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Province approves Surrey police force

he Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General has approved the City of Surrey’s municipal police force, according to a joint statement from Minister Mike Farnworth and Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum Thursday. It says the minister gave the approval required to establish Surrey’s municipal police department. Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth green lights city’s municipal police force. “To ensure all key issues are addressed and all complex details are in place to facilitate an orderly transition, a joint project team has been struck,” the statement says. “The joint transition committee, chaired by the Hon.

India’s lunar mission enters the Moon’s orbit ahead of landing attempt

India’s mission to the Moon, known as Chandrayaan-2, successfully entered lunar orbit on August 20th, ahead of the country’s first attempt to land a vehicle on the lunar surface. The maneuver was a critical move for the mission that could enable India to become the fourth country to put a spacecraft intact on the Moon.

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Indian entrepreneur invents plastic bottle substitute made entirely of bamboo One of the peskiest forms of pollution caused by consumers is single-use plastics; things like plastic bags and disposable plastic water bottles have been clogging up the oceans and doing irreparable harm to our ecosystem for decades. Companies have started to focus on ways to offer sustainable, eco-friendly solutions in the last handful of years. They’ve come out with stylish and convenient reusable water bottles and reusable shopping bags that

Wally Oppal, will work expeditiously to provide advice to the Director of Police Services through to the Solicitor General relating to the establishment of Surrey’s municipal police department. During a news conference, Farnworth said the transition is an “iterative process that requires substantial work that will proceed in phases.” “As this work progresses, and prior to any decision being made on any future phases of the process, public safety will remain a priority. Continued on page 7

Conservatives blast Liberal policy that will allow ‘Jihadi Jack’ to come to Canada after his birth country of UK strips citizenship The Conservatives on Sunday renewed their condemnation of the Liberal government’s position on citizenship rights for terrorists, following news that U.K. officials had stripped former ISIL member Jack Letts — known as “Jihadi Jack” — of his British citizenship. Conservative public safety critic Pierre Paul-Hus

did not commit to overturning a policy introduced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2015 that would prevent Canada from making a similar move, but said the Liberal government must fight to keep Letts out of the country. “The idea that anyone who signed up to fight with ISIS can be reformed is naïve and dangerous to Continued on page 7

Liberals shut down opposition bid to hear from ethics czar on SNC-Lavalin report Liberal members of the House of Commons Ethics Committee have shut down an opposition bid to hear from Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion following the release of his report into the SNC-Lavalin affair. The committee met Wednesday to discuss whether Dion would be invited to testify about his recently-released report, which found that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had contravened the federal Conflict of Interest Act by seeking to influence Jody Wilson-Raybould in “many ways.” The commissioner found Trudeau acted improperly when he pushed WilsonRaybould to seek a remediation agreement in the corruption charges against Quebec engineering giant SNC-Lavalin, which would mean it would avoid criminal prosecution.

2 South Asians charged with bitcoin fraud in USA

Two Canadians of Indian descent have been charged in the US with bitcoin fraud using Twitter, according to the Justice Department. Karanjit Singh Khatkar, 23, and Jagroop Singh Khatkar, 24, of Surrey, British Columbia, allegedly stole 23.2 bitcoins valued at $233,220 Continued on page 7 from a woman in the north-western US state

of Oregon, according to charges filed in a federal court there, the department said on Thursday. Karanjit Khatkar was arrested when he flew into Las Vegas last month, while Jagroop Khatkar was still at large, likely in Canada, the Department Continued on page 7

Saturday, August 24, 2019 Canadian justice

Ontario woman who allowed 9-year-old daughter to starve to death sentenced only to time served A 43-year-old Oakville woman who allowed her 9-year-old daughter to starve to death will serve just one additional day in custody. Meredith Lis was sentenced to time served and three years of probation during a Burlington court hearing Friday. The one-day sentence, which was handed down by Justice Lesley Baldwin, takes Lis’s 276 days of pretrial custody and the conditions of her incarceration into consideration. Lis was charged with failure to provide the necessities of life after her daughter,

Kaylie Lis-Lalande, was found dead in an Oakville apartment on Sept. 4, 2017. The court heard that Kaylie had cerebral palsy, which prevented her from walking, talking or feeding herself At the time of her death, Kaylie was in Lis’s custody An autopsy determined Kaylie weighed just 31 pounds, and her death was the result of complications of dehydration and malnutrition. “This case is a pure tragedy all around. There are no black or white lines as various family members have tried to portray,” Baldwin said.

China would benefit most from billion-dollar, 700-km highway through Canadian Arctic, critics say Questions are being raised about plans to build a $1-billion, 700-km highway from Yellowknife to a proposed port on Nunavut’s Arctic coast, paid for by Canadians but which critics say would largely serve Chinese government interests. Last week, Transport Minister Marc Garneau pledged more than $50 million to the Northwest Territories and Nunavut to study the feasibility of a highway to replace ice roads that are no longer reliable amid climate change. While local leaders applaud the funding, critics say the largest benefit would go to a mining company, MMG, which is controlled by the Chinese government and holds several mineral deposits in the region where the highway would be built. “It is worth flagging to people

that the main beneficiary will be the Chinese government, more so than the government of Nunavut or the government of Canada,” says Michael Byers, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia who holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law. “This is for the mining projects and nothing else.” Byers does not see a problem with a Chinese-controlled company operating mines in Canada, but he wonders if the company will be allowed to bring in Chinese workers to build the road and if Canadian taxpayers should foot the bill. As governments plan to increase access to natural resources, he says, “We think we’re stumbling into a lot of easy money when in fact the costs are very high and in some cases

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Retired Richmond fisherman wins $60M lottery jackpot, plans to ‘live like a king’ The winner of a record breaking lottery jackpot, retired fisherman and Richmond resident Joseph Katalinic, says he plans to “live like a king” with his new-found fortune. The 60-million-dollar man, who has been retired for 20 years, bought the winning Lotto Max ticket at Seafair Centre in Richmond on July 26. “I thought to myself that it can’t be

true,” said Katalinic. “When I saw the 60, I went nuts.” He took the ticket to two other locations and re-scanned it just to be absolutely certain he had the winning numbers. The retired fisherman from Richmond

reeled in the catch of $60-million lottery haul. The B.C. Lottery Corp. says Joseph Katalinic (pictured) matched all seven numbers in last month’s Lotto Max draw to win the largest lottery prize in the province’s history. It says in a release there have previously been three $50-million winners in the province.

Edmonton man barred from leaving Pakistan An Edmonton man has been fighting for 10 months to come home from Pakistan where he once worked as a scientist on the government’s missile defence program. Rab Nawaz, who has citizenship in both Canada and Pakistan, is on the Pakistani Exit Control List, a no-fly list that prevents nationals from leaving the country. Initially, his travel ban appeared to be related to a contract dispute from a decade ago that resulted in a ruling ordering Nawaz to reimburse his former employer. But after reimbursing $23,000 last January, Nawaz still hasn’t been allowed to fly back to Edmonton to reunite with his wife and four children. He has lost his job as a senior design specialist at Telus and missed the June birth of his daughter. “If I’m a bad guy, then they should charge me — keeping me in the dark is like torture,” said Nawaz, wearing a blue dress shirt while speaking to

media Skype from a relative’s home, surrounded by mango gardens and farms in Punjab. In a country where Amnesty International says reports continue of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances and torture, Nawaz fears he is taking a risk by speaking out, but believes he has no other choice. “My life has been taken away,” said Nawaz. “I don’t have control of my life. I’m in a prison.” Nawaz hasn’t seen his children in 10 months. (Rab Nawaz) The ordeal began last October when Nawaz flew to Pakistan for a two-week visit with his mother. At the airport in Islamabad, authorities took Nawaz into custody, confiscated his passport and told him he couldn’t leave. After a few hours he was released from custody, but it took three

weeks, dozens of calls and a few trips to Islamabad to find out the travel ban appeared to stem from an unfulfilled employment agreement dating back to 2010. In July 2010, Nawaz completed a PhD in computer science in Belfast; he continued to receive part of his salary while doing his studies with the expectation he would return to his job in Pakistan. But Nawaz said he asked for an extension because back in Pakistan, his life was in danger. Thousands detained in Kashmir to contain unrest after India strips it of special status Court documents and police reports confirm his youngest brother was fatally shot by a group of armed men in 2010. Nawaz said another brother was killed in 1998.

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Saturday, August 24, 2019 Gerry Bowler

Quebec challenges Canada’s multicultural experiment

Not long ago, Quebec was among the most intensely Catholic jurisdictions in the world. The church played a huge role in the province’s politics and social life; attendance at mass was extremely high; and large families (heeding the church’s mandate against birth control) contributed sons to the priesthood and daughters to the nunnery. The Quiet Revolution of the 1960s changed all that. Quebec became more urban and outward looking, religious fervour declined, clerical vocations almost disappeared and the birth rate plummeted. (Ironically, had the separatist parents of the 1960s filled their cradles with the same enthusiasm as their ancestors, they would have furnished more than enough young voters to win the independence referendum a generation later.) Now, Quebec is one of the least religious provinces in Canada. Recent provincial governments have signalled this shift with two pieces of secularizing legislation. In 2017, the Liberals brought in Bill 62, “An Act to foster adherence

to State religious neutrality.” It attempted to forbid anyone giving or receiving a state service with their face covered. The law was clearly aimed at the veils and niqabs of the Islamic minority. This law would have prevented some devout Muslim women from being employed as teachers or elsewhere in the public service, from applying in person for a driver’s licence or even taking public transportation. The courts suspended this legislation. Undaunted, the Coalition Avenir Québec government elected in October 2018 introduced Bill 21, “An Act respecting the laicity of the State.” It prohibits the wearing of religious symbols while acting as a public servant and, in certain cases, requires the removal of face coverings. The provincial government invoked Section 33, the notwithstanding clause of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, to shield the bill from court challenges for five years. Moreover, the province’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms was amended to include a statement that the Quebec nation considers “state laicity to be of fundamental importance.”

Quebecers overwhelmingly support the new law, according to polls, but it’s difficult to find any media outlet in the rest of Canada in sympathy with it. The CBC and prominent newspapers speak of the bill “emboldening hateful beliefs,” “fostering xenophobia and sexism” and sowing “fear, division and the erosion of fundamental rights.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (who barred antiabortion religious groups from getting summer employment funding) said, “It’s unthinkable to me that in a free society we would legitimize discrimination against citizens based on their religion.” I’ve been a supporter of a healthy co-existence between governments and faith communities. I don’t mind if a City of Winnipeg bus carries a “Merry Christmas” greeting or if my mayor issues a proclamation saluting the Hindu holiday of Diwali. But it would be foolish to ignore the growing public unease that has followed increased levels of immigration. Recent polling shows growing support for limiting newcomers and an earlier survey showed support for a Canadian values test. There seem to be two approaches to the switch from a monoculture to a multiculture. One has been mandated by the federal government since the 1960s: there’s no such thing as a ‘real Canadian,’ immigration threatens nothing and enriches everything, and there’s always room for one more pavilion at heritage festivals. To be fair, this has largely worked so far. The other approach is the one being attempted by Quebec. In order to avoid clashes between groups, and to prevent identity politics that reward one group at the expense of others, Quebec wants to create a neutral public sphere where no one can signal any religious affiliation. So when a motorist is pulled over for speeding, he won’t be confronted by a Sikh, a Jew or a Christian in a uniform. He will see only a police officer. It’s an interesting experiment to see which of these approaches is better at producing lasting social peace. Gerry Bowler is a Canadian historian and a senior fellow of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.

