perception that the recent incidents of shots fired in the a community is not safe, business owners Clayton neighbourhood, which is part of may go elsewhere. “Surrey is a very safe Cloverdale, “put a shiver through residents’ place to set up business, and some of the minds” and people are sensitive about the initiatives we have under way right now subject. However, he hasn’t heard of any are simply going to add to that,” she said. businesses that have decided to leave or Hepner said her plans include starting a Bar not set up shop in Cloverdale because of it.

Watch program in Surrey to make gangsters “We’ve not really experienced anything of a feel “uncomfortable,” initiating a review of serious nature that’s dissuaded investment, B.C.’s Crown approval process in an effort but people are very much concerned to bring the province’s threshold for charges about the more serious incidents — and in line with others, and the creation of a you can’t blame them,” he said. Orazietti Mayor’s Task Force.

Anita Huberman, commended Hepner on her efforts to deal CEO of the Surrey Board of Trade, agreed with the crime and gun violence, and said with Hepner’s assessment. “The economic she has the association’s support. “It’s very and social development of any community much a complicated problem,” he said.

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Economists worried by BC’s financial reliance on real estate Economic experts are raising concerns over the province’s financial reliance on BC’s booming real estate market and the new government’s promise to try and cool the market down.

The 2016/17 public accounts released earlier this week recorded a $2.7 billion surplus. Real estate revenue accounted for a big part of that high number, largely due to a 32 per cent growth in the Property Transfer Tax revenue, which brought in roughly $2 billion in total revenue last fiscal year.

While speaking to the media Tsur Somerville, a professor of economics at the University of British Columbia, said beyond

Property Transfer Tax 6:45 Somerville noted that in B.C. real estate accounts for a larger share of government revenues than it does in any other province.

Lindsay Tedds, an economist at the University of Victoria, agrees that the current framework of B.C.’s economy relies heavily on the strength of the market.

“Much as we like to point to Alberta being so reliant on their oil revenues, we are very reliant on the real estate industry to prop up our economy,” said Tedds.

Inherently risky That is why Somerville is concerned that during the most recent provincial election campaign the B.C. NDP promised to cool the hot housing market. “If you slow down the real estate industry, because it’s an overly large part of our economy, you’re going to have some repercussions,” said Somerville.

“It’s not a healthy situation to be that dependant on real estate, so the adjustment is going to be a little bit painful no matter what happens.”

At this point however, Somerville Despite the NDP’s promises of cooling the market, so far their strategies are more geared towards making it easier said despite the NDP’s promises for people at the bottom end of the market to buy property. of cooling the market, so far their strategies are more geared towards the Property Transfer Tax the income from making it easier for people at the bottom end the hot real estate market feeds several other of the market to buy property. government revenue streams.

“It’s hard for government to come in and He used examples like the personal income change markets. When you try to blow up a tax on a home builder, the income tax of a market, you really don’t know where things real estate agent and the tax on furniture or are going to go,” said Somerville. home appliances, all of which are tied to the Among the NDP’s campaign promises was strength of the market. Tsur Somerville talks the creation of 114,000 affordable housing the Property Transfer Tax units, the creation of a Housing Affordability 00:00 06:45 Tsur Somerville talks the Fund and the introduction of a two per cent

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Surrey RCMP ask for help in locating suspect after seizing drugs Long term drugs realted investigation leads to arrests and charges Surrey RCMP are seeking the public’s help in tracking down an alleged drug trafficker following a massive bust last week.

In February, the detachment’s drug section began investigating a local drug-distribution network operating throughout the Lower Mainland and “preying” on drug users at Surrey’s notorious “Strip” on 135A Street, Cpl. Scotty Schumann said. Officers executed four search warrants on Aug. 16 and 17 in the South Surrey and Guildford neighbourhoods, as well as in Langley and Delta, with the support of Coquitlam RCMP, Delta police and units including the emergency response team and police dog services. Several handguns were seized in the raids, two of which were loaded.

Schumann said police seized about 30,000 doses of cocaine and almost 4,800 doses of heroin and fentanyl, along with six weapons — two of them loaded — a stolen vehicle and identity cards, cash and materials typically found at drug processing and supply sites. He called the seizure “significant” and said the trafficking operation involved mid-level and streetlevel dealers. A display of drugs, including deadly fentanyl, and guns seized during a Surrey RCMP investigation “Certainly,

we have drugs here like fentanyl, which is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people in the province, to do with the opioid crisis,” Schumann said. “Seizures like this are very valuable to improving the safety of the community.”

absentee speculators tax.

Somerville said these early measures won’t change the dynamics of the housing

market, but could generate more revenue that could be used to help people hurt by housing affordability.

Five people face 48 charges. Surrey residents Bradley Thomas Antrobus, 34, and Trevor Desjarlais, 35, face multiple charges for firearms offences and possession for the purpose of trafficking, while Wyatt Kyle Costain, 28, and Reanna Grace Kolakovic, 22, face multiple charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking. Only Kolakovic has been released on bail. Costain is also a Provincial Tactical Enforcement Priority target, meaning he is the subject

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ICBC board members replaced NDP government has replaced three more board members at the Insurance Corporation of BC, as it prepares a shakeup for the public auto insurer that is facing steep rate increases to cover its claim costs. One of Premier John Horganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first moves after forming government in July was to replace the ICBC board chair, former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Barry Penner, with former NDP cabinet minister Joy MacPhail.

On Thursday, Justice Minister David Eby announced that three more board members had been fired and replaced. The new directors are Doug Allen, former executive with the TransLink and Canada Line corporations, former Hospital Employeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Union business manager Bonnie Pearson, and Jeremy Bell,

an investment consultant and former chief actuary with the Healthcare Benefit Trust.

The new directors join Cathy McLay, TransLinkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief financial officer, who was appointed to the ICBC board along with MacPhail. Directors whose appointments were rescinded are technology executive Catherine Boivie, and chartered accountants William Davidson and Ronald Olynyk.

After being given responsibility for ICBC in July, Eby released a report commissioned by the previous government calculating that ICBC rates could go up by as much as 30 per cent by 2019. The Ernst & Young report cited increased car crashes, higher payouts for minor injuries, and a claim rate rising faster than accident rates.

Surrey to be short of portables in September The Surrey School District says not all of the 50 new portables it has on order will arrive in time for the first day of classes.

However, spokesman Doug Strachan says the situation will be manageable in the interim. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our approach is to ensure the portables we receive in time (almost 40) are installed at the schools that have little or no alternative or practical back-up plan,â&#x20AC;? he told the Now-Leader. â&#x20AC;&#x153;About a dozen needed portables that we anticipate may be a late have been designated for schools that have space that can reasonably and temporarily be used as classrooms, such as a common area. Most of these are schools that need only one portable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We expect all the portables will be here within two to three weeks of school start up.â&#x20AC;? With the new 50 portables, Surrey will have about 325 district-wide. The district was tasked

with finding 168 new classrooms in Surrey this year. Thirty of those new classrooms are due to normal enrolment growth, and 138 are a result of the 2016 Supreme Court ruling that restored class size and composition to pre2002 levels.

Strachan said the district found 115 of those within existing schools.

There was initially concern after it was revealed the district would need to take some non-teaching classrooms, such as computer labs, and turn them into classrooms.

Although some wondered if spaces like music rooms and libraries would be lost, Surrey school board chair Shawn Wilson has said thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;not a chanceâ&#x20AC;? that therapy rooms and libraries would remain untouched.

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Complaints against farmer who gave away free produce Six years ago, Jas Singh started a charity farm in Surrey that donated thousands of tonnes of produce to local food banks, soup kitchens and people in need.

He won an award from the City of Surrey, food banks sang his praises and his farm, Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Little Acre, was widely publicized. Hundreds of people helped plant and pick vegetables, and donated money and supplies to keep the farm afloat.

Now, Singh is the subject of numerous complaints from customers who signed up for a produce-delivery program

he started called Club 365 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his goal was to get 365 members. They say the food was often rotten, deliveries were unpredictable, late or didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t arrive, and Singh was nearly impossible to reach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really kind of frightening to see how far-reaching this is and how many people are affected,â&#x20AC;? said Lee Reid, a Ladner resident and former Club 365 member who started a Facebook group for unhappy customers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people burned are mostly women, mostly young moms with kids, people like me that are just trying to get by.â&#x20AC;?

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BC to use $500,000 civil forfeiture grants for anti-gang programming for youth Funds to spend eliminate current wait list for Surrey Wraparound program The government of British Columbia plans to invest $500,000 from civil forfeiture grants into anti-gang programming for youth in Surrey. The money will help eliminate the 35-person wait list for Surreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wraparound (Wrap) program, which targets youth aged 11 to 17 who are Students and outreach workers from the Wraparound program at risk of joining gangs and gangs and gun violence and create safer helps them build positive lifestyles and self- communities for people, we are delivering on worth by establishing stronger connections our promise to increase support for Surrey with their school, community and home. Wrap by $500,000,â&#x20AC;? said Mike Farnworth, There are currently 97 students taking part minister of public safety and solicitor general. in the program, which the province says â&#x20AC;&#x153;People want to feel safe where they live and has demonstrated a 67 per cent decline in know their child wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be lost to the dead-end negative contact with police. Wrap Project path of gang life,â&#x20AC;? Farnworth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to trying to keep lid on gang violence in Surrey, target gang violence in our neighbourhoods B.C. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As part of our commitment to tackle head-on.â&#x20AC;?

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Crews battling largest recorded wildfire in the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history KAMLOOPS: More than 400 firefighters are battling to contain the largest recorded wildfire in British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history.

Kevin Skrepnek with the B.C. Wildfire Service says 19 fires have merged in B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Interior, creating a single fire thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estimated to be more than 4,600 square kilometres in size. Previously, the largest recorded B.C. wildfire was a 2,200 square kilometre blaze that burned in the northeastern part of the province in 1958.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a record-breaking fire season in B.C., with more than one-thousand fires

scorching about 10,000 square kilometres since April 1st.

Emergency Management B.C. says 3,800 people remain displaced by the fires and nearly 10,000 more have been warned that they may need to leave on a momentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s notice.

Skrepnek says crews fighting flames in the southern part of the province are getting help from calm weather and seasonal temperatures, but unsettled conditions are expected to return later this week, bringing wind and possible lightning.

Shots fired into an East Vancouver home, Police investigating the case Vancouver police are investigating after several shots were fired into a Vancouver home Monday evening. The Vancouver Police Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forensicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team was on the scene of a home near Kaslo Street and East 22nd Avenue around midnight after receiving several 911 calls. Police on the scene of shots fired into a home in Vancouver. Police on the

scene of shots fired into a home in Vancouver.

No one was hit or injured in the incident but witnesses said there are bullet holes in the home and a number of shell casings on the ground. Officials say the incident was not random, and that the house is targeted. No arrests have been made, and the investigation continues.

Canadian citizenship grant upheld for immigrant doctor living in USA An immigrant doctor doing medical training in the United States can keep his Canadian citizenship even though he had spent far fewer days in Canada than normally required to become a citizen, Federal Court has ruled. In rejecting an appeal from the federal government, Judge Susan Elliott found no reason to undo an earlier decision to allow Irfan Saddique to become a Canadian.

