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Gas prices shoot up Analysts say average gasoline prices across Canada will continue to rise this weekend after jumping almost eight cents per litre since Hurricane Harvey roared ashore in Texas last Friday. Canadian cosumers are expected to pay more over all, but gas prices will be flying highest in Central and Eastern Canada.

Loonie flies highest since 2015 The Canadian dollar briefly broke 81 cents US on Friday, its highest level since the summer of 2015, as currency traders took a slew of economic data as a sign that the Bank of Canada is preparing to hike its benchmark interest rate again, as early as next week. The loonie rose as high as 81.02 cents US early in the day.

Heat wave takes over long weekend A significant late-season heat wave is taking aim at the West over the Labor Day long weekend, as temperatures climb well into triple digits under a strong ridge of high pressure. Excessive heat watches and warnings are already in place for much of eastern California and Oregon, ahead of this period of dangerously high temperatures.

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Calgary MP Darshan Kang quits Liberal caucus, BECOME A CERTIFIED denying allegations of sexual harassment Calgary MP Darshan Kang (pictured) has resigned from the Liberal caucus amid allegations of sexual harassment. The Calgary Skyview MP issued a statement Thursday announcing he was resigning “effective immediately.� “I wish to focus my efforts at this time on clearing my name,� he wrote. “I appreciate that Parliament has provided for due process, and a fair and objective policy for resolving this matter. I also very much appreciate that I am being provided an opportunity to provide my perspective to the independent investigator of the chief human resources office of Parliament,� he said. “However, I

do not want my present circumstances to further distract from any of the good work being carried out by my colleagues in the government.� Kang has denied any wrongdoing. Darshan Kang placed on medical leave; denies allegations of sexual harassment Liberal MP Darshan Kang accused of sexual harassment Earlier in the week, Kang took a medical leave of absence, saying he was under an “incredible amount of stress.� The Hill Times in Ottawa first reported the allegations in early August, tracing the complaint back to an unnamed employee at Kang’s constituency office in northeast Calgary. Continued on page 6

Four shot dead in gang violence Four men, all believed to be South Asians, were shot dead in Surrey and surrounding

after reports of shooting. When they arrived, they found Singh in the

areas in past three days. On Friday morning two men found shot dead execution style in Langley (see story inside). On Thursday afternoon, a man was shot dead in Abbotsford (see stroy inside). On Tuesday evening a man was shot dead in his driveway in Cloverdale. The South Asian man, RCMP officers at the scene of fatal shooting in Surrey. labelled as a gangster by police, has become the latest victim in driver’s seat of a vehicle parked in the the gang war in Surry after he was shot in driveway of a home. He had sustained his own drive-way in Cloverdale. IHIT has several gunshot wounds and died on identified the man as 22-year-old Pardeep scene. Singh. Police were called to the 6300 block Investigators say Singh was known of 166 Street around 8:45 pm on Tuesday Continued on page 6

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7 new opioid addiction treatment centres to open throughout Fraser Valley The Fraser Health Authority (FHA) will rapidly expand access to opioid addictions treatment — including prescription methadone and Suboxone — by opening seven new clinics across the Lower Mainland. Clinics will open in Burnaby, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, Abbotsford and Chilliwack through September and October to offer the first treatment for opioid addiction, following the success of two treatment centres in Surrey. “Seven of the 14 communities that have the [greatest number of overdose deaths [in B.C.] are actually in our region,” said Dr. Victoria Lee, the chief medical health officer at Fraser Health. “We’re expanding services purposefully in those communities

to ensure that we have greater access to treatment services.” So far In 2017, 258 people have died of illicit drug overdoses in the FHA region — more than any other health authority in the province. Prescription methadone and Suboxone treatments are administered to relieve debilitating symptoms of cravings and withdrawal, enabling a person to engage in therapy, counselling and support, according to health officials. B.C. to stop charging welfare recipients for methadone treatmentB.C. Centre on Substance Use recommends Suboxone over methadone B.C. clinic’s free heroin enables addicts to ‘have a meaningful life again,’ co-ordinator says

Cabbies want support from BC NDP as Uber debate looms With the Green Party set to introduce ridehailing legislation this fall that would pave the way for companies like Uber to come to B.C., the NDP could be in an uncomfortable situation. The taxi industry, which fears ride-hailing will threaten jobs and drive down the cost of taxi licences, helped the New Democrats win six of nine seats in Surrey in the last election. Blacktop and Checker Cabs president Amrik Mahil, who ran provincially for the NDP in Surrey in 2013, says the NDP should remember that when the ride-hailing discussion returns

to Victoria. “Quite clearly, about four seats are attributed to the taxi industry and trucking,” Mahil said, warning the party will not enjoy the same success in the next election if the interests of cabbies aren’t looked after. “They know what will happen to them next time. They won’t form a government and they know that.” Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver said earlier this month that Vancouver is the largest city in North America without ride-hailing and that needs to change.

BC schools scrambling to hire teachers to meet new class-size standards School districts in British Columbia are vacancies could have been avoided if more had scrambling to hire thousands of teachers ahead been done before May’s provincial election. “The previous government of the new school year to satisfy a court decision that reinstates didn’t do enough before standards on class size. the election … to actually get a lot of this work done The Supreme Court of Canada ruled last November before the end of the last that legislation implemented school year,” he said. The Education Ministry said in by the province’s previous a statement “there were no Liberal government in 2002 that prevented teachers substantial delays in the hiring process as a result of from negotiating class size the election.” The Liberals and composition related to special needs students was earmarked $50 million School districts are scrambling to hire thousands of teachers unconstitutional, resulting in in January to start hiring teachers while negotiations a need for 3,000 to 3,500 more teachers. “It’s a massive undertaking,” said to reinstate class sizes were underway. A deal Glen Hansman, president of the BC Teachers’ was reached in March to restore language Federation, adding the bulk of the positions from previous contracts that called for smaller are being filled in the final weeks before classes class sizes, ending the union’s 15-year battle begin. The hirings mean students can expect over bargaining rights and resulting in a $330 more support when they return to school, million funding boost for public schools. but Hansman said the rush to post and fill

217 children died in Indian hospital in August 42 died in 48 hours Death continues to haunt a government hospital in north India that came under fire earlier this month after dozens of babies died within two days. Dr. P.K. Singh, the head of the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur city, said Wednesday that at least 217 children died there in August alone due to a variety of reasons including an annual encephalitis outbreak. Singh added that 42 children have died in the last 48 hours. Seven of the deaths were from encephalitis while the others were attributed to other medical complications. The hospital found itself in the middle of a media storm earlier this month when 33 children died there Aug. 10 and 11 around the same time as a disruption in the oxygen supply. A team of experts from New Delhi later said that the interruption was not responsible for the deaths, but there was fury in India over how the hospital let oxygen run out.

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Taxes are the average Canadian family’s largest expense By: Charles Lammam and Milagros Palacios The Fraser Institute

With home prices rising across the country, many may assume that housing costs (including rent and mortgage payments) are the most expensive budget item for the average Canadian family. In reality, the average Canadian household spends more on taxes than any other expense - including housing. In 2016, the average Canadian family (including single Canadians) earned $83,105 in income and paid $35,283 in total taxes. That’s 42.5 per cent of income going to taxes. For most of us, the income and payroll tax deductions on our paycheques don’t total anything close to this percentage. But to understand the full cost of taxation, you must consider all the taxes - visible and hidden - that we pay to federal, provincial and municipal governments. Those include sales taxes, property taxes, fuel taxes, carbon taxes, import taxes, alcohol taxes and much more. These add up to make our overall tax bill expensive. So how does the overall tax bill compare to housing costs? The average Canadian family spends 22.1 per cent of its income on housing - only about half as much as it spends on taxes. In fact, taxes consume more of the average family’s income than all the basic necessities of life combined. The average family’s spending on housing, food and clothing in a year averages 37.4 per cent of its income. Canadian families may rightfully wonder whether they get good value for their tax dollars. Of course, taxes fund important government services. But we shouldn’t simply assume that higher taxes always provide better government services.

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Earlier Thursday, the newspaper also reported allegations by a woman who worked in Kang’s Calgary constituency office when he was a MLA in the Alberta legislature. A Calgary campaign strategist says it will be hard to recover from a situation like this. “There are no 12-step recovery programs for sexual harassment,” Stephen Carter said. “We have seen other politicians go off for addiction issues and things like that, outside of their control, but sexual harassment is well within your control. One allegation you can say is something that never happened or there is a false accusation, but when it becomes a pattern, it becomes almost impossible to survive.” None of the allegations against Kang has

Calgary MP Darshan Kang has resigned from the Liberal caucus as he denies any wrongdoing amid allegations of sexual harassment

been proven. Kang was elected as an MP in 2015. Before entering federal politics, he was a two-term MLA representing Calgary-McCall. He was first elected in 2008.

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SASKATOON — PM Justin Trudeau says now, more than ever, Canadians must stand together against racism and Islamophobia. Trudeau made the comments in Saskatoon while delivering remarks recognizing the beginning of Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday. “Whether we are in a big city or a small town, we must continue to stand together, united against racism, hatred and Islamophobia,” Trudeau told the crowd. “This is just who we are as Canadians. We are there for each other. We stand up for each other.” Trudeau thanked those gathered for their interfaith work and community building, calling it truly important. Prime minister also met Friday with the Saskatoon Tribal Council, which delivers social programs and services to seven First Nations within a 200-kilometre radius of Saskatoon. Trudeau announced in a cabinet shuffle this week that he is preparing to shift his government’s handling of the Indigenous Affairs file, a plan designed to lead to the eventual creation of two separate ministries to replace the existing department. “This is an important part of the work we have to do together,” Trudeau said after taking part in a smudge ceremony. “It’s a big job for Canada. It’s a big job for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and we walk forward on the path of real reconciliation and partnership and friendship and shared responsibilities. It’s not something we can do on our own. It is something that must be driven by, led by this partnership. It’s an opportunity to sit down and hear from you, listen to concerns and talk about how we’re going to move forward together.”

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Taxes are the average Canadian family’s largest expense From page 4 While it’s up to Canadians to decide if they get the best bang for their money, you need to know how much you pay in total taxes to make an informed assessment. In most provinces, more than 50 per cent of your tax dollars finance generous pay for government employees. Government employees, on average, receive 10.6 per cent higher wages than private-sector workers doing similar work. And that’s on top of the much more generous non-wage benefits (pension coverage, job security, early retirement) the government sector enjoys. Of course, we need qualified and well-paid government workers, but is this pay and benefit premium the best use of our tax dollars? Health care consumes around 40 per cent of most provincial budgets and is a fast-growing expense. International comparisons show that, despite high levels of spending, Canadians have comparatively poor access to technology and doctors, and endure longer wait times for surgery. It’s hard to see how we get good value for our money in public health care when measured against other countries that also offer universal access. Most troubling is when our tax dollars are outright wasted on boondoggles and failed government programs. A recent study documented more than 600 cases where the federal government failed to meet its own objectives over a 25-year period, resulting in up to $197 billion of wasted tax money. If Canadians are more informed about the true cost of government, they’ll be better equipped to hold government accountable for how it spends our tax dollars. And that leads to a more robust public debate about the overall tax burden and whether we get our money’s worth. Charles Lammam and Milagros Palacios are co-authors of the Fraser Institute report, Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index 2017 edition, available at www.fraserinstitute. org

