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Arjan Bhullar ready to make history today Arjan Bhullar’s first foray into the UFC Octagon is today jand the Richmond native couldn’t be happier, but not entirely for the reasons you might be thinking. “I’m at the point now where I’m getting sick of training and I just want to go out there and do my thing,� said Bhullar last week prior to departing for Edmonton, where he takes on fellow heavyweight Luis Henrique on the preliminary card of Saturday’s pay-perview event at Rogers Place. “The fact that I am feeling that means I’m right on track. That’s generally how the process goes for me and that lets me know that I’ve pushed hard enough and long enough and I derive confidence from that.� The 31-year-old UFC newcomer has good reason to be confident, as he arrives on the biggest stage in the sport with an unblemished professional record and world-class wrestling credentials in his back pocket. On top of that, Bhullar spent a portion of his training camp in San Jose, California, training with the all-star cast at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA), including former champs Cain Velasquez and Daniel Cormier. “Being down at AKA was great,� said Bhullar, who is 6-0 with three stoppage victories. “I started off my camp down there, D.C. was getting ready for the fight of his life with Jon Jones and that type of stuff rubs off on you. “His approach, his professionalism, his preparation was a great addition to the camp and then I finished up here in Continued on page 10

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Jassi’s mom & uncle should stand trial in India for her murder - Supreme Court of Canada orders The BC Real Estate Association is pushing back against a proposed ban on the controversial practice of allowing realtors to represent both sellers and buyers of a property. The proposed ban on dual agency — also known as Slain BC woman Jassi Sidhu (right). double-ending — is the most significant change among a number been provided to

of rules proposed Wednesday by the B.C. government’s Office of the Superintendent of Real Estate. The draft rule changes, meant to protect consumers and improve transparency in B.C.’s red-hot real estate market, have realtors and the public Continued on page 8

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Superintendent of Real Estate. The draft rule changes, meant to protect consumers and improve transparency in B.C.’s red-hot real estate market, have been provided to realtors and the public for comment over the next month. Dual agency has been restricted or banned in some U.S. states, and Ontario has also proposed a ban on Continued on page 8

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Calgary Muslim website defends female circumcision and critiques ‘Jewish media’

Canada added 22,000 jobs last month, jobless rate ticks down to 6.2%

A website serving Calgary Muslims has the more severe forms of genital mutilation raised eyebrows by making a lengthy pitch practiced in Africa, but the truth about Canada’s economy added 22,000 jobs But there were a few reasons for concern for female circumcision, arguing the practice female circumcision has been obscured by last month, with a surge in part-time work buried in the numbers. The closely watched has “immense” value and blaming its poor “Islamaphobic sentiments expressed by a offsetting a loss of full-time jobs. manufacturing sector, for example, lost reputation on Jewish-controlled media. largely Jewish-controlled media.” Jews also Statistics Canada reported Friday the another 11,000 jobs during the month. The provocative blog post by a foreign want to hide the fact that limited female jobless rate declined by 0.1 percentage points “While very solid on the surface, the Islamic scholar drew strong rebukes this week circumcision is another “feather in the cap” to 6.2 per cent — the lowest it’s been since details of this report are generally sluggish,” from researchers and advocates concerned of Islam, the article says. But the variety of October 2008, right before the financial crisis. Bank of Montreal economist Doug Porter about female-genital mutilation, and from health groups that have condemned genital The economy added 110,000 part-time said, pointing out that the total number a major Jewish group. It also resurrected cutting, citing its often-serious physical and jobs during the month, offset by a loss off of hours worked dipped by 0.1 per cent in questions about whether genital cutting of emotional impacts, include removing the 88,000 full-time jobs. August compared to July, despite the surge young women is taking place in Canada, prepuce in their definition of the act. The Ontario was the only province with a of new workers. That could be a sign that despite being a crime punishable by up to World Health Organization classifies the job surge, gaining 31,000 jobs in August — the amount of paid work in the economy is 14 years in prison. The essay advocates only procedure as a type-one form of mutilation, enough to push the province’s jobless rate about the same, just being spread across a removing the prepuce, or layer of skin, over on a scale of severity that extends up to type down four ticks to it’s lowest level since 2001, wider number of part timers. “The details of the clitoris, calling it similar to taking off the four. And the Canadian Criminal Code at 5.7 per cent. Everywhere else, the economy the report were mostly on the soft side of the foreskin in male circumcision. But all forms section banning non-medical genital cutting either lost or gained a small number of jobs. ledger,” Porter said. of female genital cutting have been outlawed says excising “in whole or in part” the clitoris here since 1997. One expert on FGM said constitutes aggravated assault. she’s worried the authoritativesounding article could send the wrong message to Muslim families. “It’s putting a burden on these parents, because now they are having to choose between maintaining adherence to (the author’s views), versus the Criminal Code,” said Corinne Packer, a senior researcher with the University of Ottawa’s School of Epidemiology and Public Health. “Any cutting of the genitalia for non-medical reasons is prohibited — it has been prohibited for 20 years.” The Muslims in Calgary website lists three local mosques, one of which hosts the Muslim Council of Calgary, on its contacts page. 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Hector Bremner, an energy company lobbyist and former Liberal government staffer, has been selected to represent the NPA in the Oct. 14 Vancouver city council byelection. Currently vicepresident of public affairs for the media relations firm Pace Group, Bremner is a former B.C. Liberal candidate who worked in various roles in 2014 and 2015 for former deputy premier Rich Coleman. NPA nomination contest for Vancouver seat marked by controversy Diego Cardona named Vision

candidate for council in October byelectionGreen party selects candidate for upcoming Vancouver civic byelection Longtime advocate for the homeless plans to run for Vancouver council Nominations begin for Vancouver byelection candidates “Many great candidates participated in the NPA nomination process. We thank them all for putting their names forward” said NPA President, Sarah Weddell. “The NPA believes in an open and transparent municipal government and this starts with our own party.

their complex business practices - they are now being singled out as “tax cheats” for pursuing options governments of all stripes have encouraged them to take for decades. The Liberals are right in one sense: there is a tax revenue problem in Canada. But they’re targeting the wrong group and the problem is much deeper than they’re willing to admit. The use of the term “unfair” is instructive, because it illuminates the staggering inequity that exists in taxation in our modern economy. In the 1950s and ‘60s, large corporations paid approximately half of all government tax revenues, individual taxpayers made up the rest. Today, almost the entire burden of taxation has fallen on small business owners and

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Jassi’s mom & uncle should stand trial in India for her murder - Supreme Court of Canada orders for comment over the next month. Dual agency has been restricted or banned in some U.S. states, and Ontario has also proposed a ban on it. In an interview on Thursday, the B.C. Real Estate Association’s CEO, Robert Laing, said realtors worry that banning dual agency will hurt both consumers and realtors. “Our biggest concern is the consumer’s right to make a choice about who they work with is being taken away from them,” Laing said. “The superintendent is trying to protect the consumers, but we think he is forgetting that in a free-enterprise market the consumer needs choice.” The association, which represents and lobbies for realtors, said in a statement: “The vast majority of B.C.’s more than 22,000 licensees are diligent, ethical and trustworthy, and so BCREA has recommended that limited dual agency should be allowed through the express consent of consumers.” The draft rules were based on recommendations from the report of an independent advisory panel released last year to address problems in B.C.’s real estate industry. Those problems

occurring “when a licensee included a few realtors putting represents both a buyer and their own interests ahead of seller, or two or more competing clients, some not abiding by rules buyers, in a transaction.” Critics around reporting requirements say dual agency opens the door to prevent money laundering, to conflicts of interest and selfand realtors failing to disclose dealing for agents, because it assignment of contracts (known is very difficult to represent as shadow flipping). An both the interests of the buyer exception to the dual agency ban and seller in a competitive would be if the deal occurs in a transaction. However, industry remote area of B.C. with limited advocates argue transactions access to realtors. can be balanced by ethical Ron Usher, a lawyer and member of that panel, said dual realtors. For example, Laing agency is a “nuanced” issue and Slain BC woman Jassi Sidhu said, the proposed ban means Superintendent Michael Noseworthy apparently that if a client has developed a relationship of understands the panel’s view. “The proposed trust with a realtor who is listing a property for rule seems to be in line with the (panel’s) sale, the client could not hire that agent as a recommendations and my own appreciation representative to buy the property. One veteran that there needed to be some accommodation Metro Vancouver realtor, who did not want for rural areas,” Usher said Thursday. In to be named for fear of backlash, said if dual his draft document on the dual agency ban, agency is eliminated under-educated clients will Noseworthy defined the practice as typically still be taken advantage of. He said many people fail to understand the contractual protections

that agents should be offering them, and “just sign wherever they are told to.” “Eliminating dual agency, in my opinion, will put buyers at risk of having no agency,” the realtor said. Another proposed rule change requires disclosure of commission sharing. Currently, a realtor must disclose how much commission they will earn on a sale. But under the new rules, the realtor must also say how, if at all, that commission will be shared with another realtor. That seller could then use that information to renegotiate the contract with their realtor before signing the deal. “The other draft rules deal with full disclosure and as a professional association we fully support that,” Laing said, “because it enhances the feeling of safety the consumer has.” Laing said it is difficult to know whether a ban on dual agency will change the dynamics of B.C.’s real estate market, but he believes government intervention is generally on the rise. “All three levels of government are inserting themselves into the real estate market, and it doesn’t take a lot of tinkering with rules and interest rates to have a dramatic effect,” he said.

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it. In an interview on Thursday, the B.C. Real Estate Association’s CEO, Robert Laing, said realtors worry that banning dual agency will hurt both consumers and realtors. “Our biggest concern is the consumer’s right to make a choice about who they work with is being taken away from them,” Laing said. “The superintendent is trying to protect the consumers, but we think he is forgetting that in a free-enterprise market the consumer needs choice.” The association, which represents and lobbies for realtors, said in a statement: “The vast majority of B.C.’s more than 22,000 licensees are diligent, ethical and trustworthy, and so BCREA has recommended that limited dual agency should be allowed through the express consent of consumers.” The draft rules were based on recommendations from the report of an independent advisory panel released last year to address problems in B.C.’s real estate industry. Those problems included a few realtors putting their own interests ahead of clients,

some not abiding by rules around reporting requirements to prevent money laundering, and realtors failing to disclose assignment of contracts (known as shadow flipping). An exception to the dual agency ban would be if the deal occurs in a remote area of B.C. with limited access to realtors. Ron Usher, a lawyer and member of that panel, said dual agency is a “nuanced” issue and Superintendent Michael Noseworthy apparently understands the panel’s view. “The proposed rule seems to be in line with the (panel’s) recommendations and my own appreciation that there needed to be some accommodation for rural areas,” Usher said Thursday. In his draft document on the dual agency ban, Noseworthy defined the practice as typically occurring “when a licensee represents both a buyer and seller, or two or more competing buyers, in a transaction.” Critics say dual agency opens the door to conflicts of interest and self-dealing for agents, because it is very difficult to represent both the interests of the buyer and seller in a competitive transaction.

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Premier John Horgan says the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling on class sizes and composition in B.C. is making it difficult for his government to make good on one of its key election promises. Just before the 2016-2017 school year began, Horgan stood in front of Katzie Elementary in Clayton Heights and pledged to eliminate portables in the Surrey School District over four years. He also vowed to cut the number of portables in the district in half over his first two years in office. Horgan now says it’s unlikely he’ll meet those timelines, because the country’s highest court ruled class sizes in B.C. must be restored to 2002 levels. “We had not contemplated when we made the commitment, the Supreme Court ruling throwing out 16 years of B.C. Liberal policy,” Horgan said. “That’s going to take us a bit more time.” He says his government is doing everything in its power to get students out of portables and

into classrooms as quickly as possible. “We’ve struck a committee right here in Surrey with MLAs, government, the city and the school district to make sure we can fast track school construction,” he said. Surrey School District communications manager Doug Strachan says the district started hiring teachers and ordering portables immediately after the court ruling came down in November, 2016. He says the district now has about 325 portables, which is up from about 270 last year. “We had to bring in 50 more portables and we’ve been frantically installing through the summer,” he said. “There’s still I think about 10 portables that we’re still to take delivery of today and into the month but we have contingencies for those specific schools. We expect we’ll be good by the end of the month.” Strachan says they have a teacher for every classroom.

BC’s NDP government to unveil first throne speech BC’s first NDP government in 16 years starts work at the legislature on Friday with high expectations of translating its election promises into law. Campaign finance reform, moving the fixed-election date, reforming lobbying, and laying the groundwork for a referendum on proportional representation are a few of the items Premier John Horgan is expected to outline in his government’s first speech from the throne, to be delivered by Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon at 2 p.m. “The throne speech will be our vision,� said Carole James, the finance minister and deputy premier. “It will be focused on the three key priority areas we’ve promised the public. That includes affordability for people, improving services they count on and good jobs for a sustainable economy.� The speech will be followed on Monday by the government’s budget update, where the NDP administration will outline how it plans to spend the growing

provincial surplus inherited from the Liberal government. James said the update will include the NDP’s plans for Medical Services Plan premiums, which the party promised to phase out. But the NDP hasn’t explained how it will cover the almost $2.5 billion in missing revenue that the tax brings in. The budget will contain details of a non-partisan MSP elimination panel, which the NDP promised during the election, to advise government on when and how to eliminate the tax. James said she couldn’t reveal whether the NDP plans to follow through with campaign promises to raise taxes on highincome earners and corporations, because she can’t discuss matters of taxation before they are introduced. The NDP and Greens toppled the Liberals on a confidence vote June 29, after signing a power-sharing deal. The deal obligates the NDP to bring in several items in its first session.

Credit Counselling Society of BC urges homeowners to switch to fixed-mortgages The Bank of Canada raised its interest rate to one per cent on Wednesday, the second time the bank raised rates since July, and comes at a time when many British Columbians are struggling to pay off debt. Scott Hannah, the president and CEO of the Credit Counselling Society of B.C., said the interest rate hike will be a struggle for many people in B.C. As it is, 59 per cent of workers in B.C. already live paycheque to paycheque, more than anywhere else

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in Vancouver — brought in a couple guys to help get me on point and we’re peaking at the right time.� Arjan Bhullar of Canada poses with his gold medal after winning the men’s 120kg freestyle gold medal wrestling against Joginder Kumar of India at IG Sports Complex during day seven of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on October 10, 2010 in Delhi, India. From an athletic standpoint, this weekend’s arrival in the UFC is the next step in the progression for Bhullar, who was raised on the wrestling mats inside the family gym and excelled internationally, winning gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games before representing Canada in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. While he contemplated a move to professional wrestling, the gregarious heavyweight opted to step into the

cage instead and has taken to mixed martial arts seamlessly. But his debut in the Octagon also carries historic significance and impact beyond his own career as well, as Bhullar will be the first fighter of South Asian descent to compete in the UFC. It’s an opportunity he relishes and one he will share with another IndoCanadian wrestler on Saturday, as WWE champion Jinder Mahal will accompany him to the cage. While there is always pressure in being “the first� and representing an entire community, the affable UFC neophyte — who is all business inside the cage — happily embraces the opportunity in front of him. “I’ve known Jinder since before I crossed over,� Bhullar said of the Calgary native who

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after competing around the globe, experience the exhilaration of winning gold in 2010 and being showered in the support of his family, friends and the South Asian community as a whole, Bhullar is still making sure to cherish every step on his current journey and soaking in everything that comes with his first UFC Fight Week experience. “Your first time is always a little different from every other time, right?� he asked with a laugh. “Maybe your first and your last are the most special, so I’m going to fully enjoy the entire Fight Week. “I’m just going to really make sure I take it in because that’s what life is about — you’re creating special experiences and memories and that’s all you’ve got when it’s all said and done, so I really want to absorb it all and take it in.