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Court records show Saddique declared only 177 days of physical presence in Canada when he applied to become a citizen, well short of the required 1,095 days. Normally, that would have disqualified his application. However, Saddique argued successfully before a citizenship judge in January that he had been forced to move to the U.S. for his medical residency so he could earn the credentials he needed to work as a doctor in Canada.

After examining the case, the citizenship judge found that Saddique had maintained his â&#x20AC;&#x153;centralized modeâ&#x20AC;? of living in Canada and allowed him to become a Canadian.

The minister of citizenship and immigration appealed to Federal Court, arguing the judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision was unreasonable.

Among other things, the government faulted the judge for failing to analyze whether Saddique had already established residence in Canada before he left for the United States to continue his training, and said the evidence he provided about his ties to Canada was inadequate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As I understand the ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position, it is akin to an adequacy-of-reasons argument and, despite protestations to the contrary, there are elements of asking the court to reweigh the evidence,â&#x20AC;? Elliott said in her ruling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By reason of their special knowledge and expertise, citizenship judges are owed a degree of deference in the application of the test they choose and the assessment of the evidence placed before them.â&#x20AC;?

Saddique, who is from Pakistan, in turn argued the judge had considered his circumstances carefully, and correctly applied the legal test for residency.

He maintained he would have preferred to do his medical residency in Canada but had been unable to obtain a position, and therefore had no choice but to go to the United States.

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Green Party will introduce legislation for ride-sharing this fall â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The government cannot stick its head in the sand when it comes to new technology,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; says Green leader The B.C. Green Party announced Monday it will introduce legislation to enable ridehailing services this fall â&#x20AC;&#x201D; putting the pressure on the NDP government to come up with a more specific timeline regarding the popular online applications.

Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Greens, said he wants to see the government take a proactive response to technology, pointing out Vancouver is the largest city in North America without ride-hailing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The government cannot stick its head in the sand when it comes to new technology,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Weaver has introduced ride-hailing legislation twice before, once in April 2016 and again in February 2017.

Ride-hailing apps â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like Uber and Lyft â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have been the subject of considerable political tension in B.C. where many opponents say the service will harm the existing taxi industry.

During the election the NDP said it supported the passing of new rules to introduce ride-hailing to B.C. in 2017, but it is working on what it calls â&#x20AC;&#x153;a fair approachâ&#x20AC;? to ride-hailing before introducing the

service. It has yet to offer a specific timeline.

Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Claire Trevana responded to Weaverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Vancouver overdose deaths so far higher this year than 2016 More people have fatally overdosed in Vancouver so far this year than in all of 2016, the city says.

It says 232 overdose deaths have been recorded since the beginning of the year. The B.C. Coroners Service reported 231 fatalities for Vancouver last year, many involving the opioid painkiller fentanyl.

The numbers suggest more than 400 deaths are anticipated by the end of the year, the city said in a news release Monday.

Mayor Gregor Robertson called the rising number of overdose deaths â&#x20AC;&#x153;horrendous and absolutely heartbreakingâ&#x20AC;? and said the city will work with the new provincial government and pour resources into tackling the issue. First responders have handled an average of 135 overdose calls

a week this year, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be complacent and let the number of deaths from this public health crisis be the new normal,â&#x20AC;? Robertson said. Decriminalization of illicit drugs and expansion of injectable treatment options, such as medical-grade heroin, must be explored, he said, echoing a report issued last week by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.

Injectable heroin is available for a limited number of people at one Vancouver clinic, the only one of its kind in North America, and health officials have said stigma against illicit-substance users has stalled the expansion of the program. Robertson also wants more supportive housing for drug users and an increase in the number of overdose prevention sites so staff or

Metro Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transit system is the second best in the nation: report Vancouver has the second best transit system in the nation, according to a transit report card that rates services in six major Canadian regions. The report card gave Metro Vancouver an overall score of A+, tying the region with Greater Calgary for the second-best grade behind Montrealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A+++. Nathan Pachal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a transit researcher, founder of South Fraser OnTrax and Langley City councillor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; wrote the report card, which reviewed 23 transit authorities in Greater Calgary, Greater Edmonton, Greater Montreal, Toronto and Hamilton, Metro Vancouver and National

grade this year. All metrics stayed the same except for operating cost per service hour, which improved from a C to a B. TransLink still has the highest operating cost per service hour ($186.29), but other regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operating costs have increased at a faster rate than in Metro Vancouver, closing the gap.

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IHIT seeks footage of Marrisa Shenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vigil and funeral as timeline of homicide narrows

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is seeking footage from the media and public from Marrisa Shenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funeral and vigil as it continues to investigate the murder of

the 13-year-old Burnaby girl five weeks ago.

Shen was seen on surveillance footage leaving her home near Central Park in Burnaby, B.C. on July 18 at around 6 p.m. PT. Her body was found in the park early the next morning at around 1 a.m. Marrisa Shen: A timeline of her disappearance Investigators had previously asked anyone who may have seen Shen on July 18 between 6 p.m. and 1 a.m. to contact them. They have now narrowed that timeline, having established Shenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last whereabouts at 7:38 p.m., when she was seen walking westbound on the south side of Central Boulevard and crossing McKay

Avenue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a massive investigation and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many avenues that are being pursued right now,â&#x20AC;? said Cpl. Meghan Foster. In addition to narrowing the timeline of her disappearance, IHIT and Burnaby RCMP say they have identified more than 90 persons of interest and are following up on nearly 200 tips.

Foster clarified that â&#x20AC;&#x153;person of interestâ&#x20AC;? means anyone with information that might help further the investigation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not â&#x20AC;&#x153;suspect.â&#x20AC;?

Police are also reviewing thousands of hours of video footage collected from more than 60 locations. Now, they are asking the media and any member of the public to provide video footage from Shenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vigil that occurred in Burnabyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Central Park on July 22, 2017, and from her funeral that occurred at Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver on July 28, 2017. Foster said police continue to believe Shenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homicide was random and took place in Burnabyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Central Park. The homicide prompted Burnaby RCMP to increase patrols in and around the 86-hectare park, including uniformed and plainclothes officers and bike patrols to access remote terrain.

Canada-wide warrant may be headed to Grande Prairie or Edmonton RCMP in British Columbia are turning to the public for help to find a parolee missing since July.

Christopher Lane Lindgren â&#x20AC;&#x153;failed to meet the conditions of his releaseâ&#x20AC;? at a designated residence in Prince George, B.C. on Friday, July 28.

In a release, RCMP said the 25-yearold has a criminal record and should be considered violent.

Police have no information as to where he may be, but said he has

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for Christopher Lindgren, RCMP said

connections to 100 Mile House and Cache Creek in B.C., as well as Grande Prairie and Edmonton in Alberta. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s described as 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;1â&#x20AC;? and 190 pounds. Police said he has balding brown hair and blue eyes with several tattoos on his head, neck and upper body.

Police urged the public not to approach Lindgren if spotted; instead witnesses are asked to call local police.

11 people out of their home after overnight fire in Surrey Eleven people have been forced out of their home after an early Friday morning fire in Surrey. The blaze started just before 3 a.m. in the roof of a house near 84A Avenue and 122nd Street.

Flames were tearing through the roof of the Fire crews tried to attack the fire from inside, but had to retreat after the two-storey home roof started to collapse. when crews first Ellis said the unstable roof made this fire arrived. Fire crews tried to attack the fire more challenging. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This particular house from inside, but had to change plans after the does have a tile roof, so that becomes unstable roof started to collapse. fairly quickly,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to ... get â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crews were pulled out to go defensive,â&#x20AC;? a ladder truck or a tower truck to get some said Battalion Chief Richard Ellis with Surrey water on it from above.â&#x20AC;? All eleven people Fire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A short time after that, the roof did escaped the house without injuries. The blaze collapse in onto the second story.â&#x20AC;? All 11 caused extensive damage to the house and the residents of the house escaped unharmed. cause is now under investigation.

Rethink needed on old age security eligibility after fiscal report, Tory critic says Record-high spending forecasts for the old age security program show a need to rethink the age of eligibility, among other measures to keep it sustainable, the opposition Tories say.

The chief actuaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report forecasts spending to hit about $247 billion by 2060 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; five times what it is slated to be this year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; due to a coming wave of retirements and people living longer, meaning they draw on The previous Conservative government raised the age of eligibility for OAS to 67 from 65 to save on costs and prod people to work longer. old age benefits longer than the data in the report supports what the Tories program originally envisioned.

The previous Conservative government tried to do â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and what is being done in many raised the age of eligibility for OAS to 67 from other countries â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long65 to save on costs and prod people to work term financial health, said Conservative longer. The Liberals reversed the decision in social development critic Karen Vecchio. their first budget, saying the Tories had made The chief actuaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report estimates that the change without any data to support it. The returning the age of eligibility to 65 will increase spending, which the government says it knew would happen. A spokesman for Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said not doing so would put 100,000 seniors in poverty and cost low-income seniors about $13,000 a year in benefits.

Vecchio said the government needs to come up with a long-term plan for OAS to ensure sustainability in its funding without having to raise taxes. Unlike the Canada Pension Plan, people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prepay for old age benefits, which are instead funded through annual tax revenues. A February presentation to a group of deputy ministers said â&#x20AC;&#x153;younger generations may be required to pay higher taxesâ&#x20AC;? to cover a shortfall between tax revenues and OAS spending if the retirement age remains at 65, Canadians live longer and there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough new workers to replace the ones that are going to retire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about raising taxes, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about expanding the (tax) base,â&#x20AC;? Vecchio said.

The parliamentary budget officer has said old age security is sustainable in the longterm. The actuarial report suggests as much by noting that spending as a percentage of the overall economy would rise by 2030 and fall through to 2060 as economic growth and resulting tax revenues offset rising

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Rising old age security spending kept in check by CPP increases: report OTTAWA - A mandatory review of the country’s largest seniors benefit program is predicting alltime highs in spending over the coming years with waves of baby boomer retirements - spending levels that could have been even higher if not for changes to the public pension program.

The report is the first glimpse into how the CPP expansion, phased in over the next 40 years, will affect old age security. The country’s chief actuary writes in his report that

program spending is projected to hit about $247 billion by 2060, an almost five-fold increase from planned spending this year, as more Canadians hit retirement and live longer, meaning more beneficiaries drawing payments for longer periods of time. The projected increase is expected to be cushioned by ongoing economic growth. Over the same projection period, Canada Pension Plan benefits will increase.

The extra money to be doled out through CPP, funded by an CPP expansion phased in over the next 40 yearswill affect old age security?

increase in employee and employer premiums, is expected to reduce the number of low-income seniors - meaning $3 billion less in spending on the guaranteed income supplement in 2060 - and reduce overall spending on old age security benefits, which are scaled back as incomes rise.

Up to 4,000 migrants to receive welfare cheques starting Aug. 30 Quebec will begin handing out welfare cheques to as many as 4,000 asylum seekers next week, the province’s employment minister said.

“Quebec has responsibilities in immigration,” François Blais told a news conference.

“Now they’ll be getting welfare, they’ll be able to rent an apartment and get out of temporary accommodation, which is a good thing because it is pretty costly.”