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Province approves Surrey police force

It is essential that adequate and effective policing is maintained throughout the transition and beyond.” He said the joint committee will “deal with every single question” that relates to the policing transition. The committee, Farnworth said, “will work to ensure all key issues are addressed and all complete

details are considered in the transition plan.” Farnworth said while there has been “a lot of good work done” by provincial and municipal staff,” there is “a lot more work to be done. Asked if he thinks the transition will be completed by 2021, Farnworth said “that’s the work that the committee has to undertake.”

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Conservatives blast Liberal policy that will allow ‘Jihadi Jack’ to come to Canada after his birth country of UK strips citizenship From page 1 dangerous to the safety of Canadians,” Paul-Hus said in a statement on Sunday. “Justin Trudeau must assure Canadians today that he isn’t trying to bring Jihadi Jack back to Canada.” Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale on Sunday confirmed reports that the United Kingdom had revoked Letts’ citizenship, saying in a written statement that Canada was “disappointed” by the move, and accusing Britain of trying to “off-load their responsibilities.” The move means that if Letts is deported, he would become the sole responsibility of Canada. The issue might have set off a behind-the-scenes diplomatic row between the two countries, according to media reports and private emails from Canadian consular officials unearthed by the National Post. It could also refuel debate over whether Ottawa should be allowed to revoke dual citizens of their status as Canadians if convicted of terrorism, treason or espionage. Letts, who was dubbed “Jihadi Jack” by British media, is being held by Kurdish forces in northern Syria. The longtime U.K. resident, now 24 years old, converted to Islam at a young age and eventually left the country to join the extremist organization, eventually settling in the ISIL stronghold of Raqqa. He was arrested and imprisoned in 2017. His entire family are dual British-Canadian citizens, including his father, John Letts, who was born in Ontario, and his U.K.-born mother, Sally Lane. In June, Letts’ parents were found guilty of funding terrorism after they wired their son money in a bid to help him escape an ISIL-controlled region of Syria. The court heard that a member of Letts’ mosque in the U.K. had warned the parents that their son might have been radicalized, and that they should take away his passport as a way to protect him. But Letts and Lane reportedly ignored the advice and bought him a plane ticket to Jordan in 2014 for a “grand Middle East adventure,” according to one recollection of events. According to media reports, Letts became known to authorities after a spate of violent Facebook posts, in which he said he would “happily kill each and every one” of the members of a British military regiment of which a former schoolmate was a member. There is no clear evidence whether Letts personally carried out any violent acts during

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How falling demand for oil is set to transform international relations The global energy economy is undergoing a rapid transition from â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hydrocarbon molecules to electronsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: in other words, from fossil fuels to renewables and low-carbon electricity. Leading energy industry players and analysts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the energy-forecasting â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;establishmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are seriously underestimating the speed and depth of this transition. Several factors can explain the consensus among many forecasters in understating, or ignoring the nature of, the transition. These include â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;group thinkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and a safety-in-numbers mentality; the institutional culture of the International Energy Agency (IEA); and the need for the international oil companies (IOCs) to maintain the confidence of their shareholders. By contrast, the financial community is far more aware of the transition, as evidenced both by the global campaign in support of divestment from fossil fuels and by other moves

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to persuade companies to reduce hydrocarbon use. The history of past energy transitions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including the USâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shift from wood to coal in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the French adoption of nuclear power on a wide scale in the 1980s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; provides useful context for analysis of this trend. Such transitions have been triggered by factors ranging from market upheaval to technological change, with the technological element typically reinforcing the transition. A similar dynamic, involving triggers and reinforcing factors, is in evidence today.

International Energy Agency estimates of oil consumption by sector The current transition in the global energy system has been triggered, in the first instance, by concerns over climate change and recognition of the imperative of shifting to a lower-carbon economy. In some places, growing concerns over urban air quality have overtaken climate change as a driver of government policy in support of the transition. The reinforcing factors include the falling costs of renewables and the rapid market penetration of electric vehicles (EVs). To these factors can be added

Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lunar mission enters the Moonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s orbit ahead of landing attempt

The Chandrayaan-2 mission began with its launch on July 22nd on top of an Indian GSLV MK-III rocket. The payload consists of three spacecraft: a vehicle designed to orbit around the Moon, a lander called Vikram, and a rover called Pragyan. While the orbiter will stay in

deadly fungus almost killed off one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular varieties of banana in the middle of the last century. Now, a new strain is again devastating plantations across the globe. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already hit Australia, Africa and Asia. And the Fusarium fungus has recently arrived in Colombia, one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest growers of bananas, prompting the government to declare a national emergency. Popularly known as Panama Disease, the fungus wiped out vast amounts of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stock of Gros Michel banana plants during the 20th century. Farmers then switched to growing the Cavendish banana because it was resistant to Fusarium - a variety that now accounts for 97% of world banana exports. So producers were horrified to discover that the new strain of Panama Disease, Tropical Race

space, the lander is meant to carry the rover down to the lunar surface for an up-close look at the Moon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;only the United States, Russia, and China have ever landed vehicles on the Moonâ&#x20AC;? Up until now, only the United States, Russia, and

China have ever landed vehicles on the Moon, so Chandrayaan-2 could put India in a very elite group of space-faring nations. The mission is also enticing because of where Vikram is heading: the

This lethal fungus is threatening to wipe out the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bananas 4 (TR4), could overcome the Cavendish bananaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resistance. Even worse, TR4 poses a threat to other local varieties of banana â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a staple food for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. A global favourite Colombia exports 1.8 million tonnes of bananas every year, mostly to Europe. Across the world, 100 million tonnes are eaten annually, with most consumed in the countries where they are grown. While less than 20% of bananas produced are exported, the world banana trade is worth almost

$12 billion a year. Have you read? This deadly fungus is wiping out amphibians around the world 12 foods that might soon be extinct Flies and fungi: Climate change could make food less safe, experts warn The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says there is currently no fully effective treatment to control or cure Fusarium. Its spores remain in the soil for decades and are impossible to eradicate.

ongoing uncertainty over the possibility of another oil price shock; and rises in oil product prices that are independent of movements in crude oil prices â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a phenomenon sometimes known as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;OECD diseaseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. If the transition to renewables and lowcarbon electricity happens faster than the energy establishment anticipates, the implications for exporters of oil and for the geopolitics of oil will be very serious. For example, the failure of many oilexporting countries to reduce their dependence on hydrocarbon revenues and diversify their economies will leave them extremely vulnerable to reduced oil and gas demand in their main markets. The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will be particularly exposed, with the possible consequences including an increase in the incidence of state failure in a region already suffering the fallout from having signally failed to address the causes of the Arab uprisings since 2011.

Moonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s south pole. This relatively unexplored part of the Moon is particularly tantalizing to scientists, as there is evidence that this region may harbor a significant amount of water ice. Experts have discussed in depth what could be done with this ice, such as using it to sustain a lunar base or breaking apart the water to make rocket fuel. TR4 kills banana plants by blocking tissue in their stems, starving the plant of water and causing its leaves to wilt and die. Quarantining infected farms can help, but the biggest challenge with the fungus is how easily it spreads. The fungus travels through infected plant material and soil particles attached to vehicles and farm equipment, as well as through irrigation, drainage water and floods. Worse still, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently no fungus-resistant variety that could replace the Cavendish - a major issue given its new vulnerability to TR4 and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s near total dominance of the global export market. Scientists believe gene editing may be the only way to create fungus-resistant bananas. But Europe - the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest banana importer, buying 6 million tonnes last year - may resist a push towards genetically modified crops due to strict existing laws.

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New police force in Surrey must avoid VPD, RCMP errors made in Pickton case: Oppal Avoiding miscommunication similar to what plagued the RCMP and Vancouver police during the Pickton murders is top of mind for the head of the new Surrey police force transition team. Former attorney general Wally Oppal will head the joint transition committee that’s being established after the province greenlit the municipal Surrey force on Thursday. “We know from our past experience, particularly when we did the [Robert] Pickton inquiry into missing and murdered women, it’s most important that police departments share information,” Oppal told reporters Thursday “That wasn’t done in all cases in Pickton… we want to ensure those mistakes are not repeated in the future.” Oppal said this was an especially important task in Surrey, where gang violence can run rampant and stretch all across the region. “We know that people who commit crimes don’t respect geographical boundaries, so I think that’s why one of our priorities will be to ensure there’s a real-time intelligence centre

where information is shared,” Oppal said. He pointed that when Robert Pickton was picking up and killing dozens of women in the Downtown Eastside, Vancouver police did not always share that information with Coquitlam RCMP who policed where Pickton lived. “We knew a lot of the information regarding women missing in one jurisdiction wasn’t necessarily shared by police in another jurisdiction.” The members of the committee Oppal will chair have not yet been revealed but will included representatives from both Surrey and the province. Oppal said the “next major milestone is to establish a governing police board.” That will be done via provincial legislation, he said, saying he could not give a date for its completion. Overall, the boots on the ground deadline for the new Surrey force is April 1, 2021. Oppal could not comment on the transition committee’s budget.

Police issue warning after four overdoses in North Delta Delta police issued a warning to drug users Thursday afternoon after four people overdosed in North Delta earlier that morning. According to posts on the department’s social media channels, police and emergency health services attended four overdoses in North Delta in the early morning of Aug. 22. In the first instance, three individuals who witnesses said had consumed cocaine, were found not breathing when emergency crews arrived and had to be resuscitated with multiple vials of naloxone. In the second instance, the individual was again in respiratory arrest and had to be revived with naloxone. It’s not known what drug that person took.

All four individuals were taken to hospital. Police are urging drug users not to use alone, to have a plan to for someone check on you, and to call 911 immediately should someone overdose. While waiting for medical help, they advise opening the person’s airway and giving breaths, as well as administering naloxone (Narcan) if you have it. Police also reminding the public that the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act protects people who witness an overdose and call 911 for help. The act can protect you from charges for possession of a controlled substance and breach of conditions regarding simple possession.

One injured in early-morning Surrey shooting Police say it was targeted and it ‘may be connected to drug trafficking’ Surrey RCMP says one man has been injured after a shooting in Newton on Tuesday morning. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at a home in the 5900-block of 131A Street around 2:52 a.m., according to a Surrey RCMP release Tuesday afternoon. RCMP said that when officers arrived they found a man “suffering from an apparent gun-shot wound.” Police said the man was taken to hospital and is in stable condition. Surrey RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit is

investigating, and early indications are that this was a targeted incident “and may be connected to drug trafficking.” Investigators are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or, if they wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or go to solvecrime.ca. There have been 26 shots fired incidents as of Aug. 20, 2019, but only locations of 20 incidents have been confirmed by police. There were 59 shootings in Surrey during 2017, in 2016 there were 61 and in 2015 there were 88.

Indian entrepreneur invents plastic bottle substitute made entirely of bamboo

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that help consumers do their part to save the planet without disrupting their daily routines Thanks to an Assamese entrepreneur, consumers have a new alternative on the market that should solve a handful of problems all in one fell swoop. IIT alumnus and Assam resident Dhritiman Bora invented a reusable, biodegradable bamboo water bottle to provide an alternative to all the single-use plastic bottles, innovating a use for the abundance of bamboo grown in the Assam region. The bottles are sleek and smooth, with an innovative design that boasts a cork stopper to keep it sealed and a hygienic cleaning process during their production that assures they’re perfectly safe for carrying water. They can be cleaned easily by wiping them out and leaving them to dry once every few weeks.

The containers are all-natural and 100 percent biodegradable. So when they’ve outlived their life—Bora estimates they hold up for around 18 months—they can be tossed without feeling guilty about landfills. Each bottle costs between 590 and 780 Indian rupees, which converts to between $8 and $11 U.S. dollars, considering that each S’ip by S’well reusable water bottle costs around $20 U.S. dollars. The bamboo also serves as an insulator, which means that it keeps water cooler than single-use plastics. It’s both a cost-effective and more functional solution. “Plastic and glass bottles contain toxic elements like lead and cadmium,” explains Bora on the seller page for the bottles. “After drinking water or other beverages in them, the toxic elements get collected inside your body and may cause harmful effects in the long run.”

