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Surrey Councillor Judy Villeneuve has announced she will not be seeking reelection this fall, joining her Surrey First colleagues Councillor Mary Martin and Mayor Linda Hepner in stepping away from politics. Villeneuve has served on Surrey City Council in 1989. According to a release, she’s the longest-serving city councillor in Surrey’s history. Villeneuve’s focus as a politician has centred around social, environmental and cultural issues. She currently serves as chair of Surrey’s Social
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Happy fathers day to all our readers Humboldt crash: Trucking business opens at the same address A trucking business “connected� to Adesh Deol Trucking Ltd., the company involved in the Humboldt Broncos crash that killed 16 people, has opened at the same Calgary address as Adesh Deol. Alberta’s Ministry of Transportation confirmed that while Adesh Deol Trucking remains suspended, one of the drivers connected to the Calgary-based business is working with the new company. “Alberta Transportation is aware that a numbered company has been registered that is connected to the company involved with the Humboldt incident,� said John Archer, a spokesperson for Transportation Minister Brian Mason. “It is our understanding that one of the trucks and one of the drivers listed from Continued on page 6 Adesh Deol
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New visa program for Indian students Trudeau gove’t announces important changes to shorten the processing time for student visa application in order to allow more international students to study at post-secondary Canadian institutions. Starting from June 8, the Student Direct Stream (SDS) Programme has replaced the Student Partnership Programme (SPP) in India and other existing facilitation programmes for students in China, Philippines and Vietnam. The existing SPP in India is restricted to international students intending to study
at one of approximately 40 post-secondary institutions in Canada. The new SDS will be open to all international students going to any Designated Learning Institution (DLI) in Canada, including both publicly-funded and private post-secondary Continued on page 7
India discovers its first Exoplanet and the name is EPIC For the first time ever, Indian scientists have discovered a planet that orbits a Sun-like star. The announcement was made yesterday by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which noted that the discovery was made possible by an advanced spectrograph of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in
Sikh soldier became the first to wear a turban at trooping the colour ceremony
A Sikh Coldstream Guards soldier became the first to wear a turban during the Royal Horseguards ceremony Saturday – a move he said he hopes will be a “new change in history.� The soldier, Charanpreet Singh Lall, wore the turban as part of the ceremonies Continued on page 7
Ahmedabad, western India — “the first of its kind spectrograph in the country.� This historic achievement is credited to a team of astronomers led by Prof. Abhijit Chakraborty of PRL, which used the “PRL Advance Radial-velocity Continued on page 7
Priyanka Chopra apologises over Hindu terror plot row The Bollywood star rosary. The terrorists had tried to Priyanka Chopra has frame Pakistanis for the attack apologised after a planned ahead of a summit furore over a US TV on Kashmir, a disputed series that showed Himalayan territory that her uncovering a arch-rivals India and terror plot hatched Pakistan both claim. by Indian Hindu Kashmir has been a nationalists. source of historical The episode tension between of the spy the nuclear-armed thriller Quantico neighbours, who showed Chopra’s have fought two character, an FBI wars over it. The agent named episode, which Alex Parrish, thwarting the aired on 1 June, triggered outrage plan and noticing one of the in India with many fans calling the terrorists wearing a Hindu Continued on page 7
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EDITORIAL
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stood Trump may have helped Trudeau’s political fortunes by who up to a Donald Trump is an idiotic fool - but I mean who doesn’t like to be seen insulting and attacking him bully. he may have unwittingly given Canadian as a “David� beating up on Goliath? In Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a political boost by berating him on twitter. Trump is that rare idiot who thinks the world revolves around him and his country. Everyone and everything else is secondary. When he was snubbed by the other G 7 leaders, he climbed onto his plane to fly to Singapore to meet and praise North Korean dictator, Kim Un Jong. On the way, he and his closest lieutenants let lose a barrage of twitter and press insults at Trudeau. Trudeau, whose political fortunes were flying Letter to the Editor
like a lead balloon for past 24 months, will get a boost because most sane people, including Canadian voters, are thinking “if that idiot Trump is angry at you, you must be doing something right.� And one always gets brownie points for standing up to a bully like Trump. So in the end, Trump may have helped Trudeau by attacking him. Who could have come up with a political strategy like that ? In the meantime, although Trudeau has been publicly silent, he must be please to be seen internationally as
the meantime, Trump has been fawning on North Korean dictator Kim Un Jong as someone does on their first date. Trump also saluted a murderous North Korean General and said he would like his people (meaning freedom loving Americans) to behave like North Koreans do in the presence of Kim. Only in American will you find a president who is in the White House even though he received three million less votes than his competitor and one who loves dictators.
Commitment to improving public safety in Surrey
MP Randeep Sarai
In light of the recent shooting and deaths of the two teenage victims, Jaskaran Singh Jhutty and Jaskaran Singh Bhangal, the Member of Parliament for Surrey Centre, Randeep Sarai, sheds light on the seriousness of this incident
and shares his continued efforts to improve public safety in Surrey. MP Sarai acknowledges the recent gun violence against the two boys as a tragic loss for the Surrey community and extends his deepest condolences to the families affected as well as to any others who
have lost their loved ones to gun violence. He adds, “I sympathize with the two families who lost their young family member as I have also experienced losing family and friends in similar violence-related incidents.� With two decades of serving as the Director of VIRSA to establishing the South Asian Community Coalition Against Youth Violence, this issue proves to be particularly important to MP Sarai. He shares, “Although Surrey residents may be aware public safety is a priority for all levels government, another life lost hurts no less. In the past, I have lead various initiatives combating gun and gang violence, and since being elected one of my first endeavors was to conduct a series of town halls on public safety throughout the constituency. Furthermore, our government has been committed to ensuring that public safety remains a top priority for Surrey, and will continue to do so.� There has been a strong commitment from the federal government as well as local governments and partners towards improving public safety in Surrey, and here is a list that highlights recent contributions being made: t " NJMMJPO ĕWF ZFBS DPNNJUNFOU to build a new RCMP forensic laboratory located BU UIF 3$.1 IFBERVBSUFST JO 4VSSFZ t 5 I F Mayor’s Task Force on Gang Violence Prevention formed to review existing programs and initiatives that target gang related violence and formulate new recommendations for enhancing or expanding existing programs and implementing new initiatives.
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Humboldt crash: Trucking business opens at the same address
Trucking Ltd. are operating with this numbered company.” The ministry said the driver was not the one involved in the Humboldt crash but did not say who the company is registered to. An internal document from the Alberta government, shared with Global News by a source, states that the new company has the same address as the “carrier involved in the accident.” “Alberta Transportation received information that the carriers’ remaining truck has transferred ownership to a new carrier operating on a temporary Safety Fitness Certificate,” wrote Trudy Nastiuk, executive director of safety and compliance. “Although
the new carrier has different ownership, its address is the same as the carrier involved in the accident. Therefore, Alberta Transportation is currently investigating the linkage.” When reached for further comment, the ministry did not answer questions about the address of the new company or the identity of the owner citing privacy concerns. “We are not in a position to identify the personnel affiliated with a private company,” Archer said in an email. “The carrier provided proof of training for its sole driver. This training was verified as acceptable.” Adesh Deol Trucking Ltd. is registered to Sukhmander Singh at a residential address in northeast
Calgary. The small company had just two Peterbilt trucks at the time of the Humboldt crash, according to a public profile. When contacted Singh, who denied that he or any of his employees have started a new company. When asked about the same addresses for both companies he again adamantly denies owning it or operating it in any way. “I’m not permitted to [open] another company,” he said. Singh said Adesh Deol only had two drivers, one who was involved
in the crash and has remained at home and a second who he said moved to Ontario. The ministry suspended the numbered company’s safety fitness certificate, stopping it from operating. But that suspension was lifted on June 1 after the company demonstrated it was in compliance with all commercial transportation “Once the carrier demonstrated that it was in compliance, Alberta Transportation had no legal grounds to maintain the suspension and the suspension was lifted on June 1, 2018,” Archer said. “Alberta Transportation attached conditions to the Safety Fitness Certificate and will conduct a follow-up audit of the carrier over the next three months.” Sixteen people, including 10 players between the ages of 16 and 21, were killed when a semi-trailer collided with the bus carrying the Broncos junior hockey team as they were travelling to a playoff game against the Nipawin Hawks on Highway 35, about 30 kilometres north of Tisdal. Canadian Trucking Alliance president Steven Laskowski said while the province needs to release more details about who is behind the company, it raises questions regarding the possibility of a practice known as “chameleon registration.” “It’s a tactic of re-registering companies under different corporate names and addresses either locally or in other provinces while still controlling the company to some degree, by the original operators,” he told Global News. “We want this practice to end along with other practices deployed by noncompliant members of our industry.” “You need practices put in place that would not allow a controlling entity that has been suspended to transfer business operations to another individual.” Alberta’s Transportation Minister Brian Mason said because the numbered company is legally different company it is allowed to operate. “Legally it is a different company, they’ve established a new company, that’s been established and they have met all the requirements,” he told Global News. “They will be audited by us within the first 3 months.” Adesh Deol was incorporated in Alberta on April 28, 2014, according to corporate records. But it only appears to have been operating since September 2017, during which time it had no convictions or collisions. According to Alberta government records, the company had a safety fitness rating of “satisfactory unaudited,” a term generally used to describe new carriers with no known compliance issues. A vehicle inspection report on Feb. 8 in the Northwest Territories obtained by Global News for one of the trucks reveals a driver was issued two tickets and two warnings resulting in the vehicle being taken out of service. The report states the driver was ticketed for failing to secure dunnage (material used to protect cargo) and for failing to properly fill out daily log books. The driver was also warned for failing to complete his daily log in full and for failing to complete a pre-trip inspection.
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institutions, announced the government. SDS is aimed at offering faster and simpler visa processing to international high calibre students, who could be potential permanent residents of Canada. Canada has quickly become the preferred destination for Indian students looking for a high quality international education. It provides a world-class education in a safe and welcoming environment at a competitive and affordable cost, said Nadir Patel, Canadian High Commissioner to India. For SDS study permit applications, the processing time will be an expedited 45 days or less. For non-SDS applications, normal processing times continue. The new SDS will provide for students aspiring to go to Canada with an even faster and more streamlined visa application process, added Patel.
Priyanka Chopra apologises over Hindu terror plot row Indian-born actor a traitor. Chopra, a former Miss World, said she was “a proud Indian and that will never change”. “I’m extremely saddened and sorry that some sentiments have been hurt by a recent episode of Quantico,” Chopra, 35, wrote on Twitter. “That was not and would never be my intention. I sincerely apologise.” ABC Studios, the producers of the crime drama, also offered an apology while defending Chopra. “The episode has stirred a lot of emotion, much of which is unfairly aimed at Priyanka Chopra, who didn’t create the show, nor does she write or direct it,” US media quoted the studio as saying in a statement. “The show has featured antagonists of many different ethnicities and backgrounds, but in this case we inadvertently and regrettably stepped into a complex political issue. It was certainly not our intention to offend anyone.” Supporters of Hindu Sena, a rightwing Hindu group, shout slogans and hold posters of Priyanka Chopra during a protest in Delhi
Sikh soldier became the first to wear a turban at trooping the colour ceremony From page 1 for Trooping the Colour, a parade honoring Queen Elizabeth’s birthday. Over 1000 soldiers participated, but Lall was the only one wearing a turban. “I hope that people watching, that they will just acknowledge it and that they will look at it as a new change in history,” Lall, 22, told the Press Association. “I hope that more people like me – not just Sikhs but from other religions and different backgrounds – will be encouraged to join the army.” According to the Guardian, Lall was born in India and moved to the United Kingdom when he was a baby. He joined the British Army nearly two and a half years ago. Lall’s black turban featured the ceremonial cap star, to match his fellow soldiers’ bearskin hats. “It is a good feeling,” Lall said before the event. “There’s going to be a lot of eyes and I am going to have an influence on other people.” Correction: The original version of this story misstated the name of a branch of the British Armed Forces. It is the British Army, not the Royal Army.
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India discovers its first Exoplanet and the name is EPIC
Abu-Sky Search,” or PARAS, to track down the celestial body. Stationed at PRL’s Guru Shikhar Observatory in Mount Abu, Rajasthan, PARAS is a ground-based exoplanet search device with an integrated spectrograph and a 1.2-meter telescope, notes The Better India. The newfound exoplanet lies 600 light-years away from Earth and is described as a subSaturn or super-Neptune, due to its mass and size. “It is closer to Neptune,” Chakraborty told Times Of India, revealing that the exoplanet has 27 times the mass of Earth and six times its radius. By comparison, Neptune’s mass is 17 times that of our planet, whereas the gas giant Saturn weighs a staggering 95 Earth masses. “This detection is important as it adds to a sparse catalog of confirmed exoplanets with masses between 10 to 70 the mass of Earth and radii between four to eight the radius of Earth,”
ISRO officials wrote in the news release. “Only 23 such systems (including the present) are known to this date with such precise measurement of mass and radii,” states the Indian space agency. India’s trailblazing discovery was marked by giving the planet and its host star a name to be remembered. The two celestial bodies now have epic names, literally. The star’s official designation is EPIC 211945201, or K2-236, whereas the planet orbiting it will be henceforth known as EPIC 211945201b, or
K2-236b. The newly discovered exoplanet is likely uninhabitable, due to its close proximity to its host star. K2-236b sits seven times closer to K2-236 than the distance between Earth and the Sun. This could mean that the exoplanet is inhospitable to life, especially considering that its surface temperature measures around 600 degrees Celsius (or about 1.112 degrees Fahrenheit). Although there is little chance of finding signs of life on K2-236b, ISRO points out that its discovery is very significant because it can help astronomers find out more about how planets of this class — super-Neptune or sub-Saturn that sit very close to their host star — are formed. Being in such close quarters with K2-236, the newly discovered planet takes a lot less time to complete a full orbit. By comparison with Earth, which needs 365.2 days to go around the Sun.