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ean Paddison injects a syringe full of heroin and cocaine into his vein at the Overdose Prevention Society’s clinic in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. When he’s done, Paddison drops the used needle into a big yellow box next to his injecting station. “If I’m using away from my house, I come to a safe injection site, where they’ve got the place to get rid of them. If I’m using somewhere like an alley, I’ll always use a rig box,” he said. Paddison has been using injection drugs for seven years, and he’s no stranger to needles, but with more and more of them littering Vancouver’s streets, Paddison has a harsh message for other users carelessly discarding their dirty syringes. “Clean up after yourselves, you assholes, because other people don’t want to get your diseases.” The number of needles showing up in parks, on sidewalks and elsewhere is on the rise. It’s prompted complaints and concerns in neighbourhoods near the Downtown Eastside. But according

to Vancouver city councillor Kerry Jang, the problem isn’t limited to the area around the Downtown Eastside. Jang says the issue of potentially hazardous needles on the street is just a symptom of a much larger problem with Vancouver’s struggle with drugs. “It’s not just the Downtown Eastside, it’s throughout the city now,” said Jang. “The number of addicts are going up. In the City of Vancouver, you know, the number of overdose deaths — we’ve surpassed last year. It really is a symptom of the overdose crisis that we’re having right now,” he said. “There are more needles being distributed to make sure that [drug users are] using clean needles and not reusing dirty needles, which leads to infectious diseases and other problems,” said Jang. “Unfortunately a lot of [the needles] are showing up in our parks and waterways, for example,” he said. Vancouver Coastal Health manages the distribution and collection of syringes through several service providers. While their numbers for collected syringes

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aren’t exact, they sketch a picture of an issue that keeps getting worse. A man prepares to inject at a supervised injection site. A large yellow needle container sits next to each table for careful disposal of sharps and other hazardous waste. According to George McPhee, who supervises the OPS site, more than 1,000 needles will be used at the clinic each day, but many users also take a handful of syringes home with them to use later. “A lot of people, they’ll use, they’ll sit for a bit and then once they’re ready to go, they’ll take some to go,” said McPhee. OPS is far from the only group distributing free, clean needles to the drug user community. Many local organizations have syringes available for drug users. McPhee says the staff at OPS will give users sharps containers to take home, and they do regular needle sweeps

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in the alley and on the sidewalk in front of the site. Jang credits supervised injection sites like OPS and Insite with keeping lots of needles off the street, and giving users a safe place to inject. But he stresses that the broader challenge with drug addiction and overdose deaths extends beyond the boundaries of Vancouver or even British Columbia. And he says it will take major action to improve the situation. “This is why we need and we’ve been pushing our health authorities, the new [B.C.] minister of mental health and addictions, for example, to take some really bold action,” said Jang. “Start cleaning up the drug supply, you know, start doing more prescription opioids. Things like that will reduce the need for users to get needles, shoot up on their own and discard them on the street.”

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Lawyers protest for changes to BC’s ‘badly broken’ justice system Nine days before the B.C. Legislature reconvenes under a new NDP government, a group of Vancouver-based lawyers has compiled a list of recommendations to fix what it calls problems within BC’s judicial system. The group is made up of lawyers from the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, the West Coast Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (Leaf), the Pivot Legal Society and the Community Legal Assistance Society. “British Columbia’s civil and criminal justice systems are badly broken and need a lot of work after years of inattention,� said Josh Paterson, executive director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA). The list of 10 recommendations range from reforming policing practices to deprioritizing the enforcement of Canada’s drug possession laws to closing loopholes in the Residential Tenancy Act. “A lot of issues we address in our report require substantial work over time to fix. But there are changes that the government can make right now that would result in a dramatic improvement� Legal Aid funding a key priority One of the main priorities, according to the group, is to restore funding to legal aid. “In 2002, legal aid was gutted. It was cut 40 per cent across the board. Family law was cut by 60 per cent, poverty law services were eliminated. Those who were most directly impacted were women, people with illnesses or low income people,� said

Kasari Govender, executive director of West Coast Leaf. In addition to funding for legal aid, the group is calling on the re-establishment of publicly-funded legal clinics. The group said Friday it welcomed the government’s move to re-establish the B.C. Human Rights Commission but said more needs to be done. The recommendations come less than 10 days before provincial politicians return to Victoria for the fall sitting of the legislature. The new NDP government will lay out its priorities for the session in its throne speech on Sept. 8. “As the legislature begins its new session, we will be looking for real commitments to justice reform in the throne speech and in the weeks to follow,� said Paterson. Paterson said the group of lawyers met with newly-minted Attorney General David Eby on Monday and that the recommendations were received “thoughtfully� and “posivitely.� Eby — a lawyer by profession — was once the executive director of the BCCLA and also worked with the Pivot Legal Society. “I think that’s a really helpful background,� said Paterson. “We fully expect that he’s going to do his job in the interests of British Columbians and that his experience will obviously play into how he carries out those responsibilities.� Paterson added the group of lawyers is non-partisan and has also presented its recommendations to the solicitor general and to opposition ministerial critics. Reforms will take time, Eby says

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Surrey RCMP ‘surprised and disappointed’ at lack of tips on recent shootings Surrey RCMP investigators are frustrated a news conference that was held a month ago has failed to generate a single tip from the public. On July 31, police took the extremely rare step of releasing the names and pictures of five young men who had been targeted in a string of recent shootings. “We did make an appeal for anybody that had any information about these five victims in the hopes that it would help us forward our investigation against the actual shooters,� said Cpl. Scotty Schumann. “To date, we have not received any tips. That doesn’t prevent the investigation

from continuing, but, certainly, it doesn’t speed things up.� Schumann says he knows there are people out there with information about the shootings, and it’s troubling that no one has come forward. “Given that there’s five victims, you’d expect that somebody somewhere would know something about these crimes,� Schumann said. “I’m surprised and disappointed as well.� RCMP say violent crime and shootings are down in Surrey compared to last year, but gun violence has flared up again over the last couple of months. Schumann says he understands that sharing

information with police can be difficult for many reasons, so he’s urging people to call Crime Stoppers to leave an anonymous tip. “Somebody may be scared. Somebody may be trying to protect themselves from prosecution, but I also think somebody might not realize how important the information they have is,�

he said. “Sometimes little details can seem inconsequential, but, really, it can be the one thing that cracks a case wide open.�

IHIT identifies victim of latest targeted shooting in Surrey and died on scene. Investigators say Singh was known to police and had been associated with gangs. In 2015, police

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coloured minivan which fled the area after the shooting occurred. Anyone with information is asked to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477)

Another one dead in Abbotsford shooting at Gladwin and Huntingdon Roads A young man is dead following a shooting that took place at Gladwin and Huntingdon Roads on Thursday, the Abbotsford Police Department (APD) said in a news release. Police responded to the scene at 6 p.m. after hearing a report about shots fired in the area. One dead, another injured after shooting in Abbotsford. Police remain on scene @ GlobalBC pic.twitter.com/ieU8uVL21k They arrived to find a dead man. Speaking to media, Cst. Ian MacDonald said, “It certainly has the earmarks of a targeted incident,� but officers are still early in their investigation.

“I certainly am concerned any time we have any of these incidents take place,� he said. “That’s always amplified when it happens in public places. In and around neighbourhoods, schools, what have you. It’s unfortunate but certainly a side effect, I think, that all communities in the Lower Mainland are seeing. “People involved in gangs, and people who are part of that drug world, are becoming more brazen, they’re becoming more violent, and it definitely is impacting communities.� The APD’s Major Crime Unit is investigating alongside the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT).

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Teens arrested in drive-by egging of a youth in North Vancouver, charges recommended Matthys van Bylandt, 13 was involved with the suffered a serious eye injury egging, RCMP Cpl. when he was pelted in the Richard De Jong said face by egg on Munday in a news release. All night. Four teenagers have four suspects are North been identified as suspects Vancouver residents. and may be charged for a Investigators will be North Vancouver egging submitting a report that left a boy with serious to Crown counsel Matthys van Bylandt eye injury. On August 21 recommending charges a 13-year-old boy was walking towards his of assault causing bodily harm, he said. Police home around 9:30pm when a car drove by are now hoping to speak with a passerby who and he was pelted by egg. had stopped to help the egging victim and Following an investigation, police ask that the driver contact investigators. The identified three 18-year-olds and a 17-year- victim remains at home, ordered to rest as his old as suspects and the vehicle they suspect eye heals.

South Asian activist arraigned on obstruction and impersonation charges A well-known left-wing activist has pleaded City protest In a statement today, a group not guilty to a charge of obstructing justice supporting Singh says the impersonation and one of impersonation that was filed after charge is related to Singh jokingly telling he identified himself as former NHL star police on Aug. 20 his name was Michel Michel Goulet. Jaggi Singh Goulet, the ex-Quebec was arrested at a Quebec City Nordiques left-winger. Quebec City police say demonstration on Aug. 20 and two distinct groups took then released. The 46-yearold Singh was rearrested part in demonstrations Tuesday and entered the plea that day and that a third group was involved in in municipal court in Quebec City this morning. The Crown another protest, which was declared illegal and opposed his release and he is expected to return to court broken up by the anti-riot this afternoon. squad. Police specify that criminal acts took place Far-left activist Jaggi Singh Jaggi Singh during that protest and rearrested after Quebec

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Calgary police officers charged with kidnapping and assault Nine days before the B.C. Legislature reconvenes under a new NDP government, a group of Vancouver-based lawyers has compiled a list of recommendations to fix what it calls problems within BC’s judicial system. The group is made up of lawyers from the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, the West Coast Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (Leaf), the Pivot Legal Society and the Community Legal Assistance Society. “British Columbia’s civil and criminal justice systems are badly broken and need a lot of work after years of inattention,” said Josh Paterson, executive director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association

(BCCLA). The list of 10 recommendations range from reforming policing practices to deprioritizing the enforcement of Canada’s drug possession laws to closing loopholes in the Residential Tenancy Act. A lot of issues we address in our report require substantial work over time to fix. But there are changes that the government can make right now that would result in a dramatic improvement” Legal Aid funding a key priority One of the main priorities, according to the group, is to restore funding to legal aid. “In 2002, legal aid was gutted. It was cut 40 per cent across the board. Family law was cut by 60 per cent, poverty law services were eliminated.

New BC Liberal leader to be chosen in February 2018 British Columbia’s Liberal party has officially launched a race to select its next leader in early 2018. Emile Scheffel, the party’s executive director, says the new leader will be announced on Feb. 4 at a convention in Vancouver. Online and phone voting is set to take place for three days prior to that date, as the Liberal party looks to replace former premier Christy Clark, who quit earlier this month after the NDP formed a minority government.

Scheffel said Tuesday the biggest change in rules since a leadership race in 2011 involves dropping the mailing of p;in numbers for online voting, due to members not getting the information on time. He said a yet-tobe-selected voting-system vendor would be required to come up with an alternative way to identify eligible members. No one has yet announced their candidacy for the leadership. Why the B.C. Liberals are not the same as the federal Liberals

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2 shot dead in Langley on Friday morning On September 1, 2017 just after 5:30 am, Langley RCMP was called to 232 street and 64th Avenue after a report of gun shots was received. Upon police attendance, adult male and female victims were located suffering

from gunshot wounds. Despite all attempts to revive the individuals they succumbed to their injuries. Based on the investigative theory in this initial phase it is believed to be targeted. The area surrounding the scene will be

cordoned off for a significant amount of time. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has been called and will be working in partnership with Langley RCMP. Police are currently in the evidence gathering phase, no f u r t h e r information will be provided at this time. Further d e t a i l s and media availability will be handled by the IHIT M e d i a Relations Officer. Anyone with information regarding this investigation can call the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc. gc.ca.

Quebec City mosque says president’s car deliberately set on fire A Quebec City mosque where six men were shot dead in January says a car belonging to the president was set on fire earlier this month, the mosque said in a statement on Wednesday. The mosque said the incident occurred on August 6 at about 1:30 am in driveway of Mohamed Labidi’s home. It stated the car was a total loss and that the fire also spread to the hedge of the home.

“We remain on the lookout for any progress in the investigation and we hope charges will be brought against these criminals once they are identified,” the statement read. “This hateful crime toward (Labidi) and his family are the latest in a long series of hateful acts against our organization.”