NDP gov’t cancels on George Massey bridge project From page 1 aging George Massey tunnel, which experts have said is not safe and could collapse during an earthquake. That work should be complete in the spring, said Trevena, though the review director and terms of reference have yet to be decided. Whatever happens will be “a new process� with more consultation and research to get buy-in from the community and Metro mayors, said Trevena. In the meantime, significant traffic gridlock around the tunnel is likely to continue in both directions for years. “We haven’t made any decision on what is the best way forward, we need to be open to any recommendations that are provided to government by the review,� she told reporters. The decision effectively ends the previous Liberal government’s

bridge plan just before construction on the bridge itself would have begun. The cancellation brought derision from the Liberals, who say the project has already been studied, debated and analyzed for years. There are more than 150 reports linked to on the project’s website. “I would hope they would speed up the process,� said Delta South Liberal MLA Ian Paton. “We were in the bridge replacement office this morning and there has to be a dozen binders five-inches thick of documents and studies and engineering reports on why the bridge is the best answer. Massey Tunnel Replacement Project – a screengrab from a Government of B.C. video. “They could simply send the bridge review committee to study the 14,000 pages that have already been worked upon.

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BC’s NDP government delivered throne speech on Friday Following an election that didn’t produce a clear winner and months of uncertainty, British Columbia’s New Democrat government — the first in 16 years — tabled a throne speech on Friday (yesterday) outlining its political vision. Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Carole James says the minority NDP will walk into the legislature promising to make life better for B.C. residents after 16 years of Liberal rule. “You’ll see a throne

speech that will reflect our commitment to the people of this province which will put them first,” she said. James says the days since the May election have been a whirlwind but the government intends to make good on its promises, including banning corporate and union donations to political parties and cutting — and eventually eliminating — medical services premiums.

Abbotsford cop pleads guilty to breach of trust An Abbotsford cop who was charged motivation for the plea. Despite his plea, following a lengthy investigation into Nicholson remains employed with the corruption has pleaded guilty to breach of Abbotsford police department. He will remain trust. Christopher Nicholson, a constable employed until the Police Act disciplinary who joined the Fraser Valley police force in process is concluded. A spokesman for the 2005 and was charged in 2013, entered his Abbotsford police said that they were aware plea during a brief appearance Thursday in of the guilty plea but were not prepared to B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. comment at this time. Before accepting the plea In February from Nicholson, B.C. Supreme 2015, nearly two Court Justice Brenda Brown years after the got him to agree that he had charges were made his decision voluntarily laid against and had admitted the essential Nicholson, it was elements of the offence. announced that The judge told the accused the Office of the that on sentencing, she would Police Complaint make her own decision and Commissioner would not be bound by any was looking into agreement he might reach 148 misconduct Christopher Nicholson with the Crown. allegations The plea came on the day that a jury was against 17 Abbotsford officers. It was revealed to be selected for and following a lengthy that hundreds of drug search warrants dating pre-trial proceeding that was subject to a from 2005 would be examined and there publication ban. were fears that notorious gang cases would be The offence relates to Nicholson having reopened and convictions overturned. given false information to two other police On Thursday a spokesman for the B.C. officers and counselling a person to destroy Prosecution Service said that no further evidence. A number of other charges laid charges had been laid against any other against Nicholson, including obstruction of officers. Is there more to this story? We’d justice, were stayed by the Crown Thursday. like to hear from you about this or any other The matter was then put over until Sept. stories you think we should know about. 20 to fix a date for sentencing. A lawyer for Email vantips@postmedia.com. Nicholson declined to comment on his

Vancouver mayor would welcome Amazon’s $5-billion headquarters Add Gregor Robertson’s name to the growing list of North American mayors trying to lure U.S. tech giant Amazon to their cities. Amazon announced on Thursday that it is hunting for a site for a new headquarters in North America, in addition to its sprawling Seattle campus. On his Twitter account,

levels of government. Amazon says that it will spend more than $5 billion US to build another headquarters in North America to house as many as 50,000 employees. The technology

company plans to stay in its current Seattle headquarters and the new space will be “a full equal” of its current home, the Vancouver mayor said his city is said Amazon founder and CEO interested in landing the tech hub. Jeff Bezos. “Our city’s business “Great news! Amazon would be climate, talent, livability, fantastic addition to Vancouver’s world-class innovation ecosystem,” infrastructure, connectivity and Robertson wrote. The Vancouver diversity render it an exceptional Vancouver Mayor Economic Commission says it is candidate for the new Amazon Robertson currently reviewing the Amazon HQ2 headquarters location,” said Ian request for proposals with the intent McKay, CEO of the Vancouver Economic of putting forward a bid. “Just looking at the size Commission. “We are confident that and significance of (headquarters) … it’s certainly Vancouver’s other well-known attributes — a causing a lot of excitement here,” said VEC media contact Ingrid Valou. Valou said the Vancouver dense and connected downtown tech cluster, Economic Commission proposal would include competitive cost of doing business, leadership input from local business stakeholders and other in green business and sustainable planning.

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50% of Canadians living paycheque to paycheque More than a third of those feel ‘overwhelmed’ by debt levels, poll Nearly half of workers are living paycheque to paycheque due to soaring spending and debt levels, a new survey by the Canadian Payroll Association suggests. The poll found 47 per cent of respondents said it would be difficult to meet their financial obligations if their paycheque were delayed by even one week. ‘We used to be savers’ — Why Canadians ignore the debt warnings Canadians now owe almost $1.70 for every dollar they earn The survey, which polled 4,766 Canadian employees between June 27 and Aug. 5, also found that 35 per cent said they feel overwhelmed by their level of debt. For the first time in the survey’s nine-year history, more respondents found mortgages on principal residences the most difficult debt to pay down, with 32 per cent of respondents selecting this option compared to 23 per cent who cited credit card debt. Results from the poll indicate the primary

reason for increased debt is higher overall spending. Of the major reasons for increased spending, 32 per cent of respondents pointed to higher living expenses while 25 per cent mentioned unexpected expenses. The polling industry’s professional body, the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association, says online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error because they do not randomly sample the population.

West Vancouver lawyer to be suspended over $25 million in suspicious West Vancouver lawyer to be suspended over $25 million in suspicious transactions A Law Society of B.C. disciplinary panel in May found that West Vancouver lawyer Donald Gurney ignored ‘a sea of red flags’ and flowed nearly $26 million of offshore cash into a newly incorporated B.C. firm ‘with, as far as he knew, no assets

and no plans.’ A Law Society of B.C. disciplinary panel in May found that West Vancouver lawyer Donald Gurney ignored ‘a sea of red flags’ and flowed nearly $26 million of offshore cash into a newly incorporated B.C. firm ‘with, as far as he knew, no assets and no plans.

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Bridge traffic shifting after Port Mann and Golden Ears tolls scrapped, Mayors say Local mayors say they have already noticed a shift in traffic since tolls were removed from two Lower Mainland bridges last week. On September 1, the NDP government followed through on its campaign promise to cancel tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges, calling them unfair to those living south of the Fraser River. Eliminating tolls is expected to save commuters who cross the bridges twice each weekday about $1,500 a year. Commercial vehicle users could save up to $4,500 a year. New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Coté said his city has observed a shift in traffic away from the Pattullo Bridge, which was not tolled, to the Port Mann. “I think that definitely reinforces what the City of New Westminster has been saying for a long time: that the previous tolling system was kind of done haphazardly and in a way that was redistributing traffic in the region in a way that was not equitable and in a way

that was actually creating congestion points in the region,” he said. The Pattullo has almost 80,000 vehicle crossings a day. Coté said it’s anticipated there will be increased congestion on the Hwy. 1 corridor around the Port Mann. “I think commuters are going to start to notice the impacts that removing the tolls will have,” he said. Before the announcement that tolls would be removed on Sept. 1, Maple Ridge Mayor Nicole Read said she heard many residents say tolls were the reason many of them avoided the Golden Ears Bridge, which is owned by TransLink and connects Maple Ridge to Langley.

Delta casino site gets preliminary approval The B.C. Lottery Corporation has given preliminary approval for a casino to open in Delta. Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. wants to relocate the Newton Community Gaming Centre in Surrey to the Delta Town and Country Inn. The Newton facility has operated as a bingo hall since 2014, when the BCLC stripped the facility of its 150 slot machines at the request of Surrey city council. The Corporation of Delta recommended the

Delta Town and Country Inn as the only suitable site — due to its distance from residential neighborhoods and access to major transportation corridors — for a gambling and entertainment facility. Gateway Casinos will now develop a casino proposal detailing the size, scope and amenities of the Delta Town and Country Inn facility. If approved by the BCLC, the proposal will then be submitted to the Corporation of Delta for its consideration.

Two dead after runaway dump truck causes multi-vehicle crash in Coquitlam Two people are dead after a runaway unattended unless the equipment has been dump truck caused a multi-vehicle secured against inadvertent movement crash Tuesday on Lougheed Highway in such as by setting the parking brake, placing Coquitlam. A man in his 30s and a woman the transmission in the manufacturer’s in her 60s died and the BC Coroners specified park position, and by chocking Service is now investigating, spokesman wheels where necessary.” Andy Watson said. Police say the male Details of the cause of the crash have operator of the truck and a female passenger in one of the vehicles were killed. The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. at Como Lake and Pitt River Road on Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam RCMP said in a release. According to witnesses, the truck was seen rolling down the hill from a nearby construction site, driverless. One worker was reportedly run over when he tried in vain to stop A dump truck rolled away from work site and hit the truck before it careened multiple vehicles on Lougheed Highway. onto the highway, striking three vehicles and forcing one over an embankment. A total of six not yet been released. Police and WorkSafe people were taken to hospital Tuesday. B.C. are also investigating. Is there more Details of their injuries are not known to this story? We’d like to hear from you at this time. A dump truck rolled away about this or any other stories you think from a work site and hit multiple vehicles we should know about. Email vantips@ on Lougheed Highway between Pitt River postmedia.com. A dump truck rolled away and Orchid in Coquitlam around 4:30 from a work site and hit multiple vehicles p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. There was on Lougheed Highway between Pitt River one reported fatality and several others and Orchid in Coquitlam around 4:30 p.m. were taken to hospital. The 10.9-metre Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. A dump truck rolled articulated dump truck, made by Volvo, away from a work site and hit multiple weighs 25,700 kilograms when empty. vehicles on Lougheed Highway between According to the Occupational Health and Pitt River and Orchid in Coquitlam around Safety Regulation: “The operator of mobile 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. equipment must not leave the controls

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Man shot while driving on Highway 1 in Surrey Police are investigating after a man was shot while driving on Highway 1 late Wednesday evening. The driver was headed west when the incident occurred around 10 p.m.; he then pulled off the highway and stopped near 176th Street and 96th Avenue on the border between

Surrey and Langley. He has reportedly been taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Police then closed a section of Highway 1 for about two hours while combing the scene for clues. Surrey RCMP have not released any details at this time.

IHIT investigating house fire in Surrey RCMP say the scene of an overnight house fire in Surrey is being handed over to homicide investigators. Fire crews were called to the fire on 112a Avenue near 123 Street just before 12:20 am on Thursday. Crews rescued one woman from the house and another man escaped unharmed.

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Enrolment drop at high school in Abbotsford due to gang conflict ‘Is my child going to go there and get caught up in the wrong crowd?’ asks one parent A high school in Abbotsford has seen a large drop in enrolment over the last 10 years and parents are blaming the ongoing gang conflict in the area. Some are choosing not to send their children to Rick Hansen Secondary School because they’re afraid their kids could go down the wrong path. In 2007, there were 938 students at the school but enrolment numbers have decreased every year since then. Last year saw the biggest drop, with enrolment down to 591 students. Rob Hallam, a former teacher and coach at Rick Hansen Secondary, said he’s watched many students fall through the cracks in his more than two decades at the school. “The number of shootings and gang violence you have in that neighbourhood is unbelievable,� Hallam said. “How would you feel if you were teaching a Grade 9 class and now, let’s say five or six years later, seven or eight of the kids you taught have been murdered in the neighbourhood. How would that go for you?� Hallam also lived in the neighbourhood

and he feels the school and the district haven’t taken the problem seriously enough. Abbotsford Police Const. Ian MacDonald doesn’t think the school

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‘Bigoted’ signs in Pitt Meadows park used city’s logo without permission A Muslim advocacy group says unauthorized notices found in a Pitt Meadows off-leash park bearing the city’s logo are part of a bigoted effort to sow discord. The signs, found at Hoffman Park earlier this week, say that dogs are considered “filthy� by Muslims and would offend Muslims living in the area. They ask for people to keep their dogs leashed and away from Muslims. The black-andwhite signs, printed on white copy paper and posted on trees and other visible areas, bore the logo of the City of Pitt Meadows and the URL of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ homepage but both groups say they had nothing to do with them. “We see this on occasion where people try to be kind of an ‘agent provocateur’ and use these kinds of messages to promote hostility towards Muslims and Islam,� Council on American-Islamic Relations spokesperson Ibrahim Hooper told Early Edition host Rick Cluff. “Sometimes people use the direct

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bigoted approach — we see that all too often in America and Canada, unfortunately — but other times they try and be a little more sophisticated or subtle.� Richmond residents join in solidarity against racist flyers Hooper says Muslims are not forbidden from owning dogs and the prophet Muhammed spoke positively about them. He says the only religious restriction on dogs is their saliva is considered ritually impure. If a Muslim has dog saliva on their person, they are to wash before praying. In a statement, the City of Pitt Meadows says it does not endorse the notices’ message and staff have removed them. Richmond residents alarmed at racist flyers “Whether they were produced by a wellmeaning member of the Muslim community or by someone wanting to cause contention, the fact remains that there are current bylaws in place that enforce areas for dogs to be on leash, except in designated off-leash areas,� Mayor John Becker said in the statement.