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PICS gets gov’t of Canada funding Sukh Dhaliwal, Member of Parliament for Surrey—Newton, has announced $3.4 million in federal funding to Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS)that will help young Canadians and newcomers gain a foothold in the workforce. The Government of Canada will provide over $2.6 million for the Technology, Education and Health Sectors: Foreign Credential Recognition Loans Project. The project will provide support services to internationally trained newcomers, ensuring
they gain access to training, recertification and career placements. The Foreign Credential Recognition Program aims to improve the integration of internationally trained newcomers into the workforce. The Program provides funding to and works with the provinces and territories and other stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, post-secondary institutions, sectoral stakeholders and employers, to implement projects that facilitate the assessment and recognition of qualifications acquired in
NRI spends Rs 38,000 for 1-night stay at hotel to meet Trump An Indian-origin man from Malaysia went to Singapore and spent a whopping $573 to put up at a luxury hotel for one night so that he could get a chance to meet US President Donald Trump ahead of his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Maharaj Mohan, a 25-year-old consultant, checked into his room at the Shangri-La hotel yesterday and started hanging at the hotel lobby today for a glimpse of Trump, Today newspaper reported. However, all Mohan got for his trouble was a selfie with The Beast, the eight-tonne bulletproof limousine in which the US President travels, the report said. “Singapore dollar 765 ($573 or Rs 38,600) is a big sum, more than 2,000 in ringgit. But it is not too much to meet the president,” he said. Mohan said that he knew he had a one per cent chance of meeting Trump. Staying in the hotel wing adjacent to Trump, Mohan had been stationed at the hotel lobby since 6.30 am today to track the president’s movements. Yesterday, he had stood in the lobby for five hours, in a vain attempt to get the president’s signature on his number one bestseller Trump: The Art Of The Deal. All he managed to catch was a glimpse of Trump at about 8 am today when he left the hotel for the summit in Capella hotel on Sentosa island. “It is lonely being a Trump supporter in Malaysia,” Mohan, a consultant at his father’s consultancy and training firm, said. 10 people most affected by Modi’s Anti Corruption Crackdown.
other countries by newcomers. It also works to improve labour market outcomes of skilled newcomers through individual employment supports. The Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society will also receive over $800,000 from the Government of Canada through the Skills Link program. The funding will support its Social Innovative Youth Employment Program. This project will provide six weeks of in-class employability skills training workshops and up to 16 weeks of paid work placement for youth. These initiatives will assist up to 40 young Canadians
overcome barriers to employment and develop the skills they need to find and keep good-quality jobs or return to school. Skills Link supports projects that help young people who face more barriers to employment than others get employability skills and gain valuable job experience, which, in turn, helps them make a successful transition into the workforce or go back to school. This could include youth who have not completed high school, single parents, Indigenous youth, youth with disabilities, newcomers or youth living in rural or remote areas.
Alcohol suspected factor after pedestrian hit by pickup truck in Surrey Police say alcohol may have been a factor in a crash that left a pedestrian with serious injuries in Newton last weekend. The collision, involving a Dodge pickup truck, happened around 11:45 a.m. near 72nd Avenue and 144th Street. Surrey RCMP say the the driver was arrested at the scene.
While there were reports that the woman was in a crosswalk when she was hit, police couldn’t confirm. “The details of the entire incident are still under investigation so we won’t be able to confirm anything further for you at this point,” said Surrey RCMP Corporal Elenore Sturko.Footage from the scene shows what appears to be another crash, involving a pickup truck and a black car. RCMP closed the area for several hours while they investigated.
6 of the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India, 3 worse than even Delhi World Health Organization (WHO) study shows that of the estimated 7 million deaths per year from air pollution, more than 90% happen in low- and middle-income countries, mainly in Asia and Africa. Nine out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air, but it is the poor who are disproportionately affected, according to a new study. Figures from the World Health Organization show that air pollution levels remain “dangerously high” in many parts of the world. Up to 7 million people – the vast majority in developing countries – die prematurely every year because of air
pollution, according to the WHO findings. Though some rich nations have succeeded in improving air quality, the situation is getting worse in poorer countries. In general, air pollution levels are lowest in high-income countries, particularly in Europe, the Americas and the Western Pacific. The WHO says the worst outdoor air pollution is to be found in cities in the eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions, where levels are more than five times above the WHO’s recommended limits, followed by low- and middle-income cities in Africa
and the Western Pacific. According to the latest air quality database, 97% of cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants in low- and middle-income countries do not meet WHO air quality guidelines. However, in high-income countries, that figure decreases to 49%. Of the world’s 20 most polluted cities, 15 are in India. Viraj Mehta, Head of Regional Agenda, India and South Asia at the World Economic Forum, says that while India has pledged to take action, the reality on the ground is that there is a large amount of work to be done to tackle the air pollution crisis. “Air pollution has huge implications on public health cost, labour
productivity and economic development. Prime Minister Modi in his 2018 Davos speech termed climate change one of the critical challenges facing civilization. “However, a lot still needs to be done to match India’s global ambitions with domestic realities where related problems like air pollution are as acute in the rural areas as in urban. There is urgent need for policy-makers and businesses to come together for setting up and adhering to transition towards sustainable growth,” he says.
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Crown appeals acquittal in dangerous driving collision death of BC dad
Crown counsel says it is appealing the acquittal of a man who was charged for dangerous driving causing the death of a B.C. doctor. Ken Chung was acquitted on May 25 on charges related to the death of Dr. Alphonsus Hui, following a trial in January. Hui, a father and doctor in Vancouver, was driving to work one morning in 2015 when his vehicle was T-boned by an Audi sedan while making a turn. He died at the scene. Hui’s family started an online petition earlier this week, calling for the appeal and tougher penalties for those who drive above the speed
limit. The petition has garnered more than 52,000 signatures in four days. “My father was robbed of seeing my brother get married and continuing his unyielding service to his more than 1000 patients and multiple non-profit organizations that he gave his time and energy to,” Hui’s daughter, Monique, said in the petition. “My twin baby boys will never get to meet their grandfather.” The BC Prosecution Service wants the acuittal be set aside, a conviction put in place or a new trial ordered, saying the trial judge’s ruling reveals errors of law. It did not provide further details.
Leonard Krog will run for Nanaimo Mayor but will keep his MLA seat Longtime NDP MLA Leonard Krog has decided to run for mayor of Nanaimo. Krog announced his candidacy at the Coast Bastion hotel in the city on Wednesday and said he plans to stay on as MLA until the municipal election in the fall. The revelation comes after weeks of speculation on his political future — and could have big implications for the government’s fragile majority. The NDP and Green Party currently have a combined 44 MLAs — which means a B.C. Liberal party win in a Nanaimo byelection would give that party the votes to effectively block any legislation by the provincial government. From Nanaimo MLA to mayor? Leonard Krog’s decision could have big ramifications for local, provincial politics “We usually don’t have governments that are this tight,” said University of Fraser Valley political scientist Hamish Telford. Ahead of the official announcement, B.C. Premier John Horgan wished the MLA the
best in a potential run. “There’s been a long-standing challenge in the city and Leonard believes — and many, many, many people believe — that he is the best person to address that,’’ Horgan said during a news conference in Grand Forks, B.C. For the past two years, Nanaimo’s city hall has been wracked by infighting — including a lawsuit the city filed against Mayor Bill McKay, investigations by RCMP and special prosecutors, as well as the departures of over three dozen city staff. B.C. Votes 2017: Nanaimo riding profile Tom Weinreich, who retired as manager of building inspections last year, said the city just wants to be “boring.” “We don’t want to be the national news,” he said. “We just want good steady governance that we’re not embarrassed about. People are ashamed right now.” The campaign period for B.C.’s local election begins on on Sept. 22. Voters head to the polls on Oct. 20.
Semi-truck container blocks Hwy 1 after hitting overpass, falling off Traffic was crawling along on Highway 1 in Langley for hours on Tuesday morning. A semi-truck carrying a container was heading south on the highway when the container struck the Glover Road overpass. It slid off the back of the truck and ended up blocking the right-hand lane. Traffic was moving slowly through the
single lane beside it but remained very heavy in the area. Crews have now removed the container off the road.
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Home sales in Canada are projected to slide by 11 per cent this year, according to a new forecast by a national real estate group. In a mid-year update to its market outlook released Friday, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) said sales of homes this year via the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is now seen coming in at 459,900 units. Sales in 2017 topped 517,000 units. “The decrease almost entirely reflects weaker sales in B.C. and Ontario amid heightened housing market uncertainty, provincial policy measures, high home prices, ongoing supply shortages and this year’s new mortgage stress test,” CREA said in its outlook. Ontario home prices expected to rise moderately, declines unlikely to persist: CMHC The latest outlook marks a
Canadian home sales expected to fall 11% this year downgrade from the forecast CREA offered in March, when it said total national home sales this year were expected to total 479,400 units. The real estate group’s latest forecast also says the national average price for a home is projected to ease this year to $499,100, which would represent a drop of just over two per cent from the 2017 national average. Meanwhile, CREA also reported that home sales hit a five-year low in May as they dipped by a modest 0.1 per cent from April. CREA said that slightly more than half of all local housing markets reported fewer sales in May compared to April, led by the Okanagan region, Chilliwack and the Fraser Valley, together with the Durham region of
the Greater Toronto Area and Quebec City. Sales gains were reported in Calgary, and in the Ontario centres Thunder Bay, Brantford, London and St. Thomas, Oakville-Milton and the Quinte Region west of Kingston. Sales in the Greater Toronto area also showed a small increase. Compared with May 2017, nonseasonally adjusted sales across the country were off by 16.2 per cent. “The stress-test that came into effect this year for homebuyers with more than a 10 per cent down payment is continuing to suppress sales activity,” CREA president Barb Sukkau said in a release. “The extent to which it is sidelining home buyers varies among housing markets and
price ranges.” New listings of homes for sale rose by just over five per cent from April, but they were still below year-ago levels. TD economist Rishi Sondhi suggested the May report was better than expected. “Sales were effectively flat during the month — their best turnout so far this year,” Sondhi wrote in a commentary, adding that listings increased for the third time in four months, “pointing to somewhat improved confidence on the part of sellers as prices edged higher for the second straight month.” “All told, the figures support the notion that markets are stabilizing after significant volatility in the early part of the year related to the implementation of updated B-20 [mortgage] rules.
Trinity Western University loses fight for Christian law school as court rules limits on religious freedom
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A BC. Christian university has lost its legal battle over accreditation for a planned new law school, with a Supreme Court of Canada ruling today saying it’s “proportionate and reasonable” to limit religious rights in order to ensure open access for LGBT students. In a pair of 7-2 rulings, the majority of justices found the law societies of British Columbia and Ontario have the power to refuse accreditation based on Trinity Western University’s so-called community covenant. LGBT rights vs. religious freedom: top court ruling on Trinity Western case today Trinity Western University heads to Supreme Court of Canada over fate of proposed law school The mandatory covenant binds students to a strict code of conduct that includes abstinence from sex outside of heterosexual marriage. The majority judgment said the covenant would deter LGBT students from attending the proposed law school, and those who did attend would be at risk of significant harm. It found the public interest of the law
profession gives it the right to promote equality by ensuring equal access, support diversity within the bar and prevent harm to LGBT students. In the court’s view, the law societies were acting within their mandate in considering TWU’s admission policies in the accreditation process, and striving to uphold a positive public perception of the legal profession. “In our respectful view, the [law societies] decision not to accredit Trinity Western University’s proposed law school represents a proportionate balance between the limitation on the Charter right at issue and the statutory objectives the [law societies] sought to pursue,” it reads. Two dissenting justices, Suzanne Cote and Russell Brown, sided with TWU, arguing that the law societies’ powers should be more limited when it comes to approving law programs. TWU’s proposed law school at its Langley, B.C., campus was granted preliminary approval by the B.C. provincial government in 2013.
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North Vancouver housing complex fire claims lives of mother & son A mother and her young son are dead after a fire broke out at a housing complex in North Vancouver early Monday morning. They were part of a family of four living at the Mountain Village Garden Apartments complex in Lynn Valley. Officials have not yet identified the victims but family members confirmed that Narges Casnajad and her son Sepehr were killed in the fire. The Mountain Village Garden Apartments in Lynn Valley were evacuated during the early morning fire. Flames broke out in one of the wood-frame buildings just before 2:30 a.m. PT on Monday. Dorsa Pedroud and her mother, Mojgan Ahmadbeygi, knew the family and spoke to the surviving father and elder son in hospital. She said the father and son escaped their
second-storey In all, more than 150 unit by jumping people were forced out from the of their homes as the fire balcony and a expanded in size. A city window. statement said 16 other More than people — some with 150 people were serious injuries — were forced out of taken to hospitals across their homes as the Lower Mainland. fire grew. (The Narges Casnajad and her son Sepehr were killed as deadly “There’s a wide range boy had tried to fire broke out in a housing complex in North Vancouver. of some serious injuries, get his mother and younger brother to jump too. “She didn’t smoke inhalation, there’s burns,” said District of jump out because of her son — she wants North Vancouver fire Chief Brian Hutchinson. Resident Terry Wagman described a scene of to take her son and come out together,” said Ahmadbeygi. Ahmadbeygi said the family, panic and chaos just before firefighters arrived. originally from Iran, had been living in the building for a few years.
“Everyone was just running everywhere, trying to make sure everyone was OK,” he said. “All I could see was orange flames shooting way up in the air, 30 feet in the air.” Chief Hutchinson said the fire started on the first floor of one building and quickly tore up to the second level. More than a dozen units were extensively damaged, according to RCMP. About 70 evacuees have been permanently displaced from their homes. Residents of the three buildings that weren’t severely affected by the fire were allowed back into their homes. Wagman said the damage could have been “so much worse” if not for nearly 30 firefighters who responded.
Surrey businessman aims to fill city’s venue void with 10,000-seat arena Inde Sumal — an investment banker born and raised in Surrey — believes there is a void for concert and sports venues in Metro Vancouver. Sumal says there are plenty of events that are too small for Rogers Arena, but are too big for Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre at UBC or the Langley Events Centre. “Our vision is a 10,000 seat arena in Surrey that’s close to transit that would be able to encompass lacrosse games, indoor hockey games, concerts and festivals,” he said.
“You don’t need a lot of space build an arena of that size.” The project has been on the city’s radar for months, but Mayor Linda Hepner says discussions have recently heated up. “It’s a little early to talk about where we are on it, because we’re very early in the process,” she said. “We do have some significant [investors with] deep pockets talking to us in a very serious way.” to
BC begins paying back millions taken from welfare recipients on methadone Starting Friday, the B.C. government will return $5.7 million taken from disability- and income-assistance recipients. The money was deducted, over the course of seven years, to pay private clinics for opioid addiction treatment. Between Nov. 2009 and July 2016, the B.C. government had deducted varying amounts, typically around $20 per monthly cheque, from thousands of people who were receiving disability or income assistance while on the methadone maintenance treatment program. Methadone is a drug-replacement therapy used to help those who are recovering from addiction to opioids such as heroin. Methadone is an opioid substitute for people in treatment for addictions to drugs such as heroin and fentanyl. Methadone is an opioid substitute for people in treatment for addictions to drugs such as heroin and fentanyl. (Kevin D. Liles / The Associated Press) The government already covered most of the costs of the program but at the time had only provided a $500 yearly subsidy to eligible individuals for “counselling” costs associated
with the dispensing of the drug. That meant anyone who used more than $500 worth of counselling had their monthly assistance cheque reduced to make up the difference. About 11,700 people had money deducted from their assistance, according to the provincial ministry of health. Fed up with having money take from her limited income, Laura Shaver, president of the B.C.AssociationofPeopleonMethadone,sued. “When I went into a clinic, they told me I had to ... sign this thing, saying it was OK for them to take money off me every month,” Shaver said. “It was actually quite a bit of stress having to do that. If I don’t sign this I’m going to go sick.” Jason Gratl, the lawyer who argued the case on behalf of methadone patients, said it was unfair to penalize a marginalized population for trying to seek treatment for drug addiction. He said 8,000 of the affected disability- and income-assistance recipients will automatically receive a cheque of up to $150 per month until the full amounts owed are paid back.