‘I feel bad for him’: Gas-and-dash victim’s mother reacts to 11-year sentence Before Joshua Mitchell was sentenced out to the family of Maryam, including, I’m to 11 years in prison for killing Maryam sure, Mr. Mitchell’s [family],” said Macleod Rashidi in a Calgary gas-and-dash theft, he in handing down his sentence. ‘Canada fought back tears as he offered an apology didn’t have a good destiny for his parents’: to his victim’s family and acknowledged the Boy orphaned by separate tragedies pain and suffering he’s caused. “If I had the But before he died, Shallo wrote a chance to replace Miss Rashidi, I would,” victim impact statement that was read said Mitchell. Rashidi’s mother and brother aloud in court at Mitchell’s sentencing travelled from Iran for the hearing on Wednesday. court hearing. They sobbed “Somethings that you lose as the sentence was handed can be recovered over down by Court of Queen’s time … other losses are Bench Justice Alan Macleod, immeasurable,” he wrote. but Rashidi’s mother, Kobra “For instance, the loss Mohmmadi, offered words of the innocence of a child of kindness to Mitchell and when his mother is taken his family afterwards. “I feel from him.” bad for him. I’m a mom and I On June 8, 2017, just feel bad for his mom as well,” weeks after the guilty Mohmmadi said in Farsi as verdict, Shallo was family friend Gina Masnadi travelling to Calgary from Maryam Rashidi (left) with translated. “She was alone his new home in Vancouver but she died for the things her husband Nourani Shallo with his son, Koorosh, and that she believed.” Maryam his second wife when they Rashidi’s brother Mohammad, her mother, crashed on the Trans-Canada Highway Kobra Mohmmadi, and family friend Gina near Golden, B.C. Ahmad Shallo died Masnadi speak after Joshua Mitchell was while Koorosh, 8, who was asleep in the sentenced to 11 years in prison. Earlier back seat, suffered minor injuries. The this year, Mitchell was found guilty of wife underwent several surgeries but was manslaughter for running over Rashidi, expected to make a full recovery. In his who was working as a gas station attendant statement, Shallo wrote it was Rashidi who at the Centex station on June 7, 2015. wanted to move to Canada, believing she Rashidi died trying to stop Mitchell from would be able to give her son a better life stealing $113 in fuel. Rashidi’s family here. Shallo said he resisted the pleas of his tragedy didn’t stop with her death. Two family to return to Iran because, “I believe years later, while travelling to Calgary to that is what Maryam would have wanted.” mark the anniversary of his wife’s death, Weeks before Shallo died, he wrote a poem Ahmad Nourani Shallo was killed in a car for his wife: Your arms around made me accident, leaving his eight-year-old son an feel like home but it is a very long time. orphan. “I think all of us, our hearts go

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Deadly drug overdose epidemic attracting men between 19 to 59: report VANCOUVER — Too many men working in trades are overdosing on opioids, says a chief medical health officer in British Columbia who wants the industry to be involved in identifying interventions that could save lives. Dr. Victoria Lee of Fraser Health said men between the ages of 19 and 59 are disproportionately affected by a hidden epidemic that’s shrouded in secrecy among those too ashamed to get help. She said men who are injured on the job may be ensnared into dependence on illicit substances after being prescribed pain medication. “Some people start to self-medicate. It can be for

physical and emotional reasons as well,� Lee said in an interview. “There’s a huge amount of stigma around using (illicit) substances so when you combine that with the fact that it’s not socially acceptable for men to be vulnerable it makes it very difficult for men in those situations to ask for help.� Men are also unlikely to use health services unless absolutely necessary so can’t access resources and often end up dying alone, said Lee, who works for a health authority that provides services to more than 1.8 million people in communities across a large area stretching from Burnaby to White Rock to Hope.

Man charged with murder after dead body found in Vancouver apartment A man has been arrested and charged after another man was found dead inside a Downtown Eastside apartment on Monday. Vancouver police announced Wednesday that Randall Whitworth Hill, 34, had been charged with one count of second degree murder. On Monday, police were called to a home on Princess Avenue near Alexander Street after a man’s body was found inside an apartment. The man’s death was found to be suspicious and VPD’s major crime

investigators took over the case. Hill was quickly identified and arrested in relation to the death. He has since been charged with one count of second-degree murder and remains in custody. Police have also identified the victim as Roscoe Henry Carmack, a 53-year-old Vancouver resident. It is the city’s 13th homicide of the year. Anyone with information about the death is asked to contact police at 604-7172500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477

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Record breaking heat waves leads to record-breaking power consumption It was a record-breaking week for summer temperatures across the province — which led to record-breaking power consumption, according to BC Hydro. Environment Canada issued a statement that a strong ridge of high pressure over southern B.C. caused temperatures to soar, hitting 38.5 C in Kamloops, breaking a record set in 1915. Princeton saw a record set in 1897 broken as temperatures hit 36 C. Records were also broken at the Vancouver Airport, Vancouver Harbour, Sparwood and Williams Lake, while Pemberton tied its 1974 record of 34.4 C. BC Hydro said the temperatures this week also set a new record for summer

power consumption when peak hourly demand hit a new high on Monday evening. At its peak, BC Hydro customers consumed 7,851 megawatts — 12 per cent higher than last Monday, and higher than the previous summer record of 7,468 megawatts set on Aug.11, 2014. The milestone is actually the second broken record this year. On Jan. 3, BC Hydro recorded the highest ever peak hourly demand at 10,126 megawatts during a cold weather snap. According to climate scientists, extreme swings in temperature like heat waves and cold snaps will become increasingly common in future due to climate change linked to greenhouse gas emissions.

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Housing minister eyes possible cut to annual rent increases B.C.’s housing minister is exploring lessening the annual rent hikes landlords are allowed to apply to tenants in the province. Selina Robinson said the current formula, which caps annual allowable rent increases to two per cent plus the rate of inflation, will be under review within her ministry as she tries to find ways to make life more affordable for renters. “I’m very curious about those numbers and how they were achieved,� she said in an interview. Due to inflation, the current maximum rent increase is four per cent in 2018. “I also feel as a new minister I need to understand what all the pieces are, and I’m very curious where this formula came from and what is the rationale,� said Robinson. Under the law, landlords may only increase rent once every 12 months, up to the maximum allowable rate, and provide three months notice to tenants. The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Vancouver is $1,950 a month,

which means the maximum rental increase is $78 this year. According to the Canadian Rental Housing Index there are 517,430 renter households in B.C. – that’s 29 per cent of all households. In Greater Vancouver 34 per cent of all households are renting. B.C.’s Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre wants the province to lower the increase to just the rate of inflation, said Andrew Sakamoto, executive director. That would mean the maximum rental increase would be two per cent this year, or $39 on a $1,950 monthly apartment in Vancouver. “Given our current rental crisis tenants are facing, I think it would be more realistic to be simply inflation,� said Sakamoto. Robinson said she’s worried about rental affordability, something her party campaigned upon in the May provincial election. The NDP promised to build 114,000 rental and co-op homes, and give renters an annual rental home credit of $400. “I’m looking for things we can deliver ASAP,

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Sanghera family loses latest round in civil-forfeiture battle A south Vancouver family that police have linked to organized crime has lost the latest round in a court battle with the director of civil forfeiture over his attempt to seize their properties. Udham Sanghera and his wife Jaspal had wanted to strike some of the allegations in the civil-forfeiture suit launched by the B.C. government two years ago. But a master of the B.C. Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that the changes they requested wouldn’t be made. Jaspal Sanghera appealed part of that order, but lost in court this week. That clears the way for the civil-forfeiture suit that is scheduled to go ahead at the Vancouver Law Courts next March. The B.C. government office alleges that three properties in the 1200-block East

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63rd Avenue in Vancouver were purchased with the proceeds of crime and used for the unlawful activities of the “Sanghera Crime Group� headed by Udham Sanghera. The crime group was the target of a Vancouver police undercover investigation dubbed Project Rebellion that resulted in the arrest of Udham, his son Boby, nephews Navdip and Sav Sanghera, and others. Charges were later stayed against the patriarch, but the others were convicted on a series of firearms charges. Earlier this year, Udham’s nephew Navdip was one of two men gunned down near East 31st Avenue and Inverness Street. No one has been charged in the murder. 1226, 1228 and 1238 East 63rd Ave. The director of civil forfeiture wants to seize three Vancouver homes that it alleges the Sanghera Crime Group used as a base for criminal activities, including drug-related and violent offences. The civil-forfeiture suit says the three houses, valued at more than $4.5 million, have been used for trafficking drugs, firearms and stolen property. Jaspal is listed as the owner of all three houses, but the suit alleges the patriarch has an interest in the properties and that they were bought with cash from “unlawful activities.� Udham, Jaspal and Boby lived in one of the houses, which the suit alleges “is the central base from which the SGC’s drug-trafficking operation and large fencing operation for stolen property is run and directed by Udham Sanghera and Boby Sanghera.� During searches of the properties over the years police have seized numerous boxes of pistol-calibre ammunition, two sawed-off rifle butt stocks, a loaded pistol magazine, an AK47, ammunition and cocaine. Udham Sanghera denies all the allegations against him and says his wife is the true owner of the properties and that he has no interest in them. In her response to the suit, Jaspal says she is the only owner of the houses and that the money used to buy them was earned legally.

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NDP abandons 2021 deadline to reach $15 minimum wage The B.C. NDP government has altered an election promise to implement a $15 minimum wage by 2021, and will instead give an independent review panel free rein to suggest a new, possibly longer, timeline. Labour Minister Harry Bains said he agrees with criticism from Green party Leader Andrew Weaver that mandating the review panel to a 2021 timeline is too restrictive and locks in the outcome. So Bains said he’ll remove the deadline when he announces

details of his Fair Wages Commission in the next few weeks. “I think Mr. Weaver made a pretty good point,� Bains said in an interview. “We’re going to work with him. He’s saying that we should not be prescriptive of the fair wages commission and I agree with him. I think we should give them the

authority and mandate to decide when we reach $15, and how we reach $15.� The new timeline could be “anything they come back with,� he said. But the overarching goal will remain getting to a $15 an hour minimum wage eventually, added

NDP government to give budget update on September11 It will take place after the first speech from the throne from the new government, New NDP government scheduled for Sept. 8. Last will present its first financial week, James released the plan on September 11. The province’s 2016-17 public update to the provincial accounts, which showed budget that Finance Minister the government ended the Carole James presents to the year with a surplus of $2.7 legislature will be first by billion. She said the budget Premier John Horgan’s minority update will include spending for government, which took power education. after the Liberals were defeated in a The NDP is planning to present its confidence vote two months ago. first full budget in February.

Finance Minister Carole James said the budget update will include spending for education

Air quality advisory issued for Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Temperatures are rising and the haze has returned across the province, blowing in from fires in the United States and causing health warnings across much of southern B.C. An air quality advisory was issued for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Tuesday advising residents to avoid strenuous outdoor activity. Residents in the BC Interior and the Kootenays are also being cautioned about the smoky conditions. “The visible haze that we are seeing today has been almost entirely due to smoke that has been transported all the way

particles that are smaller than we can see that are of concern.� Ground-level ozone, unlike particulate matter, is not transported over distance. It’s formed in the air from a chemical reaction driven by the sun and caused by hot weather, Ries said.

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New B.C. RCMP group to investigate kidnapping scam targeting Chinese nationals The B.C. RCMP has created a group to investigate a series of false kidnapping threats targeting Chinese nationals living in Metro Vancouver. In July, Mounties issued a public warning after at least six people reported receiving messages that said their personal information had been compromised and that they had been implicated in a crime back in China. They were then instructed to contact Chinese officials and that if they didn’t cooperate, their family back in China

would be harmed. The suspects, who falsely claimed to be government officials, appeared to be targeting female Chinese nationals attending school in B.C. Meanwhile, the students’ families back home were told their relative was being held against their will and that a ransom would need to be paid. “While the methods used to target the victims may change over time, the way to protect yourself remains the same,” said Staff Sgt. Annie Linteau.

