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Vancouver Kashmiris march to raise awareness

Protesters in Vancouver marched in front of the Indian consulate Thursday to show support for people living in Indiarun Kashmir. Both India and Pakistan administer portions of Kashmir. A lockdown in IndianContinued on page 9

“There’s no shortcut to success” Says Sandeep Ahuja of Punjab Insurance

andeep Ahuja, a person with a pleasant disposition, clarity of purpose and focus on his vision about life, is President at Punjab Insurance Agency Inc. The company spans through Canada providing insurance solutions to the South Asian Community and is the largest insurance agency for the Punjabi Community in Canada. Presently, they hold a dozen branches across Canada with more in the pipeline. After completing his graduation and a course from Food Craft Institute, Chandigarh, Mr Ahuja opened up his own restaurant. During his initial days in Canada, like any other new immigrant to a new land, he did various odd jobs involving physical Continued on page 7

Data shows BC residents pay highest auto insurance premiums in Canada BC residents pay the highest auto insurance premiums in Canada, according to data released by the General Insurance Statistical Agency (GISA), the statistical agency run by Canada’s provincial insurance regulators. The data shows that people living in BC pay an average of $1,832 annually, compared to $1,316 in neighbouring Alberta, $1,505 in Ontario and $717 in Quebec. A written release from the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) said that prices are expected to continue rising in the years ahead, according to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia’s (ICBC) latest financial statements.

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‘I take responsibility,’ Trudeau says in wake of damning report on SNC-Lavalin ethics violation Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he accepts full responsibility after Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion found he violated the Conflict of Interest Act by trying to influence then-justice minister Jody WilsonRaybould and get her to overrule a decision to not grant a deferred prosecution agreement to Quebecbased engineering firm SNC-Lavalin. In his report released Wednesday, Dion wrote, “The evidence showed there were many ways in which Mr. Trudeau, either directly or through the actions of those under his direction, sought to influence the attorney general.” “The prime minister, directly and through his senior officials,

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For the good of Canadian democracy, Editorial Justin Trudeau must resign

ustin Trudeau should resign as Prime Minister after the scathing final report released Wednesday in which the Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion found that Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring Jody Wilson-Raybould, who was attorney general at the time, to halt the criminal prosecution of Montreal engineering giant SNC-Lavalin. Dion concluded that Trudeau’s attempts to influence Wilson-Raybould on the SNC-Lavalin prosecution contravened a provision of the ethics law, which prohibits public office holders from using their position to try to influence a decision that would improperly further the private interests of a third party. Nothing should be more clear in our democracy - a Canadian Prime Minister and his or her minions should not ever pressure this country’s Attorney General to not pursue criminal charges against someone or push for a convenient

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Sikh teacher leaves Quebec for BC over Bill 21 religious symbols exclusion A promising Quebec teacher said she’s leaving the province after being forced to choose between her career and her religion. Bill 21, the law on religious neutrality, would prevent Amrit Kaur from being able to work in the public system when school starts in September unless she removes her turban. Next Tuesday, Kaur will start her career in British Columbia, because as an observant Sikh, she wears her turban proudly and has no intentions of removing it.

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Officer-involved shooting under investigation in Surrey B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office has been called in to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Surrey. Surrey RCMP say shortly after 4 a.m., officers received a call that there was a man with a machete chasing another man in an alley in the 10600-block of 135A Street. Police officers responded and found the suspect. An officer fired a gun at the suspect and he

was transported to hospital with nonlife-t hre atening gunshot injuries, according to Surrey RCMP. No one else was injured.

Authorities have closed 135A to traffic between 106 and 108 Avenue. The IIO says it will release more details later. Surrey RCMP is asking anyone with information about this shooting to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502

Dead South Asian Hells Angel with history of bad credit got mortgage from charitable foundation When Hardside Hells Angel Suminder “Ali” Grewal wanted to buy some investment property in Maple Ridge last year, he turned to a mortgage broker to get financing. Despite having several court cases filed against him for nonpayment of credit cards, building supplies and work on his house, Grewal was able to secure an $860,000 mortgage for his company A. Grewal Holdings Ltd. That allowed him to buy two properties on St. Anne Avenue then assessed at $1,076,900. The lenders? Four individual investors and a

registered charity. And within months Grewal had defaulted on the loan, forcing the investors to file a lawsuit to get their money back. Grewal was shot to death in South Surrey Aug. 2 as he sat in a Starbucks drive-through line in his 2014 Dodge Viper. Two young men from Edmonton, Calvin Junior Powery-Hooker, 20, and Nathan James De Jong, 21, were arrested near the scene and have been charged with first-degree murder. RCMP and IHIT investigate after Suminder ‘Ali’

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South Asian man who pleaded guilty to heroin and fentanyl trafficking avoids jail A young man who pleaded guilty to trafficking in heroin and fentanyl has received a suspended sentence and three years probation. The sentencing hearing for Karan Dewat, who was 18 at the time of the offence committed in Victoria in May 2017, was told that the accused was enmeshed in a criminal lifestyle and associating with gangsters.He’d

accumulated a drug debt to the gang and saw his $2,000 debt escalated to $13,000, which was referred to as “interest payments.” The gang, which is not identified in a ruling released in the case, forced him to give up his BMW as a partial satisfaction of the debt and had him selling drugs at the street level in the Lower Mainland. He and another young person were assigned

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For the good of Canadian democracy, Justin Trudeau must resign

path for someone facing criminal charges instead of facing the “full force of the law.” Trudeau says he disagrees with the commissioner’s conclusions. Still, he said he accepts the need for “more rigorous protocols” when it comes to communications between government officials and the attorney-general. However, he won’t even apologize for his actions and actions of his subordinates, let alone resign as PM. Trudeau and his image makers have been trying to paint the

breaking of Conflict Interest Act by the Prime Minister as an attempt to protect jobs or create jobs for Canadians. Even if that were true, which it is not, no number of jobs can compensate the degrading of Canadian democracy by pressuring the Attorney General or the justice department to take an approach that is less than the full force of the law against someone who may “create or protect jobs.” In other words PM Trudeau believes that if you are big and powerful and wealthy and you can create jobs, then you should

be treated differently and you should not face face criminal charges for wrong doings. Does this mean that the Prime Minister is advocating a two tier justice system - one for the rich and powerful and one for everyone else ? It sure sounds like it. A strong message has to be sent to politicians that they can’t engage in practices that are detrimental to our democratic institutions even if they happen to occupy the highest political office in the land This is why Justin Trudeau should immediately resign as Prime Minister.

OPINION Canada well placed to meet world’s growing energy demands the adoption of less

By Jock Finlayson and Denise Mullen Business Council of British Columbia

When an irresistible force meets an immovable object, conflict typically ensues. So it is with the world-wide effort to come to grips with the unprecedented challenges posed by climate change. While most countries – minus Donald Trump’s America – have notionally signed on to the 2015 Paris Agreement goal of working towards holding the global temperature rise to a maximum of two degrees centigrade, few are on track to slash their

greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions sufficiently to meet the target. Indeed, world-wide emissions are still increasing – climbing by 1.8 per cent in 2018, driven by growing energy use and ongoing economic development in China, India and many other emerging market economies. Even as concerns mount over the effects of a warming climate, the world remains overwhelmingly dependent on GHGproducing fossil fuels. True, a transition to “clean” energy – i.e., energy that doesn’t generate GHGs – is underway, but the pace is slow and

carbon-intensive energy is largely restricted to the electricity sector. Stupendous amounts of energy are needed for heating and cooling, transportation, and to support many industrial processes – all served by ubiquitous fossil fuels. In 2018, heating and cooling accounted for more than half of overall global energy use, and transportation for almost one-third. While there is welcome progress in shifting away from fossil fuels to produce electricity, this is less true for the other components of energy demand; electricity is not a substitute for many of these uses. A glance at recent projections for energy production and consumption highlights the central role of fossil fuels in meeting the world’s voracious energy needs. For example, according to BP’s 2019 baseline energy outlook:Global primary energy demand will increase by one-third to 2040, mainly from economic growth and rising living standards in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. While “energy intensity” – the amount of energy used per dollar of economic activity – is expected to decline, total energy consumption still increases. ·Energy used in buildings (heating and cooling) and industry represents about three-quarters of the jump in cumulative energy use to 2040, according to BP’s baseline forecast. ·The transition to a lower-carbon energy mix continues, led by growing demand for natural gas and renewables. The share of primary energy demand met by coal and oil falls. However, in overall terms fossil fuels still provide a large majority of the world’s energy, even in 2040.

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“There’s no shortcut to success” Says Sandeep Ahuja of Punjab Insurance

labour and working in different factories. Those were two years of hard work. In 2000, he met his family friend Mr. Bachitter, through whom he joined RBC Insurance as a carrier agent the same year. There, he met his colleague Mr Sherjang Singh Rana, and that was the turning point in their lives. In 2006, they decided to work towards this Joint Venture which they named as ‘Punjab Insurance’ since both of them hailed from Punjab. Sandeep says, “It was our destiny. We started this partnership and with great deal of hard work, it stands tall and prosperous today.” The duo worked in Ontario for two years and soon shifted to Vancouver in 2008. Sandeep recalls emotionally, “We lost one of our friends who was insured by me, and we helped his wife to get the insurance money. The entire process was so saddening that it entirely changed our vision of life. Now, we do our business with the sole objective of helping p e o p l e .” The name ‘Punjab I n s u r a n c e’ clicked very well with the two from Punjab who are proud to be the largest Insurance a g e n t s covering the Punjabi community in Canada. “From day one, our business was a hit,” he grins, as within a year, they reached the ‘one hundred mark’ of recruited brokers. Those partners who started as two agents were now mentoring a hundred others. There was no dearth of talk shows, TV interviews and published works, all blowing the trumpet of their success. Day by day, more and more people were calling to join them. He feels thankful to God for showering many blessings! Sandeep’s unique motivation of kindness is evident in his own words, “We focus on community’s wellbeing while doing business, and money is only incidental.” This helpful nature is interwoven into his personality so much that he would even stop on the roadside in case someone needed help. He is a regular blood donor and has donated at least 15 times in the past decade. The happy partners have prospered in life and in business with benevolent intentions and they plan to expand to some smaller provinces where they don’t have a presence at the moment. They soon intend to start another branch in Surrey as well. “There is no shortcut to success!” Sandeep maintains, “It took me 20 years to get where I am today.” He wishes to invite people with good academic background to join him and lead a successful life while serving the society. He says, “People avoid joining insurance business as a career claiming that they do not know enough people to do the business”. Humorously, he highlights “Well, I did not bring a thousand people with me from Punjab in 1998.” While people lament that many years ago, there wasn’t much competition in insurance industry as is today, he explains, “At that time, there were numerous another challenges. There were far less people of our community as compared to today. New people come with more knowledge and power

of social media; whereas we used to do cold calling, knocking from door to door to find potential clients”. Sandeep firmly believes, “Where there is gur, makkhi to aayegi hei! (Meaning- flies are attracted to sweets). In Canada, you need a Licence to practise a profession- a doctor cannot do insurance, only a Licensed Insurance Agent is authorized to do so. So get started, soon you will meet with success in insurance business.” He advises that the recent arrival of a lot of visitors has led to a great demand for visitor visas and supervisas which has made it more convenient to build this business. With one license, one can complete eight types of insurances, such as new immigrants, visitor, travel, etc. While recognizing that everyone comes with a certain skill-set with which he can steer his growth, he proudly admits that at least ten promising youngsters have flourished

under their guidance and are running their own insurance business. Sandeep’s message to the readers, “Remember: during the hard times, whenever a difficulty crosses your path,

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Modi clamps down on Kashmir, and India loves him for it The achingly beautiful Himalayan valley was flooded with soldiers and roadblocks of razor wire. Phone lines were cut, internet connections switched off, politicians arrested. Public gatherings were banned. The prime minister of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest democracy had clamped down on Kashmir to near-totalitarian levels. And Narendra Modiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s country reacted with roaring approval: As he had Kashmir stripped of statehood and its special constitutional status, even some of his political opponents were calling out support. Modi, a Hindu nationalist by the time he was 10 years old, had upended life in Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only Muslim-majority state, flexing those nationalist muscles for his millions of followers. They loved him for it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of Kashmir is ours!â&#x20AC;? a jubilant middle-aged demonstrator, draped in the saffron-colored scarf of a Hindu, shouted during a New Delhi street celebration just before Parliament voted to end Kashmirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decades of semi-autonomy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modi has fulfilled another promise,â&#x20AC;? said a more quiet-spoken supporter, Sushanto Sen, a retired senior manager with an aerospace and defense company, who lives in the crowded north Indian city of Lucknow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kashmir is part of India, and whatever rules apply to us should apply to others too.â&#x20AC;? To his critics, Modi is an authoritarian manipulator who wants to turn India into an avowedly Hindu nation. But to his supporters, Modi is an incorruptible ascetic unafraid to tell the truth â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a man who understands what it means to be poor but, like so many of his supporters, wants India to be treated with respect by the rest of the world. A look at some key events leading up to the Indian governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clamp down in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. (Aug. 15) Indian prime ministers have long been expected to be unapproachable and intellectual. They were people like Indira Gandhi, scion of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most powerful family, and Manmohan Singh, with his expressionless face, blue turban and Ph.D. in economics. Not Modi, who has carefully crafted a different public image. Even as he avoids unscripted moments â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he rarely talks to reporters, and most

of his appearances are in TV speeches or political rallies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he is still seen by many as an Indian everyman. Modi is the proud son of a tea-stall owner who became a canny politician and skilled orator and who now, Putin-like, does adventure TV shows like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man vs. Wild.â&#x20AC;? (Unlike Putin, though, Modi keeps his shirt on). He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lack for confidence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have never experienced fear or nervousness,â&#x20AC;? he told the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s host, the British ex-special forces soldier Bear Grylls, with whom he hiked through an Indian tiger reserve carrying a spear fashioned from a knife and a branch, TV cameras in tow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am unable to explain to people what nervousness is.â&#x20AC;? Born in 1950 to a poor family in a small town in the western state of Gujarat, Modi proudly talks of his humble beginnings, growing up without running water or electric lights. He has been separated from his wife, to whom he was engaged as a child in an arranged marriage, for decades. He has no children. Unlike most Indian politicians, he has no circle of relatives hovering around him in search of powerful contacts or lucrative government contracts. He has his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, and the cause of Hindu nationalism. That is all. That focus has created an immensely powerful political machine, one that has hobbled the longdominant Congress party and made Modi, by far, the most powerful politician in India for a generation. Modi, who first became prime minister in 2014, has reinforced his power with nearly every election since then. In national voting earlier this year, the BJP took 303 of the 542 seats in the lower house of Parliament. The Congress party, dominated by the Gandhi family since even before independence from Britain in 1947, won just 52. Amit Shah, Modiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top aide and home minister, told reporters that the BJP had set up more than a million small organizing offices across the country ahead of the elections â&#x20AC;&#x201D; five times as many as in 2014.

For the Congress party, the defeat was crushing. It forced Indira Gandhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandson Rahul to quit as party president. These days, Modi is seen around the world as a pivotal Asian leader. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known for welcoming foreign heads of state with bear hugs. He has addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress. He clearly enjoys seeing himself as the embodiment of an increasingly muscular India. But just a little over a decade ago he was denied a U.S. visa because of suspicions that he had quietly supported the bloody 2002 anti-Muslim riots that shook Gujarat, the state which he long ran as chief minister. While government investigators eventually ruled there was no evidence to charge him, the shadow of the riots refuses to go away, particularly among Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s English-speaking elite, who have long viewed him with deep suspicion. But he quickly turned that shadow against his critics â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the riots into a punchline. After a top Congress leader called him a â&#x20AC;&#x153;maut ka saudagarâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a merchant of death â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Modi began using the line himself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do I look like a merchant of death?â&#x20AC;? he would ask in speeches, enjoying the thunder of crowds shouting back â&#x20AC;&#x153;No!â&#x20AC;? Modi has also faced fierce criticism in recent years. It came amid growing attacks by Hindu mobs against Muslims and Dalits, the lowcaste people once known as Untouchables, saying they had killed cows, which devout Hindus see as sacred. Some of these self-styled â&#x20AC;&#x153;gau rakshaksâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; cow protectors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have ties to the BJP or other Hindu nationalist groups.

