The Asian Star November 4 2017

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First snow fall in Metro Vancouver

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ovember has arrived, and so have the snow spells that bedevil B.C.’s highways. On Thursday, Environment Canada said southern interior highway passes could see up to 30 centimetres of snow before the weather tapers off around midnight. At least 10 centimetres are expected in the eastern regions. princeton snow november 2 highwayTrucks stopped for the night in Princeton on Thursday after Highway 3 was closed west of the town due to extreme weather. Several sections of Highways 3, 1, 97C and the Coquihalla were closed temporarily Thursday night. All have since reopened, although traffic advisories are still in effect and drivers are being told to use caution. Snowfall warnings are in effect for the Continued on page 6

Snow blanketed Merto Vancouver early Friday morning, more will come on this weekend.

Delhi police make arrest in alleged plot to assassinate Canadian in Delhi made an arrest Tuesday columnist Tarek Fatah in connection with an alleged plot Police

to kill Tarek Fatah, a Canadian writer and controversial critic of Islamism whose recent rise to fame in India has earned him both admirers and death threats. Delhi police suggested one of the top-ranking members of D-Company, a notorious organized crime outfit in India, ordered two men to kill “a writer and well-known TV personality.” Local media reported that the target was Fatah, a Toronto Sun columnist.

Fatah has been back in Canada since the

South Asian man shot dead, brother wounded in Surrey A South Asian man from Vancouver was killed and his brother injured in a shooting inSurrey on Friday, October 27. Randeep “Randy” Kang, 27, was shot to death about 9 p.m. on Oct. 27 in the 11300-block of Alpen Place. His brother,Gary, was wounded in the attack and remains in hospital. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is looking for witnesses in the case. Cpl. Frank Jang said shortly after the shooting that Surrey RCMP received a call about a dark-coloured SUV

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spring, after finishing production of the first season of his talk show in India, Fatah’s Fatwa, which reportedly became a runaway success for the Zee News channel earlier this year. “I’m relieved I’m in Canada,” Fatah told the Post on Wednesday. “I’d rather have (Justin Trudeau) wearing coloured socks than be in India in front of an assassin’s bullet.”

Police said one of the two men accused in the assassination plan was already arrested in

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Tarek Fatah argues with crowd at a festival in New Delhi.

BC gov’t pilot project to introduce basic income as part of poverty reduction plan

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ritish Columbia is planning to introduce a pilot program that would give some residents a basic income in what will be part of a series of legislative strategies to fight poverty, the minister in charge said Monday.

Poverty Reduction Minister Shane Simpson said his government wants to test the effectiveness of providing people with a basic income to reduce poverty, improve health, employment and

housing prospects. The NDP government is consulting with other jurisdictions that have similar programs. Ontario’s basic income pilot project enrols 400 people, so far Basic income hailed as way to give people chance to chase their dreams Kathleen Wynne’s basic income plan is bread without circuses: Walkom “We’ve been talking with the province of Ontario about their work,” he said at a news conference announcing the

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14-yr-old Sikh boy beaten in Seattle Family claims it was a ‘hate crime’ A 14-year-old Sikh boy was punched and knocked down by his classmate near Seattle in the Washington State with his father claiming that his son was targeted because he is of Indian descent, media reports said.

The boy wearing a traditional Sikh turban was beaten less than a block outside of the city’s Kentridge High School. The assault happened last week and has since drawn outrage from the boy’s family. The boy was attacked by the classmate as someone recorded it and posted it on Snapchat. In the clip, the classmate follows behind the victim and suddenly punches him, knocking him to the ground. The victim is punched several more times as he tries to protect his head and crawl away, the report said.

However, the school district says it was not rooted in hate, but spawned hate speech online. The victim’s father, who declined to be identified, told KIRO-TV he fears his son was targeted because he is of Indian descent and is a Sikh. “I am feeling so, so bad because this happened with my son,” he said. “He never

interacted with this guy. He never know his name, I don’t want to see this happen again with my son or anyone else. I don’t want to see this,” he said. School officials said the attack was not religiously or racially motivated, but was instead a continuation of an earlier classroom dispute. The student who attacked the boy and the student who filmed the encounter will be appropriately punished, said Chris Loftis, communications director for the Kent School District, outside Seattle. Kent School District claims to be one of the most diverse in the country, with more than 27,000 students who speak 150 languages. The case is the latest in a series of troubling incidents of apparent hate crimes, where members of the Indian community have been targeted.

It comes six months after a Sikh man in Kent was shot by someone yelling “Go back to your own country!” at him. Kent is home to many practicing Sikhs.

The 39-year-old victim recovered from a gunshot wound to the arm and told police he did not know the shooter.

RCMP investigating sexual assault at Newton Wave Pool The Surrey RCMP have confirmed they are investigating an allegation that a 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at Newton Wave Pool on Friday afternoon.

“Our investigation has advanced to the point where we can now confirm that our Special Victims Unit is actively investigating this incident,” a Surrey RCMP statement indicated Thursday.

“Investigators have been fully engaged in this file since they were called to the incident of Friday, October 27, and have been in regular contact with the family, who are understandably upset.” Students reminded about ‘stranger danger’ after pre-teen sexually assaulted in Surrey.

Media reported that a father alleged his developmentally delayed daughter was sexually assaulted in the women’s washroom. After that story went online, Corporal Scotty Schumann said Wednesday that police “don’t normally confirm or deny investigations unless there is an investigational or public safety need.

“This is to protect the integrity of an investigation and people who are subject

of an investigation where no charges are laid,” he explained. “We would like to reiterate that our investigators are open to speaking with people directly involved in an investigation and receive any feedback they may have.”

On Thursday, the Surrey RCMP revealed they have a “person of interest” — a young person — and “due to the sensitivities of this investigation, including the age of those involved, the Surrey RCMP will not be disclosing further details about this incident or investigation.”

Police said they believe it to be an “isolated incident” and “do not believe there is any further risk to safety at this point, or previously.

“The Surrey RCMP is sensitive to the very delicate nature of these types of files, particularly when young persons are involved,” Thursday’s statement read. “As such, we are very careful to protect the integrity of these investigations to ensure the privacy of the individuals involved remains intact.”

Gas prices in Metro Vancouver continue to go up If you are unhappy with gas prices in Metro Vancouver hitting $1.45 per litre, you really won’t like Saturday’s prices, says GasBuddy petroleum analyst Dan McTeague.

Thanks to a supply crunch, he predicts the cost of gas will spike again overnight in Metro Vancouver, hitting $1.47.9 per litre.

McTeague says gas has steadily gone up 15 cents a litre in one month, and notes that the region hasn’t seen gas prices this high in three years.

He says the reason has to do with low

supply, a weaker Canadian dollar, and a surging demand in the U.S. for petroleum and diesel. Contributing to low supply is that two of four of Washington State’s oil refineries are shut down for maintenance.

“We just don’t have enough supply in our own backyard to meet demand,” he said.

He predicts Metro Vancouver gas prices, the highest in North America, will continue until about Wednesday or Thursday.

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EDITORIAL

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Gov’t must take action against home grown terrorists Kevin Omar Mohammed of Ontario has just been jailed for four and a half years for supporting terrorism and terrorist organizations overseas. He also went to fight with terrorists in Syria and urged others to do so before running back to the comforts of the welfare and freeunlimited-medical state that is Canada.

How many other would be terrorists like him have gone overseas to create havoc and then returned to Canada? By some estimates, more than 350 young men, mostly those who believe in Islamic terror organizations, ave either gone overseas and returned here or supported terrorist organizations from here in Canada.

But the federal Liberal government is not telling the people of Cnada anything about the whereabouts of these would be

terrorists - where are they living, what are they doing and whether they are a threat to other law abiding citizens of Canada.

The Canadian government has been dealing with these “returned trorrorosts” with kid gloves and, in fact, protecting them. The government should alert the public about these terrorists who have returned to Canada. The government should also lay charges against these people - similar to Mohammed.

But don’t expect much from the federal government of Justin Trudeau. An illegal Somali immigrant and a sworn supporter of terror outfit ISIS, who tried to kill police officers and others in Edmonton, hasn’t even charged with terrorism. He has been charged with driving offences and causing

grievous bodily harm.

This is Justin Trudeau’s Canada for you.

South Asian man shot dead, brother wounded in Surrey’s latest shootin Continued from page 1 on fire on Wellington Drive, a short distance away from the crime scene.

“Investigators believe this vehicle may be related to the homicide and anyone with information about this vehicle is asked to contact the police,” Jang said in a news released.

He said IHIT has taken over the investigation but is working closely with Surrey RCMP and the regional specialized units. Kang and his brothers grew up in southeast Vancouver and have been on police radar for years. Kang was convicted of trafficking in Vancouver on two separate occasions in 2010 and 2012. For the 2010 counts, he got a threeyear conditional sentence and a 10-year firearms prohibition.

After the 2012 convictions, he was sentenced to 15 months of house arrest.

He was also charged with aggravated assault for an incident in April 2016, but all charges were stayed in March 2017 in Vancouver Provincial Court. Kang said “Kang was known to police and associated to gang activity.” “Investigators believe Mr. Kang’s murder was targeted and linked to other gang violence in the Lower Mainland,” he said. “This was a brazen shooting in a residential neighbourhood and a blatant disregard for the safety of the public. There are people who have information about what happened. I urge these individuals to come forward and speak with IHIT so that we can hold those responsible to account.”

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BC gov’t pilot project to introduce basic income as part of poverty reduction plan

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B.C. strategy. “We’re also talking to people in diverse places such as Glasgow, Scotland and Oakland, Calif., where they are doing this work, too. I expect to have more to say about how we proceed with that in the new year.”

“NAFTA has created millions of jobs across the United States,” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, seen here in Washington in a Sept. 6 file photo, said Monday.

Ted Cruz warns of ‘profound damage’ to U.S. economy if Trump kills NAFTA Brandon Stranzl, former CEO of Sears Canada, speaks to media regarding an Ontario court decision to grant the liquidation of the remaining Sears Canada stores across the country.

Former boss breaks silence, says Sears could have been saved Monday’s developments strongly suggested there’s far more damage to come for Trump, seen here on Oct. 25.

Donald Trump just had his worst day in office — and he has more trouble coming: Analysis B.C. currently has the highest poverty rate in Canada based on the federal government’s Market Basket Measure indicator which includes the costs of food, clothing, footwear, transportation, housing and other expenses for a family with two children.

Simpson said it’s estimated 678,000 people live in poverty in B.C., including 118,000 children.

The NDP made poverty reduction one of its key election promises last spring after years of labelling the former Liberal government as cold-hearted for rejecting plans to reduce one of the highest child-poverty rates in Canada.

Simpson appointed 27 people, including poverty advocates, academics and First Nations members, to an advisory group that will provide insights and guidance as the government prepares to introduce its reduction strategy and legislation next spring.

He said the dates and locations for a series of public consultations will be announced shortly.

“The end result of this, we hope, will be a complete poverty reduction strategy next year,”

Simpson said. “I look forward to hearing from British Columbians who believe this is an issue that we need to challenge and who believe we need to reduce inequality, and reducing poverty is a fundamental step in that.”

He said the poverty issue cuts across all communities and statistics indicate that 40 per cent of those in poverty have low-paying jobs.

Dawn Hemingway, chairwoman of the School of Social Work at the University of Northern B.C., said she expects the government’s strategy will make a real difference in people’s lives.

“I want to underline that as a human being and as a social worker, I firmly believe that it is a basic human right for everyone to have a good quality of life,” she said.

Hemingway was appointed as one of the leaders for the advisory group.

Simpson said the government has yet to decide how many people would be involved in the basic income project or the amount of money that would be provided to those participants, but it has already undertaken consultations with academics and other experts.

He said a federal-provincial initiative in the 1970s conducted a basic income experiment in the community of Dauphin, Man. Researchers looking at the program, called Mincome, said it was stopped after four years when Canada fell into an economic recession.

The Ontario government’s project is measuring how a basic wage helps people living on low incomes meet their needs for food, shelter, health and employment training.

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Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt. Coquihalla from Merritt to Kamloops and Kelowna.

Regional snowfall warnings have been issued for the Boundary, Nicola, Okanagan Valley, Shuswap, Similkameen, South Thompson and Kootenay areas.

The white stuff started to fall in Burnaby, Langley, Chilliwack, West Vancouver, Nanoose Bay, White Rock across the Interior and in many other cities on Thursday afternoon.

Several flights in and out of Kelowna International Airport were cancelled Thursday night due to the weather. In Princeton, inns were full as truckers parked for the night due to closed roads.

“The cold air is just moving into place,” Charbonneau told CBC’s Daybreak Kamloops.

The agency said mixed rain is still a possibility into Friday morning, with cooler weather expected all weekend.

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Delhi police make arrest in alleged plot to assassinate From page 1 Canadian columnist Tarek Fatah

Tarek Fatah argues with crowd at a festival in New Delhi.

June. The second suspect was a 28-year-old identified as “Naseem,” also known by the alias

Charges stayed for Kelowna woman accused of threatening former premie The woman who was accused of levelling death threats against former B.C. premier Christy Clark and Kelowna Mission MLA Steve Thomson has avoided further criminal prosecution.

Pavla Janeckova faced two charges of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm for phone messages she left at the offices of the premier and Thomson during the run-up to the provincial election.

Those charges were stayed Nov. 1 when Janeckova agreed to enter into a Peace Bond, according to Special Prosecutor Kris Pechet.

“Janeckova will be bound by the terms of the bond for the next 12 months,” said Dan McLaughlin, Communications Counsel, BC Prosecution Service.

Conditions will restrict her access to Thomson and Clark and will restrain her from attending areas related to them.

“The Special Prosecutor concluded that this resolution was appropriate given Ms. Janeckova’s personal circumstances and was not contrary to the public interest,” said McLaughlin.

“The resolution was arrived at following consultation with the investigative agency, the subjects of the threats and counsel for Janeckova and had the support of all concerned.”

Police probe death of woman found at Spanish Banks Vancouver Police are investigating the death of a woman who was found in medical distress at Spanish Banks Friday morning.

The woman was found near the concession area at about 7:30 a.m., police said in a statement.

She was rushed to the hospital but died a “short time later.”

Detectives from VPD’s Major Crime Section are investigation to determine if the death was suspicious.

Anyone who say anything unusual is asked to contact police.

Rizwan. Naseem was arrested Tuesday after investigators received a tip on his whereabouts and “laid down a trap,” according to a police news release. Police alleged that Naseem was “a desperate robber” and contract killer who took orders about “eliminating the writer” from Chhota Shakeeel, believed to one of the leaders of D-Company.

On Facebook, Fatah posted a photo of himself in a witch’s hat, boasting that his Halloween had been cheerful as ever despite “a wannabe assassin in India.” On Wednesday, however, he admitted the reports had shaken him.

“I feel I’m putting on an act by saying I’m not scared,” he said in an interview. “It’s a very

strange feeling.”

Fatah, a Muslim, was born in Pakistan and emigrated to Canada in 1987. As an author, columnist and radio host, he often uses his platform to criticize what he views as extremism in Muslim society that is “held hostage by hateful pretenders of piety.” In recent years, his views have courted controversy. A contributor to Rebel Media, Fatah has sided with Donald Trump’s proposed ban on immigration from several Muslim-majority countries and supported a debunked theory that a Muslim was involved in a deadly shooting at a Quebec City mosque in January.

On his Fatah’s Fatwa show, discussions about

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Islamic issues with members of the Indian Muslim community regularly become heated, with one guest threatening to slit his throat.