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Three brave girls rescue 2 swimmers at the beach ‘We just reacted; it was kind of like an instinct,’ 1 of the 3 girls says Three 11-yearold friends who had just finished taking a summer lifeguarding course are being praised for their quick thinking after pulling two swimmers from water at Crescent Beach. G e o r g i a Three brave girls pulled two swimmers who were struggling in the water Springate, Kate at Cresent Beach in Surrey Hunter and Lily Lily pulled the woman to the pier while the Cox were at Crescent Beach earlier this month, jumping other two girls attempted to get the second off the pier and splashing around in the water, swimmer — believed to be about 13 and fully when they noticed two people caught up in a clothed — to safety. “We tried to help her get current. “This girl was in the water — I think to the ladder but the current was too strong,” she was about 20 — and her friend had asked Georgia said. “So we tried to bring her to us to go help her, so we swam over,” Georgia the shore and then once she could touch, we swam away.” told media.

Motorists will still have to pay more to drive from tolls to mobility pricing A commission is investigating mobility pricing options for transportation,

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British Columbia’s new NDP government will scrap tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges from September 1, but motorists should enjoy the free ride while it lasts. That’s because a commission is investigating mobility pricing options for transportation, which could include bridge tolls and other road usage fees. The NDP government is now championing the phrase “Toll Free B.C.” — and Transportation Minister Claire Trevena denied in an interview Friday that this slogan would be temporary given the work of the mobility commission. “What the mayors are looking at is mobility pricing, which is not tolling. It is looking at how people move,”

she told Postmedia News. But Gordon Price, an expert on all things urban, said the reality is that motorists will, of course, be paying for road infrastructure again under any mobility pricing system. A new system

would likely look very different, though, and could be more equitable than merely taxing bridge users south of the Fraser Valley. There are also other inequities in the local transportation system, Price noted, such as paying for ferries and transit. “Is a Compass Card really different from a TReO card?” asked Price, a former Vancouver city councillor and former director of the Simon Fraser University City Program. The key will be to find a solution that doesn’t politically alienate drivers (a.k.a. voters), who have come to expect that roads are an essential service funded by governments. “We have been raised on the free road. It is called a ‘freeway’ for a reason,” Price quipped. Five things to know about mobility pricing. 1 -TransLink’s Mobility Pricing Independent Commission will examine how to more fairly price roads and bridges in Metro Vancouver, and better coordinate the pricing of all transportation services, including transit fares, bridge tolls, and road usage charges. By spring 2018, TransLink and the region’s mayors are to receive the commission’s recommendations. 2 — A program at the SFU Centre for Dialogue analyzed a user fee called ‘road pricing,’ which can reduce congestion and raise revenue by charging motorists based on where and when they drive.

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Police reveal details about ‘largest ever’ drug seizure in OPP history Ontario Provincial Police have seized more than 1,000 kilograms of pure cocaine in what the force is describing as the “largest single drug seizure in OPP history.” The seizure took place in the course of a multi-jurisdictional investigation that followed the cocaine from Argentina to the Port of Montreal, where it was sent to Ontario to be distributed. “We’ve never seen anything like this in a single seizure,” said OPP deputy commissioner Rick Barnum at a Monday morning press conference in Orillia, Ont., at which he sat in front of a wall made of the seized bricks of the drug. The OPP estimates the 1,062 kilograms of cocaine seized would have had a

$250-million street value once cut. Cocaine arrived in shipping containers In addition to the OPP, the Canada Border Services Agency, Peel Regional Police, and Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) all collaborated in the investigation, which was called Project Hope. Barnum said the drug came from Argentina in shipping containers, was sealed into concrete blocks, and packed onto pallets in a way that made the contents extremely difficult to detect. The OPP released this image of concrete that encased a brick of cocaine during transportation from Argentina. He said that it’s unlikely the cocaine was produced in Argentina, which he described as a “transportation

More than 1,000 kilograms of pure cocaine seized in Ontario link” country. “I can’t say the source of the cocaine as to where it was produced,” he said, adding “there are connections to Mexico and the Mexican cartels.”

America’s most wanted nabbed by Montreal police After eluding top U.S. law enforcement for more than a decade, one of America’s most wanted criminals and the suspected ringleader of a powerful drug-smuggling organization was caught by two bicyclemounted police officers in Montreal. Katay-Khaophone Sychanta, a 35-yearold dual citizen of Laos and Canada, was arrested Aug. 23 by officers on bike path patrol in the city’s Saint-Laurent borough. He was nabbed at the Bois-Franc train station after attempting to flee from the officers, one of whom got off his bike and chased the suspect down on foot. The officers had suspected Sychanta and a second man of possessing drugs. Police say Sychanta gave the officers fake U.S. identification, but fingerprinting later revealed a different identity.

Jaz Bains ready to make leap from college to university basketball The Queen’s Gaels basketball team is getting ready for its new season this fall as one of the team’s newest recruits is making the jump from college to university basketball. Jaz Bains is no stranger to the Kingston basketball scene. Bains had a sensational career with the St. Lawrence Vikings. In 2015, he was named the Ontario College Player of the year, but Bains admits suiting up for the Gaels and playing university ball will be a challenge. “The speed changes, the ball moves more, the bigs are bigger, everything is just at a higher skill,” said Bains. Bains not only had to step it up on the hard court but also in the classroom. The basketball player had to get his grades up to get into Queen’s. “I had to work really hard just to get my grades up and get into the school and I’m proud of myself obviously but I’m also proud that the school wanted me,” said Bains. The Gaels regular season tips off at the end of September. Now that Bains is on the team, he says one of his goals is to build chemistry with the team so they can be in sync on the court.

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Liberals target students’ skills gap with roll out of educational placement cash Industry looking to go beyond business students and target those studying math, engineering, tech and science The federal government is making its biggest push yet into the country’s classrooms, hoping that millions in new spending will help students heading on to campuses to leave there better prepared to join the workforce. The government has been told by its economic advisory council that it needs to put more resources into what’s known as workintegrated learning, because existing efforts aren’t big enough to tackle the “real gap” that exists in worker readiness, as companies believe a “majority of graduates are unprepared for the workforce.” The details outlined in federal documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act provide a look at the government’s thinking on the spending and how the money could influence postsecondary education. New federal student co-op program aims to help ‘bridge the

gap’ Federal websites geared to youth bland, boring: focus groups The Liberals had promised to spend $73 million over four years to subsidize educational work placements, with funds to start flowing last year. The spending was delayed until this academic year to finalize funding

It is with great sadness that the Cheema Family announces the passing away of our beloved Mother / Chachiji, Sardarni Rajpal Kaur Cheema (aged 82 years) on August 28th. Funeral service will take place on Saturday, September 9th at 12:30pm at Riverside Funeral Home, 7410 Hopcott Road, Delta. Bhog ceremony will take place at 2:30pm at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara, 8115 132 Street, Surrey. Satbir Singh Cheema, Rajdeep Cheema, Faizi Cheema, Dilbagh Cheema, Dr. Gulzar Cheema, Gurlal Cheema, Harpreet Kaur and all relatives. Sardarni Rajpal Kaur Cheema

Novelist David Adams Richards appointed independent senator

deals with the employer groups. The 2016 budget predicted the money would create up to 8,700 placements over four years, but Labour Minister Patty Hajdu announced this week the funding will create up to 10,000 positions.

Federal court grants BC intervener status in Trans Mountain challenge with harshly worded judgment The Federal Court of Appeal has granted British Columbia intervener status in the legal challenge launched against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project — along with a stern rebuke of the province’s filing. On Mar. 9, 2017, 19 separate lawsuits from First Nations and environmental groups challenging Ottawa’s approval of the project were consolidated as one case. The controversial pipeline project would expand the capacity of a currently existing pipeline route between Edmonton and Burnaby and significantly increase tanker traffic out of Burrard Inlet. Interveners — who are not litigants but provide an

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says an acclaimed writer will fill a Senate vacancy in New Brunswick. David Adams Richards was appointed as part of a new merit-based appointment process the prime minister put in place last year. There are eight remaining vacancies in the 105-seat chamber. Richards, 66, is an award-winning writer who has won accolades

for both fiction and non-fiction. Trudeau says the novelist, essayist, screenwriter and poet has created a body of work that has shown a commitment to the Miramichi River valley in New Brunswick. Richards was formally appointed by Gov. Gen. David Johnston and will sit as an independent.

additional perspective during trial — were given a chance to apply for status within 35 days of this order. Alberta successfully applied and received intervener status, but B.C.’s attorney general, under the previous Liberal government, did not. Before the deadline expired, the writ for the B.C. election was issued.

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Alberta taxpayers on hook for new office of former UCP-turned-independent MLA Alberta taxpayers will likely have to pay as much as $50,000 in office renovations so former United Conservative Party MLA Derek Fildebrandt, plagued by recent expense scandals, can sit as an independent MLA. Fildebrandt’s decision last week to leave the UCP caucus means a new office may have to be retrofitted in the provincially owned Edmonton Federal Building. Independent MLAs can’t share an “openconcept” space with other party members, said Alex McCuaig, Legislative Assembly Office chief of staff. “They discuss caucus matters, and they require space to have those conversations without other caucus

members being able to listen in,” McCuaig said. McCuaig said a final budget hasn’t been set for the office, but an Alberta contractor told CBC News retrofitting an old building could cost up to $50,000. Resigned from UCP amid scandals Fildebrandt resigned from the UCP caucus Aug. 15 following loud public outcry in response to a series of highly publicized political scandals. The former fiscal watchdog rented his taxpayersubsidized Edmonton condo through Airbnb, earning a reported $2,555 over a two-year period. He also double-dipped on meal expenses, according to records released by Alberta Party Leader Greg

Cost of debt on Metro Vancouver bridges to be shared by all BC taxpayers All B.C. taxpayers will share the burden of paying off billions in debt for the Port Mann Bridge and subsidizing the Golden Ears Bridge once tolls are removed from the two structures on Sept. 1. The elimination of tolls, a move that was quickly criticized by Green party Leader Andrew Weaver and the Liberal opposition, was a high-profile campaign promise of Premier John Horgan’s and will see daily bridge commuters save hundreds of dollars per year. Standing next to the Fraser River with the Port Mann visible in the background on Friday morning, Horgan called the tolls

“unfair” to people south of the Fraser and said the debt from building the bridge will be transferred to B.C.’s taxpayer-supported debt load and paid for out of general revenue. “This is traditionally how all infrastructure has been paid for across British Columbia, with the exception of the Coquihalla improvements that were made in the 1980s,” Horgan told reporters. “We can manage that within our fiscal framework and that will not have an impact, we believe, in our discussions with bond traders. It will not have an impact on our borrowing costs.”

PQ leader wants Ottawa to pay for influx of asylum seekers Quebec should not be financially responsible for “Justin Trudeau’s guests,” Parti Québécois Leader Jean-François Lisée said on Monday, referring to the asylum seekers crossing the U.S.-Canada border into Quebec this summer. Lisée argues that Ottawa should pay for the influx of Haitian migrants. As of now, Quebec is paying for their accommodation, food and social services. During a press conference in St-Augustin, a suburb in Quebec City, Lisée reminded everyone about Trudeau’s “Welcome to Canada” statement in December 2015 as he welcomed Syrian refugees. The influx of migrants is therefore

Asylum seekers “the result of Trudeau’s irresponsible declarations,” according to Lisée. “They need to be well treated, that’s for sure,” he said. “But the question is: how much will this cost and who will pay for this?”

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Canada’s GDP grew at 4.5% annual pace in 2nd quarter, fastest since 2011 Canada’s economy is expanding at its fastest annualized rate in six years, Statistics Canada reported Thursday. Canada’s gross domestic product grew by 1.1 per cent between March and June, an improvement from the 0.9 per cent growth seen in the previous three-month period. That’s an annualized rate of expansion of 4.5 per cent, the highest the figure has been since the third quarter of 2011. Economists were expecting the annual pace to be lower, at 3.7

per cent. The Canadian dollar rose on the news, gaining more than a quarter of a cent to 79.60 cents US. “Wow,” economist Brian DePratto at TD Bank said after the numbers came out. “There seems to be no stopping Canada of late.” DePratto said the strong quarterly showing likely means another Bank of Canada rate hike is now a “done deal” some time between now and the end of the year.