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RCMP probe of international CRA phone scam IDs Canadian suspects From the outside, the low-rise office building west of Toronto’s Pearson Airport hardly looks like the hub of a federal investigation. Yet inside, 12 RCMP investigators have been tracking a scam that originates overseas, has taken aim at tens of thousands of Canadians, and now appears to have Canadian accomplices ferrying the proceeds of the crime to bosses in India. “There are known targets,” RCMP Insp. Jim Ogden said. “Leads that we’re following up on, and that when we get enough evidence, then we will charge and prosecute these individuals.” The crime, often referred to as “the CRA phone scam,” is well known to most Canadians: harassing phone calls claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency, insisting the recipient owes taxes and must pay immediately or face arrest,

imprisonment, and salary garnishment. More than 60,000 Canadians have complained of being contacted. Most who get the call identify it as fraud, and only a slim minority report being victimized, according to authorities. But in some cases those victims hand over life savings and even draw on lines of credit. Victims are often elderly or new Canadians who don’t realize that federal tax authorities would never demand payment unsolicited by phone, or ask them to pay in difficult-to-trace Bitcoin or retail gift cards. The location of one major criminal enterprise behind the harassing call was

located in Mumbai. It operated from an apartment complex making calls every weekday to phone numbers in Canada. At the time, a senior

Indian police commissioner told CBC News the RCMP had never reached out to coordinate prosecution of the offending call centres. Canadian federal officials later said they were communicating with other authorities in India, though prosecutions were rare.

Vacancy taxes prompt sale of luxury condos in Downtown Vancouver If you’re in the market for a luxury condo in Downtown Vancouver, you’ve got a lot of choice. There are 15 condos for sale at Trump Tower on 1151 West Georgia St., priced from $1.298 million to $5.88 million. Across the street at the Living Shangri-La at 1128 West Georgia St. and 1111 Alberni St., there are 17 condos for sale, ranging from $950,000 to $5.788 million.There are 13 listings in the threetower Harbour Green development at 10391069 West Cordova St. and 277 Thurlow St. in Coal Harbour. All of the listings are over $4 million, six are over $10 million and one has a list price of $38,888,000. The glut of high-end listings even applies to buildings that aren’t built yet, like 1550 Alberni. The 43-storey structure designed by Japanese “starchitect” Kengo Kuma won’t be completed until 2020, but there are already 12 condos for sale there, from $1.74 million to $5.6 million. What’s happening? To some degree, non-resident

owners are selling their local pied-a-terres because they don’t want to pay vacancy taxes introduced by the city and the province. “Many of these homes were purchased as second homes or third homes,” said real estate consultant Michael Geller. “People loved having a nice place in Vancouver for when they came here. Then we got the empty-home tax. That’s one per cent, but then the province comes in with the speculation tax, and if the unit is worth more than $3 million, then you have a (school) tax as well. “Even if they’ve got a lot of money, at a certain point people say this is too much.” A good example is a 58th-floor condo at Trump Tower that is on the market for $5.88 million. Realtor Wendy Tian said her client is selling because of the vacancy and speculation taxes. “That’s the reason they want to sell,” said Tian, who works for Luxmore Realty. “My client bought it a couple of years ago. They wanted to use it as a vacation home, but now it’s impossible.”

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EU set to halt imports of Canadian cherries, other fruits: document The European Union will halt imports of Canadian cherries and other fresh fruits starting Sept. 1 as it enforces new import requirements related to pests, according to a Canadian government document sent to industry on Thursday. In the notice, which was seen by Reuters, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said the restrictions also apply to families of fruits that include apples, pears, cranberries, blueberries, peppers, potatoes and tomatoes.

It was not clear if other countries are affected. “Please note that the CFIA is working with industry to propose pest risk mitigation measures to the EU for these commodities, which may allow exports to resume,” said the notice. The new European Union rules do not apply to frozen and dried fruit. There should also be no issues with sea containers that arrive in the EU with export documents dated before Sept. 1, the agency said.

Grieving mom ‘disappointed’ province not moving quicker to fix recovery homes Changes to improve the safety and quality of care in BC recovery homes are disappointing, says the South Surrey mother of a young man whose son’s death in a Surrey recovery home last December went unnoticed for hours. “I guess it’s a step in the right direction,” Maggie Plett said of steps announced by Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy Wednesday morning during a news conference in New Westminster. “I’m just not happy with the ALR (Assisted Living Registry) and how they just dropped the ball.” Darcy was at the Last Door Recovery Society with Minister of Health Adrian Dix for Wednesday’s announcement, and said new regulations taking effect Dec. 1 include requirements that staff at such facilities have proper skills, training and qualifications, and that operators provide program and policy information to prospective clients up-front. As well, the regulations will allow the province to act more quickly when problems with a facility are reported, she said. “There have been many horror stories that we have all heard about,” Darcy said. “For too long, little attention has been paid to how recovery homes operated. In many

ways, it was like the wild west. Nobody was watching… and this has put people at risk.” Plett told Peace Arch News immediate action is something the province “should’ve been able to do… from the get-go.” She said she was told by Darcy during a July meeting that the ministry was aware of facilities that weren’t following existing rules, and said the province’s failure to pursue such complaints is “the reason why my son’s dead.” Zach Plett, 21, was found face-down in a bed – which his mom saw later the same day was fitted with mouldy sheets – at the 9310 132 St. Step by Step location at around 4 p.m. on Dec. 15. His actual time of death was later pinpointed

Family doesn’t blame police for death of Langley teen near skatepark Relatives of a teenage boy who died near a skatepark in Langley, B.C., say they don’t blame police for not finding him until hours after the first 911 call but wish they’d done more. Carson Crimeni, 14, died of an apparent drug overdose on Aug. 7. He was still breathing when his grandfather found him at about 9:30 p.m. PT that night, lying slumped against a fence in the dark at Walnut Grove Community Park. “He was struggling for air,” said Darrel Crimeni, who had been searching the area when his grandson failed to return home that evening.

“The police were trying to save his life as much as possible when I got here.” Carson’s family say they believe someone gave him drugs and that witnesses stood by, laughing, and took videos of the boy overdosing and later posted them to social media. Darrel Crimeni talks about his grandson Carson at his home in Langley. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO), the province’s police watchdog, is examining why officers didn’t find the boy earlier.

Most Oppenheimer Park residents accept housing, says city The City of Vancouver and the Park Board have provided an update on their attempts to find housing for homeless residents who have been living in Oppenheimer Park. In a statement, the City said around 93 people have accepted offers to move into housing or shelter accommodation. The city estimates this accounts for more than two-thirds of the people who were living in the park at the time the city’s eviction notice was issued on Monday. Campers living in the park were

asked to leave by Wednesday at 6 p.m. At the time, the city estimated that there were fewer than 140 people in the park, and that there are 140 units available through BC Housing. City says 75 Oppenheimer Park residents have accepted housing offers as eviction deadline passes Empty or abandoned tents were moved to the edge of the park in order for park board staff to start maintenance of the field on Thursday, according to the city statement.

Downtown Surrey BIA says businesses feel ‘slightly safer’ than last year Businesses in the Downtown Surrey area feel “slightly safer” than they did last year, according to the BIA’s analysis of its annual safety audit. While the “average safety rating” in the audit actually went down in 2019 – from 3.30 in 2018 to 3.21 this year – the BIA highlights in a release that the data suggests businesses actually feel “slightly safer” this year. Here’s how the report explains it. “The first question in this year’s audit asks businesses how safe they felt in the area last year, on a scale of 1-5. In previous years, this

question was asked as, ‘do you feel more safe, the same, or less safe than last year?’ This year, the question was redone to provide more of an idea of how safe people felt in the area in the past. For example, in the past, an answer of ‘more safe,’ would be a positive response, even if the respondent still felt unsafe overall.” That question resulted in a 3.17 score, which would mean a drop in feelings of safety compared to 2018. But the BIA also asked businesses how safe they currently feel in their area.

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Teacher disciplined after bringing cannabis to Surrey school This comes after the Surrey school district terminated him in June, 2018, following his suspension on Dec. 11, 2012. According to Commisioner Howard Kushner’s decision, Bahamonde left 45.6 grams of cannabis in his BMW on Nov. 7, 2012, which was parked on school property. The drugs were stored in a gym bag in his vehicle, along with $1,440 of cash bundled with an elastic band, a scale, rolling papers, and a package of zip-loc bags. After school that day, police officers in Vancouver noticed he was parked near an elementary school in that city, near the intersection of School

Avenue and Kerr Street. Police saw a man get into his car, then exit a few minutes later, and Bahamonde left, the documents state. “Shortly after, he was pulled over by police on East Broadway and his car was searched,” the documents note. “Bahamonde was arrested and later charged with possession or marijuana and possession of marijuana for the purposes of trafficking.” Then, in 2015, he was acquitted of criminal charges after a judge ruled his arrest was unlawful and the evidence seized from his vehicle was not admissible.

Report finds some Surrey school district staff expenses ‘not adequately supported’ A new report from Auditor General Carol Bellringer has concluded that the Surrey School District is doing a “reasonable job” in managing executives’ expenses but found that some were “inconsistent” with policy, including a meal where $80 steaks were ordered. In a report released by Bellringer Aug. 22, she concluded that district expenses for executive staff “generally complied with applicable school district policies” and that financial disclosures were “complete and accurate.” But, Bellinger’s report states the audit found “some executive expenses that weren’t adequately supported.” “For example, we found that the expenses for meals provided during meetings didn’t always

include an explanation of why the meeting was held during a mealtime, the purpose of the meeting or the meeting attendees. While SD36 policies did not specifically require explanations, this is a requirement under the CPPM (Core Policy and Procedures Manual) and would help to ensure that district-paid meals are appropriate and supported. Further, this detail would enable analysis of meal expenses over time,” Bellinger wrote. The report identified a number of expenses deemed to be “inconsistent” with the school district own’s policies, including a meal during a meeting that consisted of two steaks at a cost of $80 each, for a total bill of $193.20. The comparable CPPM rate for one dinner is $30.50.

Abbotsford police investigating hit-and-run that killed pedestrian Abbotsford Police are investigating a fatal hit and run that occurred Tuesday night. According to a written statement from police, Abbotsford Emergency Services responded to a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian in the 32600 block of Marshall Road at 8:30 p.m. The pedestrian was taken to hospital by BC Ambulance Service and died Wednesday morning. Police were asking for the driver of the vehicle to “do the right thing and come forward to

speak with investigators.” On Wednesday evening, police said the registered owner of the vehicle has come forward. Police are still looking for witnesses, CCTV footage and dashcam footage to help identify the driver and vehicle involved in this hit-and-run. Anyone with information is asked to call the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-8595225, text the department at 22973 (abbypd) or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

City of Delta reassuring residents tap water is safe to drink The City of Delta is reassuring residents that their tap water is safe to drink after a number of people reported receiving phone calls alleging water quality issues. According to posts on the city’s social media accounts,theCityofDeltahasreceivedcomplaints about telemarketing calls from a company “alleging drinking water quality concerns.”

The city says these claims are false and being made by a company selling water filtration systems, adding the city’s legal counsel has contacted the company to put a stop to the calls. Delta conducts weekly water quality tests to ensure drinking water meets all applicable standards and the results are reported to council on an annual basis.