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BC woman linked to bizarre US plot to kidnap judge and sheriff

A B.C. woman conspired with Suzanne allegedly conspired Holland (also known with a Tennessee as) Zsuzsanna Hegedus) associate to kidnap claimed to be the Chief a judge in that state, Justice of the Universal as well as a sheriff in Supreme Court of the Nebraska. Details Tsilhqot’in Natio, to kidnap of the strange case Suzanne Holland (also known as) the two officials. Based in Williams Lake, members implicating Suzanne Zsuzsanna Hegedus). of the “sovereign citizensâ€? Holland were laid out group have already been at a court hearing in Tennessee on September 1 during which called “vexatiousâ€? litigants by a number of state resident Patricia Parsons pleaded B.C. judges over the years. Holland’s group guilty to aiding and abetting solicitation has also been disavowed by the Tsilhqot’in to commit kidnapping. Parson admitted National Government, which has written that between February and May 2017, she to both provincial and federal ministers to explain the Universal Supreme Court of the Tsilhqot’in group “does not represent or speak for the Tsilhqot’in people,â€? Tsilhqot’in communications manager Graham Gillies said Wednesday. Holland has not yet been charged in the U.S. kidnapping plot. But she is in jail in B.C. after being arrested last June on some outstanding warrants. Crown spokesman Dan McLaughlin said Wednesday that she is facing a variety of Start saving for your child’s future education in breach charges, mostly for failing to appear a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) and in court. McLaughlin said the underlying receive up to $8,400 in government grants.1 charges Holland faces “allege abduction of a person under 14 with intent to deprive the Open a CST RESP now and you’ll start receiving parent or guardian contrary to s. 281 and the Canada Education Savings grant (CESG). The failure to provide the necessaries of life.â€? CESG can add up to $7,200 to your child’s RESP. On Aug. 9, she was ordered to stand trial on the abduction charge, but no trial date When your child turns six, they can receive an has yet been fixed, McLaughlin said. As additional $1,200 from the B.C. Government. for the U.S. investigation, a Department of Justice spokeswoman for the Western District of Tennessee refused to comment SURJIT S. MADHOPURI when contacted by Postmedia about Branch Manager Holland. “We have no comment with C.S.T. Consultants Inc. Branch 888 Tel: 604.594.7200 / Cell: 604.377.4171 ongoing investigations,â€? Cherri Green said Email: surjit.madhopuri@cstresp.com in an emailed statement. And RCMP E http://www.cstresp.com/6117 Division media officer Cpl. Janelle Shoihet also declined to comment on whether Canadian police are working with their U.S. counterparts. “Generally speaking, only 1 ! " # $ % ! & ' ( in the event that an investigation results ) *) + , - ! ! ) ! . -st, 2006. ! ! ! ) & ( 4 ! ! " %%! ) ( in the laying of criminal charges would apply. ™ The Canadian Scholarship Trust Plan is a registered trademark of the Canadian Scholarship Trust Foundation. the RCMP confirm its investigation, the The CST Plan is only sold by Prospectus. You can get copies of the prospectus from www.cst.org or by calling 1.877.333.RESP(7377). nature of any charges laid and the identity 57-- * -', 8+

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Ontario hitman pleads guilty to BC murder plot An Ontario man who was described by police as being an alleged hitman has pleaded guilty in connection with a murder plot in B.C. During a brief appearance before B.C. Supreme Court Justice Arne Silverman on Tuesday, Gino Gavin McCall of Hamilton pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit the murder of an “unknown� person between April 11, 2015 and June 15, 2015. The indictment says that McCall conspired with a person or persons

using the aliases “anytime@ worldsecure.cc,� “TheRealBatman@ viploc.cc,� and “SchittEater� along with other persons unknown to commit the murder. Full details of McCall’s crime are expected to be provided during a sentencing hearing scheduled for Nov. 27. McCall, a tall, muscular man wearing red prison clothing, sat quietly in the prisoner’s dock during the proceedings at the Vancouver Law Courts. In January, B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit

announced that McCall was one of two men charged following a lengthy and complex investigation into the attempted murder of a man in Richmond in April 2015 and into the murder conspiracy to which McCall has now pleaded. CFSEU

Langley man charged with second-degree murder in double killing A 21-year-old man Travis MacPhail was is facing two counts of charged with two counts of secondsecond-degree murder in connection with Friday’s degree murder along double killing in Langley. with additional charges of possession Just after 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Langley RCMP of a prohibited or restricted firearm, responded to a report uttering threats and of shots fired at 232nd Street and 64th Avenue aggravated sexual Brandy Petrie of Burnaby and Avery assault. in Langley. Police found a Langley Levely-Flescher of Surrey were shot to death man and woman inside a RCMP responded Sept. 1 in Langley. vehicle suffering gunshot to a report of shots wounds. Neither survived. The female fired at 232nd Street and 64th Avenue victim has been identified as 34-year-old on Friday. Two people were killed. “The Brandy Petrie of Burnaby and the male quick response of the Langley RCMP victim is 20-year-old Avery Levely-Flescher first responders should be acknowledged of Surrey. On Tuesday, Langley resident as well as the tenacious work of IHIT

ICBC rate increases will cost average driver $130 more each year, attorney general says The provincial government announced Tuesday insurance costs for the average B.C. driver will go up by eight percent or about $130 annually. B.C. Attorney General David Eby called the auto insurance rate increase “significant� but said other coming changes would make the public insurer more sustainable. Eby said ICBC will go before the B.C. Utilities Commission this year to seek a 6.4 percent increase to basic premiums and increase overall optional insurance rates by 9.6 percent, for a blended average rate increase of eight percent.

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Surrey schools continue to face growth pressures as students return to school It’s a new school year, but the old story of increased growth continues to be a narrative for the Surrey school district. Spokesperson Doug Strachan said more than 100 new teachers have been hired but said the hiring spree never really ends. “We continue to hire specialty positions which are always difficult to fill, as well as some part-time positions and we also are hiring teachers to our teacher-oncall list,” said Strachan. “It’s nothing new for the Surrey school district, we’ve pretty much had to hire non-stop for the better part of three decades.” Strachan said 168 classrooms also had to be added this year. “We have about 50 more portables this year than last year, so we’ve got about 325 portables. We’ve had that

many in the past going back a few decades now.” Strachan said that increased use of portables will continue until construction is completed on the promise of new schools to fill the void. The district voiced its concern weeks ago that it may not be able to hire enough teachers to fulfill a Supreme Court of Canada ruling to restore class size and composition. The district is expected to teach more than 71,000 students this year alone. Meanwhile, last week the province said it has hired around 3,500 new teachers to kick off the school year. The Education Minister said it is one of the largest hiring sprees by the province in the last decade and racks up a total bill of $376-million.

Fed-up Surrey residents threaten to block road to slow speeders Upset with motorists who treat her residential street “like a freeway,” Christina Eden is threatening to block 71A Avenue in Surrey to slow speeders. “I know it sounds extreme, but I’ve had it,” she said Thursday. “If we have to, we’ll go out on the road and slow them down ourselves.” Every day, in the morning and afternoon, drivers hoping to avoid the traffic on 72nd Avenue and 144 Street blast through Eden’s quiet Newton neighbourhood. Since school began on Tuesday, the problem has become worse, as parents late for school drop-off zip around children walking to Georges Vanier Elementary School and a nearby high school. “Somebody is going to get hurt,” said Eden. On Tuesday, the first day of school, she was backing her car out of her driveway when another vehicle came speeding around a corner and swerved onto a neighbour’s lawn to avoid her. “I was surprised she didn’t take out the tree,” said Eden. “When I asked what she was doing, she said ‘Get out of my way, I’m late for school.’ What a horrible example for her kids.” Speeding has been an issue in the neighbourhood for several years, confirmed resident Lorna Enns. But the construction of several townhouses seems to have made the problem worse. A few days ago, Enns took a petition for traffic-calming measures door-todoor on 71A, collecting about 20 signatures.

No one refused to sign. “The whole neighbourhood is up in arms,” she said. “We’d like speed bumps and a sign advising people of the speed limit.” City of Surrey transportation and planning manager Philip Bellefontaine said the city first learned about residents’ concerns on August 28. The engineering department received Enns’ petition on Wednesday. Receipt of a petition is the first step in the city’s process to consider traffic-calming measures, he explained. Staff will undertake a speed survey next week, and if the majority of people travelling through the neighbourhood are speeding, staff will make a plan to address the issue. “In this particular location, we’ll make sure we survey times when traffic is going to and from the school,” said Bellefontaine. The neighbourhood is not a school zone, but the traffic expert said the city has made school zones a priority, spending more than $16 million on 650 different projects in school zones over the last seven years, including the construction of curbs, crosswalks and special parking zones. “Traffic calming is something we’re quite happy to implement if warranted,” he said. In new communities, developers are required to put speed bumps in laneways in recognition that speeding is often an issue in the lanes behind houses.

Travellers vote Canada, Scotland most beautiful countries in the world Scotland’s wild, rugged beauty outranked every other destination to be named the most beautiful country in the world by readers of Rough Guides. A look at the top three spots suggests that readers seem to be particularly Canada is one of the most beautiful countires in the world. enamored with countries that boast large, open castles per acre than anywhere else in the U.K. spaces and dramatic natural scenery, as Scotland’s Castle Trail is a six-day itinerary Canada and New Zealand round out the that features stops at 19 of the country’s most podium. Meanwhile, from the country’s famous and dramatic castles. A newer, but deep, dark lochs and Scottish lore, to its no less important addition to Scotland’s string of ancient castles and mysterious heritage is the legacy of J.K. Rowling’s Harry ruins, Scotland’s natural heritage has served Potter series, which drew inspiration from as the muse for some of the world’s most Edinburgh’s cobbled streets and winding legendary poets, such as Robert Burns and alleys, and the country’s dramatic landscapes. Sir Walter Scott. Scotland’s Castle Country Touring Canada’s Gaspe peninsula on 2 in Aberdeenshire, for instance, boasts 300 wheels Scotland as Canada’s 11th province? castles, stately homes and ruins -- the most Author says it’s a good idea

Fentanyl detected in 81 per cent of overdose deaths in 2017: B.C. Coroners Service About three people died per day of an overdose in the month of July, according to the latest numbers released by the B.C. Coroners Service. There were 91 suspected drug overdose deaths in July, which is about three per day and which represents a 30 per cent increase over the same month last year. That brings the year’s total of overdose deaths up to 876, an 82 per cent increase over the same period in 2016 when 482 deaths were recorded from January to July. Of those 876 deaths, fentanyl was detected in 706 (81 per cent), a 143 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2016. Most of the cases also found

other illicit drugs, such as cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine.

This chart shows the number of fentanyldetected overdose deaths by month, from 2012 to 2017. “In the majority of the deaths we’re investigating, we’re seeing fentanyl detected with other drugs,” said chief coroner Lisa Lapointe in a statement Thursday. “This presents huge challenges for those using illicit drugs and the risk is high. Although it’s heartening to see a decline in deaths month-to-month since March, we continue to see far too many deaths in our communities.” Lapointe also noted that most overdose deaths occur indoors when users are alone and unable to seek help. She said she hoped the latest numbers would drive home the importance of reducing harm and risk, and that it would continue to foster communication about drug use. This chart shows the number of deaths in 2017 compared to those of 2016. The numbers also noted that three of every four deaths involved a person between the ages of 30 and 59, and that four of every five deaths were men. Nine of every 10 deaths also occurred indoors, with more than half taking place in private homes. No deaths were recorded at a supervised consumption site or at any drug overdose prevention sites.

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BC welcomes record number of international students Anyone going through the international arrivals section of the Vancouver airport last weekend would have noticed a peculiar sight: a wall of parents and families holding up name cards. They were waiting for some of the thousands of international students, most of them in high school, from around the world, here to strengthen their English skills and learn about Canadian culture. “It’s enjoyable. It’s like having an extension to our kids,” said Lynn Lenaghan, who was at the airport with her husband, Terry, to pick up a Grade 12 student from Italy who will be living with them for the next six months. This will be the couple’s 15th year hosting high school kids in their home. “We started doing it years ago when

our kids were young, just for the cultural experience,” Lynn said.Terry and Lynn Le naghan wait to pick up an international high school student at Vancouver International Airport. They’ve been taking in foreign students for 15 years. According to the B.C. Ministry of Education, the number of international kindergarten to Grade 12 students coming into the province has grown by 50 per cent in the past five years, with about 20,000 of them pouring into public and private schools last year. BC’s non-resident student program is lucrative, bringing an estimated $387.8 million in economic activity in 2015. Each student pays $14,000 in tuition, and an additional $900 per month to the host families for room and board. Karen Klein,

Michelle Ivanusec and her daughter, Josie, wait at Vancouver International Airport for an international student from Italy.

director of international education with the New Westminster School District, says her district attracts roughly 300 international students per year — about five per cent of the student body. Klein says the extra income the students bring in goes to supporting those students through additional English language help, counselling and special events. But the surplus goes towards enhancing existing programs for domestic students, like hot breakfasts, equipment and supplies. The number of spots that go to international students depends on how many domestic students register first, she said. The foreign students are then integrated into extra space in regular school classes. Klein says the students come to Canada primarily to learn English, but also to learn about North American culture. And, ideally, students in New Westminster then learn about the international students’ culture in return. “One of the things that we’re really focusing on is diversity. We do want to have students from a variety of countries,” she said. Most of the international students in New Westminster come from China, Klein says. But she says this year she’s seen an uptick in students from Europe. Vancouver airport international students The arrivals section of Vancouver International Airport was lined with people waiting to pick up international high school students last weekend.

Foreign students flock to Canada as gov’t struggles to get grads to stay Some of Canada’s biggest universities are beginning the new school year with a record number of international students on campus. The steady upswing in foreign applicants began several years ago, then started to spike after the U.S. presidential election in 2016. The challenge for the Canadian government now is to maintain that trend amid competing countries, and to encourage more from the talented pool to stay on as permanent residents. The University of Toronto, Canada’s top draw for international students, enrolled 17,452 international students in undergraduate and graduate programs last year, making up about 20 per cent of the overall student body. That compares to 7,380 international students comprising about 10 per cent of the total student population a decade ago, in 2007. Will U.S. uncertainty mean more cash for Canada? The university’s steady increase became a spike after U.S. President Donald Trump was elected. “Clearly there are things about the international situation — worries about stability, Brexit and the U.S. political environment — that have changed or increased international students’ interest in looking beyond their own countries and beyond the U.S.,” said Richard Levin, executive director of enrolment services and university registrar. “Now in places like that, students are looking for alternatives and Canada is presenting as a good one in terms of stability, safety and inclusiveness.” According to data provided by Universities Canada there has been a sharp increase in both applications and website traffic from the U.S. and abroad since the 2016 U.S. election, with many seeing a 20 per cent jump or more in applications.