Most often, Modi meets the attacks with silence. Modi first made a name for himself as a roving organizer for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS, a Hindu nationalist group with millions of followers that eventually gave rise to the BJP. Many of his early beliefs were shaped in the RSS, with its heavy emphasis on paramilitary drills, Hindu prayers and personal sacrifice. The current head of the RSS, Mohan Bhagwat, turned heads last year when he said Muslims were welcome in India, but also insisted that everyone living in India was a Hindu. Today, Modiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hinduism often goes unspoken but is regularly on display. While things like yoga and vegetarianism have little religious connotation in the West, their Hindu connections are clear to Indian voters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially when practiced by a politician. So when Modi sits in the lotus position in front of TV crews on International Yoga Day, or talks about the benefits of vegetarianism, or names a state water program after the Hindu concept of divine energy, all of India understands the message: Finally, a leader who is openly and proudly Hindu. One of Modiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brothers said that his fascination with power reaches back to his childhood, when he first began attending meetings at the local RSS unit, or shakha. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He liked their discipline and the line of authority,â&#x20AC;? Somabhai Modi told Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, author of a Modi biography. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was always greatly impressed by the fact that only one person gave all the orders in the shakha and everyone followed the command.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lesson Modi learned well, cementing his authority at the top of the party since becoming prime minister and sidelining potential rivals. Shah, his closest aide, is widely seen as the architect of the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hindu agenda. Both men have long argued for the revocation of special status for Kashmir, a mountainous Muslim state of pine forests, clear streams and highly fertile lowland soil. Its tortured modern history reaches back to partition in 1947, when British India was divided into largely Hindu India and overwhelmingly Muslim Pakistan. In the wake of the India-Pakistan war that followed partition.

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the rules. It turns out, the New Democrat was not obligated to disclose that information. The report says Kahlon’s finances are completely separate from his father’s. “[Kahlon] has no financial interest in his father’s taxi business or the taxi industry,” it says. “Mr. Kahlon’s parent’s financial well-being is not dependent on the value of the taxi license of the income received from it.”

‘Massive’ drug seizure in South Surrey linked to Lower Mainland gang conflict Surrey RCMP say a “massive” drug seizure has led to the dismantling of a “clandestine lab” in South Surrey that’s linked to the Lower Mainland gang conflict. On Aug. 6, according to Surrey RCMP, police executed a search warrant on a house in the 16300-block of 14A Avenue as part of an ongoing investigation. The items seized during a recent drug search warrant by police were on display at the Surrey RCMP Main Detachment on Thursday (Aug. 15), at a news conference. Inspector Mike Hall, proactive enforcement officer, said police found a “significant” drug manufacturing operation at the home, adding that police seized a “large quantity” of drugs, equipment and weapons He said some of the drugs were in bulk, while others were

packaged for “street level distribution,” adding that preliminary tests “also indicate the presence of fentanyl.” The items seized included 63,000 doses of fake oxycontin ‘80’ pills; 94,000 doses of fake percocet pills; 5,000 doses of suspected cocaine; 22,500 doses of fake heroin; 200 doses of suspected methamphetamine; 89 kg of an “unknown cutting agent” and 60 kg of a “pill-binding agent”; three pill presses; and seven semiautomatic rifles, including five SKS, one 0.40-calibre and one carbine. “Each of these pill presses can produce between 3,600 and 16,00 tablets per hour. Tablet production labs, like this one, pose a risk of contamination of hazardous substances,” Hall said.

BMX rider dies in failed stunt after jumping off 3rd level of Vancouver seawall into water Officials are investigating after a man died attempting a stunt while riding his BMX bike along the Vancouver seawall on Sunday evening. The man was travelling along the walkway near Canada Place when he left the pavement and fell into the water below around 8:30 p.m.“Yesterday evening a tragic accident occurred after an individual appeared to be attempting a bike stunt jumped off the third level of the seawall adjacent to

the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre into the water,” read a statement from the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, which manages the floatplane docks below at sea level. “The Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre is co-operating with police.” The B.C. Coroner’s Service confirmed it is investigating the death of a man in his 30s.

‘I take responsibility,’ Trudeau says in wake of damning report on SNC-Lavalin ethics violation

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used various means to exert influence over Ms. Wilson-Raybould. The authority of the prime minister and his office was used to circumvent, undermine and ultimately attempt to discredit the decision of the director of public prosecutions as well as the authority of Ms. Wilson-Raybould as the Crown’s chief law officer,” Dion said. Dion found Trudeau contravened Section 9 of the Conflict of Interest Act through a series of “flagrant attempts to influence” Wilson-Raybould to reach an agreement with SNC-Lavalin to avoid criminal prosecution. That section of the code prohibits any official responsible for high level decision-making in government from seeking to influence the decision of another person to “improperly further another person’s private interests.” Speaking to reporters in Niagara-on-the-

Vancouver Kashmiris From page 1 administered Kashmir has been in place since Aug. 4, just before India’s Hindu nationalist government revoked the special status of the portion of Muslim-majority Kashmir it controls on Aug. 5. Telephone lines, internet and television networks were blocked, and the government withdrew the state’s right to frame its own laws and

Lake, Ont., Trudeau said, while he disagrees with some of Dion’s findings, he accepts the report and takes full responsibility for all that transpired. “We recognize the way that this happened shouldn’t have happened. I take responsibility for the mistakes that I made,” Trudeau said. “Where I disagree with the commissioner is where he says that any contact with the attorney general on this issue was improper.” One of Dion’s conclusions was that Trudeau should not have put forward any arguments for or against a DPA to the attorney general. On criminal matters, there is no room for debate between the attorney general and cabinet colleagues, he said. Trudeau defended his conduct, saying he was trying to avoid negative consequences of a criminal prosecution of a major employer.

march to raise awareness allowed non-residents to buy property there. Thursday’s protest coincided with Indian Independence Day. India government revokes disputed Kashmir’s special status Protesters line the street in front of the Indian consulate in Vancouver, B.C. on August 15, 2019.

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Ethics committee to hold emergency meeting following SNC-Lavalin investigation Opposition parties will work to keep the SNC-Lavalin affair in the public eye in the remaining weeks before the federal election campaign, even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made clear on Thursday that he has no intention of apologizing for his actions. Conservative and NDP MPs have both requested an urgent meeting of the parliamentary ethics committee in an attempt to hear directly from the federal ethics watchdog about his damning report on the scandal, published Wednesday morning. Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, the committee chair, has confirmed the meeting will take place next Wednesday. Ethics commissioner Mario Dion found that Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to intervene in the prosecution of Montreal engineering

giant SNC-Lavalin. The company is accused of paying $48 million in bribes to Libyan government officials between 2001 and 2011. In a letter sent to Zimmer on Thursday afternoon, Conservative committee members Peter Kent and Jacques Gourde requested the meeting, where they will move a motion to have Dion appear. “This is incredibly concerning. These findings show that Justin Trudeau used the power of his office to reward his friends and punish his critics,” the Conservatives wrote. “Canadians deserve fulsome answers to the many remaining questions.” In a separate letter on Wednesday, NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus made a similar request, and also asked that the committee consider

inviting Trudeau, Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his former chief of staff, Ben Chin, “on account of their intimate connection to the matters at the heart of the report.” Zimmer had the authority to call the meeting on his own, but the Liberals hold a majority on the committee and could vote down the motion to have Dion appear. Speaking to reporters in Fredericton on Thursday, Trudeau reiterated his response from the day before, signalling that no apology is forthcoming. “I’m not

going to apologize for standing up for Canadians’ jobs, because that’s my job — to make sure that Canadians and communities and pensioners and families across the country are supported — and that’s what I will always do,” he said. “I disagree with the ethics commissioners’ conclusions, but he is an officer of Parliament who’s doing his job, and I fully accept his report, which means I take full responsibility.” The opposition parties are evidently looking for ways to keep the scandal in the headlines as the election campaign nears.

‘I would’ve liked, as a Canadian, to have heard an apology’: Jody Wilson-Raybould on Trudeau’s refusal to appologize As Justin Trudeau reiterated Thursday that he has no intention of apologizing outright for acting unethically during the SNC-Lavalin affair, former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, who blew a hole in the Liberal caucus with her testimony on the scandal earlier this year, expressed her disappointment in the prime minister’s stance. In a scathing report Wednesday, Canada’s ethics watchdog concluded Trudeau violated a portion of ethics law by improperly pressuring thenattorney general Wilson-Raybould to stonewall criminal prosecution against Montreal engineering firm SNC-Lavalin. Trudeau has addressed the findings with reporters twice since, twice saying he accepts the findings but will “not apologize” for protecting Canadians jobs. Wilson-Raybould said she expected more.

“In this case, something did go seriously wrong as reflected in the commissioner’s report and I would’ve liked, as a Canadian, to have heard an apology,” Wilson-Raybould said in a phone interview on CBC’s The Early Edition on Thursday morning. “I was not expecting to get a personal apology but I think that Canadians expect their politicians to make decisions based on integrity.” ‘I take responsibility,’ Trudeau says in wake of damning report on SNC-Lavalin ethics violation Wilson-Raybould called ethics commissioner Mario Dion’s report a “vindication” in a statement Wednesday. In February, she testified before the justice committee and said she faced intense pressure and “veiled threats” from the prime minister’s office over the issue, which was first reported by the Globe and Mail earlier

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Billionaire Jim Pattison offers to take lumber maker Canfor private for $981 million Vancouver billionaire Jim Pattison — whose conglomerate owns businesses including supermarkets, fisheries and billboards — offered to take lumber producer Canfor Corp. private for about $981.6 million. Pattison’s Great Pacific Capital Corp., which already owns 51 per cent of Canfor, proposed on Sunday to buy out the remaining shares for $16 apiece, an 82 per cent premium to the stock’s closing price on Friday. Vancouver-based Canfor said it has formed a special committee of independent directors to review the offer.

The deal would give 90-year-old Pattison, who’s sometimes referred to as Canada’s Warren Buffett, full control over the maker of lumber, plywood, pulp and paper. The offer comes amid a slump in Canfor’s shares, which have plunged 69 per cent during the past 12 months as the U.S. housing market slowed. The deal — which values the entire company at about $2 billion, based on 125.2 million shares outstanding — would require the holders of two-thirds of the stock to approve a special resolution, Great Pacific said.

BC business groups cry bias, pull out of workers’ compensation review The business community has resigned en masse from a review of B.C.’s workers’ compensation system, saying the governmentappointed reviewer is regurgitating recommendations made a decade ago for the B.C. Federation of Labour. A group of 46 associations representing the bulk of the business sector — including the B.C. Business Council, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, the Tourism Industry Association of

B.C. and the B.C. Council of Forest Industries and Restaurants Canada — announced their immediate pullout from a review into the rights of injured workers, how much compensation they get and the responsibilities of employers. The review is headed by retired labour lawyer Janet Patterson. “When you undertake a review in this area, it has got to be done ensuring it’s a fair independent review that is going to strike an appropriate balance,” said

billionaire Jim Pattison offers to take lumber maker Canfor private for $981 million Billionaire Jim Pattison, whose conglomerate owns businesses including supermarkets, fisheries and billboards — offered to take lumber producer Canfor Corp. private for about $981.6 million. Pattison’s Great Pacific Capital Corp., which already owns 51 per cent of Canfor, proposed on Sunday to buy out the remaining shares for $16 apiece, an 82 per cent premium to the stock’s closing price on Friday. Vancouver-based Canfor said it has formed a special committee of independent directors to review the offer.

Surrey schools in crisis as more portables are ordered and enrolment swells Ten per cent of Surrey’s students will be learning in portables when class returns in September, and with 1,000 new student enrolments year-after-year, many parents are saying the problem has become unmanageable. “We truly are in a crisis,” said Surrey District Parents Advisory Council president Rina Diaz. “New families are going to keep coming here. We need more schools, plain and simple,” she said. To deal with chronic overcrowding in the Surrey school system, she says, 28 new portables will be brought in for the beginning of the school year, bringing the total to 361 portables. 74,000 students The problem with student population growth — which the district estimates at 74,000 students — extends beyond portables and into the entire school system, according to the president of the Surrey Teachers Association.Music rooms,

gyms, libraries and computer labs have all been converted to classrooms in some schools in Surrey. “It’s difficult to over-estimate the impact of growing by 1,000 to 1,200 students every single year,” said Matt Westphal, president of the Surrey Teachers Association. ‘It’s not a good situation’: Surrey families rally for funding to replace portables B.C. government pledges relief for crowded classrooms in south Surrey B.C’s Ministry of Education declined an interview request but in a statement said, since September 2017, it has approved $226.7 million for 2,510 new student spaces, seismic upgrades and land purchases for future schools in Surrey. The ministry adds there are 12 approved projects underway with approximately 9,450 new student seats coming to Surrey.

RCMP investigate shooting that injures 1 man in south Burnaby Burnaby RCMP are investigating a report of a shooting early Thursday morning. They were called to a building near Keith Street and Ivy Avenue Thursday, just after 4 a.m. PT. to investigate reports of gunfire. RCMP said when officers arrived they found a man, 25, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to hospital and is currently

being treated for his injuries. Police are still gathering evidence, but investigators said the shooting poses no risk to the general public because it appears to have been targeted. Anyone with information is asked to call the Burnaby RCMP at 604-646-9999.

Reported assault did not happen: Abbotsford Police Abbotsford Police say an assault reported in early August did not take place. Major Crime detectives responded to a woman’s home in the Clearbrook area on Aug 6 after she reported she was attacked by a strange man in her backyard that night. “Details have emerged in the investigation that this assault did not occur as initially reported and was influenced by a historical

traumatic event that occurred in another province,” Abbotsford Police wrote in a statement. “The AbbyPD investigators will work with community partners to ensure this victim receives appropriate support. The victim would like to offer an apology to our community for causing alarm.”

Saturday, August 17, 2019 DFO investigating after 1,500 pounds of Dungeness crab found dumped in farmer’s field Federal officials are investigating after someone found hundreds of pounds of Dungeness crab dumped in a farmer’s field in B.C. last month. F i s h e r i e s and Oceans Canada said several piles of crab were found in the Maple Ridge area on July 29 after its officers received a complaint. In all, about 1,500 pounds of crustaceans had been ditched onto the grass. A statement said the crab had likely been there for four or five days, based on the time a

complaint was filed and the stench leeching from the heap. “Crabs deteriorate quickly and begin to smell in a very short amount of time,” the statement read. The crab had been left in several piles of between 400 and 600 pounds each. It is illegal under the Fisheries Act to waste any fish that is suitable for humans to consume. Fisheries officers are asking anyone with information about the incident to call its 24-hour tip line at 1-800-465-4336. It is an offence under the Fisheries Act to dump any fish suitable for human consumption.

Big construction projects to drive big migration to B.C. in 2020 The higher number of temporary workers in the provinceisindeedhelpingoffsetthelabourshortage, according to a recent analysis by Scotiabank. But Marc Desormeaux, a provincial economist with the bank, said it doesn’t address the underlying structural crisis facing the Quebec economy: an aging workforce and shrinking labour pool. CAQ’s plan to slash immigration levels threatens Quebec economy, business groups say “The question is whether the explosive recent pace of temporary foreign worker intake can be sustained over the longer run,” he said. Denis Hamel, vice-president of the Conseil du patronat du Québec, a lobby group for employers in the province, likened the rise in temporary foreign workers to a “Band-Aid solution.” It wasn’t addressing the labour shortage or the backlog in the immigration process, Hamel said. “Employers have to look at the TFW program because they don’t have a choice. Delays are so long with the regular immigration path that if you want to fulfil a job in a six- to eight-month

period you have to turn the TFW,” he said. Process can take 6 months: lawyer In order to hire a foreign worker, companies must demonstrate they would otherwise be unable to fill the position, a federally run process known as a Labour Market Impact Assessment. Foreign workers must also obtain Quebec’s consent through what’s called a Quebec Acceptance Certificate. Immigration lawyer Ho Sung Kim said the whole process can take up to six months and cost thousands of dollars, which can be prohibitive for a small business, such as a restaurant. “But they do need people, and they are not able to find people locally, and that’s a big problem,” said Kim, who sits on the board of the Quebec Immigration Lawyers Association. Ho Sung Kim, an immigration lawyer who sits on the board of the Quebec Immigration Lawyers Association, says the process of obtaining consent to work as a temporary foreign worker in Quebec can take up to six months and cost thousands.

Arrest made in stabbing in death in South Surrey shopping district One person is in custody following a stabbing death in South Surrey, however the identity of the victim is still unknown. IHIT spokesperson Cpl. Frank Jang confirmed late Friday morning that a male has been arrested after a person was found in the 1700-block of 152 Street just after 3 a.m. suffering from stab wounds. He succumbed to his injuries. The suspect was tracked by a police dog unit from the site where the victim was found to a nearby residence. That home is also behind yellow police tape this morning and remains an active crime scene. Jang said the victim’s body is still at the scene as investigators work to determine his identity. Police believe it is possible that others may be involved and issued a plea to the public for more information.

Jang praised “the exemplary work” of the RCMP’s police dog services in picking up the track that led investigators to a suspect. Police say the incident does not appear to be a random act, “based on the investigative theory in this initial phase.” Meanwhile, a parking lot at the southwest corner of 18 Avenue and 152 Street remains cordoned off with yellow police tape, and a white Integrated Homicide Investigation Team tent can be seen in the parking lot’s entranceway, on the lot’s north side. Access to 18 Avenue is blocked west of 152 Street to Southmere Crescent. The stabbing is the third major police incident on the Semiahmoo Peninsula in the last two weeks. On Aug. 2, Hells Angel member Suminder Grewal was shot and killed in his vehicle while in a Starbucks drive-thru at Southpoint Exchange.