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Canadians boycott US goods, Trump over tariffs Canadians have started to boycott U.S. goods in the wake of President Trump’s war of words with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the recent steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, the European Union, and Mexico. CTV News reported on Thursday that Canadian shoppers were boycotting Florida oranges, Kentucky bourbon and California wine over the diplomatic rift. Canadians have also employed hashtags such as #BoycottUSProducts, #BuyCanadian and #BoycottUSA. I will be spending my dollars on Canadian products and in stores that do not support the Trump family. Angry Canadians support #BuyCanadian after attacks on Trudeau https://t.co/e9qrpICIEE
#buyCanadian #boycottUSproducts — erin abbatangelo (@e3abba) June 13, 2018 Trump lashed out at Trudeau last weekend after the Canadian leader said all members of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations reached an agreement at the end of their summit. The president said he would not sign the G-7 agreement and called Trudeau “weak” and “dishonest.” Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday she was not ruling out potential tariffs against the Trump Organization in response to Trump’s recently announced tariffs.
BC Ferries removes fuel rebate amid dispute over provincial funding BC Ferries ticket prices are going up for passengers after the provincial government and ferry corporation failed to come to a deal over additional funding. BC Ferries announced Tuesday it is removing the current “fuel rebate,” which had lowered ticket prices 2.9 per cent on major and minor routes and 1.9 per cent on northern routes since spring of 2016. The move, effective June 27, will raise the price of a passenger ticket from Swartz Bay to BC Ferries sailing betweenVancouver Island and the mainland. Tsawwassen by 50 cents, to $17.20, it’s tied to the world price of fuel,” Collins said and increase the price of a vehicle ticket by $1.70 to $57.50. Prices will rise between Tuesday. “If the price of fuel goes down, then 30 and 70 cents per ticket on minor routes. BC the rebate can come back and that will be a good Ferries president Mark Collins said changes news story. Equally, if the price continues to go simply cover the rising cost of diesel fuel, which up for whatever factor pushes it that way, we may is the second-largest expense for the corporation. get to a point a surcharge is required. B.C. Ferries “We’re just doing what we’ve always done, and doesn’t benefit from any of this.
Chinese student and her family blackmailed in another ‘virtual kidnapping’ Another international student has been extorted in a so-called virtual kidnapping scheme, and Vancouver police are issuing another reminder to foreign nationals that Chinese police will not arrest you in Canada. The latest case is the third reported so far this year, according to the VPD and involved a woman in her early 20s from China who is studying here on a student visa. Police say the victim was convinced that she was the focus of a money laundering investigation in China and paid the alleged scam artists with Bitcoin. They then allegedly threatened her with arrest if she didn’t pay more money and demanded compromising photos, which they used to convince her family she had been kidnapped.
“These deplorable crimes are having a huge impact on these young, trusting students and their families. We need to make sure people are aware to prevent them from continuing,” Sgt. Jason Robillard said in a news release. “We want to remind all foreign students that the Chinese police will not arrest you in Canada, and if you are confused or scared, please reach out to your local police department in Canada. We are here to help.” Investigators believe the suspects are not located in Canada, and say it’s not clear how victims are chosen. In addition to the three reports of successful virtual kidnappings this year, the VPD has received two similar reports of attempted extortion.
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Funeral held for murdered Surrey teen Jaskarn (Jason) Singh Jhutty The wails and screams of Jaskarn (Jason) Singh Jhutty’s mother and sister pierced the air as the white casket bearing the teen’s body was slowly wheeled away after his funeral Thursday. The depth of his parents’ and siblings’ grief at the sudden and tragic loss of their 16-year-old son and brother was palpable to the hundreds who attended the hourlong service at a Delta funeral home. Jhutty, a Grade 10 student at Surrey’s Frank Hurt Secondary, was found dead on the side of the road in the 18800-block 40th Avenue in South Surrey at about 10:30 p.m. on June 4, along with the body of 17-year-old Jaskaran (Jesse) Singh Bhangal, Jhutty’s friend. Both teens had been shot. About 45 minutes before the teens’ bodies were discovered, Mounties found a burning vehicle near 184th Street and 29A Avenue. A second burning car, a Honda Accord, was found near 177th Street and 93rd Avenue at around 11 p.m. Jhutty and Bhangal had no history with police, but investigators believe their deaths weren’t random. “There are no words out there that describe how much Jason means to me,” Gagan Jhutty told the crowd. “He was the
best brother anyone could ask for, and he was always there for me whenever I needed him. Everyone that knew Jason knew he never deserved anything like this.” Jaskarn Jason Jhutty (left) and Jaskaran Jesse Bhangal are shown in Integrated Homicide Investigation Team handout photos. Homicide detectives say the two teenagers are the victims of a targeted shooting in a rural area of Surrey, B.C. Handout / Integrated Homicide Investigation Team Most of Jhutty’s funeral service was conducted in Punjabi, but his brother, sister and cousin shared heartfelt eulogies in English. Harman Sekhon said her cousin was a kind soul who was always there when someone needed him and thought about others before himself. “On June 4 we lost a life — one that did not deserve to be gone. Let’s not think about how he’s not with us anymore. Instead, let’s remember Aug. 15, 2001, the day we were sent a little angel named Jason,” Sekhon said. “Today we are all here to celebrate his life, including all of the things he accomplished, everything he went through to be who he was until the moment before he left us.”
Stephen Dooley of SFU is new chair of Surrey Board of Trade than 20 years. Stephen Dooley, executive “I’ve known Steve for more director of SFU Surrey, will than 15 years,” stated Anita become the 54th chair of Huberman, the organization’s Surrey Board of Trade at CEO. “I welcome him to the role the organization’s annual of Board Chair as we continue general meeting on June 27. our leadership-oriented cityThe members-only AGM building advocacy and projects will be held at Eaglequest as we prepare to be the largest Golf Course on 152nd city in British Columbia. The Street. Dooley, a White Stephen Dooley Surrey Board of Trade has a Rock resident, will succeed outgoing chair Dr. Greg Thomas, president responsibility and accountability to ensure of G3 Consulting, an aquatic environmental that Surrey receives the infrastructure consulting firm in Surrey. “I am humbled and investments that the city needs to ensure a honoured to be the 54th Chair of the Surrey sustainable, thriving and livable city for our Board of Trade during the 100th year of businesses and their employees.” As SFU Surrey’s business organization,” Dooley stated Surrey campus director, Dooley sits on a Tuesday. “I follow in the footsteps of many number of community partnership tables and amazing leaders, most recently Dr. Greg has been co-chair of the City of Surrey Social Thomas. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity Innovation Summit. He also chairs the Surrey to roll up my sleeves with my fellow board Board of Trade’s Youth Entrepreneur Team. directors to support and further the needs “Steve remains active in communityand interests of the business community in based research projects and is the lead Surrey.” Dooley became the second executive for a recent study of refugee settlement director of Simon Fraser University’s Surrey and integration with the City of Surrey,” campus in November 2013, and has been according to the SBOT release. involved in the Surrey community for more
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Racial profiling cited as groups demand probe into Vancouver police carding Elaine Durocher, who is Métis and has lived on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for 11 years, says it’s time for an investigation into the disproportionate rate at which Indigenous people are “carded” by Vancouver police. The last time Durocher was stopped and asked for identification from police, she was walking along Hastings Street with her young granddaughter when she saw officers “harassing” someone and asked what was going on. “My granddaughter’s little hand squinched into my hand, so I knew she was frightened,” Durocher said. She is part of a group of civil rights, Indigenous and black leaders calling for B.C.’s police complaints commissioner to investigate a significant racial disparity in the Vancouver Police Department’s use of carding. Duringthechecks,policestopaperson,check their ID and record personal information. “Poverty is not a crime, homelessness is not a crime, being a person of colour is not a crime,” Durocher said. “It’s my right as a human being to be left alone to walk these streets. It’s my right to not have police tapping me on the shoulder because of the colour of my skin.” The Union of BC Indian Chiefs and the BC Civil Liberties Association filed a complaint Thursday based on a release of figures under a Freedom of Information request that shows 15 per cent of all carding between 2008 and 2017 was of Indigenous people, yet they make up just two per cent of the population.
The data also say four per cent of those carded were black, despite the population in Vancouver making up less than one per cent. “It is difficult for us to imagine any conclusion other than that street checks are being conducted in a discriminatory manner here in the city of Vancouver. We are asking for an immediate independent investigation to determine what is going on and how this can be fixed,” said Josh Paterson, executive director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. Vancouver’s chief constable, Adam Palmer, defended the use of street checks in a statement, saying they are neither random nor arbitrary. A street check occurs when an officer encounters someone believed to be involved in criminal activity or a suspicious circumstance and it is not based on ethnicity, he said in a statement. When officers see potential criminal activity or a threat to public safety, they are required under the Police Act to address it. “The VPD does not control where crime falls along racial and gender lines. It is unrealistic to expect population and crime rates to be aligned,” he said. He pointed to crime rates along gender lines as an example, saying that even though there’s about a 50-50 gender split between men and women in the population, about 80 per cent of crimes are committed by men. He noted that in 2016 the majority of street checks, 57 per cent, involved white people, despite white people making up just 46 per cent of Vancouver’s population.
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Community rally to protest gang violance after murder of Surrey teenagers On June 4th, 2018, Surrey teens Jaskarn “Jason” Singh Jhutty, 16, and Jaskaran “Jesse” Singh Bhangal, 17, were found dead from gunshot wounds in the locality of 192 Street and 40th Avenue in Surrey. With these callous murders, two more names were added to a list of over 300 South Asian males whose lives have been lost to gang violence in the past two decades. The age of the victims in last week’s senseless killings has the community reeling in shock. Within the outpouring of grief and fear over this latest tragedy there is a palpable sense of trauma, that a crisis point has been reached and that something must be done to wrestle our youth from the clutches of this deadly criminal lifestyle. In response to this, we as concerned individuals, from a variety of non-partisan backgrounds, have come together to seek a critical intervention comprising both long and short-term measures to save the lives of our children. As volunteer grassroots activists, it is neither our intention nor objective to represent a
community or people. We are simply a group of concerned residents who feel it is crucial to ensure that preventative and proactive steps are taken regularly to understand and counter the epidemic of regional gang violence. We have begun roundtable discussions, ‘Wake Up Surrey’ rally was called to end drug & gang wars. with experts from Wednesday, June 13 at 6PM ‘Wake Up law enforcement, educators, counsellors, mental health workers, Rally is taking place at 13450 104 Avenue. A parents and the students themselves to community is in grieving, and where we must understand the issue better. We realize that this together seek solutions, we must also begin to disease affecting our community is a problem two heal together, and understand the challenges our decades in the making, and seeking overnight kids face on a daily basis at school and outside. We realizebthat the process will take time, solutions will be gullible, and hence our approach must be nuanced, holistic and thorough. and we are committed to the creation of a
Coquitlam councillor wants province to oversee compensation for city politicians After Metro Vancouver politicians came under fire attempting to increase their compensation, a Coquitlam councillor has another idea: outsource the process to the provincial government. “Therefore, be it resolved that [B.C. municipalities] request the Provincial Government establish a provincially-appointed independent commission to review and set remuneration for elected local government officials,” reads a motion from Teri Towner. Councillor Brent Asmundson, who seconded the motion, said it could be a solution to an issue that perpetually creates controversy. Metro Vancouver board plans to reverse pay raises after public ‘outrage’
“Every municipality faces the same dilemma. They’re responsible for the running of their cities and the setting of their salaries winds up a decision they have to make at the end of the day, because there’s nobody to make the decision for you,” he said. “It’s a good motion. It’s something that we’re just trying to think outside the box to solve an issue I think the public would like to see an answer to.” In Metro Vancouver alone, councillors make between $6,667.64 (in Belcarra) and $82,029 (in Vancouver), with extra compensation if they sit on various regional boards. When should provinces step in?
multi-stakeholder committee to ensure that this becomes a “living issue” and not a reactive exercise to violence in our community. Solutions must be preventative and proactive, and measures must be taken regularly to address the threats confronting our youth. Mandatory participation from the Mayor of the City of Surrey, Chief of Police for Surrey RCMP, senior leadership from the Surrey School District, other elected officials and members of the public with expertise in relevant subject areas (mental health, social work, counseling, threat management, to name a few) will ensure that a structure exists that holds stakeholders and participants accountable for the well-being of our children in Surrey. The situation has reached a crisis level threatening to corrode a thriving community which many have sacrificed and worked hard to build and sustain. Concern, frustration and anger must be replaced with collaboration, corrective action and implementation. Contact: Gurpreet Singh Sahota 604-598-7771
Longtime Vancouver Councillor Raymond Louie announces he won’t seek re-election The exodus of experienced municipal politicians in Metro Vancouver continues. Raymond Louie, who has been a Vancouver city councillor for 16 years, announced Wednesday he won’t be seeking re-election in this October’s civic elections. “He was one of the most conscientious, longest-serving and smartest city councillors I have ever come across,” said fellow Vision Vancouver councillor Kerry Jang, who is also not seeking re-election. Louie was first elected with COPE in 2002, but left with then Mayor Larry Campbell and several others in 2005 to form Vision Vancouver. He received the most council votes for the party in three of the last four elections. “I can’t remember how many events he went to,” said Jang. “Sometimes, he would go to
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three or four Chinatown dinners in the same night. He was just tireless. He just continued to work and he met people constantly, and people remembered him.” Louie also ran for Vision Vancouver’s leadership in 2008 in a losing effort to Gregor Robertson and has served as vice-chair of the Metro Vancouver board for several years. He is tied with Tim Stevenson for the title of longest serving Vancouver councillor, and his announcement came on the same day, Judy Villeneuve, the longest serving Surrey councillor, announced her departure.