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anadian lenders Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal on Tuesday posted stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, lifted by robust performances from their domestic businesses. Canada’s bank index has stagnated since the start of the year on concerns that previously red-hot housing markets in Toronto and Vancouver could see sharp declines, exposing lenders to losses on loans. Despite those worries, four of the country’s biggest five banks in recent days have reported profits topping expectations in the third quarter ending on June 30. RBC unveils ‘dividend surprise’ after third-quarter profit boost ‘Adequate buffers’ to help CIBC manage $197B mortgage portfolio Bank of Nova Scotia, Canada’s third-

biggest lender which is also known as Scotiabank, said quarterly earnings per share increased to $1.66 from $1.54 a year earlier. Analysts had on average forecast EPS of $1.64, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/ E/S data. “The bank delivered strong quarterly earnings, generating double digit growth in our Canadian and international personal and commercial banking businesses,” Chief Executive Brian Porter said in a statement. Bank of Montreal, Canada’s fourth-biggest lender, reported EPS of $2.05, up from $1.86 a year ago. Analysts had on average expected EPS of $2.00, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Scotiabank reported net income of $2.10 billion compared with $1.96 billion a year ago.

TD caps big bank earnings with 17% rise in profits to almost $2.8B Toronto-Dominion Bank is reporting a $2.77-billion profit for its third-quarter, up 17 per cent from the same period last year. The profit amounted to $1.46 per share in net income and $1.51 per share of adjusted earnings. The Toronto-based bank’s Canadian retail banking sector accounted for $1.73 billion of net income, up 14 per cent from last year. The U.S. retail banking arm also saw a

14 per cent increase, to $901 million, while TD’s wholesale banking operation saw its net income fall by three per cent to $293 million. Toronto-Dominion is the last of Canada’s big banks to report its third-quarter earnings for 2017. All of the Big Six banks have outperformed analyst expectations.

Trudeau remakes Indigenous Affairs Ministry, adds 2 rookies to cabinet The Liberal government is dividing the Ministry of Indigenous and Northern Affairs in an effort to end “colonial” structures and build stronger relations with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the change as part of a federal cabinet shakeup that brings two new MPs to the cabinet table. New Brunswick MP Ginette Petitpas Taylor was promoted to health minister and backbench MP Seamus O’Regan was installed as veterans affairs minister. Jane Philpott, the former health minister, becomes minister of Indigenous services, responsible for providing services for non-self-governing communities, while the current Indigenous affairs minister, Carolyn Bennett, becomes minister of Crown-Indigenous relations and Northern Affairs. Who’s who in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle No plans to remove John A.’s name from federal properties, PM says Philpott said dividing

the departments into two will dismantle old “colonial structures” that were designed to dominate and assimilate Indigenous peoples. “This is a historic day for Canada,” she said after the swearing-in ceremony. “The work that is being done today, these are seismic shifts in the structures that oversee the relationship that Canada has as a representative of the Crown with Indigenous peoples in the country.” The recommendation to split responsibilities stems from the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, which submitted its report in October 1996. Trudeau called the major bureaucratic change the “next step” in the reconciliation process, helping to move toward a real nation-to-nation partnership instead of a “paternalistic, colonial” approach to service delivery. He said it will help guide the renewed, evolving Crown-Indigenous relationship to give First Nations, Métis and Inuit people more control over their own services, a process that will take decades if

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Pak diplomatic fight shows divide over India The internal squabbles to Pakistan’s intelligence agency within the Pakistani diplomatic ISI, wrote: “The more I think, establishment over India got the more I am convinced that exposed when an official letter you have been the worst foreign sent by Islamabad’s former high secretary ever.” He added, “I commissioner in New Delhi, can cite many examples, the Ufa Abdul Basit, surfaced online, joint statement and Pakistan’s describing Pakistan’s ambassador humiliating defeat at the Human to US, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Rights Council are sufficient to as “the worst foreign secretary prove my point. Second, and it Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry ever”. Basit wrote that he believes is more worrisome, your heart Chaudhry, who as foreign secretary was is not in the right place.” In July 2015, foreign once Basit’s boss, should be sacked from his secretary S Jaishankar and his then Pakistan Washington DC posting. In his bristling and counterpart Chaudhry had issued a joint bilious missive, Basit, known for his proximity statement in Russia.

Pakistan parliament rejects US president Trump’s statement The Pakistan National Assembly passed a unanimous resolution on Wednesday rejecting the “hostile and threatening” statements made by US President Donald Trump and Gen John Nicholson, a top commander of American and Nato forces

existing ground realities and challenges in the region.” The resolution called on the US, Nato and Afghan government to ensure that India was denied use of Afghan territory to attack Pakistan. Following speeches by lawmakers throughout the day, the lower house of Pakistan’s parliament adopted a resolution denouncing, “the complete disregard of sacrifices made by the country in the war against terror”. Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif called for suspension Parliament in Islamabad. of cooperation with in Afghanistan. It condemned Washington’s the US, specifically the provision of ground call for increased Indian involvement in and air lines of communication through Afghanistan due to “(India’s) known support Pakistan. Seeking postponement official-level to terrorists and destabilising policies in visits between Washington and Islamabad, the region”. The call for an Indian role in the resolution asked the government to Afghanistan’s development is “detrimental to draw up and inform the US and Afghan regional stability,” the resolution said, adding governments of a blueprint for the return of that it was premised on a “failure to understand Afghan refugees to their home country.

US worried Pakistan nukes could land in terrorists’ hands: Official The Trump administration is worried that nuclear weapons and materials in Pakistan could land up in the hands of terror groups and the concerns are aggravated by the development of tactical weapons, a senior US official has said. The senior Trump administration official said that during a compressive review, one of the major issues that continually came up for discussion and

is very important to the US was the nuclear danger in the region. That is a critical element of the South Asia strategy, the official told reporters during a conference call. The Trump administration is worried that nuclear weapons and materials in Pakistan might land up in the hands of terrorist groups or individuals, the senior administration official said, on condition of anonymity.

Car bomb explosion killed many Afghan soldiers in the province of Helmand More than 3 people including Afghan army soldiers and civilians were killed, and 18 wounded by a car bomb explosion in the southern province of Helmand officials said. Omar Zwak, the Helmand governor’s spokesman who gave the casualty figures, said the attack occurred in a market in Nawa, a district in the centre of the province, which has seen heavy fighting in recent weeks as government forces have battled

for control with Taliban insurgents. Afghan forces said they had retaken Nawa district in July but there has been continued fighting in the area since. There was no claim of responsibility and no immediate comment from the Taliban, which has carried out regular suicide attacks in Helmand, where it controls much of the area outside the provincial capital Lashkar Gah.

Up to 18,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar violence About 18,000 Rohingya Muslims are estimated to have crossed into Bangladesh in the last week, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday, seeking to escape the worst violence in Myanmar’s northwest in at least five years. A series of coordinated attacks by Rohingya insurgents on security 5RKLQJ\D UHIXJHHV ÀHH 0\DQPDU forces in the north of Myanmar’s Rakhine state neighbours, but added there were “hundreds on Friday and ensuing clashes triggered the and hundreds” of people stuck there. exodus, while the government evacuated Get latest news & live updates on the go thousands of Rakhine Buddhists. on your pc with News App. Download The The IOM said it was difficult to estimate Times of India news app for your device. the number of people stranded in the no man’s land at the border between the

Afghan Taliban heads are in Pakistan, says US commander The US knows that the Afghan Taliban leaders are based in the Pakistani cities of Quetta and Peshawar, the top US commander in Afghanistan has said, evoking a sharp reaction from Islamabad against blaming Pakistan for the situation in Afghanistan. General John Nicholson, the commander of US Forces and NATO in Afghanistan, said the issue of terror sanctuaries was “being addressed in private between the US government and the Pakistani government but it does need to be addressed.” “Support for terrorists and insurgents has to be reduced, has to be stopped,” Nicholson was quoted as saying by Tolo News of Afghanistan. “I am primarily focused on activities inside Afghanistan,” but other officials are looking

into the issue of sanctuaries in Pakistan, Gen. Nicholson had said. “The Quetta Shura, Peshawar Shura, these shuras are identified by cities inside Pakistan, we know Afghan Taliban leaders are in these areas,” he said. Reversing course from an earlier stand that he would end US involvement in Afghanistan, a 16-year conflict that has cost American lives and trillions of dollars, US President Donald Trump had hit out at Pakistan, which he said was offering safe haven to “agents of chaos”. Meanwhile, Gen. Nicholson’s remarks have elicited a sharp reaction from Islamabad, which has been fuming over President Donald Trump’s recent warning to Islamabad against providing safe havens to terrorists.

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CM Amrinder Singh cracks whip on Forest Department’s top brass Chief Minister Punjab being questioned. Capt. Amarinder Singh Sources in the cracked the whip on the government top brass of state’s Forestry said that on Department. Taking being briefed on cognisance of the alleged the anomalies, anomalies in departmental Amarinder transfers and postings, immediately illicit felling of trees and ordered the other wrongdoings in reshuffling even the functioning of the Chief Minister Punjab Capt. Amarinder Singh when the transfer department, the CM has season was over in intervened to divest many in the top brass of July. The Chief Minister could order transfers the department of their charge with immediate any time, said an officer. Sources said ever since effect. A probe into the wrongdoings is likely the Congress government took over, Himmat to be ordered by the CM, it is learnt. Singh, Special Chief Secretary, Horticulture, Forest Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and Special Principal Secretary, Forests — was reportedly not kept in the loop while who retires tomorrow — was making efforts taking the decision. to clean up the department. Denying being ignored on the matter, the Forest Minister — who had retained the top brass appointed during the previous SADBJP government — tried to play down the transfers. “The CM is the head of the state. He can order any transfer. Moreover, the top brass had not been reshuffled ever since the government took over in March,” he said. The seriousness of the action taken by the CM can be gauged from the fact that Dr Kuldeep Kumar, the head of department and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, and his handpicked team of officers down the line have been shunted. The role of the OSD to the Forest Minister, Chamkaur Singh, a Deputy Ranger in the Patiala wildlife division, is also

Life limps back to normal after deadly riots in Haryana and Punjab Life was returning to normal in Haryana and Punjab, which had witnessed violence after the conviction of the Dera Sacha Sauda chief, with educational institutions and shops reopening on Wednesday and transport back on most routes in “sensitive” areas. However, security forces continued to remain on alert in the two states. No untoward incident has been reported from anywhere after the Dera chief was sentenced by a special CBI court. 50-year-old Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Insan is lodged in Sunaria jail in Rohtak district, where a thick blanket of security has been thrown around. In Haryana, curfew remains enforced only on the road leading to the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa. Life returning back to normal in Sirsa town. The Sirsa district administration on Tuesday sent 650 people from Dera Sacha Sauda to their respective destinations and apart from this, 18 girls aged up to 18 were also taken out from the Dera after completing all legal formalities, the DC had said. Sirsa town is home to the sprawling Dera headquarters where the sect’s followers had gathered in large numbers ahead of Ram Rahim’s conviction. Curfew had earlier been lifted from other towns of Haryana where it was imposed, including in Panchkula and Kaithal. Haryana Transport Minister Krishan Lal Panwar said orders had been issued to operate buses of Haryana Roadways in all districts except in Fatehabad and Sirsa. He said bus service in 16 districts had been suspended in view of the law and order

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Khattar must resign on moral grounds, says Dushyant Chautala ‘‘BJP government has failed measures to ensure that there was to maintain law and order in no loss of life and property. This the state and Chief Minister was not the first time that the Manohar Lal Khattar should BJP government failed to fulfil its own the moral responsibility constitutional responsibility, he for the prevailing situation added. He said there was complete and resign immediately’’ says lack of coordination between the Dushyant Chautala, Lok Sabha government and the administrative MP from Hisar, said while machinery, resulting in chaos and Dushyant Chautala talking to mediapersons at the mayhem in Panchkula, Sirsa and residence of INLD leader Roshan Dhanda. other places. Dushyant said a sense of insecurity prevails Dushyant urged the Punjab and Haryana in the state and everybody was living in High Court to constitute a committee or fear. The government claimed it was alert order a CBI inquiry to ascertain the reasons but the situation worsened even though of the government failure. heavy security forces were deployed. The He called upon party workers to reach Chief Minister should have learnt from Bhiwani on September 25 to celebrate the his past mistakes and taken precautionary anniversary of Jan Nayak Devi Lal.