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BC embracing plant-based diets more than any other province A new survey shows British Columbians are eating less meat and embracing plantbased diets more than any other province. The Insights West study on food and diet trends in Canada found 25 per cent of B.C. residents have tried a vegetarian diet, compared to the national average of 18 per cent. “There’s not one fad trend diet that we do less than any other province,” said Steve Mossop, president of Insights West. “And we do [fad diets] nearly double the level of everybody else.” There were a number of reasons why people were reducing animal protein in their diet, according to the study, including cost, environmental concerns and animal cruelty. When it comes to detox diets — which typically involve a period of fasting — the analysis showed B.C. residents were 17 per cent more likely than other provinces (seven per cent) to have tried that kind of diet. Insights West says the recent trend across Canada of reducing animal proteins in

one’s diet continues to gather momentum. Nine per cent of British Columbians tried a pescatarian diet, a practice of eating fish and seafood instead of meat as a source of protein, compared to five per cent across Canada. Health Canada unveiled a new food guide in January which emphasized fruits, veggies and whole grain foods, and turned the traditional focus of meat and dairy toward a broader category of proteins like legumes, fish and lean meats. “Whether they’re following the new guide or doing their own research on foods, a sizable percentage of Canadians appear to be taking the recommendations to heart,” according to the study. A significant proportion of Canadians have or are considering removing dairy from their diet — 11 per cent already do, and 26 per cent are considering cutting dairy. But as it turns out, the study found the majority of Canadians, 67 per cent, weren’t following any kind of diet at all.

Surrey RCMP investigating parking lot brawl after video posted online Surrey RCMP are investigating after a video was posted to Reddit on Sunday showing a messy parking lot brawl. The video was categorized under the local news tag and shared to the Vancouver subreddit sometime on Sunday, with the title “Just another day at strawberry hill theatre in Surrey …” The 26-second clip features no audio and is filmed from behind a tree; it depicts a group of people pushing, hitting, kicking and slapping one another in the driveway of a parking lot. The crowd is also seen breaking up into at least two smaller circles that appear to surround individuals. Surrey RCMP is investigating after a video surfaced on Reddit of a parking lot brawl in the Strawberry Hill neighbourhood of Surrey. While police have not yet confirmed a date and time for when the fight broke out, the video was posted to Reddit sometime on Sunday, Aug 11.

One fight, seen in the foreground of the video, shows at least three unidentified assailants surrounding a barefoot male in a blue T-shirt who is pushed down to the ground and stomped. Another individual can be seen jumping on top of him before he scrambles away. Various people can be seen trying to intervene or insert themselves into the fray, though it’s unclear how many were involved in total. As of Monday morning, the thread sharing the video had collected 226 votes and 43 comments before being locked by moderators. Surrey RCMP spokesman Const. Richard Wright said there were no calls over the weekend that matched the incident shown in the video, and that investigators were only made aware of the fight when contacted by Postmedia about the Reddit post. Wright was not able to confirm a date or time when the incident occurred and it

Double-decker buses to roll into Surrey, Delta and Richmond in October Metro Vancouver’s new fleet of double-decker buses will roll into Richmond, Delta and Surrey in October. TransLink says following a successful four-month pilot, the first of 32 doubledeckers have arrived to expand the fleet and replace aging highway coaches. The first double-deckers will service the 301 Newton Exchange / RichmondBrighouse station and the 620 Bridgeport / Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal routes. The 555 Lougheed Station / Carvolth Exchange route will be added in January.

A spokesperson for TransLink, Lida Paslar, said they don’t have an exact date for when the buses will in operation because they are still being tested, but said they will be out in October. An order of 25 more double-deckers is scheduled to arrive by fall 2020 to serve additional routes throughout the region, TransLink said. The buses feature double the capacity of a conventional bus, panoramic views from the top deck, and a wide staircase with handrails. Funding for the new doubledeckers is being provided through the federal gas tax and TransLink.

Family of boy killed in gang crossfire one year ago plead for help finding killer The family of Coquitlam teenager Alfred Wong, caught in the crossfire of a gang shooting last year, is pleading

for information about his murder. Vancouver police said on Wednesday they have evidence to suggest there are people with key information who have not spoken with police. On January 13, 2018, a 23-year-old Vancouver man, Kevin Whiteside, and Wong, 15, were killed at East Broadway Avenue and Ontario Street near Indochine Kitchen and Bar. “We know nothing can be done to bring Alfred back, but we think he deserves justice for his tragic death and we desperately want to know what happened that night. Without your help, the police may not be able to arrest the killer, and our son will not be able to lay in rest,” said Chelly Wong, Alfred’s mother, in a statement. “We ask for your help in giving closure to our grief. Please help us ensure the person responsible for killing our son is held accountable. We will forever be grateful for your help.” The parents of Alfred Wong: Samson Wong (father) and Chelly Wong (mother). Fifteen-year-old Alfred Wong was killed in January 2018. Police and his family are making a plea for people with information about the murder to speak with police. VPD handout / PNG VPD Staff Sgt. Mike Heard says they know there are people who have critical information who have refused to speak to police. “We are making an appeal to these people to do the right thing and speak with us.

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Saturday, August 17, 2019 The Insurance Corp. of B.C. says its financial picture is improving four months after it put a cap on pain and suffering claims for minor injuries in car crashes. ICBC CEO Nicolas Jimenez said preliminary figures show the corporation on track to meet its financial targets for the year, which call for a small loss after two years of huge losses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is early,â&#x20AC;? Jimenez said Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a sense of what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing, but also enough judgment to say letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not get excited too early.â&#x20AC;? The number of people hiring personal injury lawyers has dropped significantly. Roughly 80 per cent of all crash claims are being directed away from the courts and to a new

ICBC says finances stabilizing after cap on minor claims resolution tribunal. And motorists in a crash are successfully accessing a host of improved medical benefits offered by ICBC, said Jimenez. ICBC lost almost $2.5 billion in the past two years as claims, legal fees and repair costs skyrocketed. The B.C. government intervened on April 1 to set a $5,500 cap on pain and suffering claims for minor injuries. The cap is supposed to save ICBC $1 billion this fiscal year and stabilize the Crown auto

corporationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finances to a $50-million loss in 2019-20. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A n e c d o t a l l y , Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on track, which is to still lose $50 million,â&#x20AC;? said Jimenez. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re optimistic but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also realistic. So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re watching.â&#x20AC;?

ICBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s losses grew so large in the past two years that the Crown auto insurance agency threatened the stability of the provincial budget. â&#x20AC;&#x153;ICBC is still running at a loss, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re starting to see some small improvements,â&#x20AC;? Finance Minister Carole James said last month during a press conference on governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s year-end finances. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A great deal of work still needs to happen. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a while before we see ICBC back

Investigation launched after teen dies in Langley An investigation has been launched into the death of a 14-year-old boy who was found in medical distress at Langleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Walnut Grove Community Centre on Wednesday evening and later died in hospital. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The coroners serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investigation will look to determine how, where, when and by what means he came to his death,â&#x20AC;? B.C. Coroners Service spokesman Andy Watson said in an email. The coroners service did not share other details and will not be releasing the teenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identity. Grief-stricken friends and family mourned

a boy, identified on social media as Carson Crimeni, at a vigil held Aug. 8, 2019, at the Walnut Grove Skate Park. Crimeni was found in medical distress in Walnut Grove and later died in hospital. Shane MacKichan / Special to PNG Grief-stricken friends and family mourned the boy, identified on social media as Carson Crimeni, at a vigil held Thursday night at the Walnut Grove Skate Park. Hundreds of people attended the vigil with flowers to remember the Grade 9 student, including fellow students, parents, and police officers.

As Quebec cuts immigration, businesses turn to temporary foreign workers As the Quebec government slashes immigration levels this year, it is also overseeing a huge increase in the number of temporary foreign workers coming to the province. The inflow of temporary workers is helping Quebec deal with an increasingly dire labour shortage, but experts say the strategy is unsustainable economically and makes newcomers more vulnerable to exploitation. Under the federal temporary foreign worker program, Quebecâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consent is required to bring a worker to the province. The number of new Quebec employees hired through the program has jumped dramatically

in recent months, and not just in the agricultural sector, but other sectors as well, such as tourism, food processing and manufacturing. In 2018, 17,685 permits were issued to foreigners for temporary work in Quebec, a 36 per cent increase from the previous year, the biggest jump of any of the largest provinces. The numbers are on track to rise again in 2019. In the first three months after the fall provincial election, the number of active permits rose by 32 per cent compared to the same period the year prior. Permits were up 21 per cent in the first three months of 2019.

BC Hydro seeks special rate to offer TransLink, BC Transit EV conversion B.C. Hydro is proposing to give TransLink, B.C. Transit and other heavy-duty fleet owners a break on their electricity bills, if they are converting to electric vehicles. Last week, Hydro submitted an application to the B.C. Utilities Commission to create special charging rates for EV fleet owners, with the deepest discounts, of up to 60 per cent, going to those that can recharge batteries at depot facilities overnight. The call for specific â&#x20AC;&#x153;charging ratesâ&#x20AC;? comes in response to a plea for such rates from TransLink and B.C. Transit as both organizations set goals for the adoption of battery-electric buses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The new services and rates described in this (application) will contribute to B.C. Transitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and TransLinkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s respective long term strategies to reduce greenhouse gases related to the operation of their fleet,â&#x20AC;? B.C. Hydro wrote in the application. And doing so will be necessary for the agencies to do their part in meeting B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall provincial objective of cutting greenhouse-gas emissions by 80 per cent from 2007 levels by 2050. At the end of July, B.C. Transit announced its objective to convert to an all-electric fleet for transit systems outside of Metro Vancouver by 2040. In Metro Vancouver, TransLink aims to replace 1,500 buses in its fleet with electric buses over the same time frame. B.C. Transit announced in late July that it is taking its entire fleet of

buses electric. The service operates 1,000 buses outside Metro Vancouver. B.C. Hydro is proposing two optional fleet-charging rates with the discount being

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Ride-hailing rules not yet having effect on BC driving schools The rush for Class-4 driver’s licences hasn’t started yet, but driving schools and the province’s car insurance provider will be ready when it does. Ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft will be able to apply to the Passenger Transportation Board for permission to operate in B.C. beginning on Sept. 3, and new regulations on licensing and insurance will go into effect on Sept. 16. Driving for a ridehailing company will require a Class-4 licence, criminalrecord checks and annual driving record checks. B.C. and Alberta will be the only jurisdictions in Canada to require commercial licences for ride-hailing drivers. “I think once they realize you need a Class-4 for (ride hailing), there will be more people coming out to get their Class-4,” said Mark Anderson, the owner and chief instructor at West Coast Driver Training and Education on Vancouver Island. Anderson said he has had several calls about Class-4 instruction, but no bookings yet. According to the latest Insurance Corp. of

B.C. statistics, in 2017 there were 2.6 million British Columbians with active Class-5 licences, and 43,000 with Class-4 licences. There are two kinds of Class-4 licences in B.C.: restricted and unrestricted. The difference is that an unrestricted licence will allow the driver to operate larger vehicles, such as buses that carry up to 25 people (including the driver). The knowledge test is the same for both types of Class-4 licence, however the type of licence a driver gets depends on what kind of vehicle they use for their road test. Someone who brings a five-passenger car will get a restricted licence, while someone who uses a 15-person van will get an unrestricted licence. Anderson expects that most people will simplyusetheirownpersonalvehiclesandgofor the restricted licence rather than unrestricted. “I could be wrong, but if they’re just doing Uber at this point, I don’t see Uber doing 24-passenger buses, so I don’t see the need for unrestricted,” he said.

Independence Day of Pakistan celebrated in Vancouver

Independence day of Pakistan was celebrated at the residence of Consul General of Pakistan in Vancouver last week.

Missing Penticton woman found safe after 5 days in BC Interior

A Penticton woman missing for several days in a mountainous region in Southern Interior BC has been been found alive and unscathed. Megan Roberts, 32, found alive 5 days after leaving friend on dirt road west of Summerland. Const. James Grandy with the Penticton RCMP said Megan Roberts, 32, managed to survive, in part, because she is young, but mostly because she was able to find water, a source of food and even shelter to stay warm. “She found some berries to eat, and she covered herself up in some kind of natural hole. So, she managed to stay alive and she was in relatively healthy condition when she was found near Hedley [...] So, she had trekked quite a distance as well, but she managed to do so unscathed more or less.” RCMP say Roberts went missing after she exited a friend’s car on Batheville Road, just west of Summerland, B.C., about 400 kilometres east of Vancouver on Aug. 7. Grandy said the friend waited for a time on the dirt road but when she didn’t return, he contacted police out of concern for her well-being. “It wasn’t entirely remote but certainly, you know, if you walk in off the road, off the dirt

road, it wouldn’t take much to get lost for sure.” Grandy said police were quick to contact search-and-rescue crews Wednesday but weren’t able to begin a full-scale search until Thursday. Meanwhile, police said Roberts told them she noticed search helicopters overhead, but she realized they wouldn’t see her, because the woods in that area are quite dense. The terrain is rough to the southwest of Summerland. Grandy said there are some cabins and lakes, but beyond that, the landscape is mostly protected parkland surrounding Apex mountain. “Between Summerland and Hedley there is quite a distance there for sure. So it is quite amazing that she found her way from point A to point B.” For now, Grandy said, RCMP continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding Robert’s departure. He said Roberts was extremely lucky to find her way to a dirt road where a commercial truck driver saw her and stopped to help. Grandy said Roberts has also been in contact with police victims’ services but couldn’t say more due to privacy issues.

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The beauty queen of yester years Vidya Sinha passes away Bollywood celebrities took to social media to express sorrow and shock at the demise of actress

Abhinav Kohli accused by wife for molesting step-daughter On August 11, SpotboyE.com broke the news of Shweta filing a case against her second husband, accusing him of molesting his step-daughter. She filed a case at Samata Nagar police station in Mumbai and the accused was sent to police custody till August 13. But now the actor is out from the custody as Borivali Sessions court has granted him bail. Abhinav Kohli has broken his silence on this topic at an event which included other stars from the television industry including Rashami Desai, Malhar Pandya, Zuber Khan, Mrunal Jain, Kunal Thakur, Kunal Nirola, Kanwar Dhillon, Roopal Tyagi, Abhishek Rawat, Jayashree Venkataramanan, and Paras Tomar. Today SpotboyE.com exclusively spoke to the Abhinav Kohli at the screening of a Short film and the actor broke his silence on the news of Shweta filing a case against him accusing him of molesting his step-daughter. When Abhinav was questioned If he was fine? The actor answered, “ I am recovering.” Further, when asked if this event was disturbing for him, Abhinav answered, “ It is, very, for me, it is not over yet it’s still on.” Further on when the actor was asked if he was back to normal life? He

bereaved family,” Rituparna wrote. Madhur Bhandarkar recalled some of her best roles in his tweet. “Sad to hear (of the) demise of actress Vidya Sinha, she will be always remembered for her superlative performances in films like Rajnigandha, Chhoti Si Baat and Pati Patni Aur Woh. My condolences to her family & friends”, he wrote. Vidya Sinha (15 November 1947 – 15

August 2019) was an Indian actress who has acted in Bollywood films, most known for Rajnigandha (1974), Chhoti Si Baat (1975) and Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978). Sinha was born in Mumbai to Rana Pratap Singh (known as Pratap A. Rana in films), an Indian film producer, sonin-law of film director Mohan Sinha. And she died exactly 3 months before her 72nd birthday.

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Vi d y a Sinha on August 15. She was 71 and had been hospitalised for a while owing to heart and lung ailments, and she passed away after respiratory failure. Sinha was known for her roles in seventies middle-of-the-road hits such as Rajnigandha, Chhoti Si Baat, and Pati Patni Aur Woh. Jaaved Jaaferi remembered Vidya Sinha as “an actress who was talented, beautiful and dignified, and who we all loved in the 70’s”, adding that she “passes on to her next journey” An actress who was talented, beautiful and dignified and who we all loved in the 70’s, passes on to her next journey. #RIP #VidyaSinh. RIP Vidya Sinha Ji. You were the epitome of grace and dignity on and off the screen,” wrote filmmaker Sanjay

Gupta. Actress Rituparna Sengupta was “deeply saddened by the demise of our beloved actress Vidya Sinha”, adding that her “sweetest voice and unusual beauty made her apart from others”. Rituparna also added that Vidya “exuded unusual grace” and that she considered herself “privileged to work with her as a daughter in Tere Ane Se,” which is yet to be released. “My condolences for the

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Parineeti Chopra opens up about her depression “The end of 2014 and all of 2015 those one-and-a-half years were truly the worst time in my life. Two of my films ‘Daawat-eIshq’ and ‘Kill Dil’ did not work. That was my first setback. They released backto-back and didn’t work,” she said. “Then, I went through a big heartbreak in life. Literally, all the departments in my life were down. (there was) Nothing positive to look forward to,” she said, in an interview while promoting her new film, “Jabariya Jodi”, adding: “I went into a shell. I stopped eating, I stopped sleeping well. I did not have any friends at that time. I never used to meet people. The people I was in touch with, I cut off from everyone, including my family. I would talk to them once in two weeks. I was gone... finished.” Parineeti was asked about her battle with depression during a TapeCast segment, in which

pre-recorded messages and questions from fans are played to celebrities. She recalled the phase as one when she “had no money”, and described herself as a “typical filmi depressed girl”. “I would just be in my room, watching TV, sleeping, staring all day... I was a zombie. I was like that typical filmi depressed girl... I would cry maybe 10 times a day. I was always upset and crying. I had this chest pain that would not go away,” she said. Her “Jabariya Jodi” costar Sidharth Malhotra then asked her how she overcame the phase. Parineeti replied that her brother Sahaj helped her. “I started working on myself. I became fitter. I just took life into my own hands because I thought if I go into this pit, I will never come out again,” Parineeti said.