The show, he said, touched on incendiary topics — like polygamy — in India, where Islamic issues are rarely discussed publicly and tensions between the Hindu majority and Muslims are usually left unspoken.

Fatah told the Post earlier this year that the popularity of his show had seen him mobbed in the street by fans and advised by police to keep a low profile. And this spring, authorities suggested he leave India and “comeback later on” due to an apparent risk to his safety, he said.

Investigators were not available to answer questions on the motives behind the alleged assassination attempt. Fatah, though, said he believes the motive is clear. “They’re upset about what I said on my television shows.”

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How police hunted down an Ontario terror suspect from anonymous online posts

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en weeks after the October 2014 terrorist attacks that targeted Canadian soldiers in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. and Ottawa, the so-called Islamic State received an

encrypted message from Ontario. “In Canada there’s a school called Canadian Royal Military College in Kingston,” it began. “Loads of students dressed in military uniform. I believe

they have some agreement to serve in army after graduation.”

“All over town students walk around in uniform. They’re probably unarmed, but there is police squad cars constantly roaming the city, more than regular cities,” read the Jan. 2, 2015 dispatch. “It’s kind of important on my end to let me know when you’ve read.”

When the RCMP came across the message during an investigation, they had a problem. It appeared that someone had visited the military college of the Canadian Armed Forces and sent his observations to ISIS. To make matters worse, the message had allegedly been forwarded to Reyaad Khan, a prolific ISIS attack planner behind several terrorist plots against the West, who had passed it on to a Canadian ISIS fighter.

If the RMC was a possible target, who had written the message? It had originated from the account of “Frank Dumberton,” on the encrypted social messaging application Surespot.

So who was Frank Dumberton?

On March 25, 2016, the RCMP arrested Kevin Omar Mohamed in Waterloo, Ont. He pleaded guilty on June 2, 2017 to participating in the activity of a terrorist group. He was sentenced on Tuesday to 4.5 years.

In court on Monday, Mohamed admitted he travelled to Syria three years ago to join the Al Qaeda faction Jabhat Al-Nusrah and that he had used several aliases to post on social media about terrorist attacks in the West against “non-believers.”

A statement of facts agreed to jointly by the Crown and defence did not mention the military college incident but it was among the RCMP allegations raised at Mohamed’s bail hearing immediately following his arrest. The matter could not be reported until now due to a publication ban.

Paul Slansky, Mohamed’s lawyer, said his client “didn’t know who he was speaking to” when he discussed what “various universities and colleges” were like in Canada. “And the prosecution, police interpret this as information that was being provided to facilitate some kind of attack, but there’s no basis for that.” But the RCMP said Mohamed had sent the message to an ISIS fighter in Syria and that it had been passed along to Khan, a British terrorist considered so dangerous by the government

of the United Kingdom that it killed him in a drone strike.

The details of the RCMP investigation show how, as extremists have harnessed the Internet to push their violent agendas, police have pursued them there, peeling back the layers of seemingly anonymous online accounts.

The former University of Waterloo engineering student used at least three aliases and accessed the Internet through free Wi-Fi at Tim Hortons restaurants. At times, he wrapped his phone in aluminum foil and used dark net software to conceal his online activities.

“Brothers, seriously, don’t be paranoid about security agencies,” he wrote on Twitter on June 17, 2014. “They are not all-knowing allhearing.”

“There’s nothing too technologically advanced in what they did,” Daniel Tobok, a digital forensics expert, said of the police.

“This is what I call another day at the office,” said Tobok, CEO of Torontobased Cytelligence Inc. “They obviously received a tip about this person and his radicalized views.

And they were able, leveraging technology like Twitter, like IP addresses, to track him.”

Mohamed was born in Canada and grew up in Durham region, east of Toronto. He went to high school in Ajax. His father worked at an Oshawa autoglass business. His mother is a Whitby realtor.

While at university, he “became very idealistic” and was “appalled” by the plight of the Syrian people, his lawyer said at his sentencing. He wanted to help. “Unfortunately, he chose the wrong way of doing it.”

On April 23, 2014, he bought a Turkish Airlines ticket leaving Toronto the next day. He flew to Istanbul, made his way to the border city of Antakya and crossed into Syria with the intention of joining Jabhat Al-Nusrah.

“Any1 who wants to come to sham [Syria] its so easy if u speak arabic justCome to the border,” he posted on Twitter on May 2, writing under the name Abu Khalid,” who described himself in his profile as a “supporter of international terrorism.” Mohamed met members of Jabhat Al Nusrah and remained in Syria “at the direction” of the group, according to the agreed statement of facts. “His purpose was to enhance the ability of that group to commit terrorist activity.” But he then crossed back into Turkey and met his brother and mother, who had flown there to find him. “They travelled to Antakya in order to persuade him

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Help RCMP identify robbery suspect Surrey RCMP is investigating a robbery that occurred at a convenience store near Bear Creek Park.

On October 14th at 8:15pm a man robbed the convenience store on the corner of 88th Avenue and 140th Street in Surrey. One person was punched and another thrown to the ground by the suspect before making off with cash. Thankfully, both victims did not sustain any serious injuries.

The Surrey RCMP Robbery Unit is leading this investigation. Police have obtained surveillance video stills depicting the alleged

suspect. The man is described as a Caucasian male, 20-30 years old, with a slim build, dark short hair, and wearing dark clothing “Targeting prolific offenders has helped reduce robberies by 24% year-to-date compared to 2016,” says Corporal Scotty Schumann. “If you recognize this person, please call investigators and help police continue this downward crime trend.”

Anyone with more information is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502.

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He soon resumed posting on Twitter as Abu Khalid, assuring his followers he was raising money “to head back for jihad.” He suggested that “brothers” consider “cutting contact” with their parents “or else you might head back home.” “If anyone reads my Tweets and sees I was in the lands Jihad and came back to the land of kufar [disbelief] don’t think it’s something I’m proud of,” he wrote. “Maybe you shouldn’t live in the lands waging war on Islam unless your planning attacks against them. Perhaps either get out or attack.”

“I’m starting to realize attacking the West is really beautiful,” he wrote. “Why don’t you get off your butt and attack? Either hijra [migration] to the lands of jihad or strike the kuffar [non-believers] in their homes right?”

The posts did not go unnoticed. The Middle East Media Research Institute, a U.S. group that monitors online extremist content, used a phishing technique to determine that Abu Khalid had accessed the Internet from Whitby.

On July 3, 2014, MEMRI published a report titled English-Speaking Jihadi Returning From Syria, Likely A Canadian, Incites Attacks In The West. It collected his Tweets and called him “a great admirer” of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki. Around that time, CSIS officers came to the house three times asking about Mohamed’s trip to Turkey, his mother said. She said she wasn’t concerned Mohamed had done anything because he told her CSIS harassed devout Muslims. She eventually told them not to come back. The RCMP probe, Project SWAP, did not begin until a year later. “We began our investigation in July of 2015 when we received a MEMRI report,” Sgt.

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Two women escape Surrey crash with minor injuries Two women were taken to hospital to be treated for soft tissue injuries following a spectacular crash between a Nissan Versa and a van in the 7800-block of King George Boulevard just after 11 a.m.

Thursday.

Two women escaped a car crash miraculously in Surrey on Thursday The roadway was closed until T-boned by a van, causing the car to to slam 2:30 p.m. as RCMP investigated the scene. into a pole, leaving two people trapped inside.

A police spokesman said investigators were Two Jaws of Life tools were used to remove suprised the injuries weren’t more serious. the roof of the car, according to the witness.

A witness at the scene says a Nissan was

New snow cleaing equipment for Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner says the Surrey is more than ready for snow. The city has ordered a new piece of equipment to clear sidewalks as part of a pilot project this year, the mayor revealed.

“If this is the way winters could potentially look forever, then we have got to find a better way to deal with sidewalks,” she said, referring to last year’s record-breaking snowfall.

During a 44-day cold snap from Dec. 4, 2016 to Jan. 16, 2017 temperatures in Surrey were at or below zero degrees Celsius, the longest duration of freezing temperatures since 1984. And more snow fell in the city after that. “Hopefully it’s not the look of all of our future winters but if it is, I think it we’re ready.” The new tool is essentially a small unit that can plow sidewalks with ease, she

explained. But this doesn’t mean residents are off the hook. Surreyites are still responsible for clearing of their sidewalks, like every year.

“This unit will be used in the City Centre areas along key sidewalk linkages,” explained Surrey’s operations manager Ray Kerr. “We will be using one unit this winter in our program and will look to expand the number of units if the pilot program is successful.”

And if you were one of many Surrey residents frustrated with your road never getting cleared last year, you may be in luck.

“Normally, we only do arterial roads and then the more significant local roads,” Hepner said. “The neighbourhood roads, generally, at end of three, four, fives days are melted so we haven’t had to think about doing that. After last year we now have to think about that. So

Canada’s economy blows past expectations with gain of 35,300 jobs The economy added 35,300 jobs in October but the unemployment rate crept higher, with more young people looking for work, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency said the number of full-time positions swelled by 88,700, while part-time employment dropped by 53,400 jobs. The unemployment rate increased to 6.3 per cent, up from 6.2 per cent in September. The “other services” category led the growth in jobs with a gain of 21,400 positions, while the construction industry gained 18,400. Information, culture and recreation industries added 15,300 jobs.

Offsetting those gains, the wholesale and retail trade sector lost 35,900 positions. Job growth also picked up in the United States, data showed today, after hurricane-related disruptions hurt employment in September.

But there were signs that labour market momentum was slowing as annual wage gains sharply retreated. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 261,000 jobs last month, the largest gain since July 2016, but below economists’ expectations for an increase of 310,000 jobs.

Regionally in Canada, Quebec posted the largest increase with a gain of 18,400 jobs, while Alberta added 11,900. Manitoba added

4,000 jobs and Newfoundland and Labrador rose by 3,400. Saskatchewan lost 4,000 jobs in October. Compared with a year ago, employment was up by 308,100 jobs as the number of full-time jobs increased by 396,800 and the number of part-time positions fell by 88,700. The jobs figures came as Statistics Canada also reported that the country’s trade deficit totalled $3.2 billion in September, essentially unchanged from the previous month which was revised to a deficit of $3.2 billion compared with an initial estimate of $3.4 billion. The trade deficit came as exports fell 0.3 per cent to $43.6 billion in the month, a fourth consecutive monthly decline.

A 10.6 per cent drop in exports of motor vehicles and parts were offset in part by a 7.2 per cent increase in exports of energy products. Prices of exports fell 0.6 per cent, while volumes grew 0.3 per cent.

Meanwhile, imports fell 0.3 per cent to $46.7 billion as imports of electronic and electrical equipment and parts fell 4.6 pr cent and consumer goods fell 1.9 per cent.

Prices of imports fell 1.5 per cent, but volumes increased 1.3 per cent.

Vancouver police probe death of woman found at Spanish Banks Vancouver Police are investigating the death of a woman who was found in medical distress at Spanish Banks Friday morning.

The woman was found near the concession area at about 7:30 a.m., police said in a statement. She was rushed to the hospital

but died a “short time later.” Detectives from VPD’s Major Crime Section are investigation to determine if the death was suspicious.

Anyone who say anything unusual is asked to contact police.

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ICBC rate hike hits BC drivers Starting November 1, basic car insurance in British Columbia will cost every driver a 6.4 per cent more. ICBC hike is the first of a few, with increases of up to 9.6 per cent to the overall optional rate yet to come into effect. According to BC Attorney General David Eby, the average BC driver can expect to pay an additional $130 per year, or 8 per cent more, once all the increases are in place.

ICBC reports technical difficulties delaying

customer transactions The rate increases were announced in September after ICBC announced its largest financial loss in history — more than half a billion dollars in one year.

David Eby said the situation resulted from the previous Liberal government’s “mismanagement that goes back years,” including a 2010 legislation change which allowed it to take $1.2 billion from ICBC coffers and put it into general revenue.

insurance brokers penalized for toll scheme David Eby said the 6.4 per cent basic rate increase was lower than the 20 per cent rate hike recommended by a July report by Ernst & Young which was commissioned by the former Liberal government.

According to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, B.C. drivers pay the second highest auto insurance rates in Canada. The CTF has called for the province to end ICBC’s

car insurance monopoly.

The current government says it will take immediate measures to fix the crisis at the public insurer, including an operational audit of ICBC, rolling out 24-hour red-light cameras at high-collision intersections, and a pilot program of new technologies to eliminate distracted driving among high-risk groups.

Ontario man who pleaded guilty to terror charge sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison An Ontario man who travelled to Syria in the spring of 2014 and made his way into to support an Islamic militant group will Syria, where he met with members of Jabhatspend another two years behind bars after Al-Nusra, a listed terrorist group.

“His pleading guilty to a terror charge, his lawyer purpose was to enhance the ability of that said Tuesday. Kevin Omar Mohamed was group to commit terrorist activity,” the sentenced in a Toronto court statement said. to 4 ½ years in prison, with Mohamed returned 2 ½ years credit for time to Canada roughly already served, his lawyer a month later after Paul Slansky said. Mohamed, his mother and 25, has been in custody since brother convinced his arrest in March 2016 on him to come home, weapons-related charges, it said. Court heard which were later changed to Mohamed also a terror charge. He pleaded encouraged others guilty in early June to one to join militants in count of participating in Syria through social or contributing to, directly media, which he or indirectly, any activity used under several of a terrorist group for the pseudonyms.

On purpose of enhancing the one of his accounts, Kevin Omar Mohamed ability of any terrorist group he described himself to facilitate or carry out a as “a supporter of terrorist activity. “Although there was no international terrorism,” the statement said. evidence presented to support this and, While overseas, he tweeted a public invitation accordingly, no finding made to support this, for others to join him, stressing how easy it my client did what he did to help the Syrian was to enter through Turkey, court heard. On people to secure the overthrow of the (Bashar another occasion, he suggested it was easy al-Assad) regime,” Slansky said in an email. to avoid detection from “security agencies” “Obviously, this was not the way to proceed. when travelling to Syria.

He now recognizes this and accordingly Later tweets urged those who share pleaded guilty.” Details of the case were made his beliefs to move to “lands of jihad” or public for the first time Monday at Mohamed’s consider carrying out attacks in their own sentencing hearing. An agreed statement of communities, the statement said. Mohamed facts read in court laid out how the former left his mother’s home in Whitby, Ont., University of Waterloo student flew to Turkey east of Toronto, in February of last year

Vancouver city council approves apology to Chinese community City will also push for a UNESCO heritage designation for Chinatown Vancouver city council has agreed to issue a formal apology for the historical discrimination of Chinese residents in Vancouver. The unanimous vote came after a historical presentation to council and a number of speakers voicing their support for the motion. “I’m very strongly in favour of this set of actions and acknowledge and apologize for the historical discrimination of Chinese people in Vancouver and the reprehensible actions of people here in leadership positions in Vancouver, that had tragic impacts on so many and continue to impact generations to today,” said Mayor Gregor Robertson.

Apology events will take place in April 2018. The apology will use the historic spoken Chinese dialect of Toishanese, but ensure written materials are translated into traditional and simplified Chinese.

The city will also push for a UNESCO heritage designation for Chinatown — though such a move, if effective, could take up to a decade to take effect.

“At the municipal level, [racism] had a

particular local effect on Chinese-Canadians,” said Henry Yu, a UBC history professor and author of the report. Historical legislation, policies and practices and other related archival material reflecting discrimination towards Chinese residents were compiled by the HDC based on historical records between 1886 and 1947. “Many of those kinds of bylaws, I think Va n c o u v e r i t e s and most Canadians don’t know about.”