Challenges treating opioidaddicted BC youth prompt new guidelines New guidelines aimed at improving treatment for opioid-addicted young people have been released by the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use.N Andrew Weaver urges ‘very cautious’ approach to law changes over prescriptions for teens A news release from the centre says treatment for youth must be developmentally and culturally appropriate and, while confidential, should also involve family where possible. It says the guidelines are aimed at being as flexible, accessible and user friendly as possible, while offering all available drug and counselling options. Overdose death of Grade 10 student casts pall over year-end celebrations at Langford, B.C., school Special attention is given to treatment of older teens about to age out of youth care, with proposals to ensure those teens transition seamlessly to adult programs.
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BC reaches first tentative agreement with 26,500 public-sector workers
BC government has reached its first tentative agreement with 26,500 public sector employees in the province, eight months before their contract was set to expire. The agreement covers: 21,800 employees who are members of the BC Government and Service Employees’ Union4,200 employees working in the Liquor Distribution Branch 480 employees at the BC Pension Corporation The province will release details in the coming weeks, when all the agreements are ratified. Nearly every major public sector union in the province has its contracts up for renewal in 2019, including nurses and
other health-care workers, teachers and school support staff, civil servants and employees with ICBC and BC Hydro. ‘Expectations will be high’: Public unions across B.C. prepare to bargain for better pay The province has more than 326,000 unionized public sector employees. Unions have signalled their intent to ask for higher wages, following years of stagnant wages under the former B.C. Liberal government. MostpublicunionsinB.C.sawwageincreases under the rate of inflation for the last decade. BC’s unionized employees to get raise next February
Sex offender wins new trial after right to interpreter breached A man who sexually assaulted and threatened a woman he was living with has had his convictions overturned and a new trial ordered after arguing that the trial judge failed to understand his testimony and should have had an interpreter involved. In September 2014, Marius Mitroi was convicted in relation to an incident in his home in October 2013. At the time, Mitroi and a woman who can only be identified by the initial R due to a publication ban were living together. R testified at trial that after working a night shift, she went out with a female friend and when she returned home Mitroi was upset with her and accused her of having had sex with another man. She said Mitroi sexually assaulted her and then warned her that if she had sex with another man again he would slash her throat. Testifying with a heavy accent, Mitroi denied the allegations and portrayed R as the aggressor.
On appeal, the accused, who is from Eastern Europe and whose first language is not English, argued that the judge had not understood his testimony and that he had not gotten a fair trial. In a ruling released Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the B.C. Court of Appeal agreed with Mitroi, set aside his convictions and ordered a new trial. In his written reasons, B.C. Court of Appeal Justice David Frankel noted that Provincial Court Judge Rory Walters had struggled throughout the evidentiary phase of the trial to understand what the witnesses were saying and apparently did not have a solid grasp of the critical evidence. Frankel said the judge did not order a transcript of the testimony merely to assist him with some details of the evidence, but because he was unable to comprehend what had been said.
Langley condo owners who never moved into their units take legal battle to a higher court A potentially precedent-setting case involving homeowners who never moved into the Langley condos they bought years ago was heard in the B.C. Court of Appeal on Tuesday. The saga began in 2015. People started buyingpre-salecondosinMurrayvilleHouse, a 92-unit building on 221A Street in Langley. Problem is, the owners never moved into their units. Instead, the project was plagued by lawsuits between developers and lenders. When the building went into receivership, it was revealed that some units had been sold two, three, even four times. Fred West, one of the buyers, said he never thought his condo purchase would end up in a bitter court battle. “The main concern here is absolutely no protection for the homebuyer, the consumer,” West said. “It’s gonna really impact the industry if this doesn’t get settled properly.” Earlier this year, a B.C. Supreme Court justice directed the receiver to remarket and sell 40 of the units—not at 2015 prices, but at 2018 market value. Diego Solimano is one of the lawyers representing over 30 buyers who are appealing the Supreme Court decision from April. He said buyers feel they have little recourse. “We have hundreds of people who were ready to move in who are now on the streets, on couches, living with neighbours who are now priced
out of the market,” Solimano said. He’s hopeful new evidence will convince the court to reconsider.
“This tentative agreement is the first among 183 that will help us deliver better services to British Columbians, and we look forward to unions and employers continuing to reach freely negotiated agreements,” B.C. Finance Minister Carole James said in a statement. Union in NDP pockets: B.C. Liberals The B.C. Liberals said they would look into the deal to ensure it isn’t a
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payoff to B.C. NDP supporters. BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson said BC Government and Service Employees’ Union has donated more than $2.7 million to the B.C. NDP party since 2005. “It’s no surprise the NDP has been able to come to terms with one of their biggest political supporters, and the public deserves to know where their money is going and why,” he said.
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Charges laid 8 years after innocent BC pair were killed in targeted shooting Police say murder charges have been laid in the shooting deaths of two people in southeastern BC eight years ago. Officers were called to a rural residence near Cranbrook in May 2010. Leanne MacFarlane, 43, was dead and Jeffrey Taylor, 42, was in critical condition. Taylor died of his injuries a short time later. RCMP said the shooting appeared to have been targeted but that the pair may not have been the intended victims. Mounties say there have been numerous developments in the case over the years, which was dubbed Project E-Navaid. Now, police say two former Cranbrook residents have been arrested and each charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
They say Colin Correia, 41, was arrested in Edmonton on Saturday. Sheldon Hunter, 30, was taken into custody in Drumheller, Alta., on Sunday. Both will be transported to Vancouver, where they are scheduled to appear in B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday. Sgt. Jason Smart says MacFarlane and Taylor’s deaths took a toll on their community. “The murders of Jeff and Leanne were tragic and their deaths deeply impacted the lives of their family members,’’ he says in a news release. “The core group of investigators dedicated to this file would like to thank those family members for their persistence, understanding, patience and courage throughout the last eight years.’’
Driver trapped in Surrey rollover crash A woman was trapped in her car after a rollover crash in Fleetwood at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday. The Chevy Sonic rolled over, through a fence and into an electrical kiosk exposing live wires. The accident happened at 152nd Street and 84th Avenue in Surrey. Emergency crews freed the driver after a BC Hydro crew cut the power
and made sure the area was safe. Traffic was delayed in all directions. RCMP Sergeant Chad Greig said two cars were involved in the crash and both drivers were taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries. He said police are trying to determine what led to the crash and are asking witnesses to contact Surrey RCMP 604-599-0502.
Sordid details of BC gang war revealed in epic murder case judgment
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t was a bold assassination in broad daylight at a busy outdoor complex in Langley, B.C., and it took years for police to bring the killers to justice. Kevin Leclair was shot in the driver’s seat of his grey pickup truck in front of an IGA grocery store at the Thunderbird Village mall shortly after 4 p.m. on Feb. 6, 2009. He died two days later in hospital. Guilty verdict for man police say was at centre of bloody B.C. gang war Leclair had switched allegiances from one gang, the United Nations, to its rivals the notorious Bacon brothers and their allies, the Red Scorpions. He died from a shot in the back of the head, his truck sprayed with bullets from a semi-automatic rifle and a handgun. Witnesses — there were many — described a brief but frantic scene that included armed men running between parked cars, firearms tossed aside, and a quick escape. A 2009 report filed the day after the shooting
describes the scene. 1:48 On June 1, Cory “Frankie” Vallee was found guilty of first degree murder and conspiracy to murder for his part in the Leclair murder and a bloody turf war between the gangs. The full 150-page judgment, posted online last week, has more characters than a Russian novel and reads like a Quentin Tarantino script. It’s a rare glimpse into the life of gangsters in the Lower Mainland. The ruling exposes a lifestyle that included bounties of up to $300,000, an international trade in cocaine and guns, and smashing a person’s face with a sledgehammer as retribution for unpaid debts. According to Justice Janice Dillon’s written judgment, the UN gang first came to police attention in the late ‘90s. It was an agglomeration of smaller groups that dealt in the drug trade. At its peak, the gang primarily sold marijuana in the U.S. in exchange for cocaine and guns from Mexico. Members shipped the drugs by helicopter, planes and even Canada Post. Some high-level players made at least $15,000 per month off the drug trade. When the Bacon war ensued, UN shooters could claim a bounty of $300,000 for any of the three brothers. Clay Roueche was the “charismatic” leader of the gang from the early 2000’s until his arrest in the U.S. in May 2008, Dillon writes. Roueche established rules based on loyalty, discipline and respect. Those who weren’t loyal paid for their sins. After one Crown witness in the case became a police informant, gang members sprayed his parents’ house with bullets and tried to burn it down. Others were “hunted” and killed. UN gang members sentenced in Bacon brothers murder plot The Crown witnesses described shooting a drug dealer in the foot for stealing marijuana and smashing someone’s face with a sledge hammer over an $8,000 debt. Those at the top of the gang were acknowledged and rewarded with specially designed rings conferred at dinner ceremonies at a Chinese restaurant. The “Buddhist-inspired” ritual included a speech, hand gestures, and a song, according to the judgment. Dillon writes that the turf war between the UN gang and the Bacon brothers — Jonathan, Jarrod and James — began around 2006 over contested drug trade territory in the Fraser Valley. The Bacon group had choked drug supplies to some UN dealers and beaten up streetlevel workers, according to the judgment. The battle escalated when the UN shot and wounded Jonathan Bacon in September 2006. That ignited a deadly exchange between toplevel gang members over the next five years. The Bacon brothers were the rivals of the United Nations gang in the Lower Mainland.The Bacon brothers were bad for the drug business. UN profits began to wane.
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Filipino fast food chain Jollibee to open 100 Canadian stores in next five years Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee Food Corporation plans to open 100 stores in Canada within the next five years. The company says it is eyeing the wave of new locations because the country is a key growth market and a big part of its North American expansion plans.Jollibee attracted long lines of customers when it entered the Canadian market in 2016, opening two Winnipeg locations and a store in Scarborough, Ont. over the last three years. ‘Feels like home’: Famous Filipino fast-food chain draws crowds in Toronto Strong Filipino population draws fast food chain Jollibee to expand its reach in Canada It hopes to expand further in Ontario, but is also exploring stores in Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. Its aggressive expansion comes as international interest in Filipino food is rising and as Canada is attracting an increasing number of restaurants serving such food. Jollibee’s Filipino fare includes spaghetti in a sweet sauce, crispy chicken, burgers and peach mango pies.
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PICS gets gov’t of Canada funding
Sukh Dhaliwal, Member of Parliament for Surrey—Newton with young Canadians during the announcement of $3.4 million from federal funding to PICS (Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society.) The funding will help young Canadians and newcomers gain a foothold in the workforce.
RCMP can’t provide timeline on when Broncos investigation will be completed Saskatchewan RCMP say they are still unable to say when the investigation into the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy will be completed. In a news release on Tuesday, RCMP said a collision reconstruction team and major crimes unit continue to “methodically analyze the data and evidence gathered.” Once completed, the analysis will be peer reviewed to ensure its findings and
conclusions are valid, the release stated. This is “standard practice” for complex investigations, it added. An investigation into the April 6 crash that killed 16 people on the Broncos bus and injured another 13 has been underway for about 10 weeks. The tragedy affected not only people in Saskatchewan, but across Canada and the globe. Support poured in for the mourning families and the community of Humboldt. RCMP said investigators are preparing for consultation with the Crown following the conclusion of the investigation, another practice that regularly occurs in “serious, sensitive, and complex investigations.” The release said investigators have kept in close contact with the victims’ families, regularly reaching out to provide support. “We are all anxious to learn the results of this investigation to assist in understanding what led to this terrible tragedy,” Supt. Derek Williams, the officer in charge of Saskatchewan RCMP’s major crimes unit, said in a statement. “We are committed to sharing the outcome of the investigation as soon as we can.” In the release, RCMP said investigations “by their very nature, are dynamic,” and investigators are guided by what they learn on a daily basis.“What investigators learn today can influence what action they need to take tomorrow,” it stated. “Based on that, we are not able to provide an estimate as to when the investigation might be complete.”
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Ottawa library faces court challenge over cancelled screening of controversial anti-Islamist film The organizer of a screening of the controversial film Killing Europe at the Ottawa Public Library last November has applied for a judicial review of the library’s decision to cancel the showing. Madeline Weld claims in her application, which was filed Monday in Toronto, that the library’s decision to cancel “violated (her) constitutional right to free expression” as well as the rights of the audience to see the film. Weld argues the library “acted arbitrarily and unreasonably” by cancelling the screening and asks the court to force the library to allow the film to be shown. Weld, a retired public servant, booked the film on behalf of ACT for Canada, an organization that says it wishes “to defend our country by speaking out in defence of
our democratic values, our security and our liberty against the rise of Islamism.” Weld is the founder of the o r g a n i z a t i o n’s Ottawa chapter, according to her online biography. She is also founder of Canadian Citizens for Charter Rights and Freedoms, an organization opposed to M-103, the federal government’s non-binding anti-Islamophobia motion, which passed in March 2017.
RCMP investigate Sheraton hotel stabbing Surrey Mounties are investigating a stabbing that happened early Thursday morning at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel in Surrey. The hotel is located at 15269 104th Avenue, was behind police barricade tape. The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries. “At this point all I can say is that it was a report of a stabbing, was stabbed and taken to hospital,” Sergeant Chad Greig said. “How many times, where it was, all that kind of stuff I can’t comment on.” John Kearns, the hotel’s general manager, said the incident happened at about 5:30 a.m. “We don’t even know if it was a guest, actually, showed up at the front desk of the hotel suffering from, well bleeding, we didn’t know if it was stab wounds or not, from the video footage that I have,” said. “It’s kind of a mystery; he apparently was
on the 19th floor but we don’t know why or how he got there, was there, whether this was a brothel or god knows what, right, we don’t really know. Anyways, he ended up going out of the hotel and collapsing in the driveway and at that point the police were called, just before then, and police showed up. “There’s no issues involving anything other than this person that we’re aware of at this point in time,” Kearns said. “He was bleeding extensively. I couldn’t see from any footage that he had any stab wounds, but he was bleeding extensively.” About the allusion to a possible brothel, Greig said, “I have no information about that.” Meantime, the hotel was behind picket lines for four weeks after roughly 120 unionized employees went on strike.
K i l l i n g Europe is a d o c u m e nt ar y by Danish expatriate Michael Hansen, which purports to warn of the dangers of the “Islamification” of Europe. Hansen was scheduled to give a talk after the Ottawa screening. Critics of the film call it thinly veiled hate speech and complained to the library that the screening violated Ontario’s Human Rights Code and the library’s own policy to deny events that “are likely to promote
discrimination, contempt or hatred to any person on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, marital status, family status, sexual preference, or disability, gratuitous sex and violence or denigration of the human condition.” The library initially agreed to the screening but reversed the decision under public pressure, including a letter sent to the library and city council by prominent Ottawa human rights lawyer Richard Warman. The library has found itself a battleground in the ongoing debate over free speech versus hate speech. In March, a planned talk by right wing University of Ottawa professor Janice Fiamengo was disrupted by anti-fascist protesters who demonstrated against her appearance and eventually pulled a fire alarm, forcing the building to be evacuated.