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Father arrested & charged with abducting his child in Victoria Victoria police say a man who is charged with abducting his four-year-old daughter from Victoria, B.C., has been arrested. Brent Erskine, 46, was picked up at Victoria International Airport when he returned to Canada on Monday. Court documents show Erskine made an appearance in a Victoria courtroom Tuesday and was charged with abduction in contravention of a custody order and disobeying a court order. He was then released from custody. Police allege that on June 30, Erskine brought his daughter, Samantha, to Vancouver as part of a vacation agreement with the child’s mother, Agustina Wulandari. The two are no longer together. Police searching for father charged with abducting his child from Victoria, B.C. The child was supposed to be returned to her mother in Victoria a week later, according to police, but when communications changed between Erskine and Wulandari, she became concerned and contacted them. Police say Erskine took Samantha with him to Jakarta, Indonesia.

Through the efforts of family and the police, Erskine dropped Samantha off with her maternal grandparents in Indonesia, before heading to Singapore. On Aug. 1, Victoria police said Erskine’s whereabouts were unknown — and urged him to seek out a Canadian embassy to turn himself in. At that time, Wulandari feared Erskine might go back to Jakarta and take her daughter from her parents — and she feared for Samantha’s wellbeing because she has autism. ‘She’s my blood’ “She needs me, and I miss her so much,” said Wulandari through tears on Aug. 1. “She’s my blood. She’s my blessing. I really, really want her to come back to me.” Crown counsel approved criminal charges on July 24 against Erskine for abduction and disobeying a court order. He was wanted on two arrest warrants. “We (are) currently working on getting Samantha home,” said Const. Matt Rutherford with the Victoria police.

7 arrest warrants executed in 6 hours by transit police Seven arrest warrants were executed in the span of six hours on Monday night, Metro Vancouver Transit Police say. The offences ranged, and arrests were made under five different circumstances, police said in a video posted to Twitter Tuesday. One person was wanted under a Canada-wide warrant for robbery. “In one of these circumstances we actually had an officer right here, at the transit police headquarters on the third floor,” said Sgt. Clint Hampton in the video. “They were looking out the window when they recognized a man below. That man had an outstanding warrant and

was placed under arrest.” In one other situation, police say they dealt with a woman who had an outstanding warrant for assaulting a police officer. “In another case, our officers dealt with a man after he pushed through the fare gates,” Hampton said. “They discovered he had an outstanding warrant and he was also in possession of … a replica style handgun.” Last year, Hampton said transit police executed 989 arrest warrants. “I’m proud to work with such a hardworking, dedicated, keen group of police officers,” he said. “They’re out there, working hard to keep the transit system safe.”

CBSA officer caught leaking police information to family members: internal docs A Canada Border Services Agency agent breached federal privacy law when she took a photo of confidential police information and emailed it to a member of her family, says an internal report. According to a copy of the findings, recently obtained by CBC News through access to information law, the Calgary Police issued a wanted bulletin to the CBSA to give agents a heads-up about a traveller who was expected to pass through the city’s airport. The details of the 2017 bulletin are redacted but it included a wealth of facts about the subject of the bulletin: name, date of birth, photo, criminal attributes, criminal history and medical concerns, plus the police service’s views on the threat posed by the individual. Canada Border Services seizes lawyer’s phone, laptop for not sharing passwords

The bulletin was never made public. “There is no indication that he behaved erratically or posed any problems,” wrote a CBSA intelligence officer in an email to staff about the subject of the wanted bulletin. One CBSA officer took a photo of the bulletin on her personal phone and emailed it to her brother, who then sent an email to Calgary police expressing concerns — and unintentionally tattling on his sister. The police force alerted the border agency, spurring a CBSA investigation. The employee was removed from her workplace and her access was restricted. “It was confirmed that the allegations were true by way of an admission of guilt by the CBSA employee,” notes the breach report. The subject of the bulletin also was told about the breach.

Vancouver Island teen’s killer attended her memorial service, was on bail for assaulting mother One of two young men who brutally raped, murdered and mutilated a Vancouver Island teen in 2010 attended the victim’s memorial service and was seen skipping

as he walked back to his car afterward. It’s one of several explosive details about the events surrounding the murder of 18-year-old Kimberly Proctor that were revealed in parole board documents obtained by CTV News on Tuesday. Convicted killer Kruse Wellwood and co-accused Cameron Moffat were 16 and 17 years old, respectively, when they murdered Proctor in March 2010.

Wellwood was denied eligibility for day parole and escorted outings from the medium-security Mission Institution on Wednesday, where he is currently serving a life sentence for first-degree murder and indignity to a body. Parole denied to teen killer, citing ‘ongoing psychopathic traits’ Parole Board of Canada documents obtained by CTV News reveal that Wellwood and Moffat were under police surveillance in the aftermath of the grisly crime, during which time Wellwood was seen attending “You appeared to be skipping as you walked back to your car after the service,” the parole board panel wrote in its decision to deny Wellwood’s parole, citing his documented psychopathic tendencies and apparent lack

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2 bodies found near Ashcroft confirmed to be missing Surrey men, police say Two bodies that were found Saturday in the B.C. Interior are confirmed to be those of missing Surrey men, Ryan Provencher, 38, and Richard Scurr, 37. Lytton RCMP officers were called to a rural area near Ashcroft, B.C., about 100 kilometres west of Kamloops, for a report that two bodies had been discovered at the

site, north of Spences Bridge. RCMP confirmed Tuesday that the bodies are those of Provencher and Scurr. Police believe the cause of their deaths is criminal in nature, and the RCMPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major

crime unit in the southeast district is now investigating. The men were last seen getting into a white 2019 Jeep Cherokee in Surrey on July 17. They were both reported missing on July 20.

The Jeep was found July 21, parked in a wooded area near Logan Lake, B.C., about 300 kilometres northeast of Surrey and 100 kilometres east of Spences Bridge. Officers had searched a rural property near Spences Bridge at the site of a business linked to Provencher.

Burnaby man charged in tragic highway death of teen Charges have been laid against a Burnaby man police say was involved in a tragic crash that claimed the life of a teenager Olivia Malcom, 19 (pictured) on Ladner Trunk Road last year. In a written statement, RCMP Traffic Services said Crown prosecutors have approved two impaired driving charges against Chao Chen, 44, one of which is impaired driving causing death. On Friday, Aug. 16, Chen was taken into custody and released on a number of conditions. He is not allowed to occupy the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat of any motor vehicle, and he must not be found intoxicated in public. Olivia Malcom, 19, died on June 2, 2018,

after she was struck by a jeep on Highway 17A just north of Ladner Trunk Road in Delta. Malcomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s companion was treated in hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we have people in Canada that are living here, working here, or perhaps going to school here, that they may try to return to their home country, and that is why the judge in this case made this individual surrender his travel documents to prevent him from leaving the country.â&#x20AC;? Chenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 24, in Surrey Provincial Court. Anyone with information is asked to contact Deas Island RCMP Traffic Services at 778-290-2400

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Broadway subway project lane closures begin Thursday Temporary traffic lane closures will be in place this month as work on the Broadway subway project on Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West Side gets underway. The province says there will be three days in August set aside for crews to start geotechnical investigation work at West Broadway and Arbutus Street. Crews will be conducting soil study work for the future constructionThis means the eastbound, inside lane of West Broadway and the northbound, curbside lane of Arbutus Street will be closed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the following days: Thurs, Aug. 22. Fri, Aug. 23.Fri, Aug. 29.

Parking will also be affected during these times. Restrictions will be in place along the northbound lane of Arbutus Street, north of West Broadway. The Broadway subway project is part of Metro Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30-year plan and will expand the Millennium SkyTrain line to link the False Creek flats with Mount Pleasant, Fairview/South Granville and Kitsilano. More travel advisory information is available on the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website: Vancouver considers rental-only zoning around proposed SkyTrain line to UBC

Taxi driver accused of hitting elderly cyclist and fleeing scene: VPD A taxi driver allegedly collided with an elderly cyclist on Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s west side and left the scene, according to police. Const. Steve Addison told CTV News officers were called to the area of West 4th Avenue and Collingwood Street shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday. When first responders arrived, they found a Vancouver man in his 70s whose injuries are believed to be lifethreatening. The cyclist was rushed to hospital, but the driver was nowhere to be found, police said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If somebody is involved in a collision, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re required to stop by law. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the lawful thing to do and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the moral thing to do,â&#x20AC;? Addison said. The collision investigation unit is working on the case and after speaking with multiple witnesses, officers learned a taxi may have been involved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were able to ascertain that a taxi was seen leaving the area at the time of the collision. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve since located a taxi as well as the driver of the taxi, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dealing with those parties right now,â&#x20AC;? he said. Police are not saying which taxi company is

involved as their investigation is still ongoing. Anyone who knows what happened is asked to contact the Vancouver Police Department.

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Saturday, August 24, 2019 Asa Singh Johal‘s biography released on his 97th birthday

Asa Singh Johal’s biography was released on his 97th birthday which was celebrated at Gurdwara Nanak Niwas in Richmond last weekend. Pictured above Asa Singh Johal (sittinig, first from left), his wife Kashmir Kaur Johal and members of Gurdwara management committee.

It was a very special day for prominent businessman, philanthropist and Chairman of India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas, 8600 #5 Road, Richmond, Asa Singh Johal. Along with his family, friends and well-wishers he celebrated his 97th birthday at Gurdwara Nanak Niwas on Saturday, August 17. Mr. Johal is a great role models for others. Despite his advancing years Mr. Johal keeps himself very active and busy. All of us at India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas are very proud of Mr. Johal’s generosity and wish him a long, productive and healthy life. On behalf of the Gurdwara’s management committee, Secretary Balwant Sanghera extended a very warm welcome and thanked Asa Singh Johal’s, family, friends, well-wishers and invited guests for their participation.

Sanghera then gave a brief sketch of Mr. Johal’s life and achievements since his arrival as a baby in Canada with his parents in 1924. It is an amazing journey for Johal and his family. Prominent screen writer, producer and director for films and television and Asa’s biographer, Jinder Oujla, gave a brief lead up to Johal’s biography. Oujla mentioned that it has been a privilege and an honour for her to write this book about one of the most respected pioneers of our community. Invited guests included Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie. Mayor Brodie was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule and join the congregation in wishing Mr. Johal a happy birthday. He thanked Johal for his generosity and very valuable contribution to BC and Canada.

Forests minister visits Mackenzie rocked by multiple mill shutdowns Forests Minister Doug Donaldson spoke to a forest industry rally in Mackenzie on Thursday, where all three three sawmills are shut down and the pulp mill may soon have to follow. The community north of Prince George has seen hard times before, when most of two sawmills and the pulp mill went down with the 2008 bankruptcy of Oregonbased Pope and Talbot. Conifex restarted the pulp mill and one sawmill, Canfor ran another one until July, when it shut it down indefinitely due to high costs, low lumber prices and what the company called “challenging operating conditions.” That leaves the pulp mill, now owned by

Paper Excellence, as the only operation still running, and it depends on sawmill waste. East Fraser Fibre’s remanufacturing mill uses trim blocks from local sawmills, so it is down too, Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris says. Morris said there are 3,000 people still living in Mackenzie, down by half since before the last downturn in 2008, and about a third of them came out to the rally. They didn’t have much to cheer about. Donaldson told the rally that he has met with players looking for solutions, and the provincial agency B.C. Timber Sales is in discussions with Conifex to provide enough timber to restart its sawmill in September.