Local laws enacted In 2010, New Westminster became the first and only city in B.C. to make a formal apology for past discrimination. On May 15, 2014, Premier Christy Clark made an apology on behalf of the province, and in 2016, then prime minister Stephen Harper apologized to those of Chinese descent. Yu said during his research he came across numerous instances of racist bylaws. He gave the example of city work contracts prohibiting the employment of Chinese workers until after the Second World War.

and was put under police surveillance, the document said. But Mohamed caught on, withdrew $3,500 and went offline, managing to evade police for several days, it said. His mother reported him missing to both local police and RCMP later that month. Police tracked Mohamed in March of last year to the University of Waterloo campus, where he was sleeping in empty rooms, the statement

said. He was arrested on March 25. Officers found a black computer bag that belonged to him and that contained a large hunting knife, heavy work gloves, a wallet and two sets of keys, court heard. They obtained a warrant to search lockers that matched they keys and found a number of items, including pages of handwritten notes marked with the Arabic word for assassination, the document said.

Dentist barred from practising now being sued by 35 former patients Former B.C. dentist Steven Krieger is being sued by 35 former patients, according to the lawyer representing the plaintiffs. Vancouver lawyer Dianna Robertson said her clients all experienced pain and complications after receiving dental treatment from Krieger at the Clover Care Dental Clinic in Surrey. Some alleged he drilled too deeply into their gums and performed fillings they didn’t need.

Two women claimed his alleged mistakes led to “excruciating” pain and “dead” teeth.

Barred for one year In January 2017, Krieger voluntarily withdrew his registration as a dentist on the heels of a Go Public investigation.

He has now been fined $10,000 and barred from practicing for one year after an investigation by the College of Dental Surgeons of B.C. In a consent order agreement published on Tuesday, Krieger admitted to performing sub-standard fillings, crowns and a root canal. He also admitted he charged patients for “complicated” extractions, when they only needed a simple removal, and acknowledges that some of his actions amount to professional misconduct.

Robertson said that while her and her clients are “pleased” with the CDSBC’s decision, the college’s decision is completely separate from the lawsuit being brought

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Canada to admit 340,000 immigrants a year by 2020 The federal government sought Wednesday to introduce more stability into Canada’s immigration system by introducing a plan that sets out a gradual rise in admissions over the next three years. By 2020, Canada will see an increase of 13 per cent in overall immigration numbers, with the vast majority coming under economic programs designed to address skills shortages and gaps in the labour market as the population ages and the birth rate declines.

At 340,000 people, the increase by 2020 represents the highest intake since before the First World War, though it stops short of the 450,000 target suggested by the government’s economic advisory council in a report last year.

A group of immigrants look on before taking the oath of citizenship during a special Canada Day citizenship ceremony for 60 people in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday July 1, 2012.

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said the plan he unveiled Wednesday is the right mix for Canada, for now. The gradual increase over time was designed so the system could adjust, he said. “Bringing a newcomer to Canada is half of the job; we have to make sure people are being given the tools they need to succeed once they get here,” Hussen told a news conference in Toronto. “We have to make sure we have the absorptive capacity, we have to make sure that our partners on the ground with the settlement and integration processes that they engage in every day have the tools necessary so they can plan ahead, so they can adjust to the numbers.”

The switch to a longer-term planning approach marks a major pivot for the federal government, which has for decades relied on setting only annual targets. The last time there was a multi-year approach was in the 1980s and it was shelved after a recession.

Hussen’s predecessor, John McCallum,

had suggested last year the government was contemplating a switch and consultations on the idea have been ongoing ever since.

The Conference Board of Canada -- among the groups advocating for a multi-year plan -welcomed the move.

“Canada’s decision to increase immigration will help sustain long-term economic growth in light of its rapidly aging population and low birth rate,” senior vice president Craig Alexander said in a statement.

“Introducing a multi-year levels plan will improve the ability of governments, employers, immigrant-serving organizations and other important stakeholders to successfully integrate newcomers into Canada’s economy and society.”

The massive movement of refugees and migrants around the world had seen calls for the Liberals to not just increase economic immigration to Canada but also add more space for resettlement of refugees and displaced persons. Canada welcomed nearly 60,000 people in the refugee and protected persons program in 2016, thanks to the landmark Syrian refugee effort. But while slight increases are planned to that stream over the next three years, the final target is nowhere near as high, with a planned 48,700 people by 2020.

Conservative Immigration critic Michelle Rempel said Canada’s immigration system as it stands is plagued with problems that if not addressed, will only be exacerbated by the increases overall. She pointed to major backlogs at the Immigration and Refugee Board overwhelmed by an influx of asylum seekers at the border, delays in processing live-in caregiver applications for permanent residency and thousands of unprocessed private sponsorship applications for refugees.

Targeted 2016 killings were connected, IHIT says Shaun-Clary The cause of Homicide investigators have confirmed two targeted killings Clary’s death has never been released, but IHIT says his that took place days apart in body was found in a state that Langley last October are linked, which has officials renewing a was “horrific” for investigators.

(IHIT) call for witnesses in one of the Investigators haven’t “barbaric” crimes. Robert Keith Green, 56, was shot and killed revealed Clary’s cause of death or the state in which on 72 Avenue on Oct. 16, 2016. his body was found. “It was He was a “well-established” member of the Hell’s Angels horrific for our investigators,” gang and investigators said his Foster said last year. On Shaun Clary, 27, was killed in Friday, Cpl. Meghan Foster death was targeted. Jason Francis Wallace, 27, has pleaded guilty to Langley, B.C., on Oct. 24, 2016. His said investigators have since death has now been linked to the manslaughter in the case. “identified links” between the killing of a Hell’s Angels member men’s deaths. However, she said On Friday, the Integrated the team can’t confirm the deaths Homicide Investigation Team said that killing has been officially are linked to any other homicides linked to the murder of another or ongoing gang conflict. A statement said there are people man days later. “who have specific and intimate Shaun Allan Clary, 27, was details about what happened” to killed near 243 Street and Clary, and they’re being asked to Robertson Crescent on Oct. 24, contact IHIT at 1-877-551-4448 2016. IHIT said it was a “targeted and barbaric” murder and that or Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous.

Clary was believed to have had gang associations.

Amazon to bring 1,000 new tech jobs to B.C. Seattle-based technology giant Amazon has announced plans to bring 1,000 new jobs to B.C. by 2020. This will double the current number of Amazon employees in B.C. Alexandre Gagnon, Amazon’s vice-president for Canada and Mexico, said the company will lease a new 4,500 square-metre building at 402 Dunsmuir Street — its second corporate office in Vancouver. In a release, Premier John Horgan said he welcomed the move. “We will

build on Amazon’s plans to bring 1,000 new jobs to B.C. by continuing to open up access to education and skills training,” he said. The announcement, made at a press conference held in downtown Vancouver, is unrelated to Amazon’s plans to open a second headquarters.

Eleven Canadian locations — including Vancouver — have submitted bids to host the headquarters.

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No-go zones as bail condition creates ‘revolving door’ of crime, study finds The majority of people accused of drug crimes in Vancouver are released on bail with a number of conditions including restrictions on their movement but a new study suggests no-go zones may be causing more harm than good.

Nicholas Blomley, a professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University and one of the researchers behind the “red zone” study, said that the Downtown Eastside is the most common place where courts impose a no-go zone restriction in Vancouver.

But the neighbourhood hosts a number of support services and so banning vulnerable people from the area can hurt their chances of recovery, Blomley told CBC host of On The Coast Stephen Quinn. “The people we spoke to described the effects as really quite profound,” he said. For many people the zone they are banned from, may be where they were arrested, but also it’s where they live.

The study says bans cut people off from safe injection sites, shelters, housing and community services they need.

While no-go zones are necessary in some cases, for example to protect a victim from an abuser, Blomley said the restrictions are overused and should not become a default bail

condition. The study found that the Downtown Eastside, highlighted red on the map, was the most common no-go zone given as a bail condition. The Vancouver study found that 97 per cent of all bail orders included conditions of release and 53 per cent of those orders related to drug offences included a red zone. Blomely said that’s helping drive up the number of “administration of justice” offences, now the top two most common offences in Canada — with usually involve breaches of bail or probation conditions. “[The top offences] are not people breaking into cars,” he said.

He said no-go zones help create a “revolving door” into the already clogged justice system.

“Ironically, you could argue that in fact [the no-go zones] are actually generating crime instead of dealing with crime,” Blomley said.

On The Coast No-go zones as bail condition creates ‘revolving door’ of crime, study finds 00:00 07:08 Lack of research The overall effect of bail conditions on vulnerable people is not well understood, he said. His study used data to measure the cumulative effect of breach charges over time. A joint research team from Simon Fraser.

Supreme court ruling clears way for BC ski resort on sacred Indigenous land In a landmark freedom-of-religion case, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a massive ski resort development in southeast British Columbia can go ahead despite a claim by a First Nation that it violates sacred land.

The decision clarifies a boundary on the

Whistler ski resort

Charter right to freedom of religion, establishing that the government does not have a duty to protect an object of religious beliefs. Instead, the duty is to protect the right to hold such beliefs and to practice those beliefs in worship.

“In short, the Charter protects the freedom to worship, but does not protect the spiritual focal point of worship,” the decision says. The legal saga over building a year-round ski resort in B.C.’s Jumbo Valley has spanned 26 years, as

developers first started the application process in 1991. The land is considered sacred by the Ktunaxa Nation because it’s home to the “grizzly bear spirit,” central to their religious beliefs and rituals. Conceptual sketches show buildings designed and constructed in the traditional Canadian mountain architecture style.

Jumbo Valley Resort In 2009, the Ktunaxa declared that permanent structures and human settlement on the land would drive the spirit from the area, making their rituals meaningless. In other words, no accommodation with the resort was possible. When the B.C. government gave final approval to the project in 2012, the Ktuxana immediately appealed, arguing it violated their religious freedom as well as the requirement to be meaningfully consulted. Their appeal was dismissed in both the B.C. Supreme Court and the B.C. Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court ruled the approval of the ski resort did not violate section 2(a) of the Charter, which guarantees the right to freedom of religion.

“The Ktunaxa’s claim does not fall within the scope of s. 2(a) because neither the Ktunaxa’s freedom to hold their beliefs nor their freedom to manifest those beliefs is infringed by the Minister’s decision to approve the project,” said the decision, written by Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin and Justice Malcolm Rowe.

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Unlicensed real estate brokers facing fraud charges in Kelowna Two unlicensed real estate brokers, who served jail time in Alberta for conducting unlicensed real estate deals, are facing criminal charges in British Columbia for allegedly defrauding two Kelowna residents out of thousands of dollars.

Derek Johnson (pictured) and Kevin Kumar are each charged with two counts of fraud over $5,000 for activities in the Kelowna area in 2015 and 2016.

The pair have a lengthy history of conducting phoney real estate deals in Alberta and were sentenced to two months in prison in 2016 for ignoring a court order to stop brokering in real estate.

Johnson has been described by an Alberta judge as “a scoundrel” who preys on vulnerable people.

JohnsonandKumararebelievedtohavemoved to British Columbia sometime around 2015.

Investor loses $12,500 Kelowna resident Shelli Cohen says

she came into contact with Johnson and Kumar after she responded to advertisements placed on Kijiji.ca in 2015.

“They basically called it creative real estate or creative financing, in which their goal was to find people who were selling their homes privately and connect them with buyers that could not qualify for conventional mortgages and then they would use investors that would facilitate a transaction,” Cohen said.

Cohen said at first she trained with Johnson and Kumar and eventually invested $12,500 in a home purchase brokered by the pair.

Cohen began to worry about her investment after she took a call from a man who informed her of the real estate brokers’ past dealings.

She tried to get her money out of the deal without interest but says they both refused.

Cohen said she then learned the home sale her money was supposed to

Minister for Jobs, Trade and Technology Bruce Ralston visits Okanagan and MacKenzie Saw Mill Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology Bruce Ralston visited the Okanagan and MacKenzie Saw Mill .

Minister Ralston attended a roundtable meeting in Kelowna with entrepreneurs where the discussion focused on the factors affecting the growth of the technology sector in the Okanagan, and included suggestions about what the industry and the provincial government can do to support growth for tech Bruce Ralston with Raghwa Gopal, CEO of Accelerate Okanagan and tech-enabled companies (AO), Andrew Greer, Program Strategist at Accelerate Okanagan and at the startup and growth Brea Retzlaff the Operations Manager at AO at the new AO building stage. Participants included downtown Kelowna. companies operating in and globally, and companies that have major agri-tech, life sciences, digital and animation partnerships with some of the top global brands space, and startup companies, growth stage were represented. Minister Ralston also met companies, companies that are selling locally with the owner of the Mackenzie Sawmill

be invested in went ahead, allegedly, without Johnson or Kumar’s involvement.

“As you can imagine, I was very distraught about it,” she said.

“I

blame myself for falling for this.”

Cohen claims the pair quit returning her phone calls and text messages after she confronted them.

ICBC to be audited after reports that some shops inflate repair costs BC government announced Wednesday it will lead an audit of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), after reports some auto shops have been inflating repair costs.

In a statement, Attorney General David Eby said the government has hired an accounting firm, PwC Canada, to identify waste and find ways to prevent fraud and overbilling at the Crown corporation.

“ICBC will not be back on the road to financial sustainability or in a position to provide affordable rates to British Columbians without major changes at every level,” said Eby in a statement.

The audit comes after reports that some auto body shops were overbilling for repairs.

Early Wednesday morning, the union representing ICBC workers put out a statement claiming some auto body shops have been inflating the cost of repairs under the

express repair program. That program allows customers to go directly to an auto shop for an estimate, which is then passed on to ICBC for approval. Annette Toth, vice-president of MoveUP, said several of its members have told her that due to the high volume of claims, ICBC employees often don’t have a chance to take a second look at the costs. “Our estimators are constantly trying to correct it,” said Toth.

“There’s not enough people to do the checks and make sure the body shops are being fully accountable.” An autobody shop owner said all ICBC-approved repair shops must adhere to manufacturing standards when coming up with repair estimates. Some auto shops said they think the rising cost of car parts is contributing to the increase in repair costs.

They say claims of overbilling are overblown.

“They think we’re exaggerating the estimates, but we’re really not.

BC gov’t hires engineer to lead review of Massey Tunnel bridge project BC’s provincial government has hired an engineer to lead the independent technical review of the 10-lane bridge project to replace the George Massey tunnel.

Stan Cowdell, the president of Westmar Project Advisors Inc., has years of experience as an engineering consultant for public infrastructure projects, according to the province.

Th government put the massive construction project on hold in September in order to conduct the technical review.

At the time, Transportation Minister Claire Trevena said the review would consider whether the previous Liberal government’s plan for a 10-lane bridge would be the best option or if the solution is a smaller crossing, repairs to the existing tunnel, a twinned tunnel or a combination of those ideas.

The project to replace the aging tunnel has generated controversy in Metro Vancouver.

Richmond city council had asked the government to stop work until other options are looked at, including twinning the tunnel. But on the other side of the Fraser River, Delta Mayor Lois Jackson had argued the project should continue.

The independent technical review is expected to provide a report in spring 2018.

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Vancouver now less affordable than Manhattan: Study Well, it finally happened. Vancouver’s housing market is now less affordable than the U.S.’s two famously pricey housing markets, Manhattan and San Francisco. According to an analysis of North American cities from Point2 Homes, the median house in Vancouver costs 17.3 times the median income in the city.