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I will continue to take risks - Akshay In the past few years, Akshay Kumar, the category-defying Bollywood actor, has underscored the power of cinema, often using his reel-life avatars to make a real impact. From chronicling history (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gold,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kesari,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Airlift,â&#x20AC;? Rustomâ&#x20AC;?) to shedding light on social issues (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pad Man,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Toilet: Ek Prem Kathaâ&#x20AC;?) to churning out outand-out entertainers (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Housefull,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rowdy Rathoreâ&#x20AC;?), the 51-year-old aspirational hero is always pushing his creative boundaries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mission Mangal,â&#x20AC;? Kumarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest film in the same league, brings to the screen the incredible true story of some of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest scientists at the Indian Space Research Organization who successfully launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, Mangalyaan.

So far, the trailer, a fascinating amalgamation of patriotism and women empowerment, has captured the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imagination. Kumar plays the role Rakesh Dhawan, who spearheads the mission, in this film directed by Jagan Shakti. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mission Mangalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is about one of the greatest space missions in history: the launch of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first satellite to Mars. The mission was completed in the quickest amount of time and least expensive compared to other missions by NASA, Russia and Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and proved to be a ground-breaking moment for our country,â&#x20AC;? Kumar told India-West. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The role of Rakesh Dhawan particularly drew me in because of his ability to act as a passionate leader while remaining a compassionate member of the team. Above all, I was in awe of the fact that this mission was made possible by ordinary people achieving extraordinary feats.â&#x20AC;? Kumar said

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Aries

March 21 - April 20 The focus on your sector of creativity and self-expression continues this week with the addition of chatty Mercury. You may be very curious to explore interests or hobbies that channel the passionate and competitive side of your nature. Plus, with a delightful sun-Venus connection on Tuesday, this is a perfect chance to break the ice and ask that special person on a date. It could be a heartwarming experience.

Taurus

April 21 - May 20 Once again, your home and family sector is the main focus, with plenty of action in this area. This could be the week youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re planning to hold a major celebration, reunion, or other get-together, in which case it could all go very well. Tuesday could be particularly lovely for having family and friends around or perhaps doing something to beautify your place. This can be a lovely time for wandering around picking up some ideas and interesting pieces as well.

Gemini

May 20 - June 21 Do you have something to say? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seems no one will be able to get a word in edgewise. With a powerful focus on your sector of communication, your conversation and desire to interact could ramp up several notches. If you work in sales, media, or tech, you could have a busy and productive week ahead of you. And with the sun merging with luscious Venus, it might be possible to sign a lucrative deal or bond with someone who can be of

Cancer

June 22 - July 23

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you might also have shopping on your mind. two if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to keep money matters on an even keel.However, the focus on your sector of values could also be a call to consider your level of self-worth. Learning to love yourself could be one factor that helps increase your income.

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get help and support for your various plans and projects, and be the leader you naturally are. This week can be excellent for a makeover, and a lovely transit involving sweet Venus might inspire you to reinvent yourself. This # ! been through a period of change and wish to

Virgo A powerful focus on your spiritual sector could encourage you to focus on spiritual practices, such as meditation, yoga, or anything else that can help bring peace of mind. Looking for romance? Tuesday may bring possibilities if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to a tai chi class or other group. Connecting with those who share your ideas and ideals could assist you in meeting someone very special. This is very much a time to think about hiring the services of a life coach who can help you live to your full potential.

Libra

Sept. 24 - Oct 22 Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re certainly going to shine this month with an active focus on your social sector making you the center of attention. This week and coming weeks can be excellent for forging involved in groups and clubs that represent your interests. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also an opportunity to bring a dream or goal to life, especially if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a long-held wish. You have the support of your to get a team together to help you if necessary.

Scorpio

Oct 23 - Nov 22 With a lively house party going on in Leo and your sector of goals and ambitions, this is no time to stay behind the scenes. The cosmos is encouraging you to promote your work in a big way and not hold back from letting others know what you can do. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a magnetic attraction about you that others may not be able to resist. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re eager to make a big splash, this is very much the time to do so. Plus, with the sun and lively Venus linking up on Tuesday, you

Sagitarius Nov 23 - Dec 22

your travel zone, the coming weeks could see you eager to explore. This is a time to relax on an exotic vacation that can melt away your worries and leave you feeling more at peace. If you have an urge to learn something new or % fact, anything that can stretch your abilities and shift you out of your comfort zone has to be very good for you. The willingness to take a leap of faith could see you enjoying a steep learning

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# business, and committed relationships. This is an opportunity to face up to some of those feelings and issues that may have been a problem for too long. However, it can be easier to do so if you have a counselor, therapist, or trusted friend to talk to.

Aquarius

Jan 21 - Feb 19 A delightful merging of luscious Venus and the sun in your relationship zone on Tuesday indicates the potential for a wonderful gettogether, special date, or just hanging out with friends and having a great time. The ongoing focus on your sector of relationships looks ! that your calendar is full most of the time. It helps to be selective when choosing which events to attend because some may show more promise than others. Still, these lively kinds of people who may become part of a vibrant network.

Pisces

Feb 20 - March 20 Are you ready to get organized? A sparkling blend of energies in your lifestyle sector might encourage you to be more creative with your time. How do you spend your days? If they seem to pass in a blur in the same old ways, you could feel moved to make a few changes. What & to include these activities in your daily schedule can energize you and give you a bit of a buzz. There is also the potential for romance at # could be fairly dramatic. It could even be love

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You Will Remember Me When You Leave the Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; - Taapsee Pannu

aapsee was full of unusual pep as we met for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mission Mangal.â&#x20AC;? Q: With movies like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mulk,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Manmarziyanâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Badlaâ&#x20AC;? and now this film, are you not one of those who have ushered in a new phase for Hindi films? A: I think that, yes, I am a small part of a big change. I am lucky to witness it. Five years ago, I would say that I do not know how long would I keep working, but now I am sure I have a shelf-life and will work as long as I get good roles and people want to watch me! Q: You are one of five heroines in Mission Mangal.â&#x20AC;? A: Yes, but I am the ONLY one who says within the film that whatever we are trying to do can be possible. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe in the impossible. Like most of my characters, you will remember me

when you leave the theater. Q: But this ensemble film comes after definitive solo leads. A: Yes, I would not like to be looked on as only the hero or solo lead of a film. I want to do films as timepass or to relax as well. Like I would love to do a very relaxing film like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Judwaa 2â&#x20AC;? after three stressful films. Otherwise, I will go mad. I am having mood swings a lot already! I am doing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saand Ki Aankh,â&#x20AC;? a movie after which I went, asking to be cast in it. And the relaxing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mission Mangalâ&#x20AC;? came looking for me! So that was nice! Q: Why do you get stressed so much with work? A: I have worked very

hard to achieve a level, and I am so greedy. I never want to leave a good role. But the roles meri band bajaate hain (give me so much trouble)! Q: All your three films with Akshay Kumar â&#x20AC;&#x201C; none romantically opposite him â&#x20AC;&#x201C; have been different, in terms of the importance of your roles and their lengths. A (Laughs): Yes, and he complains I have become too talkative! How do I tell him that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Babyâ&#x20AC;? was my second film and I was silent because I was scared I would be removed from the film if I was my normal self? I was also trying

to understand the work-ethic here as well then! Q: How do you now look at competition? A: My race is with myself, to outdo what I have done earlier! I am getting good films, so I am happy. There is security today, as every kind of content has an audience, some more, some less, today. I must say, however, that competition spurs you on. Q: Was there competition here between the five of you? A: No, it was teamwork. The faceoff kind of feeling was there in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Manmarziyanâ&#x20AC;? when I thought, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Vicky Kaushal is a terrific actor, yaar, he should not eat me up on screen!â&#x20AC;? I am intimidated by good actors rather than stars.

Mika Singh banned by Film body The Federation of Western India Cine Employees, the mother body of all the 24 crafts of filmmaking, has banned singer Mika Singh, aka Amrik Singh, from any performance, recording, playback singing and acting in India â&#x20AC;&#x153;irrevocably forever.â&#x20AC;? The step was taken after Mikaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance at an event in Pakistan amid spiraling diplomatic uncertainty between the neighbors after New Delhi abrogated Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A 30-second video clip tweeted by a Pakistani journalist showed Mika performing at an event after Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aug. 5 decision, and despite New Delhi severing all artistic and social ties with Islamabad in the aftermath of the removal of Article 370 of the Constitution.FWICE issued a statement Aug. 14 in which it stated that they are â&#x20AC;&#x153;deeply pained and anguished by the performance of singer, Mika Singh alias Amrik Singh at the

wedding of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cousinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter in Karachi, followed by height of tension and broken relations between India and Pakistan, which is shocking, shameful and shattering.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since the cultural bridge between India and Pakistan is under siege, his performance sent shivers down the spine of every Indian. Mika Singhâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unbridled greed for money over the nation indicates a total non-application of mind and smacks of roguish, mala fide and traumatic intentions.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We at FWICE have zero tolerance for such acts and unanimously condemn it as anti-national, unpatriotic and ghastly and totally ban Mika Singh alias Amrik Singh and the 14 crew members who participated in the presentation from any performance,

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BC Liberals push continuum of care for mental health following NDP flip-flop MLA Jane Thornthwaite, BC Liberal Mental Health and Addictions Critic is acknowledging the government finally taking action on the important case she brought to media attention last week and urging John Horgan and the NDP to do better going forward. “When I first heard of Kayla’s story, I was appalled at the lack of funding from the NDP government to support her treatment,” said Thornthwaite. “I was dismayed they wanted her to go to an inappropriate facility that did not offer trauma-informed care: particularly since she was doing so well at Westminster House. No youth in B.C. should be begging for help to stay in treatment or be told to wait another year to seek help. Youth in this province need action now for resources to help get them out of the cycle of addiction.” Thornthwaite brought to light 17-year-old Kayla Hewett’s struggle to fund treatment for her opioid addiction on August 8th after the NDP had refused her desired treatment. However, since the story hit the media, John Horgan and the NDP reversed course and now confirm they will supply her the required treatment in a facility that is working for her. A front-page Vancouver Sun article exposed the NDP government’s lack of funding by tossing Kayla’s case between

ministries and offering no explanation as to why she had to switch facilities to get funding for her recovery. When the NDP came to power, they promised mental health and addictions would be centralized under one ministry. This is a clear example that is not the case. “I am relieved that Kayla will have the opportunity to continue her treatment for herself and her family,” added Thornthwaite. “Yet how many other Kaylas are out there in this province getting ignored because their story didn’t make the front page of the Vancouver Sun? John Horgan and the NDP must take immediate action to fund a continuum of care that includes getting people into treatment beds and recovery, especially for youth.” On any given day there can be over 100 empty beds available to help people transition into recovery. It’s clear the problem is not a lack of beds, it’s a lack of funding those beds for treatment. “People continue to die every day in British Columbia. Harm reduction methods save lives after an overdose, but they rarely solve addiction,” concluded Thornthwaite. “While the number of deaths from overdoses are decreasing, the number of people overdosing is sadly not.” The BC Liberal Caucus continues to pressure John Horgan and the NDP to ensure everyone struggling with addictions can get the help they need, just like Kayla Hewett.

NDP shies away from action on rental housing crisis Concerned BC Liberals are asking why John Horgan has stopped advocating for tax incentives to build more rental housing, despite an ever-growing demand and the NDP’s own 30-point housing plan. “John Horgan and the NDP’s lack of action on rental housing is disappointing but unsurprising,” said Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone. “They talk a big game on housing affordability, but then squander every chance they have to make positive strides forward. Horgan knows all about raising taxes, but I guess he doesn’t have the guts to ask the feds for a reduction in GST for new purpose-built homes – even though this could significantly impact British Columbia’s long-term rental market.” In a recent report, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade suggests that there are several unexplored options to increase incentives to build long-term rental housing in B.C.

The most notable is a reduction in GST for new purpose-built rental units – a campaign promise of the federal government. But documents obtained through a Freedom-of-Information request show the NDP is reluctant to advocate for this much-needed tax break, as calls for a corresponding PST rebate would mean fewer taxpayer dollars in provincial government coffers. “By failing to keep Ottawa accountable, John Horgan is showing he is not willing to do what is necessary to help British Columbians,” added Stone. “With job numbers plummeting, industries struggling, and NDP tax increases across the board, this government is simply failing to advocate for this province.” According to the government documents, PST and GST respectively account for three and six percent of construction costs of new rental housing. The documents further state that all project costs are passed along to the eventual tenant through higher rents.

John Horgan’s broken promise sees even more school portables coming to Surrey With Surrey’s portable count set to grow once more this fall, BC Liberal MLAs are yet again calling on John Horgan to listen to the needs of Surrey families and prioritize funding for new student spaces. The Surrey school district has announced it will add dozens of portables for the upcoming school year, bringing the number of temporary classrooms in the community to 361. “This is an incredibly frustrating situation for parents, students, and teachers alike,” says Stephanie Cadieux, MLA for Surrey South. “Portables are looking more and more like a permanent feature in Surrey. For all his talk, John Horgan is failing to deliver. He promised half the portables would be gone in two years. But more than two years into governing and no NDP-funded seats will be open this fall.”

During the 2017 election, John Horgan and the NDP campaigned heavily in Surrey – promising to eliminate school portables within four years, with half of them gone within two. But after two years under John Horgan’s watch, the number of Surrey portables has grown significantly each year. “Two years into John Horgan’s government and Surrey has seen school projects delayed and new portables brought in – all while the community continues to grow at a tremendous pace,” says Dan Davies, BC Liberal Education Critic. “John Horgan didn’t hesitate to make promises to Surrey families in order to get elected – but when it comes to actually following through, the Premier is nowhere to be seen. Surrey families deserve better and we won’t let John Horgan off the hook for his broken promises.”

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Canadian home sales rise for fifth straight month as mortgage rates decline Homes sales across Canada rose for the fifth consecutive month and recorded a double-digit increase compared to a year ago in part aided by interest rates, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. However, sales in Vancouver and Toronto, the two largest domestic markets, remained “well below” the levels achieved before mortgage stress tests were introduced last year, the association said. Sales rose by 3.5 per cent in July compared with June and by 12.6 per cent versus the same month in 2018, the association’s figures show. The Bank of Canada kept

The latest Canadian house price forecast from Moody’s Analytics really has no good news for anyone. If you’re a homeowner hoping to make big equity gains, forget it. And if you’re an aspiring homebuyer hoping for a reprieve from astronomical urban house prices, forget

interest rates at 1.75 per cent last month after raising them five times from 2017 to last Oct. “After a challenging 18 months, the Canadian housing market is showing widespread signs of, not just stabilizing, but firming again,” BMO Chief Economist Douglas Porter said in a note to clients. “With global uncertainties driving borrowing costs lower again — Canada’s 20year government bond stands at a record low yield today — the market is poised to receive a further fillip.”

House prices advanced 0.6 per cent from June, the largest monthly gain in two years, and 0.2 per cent from a year ago, according to the MLS Home Price Index. Ontario cities and Montreal were mostly responsible for the increase. “The extent to which recent declines in mortgage interest rates have helped lift sales activity varies by community and price segment,” CREA President Jason Stephen said in a statement. “All real estate is local.” The average transaction prices, which tend to be more volatile than the MLS index because they don’t take into account changes in the housing mix, rocketed 3.9 per cent compared

with a year ago. Porter says the average price is still good leading indicator for the index and prices “are clearly headed higher.” There was a firstquarter sales lull as buyers and sellers came to grips with last year’s regulatory measures on mortgages. “We’ve now had a reawakening of sales for several months, Avery Shenfeld, Chief Economist at CIBC Capital Markets in Toronto, said by phone. “In addition, mortgage rates have been edging lower so the combination of the two is making for an active market.”