Oil transport truck burst into flames after rollover A rollover crash led to a waste oil transport truck bursting into flames early Wednesday morning, closing a highway offramp by North Vancouver RCMP. District of North Vancouver and Vancouver Fire Rescue Services were called out to a rollover at the Dollarton Highway off-ramp in the northbound side of the Second Narrows Bridge at around 4 a.m. When crews arrived, they found a large truck that had rolled over and was on fire. Crews soon realized that the truck was carrying large barrels of waste cooking oil. North Vancouver RCMP has closed the off-ramp and a lane of the TransCanada Highway until a large tow truck can up-right the vehicle and tow it away. The accident also damaged a large portion

of fencing that separates the roadway from the sidewalk. North Vancouver RCMP were seen picking up some of the debris. The roads were wet at the time of the crash, and there are believed to be no injuries according to Mounties. This is a developing story and will be updated when information becomes available.

Crime Stoppers - MOST WANTED Location: Langley, BC Details: Langley RCMP 18-43991/45141 A male using fraudulent ID purchased a Mercedes SUV, from a Langley car dealership. He was able to secure the vehicle on Nov. 21, 2018, prior to full completion of the paperwork. The vehicle was later recovered, in Montreal. A male using the same name purchased a Land Rover, from a different Langley dealership and took possession of the

vehicle on Nov. 27, 2018. This vehicle has not been recovered. The value of both vehicles is in excess of $250,000. If you have information on this case or recognize the suspect, call the Langley RCMP. If you want to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or solvecrime. ca -------------------------Name: LaRIVIERE, TAL Age: 31 Height: 6’2” (188 cm) Weight: 195 (88 kg) Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Wanted Parole, Manslaughter conviction Warrant in Effect: August 20th, 2019 ---------------------------Name: MacKENZIE, John Norman Age: 58 Height: 5’9” (175 cm) Weight: 200 (90 kg) Hair: Grey Eyes: Blue Scar on Right Eye Wanted: Parole, Violent, MurderWarrant in Effect: August 20th, 2019 --------------------------Name: OLSON, Chadley Age: 50 Height: 5’7” (170 cm) Weight: 200 (90 kg) Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel Tattoo: Chainlink on left wrist, Wanted: Parole, Trafficking, B&E Warrant in Effect: August 20th, 2019

Aditya Roy Kapur to marry girlfriend Diva Dhawan Aditya Roy Kapur is one of the most handsome actors and eligible bachelors on the

Bollywood block. The Aashiqui 2 actor has a humongous female fan following and seems that many of those fans’ hearts would shatter on learning the news of Aditya’s marriage. The Kalank actor, who is rumoured to be in a relationship with model-girlfriend Diva Dhawan, might soon tie the knot with her.A report in Mumbai Mirror states that wedding bells will soon ring for Aditya Roy Kapur. The

actor might get engaged in the next one or two months, and his fans can’t wait for the big fat Bollywood wedding for next year. When Aditya Roy Kapur appeared on the famous chat show Koffee With Karan season 6, he was asked if he was single. While the show’s host Karan Johar and Sidharth Malhotra prompted Diva Dhawan’s name, Aditya brushed the rumour aside. The 33-year-old

maintained that he was “just friends” with Diva. Aditya Roy Kapur was born on 16 November 1985. After making his debut with the 2009 musical dramedy London Dreams, Kapur was praised for portraying an aspiring magician in the 2010 romantic drama Guzaarish. In 2013, he received wider success by featuring in the musical romantic film Aashiqui 2 and the romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani,

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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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Legendary music composer, director Khayyam passes away gets state honour Padma Bhushan recipient, legendary music director, composer Khayyam passed away on Khayyam 92-year-old music director who gave Bollywood a host of timeless compositions in films such as Razia Sultan, Kabhi Kabhi, Umrao Jaan and Bazaar, died on Monday at the age of 91. He got full state honour funeral in Mumbai on Wednesday. Gulzar, filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj and Poonam Dhillon were among the first ones to arrive at his residence to pay respect and tribute and to meet the bereaved family. Khayyam was accorded full state honours. His funeral held in Dakshina Park Society, Juhu nd wend till Four Bungalows Kabrastan (graveyard).

Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi, was born in February 1927 in Rohan, near Nawanshahar and Jalandhar, Punjab. A music composer parexcellenc Indian music director and background music composer, his career spanned five decades. Khayyam won three Filmfare Awards for Best Music in 1977 for Kabhi Kabhie, in 1982 for Umrao Jaan, and a lifetime achievement award in 2010 . He was awarded the 2007 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Creative Music, by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Academy of Music, Dance and Theatre. He was awarded Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the highest civilian award Padma Bhushan by Government of India in 2011.

Bollywood HOROSCOPE Aries

March 21 - April 20 Enjoy being playful a little while longer, because from this week your focus swings more toward work and productivity. Even so, the sun and lovely Venus are in close contact early in the week, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still time to take advantage of this romantic blend of energies to kick-start a new relationship. Do you enjoy being creative? Get out the art or craft materials and have fun.

Taurus

April 21 - May 20 Entertaining could be very much in the cards at the start of the week, and you manage to play your role as host to perfection. In fact, friends and family may be eager to come back for more. Lovely Venus, your guide planet, moves into Virgo and your leisure sector on Wednesday, followed by the sun on Friday. The coming weeks are an opportunity to explore activities that you enjoy very much. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always wanted to learn a particular skill, this is a good time to start. Plus, you might enjoy cultural activities, such as art exhibitions or

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

Your words can be very persuasive. You may be enjoying this time when you can make great strides on key projects because of the connections youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to make. If you work in sales, media, or any other creative

productive time. However, there is a gradual shift as lovely Venus joins lively Mars in Virgo and your home zone on Wednesday. Her presence here can inspire you to beautify your home, and her pairing with Mars encourages

Leo

June 24 - August 23 The emphasis shifts this week to a more grounded focus as sultry Venus moves into Virgo and your money zone on Wednesday, followed by the sun on Friday. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been involved with brainstorming creative ideas and projects, the coming weeks could encourage you to be more realistic. Look into costs and other practicalities and decide which hold the most value for you. At the same time, an expansive aspect between chatty Mercury and upbeat Jupiter could see you connecting with

Virgo If aspects of your life have felt out of control, then this week youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll begin to feel as though youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re back in the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat. Sweet Venus moves into your sign on Wednesday, giving you the attractor factor and perhaps encouraging you to consider a makeover if you feel this might boost your link with upbeat Jupiter may encourage you to consider a bold plan. Are you eager to start a you to have a go.

Libra

Sept. 24 - Oct 22 Your social life has been buzzing with energy recently, and you may have enjoyed taking center stage and being the star of the show. However, the focus shifts to a more secluded sector over the coming days. On Wednesday, luscious Venus moves into Virgo and a quieter zone. This can see you breaking bread with those who share your spiritual ideas and ideals. Feel like taking up yoga or meditation? Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll connect with others and regain a sense of peace. And there

Scorpio

Oct 23 - Nov 22 You may enjoy being a beacon of light for a little while longer. Gradually, though, the emphasis changes as key planets slowly move out of your sector of goals and ambitions and into your social zone. However, as dealmaker Mercury aligns with positive Jupiter on Wednesday, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to grab an opportunity that could turn out to be quite lucrative. Yes, there may be a bit of risk involved, but if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re realistic and check the details, you could do well.

Sagitarius Nov 23 - Dec 22

Have you been enjoying a bohemian lifestyle? If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve enjoyed a few weeks of travel, exploration, and discovery traversing new terrain, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll likely ! " # $ passport away just yet, because there may be % # # to miss. From this week, the emphasis on your sector of goals and ambitions increases. With feisty Mars already blazing a trail here, sweet Venus moves in on Wednesday to encourage you to charm those you want to do business with.

Capricorn Dec 23 - Jan 20

If the past few weeks have seemed fairly intense, things should become easier from this week on. You may still be busy unraveling

& # As sociable Venus moves into Virgo on Wednesday, followed by the sun on Friday, you may feel like a burden has been lifted. Issues that seemed very involved and oppressive may appear less so, and solutions could show up as

Aquarius

Jan 21 - Feb 19 Relationships may have been delightful over past weeks, with plenty of activity, social events, and a chance to clear the air. With talkative Mercury aligning with outgoing Jupiter on Wednesday, there could be one event that you thoroughly enjoy. It could be a self-improvement workshop or a chance to interact with someone who has enjoyed a lot of success in their life. Or an encounter could boost your spirits and give you the courage to forge ahead. As lovely Venus moves into Virgo and a more emotional zone midweek, followed by the sun on Friday, life could become a little more intense.

Pisces

Feb 20 - March 20 If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been busy juggling various tasks and making sure deadlines are met and customers are happy, give yourself a pat on the back. It might be time to treat yourself to a soothing massage or other treat that can help you feel relaxed and refreshed. Midweek, lovely Venus moves into Virgo and your relationship sector, followed by the sun on Friday. With Mars already on the scene, you may be proactive about clearing the air and working through any relationship issues.

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Saturday, August 24, 2019 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jism 2â&#x20AC;&#x2122; babe Sunny Leone was raised in a conservative Punjabi home. But her journey from being the girl-next-door to a porn star has been quite interesting. While talking to a popular entertainment website, Sunny Leone narrated her path from being Karen Malhotra to what she is now. She recounted how as a sneaky teenager, she chanced upon a DVD of an adult movie in her Punjabi home in Canada but as soon as she saw the video, she quickly turned it off and kept it back for fear of being caught. Few years later, at the age of 19, Sunny again saw a porn movie with her friends. Here is what she says of the experience: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was interesting with young people, all inside a house playing games and running around naked. It was cool!â&#x20AC;? For some extra pocket money, she worked at a bakery and a tax and retirement firm. When their

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family moved to the US, she did two years of college before she became the Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003. After that some modeling assignments poured into her kitty and then suddenly, she got a proposal from an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;agentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for doing porn movies. Sunny agreed to do porn films as the prospect of earning more income lured her. However, she felt that sleeping with random people was a difficult job. She christened herself

as Sunny since it sounded fun while exeditor of Penthouse suggested her to change her second name to Leone. She did not

care for the world for her conscious decision to enter the adult movie sector, but she was concerned for her parents. When she told them of her decision to take up porn films, they were shocked but they did not disown her or stopped communicating with her. But after some time, they did accept her choice. Sunny also mentioned in the interview that she does not have even a single porn movie DVD at her US home and no one can ever find out what she does for a living. She asserts that she is not apologetic for her profession and has accepted the way she is!

Deepikaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Chhapaakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shoot

eepika Padukone started shooting for her upcoming film, Chhapaak, in which she plays an acid-attack survivor. We hear that post the shoot, at the end of the day, the actress makes sure that she unwinds by watching one episode of the TV series, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, a comedy-drama. Says a source, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deepikaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role is very demanding and getting into the skin of the character takes a toll when you live the fierce journey of the survivor. So, to relax and divert her mind, she watches the series. It has now become a routine for her.â&#x20AC;? Padukone was born on 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Konkanispeaking parents. Her father, Prakash Padukone, a former badminton player, and her mother, Ujjala, is travel agent. Her younger sister, Anisha, a golfer.Her paternal grandfather, Ramesh, was a secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association. The family relocated to Bangalore, India when Padukone was a year old.[6] She was educated at Bangaloreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sophia High School and completed her pre-university education at Mount Carmel College. She subsequently enrolled at the Indira Gandhi National Open University for a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology but later quit it due to scheduling conflicts with her modelling career. Padukone has admitted to being socially awkward as a child and did not have many friends. The focus of her

life was badminton, which she played competitively from a young age. Describing her daily routine in a 2012 interview, Padukone said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would wake up at five in the morning, go for physical training, go to school, again go for playing badminton, finish my homework, and go to sleep.â&#x20AC;? P a d u k o n e continued to pursue a career in badminton throughout her school years and played the sport in national level championships. She also played baseball in a few state level tournaments. While concentrating on her education and sporting career, Padukone also worked as a child model, first appearing in a couple of advertising campaigns at the age of eight. In the tenth grade, she changed focus and decided to become a fashion model. She later explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I realised that I was playing the game only because it ran in the family. So, I asked my father if I could give up the game and he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t upset at all.â&#x20AC;? In 2004, she began a full-time career as a model under the tutelage of Prasad Bidapa. Early in her career, Padukone gained recognition with a television commercial for the soap Liril and modelled for various other brands and products.