A median house in Manhattan costs 15.6 times the median income, while in San Francisco it’s 13.8. “Although homes in San Francisco and Manhattan are more expensive than those in Vancouver, with median selling prices of $1,275,000 and $1,207,500, respectively, a lower median income is what makes Vancouver’s

affordability index higher than that of the two U.S. cities,” Point2 Homes said on its blog.

Despite rapid house price growth until this year’s slowdown, Toronto clocked in as only the 13th least affordable housing market in North America. A median home there costs 7.5 times median income, Point2 Homes found. That puts Toronto on par with Queens, New York, or Washington, D.C., on housing affordability.

The survey compared Canadian, U.S. and Mexican housing markets, and found Canada stands alone as the least affordable.

The median home sale price of $485,680 is roughly double the median house price in the

Vancouver homeowners may face $10,000 daily fine for failing to report if property is rented To compel property owners to comply with this new mandatory requirement, city staff are recommending a $250 fine against those who fail to report the rental status of their homes.

It may even get worse for some. According to a staff report, failure to “submit a property status declaration is an offence under the Vacancy Tax By-law so the City can also prosecute for fines which would be imposed by the court and would range from $250 to a maximum of $10,000 Side suites with separate entry is common in Surrey homes per day of the continuing in November this year instructions on how to offence”. The report will be considered by city council Tuesday (October submit a property status declaration, along with 31). In 2016, council voted 8-3 in favour of a tax advance tax notices.

A property status declaration must be on empty or underutilized homes.

Vision Vancouver and Green councillors submitted by February 2, 2018, or else the home voted in favour of the measure, with the three will be subject to the vacancy tax. In June 2017, councillors with the Non-Partisan Association the city’s general manager of planning, urban design, and sustainability wrote in a report to going the other way.

Under the empty home tax, a property left council that there are 21,820 vacant homes in vacant for at least six months is subject to a one Vancouver based on the 2016 Census.

Gil Kelley stated in his report that 3,675 percent levy based on its assessed value.

The tax took effect this year, which means additional homes were found on Census day to that vacant homes in 2017 will be subject to be used by temporary and foreign residents. the tax. Homeowners should expect by mail

TransLink says it is ‘preparing for the worst’ this winter Translink says it began making plans and improvements for this winter as soon as last year’s never-ending version finally ended — a winter that saw many commuters frustrated by stuck buses or delayed SkyTrains. “This year we are preparing for the worst,” said spokesperson Chris Bryan.

But those preparations don’t include snow tires on buses. The company insists the winter-rated all-weather tires they use are recommended by their tire manufacturer for most conditions found on Metro Vancouver roads.

However, TransLink says it will test “tire socks” on four buses on Burnaby Mountain.

They are covers made of fabric with Kevlar threads sewn in.

“All these little threads act like microgrippers and increase the area of contact on snow or ice for improved friction,” said Simon Agnew who is heading the pilot project for Coast Mountain Bus Company.

“We are the first transit agency in North America that is trying these. These were developed in Norway, and commercial truckers have started using them in the Lower Mainland, and we have heard really positive feedback on them,” he said. Tire socks being tested out by the Coast Mountain Bus Company are one of several new ways TransLink hopes to combat snow and ice this year. Coast Mountain also hopes to do some testing next week on Mt. Seymour, if there is enough snow. A set of two for each bus costs

$200, and Coast Mountain says it will look at expanding to other routes, if it likes the results.

U.S., which sits at $258,300. Canadians need to spend 7.5 times the median income to afford a media home, compared to 4.6 times median income in the U.S., and 3.3 times median income in Mexico. Rising house prices, particularly in Toronto and Vancouver, have had an impact on home ownership in Canada.

According to 2016 census data released this week, Canada’s home ownership rate declined over the past five years, the first time in decades this has happened.

Some 67.8 per cent of Canadians owned their own home at the time of 2016 census, down from 69 per cent in the 2011 household survey. Additionally, the data showed young Canadians today are having a harder time getting on the property ladder than their Baby Boomer parents did a generation ago.

At age 30, 50.2 per cent of millennials owned their own homes, compared to 55 per cent of Boomers at the same age.

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5 people die of overdoses in Abbotsford within 9 hours Last Friday, Abbotsford saw five people die of a drug overdose within a nine-hour period.

Police in Abbotsford, about 70 kilometres east of Vancouver, said three of the victims were men and two were women. Four died inside apartment buildings and one was found outside a business. They ranged in age from 40 to 67, and all of them died alone.

BC overdose deaths now surpass 2016 total, coroner says Const. Ian MacDonald said that that many deaths in such a short amount of time is

“absolutely alarming.”

“It’s become regular for first responders to attend overdoses, but to walk away from those where you’ve got five deaths … It’s devastating on friends, family, community and first responders.”

Abbotsford police Const. Ian MacDonald MacDonald said police have issued “countless” warnings about street drugs, but say substances being sold in the city seem to be “more deadly than usual.” “What we currently have on our streets is obviously

more toxic and we need to let users know,” MacDonald said. “The fact that these people died, generally speaking, indoors and alone isn’t lost on us either and we need to sound the warning.” The officer said police hope that users take note of the fatalities and take measures to safeguard themselves if they use: carrying naloxone, taking less than a full dose and never using alone.

Crisis continues The BC Coroners Service says the number of overdose deaths in B.C. this year has surpassed the total number

of deaths in all of 2016. In the first eight months of 2017, 1,013 people died from a suspected illicit drug overdose. That number was 922 in 2016. Police said it will take time for toxicology testing to determine whether fentanyl or carfentanil contributed to the deaths in Abbotsford on Friday.

The coroner estimated that 90 per cent of illicit drug overdose deaths take place inside private residences.

Fatal car crash took one life on highway 1 near Langley An Abbotsford man is dead following a collision on Highway 1 in Langley.

Langley RCMP received a report about the three-vehicle crash, which happened near the eastbound 232nd Street exit, at about 5:20 a.m. on Tuesday.

When police arrived, they found two vehicles on the road and a black Acura in the ditch. The 40-year-old driver, and sole occupant, of the Acura was dead. The occupants of the other two vehicles weren’t injured.

The incident resulted in the highway being blocked for about five hours.

A second, three-vehicle crash near the 208th Street overpass didn’t help the traffic situation for eastbound commuters.

An officer came upon that incident

en route to the 232nd Street crash. The collision blocked one lane and sent a car into the ditch. Minor injuries were reported. “It certainly contributed to the delay on the road this morning,” said Const. Melissa Wutke, B.C. RCMP Traffic

Vancouver imam urges sending weapons to Palestinians to fight ‘Zionists’ The imam of a Vancouver mosque is under fire for calling on Muslims to send “money, weapons and expertise” to Palestinians to fight “Zionists” in Israel.

B’nai B’rith Canada, a Jewish organization, on Tuesday released videos in which an imam at a Kingsway mosque,

Tarek Ramadan, is seen referring to Israelis as “an impure gang” and Zionists as the “worst of mankind.” Recorded this summer, the video shows Ramadan calling on his congregation to “fight, by any means necessary” against Zionists in a jihad, or holy struggle. “We are not going

Imam Ramadan to be shy or wishy-washy about it.” The video of Ramadan’s English-language talk was obtained by an international organization called the Middle East Media Research Institute, which often exposes hate speech. One of its directors is Reid

Morgan, former director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. B’nai B’rith is calling on Ramadan to be dismissed from his position and has filed a complaint with the Vancouver Police Department. It also wants an inquiry held into the actions of the Muslim Association of Canada, which operates the mosque and which B’nai B’rith says shared the “offensive” sermon on its YouTube channel. In his sermon, Ramadan says that the famous Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, which is patrolled by Israeli security officials, “should only be in the custody of the Muslims. It should not be in the custody of the Christians, the Jews or anybody else.” Zionists, Ramadan said, have “no holiness, no respect for anybody.”

Ontario must halt Toronto casino deal amid BC money laundering probe, Tories say Ontario’s opposition is calling on the government to halt a deal with a gaming company that runs a British Columbia casino alleged to have accepted millions that could be proceeds of crime. The BC government has launched an independent expert’s review

of the province’s policies in the gambling industry after concerns were raised about the possibility of money laundering at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, BC. That casino is run by Great Canadian Gaming Corp., which the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. selected in August — along with Brookfield Business Partners LP — to run facilities at Woodbine, slots at Ajax Downs and the Great Blue Heron Casino in the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

Woodbine believes casino plans will mesh with proposal to build a new community in northwest Toronto Woodbine’s ‘city-withina-city’ casino expansion expected to generate 2,500 jobs Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Vic Fedeli said Monday the province should halt the deal while it gathers all the facts about the situation in BC “I think our main impetus is to ensure integrity in the industry,” he said. “We’re asking them — halt right now while we gather the facts. I think that’s the prudent thing to be doing.”

You might be interested in “There was outrage (over the strip search of Audrey Smith in Parkdale in 1993) and there was coverage but it didn’t become iconic in the same way (as Rodney King), and it didn’t inform our analysis of the problem of police violence in the same way,” says Andrea Ritchie, author of Invisible No More.

New book ‘Invisible No More’ will change what you think you know about police brutality Police say they’ve attempted to contact U.S. actress Rose McGowan, so she can appear in a Virginia court.

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Toronto’s Highway 400 crash victim was father of 9 kids, ‘loved his family,’ widow says On Friday, one British Columbia city saw five people die of a drug overdose within a nine-hour period. Police in Abbotsford, about 70 kilometres east of Vancouver, said three of the victims were men and two were women. Four died inside apartment buildings and one was found outside a business. They ranged in age from 40 to 67, and all of them died alone. BC overdose deaths now surpass 2016 total, coroner says Const. Ian MacDonald said that that many deaths in such a short amount of time is “absolutely alarming.”

“It’s become regular for first responders to attend overdoses, but to walk away from those where you’ve got five deaths … It’s devastating on friends, family, community and first responders.”

died, generally speaking, indoors and alone isn’t lost on us either and we need to sound the warning.”

The officer said police hope that users Benjamin Dunn (second from left) with eight of his children take note of the and his wife, Nikiyah Mulak-Dunn. fatalities and take Abbotsford police Const. Ian MacDonald measures to safeguard themselves if they use: MacDonald said police have issued carrying naloxone, taking less than a full “countless” warnings about street drugs, but dose and never using alone. say substances being sold in the city seem Crisis continues The BC Coroners Service to be “more deadly than usual.” “What we says the number of overdose deaths in B.C. currently have on our streets is obviously this year has surpassed the total number more toxic and we need to let users know,” of deaths in all of 2016. In the first eight MacDonald said. “The fact that these people

months of 2017, 1,013 people died from a suspected illicit drug overdose. That number was 922 in 2016. Police said it will take time for toxicology testing to determine whether fentanyl or carfentanil contributed to the deaths in Abbotsford on Friday.

The coroner estimated that 90 per cent of illicit drug overdose deaths take place inside private residences.

Firefighters fighting a massive blaze that broke out at Highway 400 late Tuesday night.

Quebec woman gets 7 years in prison for smuggling cocaine into Australia

Mélina Roberge, left, and Isabelle Lagacé were arrested in Australia in August 2016.

A Quebec woman who pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 30 kilograms of cocaine into Australia last year was sentenced to 7½ years in prison on Friday.

Isabelle Lagacé, 29, looked relieved when she learned her fate, according to Australian broadcaster 9News.

She was facing a life sentence.

Judge Kate Traill read out Lagacé’s affidavit in court. Lagacé expressed remorse for her “error in judgment.”

“It pains me to know my defining moments of womanhood will be spent in prison halfway around the world,” she said.

“This will haunt me for the rest of my life.”

LagacépleadedguiltyinDecember.Counting the time she has already served behind bars, she will be eligible for parole in February 2021.

She and two other Quebecers, 64-yearold André Tamine and 23-year-old Mélina Roberge, were arrested Aug. 29, 2016, after the cruise ship they were travelling on, Sea Princess, docked in Sydney.

Using sniffer dogs, Australian authorities discovered in their bags a total of 95 kilograms of cocaine. They estimate the street value of the drugs at at least $20 million.

Lagacé and Roberge were allegedly transporting 35 kilograms and Tamine was allegedly transporting the rest.

Australian drug trade ‘high-reward’ for Canadian criminals, B.C. police say The haul was Australia’s largest seizure of narcotics carried by passengers of a cruise ship or airliner, according to the Australian Border Force.

The two women travelled together, shared a cabin and posted many pictures of the exotic destinations they visited on social media. It is still unclear how they are connected to Tamine.

Roberge alleges she knew nothing about the contents of the suitcase. She and Tamine will stand trial in February.

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Woman dies in immigration detention A 50-year-old woman detained by Canadian immigration officials in a maximum-security jail in Milton died on Monday, according to a brief news release from the Canada Border Services Agency.

The agency, which has the power to arrest and jail non-citizens, would not disclose the woman’s identity, country of origin or her cause of death, as per its usual protocol.

The woman is the 10th person to die in immigration detention in the last five years and at least the sixteenth since 2000.

Immigration detainees are not criminally charged, but are detained on an indefinite basis, either because they have been deemed a danger to the public, are unlikely to show up for their deportation or because their identity is in doubt.

The average length of detention last year was 19.5 days, but there is no limit to how long someone can stay in detention and some cases drag on for months or years.

In Ontario, immigration detainees are held either at the Immigration Holding Centre, a minimum-security facility in Etobicoke exclusive to immigration detainees, or in maximum-security provincial jails, where they are treated as sentenced criminals and those awaiting trial are.

An immigration detainee’s detention is reviewed every 30 days by the quasijudicial Immigration and Refugee Board, but where the person is detained is at the sole discretion of CBSA officers and is not subject to any oversight.

This aspect of the system was recently criticized by Superior Court Justice Alfred O’Marra, who ordered longtime immigration detainee Ebrahim Toure, who had spent four-and-a-half years in a maximum-security jail, to be transferred immediately to the less-restrictive Immigration Holding Centre.

It’s all downhill from here for the Canadian economy — for the next five years, PBO warns The parliamentary budget overseer is predicting a budget deficit in the current fiscal year that’s almost $2 billion higher than was forecast in the government’s fall fiscal update last week The latest report from the parliamentary budget officer says the deficit this year will be $20.2 billion,

while Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s last prediction was $18.4 billion.

Both numbers are well below the $25.5-billion deficit projection in last spring’s budget. The budget office says it expects to see the federal deficit decline gradually, falling to $9.9 billion in 2022-23 Canada’s shrinking economy signals slowdown could be worse than feared Canadian dollar sheds almost half a cent as chance of rate hike this year fades Four reasons why the

Canadian dollar is going to go down It says lower direct program spending accounts for most of the reduction in the deficit over the period. In the 2016 budget, Morneau committed the government to reducing the federal debt to-GDP ratio to 31.0 per cent in 2020-21, while the budget office predicts that ratio will actually fall to 29 per cent by that date.

“As such, the government has flexibility within its current fiscal plan to reach its medium-term debt-to-GDP target,” the report said. The report says economic growth will slow over the next few years as consumer spending moderates and residential investment declines with higher borrowing rates and lower gains in disposable income.

“We project real GDP growth to slow from 3.1 per cent in 2017 to 1.9 per cent in 2018 and then to 1.8 per cent in 2019 before averaging 1.7 per cent annually over 2020 to 2022.” The budget watchdog said it sees little chance that the budget will be balanced, or in a surplus position, over the medium term.