Family announce donation to Surrey Hospital The Virani family of Surrey and Richmond is planning to donate $22,000 to the Surrey Hospital Foundation based on home sales related to their Avani Centre development in Whalley, as well as up to $20,000 each year from hotel bookings there. The 30-storey residential and hotel tower, designed by architect Maxime Frappier, is to be built at King George Boulevard and Fraser Highway and is expected to be completed by 2022. Its first seven floors will feature a Hiltonbranded 112-room hotel. The Viranis have been doing business in Surrey for more than 35 years and also own a Holiday Inn and Medicine Shoppe Pharmacies, one of them exclusively serving renal patients at Royal
Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. “We’re big believers in Surrey and its future and the care that is provided at Surrey Memorial is a something our whole community should be proud of,” said Muhammad Virani. “The Avani Centre, with its proximity to the hospital and growing medical precinct, reflects our ongoing confidence in Surrey as a wonderful place to live, work and welcome families.” Riaz Virani, developer of Avani Centre, a 30-storey residential and hotel tower at King George Blvd. and Fraser Highway, discusses with Surrey Hospital Foundation CEO Jane Adams donations his family will be making to the foundation.
Canada, USA & Mexico will host 2026 FIFA World Cup Canada, Mexico and the United States will be hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The announcement, which was made Wednesday morning, means it’s the first time Canada will be involved in hosting one of the world’s largest sporting events. Three Canadian venues will be part of this: Edmonton, Montreal and Toronto. FIFA member federations voted 134-65 in favour of selecting the “United 2026” North American joint bid over Morocco. Canada, Mexico and the United States will be hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The announcement, which was made Wednesday morning, means it’s the
first time Canada will be involved in hosting one of the world’s largest sporting events. Three Canadian venues will be part of this: Edmonton, Montreal and Toronto. FIFA member federations voted 134-65 in favour of selecting the “United 2026” North American joint bid over Morocco. 2026 World Cup has 48 teams playing a total of 80 games – 60 planned across 10 U.S. cities, and 10 games in three cities for each of Canada and Mexico. Since host countries are automatically in the tournament, a win for the “United 2026” bid would ensure that the Canadian men’s soccer team would be playing in the World Cup.
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War of words erupts between US and key allies at G7 summit A war of words has erupted between the US and its G7 allies, hours after the group had put on an apparent show of unity at the end of a tense summit. US President Donald Trump has continued his personal attacks against Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, tweeting that he “acts hurt when called out”. Germany’s Angela Merkel said Mr Trump’s decision to reject a joint communique was “sobering” and “depressing”. That statement had sought to overcome deep disagreements, notably over trade. In recent weeks, trading partners of the US have criticised new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports imposed by the Trump administration. The politics of the old and the politics of the new clashed exquisitely this weekend. In Quebec at the G7 (the traditional way of doing things) the sherpas, political
advisers and draftsmen toiled through two nights to find a form of words that all sides could sign up to. I left before the end of the summit to embark on a marathon journey from Canada to Singapore. When I left Quebec all the talk was there would be no agreement. But lo, by the time I landed in Hong Kong to change flights I read that there was a joint communique. Success. Only to see a tweet from Donald Trump a little later rescinding his signature over something Justin Trudeau had said at his news conference. Unbelievable. Based on Justin’s false statements at his news conference, and the fact that Canada is charging massive Tariffs to our U.S. farmers, workers and companies, I have instructed our U.S. Reps not to endorse the Communique as we look at Tariffs on automobiles flooding the U Market!
The final communique had been intended as a face-saving agreement after a bad-tempered summit starts, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Mr Trump’s decision to reject a joint communique was “sobering” and “depressing”.
Canadian real estate market is not in a bubble, Poloz says Canada’s housing market is not in a bubble and not likely to suffer a sudden and sharp correction in prices unless there is another major global shock to the economy, Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz said Wednesday. The central banker, testifying before the Senate banking committee on his latest economic outlook, said he believes the most likely scenario is a soft landing where home prices stabilize, although he acknowledged that an imbalance in the market and high household debt remain key risks. Poloz used the testimony to pointedly disagree with a couple of forecasting organizations that weighed in this week on the Canadian situation — the Fitch Rating service that judged Canada’s housing market as 21 per cent overpriced, and an OECD recommendation that he start raising interest rates in a year’s time. “Our judgment is (the housing market) is a situation that is improving, this is not a bubble that exists here that would have to be corrected,” he said. “If there is a disturbance from outside our country that’s another analysis.” Poloz said most of the fundamentals surrounding the housing market appear headed in the right direction. The prospects for the economy is improving, he noted, which should create more jobs. As well, he said banks are now demanding higher credit scores from new borrowers and added that he does not believe there has been serious overbuilding in the housing market. “It looks expensive,” he said of home prices. “But which markets are expensive? Well those markets have been expensive
my whole life,”he said, noting that Toronto and Vancouver both absorb high rates of immigration. Asked to put odds on his soft landing scenario, Poloz said he would place it in the 60-to-80 per cent probability range. Poloz was asked about the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s advice this week that the Bank of Canada start moving off its one per cent policy rate by the end of 2014 and keep hiking until it reaches 2.25 per cent by the end of 2015. In unusual clarity for a central banker, Poloz said he respectfully disagreed. In his analysis, he said, there remains plenty of slack in the Canadian economy and inflation, at 1.1 per cent, is well south of the central bank’s two per cent target. “Those things together give us the judgments we reach and obviously they differ in a material way from what the OECD is saying ... and it’s our job to reach that final conclusion,” he told the senators. Last month, Poloz surprised markets by dropping the central bank’s official tightening bias and moved to a more neutral stance, which signals that the bank is as likely to cut as to raise interest rates in the future. Analysts interpreted the move as the bank telling markets it won’t likely start raising borrowing costs until the first or second quarter of 2015. Markets reacted to that assessment by selling off the loonie. On the overall economic outlook, Poloz said he believes the global economy is “healing” and that Canadian growth will start picking up next year as the U.S. recovery intensifies. The bank’s official forecast is for 2.3 per cent growth in 2014, following a lacklustre 1.6 pace this year.
Chinese nickname Justin Trudeau ‘Little Potatoe’ The “meek and mild” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not very well respected in China. In China, the people nicknamed Trudeau as “Little Potato,” while calling President Trump, “The Grand Commander” and “Donald The Strong.” Trudeau earned his nickname during his last trip to China. Prime Minister Trudeau is finishing up his trip to China, where he earned the affectionate nickname “little potato.”
The primary goal of the trip has been to strengthen business ties with China, the world’s second-largest economy. Trudeau is following in the footsteps of his father, former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who established diplomatic ties with China. Trudeau, well-known around the world for his use of social media, has been given the nickname “xiao tudou,” or “little potato,” as the name Trudeau sounds similar to the Mandarin word for potato.
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Ottawa unveils new cybersecurity strategy targeting public, businesses The federal government is rolling out a new cybersecurity strategy designed to better protect the country and its citizens from the growing threat of online attacks and crime. The plan, backstopped by $500 million over five years that was included in this year’s federal budget, includes a range of initiatives aimed at the public as well as businesses. Those include the establishment of a new Canadian Centre for Cyber Security this fall, a certification program for small businesses that want to shore up their cyber-defences and more resources for the RCMP to tackle online crime. The plan, which is an update to Canada’s first cybersecurity strategy in 2010, faces at least one immediate hurdle: a shortage of cybersecurity specialists that is making
it difficult for the federal government and others to recruit talent. The government is hoping that positioning Canada as a world leader on cybersecurity will not only address that problem but add to the estimated 11,000 jobs and $1.6 billion that it says the sector already generates each year. “The world will be demanding people with these talents and skills who understand cybersecurity and can deliver the goods for their employers, whether they are in the private sector or the public sector.” The strategy does not, however, include any specific funding to get more Canadians into the field, or set money aside to help industry develop new cybersecurity products.
Economists debunk Trump’s Twitter trade ‘facts’ against Canada President Trump made some “factual errors” in tweets about trade with Canada following the G7 summit, and his tariffs threats could be “akin to shooting oneself in the foot,” economists said. Trump’s criticism of U.S. trade with Canada escalated to another level after he left the summit early and then attacked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Twitter using words such as “dishonest” and “weak.” Trump cited “facts” such as Canada’s 270 per cent tariff on dairy imports and a $100-billion trade surplus against the U.S. as evidence that Canada is charging U.S. farmers, workers and companies “massive tariffs.” But how accurate is the data that Trump vows are facts in his tweets? G7 unity torpedoed by angry Trump
tweets dismissing Trudeau as ‘dishonest & weak’ ‘Special place in hell’: Trump advisers blast Trudeau for comments at G7 summit Derek Holt, vice-president of Scotiabank Economics, said the “thought processes” at the core of the U.S. administration are not grounded in “reason, diplomacy or facts.” “A trio [Trump and top advisers Peter Navarro and Larry Kudlow] of fast-talking gunslingers in the U.S. administration defamed Canada’s institutions, leadership, values and policies over the weekend,” said Holt, in a note on Monday. “The vulgarity of the remarks is worth a recap before turning to the factual errors that are behind their beliefs.”
Trudeau has solid support from Canadians, but angry dairy farmers on the horizon Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing the threat of a trade war from U.S. President Donald Trump, has unanimous domestic support for now but to keep a firm hold on power must wring concessions from an unwilling powerful dairy lobby in order to mollify Washington. Trudeau, who over the last year has faced increasing criticism for backtracking on promises, ordering endless consultations on major topics and failing to fulfill many of his campaign commitments, had taken a tougher stance against the United States in recent weeks. Trudeau, facing elections in 2019, said on Sunday that Canada “will not be pushed around”, triggering a fierce attack from Trump and his advisers. Trump is particularly incensed by Canadian
tariffs imposed on dairy products, which he says are “killing” U.S. farmers. He and other U.S. politicians have long demanded Canada’s system of domestic dairy protections either be abolished or heavily modified to give American exports a bigger share. But Trudeau – like many prime ministers before him – has little room for maneuver. Dairy farmers, who number about 11,000, have an outsized influence in Canadian politics, being concentrated in the vote-rich provinces of Ontario and Quebec. UK prime minister May expressed disappointment at G7 over U.S. tariffs against allies Dairy Farmers of Canada lobby group, which had earlier voiced the suspicion Trudeau might try to sell them out, met the prime minister for 25 minutes on Tuesday.
MPs unite to condemn Trump’s tariffs, verbal attacks MPs set aside their partisan stripes today, uniting to adopt a New Democrat motion to oppose U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs and verbal attacks, and to respond with steep duties on American products. The symbolic motion from NDP trade critic Tracey Ramsey called on the House to “stand in solidarity” with the Liberal government in its decision to retaliate against “illegitimate” tariffs imposed by the U.S. government on steel and aluminum imports. She said it is critical to stand in unity at this “difficult moment in time.” The motion also rejects disparaging personal attacks by U.S. officials, saying they “do a disservice to bilateral relations and work against efforts to resolve this trade dispute.” The motion also also says MPs “remain united in support of Canadian farmers and supply management, which is integral for
dairy, chicken, turkey and egg farming.” Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc responds during Question Period to Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen’s question regarding the escalating trade war between Canada and the United States. 1:25 The united front comes after an extraordinary weekend in international diplomacy. After his decision to impose tariffs on Canada was criticized in public by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que., Trump berated Trudeau on Twitter, calling him “dishonest” and “weak.” A number of top Trump officials continued the tirade on national television over the weekend. Chief presidential economic adviser Larry Kudlow described Trudeau as a double-crosser who had betrayed the U.S. and weakened Trump’s position going in to de-nuclearization talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore.
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Court orders DC’s house to be sold to pay farmer The orders of a local court to auction the official residence of the Deputy Commissioner to pay Rs 7 crore to an 80-year-old farmer for the acquisition of his property by Jalandhar Improvement Trust has come as a shock for the local administration. The court of Civil Judge Senior Division Rashmi Sharma had issued the orders for the sale of property by June 13, but most officials were unaware of any such order.The matter pertained to an application for execution filed by Ajit Singh of Reru village, whose 60 kanal had been acquired by the trust in 1990. The land was acquired for developing transport nagar, near Amritsar bypass. The matter remained in litigation for nearly 28 years. The elderly villager kept waiting outside the DC residence even on Wednesday for the execution of the court orders, but to no avail. As a quick remedial measure by the administration that was sleeping on the issue
for the past two months since the orders were passed, an application for seeking exemption from auction was moved by the Executive Engineer (XEN), PWD, Ginder Singh on Wednesday. The XEN and tehsildar KS Bhullar said in their petition they had sought exemption from the court on the basis of the fact that the Jalandhar Improvement Trust was an autonomous body. “As per the complainant, the compensation was to be paid to him by the trust. So, it cannot be recovered by auction of the state government’s property whether it was Deputy Commissioner’s residence or any other,” they pleaded. The officers have urged that the orders for the auction of DC’s residence must be quashed and compensation must be given to the complainant by auctioning the properties of the trust and not that of the state government. “There is no lapse on part of the DC office,” they said. The petition will be taken up by the court on Thursday.
Sikh prisoners to be shifted to state jails The Congress government has initiated the process to get Sikh prisoners lodged in other states transferred to state jails. The government has issued a no-objection certificate to the Rajasthan Government for the transfer of Harnek Singh Bhapp, who is lodged in a Rajasthan jail for the alleged kidnapping of Congress leader Rajendra Mirdha in 1995. “The matter is being handled on a caseto-case basis,” said a senior official. The development follows a meeting between the CM and a delegation led by parallel Jathedar Baljit Singh Daduwal. He has been seeking the release of 20 Sikh prisoners who have completed their jail terms. Rural Development Minister Tript Rajinder Bajwa, who had persuaded radical leaders to end protest in Bargari, said efforts were being made to transfer Sikh prisoners to Punjab jails, wherever possible. They can then be released on parole. Of 20 prisoners, six are lodged in Delhi, UP and Rajasthan jails and 14 are lodged in state jails. The government is also contemplating to set up a parole board.