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‘Time for ghar wapsi’ Takht to dera Sikhs A day after the Dera Sacha Sauda chief was sentenced to 20-year jail rape cases, Akal Takht invited Sikh Premis to return to the fold. Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh admitted that a section of the community, disillusioned with Sikhism, had gone astray and fallen prey to “dera operators”. In a damage-control exercise, he said a panel of Sikh intellectuals would be formed to review the situation and formulate guidelines. Giani Gurbachan Singh said the Dharam Parchar Lehar should focus on the areas in Malwa from where the most number of Sikhs had switched loyalties to the dera. “Special ‘gurmat’ and ‘amrit sanchar’ programmes should be conducted in these areas. The SGPC should take the lead in this regard,” he said. The Takht Jathedar claimed that of late many families had re-adopted Sikhism and started observing the

code of conduct. Hailing Special Court’s verdict, Giani Gurbachan Singh said it had proved that “justice can be delayed, but not denied”. “Such a landmark judgment would discourage people from succumbing to charlatans,” he added. Meanwhile, the Jathedar directed Master Johar Singh, president of the Gurdwara Chhota Ghallughara management, to appear before the Akal Takht by September 7 to give an explanation about the immoral activities on the shrine premises. Johar Singh had failed to turn up on the designated date, August 28. “If Master Johar Singh doesn’t appear before the Akal Takht, the course of action would be decided by the five high priests,” Giani Gurbachan Singh said. Refusing to acknowledge the authority of the Akal Takht Jathedar, the Qadian gurdwara management has said that it will only accept the verdict of the Sarbat Khalsa-appointed parallel Jathedars.

Supreme Court orders status quo about ‘Demolition’ of Gurdwara in Sikkim On the question of ‘Demolition of Gurdwara in Sikkim, The Supreme Court in India told Sikkim Gov’t to maintain “status quo” at the state’s historic Gurdwara Gurudongmare, after a petition asked for a court direction to prevent the state government from renovating the religious structure. A Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra disposed of the petition after the state government’s counsel said that a similar petition was pending before the high court. The lower court will hear the case on September 13. The Supreme Court then asked the petitioner to approach the high court, but ordered status quo until the case was heard. “We permit the applicant to be impleaded before the high court. Be it noted, we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the matter, the high court is free to decide the same in accordance with the law,” the Bench, which also had justices Amitava Roy and AM Khanwilkar, said. The petitioner, Amritpal Singh Khalsa, approached the Supreme Court claiming that the state government

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had illegally removed the Sikh holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, from the site with an intention of demolishing the gurdwara under the pretext of renovation and asked for advance notice for any renovation to be carried out. The Bench asked the petitioner on Tuesday to serve a copy of the petition to the standing counsel of the state. The petitioner claimed that several historic books and documents that indicated that the gurdwara was very significant to Sikhism: the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak, had gone to Gurdwara Gurudongmar.

Badal lashes out Punjab Gov’t over damage to public property Sukhbir Singh Badal, SAD president, claimed that Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh was misleading the people of the state over the damage done to public property in the aftermath of the sentencing of Gurmeet Ram Rahim. “Hours after the dera chief was sentenced on August 25, public property worth crores went up in fire in Punjab where the dera sect has a a formidable presence. I have information that government property was burnt in Muktsar, Malout and other towns of Punjab. However, instead of owing up moral responsibility of the failure of the Punjab Police, Capt Amarinder has gone ahead to state that no damage has been done. So much so I also have information that officers were instructed to go in for a massive cover-up exercise which they

dutifully did. The CM should come clean on this issue. He should issue a statement detailing the damage done to government property,” said Sukhbir. He was addressing the media on the sidelines of a “Chinj”

(village cultural festival) organised by former MLA GS Babbehali at his native village here today. He added that Capt Amarinder had no right to criticise his Haryana counterpart. He welcomed the sentencing of the dera chief.

Debt-ridden farmer jumps into canal A debt-ridden farmer’s body was found from the Gang Canal near Hindumalkot here today. The deceased has been identified as Banwari Lal (45) of Bazidpur Kattianwali. He had gone missing on Tuesday. The farmer is believed to have jumped into the canal. His brotherin-law (wife’s brother) Ram Kumar said Banwari Lal had been working as a contract farmer and tilled around six acres. He was reportedly upset due to crop failure and was finding it difficult to repay loan worth Rs 5 lakh as he spent money on the marriage of his

two daughters last year. Later, villagers donated money as his son had to undergo a major surgery. Even as the government has constituted a committee to review and prepare report on farmer suicides in Punjab, there is not let-up in such incidents. Various farmer organisations have claimed that the situation has worsened after the government announced partial waiver of farmers’ loans as against complete write-off, which the Congress had promised during the elections.

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Ten dead in Mumbai rain havoc

Huge potential for cooperation with India, says China ahead of Modi’s visit

Mumbaikars begin picking up pieces of life as 35 people feared trapped in the building collapse

the spirit of mutual China and India have great potential for respect and based on the consensus of both cooperation, Chinese countries’ leaders,� Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, seeking to cast he said. “There is huge potential the neighbours’ difficult for cooperation ties in a positive light ahead of a visit next between China and India,� Wang added, week by Prime Minister without giving Narendra Modi. details. The standThe two agreed this off in the Himalayan week to de-escalate a region began when more than two-monthIndia sent troops to old stand-off on their disputed border, just stop China building Prime Minister Narendra Modi a road in the remote, in time for Sunday’s with Chinese President Xi Jinping kick-off of a summit of the BRICS grouping of uninhabited territory of Doklam, claimed by nations, which also includes Brazil, Russia and both China and Bhutan. China has said its forces will continue to patrol in Doklam. South Africa. It was normal for the two giant neighbours to have differences, Wang told a news briefing ahead of the summit in the southeastern city of Xiamen that Modi is to attend. “What’s important is that we put these problems in the appropriate place, and appropriately handle and control them in

Woman loses baby as doctors fight inside hospital delivery room A newborn baby girl died immediately after birth due to an hour-long delay in procedure by two doctors who clashed in the Operation Theatre at Jodhpur’s Umed Hospital on. A video of the development shot by nursing staff and made available to the media showed that assistant professor of obstetrics and gynnaecology Dr Ashok Nainiwal had a heated argument with Prof of Anaestheisa Dr ML Tak. The two reportedly used abusive language and warned each other of dire consequences. A local woman, an emergency case, was in the OT when Dr Nainiwal got ready to perform procedure but anaesthetist Dr Tak objected, alleging that doctors were bringing every patient to the OT with ‘emergency tag’. After the video went viral, Dr Nainiwal, who was deputed on urgent and temporary basis, has been expelled while Dr Tak was removed from the hospital and his case has been referred to an inquiry committee to file a recommendation to the government,.

As Mumbaikars began picking up the pieces of their lives after yesterday’s deluge that sank the city and its satellite towns in a sea of misery, at least 10 people were reported dead due to drowning and wall collapse, officials said. Nine people were washed away in separate incidents in Mumbai, while two lost their lives due to drowning in adjoining districts of Palghar and Thane. Another man was killed when a wall came crashing down on him in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar.

R e n o w n e d gastroenterologist of Bombay Hospital Dr Deepak Amrapurkar has gone missing from near the Elphinstone Road station, and eyewitnesses claimed he drowned in a manhole in a flood street, police said. 58-year-old Amarapurkar had left for home last evening by his car but as the road was waterlogged he asked his driver to drop him near the Elphinstone Road station and started walking towards his residence.

Deadline for Aadhaar will be extended till Dec 31, SC told The Centre told the Supreme Court that they would extend till December 31, the deadline to furnish Aadhaar for availing the benefits of various social welfare schemes. Attorney General K K Venugopal made the submission that the current deadline of September 30 would be extended to Decemberend before a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra after some of the petitioners, who had challenged the government’s move to make Aadhaar mandatory for availing the benefits of these schemes, mentioned the matter before the court. Senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for petitioners, told the apex court that a ninejudge constitution bench had recently declared right to privacy a fundamental right and now a batch of Aadhaar-related petitions should be taken up for hearing by an appropriate bench. When he referred to the September 30 deadline to give Aadhaar for availing these benefits, the Attorney General said the government would extend it to December 31.

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China forced to abandon plan to expand BRICS China aborted its Yi indicated that attempt to create a Beijing has not been able to convince other permanent BRICS Plus feature and invite other members about its countries to join in BRICS Plus plans. “We need to following resistance from the other members of have some further the five-nation grouping, explanation about BRICS Plus to including India, who apprehend dilution of BRICS leaders Russian President Vladimir Putin, help people better BRICS’s goals if other Indian PM Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping understand the counties, including Brazilian President Michel Temer, and South African rationale of this idea,” President Jacob Zuma at BRICS Summit Wang said. At the Beijing’s close allies, are brought in. same time, Wang defended Beijing’s move to The next BRICS summit, scheduled for expand BRICS’s role and influence by inviting September 3 and 4 in the Chinese city of other countries, and make it more capable of Xiamen, will be attended by Prime Minister creating a multi-polar world instead of one Narendra Modi and leaders of host China, dominated by Western countries. China has and member nations Russia, Brazil and South invited five non-BRICS countries to attend the Africa. Speaking at a press conference in Beijing Xiamen summit but this will be a temporary on Wednesday, Chinese foreign minister Wang arrangement limited to this summit.

Finance Minister defends note ban and claims rivals don’t understand Finance Minister critics called the exercise pointless and disastrous. Arun Jaitley defended his government against “Money has now been criticisms that came identified with its owner (sic).” He also said that its way after a report by the Reserve Bank of cash shortage caused by the central government’s India (RBI) said that decision had caused a “dip almost 99 per cent of the money that the in terrorist and separatist activities” in Chhattisgarh central government has Finance Minister Arun Jaitley scrapped last November — a Maoist hotbed — had returned to the banking system. In a and J&K. In references aimed at the ruling statement on Wednesday, Jaitley claimed that BJP’s rivals, chief among them his predecessor the objective of the demonetisation, as it was P Chidamabaram — who took to social media called, was to bring down cash dependence in on Wednesday to criticise the decision — Jaitley the economy, bring in digitisation, and stem said. “People who haven’t taken a single step against black money haven’t understood aim of illegal hoarding of money. “People with inadequate understanding of note ban. Deposits in banks don’t legitimise it”. “Note ban was not an exercise to confiscate how to tackle black money linked note ban with money returned to system,” Jaitley said, as money.

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BENGALURU: In a five-hourlong observation, an Indian scientist working with the $100m Breakthrough Listen project looking for extraterrestrials has detected 15 radio bursts coming from a dwarf galaxy about 3 million light years away from earth. It is being speculated, among other things, that this is an energy source used by extra-terrestrial civilisations to power spacecraft. Breakthrough Listen, in a statement shared with TOI on Wednesday, said: “When the 15 fast radio bursts (FRB) left their host galaxy, our entire Solar System was just 2 billion years old. Life on Earth consisted of only single-celled organisms.

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The Centre on Wednesday announced a major change in the Army. As many as 57,000 officers and soldiers will be redeployed to have more combat-oriented roles. This is part of restructuring of some Britishera prevailing systems. Defence Minister Arun Jaitley announced the “far-reaching changes” here. Jaitley said a committee headed by Lt Gen DB Shekatkar (retd) had suggested 99 points for structural changes in the Army--cutting down flab and reducing revenue (maintenance) expenditure. Of these, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Tuesday accepted 65 suggestions, Jaitley said. The restructuring will be done in phases till 2019. The major changes will be in reorganisation of signals, engineering corps and ordnance. This will include monitoring companies, including merger of engineering units and signals units. Army postal establishments in peace will be shut down.