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Toronto woman accused of terror-related assault deemed mentally fit to stand trial A Toronto woman who has pledged allegiance to Daesh and is facing several terror-related charges has been deemed mentally fit to stand trial. Rehab Dughmosh, arrested in June after allegedly brandishing a golf club and knife at a Canadian Tire, was ordered to undergo a mental fitness assessment last week by Judge Kimberley Crosbie. Dughmosh has, over the past week, been assessed by Rehab Dughmosh was ordered to undergo a mental a forensic psychiatrist at the

Ontario Shores Centre for appear by video for scheduled court appearances Mental Health Sciences in Whitby, Crown Attorney believe Dughmosh has some form of mental Bradley Reitz said. illness, said Ingrid Grant, a lawyer appointed The psychiatrists report was “unequivocal� to the case as amicus — someone who assists in finding her fit for trial, Reitz added. the court by making sure all relevant evidence Being “fit� requires only that the accused and arguments are properly presented, person has a basic understanding of the court particularly when the accused represents process, what they are charged with, what themselves. Dughmosh refused to appear it means to be under oath, who the judge, in person or by video for three consecutive prosecutors and defence lawyers are and what scheduled court appearances in July and they do. Dughmosh met those criteria at August. She has been reluctant to leave her her early court appearances. But statements cell for exercise and refuses to shower, guards by a member of her family, contained in the at Vanier detention centre in Milton have told Crown’s evidence, suggest there is reason to the court.

University tuition fees in Canada jump 3.1% on average, StatsCan reports

Forest industry faces big setbacks after summer of wildfires in BC 53 million cubic metres of timber has burned Recovering from a historic wildfire season is expected to take British Columbia’s forest industry at least five years, the province’s Forest Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry said in a statement that although wildfires will likely remain active into the fall, plans to help the industry rebound are already underway. “To better support this process in the light of this year’s unprecedented fire season, a new recovery unit has been established to oversee and co-ordinate government’s cross-ministry response,� said the statement sent to media. ‘High need for reforestation’ Forests Minister Doug Donaldson said at a news conference Tuesday that the logging industry alone will experience lingering implications from the fires. Donaldson said an estimated 53 million cubic metres of timber has burned, which calls for support of harvesters already licensed to collect trees within the fire zone. New licences will also need to be issued to salvage usable wood in burned areas that weren’t previously due to be harvested, the minister said. Those efforts are well underway, along with long-term plans focused on the sustainability of the industry, Donaldson said.“We know there is going to be an extremely high need for reforestation and that’s been planned right now through my

ministry in order to ensure that we do have the timber supply in the future,� he said. “But there is no question that there’s going to be an impact from that much timber being burned in the province.� The B.C. Wildfire Service said on Wednesday that the fires have charred more than 11,500 square kilometres of land this season. The ministry said the full extent of the damage won’t be known until the season is over. But once those areas are thoroughly surveyed, the ministry said it may adjust the annual allowable cuts and determine how much of the scorched timber should be salvaged or left for wildlife habitat. Companies helped with firefighting Susan Yurkovich, president of the B.C. Council of Forest Industries, said although mill infrastructure hasn’t been destroyed by fires, the shortage of timber and wood fibre, especially in the Interior.

average yearly fees are $6,571 for undergraduate programs, agency reports University tuition fees have jumped an average of 3.1 per cent for undergraduate programs for the 2017-2018 academic year, according to Statistics Canada. The average tuition has increased to $6,571, with the cost depending on what program a student is enrolled in, from $6,375 in the 2016-2017 school year. Charlotte Kiddell, deputy chair of the Canadian Federation of Students, said rising tuition costs deny access to many lowerincome Canadians, including those from Indigenous communities, and leave others with “mortgage-sized� debt. “When postsecondary education is essential to pursue a decent quality of life, it’s absurd that people should be denied that opportunity based on costs,� she told CBC News. “Seventy per

cent of new jobs in Canada require some form of post-secondary education and it is perpetuating a cycle of poverty to prevent the most marginalized in our communities from accessing education that should be a right.� Kiddell said Canada should have a federal oversight and regulation system with dedicated federal transfers to the provinces for post-secondary education, similar to the model for health care. She said it has been disappointing that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is also minister for youth, has not backed up his talk with action. “Our prime minister talks a lot about universal accessibility, but the government hasn’t actually taken any steps to make that a reality,� she said.

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Loonie jumps to highest level in 2 years as Bank of Canada raises benchmark interest rate again

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oonie gains more than a cent to trade briefly above 82 cents US on the news The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a point to one per cent on Wednesday. It’s the second time this year that the central bank has upped the rate, after hiking it for the first time in seven years in July. ANALYSIS: Interest rates are about to go up — no, for real this time 7 ways the bank’s rate hike can affect your various loans The central bank’s rate has an impact on lending rates that consumers and savers get from banks on mortgages, lines of credits, savings accounts and other financial vehicles. The bank’s rate — officially known as the target for

the overnight rate — is now back to where it was at the start of 2015, when the central bank started slashing rates to stimulate a Canadian economy that had been waylaid by the oil price crash. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said the bank is “responding to what is a very positive set of economic indicators.” “We’ve had the fastest growth over the last year that we’ve had in a decade. We’ve had more job growth than was expected. These are all very positive indicators ... and the Bank of Canada’s saying that when that happens, they had the opportunity to slightly raise rates,” Morneau said.Morneau says rate hike due to growing economy Morneau says rate

hike due to growing economy 0:32 “That’s what we should expect when the economy is doing well,” the finance minister added. The Canadian dollar gained more than a penny in reaction to the news on Wednesday, and was briefly changing hands at 82 cents US — the loonie’s highest level since June 2015. The dollar later closed at 81.79 cents US, up .97 of a cent on the day, according to Bloomberg. Economists and currency traders had been expecting the bank to hike its rate at some point this year, but that timeline was moved up in recent weeks after a series of data points showed the Canadian economy was starting to heat up. Last Thursday, Statistics Canada reported the Canadian economy had its strongest first half to the year since 2002,

which the bank alluded to in its statement. “Recent economic data have been stronger than expected, supporting the bank’s view that growth in Canada is becoming more broadly-based and self-sustaining,” the bank said. “The level of GDP is now higher than the bank had expected. How a small interest rate change can cost you big How a small interest rate change can cost you big 1:36 While the bank’s statement was careful to manage expectations of more rate hikes to come, stressing that “monetary policy decisions are not predetermined and will be guided by incoming economic data,” currency traders weren’t taking quite such a cautious tone, and were quickly ramping up their expectations of even more rate hikes to come.

Finance minister not swayed by backlash to Ottawa’s proposed tax changes Finance Minister Bill Morneau is standing firm in the face of loud opposition to proposed tax changes for people with private corporations, which he says will “level the playing field” in the Canadian tax system. The changes have been blasted by the Conservative opposition in Ottawa as a “small-business tax grab,” while a newly formed coalition of more than 40 groups representing lawyers, doctors, businesses, farmers and others has called on Ottawa to drop the proposed reforms. But the government is sticking to its guns, arguing the changes are meant to close tax loopholes available only to people with private corporations.

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Big banks raise consumer lending rates after Bank of Canada hike Canada’s big banks will raise their prime lending rates to 3.2 per cent, effective Thursday, after the Bank of Canada boosted its trendsetting policy rate. The Bank of Canada on Wednesday raised its target policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.0 per cent from 0.75 per cent. “Recent economic data have been stronger than expected, supporting the bank’s view that growth in Canada is becoming more broadly-based and self-sustaining. Consumer spending remains robust, underpinned by continued solid employment and income growth,” the bank said. After the central bank’s move, Royal Bank said that it will increase its prime lending rate to 3.2 per cent from 2.95 per cent, effective Thursday. Bank of Montreal, TD Canada Trust, Bank of Nova Scotia and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce will also raise their prime lending rates to 3.2 per cent. vMore Bank of Canada hikes could be on the way. The bank’s statement accompanying the announcement strikes what several economists described

as a “hawkish” tone, which means the bank is trying to tell the market that if the economy continues to outpace expectations and the data supports a move, it’s possible the bank could bring in another rate hike before the end of the year. “The broad tone of the accompanying statement is generally balanced but it leaves the door wide open to further interest rate hikes,” said Derek Holt, head of capital markets economics at Scotiabank. “One should not rule out another hike over the duration of 2017.” Dave McKay, RBC’s chief executive, told a financial summit in Toronto on Wednesday that increased payments on mortgages and other debts could hit the economy as people have less disposable income to spend elsewhere. “That’s one of the effects that we don’t talk enough about,” McKay said. “As rates rise, as they did this morning, a greater amount of disposable income is coming out of purchasing power, which will slow down economic growth in other sectors.

Bank of Canada raises interest rate to 1 per cent

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he Bank of Canada has raised its interest rate for the second time in less than two months in an effort to adjust to the unexpected force of the country’s economic momentum. Wednesday’s hike of its overnight lending rate to 1.0 per cent marks its second quarter-point increase since July, and comes less than a week after the latest data for economic growth showed an impressive expansion of 4.5 per cent for Canada in the second quarter. That April-to-June performance followed surprisingly healthy growth in the first three months of 2017 and easily exceeded the Bank of Canada’s projections. “Recent economic data have been stronger than expected, supporting the bank’s view that growth in Canada is becoming more broadly-based and selfsustaining,” the bank said in a statement that accompanied the announcement.

The bank said solid employment and wage growth have led to strong consumer spending, while the key areas of business investment and exports have also showed improvements. The loonie soared on the news, jumping more than a cent to over 82 cents US, up from Tuesday’s average price of 80.83 cents US. The dollar is now up about 3 per cent over the past month and up 14 per cent from its low of roughly 73 cents in April. In making what many described as a “hawkish” move, the bank made a point of also highlighting potential negatives in the brief, 400-word statement. The bank underlined concerns around geopolitical risks and uncertainties related to international trade and fiscal policies. It also predicted the rapid pace of economic growth to moderate in the second half of the year

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Bangladesh protests over Myanmar’s suspected landmine use near border Bangladesh lodged a protest after it said Myanmar had laid landmines near the border between the two countries, government officials said on Wednesday, amid growing tensions over the huge influx of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar. An army crackdown triggered by an attack on Aug. 25 by Rohingya insurgents on Myanmar security forces has led to the killing of at least 400 people and the exodus of nearly 125,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh, leading to a major humanitarian crisis. When asked whether Bangladesh had lodged the complaint, Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque said “yes”

without elaborating. Three other government sources confirmed that a protest note was faxed to Myanmar in the morning saying the Buddhist-majority country was violating international norms. “Bangladesh has expressed great concern to Myanmar about the explosions very close to the border,” a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The source asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter. A Myanmar military source said landmines were laid along the border in the 1990s to prevent trespassing and the military had since tried to remove them.

Flooding in India, Nepal, Bangladesh affecting 16 million children: UNICEF About 16 million children across India, coordination with respective governments and Bangladesh and Nepal are in urgent need of life- humanitarian partners from three countries to saving support due to “catastrophic” flooding in scale up its responses and respond to immediate the three South Asian countries, a UN agency needs of affected children and their families. said. “Millions of children have seen their lives “Massive damage to school infrastructure swept away by these devastating floods” said and supplies also mean hundreds of thousands Jean Gough, UNICEF Regional Director for of children may miss weeks or months of South Asia. “Children have lost their homes, school” said Gough. “Getting children back schools and even friends and loved ones. There into school is absolutely critical in establishing is a danger the worst could still be to come as a sense of stability for children during times of rains continue and flood waters move south” she added. Weeks of torrential monsoon rains and catastrophic flooding in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh have devastated the lives of millions of children and families. UNICEF estimates that almost 16 million children and their families are in urgent need of lifesaving support. Since mid-August, there have been at least Massive flooding in India and South Asia left 16 million children helpless 1,288 reported deaths, and millions more at risk. with over 45 yasion people estimated to be affected. Many areas crisis and provides a sense of normality when remain inaccessible due to damage to roads, everything else is being turned upside down.” bridges, railways and airports. The most urgent In India, four states in the northern part of needs for children are clean water, hygiene the country have been extensively affected by supplies to prevent the spread of disease, food the flooding, affecting over 31 million people supplies and safe places in evacuation centres including 12.33 million children. Some 805,183 for children to play, the UN agency said. houses are either partially or fully damaged and The United Nations Children’s Fund 15,455 schools have been damaged, disrupting (UNICEF) is on the ground working in close the education of nearly one million students.

Military supplies from India meant for our self-defence, sovereignty: Vietnam Vietnam has underlined the significance that the Doklam issue has been resolved. of defence ties with India saying it will China and Vietnam are currently involved continue to purchase military equipment in a fresh spat in SCS with Hanoi strongly from India to defend its sovereignty. In an protesting China’s military drills around exclusive interaction with TOI, Vietnam’s the Paracel Islands which Vietnam claims. ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh also While the two countries remain in touch over said Vietnam would continue to seek greater the sale of anti-ship cruise missile BrahMos Indian role in exploring oil and gas blocks to Vietnam, New Delhi had recently denied off the coast of Vietnam in South China reports in the Vietnam media that Hanoi Sea, despite the opposition from had already procured the missiles China, as these fell in Vietnam’s from India. The denial came at the peak of India’s Doklam exclusive economic zone (EEZ). standoff with Beijing. Excerpts Accusing China of having changed the status quo in South from an exclusive interaction China Sea (SCS), the ambassador with Ambassador Thanh: Could said people could see for you talk to us a little bit about the status of bilateral ties with focus on themselves if the situation there defence and security cooperation... was similar to the one witnessed Ton Sinh Thanh at Doklam where Indian and There are five major pillars in Chinese soldiers were locked in an eyeball- the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to-eyeball standoff for over 2 months. “The between India and Vietnam, namely defence-security, status quo in SCS has been changed by politics-diplomacy, Chinese construction of artificial islands economic-trade, science-technology and and installation of military equipment that culture-education. Among them, defencethreaten the freedom of navigation in that security cooperation is the most intensive area. So one can easily ascertain whether it is and effective pillar between Vietnam and similar to what happened in Doklam,” said India. It covers a wide range of activities Thanh. He added that Vietnam was relieved including exchange of delegation at all levels.