Farmers arrested for water theft A case of an organised theft of water from non-perennial southern canal by affluent farmers has come to the fore in the district. A number of pipes laid from the canal to the fields in an illegal manner has been seized. Official sources said rich farmers of villages in the politically influential Jalalabad constituency had allegedly been stealing water for many years in connivance with officials of the Irrigation Department. A police team, led by Khui Khera SHO and SDO, Irrigation, Pawan Bishnoi, seized pipes and motors from different locations. Those booked included Hari Chand and Mahinder Kumar, who reportedly owed allegiance to the Akali Dal. They have been booked under Section 379 IPC, Section 70 of the Canals Act and Section 3 of the Punjab Prevention of Damage to Property Act. The remaining six farmers are yet to be identified. Bishnoi said the department had issued challans to 19 farmers and police action against them was yet to be taken. The sources said some farmers from villages located at the tail end of the canal, led by former MLA Mohinder Kumar Rinwa, had informed Deputy Commissioner Isha Kalia about the water theft, following which action was taken. At Shajrana village, it was found that some farmers had installed motors and laid pipes many feet below the land, between the canal and their fields.
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Officials raid Dera man’s house in Kotkapura Special investigation team (SIT) recovered used cartridges of .32 bore pistol as investigation continuing in a sacrilege case, the SIT raided the house of Mohinder Pal Bittu, a state committee member of Dera Sacha Sauda, at Kotkapura on Wednesday. Bittu is in police custody. House of Sukhjinder Singh, a follower of The SIT recovered 28 used Dera Sacha Sauda in Kotkapura cartridges of a revolver and a book on the life of a Sikh nothing objectionable was found. Kanda was Guru. arrested on June 8. Khatra said: “We can’t RS Khatra, DIG, and SIT head, claimed divulge more details since the CBI is probing the religious book was lying in a shoe rack. these cases.” Meanwhile, Sikh hardliners The SIT members also searched the house of asked the CM to come out with the progress Sukhjinder Singh, alias Sunny Kanda, another of the investigation in sacrilege cases. dera follower, besides raiding the shopping mall of the dera at Kotkapura. However,
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India, China in talks to form bloc against Opec India and China, which together accounted for almost 17% of world oil consumption last year, are working on combining their shopping carts with a view to challenging Opec’s capability to play havoc with crude prices and seek better bargains from the cartel of oil exporting countries, especially its West Asian members. The two sides kicked off formal talks in Beijing on Monday for forming an oil buyers’ club + . The development is likely to weigh on Opec energy ministers, who are expected to discuss a plan to end the production cut deal later this month. The talks come within less than two months of oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan proposing an alliance between Indian and Chinese state-run oil companies for a greater say in the market.
Sources told TOI that the two countries were looking at working together rather than competing. “The timing is right. The boom in US oil and gas production gives us greater leverage against Opec,” an official said. “As consumers, we have certain mutual interests. We agreed to promote (businessto-business) cooperation… and we are hopeful that in future buyers will be able to dictate prices,” oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said after meeting China National Petroleum Corporation chairman Wang Yilin and Li Fanrong, deputy administrator of China’s National Energy Administration, on the sidelines of the 16th International Energy Forum ministerial round in April. Pradhan, however, did acknowledge there would be “fair competition in some areas as it happens in business”, an oblique reference to acquisition of overseas oil and gas fields.
Absconding jeweller Nirav Modi flees to Brussels, believed to be travelling on Singapore passport Nirav Modi is understood to have jumped on a plane and fled to Brussels on Tuesday or Wednesday, immediately after front-page reports in the media that he was in London seeking political asylum + and that the Indian high commission was awaiting formal confirmation of his presence from the British government. The diamond merchant, wanted in India’s biggestever banking scam, is said to be travelling in and out of the UK freely, possibly on a Singapore passport, not an Indian one. CBI had requested Interpol for a red corner notice + against Nirav Modi and his brother Nishal, a Belgian national. On Tuesday, a special court in Mumbai had issued a non-bailable warrant against
the diamantaire and his family members. “He travelled to Brussels on Tuesday or Wednesday, straight after the story revealing he was in Mayfair,” a source close to the Indian government said. “The Indian government has been informed by Interpol that there has been no movement detected on his Indian passport since March 31 so he is definitely not using his Indian passport. If he is on a Singapore passport, the Indian government can’t do anything as the non-bailable warrant is against his Indian passport. They would need to put pressure on the Singapore government. This leads to an issue between the Indian government and Interpol,” the source said.
Congress party hosts Iftar dinner - but Pak High Commissioner was not invited A cautious Congress did not extend the Iftar invitation to the Pakistan High Commissioner to India this time, even as the rest of the neighbourhood was represented. In all 48 diplomatic representatives of various countries attended the Iftar party which Congress president Rahul Gandhi hosted last evening at a local luxury hotel here. The attendance of diplomats was the highest ever at any Iftar ever hosted by the party, sources said. Invitations were not sent to Pakistan and Israel. The Palestinian Ambassador was very much there. Asked why the Pakistan High Commissioner was
left out of the guest list, a senior Congress leader said, “The Congress was careful with the invitations. Since India has not resumed the dialogue process with Pakistan, we did not invite them.” Also, only yesterday morning four BSF personnel were killed in unprovoked firing by Pakistan in the Samba sector. The Congress may also have been careful about the Pakistan invitation after PM Narendra Modi talked of a private dinner attended by former PM Manmohan Singh and former Pakistan Foreign Secretary during the Gujarat Assembly elections.
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Bangladesh gov’t defends war against drugs Bangladesh says Akramul Haque was a meth kingpin who died after opening fire at police, one of 130 accused dealers killed in murky late-night shootouts in an increasingly bloody war on drugs. But his wife has gone public with tapes that she says prove her husband was murdered in a set-up, causing a sensation in Bangladesh as the police crackdown faces its first real scrutiny. Ayesha Begum says the phone conversations she recorded with Haque on the night he died contradict the official narrative — that he was armed and shot at police, who returned fire in self-defence. “They killed him in cold blood,”
Begum told AFP from Teknaf in southeast Bangladesh, where her husband, a local councillor, was gunned down on May 27. “They said it was a shootout. But his hands were tied when he was killed. Someone was told to untie his hands after he was shot,” she said, describing what she heard over the phone. AFP has listened to the audio but cannot independently verify that the voices belong to Haque, his wife and young daughter. Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan said police had copies of the recordings and were investigating, but would not elaborate.
19 months jail for former Maldev president and sitting chief justice A court in the Maldives on Wednesday convicted former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the sitting chief justice for obstruction of justice and sentenced them to 19 months in prison. The trials are widely seen as part of a plan by President Abdulla Yameen to tighten his grip on power ahead of elections in September at which he seeks a second five-year term against an opposition yet to decide on a single candidate. The government denies this. The country of 400,000 people is popular with
Jumma (Friday) prayers,” police said. See the crooked mentality of these people who don’’t spare even the Namajis and give Eidi on the death platter on the pious eve of Eid They have cast a slur on the fair name of their religion.Read MoreDilbag Rai The police did not immediately confirm the motive for the killing. The latest killing mirrors the murder of another Awami League activist in April over an internal conflict in the same area.
Suicide bomber kills 5 policemen in Afghanistan
tourists but has seen political unrest since its first democratically elected leader, Mohamed Nasheed, was forced to quit amid a police mutiny in 2012. Nasheed was convicted of terrorism charges in 2015 and sentenced to 13 years after a trial criticized as unfair. Gayoom, who is the country’s longest serving leader, Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and Supreme Court Justice Ali Hameed were found guilty on Wednesday after they were charged for refusing to hand over their mobile phones for a police investigation.
Afghan national with Rs 10.86 crore foreign currency arrested in India Customs authorities seized undeclared foreign currency worth Rs 10.86 crore from an Afghan national bound for Dubai from the airport here on Wednesday. On suspicion, Customs personnel intercepted the man and checked his baggage resulting in the recovery of US dollars and Saudi Riyals totalling Rs 10.86 crore, Customs Commissioner Sumit Kumar said. The passenger has been detained
Awami League leader shot dead after prayers A senior leader of Bangldesh’s ruling Awami League was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside a mosque in Dhaka’s Badda area when he was returning home after Friday prayers. Farhad Ali, general secretary of the ruling Awami League’s Badda Union wing, died on the spot as bullets pierced his chest and head. Two men opened fire on Farhad from their motorbike outside Baitus Salam Jame Mosque in Badda area, known for gangland violence and turf wars, a police officer told mediapersons. “Farhad was shot dead on the spot when he was leaving the mosque after
for further interrogation, he added. During the financial year 2017-18, the Air Customs here had booked 254 cases involving seizure of foreign currencies, commercial goods and approximately 87 kg of gold, the official said. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. Read more India news in English and other languages.
At least five policemen were killed by a suicide bomber using a military Humvee in Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province, an official said Tuesday. Arif Noori, the governor’s spokesman in Ghazni, said 26 others including a district governor and 18 police were wounded in the attack in Muqar district. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The Humvee was taken earlier from Afghan forces by Taliban fighters in a separate attack, said Noori. Also on Tuesday, the Islamic State group in
a statement claimed responsibility for another attack carried out Monday outside the Rural Rehabilitation and Development Ministry in the capital Kabul as employees were leaving work, killing 12 people. Afghan officials said more than 30 others were wounded. The Taliban have agreed to a cease-fire coinciding with the three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramzan. The holiday is set to begin later this week. The IS affiliate is not included in the cease-fire.
Nepal PM to visit China for talks on economic corridor
Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will be visiting China next week in the hope of confirming plans for a China-Nepal Economic Corridor under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative. Oli, who will be in China from June 19 to 24, would meet President Xi Jinping and other leaders during his visit, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a media briefing here. Last weekend, India was the only member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation which refused to endorse the BRI during the SCO meet that was attended by PM Narendra
Modi. Other members, like Russia, Pakistan and the Central Asian countries, had supported it. The planned corridor would further reduce Nepal’s reliance on India and shift the balance of influence towards China in an area of military importance. Beijing also hopes to soften Indian resistance towards the BRI, either by persuasion or through pressure by creating major infrastructure in the neighbourhood. Geng said China and Nepal are comprehensive cooperative partners, enjoying generation-togeneration friendship and development of bilateral ties has been taking place with sound momentum.
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Four new agencies authorized to conduct vehicles inspection The Land Transport Authority has contracted four new companies who can conduct vehicle inspections. These agencies include Asco Motors Labasa, Carpenters Motors Lautoka, Motorrex Fiji Limited in Nadi and Kia Motors in Suva. The four companies have met the 85% compliance requirement to get an Assistant
Motor Vehicle Inspector licence. LTA now has 15 agencies altogether who can inspect motor vehicles. These companies have state of the art facilities which include specialized equipment and experts who have graduated from the Fiji National University who can conduct vehicle inspections.
Jay Dhir Singh convicted of contempt of scandalizing the court TS Employees Trust Chairman, Jay Dhir Singh has been found guilty of contempt of scandalising the courts. High Court Judge, Justice Mohamed Ajmeer has ruled that Singh has to pay summarily assessed costs of $4,500 to each applicant, totaling $9,000. The applicants were the Attorney General and Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji.
The hearing in penalty and mitigation has been adjourned to 10.30am on the 3rd of July. The case was taken up by the Attorney General’s Office. Singh made comments in a ATS Employees Trust press conference in Nadi that the judiciary is controlled by one minister. Singh made these comments on the 19th of January.
Fijian Government buys plot in Kenya to bury father and son The Fijian Government has purchased a plot in Kitale, Kenya, where the bodies of the late Pastor Sakaraia Mataka and his son Paula will be laid to rest on Friday. President and founder for the Christian Mission Fellowship International Reverend Suliasi Kurulo has expressed his appreciation to Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama. In a statement, the CMFI said the bodies of the father and his son would be transported by road to Kitale from Nairobi tomorrow morning accompanied by church pastors and bishops. It stated that the Head of Fiji Mission in Addis Ababa, Mosese Tikoitoga, and his spouse accompanied by the First Secretary would also be attending the funeral. “There has also been support received from
Fiji nationals in Africa and also in the British Army based in Kenya,” the statement said. Delegations from Fiji and around the world
A Taveuni woman who is alleged to have been murdered by a man has been described by those who knew her as a ‘big hearted person’. Adi Ema Bale died on Sunday in Somosomo after witnesses alleged that an argument had broken out between her and a man. The man, whom Police have advised not to name at this time, is believed to have turned himself in to the Police in Taveuni after the incident. Bulouloga Dimuri, a close friend of the deceased, and who was there when the alleged incident took place, said the tragedy has become the talk of the island. “She will deeply be missed by her close families and friends. She was a big hearted person,” Ms Dimuri said. 34-year-old man worked at Value City at Somosomo in Taveuni Island and has four children. This is a recall of the incident by Ms Dimuri who was interviewed over the phone. “What plan could this have been a part of, what possible meaning or lesson can be learned from this?”
She said the incident broke out while Ms Bale was doing the laundry and the man was drinking homemade brew. “While I am speaking to your over the phone, my body is shivering with fear as I witnessed the incident,” she said. “It was a normal Sunday afternoon here on the island; Ms Ema was doing her laundry while the man was enjoying homemade brew by himself. “An argument broke out between them; she walked into the room to fold their clothes. The man walked into the kitchen took hold of the kitchen knife. She said soon after, the 34-year-old man went to an aunt’s home and allegedly told her of the incident. “The aunty was shocked to hear of what he did. He asked the aunty to look after their four children who will be of good use to her in the near future,” he said. “The aunty promised him that she will look after his four children. Then he told the aunt to rush the woman to the Taveuni hospital. “He turned himself to the Police and told what he did,” he said.
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are arriving into Nairobi for the funeral this Friday, including Pastor Mataka’s two sisters Unaisi Snow and Sainiana Susu. The funeral service will be streamed live on Friday. Mr Mataka and his son were among 10 others who were on board the 5y_CAC Cessna aircraft that crashed in Kenya last Tuesday.
Woman tells court why she set her husband alight A woman who is standing trial for allegedly setting her husband alight has informed the court that she had an argument with her husband on how he had used the $150 she had given him.Marianne Premila Devi in her evidence said she had given the money to her husband to repair the taxi windscreen but he used instead on alcohol. She also claimed that her husband provoked her to burn him because he was telling her to burn him after she threw a bowl
Altercation led to woman’s murder police say
of kerosene on him. Ms Devi is charged with one count of murder.The alleged incident took place on November 16, 2016. Ms Devi allegedly threw a bowl of kerosene on her husband from head to toe and set him on fire. Her husband allegedly suffered thirddegree burns and died on November 24, 2016. High Court judge Justice Salesi Temo will sum up the case to the three assessors next Tuesday.