While the minimum basic monthly payment will be $623, Blais said recipients will have to undergo a “revenue test” beforehand to determine if they are eligible for all of that amount.

There will also be an additional sum depending on the recipient’s family status.

The three-day operation will take place at Montreal’s Palais des congrès convention centre beginning Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Blais described the overall situation as “exceptional” and is not excluding asking Ottawa to help reimburse some of the welfare costs.

Nearly 10,000 people have been apprehended at the border since the start of the year as they’ve sought to enter Canada in order to claim refugee status — almost equivalent to the total number of claims filed for all of 2013.

Of those who have arrived this year, nearly 7,000 have arrived since July, the vast majority at an unofficial crossing point between Quebec and New York.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said one option being explored is accelerating the process to give those people temporary work permits so they will be less dependent on the temporary social supports in place.

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Hundreds of Haitian refugee claimants arrive in Quebec Three hundred people are being housed at a local conference and hotel facility and the military is setting up a tent city nearby.

As the surge of migrants pouring into So the Canadian Forces are setting up a tent Quebec hit 4,500 people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; mostly Haitians city on the Nav Centre grounds that will be an â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in the first three weeks of August, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;interim lodging siteâ&#x20AC;? for up to 500 Haitians federal government scrambled Monday asylum seekers who will be directed there by to stem the tide with a sterner message border services authorities at Lacolle, Que., to would-be asylum seekers and to because Montrealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shelters and services are accommodate hundreds more in the nearby overwhelmed, said Cornwallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emergency Ontario border town of Cornwall.

The office of Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale acknowledged the RCMP had intercepted and arrested 4,500 irregular border crossers in Quebec so far this month â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on top of 3,000 that crossed in July.

They are mostly Haitian and found eligible to file a refugee claim.

On Monday evening, Cornwall city councillors A refugees camp for those who crossed into Canada from USA held a special meeting in Lacolle, Quebec. Most of the refugees are Haitian and have fled to demand answers from USA, worried that govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t will force them to return to Haiti. of federal, provincial and municipal officials, saying citizens are management coordinator Bradley Nuttley. worried about the impact of all the new Nuttley assured councillors that the arrivals, while many others want to help. At families can be well accommodated in the Nav Centre conference and hotel facility tents with plywood flooring, electricity now hosting 300 people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all Haitian and heating, while nearby residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; families â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is full, and manager Kim Coe- concerns will be met by low-noise electrical Turner said that with upcoming conferences generators, and privacy fences up to 12 feet it cannot accommodate more immediately. high to be erected on three sides.

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Mike Duffy is suing the Senate, federal govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for $8M Sen. Mike Duffy is taking legal action against the Senate and the federal government, seeking nearly $8 million in damages. The suit seeks $6.5 million in general damages, $300,000 for loss of income and benefits and $1 million in punitive damages relating to the treatment Duffy faced during the Senate expenses scandal. In a statement, the P.E.I. senator said Conservatives are still in control of the Senateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s powerful internal economy committee â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which deals with budget and other personnel matters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and they have proven they are â&#x20AC;&#x153;not interested in correcting the unjustified actions taken against me by the Senate.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Harper Conservatives have

left me with no choice but to go back to the courts for justice,â&#x20AC;? Duffy said.

Duffy said he has suffered â&#x20AC;&#x153;stress and serious financial damageâ&#x20AC;? since the Senate moved to suspend him from the chamber and referred his questionable expenses to the RCMP for investigation in 2013. Duffy is also accusing the RCMP of negligence in their investigation of his housing and travel expenses because they did not give him an opportunity to adequately respond to accusations against him before filing criminal charges. He contends that his Charter rights were violated because he was subjected to â&#x20AC;&#x153;cruel and unusual punishmentâ&#x20AC;? during the course of the scandal.

Anti-migrant banners pop up in Montreal More anti-migrant banners have popped Olympic Stadium spokesperson Cedric up in Quebec, this time in Montreal where Essiminy said today that security guards many asylum seekers are being temporarily snapped some photos of a banner before housed. The banners were posted at various taking it down early Monday. sites either late Sunday or early Monday, including at the Olympic Stadium, where several hundred people who filtered across the border illegally are staying in a makeshift shelter. Far-right group Atalante QuĂŠbec claimed responsibility on Facebook, posting photos of masked members in front of about 10 banners they say Far-right group Atalante Quebec claimed responsibility on were displayed early Monday.

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BC gov’t ends fiscal year with $2.7-billion surplus The B.C. government ended the last fiscal year with a surplus of $2.7-billion, largely in line with unaudited financial results released two months ago by the province’s former Liberal government. The 201617 public accounts released Tuesday by Finance Minister Carole James also show a $3.4-billion increase in revenue over the budget forecast while spending was $1.3-billion higher. James said while B.C.’s economic growth outperformed most other provinces, poverty remains a reality for many people struggling to afford basic needs in a province where the cost of housing is high.

She said the New Democrats are planning programs to benefit seniors, as well as low-

to middle-income families that can’t pay for quality child care and businesses that can’t find employees because of the cost of living in some communities. “It’s really tough for people out there to see the benefit of a surplus this size when they’re struggling day to day to manage, when you take a look at the poverty rates in our province,” James said. “A budget and a surplus belong to the people of British Columbia. The people of our province should see the benefits of any strong economy that we have.” James said the government will make key spending decisions in education, and some of them will be reflected in next month’s financial update before a full budget is released in

February. Under the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, the surplus will be applied to the provincial operating debt.

The government collected $2.8-billion more than it expected in taxes, including $1.5-billion more than it forecast from personal income taxes.

The province’s GDP grew by an estimated 3.7 per cent in 2016, and James said privatesector forecasts expect B.C. to be among the top provincial economic performers in 2017 and 2018. A 15 per cent tax on foreign home-buyers brought in last August in Metro Vancouver collected $102-million in revenue to the end of 2016, James said, adding she couldn’t say whether the NDP would expand it to other hot real estate

markets, including Vancouver Island.

The Liberals released an unaudited financial update in June that pegged the surplus at $2.8-billion shortly before they were defeated in the legislature on a confidence vote, leading to the NDP forming a minority government.

Liberal finance critic Shirley Bond said the NDP hasn’t released details on the financial impact of its spending promises.

“The unanswered question is whether the NDP have a plan on how to keep B.C.’s economy growing to ensure investments can continue to be made,” she said in a news release. “This should not be a onetime spending spree that government can never afford again. We need to see a plan to sustain revenues.”

Crossing borders illegally won’t fast track immigration: PM Trudeau told asylum seekers All those who cross illegally will be subject to Canada’s ‘rigorous’ screening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a message for asylum seekers: crossing illegally into the country doesn’t offer an advantage when it comes to obtaining refugee status in Canada.

“If I could directly speak to people seeking asylum, I’d like to remind them there’s no advantage,” Trudeau said at a news conference Sunday in Montreal.

“Our rules, our principles and our Asylum seekers rest in a tent at Canada-US laws apply to everyone.” Trudeau’s border near Quebec comments come as the government the 2,996 who crossed throughout all of July. grapples with a surge in asylum seekers Speaking prior to Montreal’s Pride Parade, crossing into Quebec. In the first two weeks of Trudeau stressed that anyone seeking refugee August, more than 3,800 people walked over status will have to go through Canada’s the border into the province, compared to “rigorous” screening process.

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Families face expensive school bills Kids grow like weeds, so just about every year they need bigger shoes, clothes and jackets, plus backpacks, books, paper and lots of other supplies to pursue their important studies.

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Far-right group claims PR victory after duelling protests in Quebec City They spent more than four Inside Quebec’s hours penned in a sweltering far right: A Quebec City parking garage secretive online as counter-demonstrators group steps into clashed with police two the real world storeys above, but when the Maxime Fiset, supporters of a far-right himself a former group finally emerged Sunday member of a farafternoon, they declared right group, said Members of the far-right group held a victory over critics who had the day’s events rally in Quebec City dismissed them as extremists. had set “back An ashen-faced anti-racism the cause of activist looked on in disbelief while members tolerance a couple of years.” He blasted what of La Meute marched silently in front of the he described as a fringe element for hijacking National Assembly — the capital’s streets a counter-demonstration organized to offset calm again under heavy police presence. La Meute’s anti-immigration rally.

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Cut Pakistan’s aid, revoke major non-NATO ally status, US lawmakers say

Thousands flee Myanmar to seek refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh

5RKLQJ\D UHIXJHHV ÀHH 0\DQPDU Thousands of Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh since Myanmar announced a military build-up in Rakhine state earlier this month, community leaders said on Wednesday.

Rakhine in northern Myanmar has been gripped by violence since October, when militants attacked police posts.

That sparked a bloody military crackdown that the UN believes may amount to ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya, a mainly Muslim minority living in Buddhist Myanmar.

On August 12 authorities in Myanmar said hundreds of troops had moved into Rakhine as it ramps up counterinsurgency efforts there.

Rohingya leaders in Bangladesh told AFP that at least 3,500 had arrived since then, piling pressure onto already overcrowded refugee camps in the Cox’s Bazaar area near the Naf river that divides the two countries.

That is despite stepped-up patrols by Bangladeshi border and coast guards, who said this week they had pushed back a boat carrying 31 Rohingya, including children.

“In the Balukhali camp alone, some 3,000 Rohingya arrived from their villages in Rakhine,” said Abdul Khaleq, referring to the camp nearest the river, where most of the migrants stay when they first arrive.

Kamal Hossain, a Rohingya elder in another, camp, said nearly 700 families had arrived in Bangladesh in the past 11 days.

Many were sleeping in the open because there was no more space in the camps, he said. Mohammad Omar, a 28-yearold Rohingya who had just arrived along with 40 relatives, said he had been

attacked by local Buddhists who looted Rohingya homes in Rakhine.

Buddhist-majority Myanmar has long faced criticism for its treatment of the more than one million Rohingya who live in Rakhine, who are seen as interlopers from Bangladesh, denied citizenship and access to basic rights.

Dhaka estimates that nearly 400,000 Rohingya refugees are living in squalid refugee camps and makeshift settlements in Cox’s Bazar.

They included more than 70,000 who arrived in the months that followed the crisis in October, many bringing stories of systematic rape, murder and arson at the hands of Myanmar soldiers.

But Rohingya are also increasingly unwelcome in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, where police often blame them for crimes such as drug trafficking.

Dhaka has floated the idea of relocating tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote, flood-prone island off its coast, despite opposition from rights groups.

On Wednesday the UN refugee agency said it was “deeply concerned” by the reports of a boat carrying Rohingya being turned back.

“UNHCR is deeply concerned by this incident, which as the coast guard reported, involved women and children who said they were fleeing violence,” a UNHCR spokesman told media.

“In the current security context, the majority, if not all, of these people crossing from Myanmar into Bangladesh are believed to be fleeing insecurity,” he said.

Hailing Donald Trump’s new tough line against Pakistan, top US lawmakers have demanded that Islamabad be designated a “state sponsor of terrorism” and its major non-NATO ally status be revoked to force it stop from supporting terrorist groups.