How Israel is helping Myanmar army against Rohingya minority Israel has refused to stop supplying arms to the Myanmar army, which human rights groups say is involved in the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims, saying, “the matter is clearly diplomatic”, reported online news media. Not just that, Israeli arms companies like TAR Ideal Concepts have even trained Myanmar’s special forces in Rakhine state where most of the violence against the Rohingya has taken place, added MEE. The weapons Israel has sold Myanmar include more than a 100 tanks, and weapons and boats used to police its border, said human rights groups and Burmese officials. Notably, the US and the European Union (EU) have an arms embargo on Myanmar. The US cites the International Religious Freedom Act and uses the embargo on countries that have “engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom”. The EU’s embargo on Myanmar refers to the ban on sales of “equipment which might be used for internal repression”. In the latest bout of violence that began August 25, and that was triggered by an attack on Myanmar police posts, at least 400

Rohingya have been killed, and as many as 146,000 have made their way, starving and terrified, to Bangladesh, reported the Associated Press. Satellite images show dozens of Rohingya villages burned to the ground by the Myanmar army, agencies reported. On Tuesday, even the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, expressed concern the violence could spiral into a “humanitarian catastrophe”. Last December, Israeli lawyers and human rights activists wrote to their country’s defence ministry urging it to suspend a military shipment ordered by the Myanmar Army. They said Myanmar still commits human rights abuses against minority groups, reported The Irrawaddy, a website run by exiles from Myanmar in Thailand. “It is surprising that the State of Israel, while struggling for continued sanctions against Iran, has no qualms about ignoring the US and EU sanctions against Burma for the most severe crimes being committed there,” read the letter. In January this year, following visits by Israeli officials to Myanmar and vice versa.

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Punjab Congress breaks promise to provide unemployment dole Nearly 25 lakh youth been more sour than signed up ahead of the sweet. At present, Assembly elections more than Rs 10 crore to receive deep-red worth of payments to “unemployment training centres are allowance cards” from pending since the the Congress, which held previous SAD-BJP out the promise of Rs government. Sources 2,500 per month to the say funds received jobless if the party came for nearly 100 such to power. It did come to Chief Minister Punjab Capt. Amarinder Singh centres were diverted power, only now it has to other use. Now been decided there will be no such allowance. new centres are being opened under changed Given the state of finances where employees norms of the Ministry of Skill Development. will be paid halfway through this month, the Regarding the change of offer from Punjab Government now plans to arrange free unemployment allowance to training, a senior training in “soft skills” for the unemployed official claims that employment generation youth to enable them to secure jobs. This was the goal, and the government has already will be carried out under the Punjab Skill promised to arrange nearly 4 lakh jobs, Development Mission, paid for by the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Hopeful young men in the age group of 18 to 35 had registered under the “Har Ghar Ton Ikk Captain” scheme of the Congress, and received “Berozgari Bhatta Cards”. The promise was one job per household; and till such employment was arranged, an allowance of Rs 2,500 per month was to be paid for a maximum of three years. The alternative plan now is to equip the youth with job-oriented short-duration softskills courses. Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi says the government will invest over Rs 5,000 per person to impart the skills, and then hold ‘job melas’ to secure employment for them. “We will fulfil the promise of at least one job in every household. New soft-skill centres to provide training in 17 different vocations to 1 lakh youth in the first phase are being opened in urban as well as rural areas,” he says. But the experience of the state thus far with skill centres has

Motor Mechanic to get Good Samaritan award A Good Samaritan, who is said to have saved over 400 lives so far by taking road accident victims to hospitals, has been picked for the Bhagat Puran Singh Award Paramjit Singh (42 for Service to Humanity. Paramjit Singh (42) alias Pammi, a Nabha-based motor mechanic, has been doing this humanitarian service for the past 20 years, despite facing obstacles in hospitals, police stations and courts. The Baba Farid Society announced the winners of the 18th Baba Farid Award for Honesty and Bhagat Puran Singh Award for Service to Humanity. The society organises the state-level Baba Farid Heritage Festival every year. The awards would be presented on September 23, the concluding day of the five-day festival. Each award carries Rs1 lakh and a citation. Inderjit Sekhon, chairman of the society, said Paramjit had remained undeterred by police and legal proceedings. “I have learnt that in countries such as France, Germany and Belgium, failing to help accident victims is a criminal offence. However, people in India are reluctant to help such victims,” said Paramjit.

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108 Ambulance of health dept. missing A 108 Ambulance of the Health Department, stationed at Nurpur Bedi, has been missing since August 25. The local Senior Medical Officer (SMO), Dr Shiv Kumar, and Ropar Civil Surgeon Harinder Kaur are not aware of its whereabouts. The ambulance had been catering to the residents of about 130 villages in the area since 2011. Now, patients have to rely on the ambulance service of Anandpur Sahib, located more than 18 km away. Local residents said in the absence of the ambulance, it was difficult for patients to reach hospital in time as there were many villages at a distance of several kilometres from the government hospital in Singhpur village near Nurpur Bedi. On August 30, an SGPC employee died, while three others were seriously injured in a road accident in the area. As there was no ambulance available, they had to be shifted to hospital by SGPC vehicles. The Singhpur hospital SMO, Dr Shiv

Kumar, and Ropar Civil Surgeon Harinder said the vehicle was being operated under the 108 Ambulance service by the Punjab Health Systems Corporation and it used to be parked at the Nurpur Bedi police station. They said the ambulance had been missing from there with the crew since August 25 and they were not informed by the Health Department about any decision in this regard.

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Saturday, September 9, 2017

Govt orders antiquity audit amid ‘smuggling’ controversy’ Stung by reports of alleged connivance of the then Director, Museums and Archaeology, with an antique smuggler, the state government has decided to hold a third-party audit of antiquities in Punjab’s museums. The audit will be conducted by experts from the National Museum, New Delhi. Former Director Navjot Pal Singh Randhawa had reportedly confessed before the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence recently that he helped antiquity smuggler Vijay Nanda buy furniture made by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanerette in Chandigarh. Sources in the department said the Director held the charge of all museums in the state. A team of top officials, including Jaspal Singh, Principal Secretary, Tourism and Cultural Affairs, and department Director Shivdular Singh Dhillon, had a

meeting with antiquity experts in New Delhi last week. Jaspal Singh said they had also the Director General of the National Museum. “We have requested him to send their experts for an independent audit,” he added. The government has also requested the Director General to provide experts for examining every antiquity item and declare it as original or a replica. It has sought a comprehensive report on Punjab’s museums, which house more than 50,000 antiquity items. Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said it was a case of theft of heritage items. “All antiquities in the state’s museums will be audited by national-level experts,” he said, adding that it had come to his notice that daggers and miniature paintings were stolen from the state’s museums.

BJP looks to gain ground in Punjab after UP poll victory After its remarkable poll performance in Gurdaspur, but the nominee is most likely Uttar Pradesh, an upbeat BJP appears to have to be from the party cadre, say sources. The started preparing a strategy to gain ground in expected tough fight for the seat and the Punjab, a state it so far had left to ally Akali BJP’s state of affairs in Punjab necessitate Dal, and perhaps even a life without one of its the need for a “strong” candidate, someone oldest alliance partner. Sources say BJP chief who also has the support of the “sangathan” (organisation), say party insiders. Amit Shah has deputed Uttarakhand Baluni would also be looking to leader Anil Baluni, also the party’s settle other issues, including the national media in-charge, to plan appointment of a “full time” state visits to the state in the months to come to assess the ground president, a post held by Union Minister Vijay Sampla. situation and provide feedback. In Sources say Baluni’s subsequent the first such meeting beginning visits would focus on strengthening tomorrow, Baluni would tour Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Jalandhar the party base and assessing the Anil Baluni districts and hold meetings with ground realities before deciding on the pact with the Akalis for the next the state-level as well as local leaders. Baluni would also have another task General Election. However, the beginning to manage: laying the groundwork for the of the exercise in itself may be an indication Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll, a seat that fell that Shah is giving a “serious thought” to vacant after the death of sitting BJP member the demands by the state leadership to go it Vinod Khanna. The Election Commission alone in the next Lok Sabha election. During is expected to announce the schedule for his recent visit to Punjab as part of his the bypoll “anytime soon”. The names of nationwide “vistaar yatra” (expansion tour), several Bollywood actors have been doing Shah had evaded queries on continuing the the rounds as prospective candidate for pact with the Akalis.

State head of Dera Sacha Sauda held The police today arrested Jora Singh, state from Jora’s room in the Salabatpura centre. A police party led by Rampura Phul head of Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda, from DSP Jaswinder Singh Chahal arrested Jora the sect’s Salabatpura centre in the district. He is one of the key figures in the dera from the dera centre on the basis of a tipoff. “His arrest is crucial to hierarchy, for he is said to have our investigation into cases been handling the dera affairs of violence and arson, for he after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, is an important person in the Honeypreet and Vipassana. dera hierarchy,” said Inspector He was absconding after the General of Police (Bathinda Rampura Phul police had booked Zone) MS Chhina. Jora Singh him with eight other Premis on (70), a resident of Adampur August 25 under Sections 436, village near Bhairupa township 148, 149, 153-A, 143, 120-B and of the district, wielded influence 109 of the IPC and provisions of in the dera affairs. As he was the Public Property (Prevention of close to Gurmeet Ram Rahim, Damage Act), 1985. Jora Singh, 70 he was appointed head of the They were allegedly involved in setting a Sewa Kendra on fire and inciting dera’s Punjab affairs. Besides, he remained the other Premis to violence in the wake of chief manager of Dera Salabatpura after 2000. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s conviction He reportedly dealt with political parties in a rape case. On September 5, Jora Singh and their top leaders on matters of extending and another Premi, sadhu Sukhdev Singh, of support during elections. In the 2017 Pakho village were booked under Sections Assembly elections, Jora Singh played an 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act after a .315- important role in dera’s decision to support bore rifle and 66 live cartridges were seized the SAD-BJP alliance.

Tejpal rape case: Charges to be framed on September 28 A trial court will formally frame charges in connection with the rape and sexual harassment case against former Tehelka editor-inchief Tarun Tejpal on September 28, public prosecutor Francis Tavora said on Thursday. Briefing reporters outside the District and Sessions Court, Tavora said all charges proposed by police, including Sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 342 (wrongful confinement), and 376 (rape), of the Indian Penal Code had been endorsed by the court, while an additional Section 354 (b) (criminal assault with intent to disrobe) had been added. “The

court has directed that all charges should be framed against him. 354 (b) has been added,” he said. Tejpal’s counsel Pramod Dubey has, however, told reporters that Section 376 had been dropped from the list of charges. Accused of sexually assaulting a junior female colleague in the elevator of a hotel in north Goa during an event in November 2013, Tejpal was subsequently arrested but is now out on bail. Dubey said that the future course of action would be decided “once the order is examined”.

INDIA

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Military readiness, welfare of soldiers’ families priority: NS

Express train derail near Delhi

Newly appointed Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today listed out an ambitious agenda for her tenure. Military preparedness, sorting out long-pending issues, thrust towards ‘Make in India’ and welfare of families of soldiers will be areas of focus, said Sitharaman as she commenced her innings at South Block in the national capital this morning. Outgoing Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and the Minister of State for Defence Dr Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman receives prasad from a priest Subhash Bhamre were present at Sitharaman stressed upon ‘Make in India’. the ceremony. In a brief statement after India is the world’s biggest importer of assuming charge, Sitharaman said: “My weapons and military equipment. “To priority will definitely be the Armed strengthen our defence capability, it’s very Forces’ preparedness. It is important that important to focus on Make in India. We the Indian Armed Forces receive all the shall ensure that it’s given full play for attention in terms of giving them every defence production.� necessary endowment and equipment to perform their duty.� Promising to address long-pending issues, she said: “I shall address all long-pending issues in consultation with the PM and the Cabinet to ensure that all of them are resolved.�

Three trains jumped off the tracks and another derailment was averted in Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi and Maharashtra within a span of nine hours, the latest in a string of such incidents which saw the exit of Suresh Prabhu as Railway Minister in the Cabinet reshuffle last Sunday. Luckily, barring injury to a passenger in the mishap in the national capital, no casualties were reported in other incidents. The first derailment occurred at 6:25 am when seven coaches of the Jabalpur-bound Shaktipunj Express went off the tracks near the Obra Dam station in UP’s Sonbhadra district. Within hours, around 11:45 am, the RanchiDelhi Rajdhani Express derailed near Minto bridge in the national capital, leaving one person injured. These were followed by yet another derailment of a goods train in Maharashtra’s Khandala at 3:55 pm, railway officials said. An accident was averted after locals spotted a fracture in a track between Farrukhabad and Fatehgarh in UP, minutes before the Kalindi

Express was scheduled to pass the place, officials said in Farrukhabad. Ironically, these mishaps occurred on a day Piyush Goyal, the new Railway Minister, chaired a high-level meeting with Railway Board officials to discuss ways for ensuring safe operation of trains. The spate of derailments over the past few weeks has raised concerns over the safety of railway operations despite large-scale overhaul of the infrastructure of the public sector transporter in the last couple of years.

Salem given life term, co-conspirators death Abu Salem (pictured) was sentenced to life imprisonment even as two of his coconspirators, Tahir Merchant and Firoz Abdul Rashid Khan, were awarded the death penalty for their role in carrying out the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. The fourth convict, Karimullah Khan, was awarded the life sentence and the fifth, Riyaz Siddiqui, sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. Mustafa Dossa, who along with Salem was one of the masterminds, died of a heart attack in jail on June 28 shortly after being pronounced guilty. The blasts across Mumbai on March 12, 1993, had left 257 persons dead. Judge GA Sanap of the special Terrorism and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act [TADA] court also slapped varying amounts of fine on the convicts after finding them guilty of murder, hatching a criminal conspiracy to carry out the blasts, waging a war against the nation and supplying arms and ammunition, Special Public Prosecutor Deepak Salve told mediapersons. Salem was extradited from Portugal in 2005 after India gave an undertaking that he would not be awarded the death penalty, if found guilty. Gangsters Dawood Ibrahim and Tiger Memon, who were found guilty of masterminding the blasts, are believed to be hiding in Pakistan while Yakub Memon, nabbed in Nepal, was hanged to death in Nagpur Central Jail on July 30, 2015, his 53rd birthday. The much-awaited verdict on the quantum of sentencing came 24 years after the blasts and nearly 80 days after they were found guilty. This was the second leg of trial, the earlier having been completed in 2007 with the conviction of 100 of the 123 accused, including actor Sanjay Dutt and Yakub Memon. Sanjay Dutt completed his sentence in jail and walked out in February 2016. In the first phase, probably the longest terror case trial in India, the then Special TADA Court Judge, PD Kode, sentenced 12 convicts to death and 20 to life term.

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NGO seeks deportation of Rohingya refugees Ahead of the September 11 hearing on a petition against deportation of illegal Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar to escape persecution, a Chennai-based NGO today moved the Supreme Court seeking their immediate expulsion in national interest. In its intervention application, ‘Indic Collective Trust’ sought to highlight the dangers of allowing them to stay on, saying “accommodating Rohingya in India is equivalent to inviting wretchedness, turbulence and disturbance on the Indian soil”. “Around 40,000 Rohingya residing in India as illegal immigrants pose a serious threat not only to the national security but also to peacefully living Indian citizens,” read the plea filed by the trust. It said, “There is a clear and present social, economic and security threat. If India does not set down the rules of the game right now, it will be difficult to argue against and stop Rohingya’s influx into India at a later point of time.” The plea — which described Rohingya Muslims as a face of “Islamic terror” — comes barely three

days after the SC took up a PIL filed by Rohingya against the move to expel them. While refusing to issue any interim order to the Centre not to deport them, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra had asked Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to clarify the NDA government’s stand on the issue. The SC is to take up the matter on Monday. After being denied citizenship by Myanmar under the 1982 Burmese Act, Rohingya migrated illegally to Bangladesh and India, the NGO submitted. Alleged attacks by the Myanmar army have resulted into exodus of Rohingya to India and Bangladesh. Many of them have settled in Jammu, Hyderabad, Haryana, UP, Delhi-NCR and Rajasthan. However, the NGO said, “Thousands of Rohingya refugees, most of them settled in J&K, where already Islamist separatism is raging, are a people ripe for terror hiring and indoctrination.” They might act as a catalyst to the smouldering separatist fire, it added.