Canadian house price forecast: What the next 5 years will look like in 33 cities that too. The forecast calls for house prices nationwide to grow by an average of 2.2 per cent per year over the next five years. Given that the Bank of Canada is predicting inflation at 2 per cent in the coming years, this means that inflation-adjusted house prices will likely

see no net growth. With Canada’s economy bouncing back from a slowdown at the start of the year, Moody’s expects mortgage rates to rise by a full percentage point over the next two years. That increase in monthly housing costs, combined with high prices and high debt levels,

will keep prices in check, the research firm predicts. “House price appreciation will slow down in 2020, turn briefly negative in 2021, and only recover in the following years,” wrote Andres Carbacho-Burgos, a director and head housing economist at Moody’s Analytics.

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Growth in Greater Vancouver house prices slowing: realtor survey

rices for homes in Greater Vancouver have stalled over the last two quarters, a new survey says, even as prices year over year still show big growth. The latest Royal LePage House Price Survey, released Tuesday, shows that when compared to the same time a year ago, the aggregate home price in the region is up 7.2 per cent to $1,269,816, with condominium sales driving much of that growth: the median condo price is up 18.4 per cent compared to a year ago, at $692,452. But when tracked with data from January, when the same survey showed the aggregate home price was up 8.5 per cent year over year — a number driven again by condos; they were up 20.2 per cent — there has been a slowing in growth over the last six months. The latest survey’s data show there has been little growth over the last two quarters, with the latest three-month period up just 0.5 per cent compared to the first three months of 2018. While the year-over-year growth in aggregate price in Vancouver (2.4 per cent), West Vancouver (3.8 per cent), North Vancouver (5.9 per cent) and Richmond (six per cent) are all below the regional average; Burnaby, Coquitlam, Surrey and Langley saw above average growth of 8.5, 14, 16.4 and 21.2 per cent respectively. The aggregate price in both Surrey and Langley remains below $1 million: Surrey is at $900,433, Langley at $975,360.

The median condo price in Surrey is now $381,626, up 25.6 per cent compared to last year. The long term picture is a staggering thing to contemplate, as laid out by a Royal LePage representative. “Condominium prices continue to grow at unprecedented levels across Greater Vancouver,” Adil Dinani, real estate adviser, Royal LePage West Real Estate Services said in a news release. “Purchasers look to condominiums for relative affordability, yet with competition continuing to intensify, property values within the segment now outstrip most detached markets across the country. “To put it into perspective, the budget now needed to purchase a condo could have netted someone a two-storey home here in Greater Vancouver four years ago.”

New rules introduced in January, aimed at curbing consumer debt, have made it harder to get a mortgage, for instance. “During the quarter inventory began to rise in the region’s detached segment as sales activity slowed and affordability constraints continued to price many purchasers out of the market. “As a result, large swaths of prospective homeowners continued to look to condominiums in the metropolitan area in search of value, pushing prices higher and intensifying competition within the segment,” they said in a news release. Meanwhile, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s latest report on housing starts showed an upward trend in the number of multiunit dwellings being built. June 2018 saw 222,041 housing starts across the country, compared to May 2018’s 216,701.

At the beginning of the year, Royal LePage predicted there would be 5.2 per cent growth over the rest of the year, but they now expect growth to be relatively flat, just 1.5 per cent over the next quarter. Royal LePage points to erosion in affordability and new governmental policies that have put pressure on purchasing power as the reasons for this slowed growth.

“Notably, the national inventory of newly completed and unabsorbed multi-unit dwellings has remained below its 10-year historical average so far in 2018, indicating that demand for this type of unit has absorbed increased supply,” said Bob Dugan, CMHC’s chief economist. In Vancouver, however, housing starts trended lower in June 2018; the first half of 2018 matched housing starts in the same period during 2017.

Affordable housing unit projects starts in Toronto The city has commenced construction work on hundreds of affordable housing units, with the help of a $357 million cash injection from the federal government. Liberals detail $40B for 10-year national housing strategy, introduce Canada Housing Benefit. Adam Vaughan, MP for Spadina–Fort York, made the announcement on Thursday,

said the project would include three towers comprising some 761 units, of which 229 are affordable units; 532 market units; and 4,371 square feet of non-residential space. “We are in a housing crisis in this part of the country,” said Vaughan, who is also parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development. “This investment is wonderful news for the Toronto middle-income families that will

move into these new rental housing units.” The project, located on Block 8 of the West Don Lands in downtown Toronto, will provide affordable housing options close to public transit, schools and services for middle-income families. Mayor John Tory described the announcement as “a big deal” for the city. “This investment will positively impact the

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Over 11 percent of Vancouver condos have at least one non-resident as an owner, a number that jumps to more than 19 per cent when it comes to newer built condos. The information is contained in a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation housing market insight report which also found that non-residents — defined as someone who

doesn’t have their principal residence in Canada — tend to own more expensive properties than residents, especially in Vancouver. Some of the other findings: 7.2 per cent of all Vancouver properties have at least one non-resident owner. Non-resident ownership is highest in

lives of many residents in our city and ensure that more families have access to affordable and quality housing here in Toronto,” Tory said. Toronto Community Housing data paints ‘grim’ picture of future repair needs, mayor says The mayor said the project represents the kind of co-operation that can occur between three levels of government and the private sector.

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Phone: 778-240-0101 / 604-902-2858 South Asian Adults/Seniors - India Day Celebrations August 18th 2019 (Sunday) from 09.30 am to 4.30 pm. Vedic Seniors Parivar Centre of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society Surrey invites all South Asian Adults, Seniors and Families to join all devotees of Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple Surrey for India Day Celebrations dedicated to the Martyrs of Jalianwala Bagh Massacre (Commemorating it’s 100th Anniversary) organized by Vedic Hindu Cultural Society Surrey BC on August 18th 2019(Sunday) at the temple grounds 8321 - 140th street Surrey BC, starting at 09.30 am to 4.30 pm with Wrestling Competition by Hanuman Wrestling Club, Flag Hoisting Ceremony,Parade and followed by live Musical performance by Anubhav Beri and other various Cultural entertainment by local artists starting at 2.00pm. Please come and join us for the India Day Parade of different States of India starting from Brookside Gurudwara Sahib to Temple grounds . Senior Lady Parivar members are needed as volunteers to do Seva ( Service ) for preparing food for all devotees in the kitchen around 11.30 am. Seniors are needed as volunteers to do seva ( Service ) after 1.30 pm for supply of prepared food to all the stalls, to serve snacks and variety of food items to be served free to all the audience in different food stalls. Let us all make it a successful event by showing good example for spirit of Volunteerism. Please contact Surendra Handa Coordinator Tel. 604 - 507 - 9945 for volunteer positions and for further details.

Child care provider required at a private home Location Surrey, BC - Salary $14.50 to $14.75 / Hour (To be negotiated) Permanent, Full time 40 Hours / Week Start date As soon as possible Job requirements Languages English Education College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years Experience 1 year to less than 2 years Additional Skills Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents, Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties, Shop for food and household supplies, Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties, Wash, iron and press clothing and household linens Children’s Ages School age (6 - 12 years), and 2 - 3 years Specific Skills Bathe,

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Hollywqood Hollywood star Bella Thorne to become porn star

he makes her directorial debut with Pornhub. Known for movies like Midnight Sun and Blended, Bella Thorne is now going to be a pornstar. Before you guys jump into any conclusion, the actress recently announced that she will make her directorial debut via Pornhub. The former Disney Channel star Thorne revealed her upcoming Him & Her movie on Pornhub’s Behind the Scenes YouTube series. The actress, author and musician joined the porn site’s Visionaries Director’s Series with “Her & Him,” also to be shown at The Oldenburg Film Festival in Germany from Sept. 11 to Sept. 15. According to a Complex, “What inspired me to make the movie was basically thinking about this relationship between a male and a female, and this fight over dominance and how much that relates to us in our general world besides in a sexual scenario,” Thorne says at the beginning of the video. Talking about the film, Her & Him is a modernistic, sexually explicit Romeo and Juliet-like depiction of two star-crossed lovers who have an unbridled sexual longing for each other.

Annabella Avery Thorne was born on October 8, 1997 American actress and singer. She began her career as a child model. Thorne played Ruthy Spivey in the television series My Own Worst Enemy (2008) and Tancy Henrickson in the fourth season of Big Love (2010), before gaining prominence for her role as CeCe Jones on the Disney Channel series Shake It Up (2010–2013). She also portrayed Paige Townsen in the Freeform drama series Famous in Love (2017– 2018). She has appeared in several films, including Blended (2014), The DUFF (2015), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015), You Get Me (2017), Amityville: The Awakening (2017), The Babysitter (2017), Midnight Sun (2018), and Assassination Nation (2018). Thorne was born in Pembroke Pines, Florida, to Tamara Thorne (née Beckett) [4] and Delancey Reinaldo “Rey” Thorne. She has three siblings who are also actors. Her father, who was Cuban,[8][9] died in 2007 in a traffic accident. On her maternal side Thorne is of mostly Italian ancestry, with some Irish, English, Welsh, and German. Thorne has said that she was raised by a single mother who was supporting four children, and that they were very poor, which is why she worked as a child actress, to help support the family.

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Too little, too late as lack of NDP action on the forestry crisis hurts rural B.C. After failing to take any meaningful action to address the forestry crisis, John Horgan and the NDP are only now getting around to finally asking the federal government for support, something the BC Liberals called for months ago. “There are steps that the provincial government should have taken months ago, including asking for immediate federal assistance,” says BC Liberal

forestry critic and Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad. “My concern is that the province waited until ten weeks before a federal election before it finally decided to act. Layoffs and mill shutdowns have been happening for months and the provincial government has done nothing to help workers and their families except ask Ottawa for help at the very last minute.” Calls for action have been coming from

all over. A month ago the United Way wrote to Premier Horgan with an urgent appeal for $3 million to help small communities deal with mill shutdowns, while 21 mayors in communities devastated by the crisis also wrote directly to the federal government with an appeal for assistance after expressing their frustration with a lack of action on the part of John Horgan and the NDP. “The fact that municipal leaders and regional districts had to try and handle this

WorkSafeBC review rigged by John Horgan and union donors The BC Liberal Caucus is standing with workers and employers following widespread backlash against John Horgan and the NDP’s sham review of WorkSafeBC. The move comes after 46 business organizations claim that the review of BC’s workers’ compensation system cannot be conducted in an independent, impartial, and balanced manner. “John Horgan has commissioned yet another phony review in a long series of sham investigations with outcomes pre-determined by political c o n s i d e r a t i o n s ,” said MLA John Martin, BC Liberal Labour Critic. “This government has crafted an entire review based on a decade old report from their union friends at the BC Federation of Labour. Again we see John Horgan choosing his insider friends and donors over British Columbians.” John Horgan appointed labour lawyer Janet Patterson to lead the review. In a 2009 report commissioned by the BC Federation of Labour, Patterson outlined 24 recommendations for workers’ compensation in British Columbia. All but one of those 2009 recommendations made it into the WorkSafeBC review that she is now leading.

crisis alone without any leadership from the provincial government is unacceptable,” Rustad adds. “We’ve had a very light wildfire season and Forests Minister Doug Donaldson should have been at the forefront of this crisis, instead he’s done nothing.” In June the BC Liberals released a five-point action plan that included engaging the federal government.

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Autopsy results say murder suspects died by suicide: RCMP RCMP officers in British Columbia confirmed Monday that the remains found in Northern Manitoba were indeed the bodies of Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod and that the two murder suspects died by suicide through self-inflicted gunfire. Officers say the two suspects had been dead for several

days before they were found at approximately 10 a.m. on Aug. 7, though their exact date and time of death is not known. The RCMP added, however, that there are “strong indications” the two suspects were alive for a few days since they had last been seen -- and were alive during the manhunt in Gillam, Man. Linda Gillis Davidson, a retired RCMP

inspector, told CTV News Channel she was “not surprised” to hear the two suspects had died by suicide. “They had nowhere to go, nothing left for them to get involved with and it was just the state of mind,” she said. “I think the enormity of it had settled in.” The bodies were found in an area of “dense brush” about a kilometre from where some

items directly linked to the suspects had been previously found and eight kilometres from where a burned-out SUV connected to the pair had been found on July 22. Schmegelsky and McLeod, childhood friends from Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, had originally told family that they were heading to Yukon in search of work as their current jobs at Walmart weren’t fulfilling.

Indigenous an denied spot on liver-transplant list calls alcohol abstinence policy a ‘lethal form of racism’ David Dennis has been sober since June, but that’s not long enough to get on the transplant list for a new liver and without it, he has only one month to live. The 42-year-old Indigenous man from Vancouver has filed a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal over the abstinence policy that excludes him from the life-saving transplant.

Dennis — who is of Nuu-chahnulth ancestry — said that he has been sober since June 2019, but the complaint filed with the human rights tribunal says he was denied a place on the liver-transplant list because he hasn’t abstained from alcohol for six months as required

by the province. Tuesday afternoon, Dennis stopped for lunch with friends at White Spot to enjoy some of his favourite foods, including caesar salad and cheesecake, before checking into a palliative care centre. He has been told that he is not expected to live past Sept. 15,

and despite the grim prognosis, Dennis said he considers himself lucky. “I have a fairly good social circle, I have good friendships and I feel really lucky to have that type of support.” He will spend the next few weeks in palliative care before returning home to live out his days. Dennis has five children, the youngest of whom is a five-year-old daughter. “I’m not just at the bottom of the waiting list for a liver transplant; I’ve been kicked off the list entirely,” Dennis said in a statement. “I want to continue to live and be here for my children and family.

School teacher suspended for kissing former student A middle school teacher in the Kamloops-Thompson school district has been disciplined by B.C.’s commissioner for teacher regulation after embracing and kissing a former student on the neck. According to a consent resolution agreement published by the B.C. Ministry of Education, Brett Edward Wasylik behaved inappropriately with his former student at a restaurant on the evening of Nov. 12, 2016. The Kamloops-Thompson school district confirms the girl was 17 at the time of the incident and had recently graduated. Wasylik, who it says had years of teaching experience at the time, had taught the student in grades eight and nine. The report states Wasylik went to a Kamloops restaurant for an end-of-season celebration dinner with a sports team, when he noticed his former student was working there as a hostess. At one point, Wasylik approached the former student and spoke to her for five minutes, commenting on her appearance, saying she was looking “f--king hot.” He told her he had been awarded a player award, that he recently completed his course work for a Master of Education degree and it was nearly his birthday and he was having fun that night.

Don’t expect ride-hailing outside Metro Vancouver anytime soon, advocate says An industry watcher says anyone expecting ride-hailing outside the Lower Mainland could be waiting quite a while. Earlier this week, Lyft announced plans to begin operations in Metro Vancouver as early as the fall of 2019, following years of debate and delays over allowing ride-hailing in B.C. But Ian Tostenson, president of Ridesharing Now for B.C., doesn’t expect the company to branch out any further due to concerns over a driver shortage. “It’s all about getting the drivers,” said Tostenson. “They’re very concerned about their ability to populate their app with drivers. They’re quite concerned with areas outside Metro Vancouver, including Victoria and Vancouver Island.” Lyft set to launch ride-hailing in Vancouver area before end of the year The B.C. Transportation Ministry has set Sept. 3 as the date ride-hailing companies can begin applying to enter the market. While the Passenger Transportation Board has yet to unveil its final ride-hailing regulations.

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Billionaire Koch brothers dump Canada’s oilsands leases as foreign exodus continues Once among the largest landholders in the oilsands, industrial conglomerate Koch Industries Inc. has sold off its upstream leases and abandoned licences in the heavy oil play, joining a stream of foreign companies exiting the bitumen-bearing formation. Wichita, Kan.-based Koch Industries struck an agreement to sell thousands of hectares of land in the oilsands to Calgarybased Cavalier Energy Inc., a subsidiary of the Riddell family-controlled Paramount Resources Ltd., in a transaction that occurred in June, the Financial Post has confirmed. Koch, one of the world’s largest private companies owned by American billionaires and Republican donors Charles and David Koch, has also abandoned the licences it did not sell in the transaction with Paramount and has been allowing its leases in the play to expire. Paramount, meanwhile, expands its holdings in the oilsands, which already includes ownership in Cavalier and a stake in steambased oilsands producer MEG Energy Corp. Founded by late billionaire geologist Clay

Riddell, Paramount built a reputation for exploring oil and gas resources in new plays and in untapped corners of existing plays. In 2002, his son Jim Riddell became president and COO of Paramount and has amassed more and more responsibility over the company and its subsidiaries. He’s now president and CEO of Paramount and executive chairman of Cavalier. Oil magnate Clayton Riddell, founder of Paramount Resources and coowner of the Calgary Flames, dies at 81 Apache Corp.’s nearly $1B divestment from Canada part of a planned shift toward the Permian ‘Not even on the radar screen’: Why Big Oil has abandoned Canada’s once-promising energy industry “The majority of Koch Oil Sands licences have been transferred to Paramount Resources Ltd. All of the remaining licences for well sites have been abandoned, which means that they have been permanently sealed and taken out of service,” Alberta Energy Regulator spokesperson Shawn Roth said in an email.