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BC task force to provide advice on ending MSP An expert task force will advise the British Columbia government on how to eliminate medical premiums within four years. Finance Minister Carole James says the panel’s expertise “will ensure the path we take is fiscally responsible, fair and evidence-based’’ as the government seeks to eliminate “regressive’’ Medical Service Plan premiums. The task force will be chaired by Prof. Lindsay Tedd, an expert in applied economic research and policy analysis at the University of Victoria. Paul

Ramsey, a former NDP cabinet minister for health, environment and education, has also been appointed to the task force, along with David Duff, a law professor from the University of British Columbia.

Currency money Canadian dollar inflation economy B.C. is going to try and eliminate MSP premiums in four years.

The NDP government already announced in its budget plans this fall, it will cut premiums by 50 per cent as of Jan. 1. That would save individuals up to $450 a year and families up to $900.

Jagmeet Singh takes a hands-on approach to Opioid crisis NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh urged the federal government to do more in the fight against opioid related overdoses while visiting an overdose prevention site in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside known as ‘62’. “If people were dying in these numbers from any other cause the government wouldn’t hesitate to deploy all the resources needed to address the crisis,” said Singh. “Yet, for a year now the Liberals have refused to declare this a Public Health Emergency which would provide additional support for these amazing front lines workers.”

Singh said such a national declaration could designate popup sites like ‘62’ as official emergency sites, bringing them into the legal framework and able to receive federal support. While there, Singh also learned how administer the life saving drug naloxone, training he says more Canadians should receive. “This isn’t just happening in downtown cores.

It’s happening in the suburbs, in rural communities. Everywhere,” Singh said.

“I fundamentally believe it’s our shared responsibility to save lives.”

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Canada’s shrinking economy means slowdown could be worse Canada’s economy unexpectedly contracted in August, adding to signs of a faster-thanexpected cooling following a torrid pace of growth in the first half of this year.

Highlights of August GDP Report Canada’s GDP shrank 0.1 per cent versus estimates for a 0.1 per cent gain. It was the first monthly decline since October 2016 and follows a flat reading in July.

The drop was led by across-the-board weakness in goods-producing industries, including a 1 per cent fall in manufacturing and a 1.4 per cent decline in oil and gas.

Statistics Canada cites maintenance shutdowns in manufacturing and conventional oil for decline.

The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart after the disappointing data further dampened

prospects of another Bank of Canada interest rate hike this year.

Key Takeaways Most analysts are anticipating a slowdown in the second half of this year after growth was running at a 4 per cent clip in the first six months of 2017.

Tuesday’s numbers suggest there could be a more pronounced drop than expected.

If the economy fails to post gains in September, third quarter annualized growth would be on pace for a sub-2 per cent increase.

Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News are forecasting growth to average 2.1 per cent in the second half. It’s all downhill from here for the Canadian economy — for the next five years, PBO warns Canadian dollar sheds almost half a cent as chance of rate hike this year fades Four reasons why the Canadian dollar

is going to go down The nation’s currency dropped 0.44 cents to 77.57 U.S. cents after Tuesday’s report, which may fuel concern the Bank of Canada’s caution with raising interest rates will only deepen. Governor Stephen Poloz indicated last week he’s in no rush to cool the economy with further with hikes.

Economists Say Nick Exarhos, CIBC Economics: “A weak result has us on track to see the deceleration in growth in Q3 that we were expecting, to less than half the pace seen in Q2.

That justifies the Bank of Canada’s current waitand-see approach after two quick hikes.”

Douglas Porter, BMO chief economist: “The run of amazing Canadian economic data is officially over, with growth coming back to reality in hurry. But while there is no debate that today’s soft reading is a surprise and a

disappointment, there were some special factors involved, including a monster mash of maintenance shutdowns. And, keep in mind that even with a two-month dip, the economy has still managed to grow 3.5% in the past year, and at that same strong pace over the past six months. We continue to expect something closer to 2% over the next year. Today’s soft reading will reinforce the Bank of Canada’s new-found caution, keeping them on hold well into 2018 (we are still calling for March for the next hike).” Other Details There were positives in the data, with 12 out of 20 sub-sectors posting gains. Services-producing industries posted a 0.1 per cent increase. Non-durable manufacturing fell 2 per cent, with chemical producers posting a 7.3 per cent drop, the largest in the last 20 years.

Tory MP Alice Wong accuses Liberal MP Adam Vaughan of intimidating her over House of Commons heckle Conservative MP Alice Wong says she was riding a bus back from Parliament Hill when she started to feel intimidated by a fellow passenger. “(He) stopped and hovered over me, began to wave his hand in my face, chastise me and intimidated me,” Wong, the MP for Richmond Centre, B.C., said Thursday in the House of Commons as she rose on a point of order.

She was talking about Liberal MP Adam Vaughan (Spadina — Fort York, Ont.), whom she accused of confronting her on the bus Wednesday over something she had said during question period earlier that day. The Conservative MP had shouted something out of turn

during an exchange on Canada joining the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, a moment of heckling that prompted the Speaker to remind her she should not be yelling when she does not have the floor. So, that was the topic of conversation, but Wong, 69, said in an interview that Vaughan behaved in such a way that when she got off the bus, she said to everyone around her: “This is a form of elder abuse!” She said she is always up for a debate, but believed this was something else. “I am not afraid of doing that, but intimidating me in that bus, I don’t think this is the proper way of behaviour as a member of Parliament,” said Wong.

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Federal ethics rules under attack after more Liberal ministers blasted for using investment ‘loophole’ The opposition says a cloud of suspicion lies over the entire federal Liberal cabinet with revelations that a handful of ministers indirectly hold assets outside a blind trust just as Finance Minister Bill Morneau does.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused several demands by the opposition to identify the ministers, saying that critics are slinging mud because they cannot criticize the government’s economic track record.

However, late Monday, a senior government official told the Star that the number is two: Morneau and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-

Raybould.

“From my understanding, there is no minister who owns or controls a private corporation for the purpose of holding controlled assets, so being in the same position as Minister Morneau, without having separately a blind trust being in place,” said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

However, Wilson-Raybould doesn’t have a blind trust, an arrangement whereby someone’s assets are managed by an independent body as a way to prevent a conflict of interest.

Trudeau won’t discuss Harper’s critical letter, says Canada still committed to NAFTA Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking the high road on a letter from his Conservative predecessor Stephen Harper that says the current federal government has been caught “napping on NAFTA.” Trudeau refused Monday to address the letter directly, citing his ongoing respect for the office of the prime minister and its previous occupants. Instead, he delivered a familiar sales pitch on the current government’s efforts to secure a better, more modern trade agreement.

“We have continually made the extremely strong case to the Americans about how

important trade with Canada is, how many good jobs in the U.S. depend on trade with Canada, and how we are very much of the view that we can improve and modernize NAFTA in a way that can benefit all three of our countries,” Trudeau told a news conference. “We will continue to work diligently to stand up for Canadian interests while remaining constructive and firm around the negotiating table.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during question period in the House of Commons Monday.

Ascend Canada develops skills and networks for tomorrow’s leaders Diversity and inclusion is a business imperative across many industries, and Ascend Canada is set on making it much more than a “check the box” exercise. “To get the full benefit of diversity, you need to empower your people,” said Kelvin Tran, President and Chairman of Ascend Canada, a nonprofit organization with a mission to advance pan-Asian talent to their fullest potential. “Otherwise, all you’ve done is check the box on diversity by having different people sitting at your table but you have not embraced true inclusion.” Ascend Canada regularly offers programming throughout the year to develop leadership skills, and provide mentoring opportunities to over 3,000 members. Earlier this month, more than 400 people attended the Fall Conference, one of Ascend Canada’s annual marquee events.

This year’s conference featured a full day of learning and professional development with a strong focus on innovation. Technology, competition and new models of thinking and working are some of the changes that workplaces face these days. Conference speakers covered topics such as entrepreneurship, the importance of customer-focused thinking, and recruiting talented employees. Roy Gori, Manulife’s new president and chief executive officer, was a featured speaker at the conference. He shared his career journey, leadership advice and also offered his views on the importance of diversity of thought in the workplace. When people who have different backgrounds, experiences, and knowledge learn from each other, it can create a successful workplace as it results in better business decisions, he said.

“Diversity and inclusion are critically important to our culture at Manulife and John Hancock, and our long-term success as an enterprise. And to truly understand and best serve our customers, we need to be as diverse as they are. We owe it to them, to ourselves and to our shareholders alike.” said Gori.

Ascend Canada is working hard, particularly with its corporate partners, to ensure diversity and inclusion isn’t an afterthought. As a 100% volunteer-driven organization, its members – who are mainly from the Greater Toronto and Vancouver areas – are passionate about advancing inclusion across corporate Canada.

Many of Ascend Canada’s members work in the financial industry (Manulife, TD, RBC & BMO) and professional services firms (EY, Deloitte, KPMG & PwC) though the organization has been expanding by creating student chapters and inviting more industries, such as Microsoft and IBM into the fold. It has also formed a strategic alliance with Catalyst, a global leader in accelerating progress for women, to launch a longitudinal study on gender, race and ethnicity in the Canadian workplace.

As Tran says, Ascend Canada aims to empower its members with knowledge and resources, such as networking opportunities, to be successful and to embrace Asian culture in a Western world.

“In the Asian culture, we often want to demonstrate that we are self-sufficient. That is a very admirable quality but in life, no one can succeed on their own,” said Tran. “It is okay to reach out to your network for help and to use them as sounding board for critical ideas. And along the way, you will learn to think differently and expand your horizon which will drive innovation.” Ascend Canada hosts professional development workshops at various locations around the GTA every month, as well as networking events. It has its own Toastmasters Club to develop public speaking skills as well the Executive Insight Series, an in-house program that focuses on developing high-potential leaders.

Check the Ascend Canada (http://www. ascendleadership.ca/) website for upcoming dates and locations of upcoming events.

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US Congressman calls for more screening for people coming from Pakistan top American lawmaker on Thursday called for “more vetting” of people coming in the US from Pakistan, blaming the country of having large terrorist presence.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday

vowed that he would terminate the popular green card lottery after an ISIS-inspired Uzbek man who entered the US under the programme killed eight persons in New York in the deadliest terror attack in the country since 9/11.

“If a person is coming from a country which has a strong terrorist presence, there should be more intense vetting and investigation than

there would be from someone not coming from a country similar to that,” Congressman Peter King told CNN in an interview.

“Pakistan has a large terrorist presence.

They have sent 800 people to Syria to fight alongside ISIS. In that case, there should be more vetting. How you define it is more than you do in the ordinary case,” he said. “...The lottery system itself, to me, it’s worked.

It’s gotten good people into this country. In my experience, in New York, they’ve gone on to become very productive people,” he said.

Igniting a political battle, Trump said the attacker Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, who ploughed a pickup truck down a crowded bike path near the World Trade Centre, was allowed to enter the US on a State Department programme known as the “Diversity Lottery Programme”

US, India seek to pierce China terror shield After China put up a virtually permanent roadblock for proscribing Masood Azhar+ by the UNSC, India and US are mulling options for their next steps.

In December, Indian and US officials will meet for the first time for a dialogue on coordinating terrorist designations by both countries. The two sides will discuss options of keeping terrorists and terror groups like Jaish-e-Muhammad under pressure.

This will include discussions on the next terrorist that will be put up for sanctions by the UNSC’s 1267 committee.

The new consultation mechanism was decided during the Modi-Trump summit this summer. In the joint statement that followed the summit, both sides, “committed to strengthen cooperation against terrorist threats from groups including al-Qaida, ISIS, JeM, Lashkar-eTaiba, D-Company, and their affiliates. ... the leaders welcomed a new consultation mechanism on domestic and international terrorist designations listing proposals.”

For instance, Abdul Rauf Asghar, Masood Azhar’s brother, may find his name on the next list for sanctions. He was charged in the Pathankot terror attack. Azhar’s second brother, Maulana Ibrahim Athar Alvi is accused of masterminding the IC-814 hijack

which forced India to release Azhar from jail in return for the passengers of the jet.

India has a list of other terror leaders operating with the support of Pakistan’s military-intelligence establishment, who India wants to put up on the 1267 committee.

India wants China to continue to shield Pakistan at the multilateral level — if Beijing blocks sanctions against deadly terrorists repeatedly, it could succeed in painting itself as a supporter of global terrorism. Chinese officials reportedly expressed confidence that they would not be pressured on Azhar by the US given the US needed their support on keeping an increasingly hostile North Korea in check. China’s decision came even as Beijing itself demanded extra security from Pakistan for its new envoy from ETIM terrorists — many of them trained in Pakistan. wonder when India and USA will hit back with trade sanctions against china..

Both are suffering huge trade deficits due to artificial cheap importsVikram Aditya The joint statement added that India and United States would work together to “prevent terrorist travel and to disrupt global recruitment efforts by expanding intelligence-sharing and operationallevel counterterrorism cooperation.”

Indian among 31 killed as bus plunges into river in Nepal At least 31 people, including an Indian woman, were killed on Saturday after an overcrowded bus veered off a road and plunged into a river in central Nepal’s Dhading district, police said.

The Kathmandu-bound bus from Rajbiraj fell into the Trishuli River while negotiating a turn at Ghatabesi, 70 km west of Kathmandu, around 5:00 am, said Superintendent of Police, Dhading, Dhruba Raj Raut.

Security personnel, including those from the Nepal Army and Armed Police Force, rescued 16 injured passengers who had fallen into the river along the Prithvi highway.

The rescue teams have pulled out 28 dead bodies so far and the search was on for other missing passengers, according to The Kathmandu Post.

According to the police, most of the deceased were from Saptari district and 12 of them have been identified.

One Indian, Mamata Devi Thakur, also died in the accident, the report said.

All injured passengers were taken to nearby hospitals, but two of them who suffered serious injuries were rushed to Kathmandu for treatment, the police said.

Accordingtopreliminaryreports,theaccident occurred because the driver failed to take the high-speed bus under control at the turning point due to poor visibility, the police said.

Speed limits should be set for all buses.

RIP victims of this tragedy.Pbch Chowdhuri Altogether 52 passengers were travelling on the bus, police said.

While the police prima facie blamed visibility for the accident, such mishaps are not uncommon in the Himalayan nation and occur mostly due to poor infrastructure and reckless driving.

Rohingya hacks to death Bangladeshi amid rising tensions A young Rohingya man hacked to death a Bangladeshi man on Saturday, police said, amid growing tensions in southeastern Bangladesh which has seen a massive influx of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar.

More than 600,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh since a military crackdown in Myanmar in August triggered an exodus, straining

Rohingya refugees resources in the impoverished country.

Police said the attack by the Rohingya man was linked to a family dispute. It is the latest of a string of crimes in the area which have alarmed local authorities.

“We’ve stepped up security after these incidents,” deputy chief of Cox’s Bazar district Afruzul Haq Tutul told AFP.

The district’s state prosecutor Mamtaz Ahmed told AFP that crime had recently increased in the area.

The UN has described Myanmar’s crackdown on the Rohingya as “textbook” ethnic cleansing, and many of the refugees who arrive in Bangladesh bring horrific stories of brutalities including murders, rapes and arson.

This has prompted an unprecedented outpouring of sympathy in Muslim majority Bangladesh.

But Rohingya now outnumber Bangladeshis by two to one in the two main refugee towns of Teknaf and Ukhia in Cox’s Bazar district, and local tensions are rising.

Locals complain that Rohingya are squeezing out poor Cox’s Bazar villagers from the job market, especially in the booming construction sector and the fishing industry.