Deepika & Priyanka Chopra are Amongst Celebrities With Most Fake Instagram Followers Celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, BTS and Kim Kardashian have had their Instagram and Twitter accounts examined by ICMP for fake followers. The investigation shows that Ellen DeGeneres has the highest amount of fake followers in the showbiz celebrity category, with 58% of her Instagram followers being fake. BTS came second with 48% and Kourtney Kardashian came third with 49% â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the percentage being respective to the number of fake followers they have to their total follow count. Kourtney Kardashianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sisters, Kim Kardashian and KhloĂŠ Kardashian, both had 44% of their followers listed as fake. Other notable names include Ariana Grande with 46%, Miley Cyrus with 45%, Kevin Hart with 44%, and Drake with 38%. ICMP ran 99 showbiz and sports celebrities through the measuring software IG Audit, with Real Madridâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Toni Kroostaking first place for

having the most fake followers overall. You can see where everyone from Adele to LeBron James ranks on the ICMP list. A full set of data and souces has also been compiled into a Google Spreadsheet. In other news, Instagram is hiring a â&#x20AC;&#x153;meme liaison.â&#x20AC;? Ten Celebs With the Highest % of Fake Followers 1. Ellen DeGeneres â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 49% 2. BTS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 47% 3. Kourtney Kardashian â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 46% 4. Taylor Swift â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 46% 5. Ariana Grande â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 46% 6. Deepika Padukone â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 45% 7. Miley Cyrus â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 45% 8. Katy Perry â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 44% 9. Khloe Kardashian â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 43% 10. Priyanka Chopra â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 43%

Bollywood Ranveer reveals when he lost his virginity, and how he became “an expert”

ahead — so much Ranveer Singh who is so, that in school all currently shooting for the mothers used Kabir Khan’s ’83 where to say he (Ranveer) he slips into the shoes is that rotten apple of legendary cricketer, that’s spoiling all our Kapil Dev, is making kids. I used to hold news for something apart sermons with all the from his movie. No, he’s boys surrounding not in the headlines for me and I used to his much-talked-about Deepika Padukone (left) poses with teach them. They fashion choices either. In British boxer Amir Khan hadn’t heard of it and fact, the flamboyant actor is spinning newsreel for an old interview I became an expert because I had started very of his. In the said interview to Deccan early.” Meanwhile, Ranveer has been keeping Chronicle, the actor had revealed when busy shooting for ‘83. Yesterday, we told you and to whom he lost his virginity. “I think that Ranveer and Deepika are currently in I was around 12 when I did it. I started London paused to pose with British boxing everything early, everything! I was way champion Amir Khan.

Music director Khayyam accorded full state honours, Sonu Nigam, Gulzar, Javed AKhtar, Vishal Bhardwaj pay last respects

Legendary music composer Khayyam was buried with full state honours in Mumbai on Wednesday. The 92-year-old music director who gave Indian cinema a host of timeless compositions in films such as Razia Sultan, Kabhi Kabhi, Umrao Jaan and Bazaar, died on Monday; he was ailing for some time.

Lyricist Gulzar, filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj and actor Poonam Dhillon were among the first ones to arrive at his residence to meet the bereaved family and pay their tributes. A Padma Bhushan recipient, he was accorded full state honours. The funeral procession started from his home in Dakshina Park Society, Juhu, at 4 p.m., and wend till the Four Bungalows Kabrastan.

Vidya Balan with different cuts With her very first film, “Parineeta,” Vidya Balan showed that there was space in the industry for a homely girl whose forte was acting and not glamour. Fourteen years later, after playing roles as varied as a housewife, a ruthless femme fatale, a brothel-owner, sister to a murder victim, lady detective and an RJ, she has shown that she is a star with a difference. Admittedly, she has floundered in many a case, notably in fairly recent films like “Kahaani 2” and “Begum Jaan,” but the triumphs have outclassed these failures – people still remember her path-breaking turns in movies like “The Dirty Picture” and “Kahaani” among others. We begin our conversation on this note as we meet up on the eve of the release of “Mission Mangal,” in which she essays a scientist. Q: You have been the forerunner of the trend of substance-heavy films, especially the female-oriented ones. In the 2010-2011 phase, you acted in “Ishqiya” and “No One Killed Jessica” for starters. A (Laughs): I just think that I was there at the right place at the right time, and it is kind of people to give me credit! A change was underway, waiting to happen, and Ekta Kapoor and Milan Luthria for “The Dirty Picture” and

Sujoy Ghosh for “Kahaani” also deserve that credit. The bomb exploded soon after, and today, look at Sujoy’s “Badla,” wherein Taapsee, one of my co-stars in “Mission Mangal,” had much important a role as Mr. Bachchan! Q: Talking of co-stars, how did you enjoy being one of five heroines here? A: It was so cool! It was great fun! We actually outnumbered the men! Last year too, there were five actresses in my “Begum Jaan,” but they were all relatively unknown actresses. Here they are all big names – it was as if we are back to the times of “Amar Akbar Anthony” with Neetu Singh, Parveen Babi and Shabana Azmi! Q: And how was it reuniting with Akshay Kumar after “Heyy Babyy,” “Bhool Bhulaiya” and that cameo in “Thank You?” A: He still speaks a lot. But now, so do I. He is a great prankster and leg-puller, but now I pull his leg too. He once tied spoons to my saree pallu! He would keep hiding our mobile phones and watches. I once played a prank on him, and he fell for it! I was so thrilled! (Laughs)

Saturday, August 24, 2019 Canadian Eyesight Global celebrating its 30th anniversary

Canadian Eyesight Global celebrating its 30th anniversary with Rotary International in Surrey last weekend. Pictured above Annup Jubbal (third from right) of Canadian Eyesight Global withMark Daniel Maloney of Rotary International (fourth from right) and MP Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence and guests.

It’s A Girl! Jay Bhanushali’s prayers answered; becomes proud parent One of the favourite couples on TV, Jay Bhanushali and Mahhi Vij are blessed with a baby girl. They are already parents to two children of their house help, whom they have adopted. This is the first time they are becoming biological parents of the baby girl after nine long years of marriage. However, recently, the actor Jay Bhanushali revealed that he hopes his wife Mahhi Vij delivers a baby girl and well well well, it has come true for the actor as Mahhi and Jay welcomes a baby girl home. While sharing an adorable picture of himself with his daughter, he wrote a beautiful and sweet poem, saying, “The future just arrived, a brand new baby here to play. Ten little fingers ten little toes,

mommy’s eyes and daddy’s nose. Thank you princess for choosing us as your parents ITS A GIRL @mahhivij #parenthood #parents #father #fathersday #itsagirl ##girl #princess #love #lovemywife #mother #babygirl #fatherdaughter #emotional” Isn’t this adorable? Congratulations, you guys! Mahhi also took to her Instagram and shared the announcement by sharing Jay’s picture as well as her kids. Captioning, “Twinkle twinkle little star we made a wish and here you are.thank you for choosing us as your parents.we feel complete.We are blessed with baby girl, thank u god for everything this one is special thank you.We feel blessed. My best friend is here.Meri zindagi Badal di”

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Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re For You: Public Mobile unveils refreshed brand identity and new people first campaign Since 2015, Public Mobile has been on a journey - with the evolving prepaid landscape, shift in consumer behaviour and buying habits, and the presence of new entrants in the market, the company has decided to update its brand identity to better represent what Public Mobile stands for today. At Public, customers are at the core of everything it does and this new brand identity exemplifies that focus with a cleaner, more simplified, mature and visually strong identity backed by a new

campaign that showcases Public Mobileâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love for its customers. The refreshed logo, colours, illustrations, and typography embody the personal, individualistic, simple and customercentric approach that Public Mobile stands for. To communicate this to customers, Public is also launching a new marketing campaign titled â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Public Displays of Affectionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, meant to express the love and affection the brand has for its customers. Although Public Mobile continues to evolve, its mission remains the same: Doing wireless differently; offering the most value possible prices on Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest mobile network. Public remains focused on bringing smart, BYOD plan options along with

an online support model backed by a large, strong and engaged Community and a really great network. Here are some other ways weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re improving our business for customers: t*NQSPWFE EJHJUBM TFMG TFSWJDF FYQFSJFODF for customers t/FX XBZ UP SFGFS GSJFOET VTJOH B VOJRVF code that customers can now copy and paste directly on the Self-Serve Overview page, which means they no longer have to share UIFJS QIPOF OVNCFS QVCMJDMZ t &OIBODFE DVTUPNFS TVQQPSU PQUJPOT GPS FYBNQMF t " new ticketing resolution process that makes it easier to track, manage and resolve issues when submitting a ticket to the online Moderator UFBN t *NQSPWFE XBZT GPS DVTUPNFST UP SFBDI customers service agents (Mods), including FYUFOEFE IPVST PG PQFSBUJPOT t 1VCMJD .PCJMF ,JPTLT t 1VCMJD .PCJMF NBEF UIF EFDJTJPO UP roll out 14 branded kiosks in 2019in its ongoing efforts to provide Canadians with more choice and convenience when purchasing SIMs and activating wireless service with Public Mobile.

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Federal government agrees further study needed before NDP bans rototilling The federal government announced yesterday that it will not be reclassifying the Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussel as endangered under the Species At Risk Act. The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and Kelowna MLAs are now calling on the provincial ministry of Forestry, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations to once again review its restrictions over rototilling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This recent announcement by the federal government confirms that the NDP proceeded with damaging restrictive policies before having all the facts,â&#x20AC;? says Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is time for John Horgan and the NDP to stop monopolizing control over the Okanaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ecosystem, cooperate with the federal government, and allow the OBWB to regulate the Okanaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water systems as it has for over 30 years.â&#x20AC;? Following the federal governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement that further study and consultation into the native Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussel will be conducted in the future, the OBWB released a series of recommendations. These recommendations included a public consultation to analyze the impact that

classifying mussels under the Species At Risk Act will have on communities, as well as requesting a permanent exemption by the province for the OBWBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s milfoil control activities. This would allow the agency to continue to safely preserve public beach and boating areas without provincial interference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tourism is a vital industry for the Okanagan,â&#x20AC;? says Ke l o w n a - L a k e Country MLA Norm Letnick. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every day that the NDP allows milfoil to spread across the Okanaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beaches, the government threatens the livelihoods of thousands of residents. If the province renews the OBWBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permit to operate in historical treatment areas, we can prevent the invasive milfoil from destroying both the Okanaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ecosystem and economy.â&#x20AC;? A provincially commissioned report in 1991 found that termination of rototilling would lead to a projected economic decline of $85 million in annual tourism revenue, $360 million in lost property value, and over 1,700 job losses in the Okanagan alone. Those numbers will have increased dramatically by 2019.