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Fuel service stations in Fiji record up to 75% decrease in plastic bag use Fuel service stations in Fiji are recording up to 75% decrease in plastic bag use in the first fifteen days since the introduction of the ten cents plastic bag levy. Fiji Fuel Retailers Association Secretary Pavan Haer says that since the introduction of the ten cents plastic bag levy, fuel service stations have trained convenience store employees to inspire over one hundred and seventy thousand vehicle drivers to hand carry purchases or bring a reusable bag. The training is supported with in-store posters, counter signage and ten thousand free vehicle stickers to support the behavior change with vehicle drivers. Supporting the announcement of the ten cents plastic bag levy in the 2017 – 2018 National Budget, the Fiji Fuel Retailers Association pledged to inspire drivers and walk-in customers to reduce one million plastic bags through its fuel service station convenience stores. Among its member service stations, a total of 44,196 plastic bags were levied for the first fifteen days. Based on the performance of the ten cents plastic

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Police hunt for three men Police are searching for the three men alleged to be involved in the theft of a taxi and robbery. A 20-year-old alleged to have been part of a group who stole a taxi in Nadawa has been arrested. It is alleged the four also used the vehicle in a robbery at a shop in

Waila where they stole $100 cash before fleeing the scene. The four are alleged to have thrown objects at the police vehicle that was pursuing them in Waila. They abandoned the vehicle before fleeing the scene.

Burst main causes water disruptions across parts of Lautoka It has now been confirmed by the Water Authority of Fiji that a burst main which was caused by old water pipes resulted in water disruptions across parts of Lautoka yesterday. Areas that were affected include Thomson Cresent, Natokowaqa, Sugar

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TFL and Miss Hibiscus Candace Veramu celebration for Veramu. Veramu received a laptop with a year supply of free internet for her personal use. She expressed her gratitude and said that she is not used to receiving gifts but more used to giving. Veramu says TFL has done so much for her and she is so proud of them. She is still deciding on a project and intends to focus on making health and fitness a family activity. Veramu is now preparing for the Miss Fiji pageant to be held in October this year.

Bus catches fire near Nausori Health Centre A Tebara bus is currently on fire at the roundabout near the Nausori Health Centre. Firefighters from the Nausori Fire Station are at the scene controlling the blaze. It is not clear at this stage how many passengers were in the bus when the fire started however Nausori Police confirm that no one was injured. This is the second bus fire this month.

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Car crash culprit believed to be hiding in New Zealand, summoned back to Fiji A man believed to be living in New Zealand never returned. Last year Begg pleaded guilty has been summoned back to Fiji to face civil to three counts of dangerous driving causing action by a couple he seriously injured in grievous bodily harm and was fined. Begg a car crash last year. Fijian law firm Kohli had his sentence suspended given his young and Singh have placed public notices in New age but was ordered to pay the couple $750. Zealand newspapers in an effort to find Zainal The couple are now seeking damages to help cover medical Mahmood Begg expenses, the and notify him of time off work, the civil suit against the cost of their him in Labasa, Fiji. On September 10 car and court costs. Prasad said last year Zainal having to search Mahmood Begg, for Begg to get who was 18 years old at the time, their claim settled was adding crashed into a car Car was driven by Mohinesh Prasad being driven by extra stress. The Mohinesh Prasad, in which his wife Niteshni couple’s lawyer Reema Raj told the Herald the Chand was a passenger. Begg’s car veered couple’s injuries were very serious. Begg’s family had not been able to help Raj into the opposite lane and collided head-on with Prasad’s car. Zainal Mahmood Begg get in touch with him so the court allowed a left the country and flew to Christchurch in notice to be published to inform Begg of the November, after he was sentenced, and has proceeding civil suit.

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Gov’t sets up committee to formulate measures after US criticism Pakistan’s top-level security make specific proposals” for forum on Wednesday set up a consideration in the next meeting of the NSC. The subspecial committee to formulate measures in the wake of scathing committee should also take criticism by the US about militant up the recommendations of the forthcoming Envoys’ safe havens and presence of Afghan Taliban in the country+ . Conference of select Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan missions scheduled for September 5 to 7. Abbasi chaired the 13th meeting of The NSC also reviewed the the National Security Committee (NSC) held at PM House. armed forces development According to a statement by the plan and “decided to keep Prime Minister’s office, the meeting Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan a robust defence posture to reviewed the internal and external security ensure national security in a challenging situation as well as threats and challenges environment”. The meeting was attended to national security in the evolving regional by Minister for Defence Khurrum Dastgir and global context. It said US President Khan, Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar, Donald Trump’s policy on South Asia+ was Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, Director also discussed and the meeting “decided to General ISI Lt General Naveed Mukhtar, set up an inter-agency sub-committee to Army, naval and air chiefs among others.

Police used tear gas to disperse anti-US rally for Afghanistan US President and South Asia Donald Trump in a accusing Pakistan speech announcing of giving safe haven a new strategy for to extremists who Afghanistan and kill US troops in South Asia accusing Afghanistan. A Pakistan of giving safe leader of the Pakistan haven to extremists who kill troops in Defense Council, an Anti US rally in Karachi Afghanistan. A alliance of Islamist protest demonstration took place in Karachi religious leaders and politicians hold banner where police use tear gas and batons to during an anti-US rally in Islamabad. disperse anti-US rally. Pakistan has rejected the accusation saying “Police took action when a group of its troops engage militants and the nation students tried to march toward the US has sacrificed in the war on terror. consulate and an officer was injured in the Also ‘‘Defense of Pakistan” rally process” said a police officer. US President condemn US policies in the region. Trump in a speech announcing new strategy

“Peanuts’ not billions of dollars”, received in US aid, said former minister The US has given Pakistan “peanuts”, “not billions of dollars” in aid, said influential ruling party politician Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan in Parliaments house of national assembly reported media. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan who was until recently Pakistan’s interior minister, also said the government must conduct an audit of US aid it has received in the last 10 years. “It’s not billions of dollars, it is peanuts,” said Nisar, according to Dawn. Former interior minister was essentially ridiculing US President Trump’s statement last week that US was “paying Pakistan billions and billions of dollars” while Pakistan is “housing the very terrorists we are fighting”. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said the Coalition Support Fund paid by

the US “is for the services rendered by P a k i s t a n” in the fight a g a i n s t terrorism and even those funds the US “sits on...for months”. Chaudhry Nisar A. Khan “If our bill Former Interior Minister (for military services) is $500 million, they (US) sit on it for months... and end up giving us $200 million,” said Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.

Pakistan rejects proposed visit of senior US officials to Islamabad Pakistan this week angrily rejected the proposed visit of two senior US officials to Islamabad to sort out differences after the Trump administration recognized India’s stakes in Afghanistan and virtually called Pakistan a terrorist state. Ties between US and Pakistan are unraveling quickly. Pakistan also canceled a scheduled visit of new foreign minister Mr Khawaja Muhammad Asif at the invitation of the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to signal its fury, even as the Trump administration took Islamabad’s tantrums in its stride and demonstrated American capacity to finger a fragile Pakistani economy. US authorities slapped a $630 million penalty on Pakistan’s leading bank Habib Bank Limited for non-

compliance with US anti-money laundering laws, forcing it to shut down its US operations. While hardliners in Islamabad are seeking to pressure US with threats of shutting down American supply routes to landlocked Afghanistan, for the first time, there are hardliners in Washington who want the Trump administration to further tighten the screws and force Pakistan to renounce the use of terrorism and roll up terror groups. Among the steps proposed: Shut down the aid spigot not just from Washington but also from multilateral agencies and western allies, and deny US visas, visits, and access to Pakistani leaders, generals, and officials, and other elites who support or rationalize terrorism.

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200 Indian students in Hurricane Harvey-hit University of Houston evacuated to safety The 200 Indian students who were City of Houston on its twitter account has stuck in the University of Houston with sought to allay fears in some quarters about Hurricane Harvey flooding it, have been authorities questioning the immigration rescued. The Consul-General of India status of flood-affected victims. “We will (CG), Houston, Anupam Ray has informed not ask for immigration status or papers that food was also provided to the students from anyone at any shelter,” it said. During in distress. “I am with the 200 students. this period of distressthe motto, “Together They are safe. Organising food,” Anupam we drive the storm out of Houston” as a Ray informed external affairs minister slogan is driving the Indian community, Sushma Swaraj. The students were in dire especially the Telugu community to help need of help as they were neck deep in water. Meanwhile, the CGI is being flooded with calls from India about the safety of their relatives in Houston. “We will do our best to help them in every way,” Anupam Ray said. While specific queries about individuals can be sought from Consul Ravindra Indian-Origin students of University of Houston Joshi on +18322311988, after their evacuation the general emergency line is +17136262149. “In case the lines are the flood-affected in Houston. Biryani or overwhelmed, please leave a voice mail hot meals are just a call away as volunteers and we will return the call,” he said in an are overcoming difficulties to provide food announcement. to the needy as the city is bearing the brunt In fact, the area close to the CGI, Houston of Hurricane Harvey. “We stand united itself is flooded as could be seen from a video with Texas in this difficult time,” ATA said posted by Surendra Adhana, deputy Consul on the gofundme page. General, Indian Consulate, Houston. The

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Indian student dies in US Hurricane Harvey HOUSTON: A 24-year-old Indian from New Delhi, was pursuing student has died after he nearly Master in Public health were both brought to the local hospital in a drowned in a swollen lake in the US state of Texas where Hurricane critical condition. According to Harvey wreaked havoc. their friends and some witnesses, the two were swimming in the Nikhil Bhatia, a student at the Texas A&M University, was rescued lake. A sudden current of water from the Lake Bryan on Saturday pushed them deeper and the students noticed that they were along with another Indian girl Shalini Singh. Bhatia succumbed in distress and flagged down to his injuries later on Wednesday nearby police officers. Bryan Police officers were able to rescue while Shalini Singh continues to be Nikhil Bhatia in a critical condition, according to and provide CPR to the victims the Consulate officials, who were until medics arrived, according in regular touch with the family members in to Bryan Mayor Andrew Nelson. It wasn’t hospital and in India. Bhatia, originally from immediately clear why they were swimming Jaipur, along with his friend Shalini Singh, 25, during severe weather.

Sushma Swaraj discuss welfare of Indians in Qatar NEW DELHI: Amid a diplomatic standoff between Qatar and four Arab nations, the welfare of Indian workers in the gas-rich Gulf nation came up for discussion during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani here on Saturday. “Bilateral issues, including welfare of Indian workers in Qatar were discussed,” he said.

Indian-American helps with life saving medication during Hurricane Harvey When a Texas hospital called to request a rare disease medication, an IndianAmerican CEO of a pharmacy firm got it shipped by to Houston from Orlando by sending his employee to pick it up as all logistics company were unable to deliver overnight due to Hurricane Harvey. Harish Katharani, founder and CEO of Southside Group of Companies, explained Impavido - only oral treatment drug used for critically ill patients with Leishmaniasis

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floral Arpita Mehta creation. With a strong beauty game adding a dollop of charm, Sonakshi Sinha had us swooning over her impeccable ethnic look. Considering her stint as a fashion designer, we were not surprised that the diva looked absolutely stunning and her look can be earmarked. Let’s have a quick style recap of Sonakshi Sinha’s ridiculously

Harshvardhan to replace cousin Arjun Kapoor in Farzi?

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at the box office. As reports started trickling in, Arjun felt that at this point

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anpati celebrations are at the peak and today is the seventh day. Visarjan is on and guess who we spotted with Lord Ganesha? Shah Rukh Khan and family! Twitter is filled with pictures of the actor venturing out of Mannat to submerge his Ganpati in the sea. Of course, since it’s Shah Rukh Khan, the crowd went crazy. He was accompanied by his son AbRam, daughter Suhana and Gauri. They looked in festive mood outside their house. AbRam seemed a bit uncomfortable to see the crowd around. SRK had to hold him in his arms after sometime. We always listen a lot about Salman Khan‘s Ganpati celebrations but not

much about Shah Rukh’s. Guess the actor likes to only have a family affair with Lord G a n e s h a’s festival. He is as usual looking really funky. But we wonder where is Aryan. They were recently spotted at the airport twinning in a black jacket. While we try to figure that out you check out the pictures right here. Shah Rukh Khan will soon begin in his work on Aanand L Rai’s dwarf movie soon.