Boy killed after semi-trailer slams into SUV in Alberta A boy is dead and four members of his family were sent to hospital after a semi-trailer truck slammed into the back of an SUV that was stopped on a southeastern Alberta highway by construction. RCMP say the 11-year-old boy died Wednesday afternoon at the crash site on Highway 9 and Range Road 60 near Oyen. A GoFundMe page set up to raise money for the family says they were travelling across Canada to

relocate from Vancouver to St. Catharines, Ont. Two adults and two other children in the SUV were flown to Calgary hospitals. The driver has since been released and the three others remain in serious condition. Mounties say the SUV was stopped behind another semi-trailer truck when it was struck. Neither of the truck drivers were injured. RCMP collision analysts are investigating.

Dozens charged, $45M worth of drugs and cash seized as GTA crime ring dismantled Two large-scale investigations in the Greater Toronto Area have led to the seizure of $45 million worth of illegal drugs, firearms, vehicles and cash and the arrest of 60 people. Project Zen and Project Moon focused on illegal drug production and trafficking by organized crime groups operating in York Region and other parts of the Greater Toronto Area.

Speaking at a news conference held at York Regional Police’s headquarters in Aurora on Thursday, Supt. Mike Slack said local officers teamed up with Toronto

Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police and Canada Border Services throughout these probes. “Increasingly we have seen that criminal groups are working together to further their criminal enterprises,” he said. “We have responded in kind, teaming up with our law enforcement partners to dismantle these criminal organizations.” “Both investigations have illegal drugs and guns taken off the streets by dismantling

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Toronto police chief unveils ‘intelligence-led’ plan to curb gun violence Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders on Wednesday revealed his “intelligenceled” plan to curb gun violence following a spate of shootings, saying new government funding will be used to target street gangs. The 11-week strategy, dubbed Project Community Space, will begin on Thursday, Saunders told reporters at a morning news conference at Toronto Police Service’s downtown headquarters. The plan will end on Oct. 31 and police will update the public in November about the results. Toronto police beefing up guns and gangs unit in effort to curb shootings, sources say Governments announce $4.5M to

help Toronto police curb gun violence Saunders said the plan is about prevention and enforcement, and will focus on street gangs, violent crime and weapons offences. He said Toronto needs a collective and holistic approach to combat gun crime. Chief doesn’t want to turn communities ‘upside down’ “We have listened to our community members who say gun violence and safety concerns are making it difficult to live in, to work in and to enjoy their neighbourhoods,” Saunders said. “I can tell you the street gang presence is a lot more sophisticated. There are more guns that are in the city.

Recruitment, retention ‘issues of concern’ for CSIS The joke goes: there are three types of people who apply to work for Canada’s spy agency. “The first third had watched all the James Bond movies and thought that’s what they were going to do,” said Phil Gurski, a former analyst with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. The second third of resumés are from people “convinced that CSIS is the spawn of Satan and they want to get on the inside to see how their minds are being controlled, and that kind of thing.” The final pile of applicants are those who are serious about national security and about working for the agency, said Gurski, who now runs Borealis Threat and Risk

Consulting. That last tranche is becoming an issue, according to a briefing package prepared for CSIS Director David Vigneault by agency staff. The report urged him to raise the agency’s human resources problems with Gov. Gen. Julie Payette when she toured CSIS’s Ottawa headquarters earlier this year. “It is an opportunity to discuss key issues of concern ... such as recruitment/retention,” says the redacted briefing package, obtained through Access to Information laws. When CSIS comes knocking: Amid reports of Muslim students contacted by spy agency, hotline aims to help CSIS dealing with right-wing extremism ‘more and more,’ says spy chief

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Calgary woman loses life savings in failed real estate deal Cini John moved her two daughters, then seven and 11, from their home in Malaysia to Calgary nearly four years ago so she could pursue her dream job as a research scientist at a prominent university. John landed a position at the University of Calgary, but her search for a home only caused her misery. In less than a year, she lost her life savings and became so depressed she at one point took temporary leave from work. After a lengthy legal battle with her realtor Bobby Jacob who had promised a rent-to-own deal for her family home, John says she’s owed tens of thousands of dollars she doubts she will ever get back. She believes she’s not alone.

“We don’t know what to do. We are helpless,” John says. “I don’t know that the current system can help us in getting back the money. We don’t have anyone here. We don’t know how to move forward.” Last month, John obtained a court order demanding that Jacob pay her and her husband, John Baby, nearly $29,600 to cover the money they lost in the failed real estate deal. In the order, Master in Chambers J.B. Hanebury said Jacob’s actions surrounding the transaction

were fraudulent and violated the code of conduct for realtors. The master also ordered Jacob to pay the couple’s legal bills, which are estimated to top $20,000. But Jacob declared bankruptcy last year, claiming his overuse of credit, loss of income, tax debt and the loss of his real estate license all led to his financial ruin. Jacob, who has previously denied John’s allegations, did not respond to requests for comment. John says when she was looking for

a place to rent in Calgary in the fall of 2015, a friend had referred her to Jacob, who would help her search. In a sworn affidavit she wrote years later, she says on a few occasions Jacob encouraged her to buy his friend’s home in the northwest community of Rocky Ridge for roughly $530,000, which was over her budget. In the affidavit, she says she resisted the idea of buying the home, but Jacob told her that she could enter into a rentto-own deal with his friend. He and an associate later explained these types of arrangements are ideal for newcomers who don’t have established credit in Canada and eventually want to buy a home.

CPPIB tops $400-billion in assets for the first time The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a return of 1.1 per cent, net of its costs in its most recent quarter. Chief executive Mark Machin says the investments achieved solid net income in local-dollar terms, but the Canadian dollar strengthened in June and dampened the returns. The result for the quarter ended June 30 came as its net assets grew to $400.6 billion, up from $392.0 billion at the end of the previous quarter. The increase included $4.1 billion in net income after expenses and $4.5 billion in net Canada Pension Plan contributions. The fund, which includes the base CPP and additional CPP accounts, earned

10-year and five-year annualized net nominal returns of 10.5 per cent each. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board invests the money not needed by the Canada Pension Plan to pay current benefits.

Mortgages in arrears in Alberta hit highest rate since 2013 More and more Albertans are falling behind on their mortgage payments, according to new numbers from the Canadian Bankers Association. The rate of mortgages in arrears has been creeping upwards for the past 10 months on record and reached 0.49 per cent in February, according to the association’s latest data. That’s the highest it’s been since early 2013. Meanwhile, in the rest of Canada, the rate of mortgages in arrears has been going down, hitting 0.24 per cent nationwide at last count. Freida Richer, a licensed insolvency trustee with Grant Thornton in Edmonton, says the data matches what she’s been seeing with her clients. “Although we’ve been on this road of economic recovery now for almost two years, I can tell you that from my discussions with a lot of hardworking Albertans, there was a continued sentiment that their households are still struggling and they’re simply not able to recover as quickly as they had thought or hoped,” she said. She said some of the primary reasons people fall behind on their mortgages are job loss, poor money management and family breakups. Calgary sees largest decline in house prices of 11 major Canadian cities Divorces can be especially devastating during a downturn in real estate, she noted,

as many Alberta markets have seen in recent years. “If the person left with a property has to sell it, it’s a matter of time,” she said. “Are they able to continue to pay the mortgage payments, in the meantime, while they try to sell the property? And what would they be selling the property for? Usually at a discounted value than what they had anticipated.” Rate seen as a ‘lagging indicator’ The Canadian Bankers Association considers a mortgage to be “in arrears” when payments are overdue for three or more months. “The continued slowdown in Alberta’s oil and gas sector and its associated impact on e mp l oy m e nt is one of the main drivers behind the uptick in arrears,” the association said in an email. The rate of mortgages in arrears is widely seen in economic terms as a “lagging indicator,” the association added, meaning it trails behind other indicators, particularly the rate of unemployment. “Given that our latest stats are as of February 2019, that would mean it would be reflective of what was happening in the Albertan economy in the second half of 2018,” the CBA said. “Recall that in Alberta, the unemployment rate increased from 6.3 per cent in May 2018, to 7.2 per cent in October 2018,

Saturday, August 17, 2019 Justice minister defends Trudeau after ethics commissioner’s report Federal justice minister and attorney general David Lametti said Wednesday afternoon he still has faith in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau following the release of a report from ethics commissioner Mario Dion concluding that Trudeau violated Canada’s conflict of interest law. “The prime minister always felt that he was acting in the best interests of Canadians. Yes, there has been a difference in interpretation of that. We have better clarity now, given that we have the ethics commissioner’s report, but I do not doubt his sincerity in wanting to have a better country and I do not doubt his leadership in that regard,” Lametti told reporters at a funding announcement in Edmonton. The report, released Wednesday, concluded that the prime minister improperly

pressured former attorney general Jody WilsonRaybould to halt the criminal prosecution of Montreal engineering firm SNCLavalin. Trudeau said he accepted the findings of the report, but that he disagrees with a number of the ethics commissioner’s conclusions. “The ethics commissioner has given his report. He has made his findings. The prime minister, as you heard today, has accepted responsibility. There’s no question, there are many things we could do better,” said Lametti. The justice minister also made note of the report from former Liberal minister Anne McLellan, released by the Prime Minister’s Office Wednesday afternoon, recommending that the shared roles of attorney general and justice minister not be split.

42% of Canadians see climate change as national emergency: poll A new poll shows most Canadians believe climate change is currently a national emergency, or will become one soon. “Forty-two per cent of Canadians would now describe climate change as an emergency,” David Coletto with Abacus Data, explained. “Another 20 per cent say that it’s not yet an emergency but they think it will be one in the next few years.”The survey also found 70 were in support for what’s known as the Green New Deal, an idea of reducing greenhouse gases through a transition away from fossil fuels and major investments in green infrastructure. The survey found that climate change ranked second highest when asked about

issues facing Canadians — only one per cent behind the rising cost of living. Coletto said the environment is going to be a hot issue on the federal campaign trail. “More and more Canadians are going to ask candidates and their leaders, when they come to the doorstep, what their plan is,” he explained. There has already been a divisive debate around the federal carbon tax. Voters head to the polls in October. The online poll was conducted from July 16 to 19 and surveyed 2,000 Canadian residents aged 18 and over. The margin of error for a comparable probabilitybased random sample of the same size is plus or minus 2.19 per cent, 19 times out of 20.

Liberals commit almost $26M to offset Ford’s legal aid cuts for refugees, immigrants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has committed to a one-time legal aid topup of nearly $26 million for refugee and immigration cases to compensate for cuts delivered by Ontario Premier Doug Ford in this year’s budget. Trudeau made the announcement Monday at the Parkdale Intercultural Association in Toronto, ratcheting up the rhetoric in a bitter dispute over the policies and costs around asylum seekers by saying the funding was necessary because the Ford government decided to “step away” from the province’s long tradition of sharing responsibility for legal supports for newcomers. “There’s conservative politicians [who] keep trying to move us back and make the most vulnerable hurt for

the decisions that they make. Conservative politicians like to say they’re for the people but they end up cutting services for the most vulnerable. It’s what they do,” he said. With a federal election just 10 weeks away, Trudeau has been working to tie his primary opponent, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, with Ford, who is unpopular in the polls over various policies and budget cuts. The move comes after Ford faced criticism for slashing funding for legal aid by 30 per cent. His spring budget cut Legal Aid Ontario funding by $133 million, and said the organization could no longer use provincial funds for refugee and immigration cases. Ontario has argued the refugee system is the federal government’s responsibility, so should shoulder the associated legal costs.

Hong Kong people in Canada watch nervously as tensions simmer back home With tensions simmering in Hong Kong, people in Canada who have connections there are watching nervously as pro-democracy protesters take to the streets to resist what they fear is the tightening grip of the Chinese government. Canada is home to thousands of people of Hong Kong descent, with some expressing feeling helpless as they watch police and protesters clash. “That’s not the Hong Kong that we grew up with,” said Mimi Lee in Toronto. “Police should be protecting citizens and now they are not. People are actually scared when they see the police come in. How can you imagine any society can live their lives with that kind of situation?” CBC Toronto spoke to one man, agreeing not to identify him over concerns for his safety, who has also been organizing shows of support in Toronto. Asked to be

called Kevin, he said he recently returned from Hong Kong, where he was among millions who marched in the streets in recent weeks, with police often responding with rubber bullets. Toronto man did not want to identify himself for fear his family in Hong Kong will be put in danger. He says amid the turmoil, friends and family are looking for ways out. “I tried to stay away from police as much as possible, at least 100 metres away, because I was afraid,” he said. “A lot of times, I think they’re hurting people on purpose.” The protests were sparked by the Hong Kong government’s efforts to push through an extradition bill. Kevin, who has lived in Toronto for more than 15 years, is concerned the bill will erode freedoms there, making it easier for local authorities to detain and extradite people to China.

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Saturday, August 17, 2019

Ladakh celebrates ‘1st Independence Day’ after being declared Union Territory Ladakh, which will become an Union Territory after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, celebrated Independence Day with fervour on Thursday, with local BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal saying the region has got “independence from Kashmir”. The parliamentarian, whose speech in the Lok Sabha after abrogation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir drew praises, was seen dancing and playing the drums along with

locals. Namgyal hoisted the national flag at the local BJP office along with party national general secretary Ram Madhav. On August 5, the Centre stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status given under Article 370 and split it into two Union territories, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, which will come into existence on October 31. The region has got “independence from Kashmir” and the celebration is “just a trailer” for the development of Ladakh, he said.

PM pushes for population control measures, ‘one nation, one election’ In his first Independence Day address after returning to power with a bigger mandate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff to spearhead the three services, called for measures to check ‘population explosion’ and gave a fresh push to the idea of ‘one nation, one election’. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi pitched abrogation of Article 370 as a step towards ‘one nation, one Constitution’, saying a

new approach was needed as the special provision for Jammu and Kashmir failed to yield the desired results in 70 years. His 95-minute-long address was marked by a host of significant announcements as the Prime Minister said his government in the second term would work towards fulfilling the people’s aspirations and dreams after meeting their needs in the last five years. Modi also touched upon a host of other issues, including tackling terrorism, corruption, poverty, environment and ease of living. With his government

Highlights of PM Modi’s address to the nation Highlights of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on the 73rd Independence Day on Thursday: *One nation, one Constitution spirit has become a reality after scrapping of provisions of Article 370 and India is proud of it *‘Population explosion’ causes new challenges for coming generations, central and state governments should launch measures to deal with it *There is a ‘huge’ scope for improvement in tourism sector; everyone should visit at least 15 tourist destinations within India by 2022 *Chief of Defence Staff to ensure coordination and provide effective leadership to three services will be created *Discussions should now be held on one nation, one election; it is imperative to make the country great *India can become a 5 trillion dollar economy in the next five years *We have decided to invest Rs 100 lakh crore in infrastructure-building *India does not want to wait too long for incremental progress. A high jump is needed; our thought process has to be expanded *Our aim is to reach among first 50 nations in easeof-doing business *‘Jal Jivan’ mission to make drinking water available to all households

announced; govt will spend Rs 3.5 lakh crore on it *GST brought to life the dream of one nation, one tax. India has also achieved one nation, one grid in energy sector *Scrapping of triple talaq will help Muslim women live a better life; the decision should not be seen through a political prism *India is strongly fighting against those supporting terrorism *India is not the only target of terrorism in the region; Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have also been affected *If 2014-19 was an era to fulfil people’s needs, the time since 2019 is about meeting aspirations and dreams *People’s trust in us has given us new strength; the 2019 mandate shows that hopelessness has given way to hope among masses *Every effort made to remove corruption and black money is welcome; these are menaces that have ruined India for 70 years *Govt should have minimal role in people’s lives *Let our people have the freedom of pursuing their own aspirations; let the right eco-system be made in this regard *India will soon become an open-defecationfree country.

PM announces Rs 3.5 lakh crore for Jal Jeevan Mission

India to have new post of Chief of Defence Staff: PM Modi n a major announcement for the three armed forces of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that the country will now have a post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) that will integrate the operations of the three forces -- the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force. PM Narendra Modi said this in his Independence Day speech today. Prime Minister Modi said the armed

forces are pride of every India. He said in the changing time, there is a need for the forces to sharpen coordination. “Our forces are India’s pride. To further sharpen coordination between the forces, I want to announce a major decision from the Red Fort: India will have a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS),”PM Modi said in his I-Day speech. “This is going to make the forces even more effective,” PM Modi said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday the government will launch a Jal Jeevan Mission to bring piped water to households and resolved to spend more than Rs 3.5 lakh crore in coming years. In his Independence Day address, Modi said half of the country’s households do not have access to piped water. “I want to

announce from the Red Fort that we will move forward with the Jal Jeevan Mission. The Centre and states will work towards it and in coming years, more than Rs 3.5 lakh crore will be spent,” he said. Modi said for water conservation, efforts need to quadruple in the next five years as to what was done in the last seven decades.