President Trump yesterday called out Pakistan for supporting terror groups and providing them safe havens within its territory. The criticism came as a part of his speech outlining the new US strategy to end the 16-year war in Afghanistan and bring peace and stability in the larger South Asian region. “President Trump’s speech marked a positive shift in US policy, but it must not be limited only to words.

If Pakistan does not stop aiding terrorists with American blood on their hands we must cut all aid to Islamabad, revoke their privileged status as a major non-NATO ally, and designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism,” Congressman Ted Poe said. He said Trump’s speech was a rude awakening for Pakistani military and intelligence services, who “keep betraying” the United

States while accepting billions in aid from Washington. “Despite Pakistan’s ongoing treachery, Islamabad is among the leading recipients of US foreign assistance since 9/11 and is praised in some quarters of the US government as a ‘vital’ ally. This must stop - if we want to stabilise Afghanistan, we must deal first with Pakistan,” he said.

Poe has a legislation pending in the US Congress that calls for designating Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism and revoking its major non-NATO ally status. Congressman Kevin Cramer, too, applauded Trump for applying pressure on Pakistan. “While Pakistan is an important partner in helping keep the peace, it’s time they take decisive action to make clear they do not support terrorist regimes in the region,” he said.

“The announcement that the Trump administration plans to increase cooperation with India couldn’t come at a better time,” Cramer said. Congressman Drew Ferguson tweeted: “We must focus on removing terrorists safe havens and holding our partners in Pakistan to account.”

Maldives Army occupies Parliament to block no-trust vote The Maldives military locked down the nations Parliament on Tuesday in what opposition lawmakers said was an attempt to block a motion to impeach the Speaker of the House.

Imthiyaz Fahmy, of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), tweeted a video of what he said were security forces in plain clothes blocking representatives from entering the chamber, the Guardian reported.

Another lawmaker from the MDP, Eva Abdulla, said MPs were eventually allowed in but said that Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed was also surrounded by soldiers. A close ally of President Abdulla Yameen, Mohamed opened the session and then immediately closed it before MPs were able to vote on the no-confidence motion, she said. “The session was over in five minutes,” she said by phone. Lawmakers said they raised the motion against the Speaker after he repeatedly refused parliamentary requests to scrutinise the government.

“The opposition has not been allowed to summon any government officials. We are

not allowed to hold any part of the state accountable at all,” she added.

A similar opposition bid to oust the Speaker was defeated in March after several lawmakers were evicted or walked out to protest against what they said were discrepancies in the vote count, the report said. President Yameen had been accused of reversing democratic progress in a country that became a multi-party democracy in 2008. Last month, the armed forces padlocked the gates of Parliament to prevent another impeachment attempt.

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Bars along highways to reopen soon The order of the Supreme Court has paved the way for the reopening of bars in hotels situated on state and national highways in the

The court had said, “The order will only deal with the sale of liquor along and in proximity of highways

city, which were lying closed for four months.

With the clarification that the order passed by the court on December 15, 2016, will not prohibit licensed establishments within the municipal areas, the reopening of the bars is now a matter of days. Sources said the Administration would now seek a legal opinion, which was a formality, and start issuing licences to hotels and restaurants soon.

The court had said, “The order will only deal with the sale of liquor along and in proximity of highways... which provide connectivity between cities, towns and villages. The order does not prohibit licensed establishments within the municipal areas.”

Ankit Gupta, president of the Chandigarh Hospitality Association, said they were grateful to the apex court for issuing a clarification that the liquor ban on highways was not applicable to licensed premises within the municipal limits of a city. The association requested the Administration to restore the status quo

Doc accuses cop, accomplices of bid to extort money A doctor and several residents of the Putlighar area have accused an unidentified ASI and his accomplices of allegedly trying to extort money from the doctor.

Parvesh Chopra, SHO, Civil Lines police station, said the police was investigating the case. A video of the incident has gone viral in which the people were seen scuffling with the ASI and his accomplices.

The incident occurred late last evening. The Civil Lines police immediately reached the spot and started investigations. Soon political leaders of different parties including the Congress and the SAD also reached there in support of the doctor.

Dr Vijay Kumar, the complainant, alleged that three persons including an ASI came to his clinic and demanded Rs 2 lakh. They also threatened to implicate him in a false case in case he did not give money to the ASI, he alleged. However, people gathered at his clinic and started making a video. At this, the suspects tried to escape. The people assembled there tried to resist and stop them. Chopra said investigations were under progress and the ASI was yet to be identified. He said the police might have some information and that is why they raided the spot. But it was all under investigations and the if suspects were found guilty, appropriate action would be taken against them.

of March 31, on payment of the licence fee, for hospitality outlets affected by the ban.

Kirron Kher, Member of Parliament, said the efforts of the Chandigarh Administration had been applauded by the whole country.

The Chandigarh Administration’s sincere fight against all odds for a decision from the Supreme Court had paid off. Hotels and restaurants faced a loss of around Rs 70 crore in the past four months following the order of the Supreme Court banning the sale of liquor within 500 metres of national and state highways. The order had affected the business of approximately 90 hotels situated on the National Highway-21 and the state highway (Madhya Marg) in the city. A majority of the hotels are situated in Sectors 26, 35 and 43, which fall on the national highway. The hotels were also forced to lay off approximately 5,000 employees. Gurvinder Juneja, secretary of the Chandigarh Hotel and Restaurant Association, also welcomed the decision.

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Akal Takht Jathedar asks Sikhs to guard gurdwaras Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh (pictured) appealed to Sikhs to be vigilant, ahead of the verdict in Dera Sacha Sauda case.

“The sauda saadh (Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh) and his Premis might try to cause a commotion. The need of the hour is to ensure the safety of gurdwaras. Though it’s the responsibility of the government and the local administration to maintain law and order, I appeal to the gurdwara managements and Sikh volunteers to remain on alert,” he

said. On the Qadian gurdwara row, the Jathedar asked CM Capt Amarinder Singh to intervene, while alleging that Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa’s supporters had overpowered the pathis.

Bajwa said, “I respect the sanctity of Akal Takht and the Singh Saheb. This is a tussle between Akalis and the gurdwara management headed by Master Johar Singh, a former Akali MLA. Giani Gurbachan Singh is being misled

by SAD leaders.”

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PUNJAB

Saturday, August 26, 2017

HC annuls nominated councillors’ voting right The Punjab and Haryana High Court today allowed a petition claiming that the voting right to nominated councillors in the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh would result in suppressing the will of the electorate.

With this, the voting right of nominated councillors stands annulled.

The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Surinder Singh Saron and Justice Avneesh Jhingan passed the order on the petition, filed in public interest by councillor Satinder Singh through counsel Baltej Singh Sidhu. He had referred to Section 4(3) (ii) of the Municipal Corporation Act before asserting that the nominated members were to be nominated by the government. “Nominated members are not elected members. They have not taken the mandate of the electorate. To give the right to vote in the meeting of the Municipal

Corporation amounts to suppressing the will of the electorate,” Sidhu had argued.

He had added that the right to exercise the vote by the nominated members tilted the balance against the wishes of the electorate.

It was not only undemocratic, but prone to misuse also “because it cannot be expected from a nominated person to go against the will of his nominator”. Sidhu said the issue before the court was regarding the nominated members’ right to vote in the Municipal Corporation meetings. Section 4 (3) (ii) of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, as extended to Chandigarh, gave the voting right to nine members to be nominated by the government. On the other hand, Article 243 R of the Constitution did not give the voting right to the nominated members.

Biking Queens visit Golden Temple As many as 35 women bikers, among 45, from Surat, Gujarat, who have been on a 9,000 km journey from Kanyakumari to Leh, have reached the holy city.

Aiming to promote the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the group, under the banner of Biking Queens, visited Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh and the Attari border. Their leader Sarita 35 women bikers make victory signs in Amritsar says they have been encouraging confident,” she said. Most of the girls in girls to work towards eliminating the the troop are college students as others are inequality on the bases of gender from homemakers, doctors and one of them is society. They had started their journey on interior designer. They distribute stationery July 19 to motivate masses to welcome the to underprivileged girl students during their girl child and send them to schools. “People stay in various cities. Sarita said they hoisted in remote areas wonder how girls are riding the Tricolor in Leh on August 15. They will heavy bikes. Girls take motivation from our meet Narendra Modi after completing their group that they can do all which men do. It journey in September. was the objective of our ride to make girls

23 years old stalking victim kept in lock-up for two nights A 23-year-old woman from Vadela Granthia village, district Batala was allegedly stalked near the bus stand here, following which her friend clashed with a group of youths called by her suspected stalker. The victim’s father alleged that the cops illegally confined her in the lock-up for two nights in connection with the incident, even though her name does not figure in the FIR, and made her sign 10 blank papers.

Her lawyer, Vimal Sachdeva, said: “She was called by her friend Gurjant Singh’s mother to the police station, but the cops arrested her.” Gurjant and others were booked under Sections 307 and 160 of the IPC. The blank papers were mistakenly attached with the police file presented before duty magistrate Puneet Mohinia, who suspected that the victim was being wrongly implicated. She was then brought to the court on production warrant.

Her statement was recorded in-camera. The victim’s father said the stalker belonged to their village. “He has been after my daughter

for a long time. He was travelling on the same bus to Jalandhar. His relative is posted in the bus stand police post,” he added. “On Sunday, we apprised Police Commissioner PK Sinha of the incident, but no action was taken,” he said. Sinha said, “As per our report, no stalking took place. The woman

was accompanying her ex-boyfriend. She fled the spot with the assailants. On her confinement, I have to check the timings of her arrest and the follow-up action. An inquiry is on into the signatures on blank papers.”

Ban on plastic bags remains ineffective Though polybags have been banned in the city, its sale and purchase is a common sight.

Being a non-biodegradable product, it is harmful for the environment. Plastic bags also prove fatal for animals as these can be seen feeding on the same at garbage dumps.

Residents feel there should be an effective alternative to such bags. Swaraj Grover, a retired principal, said, “Plastic is harmful.

There is a need to create awareness among people about its harmful effects.

Strict actions should be taken. One can go for paper bags, but there’s a lack of will and awareness among people. Proper implementation of law is the need of the hour.” Stressing the need to come out with other alternatives, Gunbir Singh, chairman, EcoAmritsar, said, “We are doing a lot of work to promote recycled

paper bags. We are also devising new ways for alternative use of plastic bags. The use of plastic bag can only be stopped if there is an alternative.” Gurinder Singh Mattu, social worker, said, “People carelessly throw bags

in the garbage. Apart from getting eaten by animals, polybags also choke sewerage.”

According to PK Sharma, Principal of Hindu College, “Jute bag are the only solution.”