Heavy police presence at the Vatukoula Gold Mine Ltd agitated mine workers who raised grievances about their working conditions this week. The workers’ representatives have been meeting with the mine management team since Monday and were surprised when bus loads of police officers descended into the mine area. The workers were concerned about the two deaths at the mine over the past 12 months and what they claimed was the electrocution of four workers last week in one of the shafts. When a team from this newspaper arrived at Vatukoula Gold Mine Ltd yesterday, bus loads of police officers were at the mine. Three police trucks carrying police officers patrolled the area for a few hours in the morning. Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro said Police were at the mine to maintain peace between the two parties. She said an internal matter had eventuated with the DPC West being called in to attend a meeting between the company and the
workers’ representatives. Yesterday, she said Police would not comment any further on the issue and maintained their earlier statement. Fiji Trades Union Congress general secretary Felix Anthony said he was aware of the issues at the mine. “The mine workers are our members and we have been trying to negotiate a collective agreement with the company for the past year and a half and things have not been successful,” Mr Anthony said. “Our members are working in atrocious conditions and quite apart from the safety aspect, there has also been no wage increase for quite a number of years. “And the recent deaths and accidents are testaments to the dangerous conditions these workers are forced under.
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Saturday, June 16, 2018
Former chief justice challenges Imran’s eligibility to hold office over ‘love child’ row Former chief justice of Pakistan Iftikhar M. Chaudhry challenges Tehreek-i-Insaf party (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s eligibility to hold public office over allegations that he fathered a “love child” out of wedlock. Chaudhry claimed that Imran Khan is the father of 26-year-old Tyrian White, daughter of the deceased British millionaire Sita White. Following the libellous content in the manuscript of the upcoming book by Khan’s ex-wife Reham Khan, this is yet another blow to the cricketer-turnedpolitician ahead of the July 25 elections. In 1997, Tyrian’s mother Sita had won a
default judgment in a paternity suit against Khan in a Los Angeles court after Khan refused to provide DNA samples to verify or refute paternity. In an interview Justice Chaudhry said his party, Pakistan Justice and Democratic Party, would file objections against Khan’s nomination papers in which he had mentioned only his sons. “We shall take the case against him in the Supreme Court,” he said, invoking the legal precedent which disqualifies politicians for dishonesty. Responding to Chaudhry’s allegations, PTI’s spokesperson, Fawad Chaudhry called it a desperate bid of a former judge to get attention.
Charanjit’s killer arrested Alleged murderer of Sikh rights activist and inter-faith harmony advocate Charanjit Singh was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday. Charanjit was killed on May 29 when a lone gunman barged into his grocery store and shot him. A statement by the CTD claimed that an operation was conducted in the Ghalla Mandi area of Peshawar and the alleged killer, identified as Sheheryar Sultan, was arrested. An investigation officer confirmed to The
Express Tribune that the activist was killed for failing to pay extortion. “The suspect is part of a criminal group involved in extortion,” he said adding that they team has also found evidence of Charanjit previously paying extortion money. Singh lived a very public second life and was a scholar and activist promoting interfaith harmony. Charanjit Singh last rites performed Singh had migrated to the provincial capital in the early 1970’s for business and hailed from the Sadda region of
Supreme Court upholds death sentence for child killer Supreme Court upheld death sentence for man who killed eight children, including 7-year-old girl whose rape and murder drew nationwide condemnation. Tuesday’s court order came months after Mohammad Imran challenged his death sentence following sentencing in February, claiming his trial was not fair. He still has the right to seek clemency from President
Mamnoon Hussain. Imran was arrested in January after he raped and killed 7-year-old Zainab Ansari and threw her body into a garbage dump in the city of Kasur in eastern Punjab province. His arrest at the time brought to light seven more killings, prompting Pakistanis to demand he be publicly executed.
Court mocks Musharraf’s background as a commando Supreme Court gave former military ruler, President Pervez Musharraf a deadline until Thursday afternoon to present himself in the court in the lifetime disqualification case against him, wondering how can a commando be so afraid to return to his country. Chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar, who is heading a three-judge bench hearing Musharraf ’s appeal against his 2013 disqualification by the Peshawar High Court, warned that if the
former president does not show up in court by 2 pm on Thursday, a decision would be taken in the case according to law, the Dawn reported. Last week, the apex court had allowed Musharraf, 74, to file nomination papers to contest the July 25 general elections on the condition that he would appear in person before the court in Lahore to attend the hearing in the case.
Election Commission rejects Hazif Saeed’s MML as political party Election Commission on Wednesday Soomro, today decided against allowing the rejected an application by the MML to be registered as a political Milli Muslim League (MML), the party. In its short order, the bench political face of Mumbai attack said that the decision had been mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s Jamattaken in light of observations of the Ministry of Interior which had ud-Dawah (JuD), to register it as a expressed its reservations because political party just weeks before the of the party’s links with the banned national polls. JuD leader Saeed. The interior The Election Commission of Hafiz Saeed ministry had opposed enlisting of Pakistan (ECP) was asked by the Islamabad high court (IHC) to review the MML as a political party, arguing that it its decision of last year through which it is an offshoot of the banned JuD. The MML, rejected MML’s registration bid. A four- however, denied that it had any links with member bench of the commission, chaired the JuD or that its chief, Saifuddin Khalid, by its Sindh member Abdul Ghaffar had relations with Saeed.
Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah killed in US drone attack Pakistani Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah has been killed in a U.S.-Afghan airstrike in Afghanistan, a senior Afghan Defence Ministry official said on Friday. An official at the NATO-led Resolute Support mission confirmed Fazlullah was killed on Thursday. The U.S. military said in Washington on Thursday it had carried out a strike aimed at a senior militant figure in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar, which is on the Pakistani border, and one U.S. official said the target was believed to be Fazlullah. ‘We are waiting for Pakistan to act’: Afghanistan criticizes
neighbour after deadly attacks Fazlullah was Pakistan’s most-wanted militant, notorious for attacks including a 2014 school massacre that killed 132 children and the 2012 shooting of schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was later awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. “I confirm that Mullah Fazlullah, leader of the Pakistani Taliban, has been killed in an joint air operation in the border area of Marawera district of Kunar province,” Mohammad Radmanish of the Afghan Defence Ministry told Reuters. He said the airstrike was carried out at about 9 a.m. on Thursday.
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An Anne Arundel Circuit Court judge affirmed Tuesday that Krishanti Vignarajah is eligible to run in Maryland’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, following a lawsuit by a Baltimore County man who sought to remove her name from the ballot. Douglas Horn alleged that the time Vignarajah spent living and voting in the District should disqualify her because Maryland requires that its governor be a resident of the state for five years before the election. Judge Alison L. Asti dismissed Horn’s request for declaratory judgment because it was “untimely,” according to a signed court order. Maryland law requires that
Democratic candidate Krishanti Vignarajah with her running mate challenges to eligibility based on residency be filed within nine days of the filing deadline, which was Feb. 27. Asti denied the request “in less than 30 minutes,” Vignarajah’s campaign said in a news release.
NRI woman running for mayor in Israel If Israel elects its first mayor of Indian origin this year, Vadodara will have its named etched in history forever. Dr Ricky Shay is the first person of Indian origin to run for the mayor’s post in Ashkelon, one of the big cities of Israel. She was inspired to run for the post while working for the twin city pact between Vadodara and Ashkelon. After the Vadodara-Ashkelon pact was signed some years ago, I began working on several programmes that were organized to bring these cities closer,” Shay told TOI. “Before this pact, there was little contact with India. I came to Vadodara and met many people there. When I connected to
my Indian roots and culture that is based on values of giving, patience, and tolerance, I decided to run for the mayor’s post.” Shay, who is a city council member, played an important role when a cultural and musical festival was organized by the Vadodara-based Friends of Israel in Ashkelon last year. “Shay came in contact with many people in her city who suggested that she is doing very well as a city council member and hence she should run for the mayor’s post,” said Nikitin Contractor, the convener of Friends of Israel. “In a way, the twin city pact did inspire her.” Shay has worked as a lecturer and academic director.
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NRI chef sacked from Dubai hotel over anti-Islam tweet Atul Kochhar (pictured) an Indian-origin chef in UAE (United Arab Emirates), was sacked by Dubai hotel after he courted controversy by posting anti-Islam tweet that caused outrage on the social media. Kochhar, 48, the second Indian to receive a Michelin star, is well known for his Rang Mahal restaurant at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, Dubai. He caused a furore after taking a dig at Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra over an episode in American television series ‘Quantico’ that purportedly portrayed Hindu nationalists as terrorists. “Following the recent comments made by Chef Atul Kochhar, we have taken the decision to end our agreement with him for Rang Mahal. With the termination of our agreement, Chef Atul will no longer be associated with
the restaurant,” Bill Keffer, general manager of the hotel, was quoted as saying by the Gulf News. According to the hotel, the restaurant will continue to operate without the chef ’s affiliation. “At the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai we pride ourselves on creating a culture of diversity and inclusion for our guests and associates across the hotel and our restaurants. We also remain committed to delivering the traditional culinary experience and high service standards that Rang Mahal is renowned for,” the hotel statement added. Reacting to the hotel’s move, Kochhar said he was “deeply upset” by the hotel’s decision to cut ties with him.
‘NRI husbands’ may soon lose assets, passports The government is considering changes in the law to enable confiscation of an absconding NRI husband’s share of joint property and prevention of alienation of commonly held land to build pressure on delinquent spouses who refuse to answer court summons. Spurred by reports of several cases, many from Punjab, of “NRI husbands” who marry women promising an attractive lifestyle but turn deserters soon after, a group of ministers has shortlisted possible measures that will act as a deterrent and also help deliver justice to wives in distress. These measures include a dedicated website for putting up unanswered summonses which will be set up by the ministry of external affairs. If husbands facing legal action refuse to answer or evade summonses, these will be deemed to have been served once they appear
on this website. This is to deal with offenders who move countries and sometimes change identities to evade the legal process. Also under consideration are strict measures like revocation of passports in case of husbands who fail to respond to summonses and declaring them absconders. Compulsory registration of NRI marriages within 48 hours of a wedding being solemnised is another measure that will be put on fast track now. The development is significant as the GoM, comprising of senior ministers like Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh, Maneka Gandhi and Ravi Shankar Prasad, felt that there is a strong need to find solutions, even innovative ones, to tighten the law and bring the non-resident Indian offenders to book. Singh chaired the deliberations.
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He may be one of the most money minting stars of Bollywood, but when it comes to choosing scripts Salman Khan trusts his instincts. The actor, who has blockbusters like ‘Dabangg’, ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ and ‘Sultan’ to his credit, said he immediately gives his nod to a project if it excites him. Salman said in an interview, “The only films I want to do as soon as possible are the ones which satisfy me. I want to do something which I instantly like. I take up films only if they instantly excite me. If something is narrated to me and I am like ‘I will tell you tomorrow’ or ‘I need some time to think’, it’s never happening.� The actor, however, made an exception for his Eid release ‘Race 3’. Salman added, “The only film I have done like that is ‘Race 3’. That too because I instantly loved the script, barring one or two points.� Talking about his upcoming projects, Salman confirms there is a film with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali in the pipeline, with whom he has worked in ‘Khamoshi: The Musical’, ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ and ‘Saawariya’.
Priyanka Chopra made history by becoming the first Indian actor to get a leading role on an American prime-time TV show. However, Deadline is reporting that Chopra, 35, is now
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A hit Bollywood film described as India’s answer to Sex and the City is causing controversy for its depiction of women masturbating, having casual sex and smoking. Veere Di Wedding, Hindi for Friend’s Wedding, is a buddy comedy about four childhood friends who live in Delhi’s upmarket In the film “Veere Di Weddingâ€? female ‘me-time’ has southern neighbourhoods and made headlines around the globe. reunite for one of their weddings. has been organised against the film and Bhaskar One is desperately seeking a in particular, one of the few Bollywood actors to husband, another going through a divorce, regularly speak out against intolerance, sexual one has eloped and now has a child and the harassment and religious nationalism. other is about to be married to a man she is Bhaskar told the Guardian she had been unsure whether she loves. expecting some backlash. “We have a culture The women drink, flaunt their wealth, of silence around female desire and sexuality have sex and swear, and in the film’s most which is pretty pervasive,â€? she said. “It’s the first controversial scene the actor Swara Bhaskar’s time Hindi cinema is owning up to the fact that character masturbates using a vibrator – the women are pleasuring themselves.â€? first time such a scene has appeared in Hindi India’s film censorship board is notoriously cinema. conservative. It cut kissing scenes from the most The film also stars Kareena Kapoor, recent James Bond movie and this week bannned Sonam Kapoor and Shikha Talsania and was the Hollywood film Love, Simon, which depicts produced by Ekta Kapoor, who is known for a teenage gay relationship. The scene depicting creating films aimed at women with strong Bhaskar’s estranged husband walking in on her female casts. It has drawn huge audiences, as she masturbates survived the censors, but her earning $7.8m (ÂŁ5.8m) in India since its 1 vibrator was ordered to be blurred out. Bhaskar June release, according to Box Office India. shrugged off the criticism, but said she was more The masturbation scene has been criticised surprised at objections to scenes of women on social media. In one widely circulated smoking, drinking and swearing. “I thought post on Twitter, a person claims to have that was common enough in urban India now, taken his grandmother to the film and says especially among empowered or working they were embarrassed and ashamed. The women,â€? she said. “We, like men, sometimes same language was used in dozens of other do unwind with a smoke or alcohol. tweets, raising suspicions that a campaign
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Film: ‘Race 3’
Salman Khan is back with a treat for his fans this Eid on Friday, June 15, and they are lapping it up. If the early reviews from fans are anything to go by, Salman has delivered another “sure-shot blockbuster” with Race 3. Race 3 releases in the United Arab Emirates, and many Twitter users have already given their verdict. Check out some of the tweets: #RACE3 is a Blockbuster Saga , One of the best from the Super Star himself @ BeingSalmanKhan , it has the word SUPER HIT written all it , detailed review later today !!! Directed by Remo D’Souza, the third installment of the popular Race franchise will have Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez reuniting on the big screen after their 2014 hit, Kick. Joining Salman and Jacqueline in the film are Bobby Deol, Daisy Shah, Anil Kapoor, Saqib Saleem and Freddy Daruwala. Buzz is that the makers of Race 3 are laughing all the way to the bank, with the film having recovered its production costs even
before it hit the screens. Race has beat Aamir Khan’s Dangal to fetch the highest satellite deal for a Bollywood film ever. According to reports, the satellite rights of the film have been sold for a staggering Rs 130 crore. Meanwhile, advance booking trends look extremely promising, and several shows are already sold out. Trade analysts are expecting Salman’s film to earn anything between Rs 3035 crore on its opening day, and at least Rs 100 crore in the first weekend. What fans say.... 5 stars from my side !!! ***** Ejaz Waris (@drejazwaris) June 14, 2018 Today my mom n dad watched #Race3 #Sharjah with packed house,he said SALMAN hamesha ke tarah chahh gya! @ BeingSalmanKhan biggest entertainer Rajesh Seth (@iRajeshSeth) June 14, 2018 #Race3 review : It’s a shocker from @ remodsouza . Complete entertainer. Superb visuals. Great action sequences. Must not be missed. KB (@LazyMoviesta) June 14, 2018 Watched #Race3 with sister and her kids. Fantastic mind-blowing excellent... Another Highest Grosser nd 300cr film Congo @BeingSalmanKhan ?? Ahuja Jain (@Ahuja_Jain) June 14, 2018
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March 21 - April 20 On Tuesday, restless Mercury moves into Cancer and your family and domestic sector, which can be excellent for getting organized, especially if you’re planning any DIY projects or other household jobs. Wednesday’s new moon in your communication zone can be a great opportunity to start a project or make key
and things could fall into place more easily as a result. It’s not all about work, though.