PUNJAB

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Education official sends obscene clip to teachers’ WhatsApp group A district-level official of the Padho Punjab, Padhao Punjab initiative of the state Education Department sent an obscene video clip in a WhatsApp group formed for teachers following which a huge hue and cry has been raised by women tutors.On August 8, Vishal Manhas, a science master working at Government Senior Secondary School of Dehar Fattupur village falling in the Kalanaur education block, sent a clip, which women teachers claim was “offensive and disgusting by accepted standards of decency

and morality”, in a WhatsApp group comprising of 200 teachers, a majority of them being women. Manhas, is the administrator of the group following his position as the Gurdaspur district coordinator of primary schools of Padho Punjab, Padhao Punjab drive. Curiously, despite being promoted two years ago to a senior secondary school, he still retains the charge of the primary schools of all the 16 education blocks of the district, a move which in itself has raised many an eyebrow within the department.

Chief Minister opens 3rd phase of Jung-e-Azadi Memorial On the eve of the 73rd Independence Day, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh inaugurated the third phase of Jung-e-Azadi Memorial here today. The third phase is dedicated to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the unsung heroes who were incarcerated in Andaman Cellular Jail during freedom struggle. The Chief Minister also digitally launched a slew of other projects for Jalandhar district as part of Rs 450-crore development and welfare projects inaugurated across the state. Addressing a public gathering after inaugurating the Rs 20-crore third phase of the memorial, the Chief Minister underlined the

DGP Railways honoured with President’s Police Medal Director General Police, Railways Jasminder Singh will be honoured with the President’s Police Medal for distinguished service on the Independence Day. Besides him, 14 more police officers have been selected for police medal for meritorious service. A spokesperson for the Punjab Police said Sri Muktsar Sahib SP Gurmeil Singh, Punjab AIG Rajwinder Singh Sohal and Fatehgarh Sahib DSP Jaswinder Singh Tiwana would be awarded with police medals for meritorious service. He added that SAS Nagar Inspector Mandeep Singh, Inspector Commissionerate of Police, Ludhiana, Amarjeet Kaur, Inspector, Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, Vimal Kumar, Inspector in Chandigarh Suresh Kumar, Sub-Inspector, 7th Battalion, PAP, Jalandhar, Sarabjit Singh, Sub-Inspector

No FIR against Dalit protesters: CM Having already supported the Dalit activists who organised Punjab bandh yesterday, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today said no FIRs would be registered against them for blocking the highways for eight to 10 hours during the bandh. Giving a leeway to the protestors, who were agitating against the demolition of Guru Ravidas Temple in Delhi, the CM, who was with minister Charanjit Singh Channi, said, “We have to look from case to case. There has to be a basis to register a case. The Dalits were emotionally disturbed. It was their 500-year-old temple which was demolished. It could have been a church or a mosque too. It was all reactionary.” He added, “No doubt this was a Supreme Court order and we have to accept it. But before it came to this stage, it should have been taken care of. As many as 30 per cent of Punjabis are from this community.”

need to connect the youth with the glorious legacy of the national freedom struggle.

Ranjit Singh’s Lahore statue vandalised by men motivated by ‘religious biases’ Two men allegedly vandalised a statue of Punjab’s ruler Raja Ranjit Singh placed near his grave in Shahi Qila, Lahore. The incident occurred on Saturday when the Qila had been routinely opened for visitors. Two men — one pretending to have a leg disability carrying a wooden rod and another “helping him to walk” — entered the Qila.

Both men went straight to the statue and started hitting it with the wooden rods, resulting in the breakage of one of its arms and damage to other parts of the statue. Security guards rushed to the spot and captured the attackers who were chanting slogans against the former rule of the Punjab.

Killer father to walk free after two years in jail A father, who killed his month-old daughter in a fit of rage, will walk free after spending less than two years in jail after he entered into a compromise with his wife. “It is an unfortunate case in which the father was convicted and sentenced for killing his infant child. As per allegations, he had thrown the child on the ground resulting in injuries and her ultimate death,” the Punjab and Haryana High Court asserted while reducing the sentence to the period already undergone.

Convicted by Fatehgarh Sahib Sessions Judge for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code, Tejinder Singh was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for five years and fined Rs 5,000. The prosecution had claimed that the complainant-wife had married the appellant about one and a half years before the incident, which took place on November 14, 2012. At the time, the daughter was just one-and-a-halfmonth old.

INDIA

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Kohli leads India to series-clinching win against West Indies with 43rd One Day International hundred Skipper Virat Kohli hammered his second consecutive hundred to fashion India’s series-clinching victory in the third match as India spoilt Chris Gayle’s possible ODI swan-song on Wednesday. In what appeared to be his last ODI for the West Indies, Gayle smashed his way to a 72run knock, leading the hosts to a competitive 240 for seven in the raincurtailed match after they elected to bat. Soon after his dismissal, the Indian players rushed towards Gayle, shaking hands with him. Kohli even performed typical Gayle jig before the burly West Indian walked off.Gayle, in his inimitable style, put his helmet on the top of his bat’s handle and lifted the bat in the air

while walking off. Near the boundary ropes, he hurled the helmet in the air only to catch it back. The gestures suggested that Gayle has played his last ODI. India were set a stiff revised 255-run target on DuckworthLewis method but Kohli’s unsatiable appetite for runs and young Shreyas Iyer’s assuring support to his skipper meant that it eventually turned out to be a comfortable six-wicket win which translated into a 2-0 series victory. The counter-attacking 65-run knock by Iyer was game-changing as he took the pressure off his captain.

Removing Article 370, 35A key steps in fulfilling Sardar Patel’s dreams, says PM Modi in I-Day speech The removal of Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution within 10 weeks of the new government has come as step towards realising the dreams of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. Modi said this while addressing the nation from the rampart of Red Fort in Delhi on the occasion of Independence Day. He said, “The new government has not even completed 10 weeks in office but even in this small period we have taken and

strengthened initiatives in all directions.” “10 hafte ke andar anuched 370 aur 35a ka hanta Sardar Patel ke sapnon ko sakar karne main ek aham kadam tha (The removal of Articles 370 and 35a of the Constitution within 10 weeks of the new government is an important step towards realising the dreams of Sardar Patel),” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. “What was the reason that this problem persisted for so many years?” PM Modi asked in his I-Day speech.

Will invest Rs 100 lakh crore on modern infrastructure: Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government would invest a massive Rs 100 lakh crore on developing modern infrastructure that would aid in nearly doubling the size of the Indian economy to USD 5 trillion in the next five years. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort here on the 73rd Independence Day, he said reforms would continue to be ushered in to help India break into top 50 countries on the ‘ease of doing business’ ranking. “To some the target of nearly doubling the size of Indian economy to USD 5 trillion in five years may seem difficult. But when we have in five years (of the BJP rule) added USD

1 trillion as compared to USD 2 trillion size achieved in 70 years of independence, then this target is achievable,” he said. Modi said political stability through a massive mandate for his government alongside predictable policy providds a unique opportunity for India to grow. “The country shouldn’t lose this opportunity,” he said, adding that his government had provided high growth while keeping inflation at low rate. He referred to reforms such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) for aiding the growth process and said the government would invest

6 men accused in Pehlu lynching case acquitted Alwar court acquitted six people accused of lynching a dairy farmer Pehlu Khan while he was transporting cows in Rajasthan two years ago. Fifty-five-year-old Pehlu Khan was attacked by cow vigilantes in Alwar on the Jaipur-Delhi national highway, when he and five others were transporting cattle from a weekly market in Jaipur to their village in Nuh, Haryana. Pehlu Khan died in the hospital on April 3, 2017. The court of additional district judge Sarita Swami gave the six men the “benefit of the doubt,” additional public prosecutor Yogendra Khatana said. The government said it will appeal

the verdict in high court. A copy of the court order was not immediately available. There are three more accused in the case, all minors, who are being tried in a juvenile court. The six men cleared of all charges on Wednesday — Vipin Yadav, Ravindra Kumar, Kaluram, Dayanand, Yogesh Kumar and Bheem Rathi — were all members of a local cow protection group. None of them was named in Khan’s dying declaration, and were arrested on the basis of identification in a viral video of the April 1, 2017 incident. The six men who were named by Khan as his attackers were cleared by police during investigation in September 2017.

13 killed in two road accidents in West Bengal A total of 13 people were killed and 11 others injured in two road accidents in as many districts of West Bengal on Thursday, the police said. While seven persons died in South 24 Parganas district, six in Malda. Five members of a family along with two others returning from the Kolkata airport were killed when their MUV fell into a roadside pond in South 24 Parganas district, the police said. The accident occurred around 6 am after the driver lost control of the vehicle during rain at Ucchekhali under Bishnupur police station area. All the seven persons, including three women, died on the spot due to drowning, the police said. Six persons had gone from Dakkhin Gouripur village in Bishnupur area to the Kolkata airport to receive a man who was returning from Qatar where he used to work.The driver of the vehicle fled after the accident. The deceased

have been identified as Akkas Ali, his wife Salina Bibi, son Altab, daughter Esmatara, brother Munnaf, and two other persons — Meeraj Sheikh and Fulijan Bibi. In the other accident in Malda district, six persons were killed and 11 others injured when a speeding lorry rammed into a stationary SUV carrying wedding guests, the police said. The accident occurred at Bakharpur under Kaliachak police station area when the SUV was waiting there by the side of National Highway-34 for other vehicles going to the same destination. The wedding guests were on their way from Kaliachak to Gajol in the same district to attend a marriage, Superintendent of Police Alok Rajoria said. The SUV fell into a roadside ditch after it was hit by the lorry around 12.30 am and three of its 17 occupants were killed on the spot.

Saturday, August 17, 2019

SOUTH ASIA

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Islamabad rebuffed at UNSC again Even as Pakistan sought in a letter an urgent meeting of the UNSC on the J&K issue, its latest effort to internationalise the issue didn’t seem to get much traction at the Council. The fact that Islamabad had sought an “on record” emergency meeting with the right to present its views and even have minutes of the meeting recorded had found few takers in the Council, TOI has learnt. The Council, in fact, hasn’t seen a meet ting like that for decades. Pakistan’s problems at the Council were further compounded with Russia again coming out in support of India saying there was no alternative to resolving differences between Pakistan and India ``except bilaterally bilaterally through political and diplomatic means’’. This was conveyed by Russian foreign

minister Sergey Lavrov to his Pakistan counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi in a teleph conversation shortly after the latter wrote another letter to the Security Council in which he sought an emergency meeting. It is not immediately clear how the 15-member council would respond to the request and whether a member of the body would also need to make a formal request. Pakistan claimed on Saturday it had China’s support for the move. Poland is president of the UN Security Council for August. Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz told reporters at the United Nations on Tuesday that the council had received a letter from Pakistan and “will discuss that issue and take a proper decision.”

Newly-discovered lake in Nepal likely to become world’s highest The Kajin Sara lake in Manang district was discovered about a few months ago by a team of mountaineers, the Himalayan Times reported. It is located at Singarkharka area of Chame rural municipality. A newly-discovered lake in Nepal is likely to set a new record of being the world’s highest lake replacing Tilicho, which is situated at an altitude of 4,919 metres in the Himalayan nation and currently holding the title. The Kajin Sara lake in Manang district was discovered about a few months ago by a team of mountaineers, the Himalayan Times reported. It is located at Singarkharka area

Newly-discovered lake in Nepal

of Chame rural municipality. “As per the measurement of the lake taken by the team, it is located at an altitude of 5,200 metres, which is yet to be officially verified. It is estimated to be 1,500-metre-long and 600-metre-wide,” Chame rural municipality Chair Lokendra Ghale was quoted as saying by the report. “The lake would be the world’s highest lake if its altitude of 5000-plus metres is officially verified,” he said.

PM Khan admits Balakot strike took place In an indirect admission that the Balakot was a major operation that rattled Pakistan, PM Khan said that India was planning an even bigger operation in Kashmir. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has visited Pakistan-administered Kashmir as he reiterates his support to the Kashmiri people living in the Indian-administered part of the divided region. Khan’s visit to Muzzaffarad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, to mark the country’s independence day came more than a week after New Delhi’s decision to downgrade Kashmir’s status. On Independence day, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan admits that the Balakot terror strike was successful. He also warned that the Indian Army was carrying out a ‘bigger attack’ in Azad Kashmir. He said: “I have information, that India has planned to take action in Azad Kashmir. The way they took action in Balakot after Pulwama, they’ve planned something even more drastic in Azad Kashmir.” He added that this “hateful ideology” will not remain limited to Kashmir and eventually spill towards Pakistan.

40 dead in Bangladesh’s worst-ever dengue outbreak At least 40 people have died in Bangladesh’s worst-ever outbreak of dengue, officials said on Tuesday (Aug 13), as overburdened hospitals struggled to treat thousands of patients. Outbreaks of the mosquitoborne viral infection, which causes flu-like symptoms but can be deadly if it develops into a haemorrhage fever, usually occur in the South Asian nation during the monsoon season between June and September - but this year the disease has reached epidemic proportions. More than 44,000 people have been admitted to hospitals with the illness since January, including some 2,100 on Monday alone, said health ministry official Ayesha Akhter. “We have confirmed 40 denguerelated casualties so far to Monday,” she told AFP. Local media put the number much higher, reporting that the death toll passed 100 last week. The week-long holiday marking the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha has seen hundreds of thousands of people leaving Bangladeshi cities to return to their family homes in the countryside, raising concerns that the disease will spread further.

SOUTH ASIA

Saturday, August 17, 2019 Pakistan’s outcry over Kashmir height of hypocrisy, shamelessness, says Baloch activist Pakistan’s dissent over the recent developments in Kashmir and its advocacy for the human rights of the locals show the height of hypocrisy and shamelessness when compared to the 72 years of their illegal occupation of Balochistan, said Baloch National Movement’s foreign spokesman Hammal Haider. Haider’s remarks came in the time of elevated tension between India and Pakistan after the Centre announced its landmark decision of transition of Jammu and Kashmir from a state to a union territory, with effect from October 31. Shocked by India’s move, Pakistan reportedly requested the international community to intervene in the matter and call for restraint, calling it an “illegal aggression” in the region. Haider claimed that Pakistan has been “illegally occupying” Balochistan for the past

72 years and has extra-judicially abducted and killed thousands of their local political activists throughout the years. He informed that Balochistan was once an independent country like many others. On August 11, 1947, the province gained independence from the British colonisers just three days before the creation of Pakistan. “But six months later, we lost our freedom. A proposal was presented by the then ruler of Balochistan, Mir Ahmad Yar Khan, to the upper and lower house of the parliament at Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s request to join Pakistan. But both houses unanimously rejected his proposal and refused to join Pakistan,” Haider affirmed. “After failing to convince the Baloch people in the name of Islam and focal two-nation theory, Pakistan resorted to military forces and invaded Balochistan on March 27, 1948

Former Sri Lankan strongman’s brother to run for president Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was a livewire in Sri Lanka’s military campaign to end a long civil war but faces allegations of human rights violations, was nominated Sunday as the opposition’s candidate for the presidential election to be held later this year. Gotabaya, a brother of former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was a powerful defense bureaucrat under his brother’s government, which defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels’ 26-year insurgency in 2009. Rajapaksa announced his brother’s candidacy to cheering supporters at a rally in Colombo, the South Asian island nation’s capital. Earlier at the rally, Rajapaksa was named leader of the Sri Lanka People’s

Front, under which Gotabaya will contest. “I thought of a man who is sought by the country’s history to build a future,” Rajapaksa told the gathering. “Whether I chose or not, he has become your brother, whether I chose him or not, he has already won your hearts.” “I hand over my brother as a brother to you. He is no other, he is Gotabaya,” Rajapaksa said. Gotabaya is a hero to many majority Sinhalese, who see him as a prospective strong leader, but is feared by minorities and victims of human rights abuses. As secretary of defense ministry under his brother’s rule, Gotabaya played a key role in ending the Tamil Tigers’ campaign for an independent state for ethnic minority Tamils.

No deal announced as US, Taliban wrap up latest talks Afghanistan (AP) — The latest round of talks between the Taliban and the United States ended early Monday without any sign a peace deal had been reached for Afghanistan, as both sides said they would consult with their leaderships on the next steps. A Taliban spokesman had said last week that this eighth round of talks would conclude with a deal to end the nearly 18-year war, America’s longest. The two sides have been discussing

an agreement under which U.S. forces would withdraw from Afghanistan and the Taliban would guarantee the country would not revert to being a launch pad for global terrorist attacks. U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said the talks that began on Aug. 3 in the Gulf nation of Qatar were “productive” and that he was heading to Washington for consultations.