Eat beef in your country and then come to India, says tourism minister Newly sworn-in Union tourism minister K J Alphons (pictured) has an advice for foreigners visiting the country: Eat beef in your own countries and then come to India. Asked whether cow vigilantism and restrictions on beef consumption in several states had affected India’s hospitality sector, the minister said on Thursday: “They [foreigner tourists] can eat beef in their country and come to India.” bHe was speaking on the sidelines of the 33rd annual convention of the Indian Association of Tour Operators in Odisha’s capital city.

Alphons’s comment comes just days after he purportedly said people in Kerala would continue to eat beef. “As Goa chief minister, Manohar Parrikar, has said that beef will be consumed in the state. Similarly, it will be consumed in Kerala,” the former bureaucrat was quoted as saying after taking charge as tourism minister. Absoulutely right ! When we visit certain countries we dont get to eat what we are used to. So why this fuss ? Travel to europe and see veg meals are almost dream. Respect the country of visit & what it offers.Ayan Biswas

Slain journalist Gauri’s family doesn’t want political support Bengaluru: The IG-headed SIT views, was shot dead by unidentified assailants studied the CCTV footage of the scene of murder of journalist Gauri at her home here on Lankesh (pictured) for any clue September 5. As the SIT began its probe, there to the killers, the family, pleading against giving a political colour to seemed to be differences within the family on the incident, appeared divided on whether the case should who should handle the probe. It sought that all angles be examined, be handed over to the CBI. While Indrajit favoured a whether it was the extreme right Gauri Lankesh (late) wing or the Naxals. “I request, please CBI probe, Kavitha said don’t give political colour to Gauri’s killing, the SIT should be given time. “We don’t know please give justice to a journalist, a woman and how far it will go, but the family has decided to our sister,” Gauri’s brother Indrajit, flanked let this (SIT) be there for now... If we don’t get by his sister Kavitha, said. “What we want is justice, I will submit a memorandum to the justice and please don’t add political colour to it, CBI or a retired judge (for inquiry). “Gauri’s add ideological colour if you want, because she murder should become a landmark so that no stood for her ideology,” he said. In an audacious one indulges in such a crime in future to silence a attack, 55-year-old Gauri, known as an anti- voice or an ideology or the firebrand journalism establishment voice with acrid anti-right wing that she practised,” said Indrajit.

SEBI imposes Rs 2,423-cr fine on PACL, 4 directors The Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) today imposed Rs 2,423-crore fine on PACL Limited and its four directors for illegal fund mobilisation through various schemes that were used by the group to garner over Rs 49,000 crore from the public. While the group, which collected money in the name of real estate projects among other schemes, was asked by SEBI nearly three years ago to refund Rs 49,100 crore to the investors, the regulator has passed a fresh order to impose a monetary penalty for violation of Prevention of Fraudulent and Unfair

Trade Practices Regulations. The refund process is being overseen by a Supreme Courtappointed committee, which has been able to collect “only a few hundred crores”, SEBI said, while noting that the case requires imposition of a much bigger penalty equivalent to three times of the illicit gains made by them. However, “as the interest of investors is paramount”, SEBI has decided to impose a monetary penalty equivalent to the profits made through the illegal mobilisation, the 47-page order said.

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Magistrate to rule on former Minister Reddy’s ‘No Case To Answer Application’ in 2 weeks time Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili will rule on former Education Minister, Doctor Mahendra Reddy’s No Case To Answer Application on the 22nd of this month. Reddy’s lawyer, Davenesh Sharma filed the application after FICAC presented it’s case in the Suva Magistrates Court. While making the oral submission, Sharma said that the Ra High School Manager, Waisea Lebobo was a campaign manager with SODELPA and had a vested interest in discrediting Doctor Reddy who was a FijiFirst minister. Sharma said that this is a witness who may have a motive to bring up a case against Doctor Reddy and he would gain if the minister would be removed. He said that Lebobo was allegedly involved in the misappropriation of funds at Ra High. Sharma also highlighted that Lebobo is highly educated and he had said that he likes SODELPA. He said that Lebobo asked Doctor Reddy on the 8th of May this year for water assistance for Ra High. Sharma said that it was a request made to government and it had nothing to do with the elections or campaigns. He said that Doctor Reddy had said to Lebobo that if they want assistance, they should not go to the media and not criticise the government because they should not go to media if they are helping them. Sharma also said that it is a right for people to get water and in no way getting water will give a personal benefit to

someone. Sharma said that access to water is a constitutional right. He also said that on the 17th of May this year, Lebobo signed a letter which was given to the Water Authority of Fiji about water supply at Ra High School. Davenesh Sharma also said that Lebobo did not wait for assistance from the minister. He also asked why Lebobo would have written to the Water Authority if he was waiting for a bribe. Sharma also said that Lebobo was fully aware of his political rights and no one had interfered in his rights. He also said that Lebobo had no idea about these alleged offences that he was bribed. It was highlighted that a FICAC officer had informed him that two offences were committed which he had no idea of. Sharma then said that this is an offence created somewhere else and not brought on by Lebobo. FICAC lawyer, Rashmi Aslam said that what Lebobo thought about the offer from Doctor Reddy is immaterial but what matters is what was his intention. Aslam said that this was not a public action but an offer from Doctor Reddy. He said that the Writ of Election is not an element in this case and it does not mean that there can’t be a bribery case if a writ is not issued for elections. Aslam said that what the defence is saying is that bribery cases like this can only happen during the 44 days before the election.

$1.6m bridge opens TRAVEL has been made easier for the villagers of Nakabuta in Nadroga after the opening of their Bailey bridge yesterday. For seven years, villagers faced uncertainty in commuting during periods of adverse weather.They feared for the safety of their

women and children as they contemplated crossing the Vadakawa river during wet weather. The bridge, opened yesterday by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, cost $1.6 million.

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

Avenue, Drasa Avenue, Simla and parts of the Lautoka City area. The Water Authority of Fiji had said that it is fully aware that the old water pipes which have been in Fiji for a very long time are not able to cater for high water pressure. We will have more on old water pipes and burst mains later today.

Kepa calls on public discussion and the need to review the 2013 Constitution The Leader of Opposition Ro Teimumu Kepa is calling on public discussion and the need to review the 2013 Constitution. Ro Teimumu says a Constitution is an evolving document and not something cast in stone. She says the country has had four constitutions since its independence with an average life of 11 years for each document. Ro Teimumu says the 1970 Constitution was made in London under the guidance of the British government and reflected the desire on the part of Britain and Fiji to reach an amicable solution to the constitutional discussions, transfer power and propel Fiji into nationhood to seek a future for itself. She says after the events of 1987, the 1990 Constitution was seen as a transitional measure to return Fiji to a fully fledged democracy with constitutional status for the Bose Levu Vakaturaga with entrenched group rights for the communities living in Fiji. The Leader of Opposition believes while

the1997 Constitution retained the features of the 1990 Constitution, it paved the way forward for Fiji to become a more democratic and just society by prescribing for a compact to resolve conflicts, power sharing and mechanism for checks and balances in the governmental system. She says the Opposition views the 2013 Constitution as a transitional measure whose review like the 1990 Constitution is inevitable. Ro Teimumu says SODELPA has grave doubts about the electoral system, checks and balances system, bill of rights and lack of mechanism.

5.5 mag earthquake in Tonga region A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale was recorded in the Tonga region this morning. The seismic activity was located 228km Southwest from Apia, Samoa, 542km North-northwest from Alofi, Niue and 942km Northeast from Suva. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 133km. The Seismology Unit of the Mineral Resources department assured that this offshore earthquake did not pose any immediate threat to the Fiji region however they will keep monitoring for further updates.

The map showing the epicentre of the 5.5 magnitude earthquake that occurred this morning

Government to look into concerns raised by farmers, says minister The new State land lease rates “are still considerably low” so farmers must work hard to ensure they meet land rent payments, says Minister for Industry, Trade, Tourism, Lands and Mineral Resources Faiyaz Koya Speaking to 40 Lautoka farmers whose agricultural leases were renewed for 99 years yesterday, Mr Koya said Government would look into concerns raised by farmers and assess how they could be helped. Some farmers are concerned they would be straddled with debt because the rise in State land rent was too high. Others said they were

already struggling and had not recovered from Severe TC Winston, so the increased rent was a burden. Mr Koya said the issue of land rent arrears was a common one raised by farmers.

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Pakistan rejects BRICS declaration naming Pak-based terror outfits Pakistan rejected the BRICS declaration naming several “Pakistan-based terrorist groups” as threat for regional security following Monday’s BRICS declaration that named, for the first time, major terrorist outfits as a security concern in the region, and called for their patrons to be held to account. The BRICS declaration named “Pakistan based” Haqqani Network, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, and Hizb-ul-Tahrir, apart from Taliban, Islamic State, Al Qaeda and its affiliates including Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. The heads of emerging

powers — India, China, Russia, Brazil and South Africa — who met at the Chinese city of Xiamen this week, urged the UN to develop a “genuinely broad international counterterrorism coalition” to combat terrorism. The group also called for immediate end to violence in Afghanistan. Defence minister Khurram Dastagir said on Tuesday, “We reject the declaration naming terrorist groups in the region by leaders of member countries at the BRICS summit in China on Monday. There are no safe havens for terrorists on Pakistani soil.” Dastagir said Pakistan had taken action against all groups on its soil without any discrimination between good and bad.

Envoys meet to discuss new US strategy on South Asia A group of selected Pakistani new US strategy, outlined envoys, including those in India by Donald Trump, seeks a and China, on Tuesday began greater development role for debating key foreign policy India in Afghanistan. issues in an effort to chalk out a Other issues to be response to the new US strategy discussed at the meet for Afghanistan and South Asia. may include the BRICS The three-day conference was declaration in China’s inaugurated by Pakistan’s foreign Xiamen city on Monday, South Asia minister Khawaja Asif. calling Pakistan-based The conference could allow various terror groups a security concern in the Pakistani envoys to harmonise their region. The 43-page ‘Xiamen Declaration’, understanding of the foreign policy issues adopted at the end of the five-nation BRICS facing the country, particularly after the plenary, stressed on the need for immediate US president last month publicly rebuked cessation of violence in Afghanistan. Islamabad for harbouring terror groups. The

Pakistan, China take swipes at Trump’s Afghan policy The top diplomats from China and Pakistan took swipes at President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled Afghanistan policy on Friday as they called for new talks with the Taliban to resolve the 16-year conflict. Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said Beijing stood firmly behind its “ironclad friend” Pakistan, even though “some countries” did not give Islamabad the credit it deserved in fighting terrorism, a pointed reference to the US Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif ’s first trip abroad to Beijing this week appeared to highlight how ties between the two all-weather allies have grown even closer while Pakistan’s critical relationship with the US is disintegrating

amid mutual recriminations and distrust. W a n g and Asif announced that China, Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold a new series Pak, China foreign of three-way ministers talks later this year in China to push forward settlement negotiations with the Taliban while the US doubles down on its military campaign.

For first time, Pakistan admits LeT, Jaish are based on its soil On Wednesday Pakistan admitted for the first time that internationally proscribed terrorist outfits, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammed, were operating from within its territory, with foreign minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif calling for tougher action against these groups. “We should impose restrictions on activities of elements like LeT and JeM so that we can show the global community that we’ve put our house in order,” Asif told Geo News while responding to a BRICS declaration that named several terrorist groups, including the two, as threats to regional security. Asif said Pakistan could no longer afford to “test” its friends on the issue of terrorism. “Friends like China should not be tested

every time, particularly in the changed (global) scenario,” the minister added. Only a day earlier, the foreign office in Islamabad, as well as defence minister Khurram Dastagir, had rejected the BRICS declaration, saying there were no safe havens for terrorists inside Pakistan. In fact, the foreign office had said Pakistan was itself a victim of terror. But foreign minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said, “I am not making any political statement.. we cannot afford to shut our eyes on activities of these organisations in our country. If we continue to do that we will always face such embarrassments.” This is the result of Modi’s efforts of many months, meeting up with several leaders & convincing all of them to stand with India.

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Trump scraps programme protecting young immigrants; 7,000 Indians to be hit US President Donald Trump on Tuesday scrapped the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme, that has protected from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought into the country illegally as children. The move is likely to impact 8,00,000 undocumented workers including more than 7,000 Indian immigrants living in the US. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the decision to rescind the DACA programme, which he called an open-ended circumvention of immigration

laws and an unconstitutional exercise of authority by the executive branch. Barack Obama had bypassed Congress and created DACA through an executive order in 2012. “The nation must set and enforce a limit on how many immigrants we admit each year. We cannot admit everyone who would like to come here, it’s just that simple,” Sessions told mediapersons at a press briefing. The DACA, or “dreamers” programme has provided nearly 8,00,000 young immigrants, predominantly from Latin American countries.

Inquest into death of eight Indians in UK road accident suspended An inquest into the as Karthikeyan Pugalur deaths of eight Indians Ramasubramanian, 33, and killed last month in one his wife, Lavanyalakshmi of the UK’s worst road Seetharaman, 32, who were accidents was suspended from the Alwarthirunagar on Tuesday pending police area of Chennai; investigation, just hours after Panneerselvam Annamalai, it was opened. The inquest 63, from the Nagar area of by Coroner Tom Osborne at Chennai; Subramaniyan Arachelvan, 58, and his wife the Crownhill Crematorium Tamilmani Arachelvan, 50, site on Dansteed Way in Crash took place on at Newport from the Saket area of Delhi; Milton Keynes, southern Pagnell in Buckinghamshire Vivek Baskaran, 26, from England, formally identified the victims as Indians based in the UK and some the Avaiyambalpuram area of Mayiladuthurai; of their friends and members of their families Rishi Rajeev Kumar, 27, from Kerala and who were in the UK as tourists. Those who Cyriac Joseph, 52, who lived in Nottingham, a died in the collision have been formally named Thames Valley Police statement said today.