INDIA

Saturday, August 26, 2017

PM Modi wants to create â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;digital villagesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Prime Minister Narendra Modi on said, suggesting that events should be held Thursday pitched for creating â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;digital annually in villages in which those who have villagesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as part migrated to urban areas can participate developing the rural and reconnect with sector and ensuring empowerment of their roots. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the development of the farmers, saying it nation, prosperity of was essential to realise the dream farmers is essential. ....The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;anna datasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;New Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. He the nation should be suggested that at least 500 villages free from worries,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without an should be made empowered farmer, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;less cashâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; per year as part of realising the dream of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;New Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; will remain the dream of unfulfilled,â&#x20AC;? he said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;digital villagesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

PM Modi addressing the Golden The prime minister also emphasised the need for focussing Jubilee and Foundation Day celebrations on growth of livestock sector and said of Pune-based Bharatiya Agro Industries skill training should be provided to Foundation via video conferencing. womenfolk, who play a crucial role in this area. Underlining the importance of empowering the farmers in the villages, Modi said it was essential for the balanced development of the country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today, there is a need to feel proud of our villages,â&#x20AC;? he

Man convicted of Rajiv Gandhi kllling gets leave out of jail after 26 years The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday directed the deputy inspector of general of police of Vellore Range to grant ordinary leave for AG Perarivalan, one of the life convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. This is the first time in 26 years that Perarivalan would be leaving the prison.

Additional chief secretary Niranjan Mardi, in an order, directed that the DIG of Prisons, who is the competent authority, to grant ordinary leave as per rule 19 of the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules 1982, to Perarivalan.

The ordinary leave has been granted in the light of opinion of the advocate general of Tamil Nadu, subject to satisfaction of all conditions and requirements as per relevant rules. The DIG has also been instructed to ensure strong police escort during the period of leave. Law minister, C Ve Shanmugam,

said the state government issued the order granting permission to DIG prisons, the competent authority to release on ordinary leave to the life convict. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami The convict has sought leave for 30 days and DIG prisons has the authority to grant ordinary leave for up to 30 days, the minister said.

Four Pak women to get Indian citizenship Thirty-year-old Mahak Khan was on cloud nine after she received her long-awaited certificate of Indian citizenship here on Thursday. Mahakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother Shabana, a Pakistani national, got married to a Bareilly resident Yusuf Ali in 1986. And the next year, she gave birth to Mahak in Karachi, where she was visiting her ailing father. Since then, they have been living in India on long-term visa (LTV). The motherdaughter duo is among four Pakistani women whom the Government of India has granted citizenship. Additional district magistrate (city) O P Verma handed over the certificates to them here on Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a dream coming true,â&#x20AC;? said Mahak, who was deported to Pakistan in 2002 when she was just 15, describing her happiness after receiving her citizenship certificate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In 2002, after the relations between the two neighbours got strained, the Government of India had, along with many other Pakistanis, deported me as well. Soon my LTV also got expired. I had to spend 13 months in exile at my maternal uncleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house, far away from my parents. And, it was only after the bilateral relations between the two nations improved in 2003, I could return to my parents in India.

Since then I have been living in a dilemma whether I would ever get Indian citizenship or not. But, ultimately it got over, and now, I am a bona fide citizen of India,â&#x20AC;? Mahak told TOI. Narrating her struggle to acquire Indian citizenship for her daughter and herself, Shabana said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was pregnant when I had visited my ailing father in Karachi in 1987 and gave birth to my first child there. As soon as we returned to India, we applied for Indian citizenship. Since then we have been living on LTV as it took more than two decades to get Indian citizenship.â&#x20AC;?

Hindus OK but why Muslims? Enough of them trouble makers in India alreadyMuslims Another recipients of Indian citizenship Anita Belani (45) and Bhagvati Bai (56) from Sanghar district of Sindh province in Pakistan got married to Bareilly residents Dilip Belani and Prem Prakash, in 1990 and 1983, respectively. Both Belani and Prakash hail from Sindhi community and their forefathers had migrated to Bareilly after the partition.

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Trump desperately wants India to help USA in Afghanistan US President Donald Trump said. Trump Trump on Monday night cleared the way for reached out to India the deployment seeking an enhanced role of thousands for New Delhi, especially more US troops in the economic field, to to Afghanistan, bring peace and stability backtracking in Afghanistan. from his promise India, the world’s to swiftly end largest democracy, is a key America’s longest security and economic Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US war, while pillorying partner of the United ally Pakistan for President Donald Trump States, the US President offering safe haven said.

“We appreciate India’s important to “agents of chaos.” In his first formal contributions to stability in Afghanistan, but address to the nation as commander-in-chief, India makes billions of dollars in trade with Trump discarded his previous criticism of the the United States, and we want them to help 16-year-old war as a waste of time and money, us more with Afghanistan+ , especially in the admitting things looked different from area of economic assistance and development,” “behind the desk in the Oval Office.”

Why the RBI is giving the new Rs 200 note The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it would issue Rs 200 notes on Friday. “Introduction of a new currency denomination and design is done keeping in consideration various factors like ease of transactions for the common man, replacement of soiled banknotes, inflation and the need for combating counterfeiting,” the RBI said post the announcement.

State Bank of India’s (SBI) group chief economic adviser Soumya Kanti Ghosh calls the Rs 200 note, Reserve Bank of India to introduce Rs 200 bill the “missing middle”.

Ghosh points out, that post be easier. And more importantly, hoarding demonetisation, there was no note between Rs of smaller notes is difficult so that too would 500 and Rs 2,000 denominations, and hence be checked,” the economist said. the Rs 200 note would be useful and will ease The Narendra Modi government in a smaller operational difficulties. “It will facilitate surprise move on November 8, last year, transactions, getting change for Rs 2,000 would had outlawed high value currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations overnight, in a bid to crackdown on black money and hoarding.

According to SBI’s estimates, in the pre-demonetisation period, 87 per cent of the currency in circulation constituted of high denomination notes. As an impact of what many call PM Modi’s “masterstroke” against black money, high value currency in circulation currently stands at around 70 per cent, according to India’s largest public sector lender.

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Days after announcing the old notes as illegal tender, new currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 denominations were introduced into the system to ease the severe liquidity crunch that hit the country. Post demonetisation, five new currency notes have been announced, including Thursday’s announcement -- Rs 2,000, Rs 500, Rs 200, Rs 50, and Re 1. The Re 1 note had been discontinued in 1994.

While Rs 500, Rs 50 and Re 1 are redesigned notes, Rs 2,000 and Rs Rs 200 are both debutantes in the history of Indian currency.

The new Rs 200 note that will be issued from “select RBI offices, and some banks” from Friday, will not be available at ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) right away, as the machines would need recalibration before they can disburse the new currency.

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New Ba Hospital road ensures better access to services Fiji Roads Authority has announced that the construction of the Ba Hospital Road has been completed.

Travellers can expect improved traffic thoroughfare with the new road layout that has provisions for a bus bay and footpaths when accessing health services once construction of the new Ba Hospital is completed. Acting chief executive officer Robert Sen said the new Ba Hospital Road is a key link to the new Ba Hospital currently being constructed and the National Fire Authority station.

Mr Sen said: “The new road will help relieve increased traffic demand in the area and also cater for the rise in active travel with an improved footpath, new bus bay and bus shelter that will allow the smooth flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.” He said the new road will also help increase capacity and reduce congestion by providing a safer and improved access especially for the patients, visitors and hospital staff. “We would like to

acknowledge the FRA Engineer, Mr Johari Abdullah and Engineer Assistants Apisai Tuiloma, Rodrick Chand and Moshin Hussain and our Contractor, Yanjian Group (Fiji) Co. Ltd that have been relentless in its commitment in constructing this important road.” Mr Sen

said the efforts were better appreciated when considered against the backdrop of what existed before, especially when the NFA had to face challenges on the deplorable road conditions to attend to emergencies. “We would like to thank the members of the public for their continued co-operation and patience throughout the construction period.”

Farmer wins Nissan Navara vehicle A 56-yearold farmer from Taveuni has won a Nissan Navara worth $75,000 in the Hibiscus Text & Win promotion.

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PM tells Rev. Yabaki not to use Methodist conference for political purposes This is not the place and towards the Conference of the Parties 23 to the leaders of time to bring up politics.

This was stressed by the Methodist Church in Fiji.

Prime Minister Voreqe It was during a question and answer session with the Prime Bainimarama at the Methodist Church Minister that Yabaki raised Conference after Reverend his concern about electricity.

While responding to Akuila Yabaki asked the Prime Minister if the Reverend Yabaki’s concerns, government can look after Bainimarama says the Church Conference is not to be used the electricity sector so that it can be equally distributed as a platform for political talks but a place to discuss issues of to the rich and the poor of PM Bainimarama important interest. the country. He also asked the Prime Minister on what laws are in place Bainimarama says if Reverend Yabaki wants to address the usage of electricity. to talk about the initiative to try and reduce Yabaki said that he opposed the Fiji electricity usage, he should talk about it at the Electricity Bill that was passed by parliament right time and place.He says the government is when he was the Chairman of Ecumenical also trying to open new hydro dams to reduce Centre for Research, Education and Advocacy. the burden on the Fiji Electricity Authority on The Prime Minister was presenting an trying to operate the big generators at Kinoya update of the government’s preparations which is currently being operated by diesel.

My role not about politics, says PM Prime Minister, Church annual Voreqe Bainimarama, conference in yesterday categorically Suva on August responded to queries 23, 2017. Photo: from Methodists at Ronald Kumar the Bose Ko Viti about Prime Minister his role as COP23 V o r e q e President. The PM was Bainimarama invited by the church while speaking to attend the meeting Methodist Church president-elect Reverend Epineri to Methodist Vakadewavosa (left) with PM Bainimarama and talk about climate C h u r c h change. members He told a packed audience at the on COP23 during the Methodist Church Methodist Centenary Church in Suva that his annual conference in Suva on August 23, presidency role at COP23 in Bonn, Germany, 2017. Photo: Ronald Kumar\ The PM in November was not about politics. then requested the audience to leave aside “Fiji’s position to fight against climate questions about politics because he was change is not about gaining a name for myself invited to the meeting to talk about climate or the country,” the PM said while responding change and COP23. Church leaders then to questions from the audience who had asked the PM if he was shaken by the fact that asked him if such big world events were being United States President, Donald Trump, had used to gain political mileage. withdrawn from the Paris Agreement. PM “It is however about saving the world and Bainimarama said: “If we wait for Trump we giving a voice for small island nations and won’t gain anything. We have been waiting for standing by what is right for the benefit of all him and inviting him to various events, but Pacific Islands. “Climate change should not be if he is not willing to stand with us then we taken as a chance to gain political attributions, will continue with COP23. “We want him but it is about fighting for the people, for the there, we want everyone around the world to sake of the next generation and generations to talk about climate change. We don’t want him come.” Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama because he is America’s president, but because while speaking to Methodist Church he needs to support this initiative and join members on COP23 during the Methodist others around the world.”

PAKISTAN

Saturday, August 26, 2017

“We can not silent about Pakistan’s safe havens for terrorists” - Donald Trump US President Donald if it does not clamp down on Trump warned Pakistan that extremism. “We have been paying Pakistan billions and Washington will no longer tolerate Pakistan offering “safe billions of dollars at the same havens” to extremists. “We time they are housing the very terrorists that we are fighting,” can no longer be silent about Pakistan’s safe havens for he said. “That will have to terrorist organizations,” Trump change and that will change immediately,” he said. “It is declared, outlining a new US time for Pakistan to dedicate security strategy in South Asia.