“The majority of the fishermen in our fishing trawlers are Rohingya. They are hard working and they can be employed at a low cost,” Jashim Uddin, who owns a small fishing trawler, told AFP.

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2 uncles found guilty in rape of 10-yr-old After a fast-track court found both maternal uncles guilty of raping a 10-year-old and the younger one of impregnating her, the older uncle, while speaking to The Tribune about the act, said, “It just happened.” He refused to comment on the court’s decision, but responded when asked about why he committed the crime. The younger uncle, who is also the father of the victim’s child, refused to talk.

Both accused were present in the court when the decision was announced and walked out of the court with their heads lowered. The court has found both guilty under Section 376 (2) (f) (i) (n) of the IPC and Section 5 (l) (m), punishable under Section 6 of the POCSO Act. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on Thursday.

The case caught the attention of the national and international media when the 10-year-old was found pregnant. The fact came to light when she was 32-week pregnant

5 get 20-year jail in Fazilka drug racket The court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge has sentenced nine persons to imprisonment in a trans-border heroin smuggling racket which surfaced here in 2015.

The court also issued summons to Leader of the Opposition Sukhpal Singh Khaira under Section 319 of the CrPC following an application from the prosecution. He has been told to appear on November 30.

Sources said the court had awarded punishment of 20 years each to Harbans Singh, Subhash Chander, Gurdev Chand, Gurdev Singh and Manjeet Singh.

Each convict has also been fined Rs 9 lakh. In case of their failure to deposit the fine, they shall have to undergo imprisonment of another two years.

Gurdev Singh is a former chairman of the Market Committee, Dhilwan.

Sonia, a dancer, has been sentenced to 10-year imprisonment, Manjit Singh six years, Sandeep, alias Shanty, and Nirmal Singh three years each.

These persons were arrested by the Jalalabad police on March 9, 2015, along with 2-kg heroin, 24 gold biscuits, one country-made pistol, two Pakistani SIM cards and a Tata Safari vehicle.

The police had filed a challan against the accused on September 16, 2015. The name of Khaira, former Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson, had then cropped up for his alleged association with Gurdev Singh.

Khaira had denied the allegations and claimed that then ruling party leaders were trying to malign his political image. His name did not figure in the challan.

Use Punjabi in official work: Channi Technical Education and Industrial Training Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has ordered officials to ensure that Punjabi is used as the official language in the department’s work. Channi warned that disciplinary action would be taken against officers and employees who did not comply with his order.

and her mother took her for a medical checkup in July. The girl then told the police that her maternal uncle raped her. The girl gave birth to a baby girl on August 17. However, the DNA of the baby did not match with that of the uncle. It was then discovered that the younger uncle also raped the girl and he was found to be the father of the child.

While none was present from the victim’s family or the family of the older uncle, the wife of the younger uncle was present in the court. While she followed her husband and talked to him, she broke down outside the court after the police took him away. She said, “No wife wants to admit that her husband has committed such an act, but the court did the right thing.”

However, she now says she has a son to take care of and is worried about how she will manage their expenses.

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Warrants issued against Khaira in drug case A local court has issued non-bailable warrants against five persons, including Leader of the Opposition Sukhpal Singh Khaira (pictured), in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The others are Khaira’s personal security officer (PSO) Joga Singh; personal assistant Manish; UK-based Charanjit Kaur, a resident of Bath village (Jalandhar); and Major Singh Bajwa of Bajwa Kalan village (Jalandhar). All have been summoned to be present in the court on November 30 and stand trial under Sections 29, 30, 27-A and 23 of the Act. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Sandeep Singh Jossan directed the prosecution to file a supplementary challan against Khaira and the others.

The court had yesterday awarded sentence to nine convicts in the trans-border heroin smuggling case that surfaced here in 2015.

Khaira’s name cropped up due to his alleged association with Gurdev Singh, who has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment.

Gurdev is a former chairman of the Market Committee, Dhilwan.

Meanwhile, rival parties demanded Khaira’s resignation over his alleged links with convicted drug smugglers.

Alleging political vendetta, Khaira refused to resign, arguing that other leaders had held on to their posts despite facing court cases. He asked Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, Akali leaders Parkash Singh Badal, Sukhbir Singh Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia to quit party/government posts before seeking his resignation.

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20 Punjabi youths stuck in Kuwait Twenty youths of Hiyatpur Beit belonging to various village (Ludhiana), districts of Punjab have Parminder Singh Bath, Gurdev been stuck in Kuwait.

Singh, Vijay Kumar, They have urged the Union government Goldy, Pakhar Ram, and AAP leader Baljinder Singh, Jatinder Singh, Bhagwant Mann, MP, Lovejeet Singh, etc, to help them in coming Punjabi youths narrating their ordeal in the Middle East back to Punjab. posted on social They have appealed to Prime Minister media that they came to Kuwait through a Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Hoshiarpur-based travel agent, who assured to send them to Alsagar Company, but Sushma Swaraj for help.

Jaspal Singh of Apra village (near Goraya), they were sent to Al-Neeraj Company, a Ranjit Singh of Takhat Chack village manpower supply company. They were sent (Khadoor Sahib), Balbir Singh of Meilian by the company for jobs at different places, village (Tarn Taran), Sunil Kumar of Gurra but their visas have expired two months back. village (near Dosanjh Kalan), Ranjit Singh They were being forced to live in Kuwait of Laoke village (Tarn Taran), Vijay Kumar without a valid visa.

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CM woos Mumbai entrepreneurs Unveiling Punjab’s industrial policy before a gathering of industrialists and businesspersons here today, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today sought further discussions with entrepreneurs in order to fine-tune the initiatives undertaken by the government.

The Industrial and Business Development Policy-2017, unveiled before a gathering of the business community organised by the Chamber of Indian Industry (CII), offers a number of sops to those investing in Punjab.

Apart from fixing electricity tariff at Rs 5 per unit for five years from today, the government announced that it would refund the state GST paid by companies investing in Punjab.

Other incentives include a one-time settlement of loans taken by companies from the Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation (PSIDC), Punjab Financial Corporation (PFC) and Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Limited (PAIC), according to the policy.

The new policy also comes out with additional incentives for companies investing in border districts, extreme border zone and Kandi areas.

Addressing the gathering of industrialists, Capt Amarinder Singh said the policy had been framed after consultations with

industrial associations and officials. He further promised to do more depending on the feedback received by the government.

“We are trying to create the right atmosphere here so that you can come and invest in Punjab... We will like to know your views on the policy and will surely incorporate your suggestions,” Amarinder Singh said.

The policy which takes a comprehensive look at various departments promises a singlewindow clearance to investors.

Special considerations have been given to medium and small enterprises and startup companies which set up shop in Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Patiala.

Apart from promising to revamp industrial estates in Punjab, the government seeks to set up technology centres and industrial clusters catering to various sectors of businesses.

Among the industries that are being targeted by the policy include manufacturing of e-vehicle, electronics, defence equipment, food processing industries, healthcare, etc.

Meanwhile, Rakesh Kumar Verma, CEO, Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion, and Secretary, Industries, Commerce and IT, Punjab, made a presentation on “Investment climate policies and investment opportunities in Punjab”.

Two jail staffers held for links with gangsters’ aides The intelligence wing’s Organised Crime Control Unit (OCCU) today arrested assistant jail superintendent Rupa Singh and jail wing constable Karamjot Sharma, both posted at the Central Jail here, for alleged links with Gandhi Group Student Union (GGSU) leaders Harman Virk Samana and Armaan Cheema. The latter had been arrested yesterday for allegedly supplying drugs and weapons to gangsters lodged in jails.

“The two officials were illegally providing facilities to the gangsters,” an OCCU officer said. “They were also passing on messages to the student leaders and accepting parcels meant for the inmates.”

As per a preliminary investigation report prepared by the intelligence wing, these officials ensured that mobile phones, SIM cards, weapons and liquor supplied by the GGSU leaders reached the imprisoned gangsters.

Sources said Rupa Singh proceeded on leave almost a month ago, when the new jail superintendent joined duty, but she remained in touch with Harman and Armaan.

“Any parcel handed over to Karamjot or another constable would reach Rupa, who would then hand it over to the gangsters,” said Bikramjit Brar, incharge, CIA Rajpura.

Meanwhile, Harman revealed during interrogation that he organised a rally for a political party before the Punjab Assembly polls, hoping that it would form the government.

“These student leaders spent around Rs 5 lakh on the rally, which was held at a marriage palace on the Sirhind road here,” said officials who questioned them.

Harman and Armaan were allegedly in touch with Nabha jailbreak accused Neeta Deol and Gurpreet Sekhon, for whom they arranged drugs. The jailbreak had taken place in November 2016. One of the escapees, gangster Vicky Gounder, is still on the run.

Ferozepur: Four mobile phones were seized from inmates in the Central Jail here on Wednesday. Five prisoners were booked under Section 329 of the IPC and Section 52-A of the Prisons Act at the city police station. They were identified as Harpreet alias Harry, Mandeep alias Monu, Gurmel Singh, Radhe Shyam and Tarun Arora alias Johny. Ajmer Singh Rana, jail superintendent, said the prison was located in a residential area and there were several high-rise buildings around its premises from where mobile phones were thrown inside.

Dal Khalsa wants UN to investigate 1984 massacre Dal Khalsa took out a march to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. This was the first such march here by the radical Sikh outfit.

The Dal Khalsa sought the intervention of the United Nations for international inquiry into the November 1984 pogrom.

The call was made at the conclusion of the “Sikh genocide remembrance march” held by the hardliner group to mark the 33 years of the massacre.

Hundreds of activists carrying saffron flags and placards marched on the streets starting from Gurdwara Haji

Rattan to Qila Mubarak. Former Takht Shri Damdama Sahib Jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh, Panj Pyaras sacked by the SGPC and Gurdeep Singh Bathinda participated in the event. Party president HS Cheema said the perpetrators of such inhuman crimes must be reminded of their horrendous actions and the members of the aggrieved community must remain alert forever. “It is for the sufferer to decide as to how to carry forward that bitter past as a reminder to both the victim and the executioner,” he added.

INDIA

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No technical education through correspondence, says Supreme Court Getting a technical degree via distance education mode would no longer be possible as the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that that technical education could not be provided through correspondence courses.

In a landmark verdict affecting millions of students across India, a Bench of Justice AK Goel and Justice UU Lalit restrained educational institutions from providing courses in subjects such as engineering and computer science through the distance education mode.

It suspended engineering degrees granted between 2001 and 2005 to all graduates through distance learning by JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan (JRN); Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, Rajasthan (IASE); Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Allahabad; and Vinayak Mission Research Foundation (VMRF), Tamil Nadu, for want of adherence to statutory guidelines and policies.

The degrees would remain suspended till the students pass an examination under the joint supervision of AICTEUGC, it ordered, adding that “every single advantage” on the basis of the degree would also stand suspended till then.

It also directed the CBI to carry out a thorough investigation into the conduct of the officials who dealt with the matters and granted permissions against the policy statement.

The conduct of institutions which abused their position to advance their commercial

5 CRPF jawans injured in Anantnag militant attack At least five CRFF jawans were injured in a militant attack in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday morning. Militants fired upon a bus belonging to 96 battalion of the CRPF around 8.45 am at Chigaili Anantnag, over 65 km from Srinagar, in which

five jawans were injured.

“The five injured were shifted to hospital,” a senior CRPF officer said. He said the condition of the injured is stable. A search operation was launched in the area to trace the militants involved in the attack.

interest illegally, would also be probed, it said.

It directed the UGC to take appropriate steps and implement Section 23 of the UGC Act and restrain deemed universities from

using the word “university” within a month.

The court also highlighted the need for better regularly framework for technical education.

The court asked the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) to conduct appropriate written and practical tests for the students and expenses towards conducting the tests would be

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Students would get only two chances to clear the examination, failing which their degrees will stand recalled and cancelled.

If a student does not wish to appear in such tests, the court has ordered refund of the money deposited by them towards tuition and other fees.

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170 employers facing investigation One hundred and seventy employers are being investigated by the Ministry of Employment, Industrial Relations and Productivity for failing to pay their workers according to the revised national minimum wage rate and under sectorial-based minimum wages.

This was revealed by the Minister for Employment, Industrial Relations and Productivity, Jone Usamate, who confirmed the ministry’s compliance section was investigating the matter.

“The ministry, as part of its compliance and inspection process is investigating a total of 18 cases for the month of October 2017 under the national minimum wage and 152 cases also for the month of October for 10 Sectorial based minimum wages,” he said.

“These cases have been reported to the ministry after workers identified that they were not paid their rightful wage rates together with annual holiday and sick leave, and public holiday pay.”

The national minimum wage was revised from

$2.42 to $2.68 per hour. It came into effect on September 30.

And this meant all employers in Fiji who were covered under the national minimum wages must pay their unskilled workers their rightful dues of $2.68 per hour of work.

“This will ensure that we alleviate poverty by having a guaranteed national minimum wage for workers as this will ensure that they have steady income on a weekly basis,”said Mr Usamate.

Mr Usamate urged all Fijian employers to pay the rightful minimum wage rates to their workers to ensure there was good faith employment relations.

He said paying workers the right pay at the right time would also enable workers to perform better.

Mr Usamate also confirmed employers failing to adhere to the payment of the revised national minimum wage rate could face spot fines of $500 and upon conviction by the Employment Tribunal, would be fined not exceeding $20,000 or a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or both.

Local realtors concerned about affordable housing One of the reasons Fijians are migrating is they can’t afford properties in Fiji; the prices of Fijian homes are just so high. Reginald Jokhan, the managing director of Jokhan Realtors Ltd, and also a citizen who is greatly concerned with the affordability of houses in Fiji, made the comment during an interview with this newspaper on the issue of affordable housing.

“So my answer to the Government of the day is; let’s secure the future for our families here and make homes affordable. There’s so much vacant land around which is ideal for development,” Mr Jokhan said.

“So what the Government needs to do is step in immediately, put able people on these housing boards and see what they can come up with.

“And give squatters and the average incomeearner the first chance to obtain their own homes.

“Government has the money and we in the real estate business can source out land for them to develop for this,” he said.

Mr Jokhan said he would not disagree with results of the study by USP Professor Vijay Naidu who said according to a study he and his students undertook, they found that real estate prices in Suva over the years 2004 to 2012 had increased by 1000 per cent. Mr Jokhan said it would have been more if they took freehold alone.

“But what one needs to understand is this; there has been a concept and a mind-set of people saying it’s all supply and demand; it’s just something that’s being instilled into people.

“Now when the local companies were involved in real estate in Fiji real estate prices were good; what a researcher needs to find out is what was it that made the real estate prices in Fiji soar, well the blunt answer is when overseas real estate companies were allowed to operate in Fiji, all these price increases were driven by one or two overseas real estate operators; nobody in Fiji can say that I’m wrong.

Former top cop acquitted THE former police divisional police commander southern division who was initially charged for indecently assaulting a female police officer hopes to rejoin the Fiji Police Force. This after the Suva Magistrates Court found him not guilty of the offence and acquitted him of the charge accordingly.

Isei Vueti was represented by Yunus Mohammed and was initially charged with one count of indecent assault and one count of indecently annoying a person.

The alleged offence happened on August 8, 2013 while the accused was serving as the divisional commander for the Southern

Division. He appeared before Magistrate Kashyapa Wickramasekara. Mr Mohammed had earlier made an application for a nocase-to-answer on behalf of the accused on the grounds that the prosecution’s evidence was inconsistent and that they failed to meet the element of the offence for both charges.