Akshay Kumar to celebrate 50th birthday with family in Europe Fresh off the success of his last release, the Shree Narayan Singh-directed love story ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’, Akshay Kumar is in a buoyant mood. And the timing couldn’t have been better, as he is inching closer to the big 50 on September 9. The actorfilmmaker has grand plans for his milestone birthday. He had earlier mentioned that it would be an intimate affair — a lunch or dinner date — with his immediate family, including wife Twinkle Khanna and their kids, Aarav and Nitara. Now, he has planned a four-day trip to the Swiss Alps. A source close to the actor told Mumbai Mirror, “On the weekend of September 9, the Kumars will make a whirlwind trip to Switzerland because Nitara has expressed a desire to see the snow and Akshay is always ready to indulge his children.”

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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

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‘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

From page 1 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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update to them, saying, “Arjun and the directors have had three meetings to discuss the film in the last one month and recently discussed the script too. The actor is yet to sign on the dotted line but will be on board soon!

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“Shubh Mangal Saavdhan” Starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar in key roles “Shubh Mangal Saavdhan” Ayushmann Khurrana has never really disappointed us as an actor. Be it Vicky Donor or Meri Pyaari Bindu;

His choice of films have always been hatke and we have always adored him for that. Bhumi Pednekar, his co – star in the film, is only two films old and yet, we have immense respect for her as an actor. In Dum Laga Ke Haisha and Toilet: Ek Prem Katha she was simply exceptional and if the

Kapil Sharma Show will be taken off air …It’s official! The Kapil Sharma Show will be taken off air – read details here Channel spokesperson confirms that The Kapil Sharma Show will take a break for some time and will be replaced by The Drama Company. Comedy king Kapil Sharma will soon make a successful comeback, predicts Delhibased astrologer. Well, we can’t say that we didn’t see it coming. Rumours about The Drama Company replacing The Kapil Sharma Show on television were doing rounds earlier but now we finally have a confirmation on this. As per the official spokesperson from the channel, “Kapil has been under the weather for sometime now. Due to which, we have mutually agreed to take a short break. However once Kapil has recovered completely, we will start shooting once again. We value our relationship with Kapil and wish him a speedy recovery.” In fact, Kapil’s show will come back on television as Kapil Returns. Super Dancer 2 will fill in the spot while Krushna Abhishek’s show will be allotted Kapil’s time slot. A source had earlier told Indian Express, “Super Dancer will take The Drama Company’s time slot of 8 pm, while the latter will be pushed to Kapil’s air time of 9 pm. The channel is waiting for Kapil to recover and get back fit and fine. If and when it happens, the show might get the 10 pm slot.” Kapil’s health had been making news for a lot of right and wrong reasons. The comedian had to cancel shoots with celebrities because of his health and there were reports of Ajay Devgn getting miffed at the comedian for the same reason after he cancelled the shoot with the Baadshaho team at the last moment.

trailer of Shubh Mangal Saavdhan is anything to go by, she is all set to woo us with her performance in this one too. Let’s see what that Ayushmann and Bhumi starrer is going to be all about. Director: RS Prasanna (Aanand L Rai is the co-producer of the movie) Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar This is quite an unusual concept but a realistic one which is why Shubh Mangal

Saavdhan is definitely a film that we are watching out for. Talking about the plotline, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan deals with the issue of erectile dysfunction. It is about how a boy and a girl are brought together by an arranged marriage alliance, and how a meeting after another leads them to develop their relationship. When they finally are completely in love with each and ready to get married, the boy

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learns a shocking news about himself. The movie is about how their love story transition from engagement to marriage, even when a life-changing challenge faces them early on. The Music The songs may not have been a rage but the music album is overall left us mighty impressed! Rocket Saiyyan, Kanha and Laddoo are the songs that are our current favourites! What about you? For now, nobody from Bollywood has tweeted anything about Shubh Mangal Saavdhan. But as we mentioned above, the trailer is compelling enough for everyone to go and watch the film tomorrow.

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HOROSCOPE Aries

SRK or Amitabh, who is your favourite as ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’

Libra

March 21 - April 20

Sept. 24 - Oct 22

As the week begins, you may feel it If you’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, you’ll be entering a phase in which it helps to take time out for yourself.

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Taurus

Oct 23 - Nov 22

April 21 - May 20 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. You’ll also be looking for leisure and pleasure

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. Don’t feel you must make a choice on the spot, though. $ ! up, the cosmos suggests getting advice from knowledgeable others.

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Sagitarius

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.

Cancer

An opportunity to explore new territory could be a turning point for you, one you may embrace with great enthusiasm. The coming weeks could lead to fresh options that you 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 you’re making the best use of your skills and abilities.

Capricorn

June 22 - July 23

Dec 23 - Jan 20

The coming week could see a a money tree. With a powerful lunar phase underway, there’s the possibility of a new beginning that could enhance your income considerably. But if it’s to succeed, you’ll need to apply some elbow grease and plan your steps in some detail. Indeed, attention to detail and a desire to work harder could appeal to you greatly and lead to success.

Leo

You might decide to make a radical % on your life. While you may have been mulling this over for some while, events could act as a catalyst that pushes you to do something. At the same time, a focus on your sector of far horizons, travel, and study could encourage you to explore new opportunities for development and growth.

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.

Virgo

Jan 21 - Feb 19 A relationship could take a new turn, particularly if you’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 it’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.

Pisces

August 24 - Sept 24

Feb 20 - March 20

A new beginning may be possible due to a ! " # 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, you’ll also feel more energized and vital over the coming weeks. Focusing on projects have special meaning for you could be very rewarding.

A conversation or encounter could act 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.

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 Khan’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 can’t even imagine KBC without Amitabh

Not Sunny, Malaika was the original choice for song ‘Trippy Trippy’

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hile Sunny Leone’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, “Malaika was approached for the Trippy song first. But when she was approached for the song she had date issues.� Well, Malaika’s loss proved to be Sunny’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 Sunny’s Bhoomi song, it has been well received and everyone seem pretty impressed with this scorching hot

number. While Malaika has been hinting that she’d like to be a part of Salman Khan’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 actress’ second item song is from Baadshaho titled Piya More where Sunny is seen romancing Bollywood’s serial kisser, Emran Hashmi. With Bhoomi of course, Sunny has the third hit number under her belt.

BOLLYWOOD PERSONALITIES’ BIRTHDAYS

RAM KAPOOR SEPTEMBER 01

RISHI KAPOOR SEPTEMBER 04

AKSHAY KUMAR SEPTEMBER 09

SHRIYA SARAN SEPTEMBER 11

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Sanjay Dutt to team with Rani Mukerji ?

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irector Aarambh Singh may have hit the jackpot with the casting of his film Malang, which may pair Sanjay Dutt and Rani Mukerji for the first time on the big screen. While the search for the female lead in the Bhushan Kumar, Sandeep Singh and Omung Kumar production is currently underway, a source suggests that Mukerji is a strong contender for the romanticthriller. Sanjay, Aarambh and the producers of Malang are keen to work with Rani since they’ve never been paired on the big screen. Dutt plays an investigating officer who falls in love with a lady cop. Rani will need to look extremely fit for the part. Sanju has a lot of respect for her and has been wanting to work with her for long. But, she has not signed a film outside of husband Aditya Chopra’s banner in the last few years,” the source says of the film that will go on floors in December, and will be shot extensively across Varanasi

and Shimla. When contacted, Singh says, “I want to make every film with Rani because I don’t think there is anyone else with her kind of talent. Sanju and she will look great on screen and will make for a couple that people will remember for years. We are keeping our fingers crossed

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and hope that she says yes.” Mukerji’s spokesperson confirmed that the actor had been approached for the part, stating, “Omung has reached out to YRF and requested for a meeting (with Rani).”

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leana D’Cruz and Esha Gupta are excited about their upcoming film ‘Baadshaho’ which is set to release. This is the second time, we will see the beauties Esha Gupta and Ileana D’cruz work with each other, first being ‘Rustom’. Although they did not have a lot of scenes in ‘Rustom’, the ladies decided to spend a lot of time together on the sets of ‘Baadshaho’. Even though ‘cat fights’ between actresses is not new, but Esha says that she got along with

Ileana like ‘chocolate’. Says Esha” I and Ileana are very comfortable with each other.We bonded over food and every time we used to be on the sets, we used to talk about food. Ileana is an expert in baking and loves doing it. One day she made chocolate mousse on the sets and even though I watch my diet, I ended up eating it. I jokingly told Ileana that I hate her for ruining my diet.

Saif takes time out of cooking to make funny faces with his son

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aif Ali Khan has three interesting movies to come out this year (not including the Netflix series, Sacred Games) – Kaalakaandi, Chef and Baazaar. We have been impressed with the teaser of Kaalakaandi, which looks like a promising black comedy. And now it’s time to find out how Chef will look like, with the trailer coming out in some time. However, before that we have got the first look for the movie, that has Saif Ali Khan and Svar Kamble, who plays his son in their mobile catering van. Seeing Saif Ali Khan in his Chef avatar reminds me of his role in Salaam Namaste where also he played a chef. nterestingly the poster also confirmed that this official remake of the Hollywood movie also retains the same name. The original movie, which was released in 2014, was directed by Jon Favreau (who also directed Iron Man) while also taking on the main role.

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The movie also had an eclectic supporting cast like Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert Downey Jr. The movie is about a popular chef who gets fired from his restaurant after getting on a Twitter spat with a food critic. Confused at first about what to do next, he begins a mobile catering business with the help of his close friends, that helps him bond better with his young son while also rediscovering his passion for food. he Bollywood remake will also star South actress Padmapriya (in her second Bollywood role after Striker), Chandan Roy Sanyal and Shayan Munshi. Since the movie is being made by Airlift director Raja Krishna Menon, we do wonder if Akshay Kumar, the leading man of Airlift, would take on the role of Robert Downey Jr’s from the original.

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Production Clerk required for production and distribution of window screens and must complete general office duties. Duties: Cut, shape and fit materials to make window and door screens; assemble parts and components to form final products; repair defective products for repair or recycle Check manufactured items for defects and conformance to specifications; answer calls; prepare invoice and collect payment. needs to use saws; drills and other small tools. Education: High School or GED; Spoken and written English The position is full time 8:30-4:30pm with some overtime during summer months.

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New mortgage rules could depress housing demand by another 10%: TD Three veteran Calgary police officers have been charged with kidnapping and assault after an investigation into a 2010 incident involving at-risk youth. Det. Reagan Hossack, who has been on the force for 18 years, has been charged with kidnapping. Sgt. Mark Schwartz, who has 16 years on the force, and 25-year-member Det. Paul Rubner have both been charged with kidnapping and assault. Police say the three members were part of the vice unit at the time. They picked up a man on Jan. 20, 2010, who they believed had information related to an investigation into at-risk youth. Police believed that man might have information on a young woman being sexually exploited. The officers are alleged to have driven the man around for about 20 minutes while assaulting him. That man died several months later in circumstances not related to the alleged assault. He did not make a report to police on the incident. Acting Supt. Don Coleman says he fully stands behind the officers involved and the process. “It’s not convictions, it’s charges, so these are allegations, and then we will support the process once the matter goes before the courts,” Coleman told reporters at a news conference Wednesday. “I know these officers personally. I have worked around them. They are excellent officers and incredible people and they really have served the public well. They are some of the most dedicated and committed people you will ever want to meet.” The professional standards section of the Calgary Police Service received a complaint in June of 2015 from a former officer who was present at the time of the alleged incident but has since retired. The three officers are now on administrative leave for seven days. Court dates have not yet been set. Coleman said he was not aware of any other case of a kidnapping charge against a Calgary police officer.

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