“Pakistan has much to gain to civilization and order and from partnering with our effort peace.” Trump opened the door to an increase in US in Afghanistan. It has much Donald Trump to lose by continuing to harbor criminals troops in Afghanistan as part of a retooled and terrorists,” Trump said in a prime- strategy for the region, overcoming his time televised address at a military base own doubts about fighting on in America’s near Washington. Going further, Trump longest military conflict. Trump said his suggested that military and other aid to new approach was aimed at preventing Washington’s nuclear-armed ally is at stake Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven

Former, disqualified PM’s wife to run in elections despite her illness early stage of cancer and called her a “courageous woman.’’

Earlier the month, Sharif ’s ruling party said Nawaz would take part in the Information Minister says election, running for that former PM’s wife the same seat left vacant Kulsoom Nawaz is being after her husband was treated at a London hospital disqualified from office and planning to return back by the Supreme Court for to Pakistan for seeking a Nawaz Sharif concealing assets. Army vote in next month’s by-elections in Lahore, Punjab. The minister told Chief General Bajwa spoke to media that wife of former Prime former PM Sharif over telephone, Minister Nawaz Sharif has got an wishing his wife a speedy recovery.

A Pakistani official says former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ’s wife will run for a seat in parliament despite having been diagnosed with throat cancer.

Pakistan could lose ‘major non-NATO ally status - US Secretary of State Secretary of State Rex Tillerson tuesday warned that the US could consider punishing Pakistan by cutting off its status as a major nonNATO ally if it does not crack down on militants. Tillerson echoed President Donald Trump’s tough rhetoric on Pakistan in his address laying out a new strategy for the war Afghanistan.

“We stand ready to help Pakistan address terrorist organisations inside of their country, but they must adopt a different approach themselves,” Tillerson told reporters at a news conference here. His comments came after Trump announced his Afghan policy and the path forward to the US engagement in South Asia, India and Pakistan in particular.

“Pakistan and the US historically had very good relationships. But over the last few years, there’s been a real erosion in the confidence between our two governments.

“There’s been an erosion in trust because we have witnessed terrorist organisations being

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson given safe haven inside of Pakistan to plan and carry out attacks against US servicemen, US officials, disrupting peace efforts inside of Afghanistan,” Tillerson said. Noting that the new Afghan policy is a regional approach, the Secretary of State said it also included a fairly comprehensive review of the US’ ties with Pakistan and India. “We see this approach as requiring an integration of all three of those strategies and use Pakistan and India to also bring pressure to bear on the situation in Afghanistan,” he said.

Trump’s tough talk unlikely to move Pakistan In military terms, Donald Trump’s longawaited new Afghanistan strategy looks very much like the old one. But, on the diplomatic front, he took a risk in confronting unruly, nuclear-armed Pakistan.

Washington has long been frustrated by Pakistan’s provision of cross-border safe havens to some of the Taliban factions and armed Islamist groups fighting against US troops and their Afghan allies. Trump’s predecessor

Barack Obama risked triggering a breakdown in the long US alliance with Islamabad when, without forewarning, he sent commandos into Pakistan in 2011 to kill Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. But, rhetorically at least, Trump’s much anticipated national address on Monday, in which he laid out a new strategy to win the United States’ longest war, marked a dramatic increase in pressure on Pakistan.

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Most Indian students leave UK after degree A majority of Indian students who come to the UK for higher education tend to leave at the end of their degree, according to official data released today.

Between April 2016 and April 2017, as many as 7,469 Indian students left before the expiry of their student visas with only 2,209 choosing to extend their visas to remain in Britain, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) said. “Thai, Chinese, Indian and North American (US) students were more likely to depart before their study visas or extensions expired, whereas Russian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Saudi Arabian students were more likely to extend their leave to remain,” the ONS data said.

It also confirms a massive drop in the number of Indians choosing the UK as a destination of choice for their university education. Indian students accounted for approximately 9,600 visas granted in 2016 (or 7 per cent), but in 2010 they accounted for around one in five of visas granted at 40,500, the figures said.

The latest data coincides with results of a new exit-check system introduced in April 2015 with aim of building a more complete picture of whether those who entered the UK left when they were supposed to.

It indicates that figures of students overstaying may have been inflated in the past and has prompted UK’s home secretary Amber Rudd to commission a new assessment of the impact of international students on the UK economy.

Rudd has directed the UK’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to examine the impact both EU and non-EU students have on the labour market and economy whilst in the UK. “There is no limit to the number of genuine international students who can come to the UK to study and the fact that we remain the second most popular global destination for those seeking higher education is something to be proud of,” Rudd said in a statement. “We understand how important students from around the world are to our higher education sector, which is a key export for our country, and that’s why we want to have a robust and independent evidence base of their value and the impact they have,” Rudd said. The move has been widely welcomed by universities and other agencies involved in attracting more overseas students to the UK’s shores.

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Indian-origin CEO racially abused by Trump An Indian-origin CEO was economic agenda,” Gandhi wrote racially abused and told to “go in the op-ed. “After Charlottesville and its aftermath, I will not back to India” and also take along Nikki Haley after he said that he defend Trump even if the Dow will not support President Donald hits 50,000, unemployment goes Trump’s economic agenda after to 1 per cent, and GDP grows by the US leader appeared to defend 7 per cent. Some issues transcend white supremacists following the economics, and I will not in good Virginia violence. conscience support a president US-born Ravin Gandhi, who seems to hate Americans who 44, founder and CEO of GMM don’t look like him.” Hundreds of Nonstick Coatings, a global white supremacists clashed with Ravin Gandhi, supplier of coatings for cookware counter demonstrators at a rally and bakeware, wrote an op-ed for CNBC in Charlottesville on August 12 in which a following Trump’s Charlottesville remarks 32-year-old woman was killed and 19 injured but was quickly trolled and racially abused by when a car drove into a crowd of protesters. readers, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Gandhi was soon bombarded by hate “I recently told the New York Times I comments on his opinion piece, including a was ‘rooting’ for certain aspects of Trump’s voicemail from a woman who said Gandhi

Indian-origin Malaysian man jailed for life in Singapore for drug smuggling A 30-year-old Indian-origin Malaysian man has been jailed for life in Singapore for smuggling drugs. Saravanan Chandaram, 30, who pleaded guilty to two charges of importing the controlled drugs, also received the maximum 24 strokes of the cane, the Straits Times reported. The prosecution submitted a certificate to the court stating that Saravanan was only a drug courier and had substantively helped the authorities to disrupt drug trafficking.

This gave the judge the discretion to impose a life sentence instead of the mandatory death penalty.

Saravanan was found with 10 bundles containing at least 1.38 kilogrammes of

cannabis, and at least 3.29 kilogrammes of cannabinol and cannabinol derivative.

On November 5, 2014, he rented a car and met a drug syndicate leader, known only as Aya, in Skudai in the southern Malaysian state of Johor, where he collected the 10 bundles of drugs. Saravanan, who worked for Aya as his bodyguard and personal driver, hid the bundles under the armrest of the rear passenger seat.

Defence lawyer Singa Retnam, in his closing submissions to the court last month, said that Saravanan had borrowed Malaysian Ringgit 4,000 (Singapore dollars 1,270) from Aya as he did not have enough savings for his son’s operation.

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Indian-origin actress hid in cafe freezer, live-tweeted Barcelona terror attack A UK based tv actor had a lucky escape when she hid in a restaurant freezer during the terrorist attack in Spain, where 14 people were killed and around 100 injured.

Laila Rouass, 46 was on a holiday trip in Barcelona with her daughter Inez Khan, live tweeted from her hideout as the attack unfolded in the busy area of the city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the middle of the attack, hiding in a restaurant freezer.

Happened so fast. Praying for the safety of everyone here,â&#x20AC;? she tweeted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gunshots just heard. Armed police running down the street looking for someone,â&#x20AC;? she added. Rouass was born to a Moroccan father and an Indian mother, is a popular star on British TV having appeared on shows such â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Footballersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wivesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Holby Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Rouass, who is married to British snooker player Ronnie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan, began her television career in India as a VJ on Channel V during the 1990s.

After leaving her restaurant hideout

Laila Rouass, 46 yesterday, Rouass shot footage of a police helicopter in the sky above Barcelona and has since posted no further updates on social media.

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Adjudicators from Guinness World Records were on hand to oversee the process and certify that the megasamosa passed the required tests.

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Deepika yet to lead in Varun ’s latest, ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ will introduce its ninth season confirms director

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t is interesting to see that Varun Dhawan is doing some very intriguing projects after that double act in the upcoming masala

entertainer, Judwaa 2. He will be working with Shoojit Sircar on a movie called October. This is the first time the actor and the director are

working together, and both are very excited about the prospect. Earlier Varun Dhawan had done a hatke movie in Badlapur which was directed

by Sriram Raghavan, and now it is nice to see him take a tour off the beaten path by working with Shoojit Sircar, known for his different kind of slice-oflife movies. There was a buzz that Deepika Padukone, who earlier worked with Shoojit in Piku, was roped in as the female lead in the movie.

However, speaking to MidDay, the director revealed that they have not cast a female lead in the movie. He had said, “The female cast is yet to be locked in.”

Talking more about the movie, he said, “October is an unusual slice-ofContinued on page 5

Shreya Ghoshal with Symphony Orchestra is coming to Vancouver She is the most popular female singer in India & she recently became the first Indian singer ever to have her wax statue at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum , New Delhi and now , she’s the first Indian female singer to tour around the world with the Indian Symphony Orchestra . It’s indeed a very proud moment for KVP Entertainers and British Columbians as Shreya Ghoshal chose Vancouver as the only other stop in Canada besides Toronto during her upcoming North America AugustSeptember 2017 tour . Set to perform at Vancouver’s iconic

Pacific Coliseum , PNE on Sunday , September 17,2017 , the concert will feature the finest Mumbai musicians and it’ll be a delight to Continued on page 3

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mitabh Bachchan on the hot seat again. Kaun Banega Crorepati, the desi version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? had begun enthralling us from 2000 with Amitabh Bachchan as the host.

He hosted the show for nearly all the seasons, except for the third which was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan. KBC was one of the most followed shows in India, especially in the early seasons, and it had a number of clones and other iterations in various languages.

The last season, which is the eighth one, ended in 2014, and now after a gap of three years, AB is returning to make some very knowledgeable Indians richer.

However, the new season will also be incorporating some new changes in the game format and the winnings as well.

Here are five new changes that KBC will introduce in the ninth season.

# Play Along: Jio subscribers will get to play along with the contestants, as they can answer the questions through their phones.

Diljit Dosanjh’s music video Diljit Dosanjh who has sung several Punjabi hits, has impressed with his performances in many films, such as in ‘Udta Punjab.’ After the success of the film Diljit is coming up with a new music video in Punjabi which is produced independently under his own label Famous Studios and will be releasing soon. The music video is a romantic number titled ‘Do you know?’ and has been shot in some of the picturesque locations of Los Angeles, USA. After acting in ‘Udta Punjab,’ Diljit has tried his hands on screenplay writing for this particular music video and is

very excited for the audiences to see it. The romantic number by Diljit has been directed by Mark Staubach, who is a prominent Hollywood music video

director and has directed many such music videos in the past.

He had helmed the popular music video ‘I wanna be a billionaire’ which is one of Diljit’s favourite music videos.