The defence also argued that the prosecution witnesses were discredited. In his ruling, Magistrate Wickramasekara said he did not believe the witnesses were discredited by the defence. Mr Vueti, 50, also said he had forgiven those who brought him to court.

Father stabs wife and daughter “Save my daughter” were the only words came was so much blood. We saw Samuel inside the out of a blood covered Saida Bi before collapsing house and he was holding a chopper,” he said. “I into the arms of her neighbours who came to her didn’t know if he was hurt or not. We couldn’t go aid in the early hours of yesterday morning in inside because we thought he would attack us too.

“I called the police and I had gone to the roadside Varamaoli, Lautoka.

The 40-year-old was trying to escape from her to wait for them. By the time I came back to the husband, Samuel Arvin Kumar, who allegedly went house, Samuel had hung himself.” He said the incident had left everyone in shock. on a rampant attack after returning “I was drinking grog with him just home from a grog drinking session hours earlier. We are all still asking with neighbours. ‘why?’ “Why would he do something Recounting the tragic incident, like this?” Mr Sharma said Kumar which ended with Mr Kumar worked as a casual labourer before taking his own life, close friend and his untimely death. “He was a good neighbour Rakesh Datt Sharma said father and husband. He was very he could still hear Ms Bi’s blood active and very involved in our curdling screams for help. community fundraising.” He said “Samuel had just left my house they were praying that the mother and a few minutes later, I heard Saida screaming,” he said.

Rakesh Datt Sharma holds and daughter recovered from the “I knew immediately that a picture of his late cousin, wounds they sustained in the alleged attack. Police spokesperson Ana something was wrong so I alerted Samuel Arveen Kumar Naisoro said investigations into the another neighbour and we ran towards the house. “When we got there, Saida was tragic incident had started. She confirmed the outside with their daughter and all she was telling deceased had allegedly taken his own life after us was ‘save my daughter. Save my daughter’. “She he stabbed Ms Bi and his daughter. She said the was covered in blood and we couldn’t really see reason for the attack was still unknown.

Ms Bi is admitted at the Lautoka Hospital in how badly hurt she was.”Mr Sharma said other neighbours who heard the screams came to their critical condition while her daughter, Anushka aid and assisted in rushing the mother and her Kumar, was reported to be stable. eight-year-old daughter to the hospital. “There

No tsunami threat after 5.1 mag Fiji earthquake The Seismology Unit of Fiji’s Mineral Resources department reported that the seismic activity occurred at a depth of 10km at 11:06pm.

The location of the offshore earthquake was registered at 41km Southwest from Doi village, Ono-i-Lau; 147km Southwest from Vatoa, Lau

and 1083km Southwest from Suva, Fiji.

The department assured that the moderate size earthquake posed no immediate threat to the region.

However, it stated it would keep monitoring for any further updates.

Employment Ministry confirms 42 security officers have not left Fiji for PNG he Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations says Papua New Guinean media has incorrectly reported that 42 Fijian security officers have been restricted and detained in PNG. PNG media had reported this week that the 42 Fijian security officers were restricted and detained in PNG. A statement says in reality, the

42 security officers have not left Fiji. It says the Ministry is involved in the travel arrangements of the 42 security officers, who are bound for work in PNG. The Ministry is working with relevant authorities to ensure that all documentation and procedures are taken care of for these workers.

Police Commissioner on a mission to get rid of dirty cops Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho is on a mission to get rid of dirty cops.

Qiliho says he will definitely look into the case of the two Police Officers where they were charged with trafficking 1 kg of cocaine but the case was withdrawn after the drug exhibit went missing from the Police Station.

He says he wants to get more details from the DPP’s Office as he is now referring cases of Police Officers to FICAC. He says he will also look into the status of the Police Officers who were charged with this offence.

PAKISTAN

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Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will appoint his younger brother Shahbaz as PM if his party wins next election

Court makes landmark ruling against second marriage A Pakistan court on Wednesday ruled against a man who had remarried without his first wife’s permission in a landmark verdict that was applauded by women’s rights activists. Judicial magistrate Ali Jawwad Naqvi announced the verdict in a Lahore lower court, ordering the man to serve a six-month jail term and pay a fine of 200,000 Pakistani rupees ($1,902.95). It was the first time a court in Pakistan had sided with the woman under a 2015 family law and followed a petition by Ayesha Bibi, who said her husband, Shahzad Saqib, had wed for a

second time without her approval.

“To get married without your first wife’s permission is breaking the law,” she had argued in her appeal. The court rejected the man’s argument that he did not need her permission because his religion allowed him four marriages. The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), a body that advises the government on the compatibility of laws with Islam, has often criticised the demand for a wife’s written approval if her husband wants to remarry. But the CII’s recommendations are not legally binding.

Men still murder women in the name of ‘honour killing’, despite new law A new laws came into force aimed at to June of this year — a figure believed to be stemming the flow of “honour killings”, underestimated and incomplete. “There has scores of young women in ultra conservative been no change,” said a lawyer who works country Pakistan are still being murdered for the independent ‘Aurat Foundation’, by borhters, cusins or relatives for bringing a women’s rights watchdog, said. “In fact Peshawar High Court twice shame on the family.

Last acquitted a man of honour crimes year the shocking murder of a after this law was passed,” she added. super model and social media The new legislation mandates life sensation Qandeel Baloch imprisonment for honour killings, (pictured) by her brother but whether a murder can be last July in Southren Punjab, defined as a crime of honour is left Pakistan turned the spotlight on to the judge’s discretion. an epidemic of so-called ‘honour That means the culprits can killings’ and sparked a fresh simply claim another motive and push to close loopholes allowing Qandeel Baloch still be pardoned, said Dr Farzana the killers to walk free.

Long-awaited legislation was finally passed Bari, a widely-respected activist and head three months later in a move cautiously of the Gender Studies Department at Islamabad’s Quaid-i-Azam University. hailed by women’s rights activists.

They can do so under Pakistan’s Qisas But, more than a year on, lawyers and activists say honour killings are still law (blood money, law) and Diyat law (retribution) law, which allows them to seek occurring at an alarming pace.

At least 280 such murders were recorded forgiveness from a victim’s relatives — a by the independent Human Rights particularly convenient means of escape in Commission of Pakistan from October 2016 honour cases.

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Top leadership of Pakistan’s ruling party has decided to appoint ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif ’s brother Shehbaz Sharif as premier if it wins next year general elections, a media report said.

Shehbaz Sharif, 66, is the younger brother of disqualified former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and he is currently the chief minister of Punjab, Pakistan.

Shahbaz Sharif Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz group) during a meeting in London on Monday decided to project Shehbaz as prime ministerial candidate after the 2018 elections if Sharif remains ineligible to run for office, Dawn reported. The London meeting was presided over by Nawaz Sharif and attended by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Shehbaz and federal ministers Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Asif and Ahsan Iqbal. Nawaz Sharif, 67, was disqualified as prime minister of the country by Supreme Court of Pakstan on July 28 in a notorious money laundering Panama Papers scandal.

A senior PML-N leader told the paper that the decision to pitch the Punjab chief

minister for the office had been taken in view of the fact that disqualification of the elder Sharif under the Supreme Court orders in the Panama Papers case might not be overturned by the vote due after about nine months.

The decision coincided with a full-page result of a national opinion survey published in an Urdu daily in which 60 per cent of respondents declared Shehbaz as Nawaz Sharif the best choice for the prime ministerial job.

According to the survey, conducted by a little known US institute Global Strategic Partner in September, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan was the choice of 47 per cent of total 4,540 respondents from across the country. A PML-N official, considered close to the Punjab chief minister, said Shehbaz had always been the party’s candidate for the office of prime minister after his brother’s ouster.

He rejected a perception that there were divergent views in the party on the nomination of Shehbaz for the greater role or that the chief minister lacked the ability to take along all opinion.

Pakistan plans to build new nuclear reactors: Official Pakistan plans to build at least three to four big reactors as it targets nuclear power capacity of 8,800 megawatts (MW) by 2030, the country’s atomic energy commission chairman said. Pakistan has five small reactors in operation with combined capacity of just over 1300 MW. The last one in the four-reactor Chashma plant in Punjab province, built by China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC), went into operation in September this year.

It is also building two Chinese Hualong

One reactors with a capacity of 1100 MW each near the port city of Karachi.

Muhammad Naeem, chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, said these two new reactors are now 60 percent and 40 percent complete respectively and should become operational in 2020 and 2021. Pakistan is now also in the final stages of awarding contracts for an eighth nuclear reactor with 1100 MW capacity which would take the country’s total nuclear capacity to about 5,000 MW when it is finished.

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PPF account to be closed if holder becomes NRI Amending rules on post office savings schemes like the National Savings Certificates (NSC) and Public Provident Fund (PPF), the government has notified that such accounts would be closed prior to maturity in case of holders changing their personal status to become non-resident Indians (NRIs).

The amended rules were notified in the official gazette earlier this month.

The amendment to the PPF Scheme, 1968, says: “If a resident who opened an account under this scheme, subsequently becomes a non-resident during the currency of the

maturity period, the account shall be deemed to be closed with effect from the day he becomes non-resident”.

The interest payable would be up to the date of the account closure, it said.

A separate notification on NSCs said in case of a similar change of status of the certificate holder before the maturity period, “the certificate will be encashed, or deemed to be encashed on the day he becomes nonresident” and interest will be paid accordingly.

This Government has certainly lost its mind.

Accused deny charges in NRI murder case District and sessions judge Venkatesh Naik on Monday read the charge sheet against all the five accused in the Bhaskar Shetty murder case. However, the case was postponed to November 28 as the three prime accused — Rajeshwari Shetty, Navneet Shetty and Niranjan Bhat — refuted the allegations in the charge sheet. Srinivas Bhat, father of Niranjan Bhat, and driver Raghavendra were also produced in the court. They were charged with destroying the evidence in the case. COD officials are yet to file an additional charge sheet in the court. Rajeshwari, wife of Bhaskar, her son Navneet and priest Niranjan were

shifted to Shivamogga prison on September 15 after Navneet and Niranjan were attacked by some inmates in Mangaluru District Prison on September 11. Manipal police escorted the three accused to Udupi. They were sent back to Shivamogga jail after the proceedings.

During the last hearing, the three accused were brought to the court from Mangaluru jail in a private a/c car. As a result, the superintendent of police served suspension order to three police officials, including an ASI, on August 21. As a result, the accused were brought to the court according to the set procedure this time.

Won’t tolerate Pak terror havens: Haley The US will not tolerate Pakistan providing safe havens to terrorists, America’s envoy to the UN Nikki Haley has said and backed the creation of a strategic alliance with India to fight terrorism and maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Haley, in her keynote address to the 20th annual Legislative Conference of the Indian American Friendship Council, also strongly condemned

the terrorist attack in New York that killed eight persons. She said that the US recently embarked on a new strategy for combating terrorism in Afghanistan and South Asia.

“America’s overriding interest in Afghanistan and throughout South Asia are to eliminate the terrorist safe havens that threaten US and to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists,” Haley said.

3 years old Sherin laid to rest at private ceremony Sherin Mathews, a three-year-old Indian girl from an orphanage in India last year. Her funeral who was found dead in a culvert after being was held “according to the religious beliefs and reported missing by her foster father, has been the cultural heritage of her family”, attorneys laid to rest in a private ceremony, Mitchell Nolte and Gregg Gibbs the family attorneys said today, said in a statement. The burial citing intense media glare. Sherin, location was kept a secret, the reported missing on October 7, was attorneys said, who confirmed found dead in the culvert under a to WFAA TV that Sini attended road about 1 km from her home the ceremony along with close in suburban Dallas on October family and friends.

22. Sherin’s body was released by “Because of the intense press the Dallas medical examiner for 3 years old girl found dead and social media attention in funeral and her autopsy report is this case, the family chose to keep the ceremony private so the focus could still awaited.

She was adopted by the Indian-American be on Sherin’s future in heaven and not on her couple, Wesley Mathews and Sini Mathews, tragic death on Earth,” the attorneys said.

Indian-origin MP confronts UK PM on sexual abuse ‘cover-up’ An Indian-origin MP took centre-stage in the UK Parliament on Wednesday when she claimed that British Prime Minister Theresa May had failed to act over sexual abuse coverup she had informed her about three years ago.

Lisa Nandy’s intervention during the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons came amid an intensifying storm around cases of sexual misconduct involving British politicians. The Labour party MP for Wigan claimed that she had raised the issue of party whips, in charge of discipline within political ranks, misusing knowledge of sexual abuse cases to their advantage in 2014 – when May was UK home secretary in a David Cameron led government. “Three years ago, I brought evidence to her (Theresa May) in this House that whips had used information about sexual abuse to demand loyalty from MPs. I warned her at the time that unless real action

was taken we risked repeating those injustices again today,” Nandy said during PMQs. “On three occasions, I asked her to act and on three occasions she did not,” she claimed, demanding that the British prime minister take “concrete action” to tackle the issue now.

Theresa May, who had opened the day’s parliamentary proceedings with a statement on the issue of sexual misconduct involving political leaders, said that she had been holding a series of meetings to set up a “common, transparent, independent” grievance procedure. Responding to Nandy’s question, she indicated that she did not recall the three instances being referred to but was determined to take firm action. She said: “I am very clear that the whips office should make clear to people that where there are any sexual abuse allegations that could be of a criminal nature, that people should go to the police.

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here is a lot of buzz about Akshay Kumarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next film, Kesari, which marks his collaboration with Karan Joharâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dharma Productions. The movie, that was announced with much hullabaloo, was in the news recently when Salman Khan, who was one of the producers of the film, backed out from the project. While there was no official announcement made about Salmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exit, reports suggested that Khan was miffed with his manager and Karan Johar for tricking him into producing the film on the same subject as the one on which Ajay Devgn had announced his next â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Battle of Saragarhi.

Reportedly, Salman was told by his manager that Ajay had shelved his film. Hence the former had agreed to make this one. But when Salman met Ajay on the sets of Baadshaho in Jodhpur, he learnt the truth and thus backed out of the project. Also read:

Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone very much together

Kesari: 5 things you need to know about Battle of Saragarhi that inspired Akshay Kumar and Karan Joharâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film Later, the status of the film was flaky and in an interview Akshay Kumar was asked about it, to which he had said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Battle of Saragarhi is happening. Whether Salman is co-producing it is still being figured out!â&#x20AC;? Recently, Karan Johar announced the film on Twitter.

The movie is being jointly produced

by KJo and Akshay Kumar and has been titled Kesari. Though no leading lady was confirmed so far, names like Parineeti Chopra, Katrina Kaif had cropped up. However, there hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been an official announcement made about it yet. Now, we have exclusively learnt from our source that Parineeti Chopra is confirmed as the lead actress of the film and the movie is all set to roll in January 2018. Confirms our source,

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uess itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high time people stop speculating about Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s breakup. Yes, they have relatively stopped making public appearances together but that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean they have called it quits. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget, while Deepika has wrapped up her shoot for Padmavati.

Ranveer is still busy shooting for his song and couple of other scenes. Imagine the amount of pressure on the entire team of Padmavati right now, considering the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s release is not even a month away and they are yet to finish shooting.

This is also the reason why Ranveer isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t being able to attend any of the recent Bollywood gatherings or movie screenings. Also read: Did Deepika Padukone just confess her relationship with Ranveer is complicated?

We are bringing out this clarification to you because an online portal has now gone up to reveal how Deepika and Ranveer had a heated argument

over dinner recently and that they have decided to part ways. But that ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t true.