Bhutanese king lights a thousand lamps in memory of Sushma Swaraj Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck lit thousand butter lamps and offered prayers in the memory of Sushma Swaraj, who passed away after suffering cardiac arrest, according to a media report. Special prayers for the former external affairs minister were performed at Simtokha Dzong on Wednesday. Wangchuk also sent condolence message to Swaraj’s family, the Bhutan Broadcasting Service reported. Swaraj, who served as the foreign minister

from 2014-2019, passed away on Tuesday. She was 67. “Throughout her tenure, Her Excellency has been a friend of Bhutan and contributed to strengthening the relations between our two countries. She was well loved, as an exemplary leader embodying grace, dignity, and strength,” the report said. Former Bhutan prime minister Tshering Tobga attended the last rites of Swaraj in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Death toll in Myanmar landslide climbs to 56 The death toll in a landslide that buried more than a dozen village houses in southeastern Myanmar has climbed to 56, an official said Monday. The landslide hit a village in Paung township on Friday. Zaw Zaw Htoo, a member of parliament from Paung who arrived at the scene over the weekend, said three more bodies were recovered on Monday morning, bringing the death toll to 56. The top official in Mon state, Aye Zan, had visited the site and villagers who were evacuated to a relief camp to escape floods

following torrential rains. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that monsoon flooding had displaced more than 7,000 people last week in Mon state. Apart from the landslide in Paung, houses and a school in other townships were washed away, roads were blocked and villages were submerged. Nearly 12,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar last week alone, bringing the total number of those in evacuation centers to more than 38,000, the U.N. said.

FIJI

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Father and 2 children found dead in Ba in murder suicide Police are at the scene of an alleged murder suicide in Namau, Ba where the bodies of 2 children aged 3 and 5 years were discovered in their family car.

Police say a few metres away their father was found dead. He allegedly tòok his own life. Police are still at the scene.

Man in Court for raping wife remanded in custody A 48-year-old man who allegedly raped his 42-year-old wife on several occasions in a village in Tailevu appeared in the Nausori Magistrates Court this afternoon and has been remanded in custody. The man has been charged with four counts of rape, one count of breach of domestic violence restraining

order and one count of damaging property. The alleged incidents happened in April this year. Police Prosecutor Shelveen Deo Sharma objected to bail. The matter has been transferred to Suva High Court which will be called on the 19th of this month.

Road works around Suvavou Village causes traffic for hundreds of people Hundreds of people are stuck in traffic along the Suva-Lami corridor due road works being carried out near Suvavou Village. The traffic jam is from the Walu Bay roundabout to Wailekutu and it started at around 9 in the morning. Some motorists say they have been stuck in traffic for more than two hours now as one side of the road has been closed off. The Fiji Roads Authority confirms that these roads works will continue until next week. It says they are carrying out road works in Lami during

off peak hours only. The FRA says they have repeatedly advised the general public through public advisory that for certain periods in dry weather the road will be temporarily reduced to single lane and full traffic management will be present on site to guide motorists safely through the site. A man who is in the country on vacation says he would have missed his flight from Nausori Airport if he had waited for the traffic to clear. Ha says he had to turn back and drive towards Nadi International Airport in order to catch a different flight.

Bainimarama calls on EU to re-examine its EU blacklist based on tax incentives given by some Pacific countries Fiji has called on the Pacific jurisdiction for tax purposes. Bainimarama says that Fiji’s Islands Forum members to renew its call on the EU to tax policies, like that of the other re-examine its criteria and allow fellow listed countries, are in line with international standards and for countries to retain sufficient do not create any tax avoidance policy space to incentivise development. While addressing opportunities that would allow Forum Leaders at the Pacific EU businesses to artificially shift their profits to Fiji to minimise ACP session in Tuvalu, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama tax. He adds that international financial institutions such as the it is regrettable that despite the ongoing discussions at the ACP PM Voreqe Bainimarama International Monetary Fund Ambassadors level in Brussels, as have spoken highly of Fiji’s tax well as with Fiji’s respective tax jurisdictions, reforms during their various missions to Fiji, the EU has for the second year running, and have used Fiji as a model for responsible unilaterally decided to include six Forum and innovative economic policy in the region. Island countries, including four Pacific-ACP Bainimarama says they negotiate a successor States in its purported list of non-cooperative agreement.

Felix Anthony to plead in Court on September 2 The General Secretary of the National Workers Union Felix Anthony will take his plea in the Suva Magistrates Court on the 2nd of next month. He appeared before Magistrate Waleen George today. He is charged with malicious

acts under the Public Order Act. It is alleged that on 26th April this year Anthony spread by word of mouth false news relating to the expiry of Water Authority of Fiji worker contracts to Fiji Times reporter Felix Chaudhry which tended to create or foster public anxiety. Anthony’s bail has been extended.

NZ Prime Minister dedicating $150 million to support New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is dedicating $150 million to support climate change resilience in the Pacific. Ardern made the announcement in Tuvalu, where she is attending the 18-nation Pacific Islands Forum. She said the government was ring-fencing half of its global commitment to climate change-related development, to ensure it went to the Pacific. Radio NZ reports the funding will go towards providing infrastructure such as water tanks, better tools for dealing with droughts, floods and

coastal inundation, as well as further climate hazard mapping and risk planning. It will also be put towards projects to get rid of invasive species that threaten food security and improving access to international climate finance. Of the funds, $5.6 million will go to Tuvalu-specific projects. Australia recently announced a $500m package of funding redirected from aid funding to help Pacific countries invest in renewable energy and climate resilience.

3 new Permanent Secretaries appointed by PSC Current Permanent Secretary for Agriculture David Kolitagane has been appointed as the Permanent Secretary for Rural and Maritime Development, former British American Tobacco Fiji CEO Ritesh Dass has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for Ag r i c u ltu re a n d Au st r a l i an national Deborah Weiss has been appointed as the Permanent Secretary for Communications and IT. The Public Service Commission has announced the appointments which carry the support of the Prime Minister. David Kolitagane who has been acting as the Permanent Secretary for Rural and Maritime Development since December 2018 is now being appointed to that position on a full-time basis. Deborah Weiss is being appointed as Permanent

Secretary, Communication and Information Technology a position that has remained vacant for a long time for want of the most suitable candidate. The PSC statement says Weiss, an Australian citizen has over twenty years of very relevant experience as a senior operational and management executive in both the private and government sectors of Australia. The PSC says it is delighted to have been able to acquire Deborah’s services to carry forward the Government’s ambitious agenda in the areas of digitalization and advanced communication. She will take up her position on 9th September 2019. Ritesh Dass, was until recently the CEO of British American Tobacco in Fiji. He held the position of CEO for nearly ten years firstly in the Solomon Islands and later in Fiji. PSC says Dass is a very experienced and versatile executive who has significant exposure to the Agriculture sector in Fiji and in the region.

Stop and go system in place to control traffic between Suva and Lami corridor A stop and go system is in place between Suva and Lami corridor to control the traffic jam that has been caused due to road works since this morning near Suvavou Village. Fiji Road Authority has confirmed that works is expected to finish around this hour and traffic will be cleared soon after. Hundreds of people a have been stuck in traffic from the Walu Bay roundabout to Wailekutu since 9 this morning.

The Fiji Roads Authority confirms that these roads works will continue until next week. It says they are carrying out road works in Lami during off peak hours only. The FRA says they have repeatedly advised the general public through public advisory that for certain periods in dry weather the road will be temporarily reduced to single lane and full traffic management will be present on site to guide motorists safely through the site.

PAKISTAN

Saturday, August 17, 2019

India plans to attack PoK, we’ll fight till end - Prime Minister Khan “I believe Modi has made a huge strategic blunder. It will cost him and his BJP government heavily. I consider it a big miscalculation by Modi. He has played his final card,” Imran Khan told the legislators. Prime Minister IKhan told a special session of PoK (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) “assembly” in Muzaffarabad that India had plans to attack PoK and that Islamabad would “fight till the end”. On the occasion of his country’s

Independence Day on Wednesday, Khan also tweeted that RSS’ ideology was “as dangerous” as that of the Nazis and that the withdrawal of Article 370 was its

Pakistan struggles to get traction on Kashmir, hyperlinks it to Afghanistan Struggling to attract consideration to the Kashmir subject, Pakistan has linked it to Afghanistan imbroglio, warning that it might need to redeploy troops from its western border to the japanese entrance, a shift that Washington fears might complicate American peace talks with the Taliban. Pakistan’s “Kashmir-for-Afghanistan” card was performed by its ambassador to the US Asad Majeed Khan in course of an editorial board assembly with the New York Occasions, whilst he professed that the 2 points had been separate and he was not making an attempt to hyperlink them. Nevertheless, the NYT quoted him as saying, “We now have our fingers full” on the western border, however “If the scenario escalates on the japanese border, we must undertake redeployments.” Proper now in Islamabad, he added, “we aren’t eager about something however what is occurring on our japanese border (with India).” The remarks got here from a well-known Pakistani playbook going again to the Musharraf period, when Islamabad would usually warn it might not be capable to help American goals (in its battle on terror) due to issues with and perceived threats from India, in an effort to

hunt US intervention and/or help. The tactic usually resulted within the Bush and Obama administrations placing a restraining hand on New Delhi to not reply forcefully to Pakistansponsored terrorist assaults on India. The Trump administration is reported to be within the closing phases of an settlement with the Taliban and Afghan representatives to facilitate a US drawdown from Afghanistan, and though all events have cautioned Islamabad to chorus from linking its help for the deal to the Kashmir subject, Islamabad seems able to throw a monkey wrench into the works after discovering that it isn’t getting any help for its dispute with India. Pakistan has been busy dialing up the world for help, calling leaders from Ankara to Tehran to Kuala Lumpur. But it surely has discovered little backing, except for requires it to make use of the bilateral channel to settle points with India, and expressions of concern for the human rights scenario within the Kashmir Valley. The largest setback to Pakistan has come from its Gulf and Arab allies who whereas expressing concern concerning the scenario within the Valley have gone forward with enterprise as typical with India, the place there isn’t a seen unrest among the many 200

‘You are a thief, don’t deserve to represent us’:

Pakistan representative to UN heckled in USA Pakistan’s representative to the United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi had to leave from an event after a man heckled and accused her of corruption, saying “You are a thief and don’t deserve to represent Pakistan”. In a video, Lodhi is seeing evading questions raised by the Pakistan national during a UN event here. While the diplomat was apparently addressing media persons, the man, who seemed enraged, was heard asking whether she had a minute to

answer his questions and then without waiting for a reply asked: “What are you doing from the last 15 to 20 years. You are not representing us.” Lodhi asked him to stop, to which the man replied he will not as it is not against the law and, moreover he is a Pakistani. The diplomat composed herself and chided him for the manner in which he put forth the questions. She further said that she would not respond to his questions.

18 killed in rain-related incidents in Pakistan Heavy monsoon rains have wreaked havoc in parts of Karachi, killing at least 18 people, including women and children, The triggering flash floods and landslides hit several parts of the country, officials said on Sunday. At least 18 persons were killed in rain-related incidents in Sindh during the latest spell of monsoon rains,

which hit Karachi and some other parts of the province on Aug 10 and continued till Aug 12. Inspector General of Police Dr Syed Kaleem Imam said the police were investigating the incidents and that action might be taken against those found responsible in light of the investigation, it emerged on Wednesday.

“final solution”. “We have decided that if India commits any type of violation we will fight till the end. We will respond and the whole nation

will back the battle-hardened Pakistan Army. Muslims never bow before anybody except Allah (God). We will teach you (Modi) a lesson,” he was quoted as saying by a media report.

PM Khan vows to raise Kashmir issue at every forum, questions world community’s silence Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday vowed to become the voice of Kashmir and raise the issue at every global forum, including the United Nations, as he questioned the silence of the international community on the tense situation in the region. Addressing a special session of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s (PoK) Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad, Khan said that if a war breaks out between Pakistan and India, the world community will be responsible.

Khan, who was in Muzaffarabad to observe Pakistan’s Independence Day in solidarity with the Kashmiris after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, termed the Indian move as a “strategic blunder.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “committed a strategic blunder, he has played his last card. It will cost a lot to Modi and the BJP. Because they have internationalised the issue of Kashmir,” Khan said. “The world’s eye is

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2 NRIs donate Rs.14 Crore for Balaji Temple Two US-based NRI entrepreneurs have made a princely donation of Rs. 14 crores to the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala today, a temple official said. The devotees, who are friends and wished to remain anonymous, made the offering on the auspicious day of Goddess Sri Varalakshmi Vratham festival, the official said. After offering prayers with their family members at the cash-rich hill shrine, they handed over a demand draft for Rs. 14 crore to AV Dharma Reddy, the Special Officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), that governs the over 2,000 year old temple, the

temple official said. The devotees requested the temple officials to use the funds for different TTD-run public welfare trusts. This is the

second straight year the two have made a similar offering.

Indian student jailed for damaging 66 college computers in USA An Indian student was sentenced to 12 months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for intentionally damaging computer equipment of a college in New York. Vishwanath Akuthota, 27, of Albany was also ordered to pay USD 58,471 as restitution charge, United States Attorney Grant C Jaquith said on Tuesday. Pleading guilty, Akuthota admitted that on February 14 he inserted a “USB Killer” device into 66 computers, as well as numerous computer monitors and computer-enhanced podiums, owned by the College of St Rose in Albany.

The device, when inserted into a computer’’s USB port, sends a command causing the computer’’s on-board capacitors to rapidly charge and then discharge repeatedly, thereby overloading and physically destroying the USB port and electrical system. Akuthota is a citizen of India and was residing in the United States on a student visa. He has been in custody since his arrest in North Carolina on February 22.

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Indian-origin ex-policeman jailed for sexual offences against underage girls An Indian-origin former Singapore cop was sentenced to two years in jail for sexually assaulting minors, the police said. AR Arun Prashanth, 25, allegedly sexually abused girls aged between 12 and 15. He also allegedly took obscene photos of about 700 women, the Straits Times reported. Before handing down the sentence, District Judge Kessler Soh told him: “I hope you realise that what you had done had caused serious harm to the five young girls.” Last month, Arun Prashanth pleaded guilty to one count each of “sexually penetrating a minor, performing an obscene act on her and procuring the commission of an obscene act by another underage girl.” Twenty-one other charges for similar offences involving three other young girls and several unknown women were considered during sentencing. His victims cannot be named due to a gag order, the report said. Sometime between February and March 2016, Arun Prashanth began sending obscene messages to a minor. The court heard he had also told the girl on at least two occasions that he was a policeman.

Indian-origin man arrested for killing father in Philadelphia A 31-year-old Indian-origin man killed his father with an assault rifle in Philadelphia and was later arrested in Massachusetts following an emergency warning issued by the Harvard University, according to media reports. The accused, Sohan Panjrolia, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, gunned down his 60-year-old father, Mahendra Panjrolia, in their family home earlier in the month, ‘The Philadelphia Inquirer’ said in a report. Sohan fled with the weapon in a car that was later found nearby, police said. Philadelphia police said Sohan shot and killed his father with an assault rifle on the evening of August 3 in their home on the 1900 block of Conwell Avenue in the Bustleton section, the report said. Investigators had previously said Sohan may be using narcotics and should be considered “armed and dangerous”. During the investigation, officials searched Harvard University as Sohan had got a bachelor of liberal arts degree from the university’s Extension School in 2013. In a cautionary measure, Harvard officials issued an emergency alert

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Deputy Public Prosecutor Kwang Jia Min said: “The accused pestered her for naked pictures or videos of herself showering. He also pressed her to meet him at his house or hotels for ‘’cuddles’’ or sexual intercourse. The girl felt harassed by the accused and she would try to ignore him. However, she would feel bad for not replying and she replied at times.” The man got to know another girl through a WhatsApp group chat in 2016 and messaged her separately in October that year. He told the 14-yearold that he was from the Home Team (also considered as part of police force) and she told him her age when he asked for it. He pestered her to meet up but she rejected him and later blocked him on WhatsApp as she found his messages “very annoying”. Despite this, he continued to send her messages through Instagram, the court heard. The man invited the girl to his home and sexually assaulted her. After leaving the man’s house, she went to the police. Cops arrested him the next day.

that warned students to avoid JFK and Eliot Streets, CBS Boston reported. A university police officer found Sohan’s car, which helped locate him, parked near an ice-cream stall, Cambridge Police said. “It appeared that he wasn’t expecting to be engaged by police at that time. We were lucky here that we caught the suspect unprepared,” Police chief Branville Bard told the news website. Panjrolia will remain in custody in Cambridge pending extradition back to Philadelphia to face murder charges. Get the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18. com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what’s happening in the world around you – in real time. Subscribe to Moneycontrol Pro and gain access to curated markets data, trading recommendations, equity analysis, investment ideas, insights from market gurus and much more. Get Moneycontrol PRO for 1 year at price of 3 months. Use code FREEDOM.

Indian’s H-1B for data analyst’s job wrongfully denied: Court A STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths) student from India, who was undergoing her optional practical training with LexisNexis, can continue to work for her employer who had sponsored her for an H-1B visa. A US district court has recently held that her H-1B visa application for the position of a data analyst was wrongly denied. the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), after seeking additional evidence and documentation,

had rejected the H-1B application filed by Lexis Nexis on behalf of Subhasree Chatterjee. The contention of this government agency was that the sponsoring employer had not shown that the position is a ‘specialty occupation.

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