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Varun Dhawan dances with Karisma Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor shares a selfie with the family The moment for which we have been waiting is finally here! Shahid Kapoor has shared a picture that’s got with his family Misha and Mira both in it. Now we all know that Shahid is on a family holiday since Misha is going to turn a year old on August 26. They are having a whale of a time and his latest Insta posts are a proof of the same.

However, all this while we haven’t really got to see the trio together. Sasha either kept

sharing a pic with either Mira or Misha. But now that we have finally got our hands on this ‘perfect family picture’ we cannot contain our happiness knows no bounds! We bet this pic is sure going to make your day! “Best times.”, Sasha captioned the pic on his Insta handle.

Lovely, isn’t it?

Shahid’s baby girl Misha is going to turn one year old very soon and we cannot believe how quickly the year went by. Initially, the

Chalti hai kya 9 se 12 will be out at 11 am and will be a perfect tease You might remember how Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt sought blessings and approval from Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt when they danced on Tamma Tamma from Thaanedar in Badrinath Ki Dulhania. This time Varun is attempting a 90s nostalgia with Judwaa 2. The original had made our childhood fabulous! This time he got Karisma Kapoor to do that same. Obviously, there will be a few inferences from the original which will find its way into the remake and

Tantanatan is one of them. The song called Chalti hai kya 9 se 12 releases tomorrow at 11 and this video has him dancing on the same with Karisma. Judwaa 2 song Chalti Hai Kya 9 Se 12 teaser: Varun Dhawan is all set to recreate the charisma and quirk of Salman Khan This has got us extremely excited about the song. Karisma still remembers the moves and now the wait is to see if Salman will do a similar video for Varun. We don’t think that will be difficult because Bhai is in town for

Shreya Ghoshal with Symphony Orchestra is coming to Vancouver all music lovers as Shreya Ghoshal will pay a tribute to her mentor Lata Mangeshkar to the accompaniment of symphony orchestra along with her evergreen melodies from various films .

Billed as the ‘ Musical Concert of 2017 ‘, the concert will feature the best of light , sound & pyro graphics and certainly is a must for all bollywood fans as these kind of mega events don’t come very often !

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Kriti Sanon, Arjun Kapoor tie-up for ‘Farzi’ ‘Farzi’ has been a project that has been in the planning stages for long time. Interestingly, Shahid Kapoor initially considered to be the lead in this film.

Now there is a talk that Arjun Kapoor is being considered as the male lead in an action thriller called Farzi, that is to be directed by Raj & DK, the makers of the upcoming A Gentleman. Along with Arjun Kapoor, even Kriti Sanon, who was last seen in Bareilly Ki Barfi, is said to be considered as the female lead. If this casting comes true, this would be the first time Arjun Kapoor and Kriti Sanon would be working together. Story, had a source close to the project reveal the casting

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Akshay Kumar and Rajinikanth starrer ‘2.0’ Brace yourselves! The teaser of Akshay Kumar AND Rajinikanth’s much-awaited film, 2.0 is going to come out tomorrow.

Trade analyst Ramesh Bala just officially CONFIRMED that the makers of the film are going to release the first glimpse of 2.0 tomorrow on Ganesh Chaturthi. “Official:

@superstarrajini – @akshaykumar ‘s #2Point0Glimpse at 6 PM tomorrow..”

Whoa! Now that’s something that’s got us super excited. After all, this is something that we have been desperately waiting for.

The film has been in the news ever since forever and in fact, initially there were rumours that Akki will be playing a crow in

Sidharth Malhotra has a SECRET to cheer up By now you would know how Jacqueline Fernandez is someone who barely takes anything seriously! I mean, it’s like you make fun of her, say rubbish, yet you wouldn’t be able to take that smile off her face. She’s like this brand ambassador of happiness. So it came as no surprise that even when her ‘Gentleman’ Sidharth Malhotra kept trolling her during my interview, she played along so sportingly that she was actually seen enjoying all the jokes on her. Yes…take for instance this one when I asked Sid to be a true gentleman and cheer up a heartbroken Jacqueline. First, Jacqueline would be the last one to ever remain heartbroken for long but any how if at all she ever gets upset, I asked Sid what would be that one trick he would use to light up Jacqueline’s mood? And there….there…he didn’t think twice before saying, “Jacqueline Instagram”, “Jacqueline, new app on social media”…

Jacqueline, new filters??” Oh! Jacqueline couldn’t stop laughing on hearing this and also admitted how much she loves filters.

Let’s not forget, even on No Filter Neha, Sid spoke about Jacqueline saying, “Jacky is the brand ambassador of social media. While we were on the bike promoting A Gentleman, she was quite worried about her phone as she was doing the live video. She is a mad and a crazy girl to work with. And then she was not interested in me or what we were doing. She was more interested in what’s happening on social media. I think if we take away social media from her, a part of Jacky will die.

the film. However, speaking to BollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY, Akshay had shunned such rumours where he said that he will be playing an alien creature and NOT a crow! That probably explains 2.0’s tagline – The world is not only for humans. Crow or not, we are very excited about Akshay Kumar’s character in 2.0. Just recently there were reports stating that the film’s release date has been pushed further. However, that’s untrue. Trade analyst Taran Aadarsh took to Twitter to confirm the

release date of the Akshay – Rajini starrer where he tweeted, “#2point0 release shifted to April 2018? No truth to it. 25 Jan 2018 it is and that’s final. Stars Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar.” The trailer is set to release on December 12, that happens to be Rajinikanth’s birthday. (ALSO READ: Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar’s 2.O budget touches a WHOPPING Rs 400 crore!) The film is reportedly made a whopping budget of Rs 400 crore.

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SRK or Amitabh, who is your favourite as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Kaun Banega Crorepatiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Libra

March 21 - April 20

Sept. 24 - Oct 22

As the week begins, you may feel it If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve doubted yourself, events this

and move forward with a can-do attitude. All you need to do is make the decision to do so.

Once the Sun symbol of the self, moves into

to create a step-by-step plan that can help you reach your goal. Involving other people might work well for you, as you could achieve so much more with their help.

An encounter or social event could have

turning point for you. Because of this, you may make a key choice or perhaps decide to follow a new path that could turn out to be especially fruitful. When the Sun moves into a more secluded and spiritual sector of your chart, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be entering a phase in which it helps to take time out for yourself.

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Scorpio

April 21 - May 20

Oct 23 - Nov 22

Whatever decisions you need to make could occur quite naturally this week as events unfold. Changes on the domestic front could leave you excited about the potential for a new beginning. This could relate to a move, buying or selling real estate, or redecorating or remodeling your home.

and everything else should fall into place.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also be looking for leisure and pleasure

Gemini

This week brings an opportunity that may not be repeated for some time. The dynamic solar eclipse in your sector of ambition suggests that any decisions made now could be crucial. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel you must make a choice on the spot, though. $

! up, the cosmos suggests getting advice from knowledgeable others.

Sagitarius

2GB

May 20 - June 21

Nov 23 - Dec 22

Collaborating with others on a dynamic idea could work out well for you over the coming weeks. With a solar eclipse in your sector of communication, there is the potential for a fresh start that evolves over time and leads to success. If it includes creative possibilities, so much the better.

to lighten up over the weeks ahead as Saturn turns direct after many months in its retrograde phase.

An opportunity to explore new territory GET could be a turning point for you, one you may embrace with great enthusiasm. The coming OF BONUS DATA weeks could lead to fresh options that you

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may never have considered before, and this could be very exciting. In addition, with the Sun moving into your sector of career and ambition, this might be an opportunity to take stock and consider whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making the best use of your skills and abilities.

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Leo

Aquarius

June 24 - August 23 The weeks ahead could see you shaking

more charismatic approach to life. With solar eclipse in your sign acting like a turbocharged new moon, it could seem like anything is possible. All you need to do is set your plan in motion. In addition, with Saturn, the planet of limitation, now forging ahead after its

to build, especially in self-expression and romance.

Jan 21 - Feb 19 A relationship could take a new turn, particularly if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re eager for it to move to a new level of intimacy. A dynamic !

to a deeper connection with a loved one, business partner, or collaborator. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equally possible that you might want to disengage from someone and go your own way. If your instincts tell you that a relationship has run its natural course.

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" # feel like learning to meditate or taking up some other spiritual practice, go for it. Doing so could change your life in a dynamic way, allowing you to bring your vision to life. And with the Sun moving into your sign on Tuesday, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also feel more energized and vital over the coming weeks. Focusing on projects have special meaning for you could be very rewarding.

or deal with a health issue. Your mindset could change over the weeks ahead and become much more positive. If you have felt disheartened by your progress over recent weeks, this could now change. Relationships will also be in focus, encouraging you to take stock and consider how you might improve them.

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Shah Rukh Khan or Amitabh Bachchan, who is your favourite Kaun Banega Crorepati host? Vote and tell us who your favourite host on Kaun Banega Crorepati is!Shah Rukh Khan visits wife Gauri Khanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new design studio with Sanjay Leela Bhansali Shah Rukh Khan and Aryan Khan twin in leather jackets at the airport 10 pictures of Shah Rukh

Khan with Dilip Kumar that prove he means the world to him Shah Rukh Khan visits an ailing Dileep Kumar at his house, their pictures together will tug at your heartstrings Amitabh Bachchan is back on the small screen with Kaun Banega Crorepati 9. The actor has been the face of the show for a really long time. We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even imagine KBC without Amitabh

Not Sunny, Malaika was the original choice for song â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Trippy Trippyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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hile Sunny Leoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sexy item number from Bhoomi has got you tripping, BollywoodLife has learned that the original choice for this special song was Malaika Arora.

Yes, the makers wanted to rope in Munni for this Neha Kakkar and Badshah song. So what really made Malaika turn down the offer? Was the song not up to the mark? Or was the actress charging a heavy sum? Well, a source close to the film revealed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Malaika was approached for the Trippy song first. But when she was approached for the song she had date issues.â&#x20AC;? Well, Malaikaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss proved to be Sunnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gain. Malaika would have added her own charm to the Trippy number, after all she has quite a few hit item numbers in her kitty, just like Sunny.

Coming back to Sunnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bhoomi song, it has been well received and everyone seem pretty impressed with this scorching hot

number. While Malaika has been hinting that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to be a part of Salman Khanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dabangg 3 and repeat her Munni Badnam act, Sunny has already ticked three hit special songs this year. Sunny Leone kickstarted the year with Laila Main Laila song in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees. Obviously, it was one of the highlights of the film. The actressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second item song is from Baadshaho titled Piya More where Sunny is seen romancing Bollywoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s serial kisser, Emran Hashmi.

With Bhoomi of course, Sunny has the third hit number under her belt.

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Saturday, August 26, 2017

Bollywood

Shraddha Kapoor ups her cuteness level

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he quintessential girl next door and the new age Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor who has been ticking off one role after another is on a serious mission to bring back the good old cute back in the fashion circuit. With two steady m ov i e s , Ok Jaanu and Half Girlfriend backing her in the first half of the year, Shraddha Kapoor is all set to woo the audiences with a gritty role, essaying the titular role of Haseena Parkar in the Apurva L a k h i a directed biographical crime flick.