Taurus
April 21 - May 20 Chatty Mercury glides into Cancer and your sector of communication on Tuesday, so the coming weeks can be helpful for learning, teaching, and putting down your thoughts. This can also be an excellent time for networking and making valuable connections.
might be ready for a fresh start, and if so, the new moon in your money zone can help you get organized.
Gemini
May 20 - June 21 Lively Mercury, your ruler, moves into Cancer and your money zone on Tuesday,
order. A little planning and organization might go a long way toward helping you feel more in control. This week’s new moon in your sign on Wednesday is the best of the year for you. It can be the perfect chance to make a fresh start.
Cancer
June 22 - July 23
Chatty Mercury moves into your sign on Tuesday, and its presence here can encourage you to speak out, particularly concerning any important issues. Lively Mercury in Cancer can provide an excellent opportunity to discuss matters that need to be bought out into the open. Doing so could prove to be something of a relief. However, you and another may not see eye to eye at week’s end.
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June 24 - August 23
your feelings from Tuesday on, when the planet of talk and thought moves into your spiritual sector. Expressive Mercury’s presence here can encourage you to explore emotions that may have been bubbling away for some time. By working through them, you could feel so much better in yourself. The new moon in your social sector on Wednesday could see you taking advantage of opportunities to join groups or connect with certain people.
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August 24 - Sept 24 With feisty Mars presently moving through your lifestyle sector, you might be motivated to implement a few healthier habits. It might be in your best interests to start gradually, though. With
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Sept. 24 - Oct 22 This week, you could be either giving or asking for advice regarding a career goal or personal ambition. Expressive Mercury moves into a more prominent sector of your chart on Tuesday, so it could be helpful to network with the right people. If you’re generous enough to share your own experiences, this would make a good impression. Midweek, the new moon in your sector of far horizons could be a turning point.
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You could experience a change of pace this week when thoughtful Mercury moves out of your sector of relating and into a more emotional zone in your chart on Tuesday. You could be more deeply connected to your instincts, which might provide some valuable guidance. The new moon in your relationship zone can bring an opportunity to make key changes to a close bond.
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discuss important issues with your partner or other key people. Chatty Mercury’s move into your relationships zone on that day can help you connect with your feelings and express them more easily. Holding important conversations could lead to the breakthrough you’ve been hoping for. The new moon in your lifestyle sector on Wednesday could set a new pace regarding a key project or perhaps your job.
Aquarius
Jan 21 - Feb 19 Inquisitive Mercury glides into your lifestyle sector on Tuesday, so you could be eager to get organized, particularly if you’re running behind on plans or projects. While approaching your routines with a logical mind can be helpful, paying attention to your intuition could also save you time. If you’ve been waiting for the right time to begin a creative project or kick-start a budding romance, Wednesday could be your day.
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enjoying the chance to spend time with your nearest and dearest. And the new moon in this same sector midweek can be a positive starting point for any new projects or ideas you have planned. Whatever you want to do, making a move now can enable everything to fall into place more easily. If you’ve been hoping to )
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Sanjay Dutt spends time with survivors of acid attack Actor Sanjay Dutt says acid attack survivors are real-life heroes and an inspiration to all. Sanjay Dutt visits Sheroes Hangout cafe here after receiving an invite from the team through Twitter. Overwhelmed by the invitation, he made sure to spend some quality time with acid attack survivors who run the cafĂŠ. “They are real-life heroes, and these strong women are an inspiration to all of us. They have shown unwavering strength to fight and survive in the most difficult situations,â€? Sanjay Dutt said in a statement to IANS. “It is truly an honor to be receiving the love and support of such beautiful souls,â€? he added. Dutt is shooting for the Hindi remake of the Telugu cult classic
“Prasthaanam� here. To be produced by Sanjay Dutt Productions, the film is being remade in Hindi by filmmaker Deva Katta, who also helmed the original. The shooting began on June 1 on Dutt’s mother and late actress Nargis’ birth anniversary. The film also stars Satyajeet Dubey, Ali Fazal, Manisha Koirala and Amyra Dastur. Film career spanning more than 38 years, Sanjay Dutt won two Filmfare Awards, two IIFA Awards, two Bollywood Movie Awards, three Screen Awards, three Stardust Awards, a Global Indian Film Award and a Bengal Film Journalist’s Association Award. Four of his films have won various National Film Awards. Sanjay Dutt made his Bollywood movie debut with the box office hit Rocky in 1981. He went on to star in Vidhaata, the highest grossing Hindi film of 1982 along with the super hit Main Awara Hoon (1983).
Lisa Haydon Elisabeth Marie Haydon was born in Chennai, to Venkat, a Tamil and an Australian mother, Bernadette Maria Haydon. Her sister model turned DJ Malika Haydon, one half of the DJ duo Nina & Malika. [3] Haydon lived in Australia and the United States, before moving back to India in 2007 to pursue modelling. Elisabeth Marie “Lisa� Haydon born 17 June 1986 actor, model, fashion designer, and actress, who mainly appears in her acting debut with a supporting role in the 2010 romantic comedy Aisha and received critical praise for her performance in the comedy-drama Queen, which garnered wide recognition and a Best Supporting Actress nomination at Filmfare, among other accolades. Haydon later starred in the commercially successful romantic comedy Housefull 3 and had a brief role in the Karan Johar-directed romantic drama Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (both 2016). She is a model in India and internationally. She appears on several popular Magazine covers
such as Grazia (India), Cosmopolitan (magazine), Maxim, Elle (India), Verve (magazine), Vogue India, Femina (India), FHM (magazine), Hello! (magazine), and Rampwalk
appearance at Lakme Fashion Week, the no. 1 fashion show in India. Haydon wanted to be a yoga teacher at the age of 18. Studying psychology on the side, she took her friend’s suggestion to pursue modelling to pay for the classes and rent. She started modelling in Australia
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Aamir Khan to launch Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vishwaroop 2’ Aamir Khan will digitally launch the trailer of the Hindi version of Kamal Haasan’s bilingual “Vishwaroop 2� on June 11. The Telugu version of the trailer will be launched by Jr NTR and the Tamil version by Shruti Haasan digitally. The film, directed and produced by Kamal -- who is also its lead actor -- is shot in Tamil and Hindi. It is also dubbed in Telugu. Its Hindi version will be presented by Rohit Shetty and Reliance Entertainment. Kamal Haasan said in a statement: “I am extremely happy that we are coming out with the trailer of ‘Vishwaroop 2’. I have to thank
you all for the patience you have had for this sequel, and the constant love and support has not gone unnoticed. “This film is very close to me, and everyone who is a part of this film has worked very hard... It is the faith of the people in our work that makes us stronger. I hope you all like what we have made with love and passion for you all.�
Why Rajinikanth’s ‘Kaala’ makes the film hotter? Here’s the trailer of Rajinikanth’s “Kaala (The King Of Dharavi).� The film also features Nana Patekar and Huma Qureshi in pivotal roles. For the first time, Rajinikanth and Patekar will be seen in a face-off in this P. Ranjith political drama set in the backdrop of Dharavi. Here are five reasons why the trailer of this bilingual film makes the product hotter than it already is as a Dhanush production starring his GBUIFS JO MBX t *O )JOEJ no film has worked big when set in Dharavi, come mainstream (“Dayavan�), offbeat (“Dharavi�) or foreign (“Beyond The Clouds�). This one, given Rajini’s current status, seems set to break the jinx. t ć F USBJMFS JT UBOUBMJ[JOHMZ TIPSU seconds) and leaves you asking for more.
t 3BKJOJLBOUI T i w has been delayed, and the anticipation for the star’s ‘darshan’(glimpse) is at an all-time high. t /BOB 1BUFLBS JT a powerhouse actor, and after eons, we see Rajinikanth cast opposite another male star of high calibre. In Hindi, his last such film was “Hum� with Amitabh Bachchan JO B GVMM ZFBST ago. Down South, it was “Dalapathy� with Mammooty, also in the T t ć PVHI UIFSF are glimpses of Rajni and Nana separately, there is no sequence of them sharing a frame as antagonists. This leaves, again, a vacuum in audience gratification that will only be fulfilled by watching the film. And, of course, it raises expectations to the sky that these two powerhouse performers are sure to fulfil.
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“Vishwaroop 2� is a sequel to Kamal’s 2013 movie “Vishwaroopam.� It also stars Shekhar Kapur, Waheeda Rehman, Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Jaideep Ahlawat, Nasser, Anant Mahadevan, Yusuf Hussain and Rajendra Gupta. Shetty said it was a matter of pride for him to work with a “legend� like
Kamal. Haasan Reliance Entertainment’s Chief Operating Office Shibasish Sarkar said: “It’s an honor to be a part of Kamal Haasan’s film and representing it in the Hindi cinema is a great feeling.� The film is slated to release this year, and the date of the release will be announced with the trailer launch.
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Vancouver rents stop growing, listings spike amid new taxes and renter protections: data
E-mail: ads@theasianstar.com The trends came amid a bevy of changes at the municipal and provincial levels. In the City of Vancouver, the empty homes tax came into effect earlier this year, and in March, Dinh said he was “cautiously optimistic� that measures such as the tax were “driving more rental stock.� This chart shows the growth of median rental prices with a three-month moving average in Vancouver. This chart shows the growth of median rental prices with a three-month moving average in Vancouver. Other changes have come into effect since then. Last month, the B.C. government changed the Residential Tenancy Act to make landlords give four months’ notice for a legal eviction to end tenancy for demolition, renovation or repair, or conversion, and tenants have 30 days to dispute the notice. This is up from two months. Landlords also have to give renters 12 months of compensatory rent if they end a tenancy under section 49 of the act. This would apply if it is discovered the stated purpose for ending the tenancy has not been accomplished or the rental unit is not used for the stated purpose for at least six months beginning “within a reasonable period after the effective date of the notice.� Then, there was Bill 25 — legislation that requires developers to record assignments and notify the government about them. “Supply is increasing because availability of rentals is inversely related to speculation,� he said. “Now that speculation is cooling down and sales are cratering, someone is left holding the bag and has to rent it out to generate at least some cashflow.�
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ancouver International Airport is starting construction on the next phase of a now-revised, 20-year expansion plan anticipating faster passenger growth that now comes with a $9.1-billion price tag, compared with $5.6 billion in 2017. And speeding up construction will cause the airport authority to consider increasing airportimprovement fees, which YVR officials now boast are the lowest in Canada. “I would hate to give a year figure (for when),” said YVR CEO Craig Richmond. “What if things change? (However,) sometime in the next while, we will have to look at it and be increasing it.” The fee, which was first imposed on passengers in 1993 to pay for capital improvements, sits at $5 for passengers flying in B.C. and $20 for those flying longer distances and, in 2017, YVR collected $159.3 million from those fees. Richmond said record passenger growth over the past few years (YVR broke through the 24-million-passenger level in 2017, a growth of 8.4 per cent) caused the authority to pull $2-billion worth of projects into its 20-year plan that it didn’t expect it would need until after 2037. Forecasts for cost escalation and inflation over 20 years adds another $1.5 billion to the price tag, bringing it to $9.1 billion. Richmond, along with Premier John Horgan and other representatives, broke ground Thursday to start construction on the most-immediate, $500-million phase of its expansion plan. That includes a four-
gate addition to its international flight area, a geothermal heating system and a new parkade. However, Richmond said YVR has now pulled expansions of its domestic and further additions to its international flight areas, which are referred to as piers, into its 20-year plan, which now includes 75 separate projects. The caveat, Richmond said, is that the revised expansion plan depends on YVR hitting its new growth projections. After hitting 24 million passengers in 2017, which brings it close to its previous goal of attracting 25 million by 2020, YVR now expects to see 32 million passengers per year by 2022 And the further gate expansions are anticipated to happen later in the 20-year plan. Additions to the domestic-flights’ B Pier are expected for 2033 and new international gates by 2035. “Although we’ve been on a roll for about the last nine years, things can always happen,” Richmond said. He added that world events could crop up to scale back international air travel, like the SARS virus epidemic of 200203 and 9/11 did in the early 2000s, so YVR will keep its capital plans staged. “If that did
happen, we would stop” construction, Richmond said. One item not in the roster of projects is the addition of a new runway, though Richmond said YVR will continue studying the idea and has taken steps to secure air rights over South Richmond for that eventuality. Response to YVR’s continuing expansion on Sea Island remains mixed in the neighbouring
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municipality of Richmond. Generally, YVR has been a good neighbour, said Marc Jurock, president of the Sea Island Community Association, though not all residents of the small subdivision at the southeast corner of the island adjacent to the airport feel that way. “It’s right down the middle,” Jurock said. “There are some totally against it and there’s others that say we just have to get what we can.” For the City of Richmond, YVR securing the air rights for a possible third runway limits the height of buildings in its city centre, which affects its plans to accommodate higher-density housing, to the consternation of city council.
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Community news South Asian Seniors -- Unique Pot Luck Prepared by Parivar Members, June 16th 2018 (Saturday) from 11.00 am to 2.30 pm at Shanti Niketan Hall. Vedic Seniors Parivar Centre of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society Surrey invites South Asian Senior members to come and participate, to get an unforgettable experience of our unique & favorite of all members, pot luck held every year, to be held on June 16th 2018 ( Saturday ) from 11.00 am to 2.30 pm. You will be stunned to see the variety of home made dishes prepared by the members [ vegetable snacks like Gole Gappe & Papdee
Chaat, vegetable South Indian dishes, Punjabi dishes, Mango Lassi and mouth watering desserts ]. There will be live light entertainment program by our talented Parivar members, starting from 11.45 am and the program is expected to continue up to 2.30 pm at Shanti Niketan hall of Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple 8321 140th street Surrey BC. Project funded by Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program for Hindi speaking seniors. Prior registration required for non members & participants, please contact Surendra Handa Coordinator at 604 - 507 - 9945 for prior registration.
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