Firstly, the two never went out on a dinner date as claimed by the online report and secondly, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no fallout between the two whatsoever. The only arguments that DP and Ranveer are probably having these days is regarding their film Padmavati. Adds a source, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both Ranveer and Deepikaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus is only on Padmavati right now so even if they are facing differences, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all in connection with the film. They are having little arguments over the way the film is being promoted and how Deepikaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going solo.

But nothing beyond that or anything personal.â&#x20AC;? Ranveerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent tweet about being â&#x20AC;&#x153;stung by a beeâ&#x20AC;? too is speculated to be in connection with his fallout with Deepika. He tweeted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also stung by a Bee 4 the 1st time.

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Being open and vulnerable could be very good for you. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also an opportunity to let go of buried resentment and so experience feelings of lightness and peace. Career matters also get a boost, but youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need to be cautious around money matters this week.

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passionate about your involvement and eager to see results. A romance could unexpectedly spring up with someone who shares your enjoyment of a certain subject or craft. You might need to make a radical decision that brings about a positive change in your life.

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May 20 - June 21 The week ahead could make a few demands on you even though youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re already eager to make progress. Thoughts of the approaching holiday season could coincide with a decision to get organized and perhaps make your gifts. At work, the current situation might need revamping, especially if old methods no longer cut the mustard. A few changes could transform things for the better. Finally, romance looks very promising, whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re spoken for or newly in love.

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Your desire to have fun could snowball, giving you a lot more to do. If you can come up with a strategy to help you both work and enjoy life, you might get even more done. The chance of a lucrative deal might be too good

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Sunny Leoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;tricks or treats on Halloween Sunny celebrated this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Halloween with double excitement as it is Sunnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter Nishaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Halloween.

Nisha was 21-months-old when Sunny and her husband Daniel Weber adopted her from an orphanage in Latur (Maharashtra). Of Nishaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Halloween, Sunny posted a cute picture with a pumpkin and wrote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spooky Halloween is coming! Nishaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first pumpkin carving. She emptied it out and I carved this spooky cat for her!â&#x20AC;?

As Bollywood celebrities celebrated Halloween in the spookiest and scariest ways. Some stars chose to enjoy the day with Jack-oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;-lanterns (carved pumpkins) while others dressed to impress in bat wings and scary bloody demons. Actress Sunny Leone skipped the scary way and came to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;save the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in a super woman costume. The actress posted a couple of pictures from the Halloween Day, in which she can be seen dressed in a super woman costume paired with red lips. Sunnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s picture definitely did not scare her fans but surely delighted and made their day. Wishing everyone a Happy Halloween, Sunny posted:

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Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna in romance? when couple forgot their wedding date In times when breakups and divorce have become a regular thing, Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna are writing their love story even after 16 years of their marriage. They, undoubtedly, are the power couple of the tinsel town. They might have contrasting character traits but when it comes to loving each other Akshay and Twinkle give some hard relationship goals to their fans. However, just like us, they too experience moments when one of them forgets another’s birthday or their wedding anniversary.

But what is untypical about them is they don’t lose their calm and have perfect ways of making up for it.

In a recent video shared by Khiladi Kumar on his social media accounts, Twinkle finds it difficult to recall their wedding date and she asks him about it. Surprisingly, instead of getting angry about it, Akshay tries to comprehend

what he did wrong to make his better half forget an important date of their lives. To make his beloved ‘Tina’ remember the date forever, Akshay has a special present for her. Sharing the video, the Gold actor wrote, “You can’t put a price tag on love but some things just help you express it a little better :)” Though the video is a TVC, the love in their eyes and their chemistry is giving us the feels. Akshay has time and again maintained that Twinkle is her biggest critic and his support system. Twinkle too calls Akshay her best friend and we can’t forget her comments on Koffee With Karan. She was just unstoppable.

In another hilarious moment, Akshay read out the speech written by Twinkle at an award show where she proudly took the credit for him being the ‘Man of the Decade’ at the Vogue Beauty Awards.

On the work front, Akshay is currently seen judging the comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. He will be next seen in PadMan also starring Sonam Kapoor and Gold which marks the Bollywood debut of Mouni Roy.

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SABC celebrates Diwali By: Anupa Masand in style Sindhi Association of British Columbia, established in 2011, celebrated this year’s Diwali in style. The gala, called Jhilmil Diyaree held on Oct 14th at New Era Banquet Hall, was a fully sold out event. SABC President Amar Ochani and Vice President Ramchand Samtani planned the event keeping every detail in mind. They aimed at involving the youths of community and succeeded in doing so by brining in the elements of their interest like Bollywood dance, Hip-Hop dance and a Fashion Show, incorporating the spirit of Diwali in them. Keeping also in mind the mix of Indo-Canadian community attending this event, English country songs were sung by Terrance and Shirley with live guitar. Bollywood’s golden era was revived by Mohan Bhojwani through his violin playing hits form 60s. Variety of dances were performed by Sheela, Kamal, Maya, Harsha, Neha and Gunjan.

But the highlight of the evening that left the audience spell bound was Jhilmil Fashion Show with the essence of festival of lights elegantly

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by Sandy K. Deo, who volunteered for this community event.

Venus Makeup Studios also volunteered to do makeup and hair for models.

Astonishing outfits for models were sponsored by ‘Dare to be Different Couture’ owned

by Jessie Sandhu and her team.

Models walking the ramp were a mix of professionals and community members from ages 15 to 50 years.

The background music was brilliantly mixed and scored by a grade 12 student of Sullivan Heights Secondary, Gautam Masand. He also walked the ramp alongside his father Harish Masand who coordinated the entire fashion show. The show stopper was Melanie Chevrier who walked gracefully in her golden outfit. Keeping the audience entertained with their gift of gab were MCs Harish Masand and Seema Vaswani. The two board executives, Pooja Belani and Sushma Bajaj, said ‘This year SABC has achieved new heights and we as a team are confidant to maintain this level in coming years’.

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‘Haven’t had a hit like my peers in some time’ On his 52nd birthday, SRK turns reflective, reveals his son Aryan sits in on his script sessions

SONIL DEDHIA sonil.dedhia@mid-day.com SHAH Rukh Khan says the dramatic curve of his success story hits him on his birthday every year when he walks out on the terrace of Mannat, to see a sea of fans waiting for him. “In Delhi, I’d celebrate the day with my family and few friends. But now, my family has become bigger.

They are in lakhs. I see people from all over the world coming to celebrate my birthday and I wonder what have I done to receive so

much love,” he says.

As Khan celebrates his 52nd birthday today, the actor says he has become ‘more’ — more self-aware and more willing to explore.

“I haven’t had a big box-office success like my contemporaries, for some time. I may have a big hit in the future or I may not, but that has never been my yardstick to select films. I do it for the pure joy of making a film. I compete only with myself. I also know my limitations and try to work on them.”

Having completed 25 years in the industry, Khan says he understands the functioning

‘Earlier, there would be family and few friends on my birthday.

But now, my family has become bigger. They are in lakhs’

Padmavati piles up higher Bhansali’s magnum opus to hit screens in 150 countries; blocks 4,500 domestic screens to trump Dangal, Baahubali on release date MOHAR BASU mohar.basu@mid-day.com DEEPIKA Padukone’s Padmavati is gearing up to hit screens in 150 countries.

Should the Sanjay Leela Bhansali drama procure the essential permissions, it will be the first Indian film to attempt this wide a global release. Mounted on a budget of 180 crore, the Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor-starrer is being promoted by Hollywood studio Paramount Pictures, which is backing the worldwide release.

Ajit Andhare, COO, Viacom Motion Pictures, the Indian distributors of Padmavati,

tells mid-day, “Paramount and Viacom have a long-standing relationship. This story is universal. Historical films have the power to mesmerise people, whether or not the audience is familiar with the culture.

Deepika’s global appeal, given that she starred in XXX: Return Of Xander Cage, is another bonus.”

Andhare adds tha while the Hollywood studio was happy with what they saw of the film in the trailer, the makers have more to offer with the entire outing. “We kept them in-

Aryan and Suhana; (left) Shah Rukh Khan of box-office, but refuses to be restricted by it. “When Chennai Express [2013] made more than 200 crore, they said that the monkey is off my back. In my first interview post the film’s success, I said that the next big film will do better. That is exactly what happened. I can predict a movie’s business during the script narration. But I’ve never done a film for any reason apart from the fact that I want to be a part of it.”

The father of three is proud that Aryan and Suhana are showing increasing interest in movies. “Aryan sits for narrations of many films. I don’t know what he wants to do eventually, but he’s interested in movies.”

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‘Salman delivered despite health issues’ Director Ali Abbas Zafar on how brutal cold o Austria played havoc with superstar’s health UPALA KBR hitlist@mid-day.com DIRECTOR Ali Abbas Zafar knew that shooting for an ambitious film like Tiger Zinda Hai would be a challenge unto itself, given that the sequel to the 2012 hit, Ek Tha Tiger, had to be shot across five countries — Austria, Greece, Morocco, UAE and India. However, the film’s Austria schedule turned out to be particularly challenging for Salman Khan. The superstar suffers from trigeminal neuralgia, a facial nerve disorder that results in episodes of shock-like pain that lasts for seconds to a few minutes. The condition gets aggravated in extreme cold or heat.

Khan suffered excruciating pain on his face while shooting in the biting cold of Austria, where the temperature had dropped to -2 degree C. The actor, we hear, was running high fever but refused to be laid up, lest it delay the tight schedule.

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Ali Abbas Zafar with Katrina Ka and Salman Khan in Austria Says a unit hand, “We had to shoot a chunk of action se quences on the snow-cov ered mountains of Tyrol Despite the brutal weathe conditions playing havo with his health, Salman continued with his shots Not once did anyone hear a single com plaint from him.”

Zafar says tha while the dare devil stunt were tricky to begin with matters be came worse for Khan given his health condition. “Wha we see onscreen might look a lo easier than it actu ally is. A lot of pain has gone behind thi sequence. Salman developed a health issue, but he stil trained for the sho and delivered a tough action sequence.”

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3,950 A still from Padmavati; (inset) Ajit Andhare formed about the developments while filming.”

The film will release in places that have a sizeable Indian population, including the US, UK, Fiji, Singapore, Malaysia and Middle East.

“Once the film garners attention through positive word-ofmouth and social media, we might also consider taking it to China.”

The makers are leaving no stone unturned to ensure a successful run at the domestic

box-office too, eyeing a release in 4,500 screens. With this feat, Padmavati will become the biggest release in India as well, given that both Dangal and Baahubali: The Conclusion, touted to be the biggest Indian films, hit fewer screens.

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Race 3 Cast Revealed: Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez in lead

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eady to race with Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez on Eid next year? Daisy Shah, Saqib Saleem and Bobby Deol are.

The full cast of Remo D’Souza’s Race 3 has been revealed and all our expectations have come true.

Ahead of the big announcement, speculation about the film’s cast had roped in names likes Daisy Shah, Saqib and Bobby Deol, and, now we learn it’s actually true! The wait is not far for Race 3 to go on floors - here’s what the makers tweeted: “Race3 Shoot beings on 9th November!! Here are some photos from the set. More updates to follow soon.” Produced by Ramesh Taurani, Race 3 will be Salman Khan’s Eid offering next year. Apart from Salman, Jacqueline and Daisy, the rest of the cast has reportedly been finalised after also considering actors like Sooraj Pancholi, Aditya Roy Kapur abd Sidharth Malhotra. But it’s Saqib Saleem, who scored the empty slot. “Saqib’s role will also have negative shades to it like the rest of the cast,” a source close to the

production team told Pinkvilla. Daisy Shah will reportedly be paired opposite Bobby Deol. Race 3 is Salman Khan’s debut stint with the action-thriller franchise but has already reportedly suggested changes to the script. According to a report in DNA stated, Salman wants the makers to infuse more humour, revise the drug-racket angle and tone down the intimate scenes: “He doesn’t want them squirming in their seats.

He doesn’t want even one steamy scene or something that people in the family cannot watch together,” the source told DNA. Jacqueline featured in 2013’s Race 2. The former entries to the Race franchise were helmed by director duo Abbas-Mustan, who handed over the reins to Remo D’Souza this time. ‘

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Apartment sales driving Vancouver housing market swift Vancouver and the Fraser Valley both experienced above-average home sales last month, according to local real estate board figures, as buyers try to get ahead of the new mortgage requirements in January.

Vancouver area home sales jumped 7.1 per cent from September to October with 3,022 properties sold, and 35.2 per cent from the same month last year, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV).

The federal government’s plans to tighten mortgage requirements for the seventh time in eight years helped spur short-term activity, said the REBGV president Jill Oudil in a statement.

“We have definitely seen some spur in activity, likely for any buyers that are wanting to make sure they jump in before the change in the rules,” she said.

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions will implement new lending guidelines at the beginning of next year. Among the changes being considered is a requirement that homebuyers who do not require mortgage insurance still have to show they can make their payments if interest rates rise. Additionally, some buyers may be trying to beat any further Bank of Canada interest rates hikes, Oudil said.

The average selling price for a home in Vancouver last month was $1,042,300 — up half a per cent from September and 12.4 per cent from the same time last year, according to the Vancouver board.

The Fraser Valley saw a similar increase in average home prices to those in Vancouver. Average home prices were $971,900, last month – up 11.8 per cent compared to October 2016. Price growth in the Fraser Valley and Vancouver was driven by appreciation in townhomes and condos. In the Fraser Valley, the divide between selling prices of attached and detached markets continues to widen, according to Gopal Sahota, president of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. The average selling price for apartments was $369,400 – an increase of 36.4 per cent compared to October of last year. “Apartment activity was notably strong in October, with a salesto-actives ratio of 105 per cent, meaning that apartments are selling as fast as we can list them,” Sahota said in a statement.

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Saturday, November 4, 2017

Real Estate

Saturday, November 4, 2017

BC announces legislation to close fixed-term rental loophole BCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s provincial government has announced legislation to close what has been dubbed a major loophole affecting renters in the province.

Critics say the loophole allows landlords to bypass rent controls by having residents sign a fixed-term lease with move-out clauses. At the end of each term, tenants must either move out or sign a new lease at a reassessed market rental rate. In places like Vancouver where the rental market is especially tight, that new market rental rate can be hundreds of dollars higher, exceeding what would be allowable under the Residential Tenancy Act for the same tenant. BC Housing Minister Selina Robinson said the new legislation would protect the rights of renters who have

been left open to â&#x20AC;&#x153;unfair and unjustified rent increases.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;By closing this loophole, renters will know theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to stay in their homes without the threat of skyrocketing rents,â&#x20AC;? Robinson said.

I f passed, the legislat ion w o u l d restrict a l a n d l o r d â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to use a vacate clause in fixed-term tenancy agreements and limit r e n t increases between fixed-term tenancy agreements for the same tenant to the maximum annual allowable amount (currently two per cent plus inflation). The province says the new rules will apply to both new and existing tenancy agreements.

House price up 3% in past 12 months, CREA says Vancouver prices are bouncing back sharply, with the average selling price in the city up more than 17 per cent to $1,046,982. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Greater Vancouver area, in particular, is once again showing signs of heating conditions with sales up strongly and prices nearing record levels,â&#x20AC;? TD Bank economist Michael Dolega said of the CREA numbers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Still, we expect rising mortgage rates will take some steam out of this market given the affordability pressures, with slower price growth on the horizon.â&#x20AC;? One year on, Vancouver house prices are on fire again Realtors brace for the end of the housing

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