Indian man wins $1.9 million in UAE draw Manekudy Varkey Mathew, who had purchased the ticket in the Super 7 Series 183 in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi, was announced as the winner of the bumper prize. Mathew won Dirham 7 million ($1.9 million) in the raffle, Khaleej Times reported. Overnight, Manekudy Mathew has become MONEYkudy .... Lol.Shyamal Mathew, who hails from Kerala, was not the only lucky Indian to win the prize. Six other Indians and one Emirati have also walked home with Dirham 100,000 each in the draw, the report said.

Indian origin doctor to become Novartis CEO Vasant Narasimhan, chief medical April at London-based GlaxoSmithKline, officer and global head of drug development becoming the only woman to run one of at Novartis will take over as the CEO the world’s largest drugmakers. Over in of Europe’s largest drugmaker after the the US, David Ricks, 50, became CEO of company announced the surprise departure Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly on January of CEO Joseph Jimenez after eight years at 1. Prior to his current role, Narasimhan the helm. Narsimhan, a Harvard-trained served as head of development for Novartis doctor will succeed Jimenez from February Pharmaceuticals. Before joining the 1, Novartis said on Monday. company in 2005, he worked Jimenez, 57, who will retire at McKinsey. He received his at the end of January, said his medical degree from Harvard family is ready to return to Medical School in the US and Silicon Valley after spending obtained a master’s degree in 10 years in Switzerland. public policy from Harvard’s Jimenez is handing over the John F Kennedy School of reins at a crucial juncture, Government. He holds a with the drugmaker yet bachelor’s degree in biological to make a decision on the sciences from the University Vasant Narasimhan, 41 future of its ailing Alcon of Chicago. Novartis’s board eyecare business or its stake conducted “a thorough in crosstown rival Roche Holding. The evaluation of internal and external former Heinz executive reshaped Novartis candidates” with help from an executive through a series of complex transactions search firm, chairman Joerg Reinhardt worth more than $30 billion in 2015. Last said. Narasimhan’s expertise in clinical week, the company secured US regulatory development and medicine make him well clearance for a $475,000-breakthrough suited to run Novartis, especially during oncology therapy, a triumph for both the ongoing review of Alcon’s operations, Jimenez and Narasimhan. Narasimhan, an according to Vincent Meunier, an analyst at American citizen of Indian origin, is the Morgan Stanley in London. Get latest news youngest among a group of new chieftains & live updates on the go on your pc with at global pharmaceutical companies: News App. Download The Times of India Emma Walmsley, 48, took the helm in news app for your device.

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Salman and Katrina: Are they coming closer once again?

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alman Khan and Katrina Kaif were one of the most loved couples of Bollywood, both on and off screen. When the two were an item everyone couldn’t help but speculate if they’d get hitched. Of course things changed and even got a little awkward when Katrina moved on to Ranbir Kapoor. Salman had even quipped, “She used to be a friend, but today she is somebody else’s friend. I respect that and I stay away because I don’t want to give someone a reason to tell her, ‘Oh you are still in touch with

Salman.’ The past should not intrude in the present,” hinting he did not want to be an intruder in Ranbir-

Katrina’s relationship. During the couple’s last release, Ek Tha Tiger, the couple had split, but their on screen chemistry was so awesome that fans were heartbroken. However, a lot has changed since then. Katrina has moved

Shraddha Kapoor showers love on brother Siddhanth

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hraddha Kapoor cuts a fine figure in black as she showers love on brother

Siddhanth ahead of the release of their film, which pairs them together on screen for the first time.

Sunny and Bobby Deol team-up together once again

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ollywood actor Bobby Deol’ comes back with his brother Sunny in the movie ‘Poster Boys” is all set to hit theatre on September 8. The film titled Poster Boys is directed by Shreyas Talpade, who is also one of the stars in the movie. Lead star Bobby Deol is son of Dharmendra (screen idol of yesteryears) was last seen in Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, which was also starred his older brother Sunne and father Dharmendra, while Sunny Deol last featured in Ghayal Once Again. Poster Boys produced by Sony Pictures Networks Productions, Sunny

Sounds Pvt Ltd and Affluence Movies Pvt Ltd. In Poster Boys the life of three men comes in trouble when their photos appear on advertisement for sterilization.

Bollywood Divas who never got married

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) Asha Parekh is a veteran actress who first appeared in the movie Aasmaan as a child artist in the year 1952. Two years later her talent was noticed by director Bimal Roy when she performed at a stage event after which she was offered the film Baap Beti. She has acted in about 90 films and has been casted opposite some of the biggest names in the industry such as Dev Anand, Asha Parekh S h a m m i Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, and Sunil Dutt. Her movies Dil Deke Dekho, Mere Sanam, Teesri Manzil, Pyar Ka Mausam, and Kati Patang earned her

tremendous amount of fame and success. Later, this influential woman turned to the 70mm-screen as a producer. Asha has always remained close-mouthed about her personal life. However, she was speculated to have been dating her director Nasir Hussain. When asked why she never married, she said that men probably feel intimidated by her to ask her hand in marriage. 2) Tabassum: known as Tabu is an actress par-excellenc, a beauty from the South, she has a reputation of acting with super perfection. She is an effortless actor who’s known for signing movies that receive acclamation than the ones Tabassum

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Anil Kapoor Jimmy Sheirgill and Rakesh Bakshi are seen shooting for a particular sequence for the entertainer, Veerey Ki Wed-

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ding. Playing the character of Firangi Mama, Bakshi will be seen in a comic avatar in the wedding drama. Veerey Ki

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“Poster Boys”is high on humour into laughter, quite a few times. Poster Boys marks the return of Bobby Deol to the big screen. It also marks the reunion of two macho men of Bollywood, Bobby and Sunny Deol, who also happen to be real life brothers and, not just

or not! BollywoodLife’s in-house film critic Gaurang Chauhan is watching the film right now and it has reached the interval. Here is what Gaurang feels about the movie so far… The film starts with the three protagonists and how their life turns upside down because their

that, it’s also the directorial debut of Shreyas Talpade. The film is an official remake of the Marathi hit Poshter Boyz. That film was loved by audience and critics alike, let’s see if its Hindi version is able to recreate the same magic

Bobby Deol is not looking for lead roles

When Bobby Deol made his debut with super hit Barsaat, he instantly became the fan favourite due to his style statement, his long curly locks and the fact that he was the only Deol at the time who could dance. He followed it up with various other successes be it Soldier, Gupt, Baadal, Bichchoo etc. But in the mid-2000 things started slipping away from the superstar of late 90s and early 00s. After a number of flops Bobby was nowhere to be seen. Now Bobby Deol is making a comeback after 4 years in Shreyas Talpade’s directorial debut Poster Boys. The film also marks his reunion with his elder superstar brother Sunny Deol. However, for the fans of the macho men, Poster Boys is not your usual flick fans associate them with. In fact it is a complete diverse from what they are most known for. In a BollywoodLife exclusive, when I asked Bobby about selecting a film like Poster Boys, that deals with vasectomy and did it worry him that his fans might not accept him in such roles. He response was quite sorted. He wasn’t delusional about his box office standing and even explained how he’s not specifically looking for lead roles. He maintained that he’s open to doing character

image appeared on a certain poster about vasectomy. Story wise there is nothing much but it is the execution by debutant director Shreyas Talpade that manages to entertain. The film is extremely high on humour and the jokes are actually funny. You’ll find yourself chuckling and even bursting

Performance wise all three of the leads bring their A-game. Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol and Shreyas Talpade’s comic timing is on point. However, there are few stale jokes but are lifted by actors’ performance. In fact Shreyas Talpade’s side kicks are a laugh riot

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Hot and Sunny Leone shunned at an award show From a contestant on the reality show Bigg Boss to a bona fide Bollywood star with millions of fans, Sunny Leone has come a long way since she decided to make a career in India in 2011. The actor got candid on a recent podcast about her journey from Karenjit to Sunny and her dorky side. Here are 5 revelations made by her on the show: 1. Sunny Leone was boycotted at an award function in her early days Sunny has not had an easy journey in Bollywood. Perhaps it was because of her past as an adult star that B-Towners maintained their distance from her at an award show in her early days. When most refused to go up on stage

with her, Chunky Panday graciously came to her rescue. Sunny said that she was new and perhaps people perceived her as “shady�. “I think there is some sense of curiosity. Plus, at that moment, there were probably many women who didn’t like me. I’m okay with that, I don’t really care. But it was weird to sit there, and I was sitting there for very long because they couldn’t find somebody to go on stage with me,� she said. 2. Sunny Leone has no real friends in Bollywood By her own confession, Sunny is poles apart from her onscreen persona. “What I find is that people get so weird and shallow...it’s not me

Jackie Shroff to play ‘Baahubali’ Prabhas’ nemesis in ‘Saaho’ Baahubali star Prabhas’s next, Saaho, is getting bigger and better by the day. After finding their leading lady in Shraddha Kapoor earlier this week, the makers of the mega-budget film have now roped in Jackie Shroff to play the villain. Neil Nitin Mukesh and Chunky Pandey complete the triumvirate of villains in the Sujeeth Reddy-directed drama, which will be made in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. Says a source, “Saaho will have three grey characters and interestingly, all of them are from Bollywood. While Chunky Pandey’s character is dark, Jackie’s character is more suave and cool while retaining its negative streak. Neil Nitin will be seen as a techsavvy nerd. The film’s shoot has already

commenced in Hyderabad, Jackie will join the unit next week.� Confirming the story, Shroff says, “I am happy to be a part of Saaho with Prabhas, who is one of the biggest actors in India at the moment. It’s wonderful to know that he trusts me and thinks I can pull off this kind of a role. I have seen both the Baahubalis and loved them. They reminded me of my childhood.� The source goes on to add that it is a strategic move at Prabhas’s end to rope in Bollywood actors. “It is Prabhas’s home production and he wants the film to make the maximum impact. Both Sujeeth and he thought that roping in Bollywood actors would give Saaho a more pan-India appeal.�

Actor Sudarshan passes away

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oted south Indian actor of yesteryear, RN Sudarshan, died at a private hospital in Bengaluru today due to age related ailments. 78-year-old Sudarshan is survived by wife Shylashri. “He was brought with hip fracture three days ago. He passed away at 12.45 hrs,� the hospital where he was admitted said. The actor was the fourth son of R Nagendra Rao, a wellknown film personality in the Kannada film industry. He had acted in more than 250 films, carving a niche for himself in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and

Tamil movies. Born on May 2, 1939, Sudarshan had debuted in ‘Vijayanagarada Veeraputra’ at the age of 21. After playing the lead role in about 60 movies, he started appearing as a Villain in rest of the movies. He had sung songs in some Kannada movies. Hoovondhu Balibandhu from the movie Shubhamangala (1975) and Irabeku, Irabeku Ariyada from Naguva Hoovu (1971) became quite popular. His last Kannada movie was ‘Super’ starring Upendra, before switching to small screen.

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DARPAN Award 2017

Darpan Magazine’s Extraordinary Achievement Awards: Celebrating South Asian excellence

Winners of DARPAN Award 2016

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t’s that time of the year again! DARPAN is all set to present the most-exciting event of the year in Surrey – Darpan Magazine’s Extraordinary Achievement Awards 2017. It will be yet another memorable night where ten renowned individuals within the South Asian community will be honoured for their remarkable achievements in their respective fields. Celebrating its eight year, Darpan Awards will bring together social, business and political elite under one roof, congratulating and admiring the extraordinary achievements of the winners. Taking place on Friday, September 15, at the Aria Banquet Hall and Convention Centre, the grand event will feature an inspiring Keynote Speaker, the award ceremony, gourmet cuisine, beautiful fashion show, and sensational entertainment. During the two-month award nomination period that ended on August 15, DARPAN accepted and shortlisted nominations from various regions of Canada. Publishers Gurvinder Hundal and Ramneek Dhillon created the Extraordinary Awards to honour members from the South Asian community for their achievements and contribution to the community. “It is our hope that the life and work of these awardees will serve as an inspiration for all South Asians to realize the power of their dreams,” say publishers Gurvinder Hundal and Ramneek Dhillon. DARPAN Awards is proud to present this year’s Keynote Speaker, Ravi Singh, founder and CEO of Khalsa Aid organization. Khalsa Aid is an international NGO with the aim to provide humanitarian aid in disaster areas and civil conflict zones around the world. The idea of taking the concept of langar aka Sikh community kitchen to people or regions that needed it the most gave birth to Khalsa Aid organization in 1999 in London, United Kingdom. Starting with the first mission in Kosovo, Singh has worked in war-hit zones like Syria and Yemen; helped multiple countries struck with disaster like the

Nepal earthquake, famine in Kenya, and Indonesia Tsunami; and aided refugee camps in Greece, Lebanon and Congo, among many others. “We have attended almost every disaster. We don’t do just bits and pieces, [with] each operation we are spending more, learning more, and utilizing local groups,” he says proudly. DARPAN Awards, which aims at celebrating the extraordinary achievements of South Asians, is honoured to have this selfless humanitarian as the 2017 Keynote Speaker and International Sensation Award Winner. Highlighting the awards ceremony, 10 South Asians will be given the prestigious Darpan Extraordinary Achievement Award, for contributing greatly towards the Canadian society and encouraging the spirit of community. Past award winners include Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan (Breaking Barriers Award 2011); Samsung’s Global Senior Vice President of Research Pranav Mistry (International Sensation Award Winner and Keynote Speaker 2016); Canadian lawyer, former judge and Chancellor of the Thompson Rivers University Wally Oppal (Industry Marvel 2015); Father of Fibre Optics Dr. Narinder Kapany (International Sensation Award Winner and Keynote Speaker 2013); and Canada’s Top 20 under 20 Anoop Virk (Young Wonder Award 2014. The fashion show this year will be presented by Frontier Fashions. A popular name in the fashion and clothing world, the bridal boutique will showcase an extensive collection of traditional Indian wear for men and women at the fashion show. The entertainment segment will be one that promises to get everyone dancing through the night. Two Indian singers known worldwide for their great voice will be setting the mood at the event with their sensational voice and foottapping music. Get ready for a night of excellence! AWARD CATEGORIES: The 2017 Darpan Extraordinary Award categories are as follows: Corporate Engagement – In honour of your extraordinary achievements

as South Asian entrepreneurs and/or establishing a successful business Young Wonder – In honour of your extraordinary achievements in community initiatives and academia Artistic Visionary – In honour of your extraordinary achievements and contributions to South Asian arts and culture Community Crusader – In honour of your extraordinary achievements as an inspiring leader, who empowers and raises awareness Breaking Barriers – In honour of your extraordinary achievements for breaking barriers in your respective field Heritage Defender – In honour of

your extraordinary achievements for your preservation efforts of South Asian culture Spirit of Sport – In honour of your extraordinary achievements and contributions as an inspiring athlete Advancing Philanthropy – In honour of your extraordinary contributions to diverse charitable ventures and advancing humanitarian efforts Industry Marvel – In honour of your extraordinary achievements as an inspiring, established industry marvel in your respective field International Sensation – In honour of your extraordinary achievements as an individual, who is committed to enhancing lives on a global scale.