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Home sales climb higher last month, Canadian Real Estate Association reports Home sales rose in July in broad gains as markets start to recover from the stress test tightening last year, though economists say global concerns raise some uncertainties for the future. The Canadian Real Estate Association said Thursday that home sales rose 12.6 per cent in July from a year earlier, and were up 3.5 per cent seasonally adjusted from June. “Sales are starting to rebound in places where they dropped when the mortgage stress test took effect at the beginning of 2018, but activity there remains well below levels recorded prior to its introduction,” said CREA

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

president Jason Stephen in the report. The increase came as sales were up in most of the country’s largest markets, including the B.C.’s Lower Mainland, Calgary, Edmonton, Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton-Burlington, Ottawa and Montreal. Sales were down in Regina, Saskatoon, and Windsor-Essex. In the Prairies, oversupply continues to push prices downward, CREA says. Benchmark prices were down 3.5 per cent in Calgary, 3.2 per cent in Edmonton and 4.4 per cent in Regina. The

broad rise in sales put them at their best level since the stress tests kicked on at the start of last year, said BMO chief economist Douglas Porter in a note. “After a challenging 18 months, the Canadian housing market is showing widespread signs of, not just stabilizing, but firming again.” Changes to mortgage rules The federal government updated mortgage qualification rules at the start of last year to require more would-be borrowers to prove they could manage if interest rates rose. The national sales-to-new listings ratio tightened to 59.8 per cent last month from 57.6 per cent recorded in June to

the upper end of what’s considered a balanced market, he said. The rise in sales, which came as the number of newly listed homes edged back by 0.4 per cent in July, put some pressure on prices, said Porter. “With sales regaining some momentum broadly, and the market tightening in many regions, it’s little surprise that prices are starting to turn the corner again.” The national average price of a home sold in July was just under $499,000, up 3.9 per cent from the same month last year and a seasonally adjusted 2.6 per cent from June.

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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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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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

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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.

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25 arrested as border agents raid at racetrack tied to immigration & refugee act Members of Vancouver’s horse-racing community are seeking answers after officers with the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) raided Hastings Racecourse and hauled off roughly two dozen backstretch workers. David Milburn, president of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of British Columbia, was onsite

early Monday morning when CBSA officers and the province’s Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB) – more than 20 in all – arrived and arrested an estimated 25 people from the barn area of the racecourse. “It was clearly well-organized. It would appear to not be a fishing expedition; they were after certain individuals,” Mr. Milburn

A Vancouver mom is the latest parent linked to the US college admission scandal. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that a B.C. teen was admitted to UCLA last fall after being awarded a soccer scholarship at the school. However, court documents have revealed the teen didn’t play soccer and his admission was actually bought with a US$100,000 bribe that William “Rick” Singer paid to Jorge Salcedo,

then the head coach of the UCLA men’s soccer program. Singer, a Newport Beach college consultant who has been called the mastermind of the admissions scam, pleaded guilty in June to charges of racketeering, money laundering,

said. “People were arrested like they were taking down bank robbers.” Horse trainer Steve Henson and others were shocked to witness the arrests. “I’m sure there was a better way to do it,” he said. “I know [the officers] have a job to do, but I’m sure they could have done it more discreetly. It was almost like a drug raid.”

Vancouver mother linked to US college admission scandal fraud and obstruction. The transaction was included in an indictment charging Salcedo with racketeering conspiracy. The indictment didn’t name the teen or his family, but the L.A. Times said people familiar with the case identified the mother as a Vancouver woman.“(The mother) agreed to pay Singer US$400,000

The CBSA is providing little information about the event, saying only that it can confirm it was conducting an investigation related to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). “The CBSA conducts enforcement actions when it is believed that a contravention of the Customs Act or IRPA has occurred,” read a statement for help getting her son into UCLA, and she paid a deposit toward the agreed-upon sum in October 2018, a person familiar with the case said. The amount of the deposit, and whether (the mother) eventually paid the balance, isn’t known,” the Los Angeles Times reported. The woman has not been charged with a crime and the allegations have not been proven in court. Salcedo has pleaded not guilty to racketeering charges. In March, Vancouver businessman and former CFL player David Sidoo was charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with the far-reaching FBI

Family, friends encourage safety on roads after crash that killed Calgary siblings in 2017 It’s been two years since Rashmi and Ritvik Bale were killed after being hit by a truck in the parking lot of a southeast Calgary Superstore. According to police, a truck driver experienced an epileptic seizure, causing him to lose control of the vehicle and strike a red sedan.

Two years later, family and friends hosted an event to remember Rashmi and Ritvik to provide people with tips on how to stay safe when behind the wheel. “Simple little tips and tricks to make sure they’re safe behind the wheel,” said Swasti Lodha, a friend of Rashmi’s, on Saturday. Lodha is hoping that more people can be made aware of the dangers of driving and said that even though you think it won’t happen to you, there’s always a chance.

Quebec city spends $250,000 to erase $750,000 paint job A Quebec city is set to spend $250,000 to remove roadside safety stripes that were originally painted just two years ago at a cost of $750,000. The city of Laval painted 90 curbs blue and white in 2017 to let drivers know to slow down in areas where children could be playing. But few people in the community understood what the lines were meant to indicate in the first place, according to city councillor David De Cotis “People don’t even know what they are. White and blue lines? Is it a new F1 circuit? Is it the celebration of the Greek flag?,” De Cotis said. “If the mayor of Laval really wanted to reduce the speed limit, the solution is to put speed bumps. This is a $1 million colossal failure of a pilot project.” De Cotis said he voted in favour of the plan two years ago, but he said the initial plan was much different than what was delivered. “It was speed bumps, it was blue lines just around the schools and other little measures just to reduce the speed limit,” he said. “What was actually done was a full, large-scale project across the island of Laval with mostly white and blues lines that nobody voted for.”

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Canadian grocers urged to ban receipts containing cancer-linked chemicals

A group of health, labour, and environmental organizations is calling on Canada’s leading grocery stores to ditch paper receipts coated with hormonedisrupting chemicals that have been linked to diabetes, obesity, and certain cancers. In a joint statement on Tuesday, Environmental Defence Canada (EDC), Breast Cancer Action Quebec, Mind the Store, and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada union urged the country’s “leading grocery giants” to stop using receipt paper containing bisphenol-A (BPA) or bisphenol-S (BPS). Grocers specifically named in the release include Loblaws, Costco Canada, Metro, Sobeys, and Walmart Canada. The group states that grocery store cashiers are subjected to “potentially dangerous levels” of the

chemicals through skin absorption when they handle receipts without wearing gloves. BPA is a well-known chemical that is commonly found in food and drink packaging. According to the EDC, which published research on thermal paper receipts in February, BPA is widely known for its “hormone-disrupting effects” and is linked to a range of health problems, including diabetes, obesity, ADHD in children, and breast and prostate cancers. In 2010, Canada became the first country in the world to ban BPA from baby bottles after the federal government labelled it a toxic substance with potentially harmful health effects for babies. While the man-made chemical was prohibited from products that babies may be exposed to, BPA has not been banned from all food and beverage items.

Family of Mississauga toddler sends heartfelt thank you to first responders who saved his life A Mississauga family is giving a heartfelt thank you to Peel first responders who jumped into action to save their drowning son’s life earlier this year. It’s a story that the boy’s father, Rameen Danish, says is a reminder of just how lucky his family is to be in Canada — and of the life-saving work first responders do every day. “Definitely God was there for him but if it wasn’t for the paramedics, the police, the fire, the doctors, he would not have made it,” Danish told CBC News, recalling what happened on May 22. Danish had been at work when he got a phone call from his sister, telling him to come

home as soon as possible. ‘There were so many questions’ “Arman has drowned,” he recalls her telling him. The three-year-old boy had been by the pool with his grandfather, and fell in when his grandfather had gone to the bathroom. He was under the water for about three minutes before surfacing. His grandfather found him facedown, pulled him out and tried to get him breathing, while Danish’s sister called 911. I want him to know what happened to him. God was on his side but other people were involved in saving his life.”

Teacher who slept in same hotel bed as student loses her licence A high school teacher who had an “inappropriate personal relationship” with a student, including sexual contact, has had her licence revoked by Ontario’s governing body for teachers. The Ontario College of Teachers pulled Sheryl Anna Jean Fontaine’s licence July 9 following a disciplinary hearing. “As an educator, (Fontaine) took advantage of her position of trust and authority to make sexual advances to a student,” the college’s discipline committee wrote in its decision, which was recently published online. “Revocation is the only penalty that appropriately responds to professional misconduct of this nature and gravity.”

Fontaine was not in attendance for the hearing, but a lawyer was there on her behalf. As per an earlier agreement, Fontaine pleaded no contest to eight counts of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student and psychological or emotional abuse of a student. The college says the relationship between Fontaine and the student began in the 2014-15 school year. The student had been in Grade 9 one year earlier, with Fontaine as one of her teachers. According to an uncontested statement of facts, Fontaine offered the student alcohol, encouraged her to spend lunch hours in her classrooms, and failed to properly report personal issues involving the student.

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Alberta’s equalization referendum ‘political science fiction’ experts say Experts say that Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is using a referendum on equalization as a political weapon to strong arm Ottawa, but that in the end, the vote would be an expensive piece of theatre that holds no legal implications. The two premiers clashed after Legault said that equalization was part of the original constitution in Canada and that his province was owed that money. The formula was actually drawn up in 1957 and has changed significantly since. Alberta receives no federal transfer payments and Quebec currently receives about $13 billion. In a statement Monday, Kenney refuted several points made by Legault,

then reiterated his intention of holding a referendum vote on the constitution which enshrines the system of equalization. The crux of Kenney’s position is the fact that Albertans don’t receive the payments and contribute a lot to them, while provinces like Quebec do receive the payments, but their governments also raise opposition to Alberta’s development of energy resources. “Our call for a fair deal in the federation simply means this: If Ottawa and other provinces want to benefit from Alberta’s resources, then they must not oppose the transport and sale of those resources,” Kenney said in a statement on Monday.

Calgary to trash 2,000 tons of plastic clamshells after running out of recycling options Calgarians were presented with roughly 2,000 tons of plastic proof Tuesday that environmental and waste removal efforts need to look beyond recycling and focus on reduction. The City of Calgary announced on Tuesday morning that 2,000 tons of plastic clamshell containers, stored in 92 semi trailers, will be buried in a landfill rather than recycled. The city said the decision was made after exhausting more than 50 possible options to recycle the materials that were all deemed too costly. Tim Taylor, an environmental science professor at Mount Royal University, said the city was caught in a difficult position because clamshell plastic

is so low-grade that it’s hard to find someone willing to reuse the material. Instead, the takeaway from this issue should be to think about how to use less of these containers, Taylor said. “When we think about feeling good about recycling, maybe we shouldn’t feel so good. We should feel good if we can find ways of doing something differently,” Taylor said. “We should really start to think about reduction. That should be the new mantra, rather than recycling. Recycling is good, but we should be able to do better.” A plastic clamshell is a one-piece container where two halves are joined by a hinge, allowing the container to open and close.