O f f - s c re e n , Shraddha K a p o o r has teamed with her goto stylist, Tanya Ghavri following a brief a s s o c i at i o n with fashion s t y l i s t Shaleena

Nathani. Certainly not a Plain Jane, Shraddha Kapoor is counted amongst the sartorial stunners of B-town whose penchant to pull off ensembles that suit her demure personality the best. Armed with a refined and chic style sensibility, Shraddha Kapoor seems to be driving home the point that looking sexy is just too mainst re am and cute is indeed here to stay!

W e absolutely l o v e d S h r a d d h a’s effortless sense of style in Ok Jaanu, her promotional style for the same featured cutesy dresses and skirts. For an event for the eyewear brand, Vogue, Shraddha donned this prim and cute look.

Here’s a quick style tour on S h r a d d h a’s look.

Anil Kapoor decodes his throwback pictures and super entertaining work

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e handed out some blast from the past images to Anil Kapoor and the actor took us down the memory lane...

Anil Kapoor is one actor who’s not just entertaining on screen, but off it too. We caught up with the Mubarakan actor recently and decided to put to test his memory. We handed out several of his blast from the past pictures to the actor and he reminisced the story behind these pictures for us. From a candid click with daughters Rhea and Sonam Kapoor to his fashion blunder, which the actor termed as “Red Riding Hood” look, Anil Kapoor opened up to BollywoodLife.com like never before.

Remember, when Anil Kapoor had challenged Ranveer Singh, Varun Dhawan and Arjun Kapoor to beat his this awesome look on social media? Well, the actor literally decoded this look for us and we couldn’t help but ROTFL. I’ve been breaking fashion boundaries way before you guys!

The actor said, “Look at how stylish I am. My children and my wife almost slapped me when they saw this pic. They said, “Dad how could you wear? From where did you get the confidence to wear this?”. Main bhi yeh sochta hoon ki mere mi itna confidence kaise se agayaa ki… I am sleeveless with all the hair on my hand. Look at the boots… and look at my hat that’s also red. The pants are red, the boots are red, hat is also red.

This is like Red Riding Hood. Anil Kapoor in and as Red Riding Hood.” That’s not all when we handed out a pic of his with Salman Khan and Aamir Khan, he said, “This was one of the movie premieres, I think so 3 Idiots. Because all three of us were there. And this look of mine, is an unforgettable look for film Chocolate.

I will use this look, because nobody remembers the film.”

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Bollywood Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bidita Bag, Jatin Goswami

‘Babumoshai Bandookbaaz’

A major issue with a film without any moral compass/centre whatsoever is that it’s unlikely to generate much empathy among its audiences, whether for the situations on screen, or the characters concerned.

Anybody can be shot at, and die, or not; and since all of them are bad guys anyway, who cares?

That’s a bummer.

Be that as it may, this is that dystopian, guiltypleasure, very ‘male’ movie, if you may, that gracefully avoids descending into obvious misogyny, and which you wish to access precisely for the grime, sex, guns, and a dark-grey world, where practically everyone is so frickin’ twisted in the first place.

Also Read: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Bidita Bag get steamy in ‘Babumoshai Bandookbaaz’ song ‘Barfani’ ×The ‘Babumoshai Bandookbaaz’ in the boondocks is incidentally Babu Bihari, the sharpshooter (Nawazuddin Siddique).

Forget small-town, this is almost a rural film. The sharp-shooter has made a name for himself in his UP hamlet over years.

One of the young lads (Jatin Goswami) is Babu’s shagird in disguise. He looks up to him and hopes to beat him at his own game. What’s the game, really?

An action thriller Well there isn’t quite a well thought-out modus operandi frankly, besides that Babu does the hit-job and heads off to a home far away in the fields that no one knows

of. Perhaps even that doesn’t matter, since North India is cinematically very much the Wild West, where anything goes, and the boys have a lot to learn from Dirty Harry flicks playing dubbed in Hindi on their television set.

Oh, and a n o t h e r thing about this film’s genre. The gun-

slinging hero is usually supposed to be a stylized action-star, walking in slo-mo to scintillating notes on the slide/electric guitar. There’s none of that here. There’s hardly any background score. If anything, Nawaz—the diminutive, casually softspoken Everyman in shirt and lungi—is the opposite of obvious swag.

You’re naturally drawn to him nonetheless because you simply can’t take your eyes off his understated presence. This is not the first time. He literally stoops to conquer.

The beauty of this film is also the sort of fresh talents you see around the li’l guy—the cop character is a complete

or the politician…. Together they represent a rather rooted, moody film with a fairly recognizable family tree, some of which

show up in obvious nods/tributes to pics like Ram Gopal Varma’s Satya (Babu and his wife at the door, when he returns home), or Gangs Of Wasseypur (the camera gazing at a naked man washing clothes by the tube-well, instead of a woman).

Soundtrack sounds slightly Vishal Bharadwaj. Actually, come to think of it, if you took out all the characters and crime-history from Gangs Of Wasseypur, you’ll come close to this.

Given what a masterpiece Gangs was, that’s a pretty good compliment by the way! champ, as is Babu’s competitor, or his wife,

Watch ‘Babumoshai Bandookbaaz’

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Salman Khan’s Ganpati decorations are like a valley of flowers We know that festivals are gala affairs in the Khan household, and one of the most special occasions is Ganesh Chaturthi. The festival is celebrated with a lot of pomp and every year it is Arpita Khan Sharma who oversees the decor and other arrangements.

Well, Salman Khan’s Ganpati is sitting amidst a valley of flowers this year. We

got this exclusive video and we are left speechless by the beauty of the setting.

It looks like Lord Ganesha is sitting in the a stunning valley of flowers. Lights, flowers and adornments make it lovely to the hilt. (Also Read: How sweet!

Salman Khan is the first guest at sister Arpita Khan Sharma’s residence for Ganesh Chaturthi) The video starts with a sweeping view of the decor. We can see what seems like millions of white flowers. They look like a combination

of white roses and carnations. The idol is placed against a backdrop of yellow flowers. As we know yellow is one of the most auspicious colours for religious functions. We can see that the chandelier lights are also decorated with a combination of white tuberoses and red roses. There cannot be a more fragrant and beautiful setting for Bappa. The ladies of the Khan family take a lot of interest in this.

This year, the celebrations are happening at Arpita Khan Sharma’s new home, which is close to Galaxy Ap ar t m e nt s .

She quoted to DNA, “When I’d decided to start keeping Ganpati, we didn’t know how long we would do so. It all just happened. Now after 14 years of celebrating it, it’s become a family function. We all look forward to celebrating it. I feel truly blessed to have Ganpati Bappa grace our new home with his presence first and then we will be moving in. Galaxy will always be blessed by Ganpati and the visarjan will be at Galaxy garden.” Although the celebrations are shifting to their new abode, everything else remains unchanged. It is still the family’s Ganpati. It’s still very much the entire family’s festival. Everyone’s going to be here. It’s just that it’s at a new destination. Salman bhai will also be coming for a day to be there with us.”

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Neil Nitin Mukesh and his wife celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi Neil Nitin Mukesh will be celebrating his first Ganpati with his beau Rukmini this year at his residence and his family is going the extra mile to ensure it’s a memorable one. The theme for the family’s 23rd Ganpati will be based on the deities Krishna and Rukmini with Rasleela coming to life this year. As part of a traditional ceremony, Neil will make Rukmini wear an anklet right after the Ganpati Pooja that was given by the family’s spiritual consultant a few years ago to Neil’s mother Nishi Mukesh for her to-be daughter-in-law. After the first

few days of Ganesh Chaturthi, Neil will also be taking his first honeymoon with Rukmini to London and the couple will be gone for a whole five weeks.

While Neil will be working for the first three weeks on his next film ‘Firrkie’, the remaining two weeks will be devoted to his wife. Neil Nitin Mukesh states, ‘My mother always desired of a Radharani theme for Ganpati since she is a devout Krishna follower so this year her long lasting desire has been fulfilled. It’s been exactly one year since I met Rukmini and Bappa truly fulfilled my heart’s desire.

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Two years after completing a 14,225 square-foot mansion in the “Tuscanvilla” style on Surrey agricultural reserve land, a B.C. couple is asking $28 million for the 76-acre property.

The “Villa di Fonti” estate — boasting a 15-acre vineyard and cavalcade of luxury features that some realtors say they’ve never seen the likes of in B.C. — is now offered for $25 million over its current assessed value of $2.9 million.

Two years after completing a 14,000 square-foot estate and 10-acre vineyard in the “Tuscan-estate” style on Surrey agricultural reserve land, a B.C. couple is asking $28 million for the 76-acre property. Focus Media / PNG Marketers hired to sell the property are mounting a slick video ad campaign targeting a “special buyer” — likely from Mainland China they say — willing to pay surreal money for an “Italian resort” built on the border of Surrey and Langley, on the 4000-block of 192nd Street.

“Welcome to Villa di Fonti,” realtor Jin Ye says in a video aimed at ultrawealthy international buyers. “Once inside this architectural masterpiece, you’ll walk into an old world Tuscan villa estate, with all the modern luxuries you can imagine.”

If a buyer comes even near the Surrey estate’s asking price of $28 million, the sale will shatter records for singlefamily real estate in the Fraser Valley.

“Wow,” said Michael Gleboff, Fraser Valley Real Estate Board spokesman, after reviewing the property listing and historical price data for the Fraser Valley. “This is an anomaly.”

Gleboff said only “a handful” of single-family homes have ever sold for over $10 million in the Fraser Valley.

Some properties on the White Rock oceanfront have sold for between $8 and $13 million, in recent years, he said. But any property priced over $20 million in the Fraser Valley would typically be for a multi-family development.

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of Mainland Chinese buyers seeking luxury property in B.C. Glazier said there was a special zoning process in order to build the mansion on a residential lot within the propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agricultural-zoned lands. Glazier said the owners spent several years building the mansion and they are now considering retirement and â&#x20AC;&#x153;down-sizingâ&#x20AC;? after living on the estate for a short time.

The property has hosted movie shoots and private weddings.

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The property features two lakes, one stocked with trout, and the other with a manmade beach. There is a heli-pad, parking for 40 vehicles, an outdoor dining patio with pizza oven, golden fields and landscaped gardens, a koi-fish pond, and a variety of pools and fountains.

The mansionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interior â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including copious quantities of world-class wood and stone building materials, a spa accessed by elevator and a climatecontrolled wine cellar â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is not outshone by its external surroundings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really is fit for royalty,â&#x20AC;? said home-stager Scotty Rolland, a native of California who says she is familiar with some of the most luxurious real estate offerings in North America. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never seen anything like it in B.C.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the size and the features,â&#x20AC;?

Rolland said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And it has really good feng shui.

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B.C. assessment documents say residentialzoned land on the property is valued at $986,000, and farmland is valued at $76,000.

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Canadians now owe $1.67 for every dollar they earn: StatsCan â&#x20AC;&#x153;Despite increases in mortgage debt, serious delinquency rates remain low with very little volatility observed over the past two years,â&#x20AC;? Matt Fabian, TransUnion Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of research and analysis, said in a release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Consumers have so far been able to manage their mortgage obligations despite the increasing balance levels.â&#x20AC;?

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