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Golden-hued baby shower

Back to black Priyanka Chopra chose Los Angeles-based British designer Zaid Affas’ sexy black creation to walk the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2017. The plunging neckline and thigh-high slit of the backless outfit made PeeCee look hot as hell. She also opted for a winged eyeliner look. On Wednesday night, she attended the TIFF soiree to promote her production Pahuna: The Little Visitors. The actor also participated in TIFF’s ‘Share Her Journey’ discussion where she spoke about her career and work outside the entertainment industry.

Bappi Lahiri and wife Chitrani flew down to Los Angeles for daughter-in-law Taneesha’s baby shower recently. The Lahiris, consider LA their second home, where son and dad-to-be Bappa is pursuing a music project. Taneesha, daughter of action director Mahendra Verma, is due in October. Bappida’s yellow shirt and multiple gold chains around his neck outshone everything. Guests must have surely gone back with golden memories.

Understanding the change After playing a bubbly Punjabi kudi in Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016), Diana Penty is set to return to the screen as an NGO worker dealing with undertrial prisoners in the upcoming film Lucknow Central. In order to get into the skin of the character, Penty turned to the film’s producer Nikkhil Advani’s wife Suparna, who is affiliated with a non-profit organisation, for assistance. Having his wife on board the project was a smart decision since her inputs proved to

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which are only concerned with numbers. In 1985, Tabu made her debut in a film called Hum Naujawan. Since then, her career reached its prime with countless hits such as Maachis, Virasat, Kandukondain Kandukondain, Chandni Bar, Astitva, Maqbool, Cheeni Kum, and Drishyam. She has won many accolades including the National Film Award (Best Actress), Six Filmfare Awards and the honorable Padma Shri Award. Unlike most celebrities, Tabu has barely ever been splashed over the news regarding her love life or linkups. Having said that, two years ago, the media speculated that she was seeing a businessma. In an interview, Tabu said that she believes in the phrase “Que Sera Sera” and is open to the idea of marriage and having children but doesn’t let that thought consume her. She also expressed that she’d never settle abroad. This only added more fodder to the rumours. Nevertheless, there’s no evidence that suggests that she has or is planning to marry this mysterious man. Despite all these conjectures, this talented woman has remained unruffled, and we love that about her! 3) Parveen Babi began her career as a model in 1972 post which she was roped in for many films like Charitra, Majboor, Suhaag, Namak Halaal, Jaani Dost, and Yeh Nazdeekiyan. She was glamorous, elegant, and always looked like a million bucks no matter what she wore. Parveen was undoubtedly one of the most triumphant Hindi film actresses parallel to her contemporaries like Hema Malini, Rekha, and Zeenat Aman. Parveen bowled everyone over when she appeared on the cover of TIME since no other Bollywood diva had ever been featured on the front page of a magazine before. She evaded all conventional stereotypes and was way ahead of her time. While her career had reached its zenith, her personal life was in complete disarray. Parveen’s

sudden disappearance from the industry left people feeling baffled. Rumours were rife about her courtship with fellow actors Kabir Bedi and Danny Dengzongpa, and also director Mahesh Bhatt. Parveen Babi and Mahesh Bhatt shared a very close relationship. In 1979, Mahesh Bhatt found her in one corner of the house equipped with a kitchen knife, screaming, “They’re trying to kill me”. That was the first sign of Parveen’s illness. Soon after that, she took off to the United States, and returned only in 1989, looking rather different. She was later diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia which was rumoured to have stemmed out of loneliness. She shocked the world with her sudden demise in 2005.

4) Nanda: Nanda has worked in both Hindi, and Marathi movies. She was highly lauded for her role in Joru Ka Ghulam, Ittefaq, Akashdeep, Kanoon, Pati Patni, Gumnaam, and Raja Saab. Nanda bagged quite a few Filmfare Awards like the Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Bhabhi, and Anchal. She sequestered herself from her profession in 1983. Nanda’s personal life has been nothing short of tragic. She got engaged to director Manmohan Desai in 1992. However, her happiness didn’t last very long. In 1994, her fiancé succumbed to death after he accidentally toppled off their terrace. She never got involved with anyone else again and fell victim to a severe heart attack in 2014. 5) Suraiya: Suraiya a famous actress and singer of the yesteryears. She was born in a Muslim family and took her first step as an actor at a very young age in the movie Usne Kya Socha (1937). In 1942, she was picked out by music director Naushad. to sing for a film called Sharda. Suraiya is best known for her films Pyar Ki Jeet, Dillagi, Afsar, Parwana, and Bari Behen. Soon, she was considered to be one of the highest paid Bollywood actresses. Not only was she a talented actress, but also a talented singer. Suraiya was trained in Hindustani vocals. She had a great

voice and even sang as a playback singer for her own films. Soon, she earned the title of the “First Melody Queen of the sub-continent”. Her euphonic voice helped her in achieving a massive fan-following. Suraiya and Dev Anand would sometimes imitate. They had both given each other nicknames. Dev Anand called her “Nosey”. Unfortunately, their friendship ended in 1951 when Suraiya’s grandma condemned her relationship with Dev. Dev Anand moved on and later married Kalpana Karthik while Suraiya stayed single for the rest of her life. Much to everyone’s grief, she passed away in 2004, at the age of 75, due to old age related problems, which included a loss of appetite and other general problems. Her remains were laid to rest at Chandanwadi burial ground in central Mumbai.

6) Sulakshana Pandit: Similar to Suraiya, Sulakshana was a singer-turnedactress who made her debut as an actor in 1967 in the movie Taqdeer. Not many people know this but the famous music composing duo, Jatin-Lalit are her siblings. Sulakshana was paired opposite famed stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Shammi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, and Rishi Kapoor. She has worked with renowned music composers like Kishore Kumar and has sung alongside gifted singers like Muhammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, and Yesudas. Sulakshana’s unrequited love for actor Sanjeev Kumar is no secret. Sulakshana was head-over-heels in love with Sanjeev but Sanjeev had already fallen for another leading lady, Hema Malini. Things got complicated when Hema turned down his proposal to tie the knot with Dharmendra, and Sanjeev rejected Sulakshana’s proposal since he was still in love with Hema. This left Sulakshana so heartbroken that she gave up her career and lost her mental balance soon after that.

7) Sushmita Sen: She is still as graceful as ever today, and a mother. While she generally shies away from the media, she does hold her views well when it comes to important social issues. This beauty won the Miss Universe title in 1994. She then appeared on the silver screen for the very first time in the film Dastak. Thereafter, she quickly attained stardom for her stellar performance in Biwi No. 1, Sirf Tum, and Main Hoon Na. Sushmita has been in the news on multiple occasions for her colourful love life. She has dated director Vikram Bhatt, business tycoon Sanjay Narang, and popular actor Randeep Hooda. Unfortunately, none of these men could woo her enough to convince her to get hitched. Now Sushmita says that she’s absolutely okay with being on her own and will marry only when she finds the right man for herself. Sushmita inspired millions of Indian women to be independent when she decided to adopt her first baby girl, Renee. In 2010, she adopted her younger daughter, Alisah. She’s a single mom who takes on this responsibility with great aplomb. 8) Ameesha Patel: You might not have heard much about her lately as she doesn’t have that stardom today as she once enjoyed. However, she did turn quite a few heads during her hey days, and for a good reason. Ameesha started her career much later compared to the other leading ladies on this list. She made her debut in the blockbuster film Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai which also starred Bollywood heartthrob, Hrithik Roshan. Ameesha has also been praised for her work in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, Humraaz, and Ankahee. Ameesha’s career witnessed a dip due to many consecutive flops like Vaada, Elaan, and Zameer. But her career picked up again in 2007 when her film, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. garnered impressive figures at the box office. However, in 2011, she quit acting to work as a producer and launched her own production

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City still in festive spirit

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Yesterday, Saif Ali Khan began ďŹ lming for the web series Sacred Games. The actor was spotted shooting in Bandra. Based on Vikram Chandra’s novel by the same name, Khan essays the character of Sartaj Singh, the cop protagonist of the underworld saga. PIC/YOGEN SHAH

Three’s a crowd Jacqueline Fernandez recently unfollowed Alia Bhatt on Instagram. It is said that the two share cold vibes and it has something to do with Sidharth Malhotra. Ever since the Sri Lankan beauty and Sid teamed up for A Gentleman and got along like a house on fire, Bhatt has been feeling the heat. According to gossip mills, Alia and Sid are no longer together. Considering that A Gentleman proved to be a dud, one expected Sid and Jacqueline’s romance

Akshay Kumar and Ashish Shelar CITY BJP chief and social worker, advocate Ashish Shelar’s annual Ganesh Chaturthi celebration, held in Bandra, is among the most awaited events for Mumbaikars. This year, the pandal’s design was inspired by the Shirdi Temple. The 10-day event saw the who’s who of Mumbai in attendance, including Sachin Tendulkar, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan, Asha Bhosle, Rishi Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Madhur Bhandarkar and

Ranbir Kapoor. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, BJP’s national head Amit Shah, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, Minister of Commerce & Industry Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal and Rajiv Pratap Rudy, MP, also graced the event. The event reflected the goodwill enjoyed by Shelar as people from across the city turned up in large numbers to pay their respects to Lord Ganesha.

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Community through the presentation of the Community Service Awards. Winners were as follows: Citizen of the Year – Jag Singh Khosa Business Excellence – Papa Plumbing

& Heating Ltd. Religious Commitment – Prem Singh Gill Sports Achievement – Buneet Singh Bisla “We were delighted to be able to sponsor an event of this magnitude”, said Board Chair Jaswinder Singh

Gill. “It is gratifying to realize the part that KCU plays in support of education, culture, business and the betterment of our communities”. “We believe that sponsoring these awards is a unique opportunity for KCU to give back to our broad communities and we thank our Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Employee Advisory Committee for their hard work organizing the event,” concluded CEO Dalbir Singh Mehta. About KCU: With over $430 million in assets, KCU is a full service financial institution serving 15,000 members of the Sikh faith through six branches located in Abbotsford, Surrey (3), Vancouver and Victoria. Through our affiliation with The Exchange network, members can access thousands of surcharge/ding free ATMs across Canada. KCU returns 10% of its net income to support community endeavours such as scholarships, bursaries, community service awards, food banks, homeless shelters and donation to schools and aligns well with KCU’s vision and mission.

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On Saturday, September 9th, 2017, the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society (FVHRS), operating as Surrey’s Heritage Rail will officially launch the restored, 106 year old interurban car, into heritage passenger service, as a heritage project celebrating Canada’s 150th Anniversary Legacy Project. This connects the “Connaught” car, the vehicle used by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught & Strathearn, Canada’s Governor General from 1911-1916, with Queen Elizabeth II. The Duke (third son of Queen Victoria) is Her Majesty’s Great Great Grand Uncle. He toured the Lower Mainland in September 1912, in Car 1304 which bore his name from that point forward. In keeping with that, BC’s Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Judith Guichon, will officiate at the re-launch, and will include a colour guard and Regimental Band of the BC Regiment, founded by the Duke of Connaught, the Connaught’s Own Rifles. Saturday September 9, 2017 11:30 BC Regiment (The Connaught’s Own Rifles) Colour Guard and Band will perform 11:45 Official launch ceremony with BC Lt. Governor, Surrey Mayor, MPs John Aldag & Ken Hardie, MLAs and other dignitaries. 12:20 Following the ceremony, complimentary short rides aboard the Connaught will be offered to the public. Location: Cloverdale Heritage Railway Station, #10 Highway & 176A St in (Cloverdale) Surrey. Date: Times:

Background: In September of 1912, Canada’s Governor General, Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught toured the Lower Mainland using Car 1304, a near new “Valley Car”, from the Vancouver to Chilliwack Interurban service. 1304 was refitted and freshly painted with the royal coat of arms, and the name “Connaught” painted, in gold, on each side. The refurbished interior included carpets, curtains and upholstered chairs, mostly in cream and green. After the tour, the car was converted back to its transit status, and ran on the Fraser Valley line until 1950, when the valley service was closed. It was reassigned to the Central Park line in Burnaby, until the entire system was shut down. 1304 was acquired by a Trolley museum in Brooks Oregon until it was repatriated in 2009. Sixteen thousand volunteer hours over five years has been invested in its restoration. The FVHRS intends to operate the Connaught as part of its heritage rail service during the 2018 season.

Contact: Ray Hudson, 778.840.7208 : rayhudson.eagle@yahoo.ca or Allen Aubert, 604.908.3846 : allenaubert@shaw.ca Surrey’s Heritage Rail is operated by the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society, www.fvhrs.org

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Vancouver real estate developer faces lawsuits, extradition to USA Mark John Chandler claimed “to be one of the biggest real estate developers in Canada” when he reached out to a New York money lender in 2011, according to court filings. Now, the Vancouver developer faces the prospect of being shipped to the U.S. to face charges in an alleged “fraudulent scheme” involving Los Angeles real estate. The FBI alleges in court documents that Chandler may have used investors’ funds to “support his lifestyle.” Closer to home, Chandler’s 92unit latest Metro Vancouver condo development sits empty more than a year past its anticipated move-in date, mired in a complex tangle of legal disputes, including homebuyers alleging breach of trust, private lenders launching foreclosure actions, and a municipality seeking to recover more than three years’ worth of unpaid taxes. Corporate records show Chandler is the director of the Newmark Group and several other companies named in a series of lawsuits and foreclosure involving the Newmark condo development in the Township of Langley called Murrayville House. Though the legal disputes involve tens of millions of dollars (two creditors who have already obtained judgments against Chandler’s companies worth more than $12.5 million, according to legal filings), they may not be the most pressing item on Chandler’s plate this week: he’s to appear Friday in B.C. Supreme Court, where the U.S. seeks his extradition in the Los Angeles case dating to 2009, according to documents filed in court. Chandler is alleged to have pitched a highrise condo development on L.A.’s Hill Street to “victim investors,” making false representations to obtain their money, according to court filings. California investors allegedly “put up property as collateral for Mr. Chandler’s Hill Street project and lost the properties in foreclosure proceedings when Mr. Chandler’s promised repayments did not materialize,” according to court filings. Chandler, reached by phone this week, did not provide his side of the story. Last month, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of 34 individuals and B.C. companies each claiming to have bought strata lots last year in the Langley development.

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with down payments of more than 20 per cent with a tough new stress test: they would have to qualify based on a rate 200 basis points above their contract.

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#106 - 7565 132 St. Surrey, BC 604.572.3005

604-767-5050

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Garry Grewal

Saturday, September 9, 2017

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DIAMOND AWARD

WINNER OF FVREB’s TOP ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

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COMMERCIAL MEDALLION CLUB MEMBER

- Highest Dollar Volume Award

- Commercial Top Sales Award

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