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Inflation hits Bank of Canada’s ideal target for second straight month Canadian annual inflation hit the Bank of Canada’s ideal target for a second straight month, providing a stretch of price stability that’s unlikely to weigh heavily on next month’s interest-rate decision. The inflation number came in at two per cent last month, Statistics Canada said Wednesday, which kept it right at the mid-point of the central bank’s range of one to three per cent. Compared with a year earlier, consumers paid less in July for gasoline, internet services and traveller accommodation, the report said. Prices showed strength in other areas, including an 18.9 per cent increase in the cost of fresh vegetables compared to July 2018. The consumer price

index also found higher costs, yearover-year, for auto insurance, mortgage interest and passenger vehicles. The overall two per cent reading for July came in a few ticks above market expectations. Royce Mendes, senior economist for CIBC Capital Markets, said the higherthan-predicted number was supported by a temporary spike in airline fares that he attributed to a methodological change by Statistics Canada. It also occurred last

year, he said. “The rise in inflation is really just a bit of a flash in the pan and, as a result, won’t do much to alter the thinking at the Bank of Canada,” Mendes said. He added the bank is more preoccupied at the moment with economic growth, the impacts of the U.S.-China trade war and weakening global conditions than risks to

the inflation outlook. The central bank’s next policy meeting is scheduled for Sept. 4. The Canadian economy has continued to perform well despite mounting international concerns. The report Wednesday also showed that core inflation, which excludes volatile items like gasoline, was once again close to target last month. The average of Canada’s three gauges for core inflation, which are considered better measures of underlying price pressures, was 2.03 per cent, up slightly from a revised reading of two per cent in June. On their own, the headline and core numbers don’t put immediate pressure on the inflation-targeting Bank of Canada

The RCMP’s chat with Jody Wilson-Raybould stirs echoes of painful Liberal past That the RCMP spoke with Jody WilsonRaybould is not evidence of a crime — Wilson-Raybould herself has said that she does not believe a crime occurred during the SNC-Lavalin affair. It is not even necessarily evidence of an active or official investigation. In fact, there is reason to believe an investigation was not pursued. But the news on Friday that the former minister of justice and attorney general spoke with someone from the national police force in the spring punctuates another difficult moment for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. And it stirs echoes of the events, nearly 14 years ago, that doomed the last Liberal government. The fact that Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion proceeded with, and completed, his investigation would seem to suggest that the RCMP has not been actively pursuing the matter. The Conflict of Interest Act dictates that the commissioner “shall immediately suspend an examination” if it is discovered that the subject of his investigation is also the subject of a police investigation. In 2014, for instance, the ethics commissioner suspended an investigation into the Mike Duffy affair once it became clear that the RCMP was investigating the same people and events. Jody Wilson-Raybould says she didn’t know how aggressively SNC-Lavalin lobbied for remediation agreements Dion is also obligated to suspend his investigation and

notify the relevant authorities if he has reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has been committed. In regard to the SNCLavalin affair, it is unknown whether the RCMP spoke to anyone other than WilsonRaybould. According to a spokesman for the prime minister, no one from the Prime Minister’s Office has spoken with the RCMP. It is possible, at least in theory, that Dion’s report on Wednesday added some new piece of information that could tweak the RCMP’s interest — a spokeswoman for the police force said this week that the RCMP is “examining this matter carefully.” But it’s also possible that the RCMP, for the sake of doing their due diligence, spoke with Wilson-Raybould and soon thereafter decided that no further action was warranted.The suggestion of wrongdoing But the unresolved hint of an official investigation can be a politically dangerous thing. In the fall of 2005, suspicious stock market activity raised concerns that details of the federal government’s decision to not tax income trusts had been leaked and exploited. An NDP MP, Judy WasylyciaLeis, asked the RCMP to investigate. Four weeks later, in the middle of a federal election campaign, the commissioner of the RCMP sent a letter to Wasylycia-Leis to tell her that the force had reviewed the matter and decided to commence a criminal investigation.

RBC hikes dividend and posts profit gain Royal Bank of Canada reported a 5-per-cent rise in quarterly profit and raised its dividend as strong results from personal and commercial banking as well as wealth management offset a weak quarter in capital markets. For the three months that ended July 31, RBC’s profit was $3.26-billion, or $2.22 per share, compared with $3.11-billion, or $2.10, a year ago. Adjusted to exclude certain items, RBC said it earned $2.26 per share, whereas analysts had expected $2.31 per share, according to data from Refinitiv. RBC increased its quarterly dividend by 3 cents per share, to $1.05. Toronto-based RBC, which is Canada’s

largest bank by assets, is the first major bank to report results for the fiscal third quarter. Analysts had been looking to the bank’s results as a bellwether for the sector, as the outlook for banks is clouded by global trade tensions and weakening economic conditions in some major economies. RBC’s provisions for credit losses, or the money banks set aside to cover bad loans, amounted to $425-million in the third quarter, up 23 per cent from a year earlier. But that compares with historically low levels a year ago, and RBC’s ratio of provisions to overall loans declined slightly from the second quarter.

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PM Trudeau acknowledges mistakes over SNC-Lavalin as Scheer calls for investigation Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged his government made mistakes in its handling of SNCLavalin’s request for a settlement on charges of bribery and fraud, but rejected the Conservative Party’s claim that the actions may have been criminal. Mr. Trudeau has come under fire for refusing to apologize to Canadians after Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion found that he violated the Conflict of Interest Act. In a report released this past week, Mr. Dion said the Prime Minister wrongly used his position of authority over then-attorneygeneral Jody Wilson-Raybould in an attempt to get her to override the Director of Public Prosecutions’ decision to proceed with a criminal trial against the firm.

On Monday, Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer called on the RCMP to “take another look” at the information contained in Mr. Dion’s report. “We know that Justin Trudeau has broken the law. Now we need to know if he has committed a crime,” he said. Mr. Scheer said that the Ethics Commissioner’s report showed that Ms. Wilson-Raybould was “relentlessly and directly pressured by Trudeau and senior officials in his office to stop SNC’s criminal trial.” As a result, he said, there are “significant grounds” for an investigation into whether Mr. Trudeau’s action constituted obstructing of justice. Speaking later in the day in Quebec City, Mr. Trudeau said his gov’t would do things differently in the future.

Andrew Scheer promises to make EI maternity, parental benefits tax-free Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says that, if his party forms the next federal government, he’ll make Employment Insurance (EI) benefits for new parents tax-free to ease the cost of raising a child in Canada. Scheer made the announcement during a campaign-style stop at a Torontoarea child care centre, touting the promise as a cornerstone of the Conservative plan to make life more affordable for Canadian families through a series of tax cuts.The major party leaders have fanned out across the country in recent days, announcing billions of dollars in new spending commitments to woo voters ahead of the fall federal election. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to formally call an election sometime after Labour Day. The Liberal Party also has targeted new

spending commitments at swing voters in key battleground ridings, including ridings in Atlantic Canada, the Quebec City area, the Toronto suburbs, southwestern Ontario and B.C.’s Lower Mainland. The Conservative plan would give new parents a nonrefundable tax credit of 15 per cent on EI income, which essentially would eliminate the federal portion of the tax collected on this income support. Scheer said a person earning a salary of $50,000, who then goes on EI benefits after a birth, would save about $4,000. “The government shouldn’t tax parents for the time they take to care for and bond with their new child when they’re already making such a huge sacrifice,” Scheer said. “This will help families across Canada get ahead.”

Household debt soaring among Canada’s young adults, and it’s not mortgages High house prices and the mortgage stress test are making it as difficult as it’s ever been to buy a house, but young Canadians are finding other reasons to borrow money these days like covering their day-to-day living costs. The latest “Insights” report from credit rating agency Transunion found the total money owed by Canadians rose 4.3 per cent over the past year, to $1.88 trillion. Much of that increase came from young people. Among millennials, debt jumped by 12.3 per cent in the past year, to a total of $515.9 billion. That makes millennials’ debt larger than the baby boomers’ for the first time, Transunion noted. Watch: Tips for growing savings on a low income. Story

continues below. But it’s not mortgages driving that increase anymore. The number of new home loans issued in Canada dropped by 8.9 per cent in the past year, down by one per cent among millennials and by 12 per cent among Gen-Xers. The dollar value of mortgages to Gen-Z borrowers (age 25 and under) dropped by more than 13 per cent, despite a 46-per-cent jump in the number of mortgages.Young adults are increasingly using debt to cover their cost of living. On top of auto loans and student loans, they are borrowing for things like paying off other debts or going on trips, said Matt Fabian,

Chinese official tells Canada to back off on Hong Kong ‘before it’s too late’ A spokesperson from China’s foreign ministry delivered a harsh warning to Canada Tuesday, in response to Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s concerns about the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. When asked about Freeland’s remarks, spokesperson Geng Shuang said Canada has time and again “interfered with China’s internal affairs. China deplores and firmly opposes that.” His comments were circulated by China’s daily news program, Xinwen Lianbo. Over the weekend, Freeland – who’s been actively trying to tame the volatile relationship between China and Canada – released a joint statement with her counterpart in the European Union condemning any violence between pro-democracy protesters and local police. Chinese officials, including Shuang, have demanded Canada stay out of all matters

related to Hong Kong or risk facing greater repercussions, trade or otherwise. “We demand the Canadian side to deeply reflect upon its mistakes, put itself in a right position, stop its wrongdoing before it’s too late, and exercise prudence in words and deeds on Hong-Kongrelated issues. Otherwise, it will cause greater damage to our bilateral relations,” said Shuang. For China’s part, those bilateral relations have been greatly tampered due to Canada’s arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, following an extradition request from the U.S. Two Canadian men, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, were subsequently seized by Chinese authorities days after Meng’s arrest. Trade disputes, including a Chinese ban on Canadian beef, pork, canola, and soybean imports ensued.

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3 arrested, 2 detained ifor ‘terror funding’ in Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Police have arrested three people and detained two others in connection with an alleged terror funding racket, an official said on Thursday. The accused made several calls to foreign countries and had a number of transactions using different bank accounts, Superintendent of Police Riyaz Iqbal said. “Three people--Balram Singh, Sunil Singh and Shubham Tiwari--were arrested and two others detained on Wednesday night,” he said.

The official did not reveal the names of those detained. All five had been handed over to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for further probe, he said. “The accused were making calls to foreign countries. They were also using various social networking sites and applications for communication. Besides, they made several transactions using different bank accounts,” he said. They also had links in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar, he said, adding that the ATS

Chidambaram asked us to help Karti’s business, make overseas payments: Indrani Former finance minister P Chidambaram asked for “helping” his son Karti’s business and make overseas remittances in lieu of granting FIPB approval to INX Media, Indrani Mukerjea had told investigators probing the money laundering and corruption case related to the media firm. Mukerjea recorded her statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and said she and her husband Peter Mukerjea met Chidambaram at his office in Delhi’s North Block. Both P Chidambaram and his son Karti have denied the allegations. “Peter started the

conversation with Mr P Chidambaram referring to the application of INX Media for bringing in FDI and handed copy of the application to Mr P Chidambaram. “After having understood the issue, Mr P Chidambaram told Peter to help his son Karti in his business and make possible overseas remittances in lieu of FIPB approval,” Indrani said in her statement to the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Mukerjeas were the promoters of the INX Media group and are facing charges of allegedly killing their daughter Sheena Bora.

Govt using CBI, ED as ‘personal revenge-seeking depts’: Congress The Congress on Thursday lashed out at the government over the arrest of former finance minister P Chidambaram, accusing it of using the CBI and ED as personal “revenge-seeking departments” and termed it as a broad daylight “murder” of democracy. The senior Congress leader was arrested on Wednesday night by the CBI in the INX Media money laundering case and he spent the night in the agency’s custody. “Over the last two days India witnessed the

broad daylight murder of democracy and the rule of law by a government hell bent on using the CBI and ED as personal revenge-seeking departments for the party in power,” party chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said at a press conference. “The vindictive, selective and malicious manner in which former finance and home minister has been persecuted and prosecuted is nothing short of a brazen personal and political vendetta,” he charged.

Chandrayaan-2 takes first image of Moon, capturing Apollo crater, Mare Orientale basin The first image of the Moon captured by Chandrayaan 2, India’s ambitious Rs. 1,000-crore moon mission, was tweeted by space agency ISRO today. The image of the moon, ISRO says, was captured at a height of about 2,650 km from the moon surface and was taken yesterday. The image shows two significant landmarks on the moon, the Apollo crater and the Mare Orientale basin. The Apollo, a 538 km-wide crater named after NASA’s Apollo moon missions, is

located on the moon’s southern hemisphere. According to NASA, many smaller craters located inside the Apollo, are named after dead NASA astronauts and officials. Seven such craters take their names after the crew of NASA’s Colombia. The Mare Orientale, on the other hand, is said to be over 3 billion years old and about 950 km wide. Shaped like a bullseye, it was formed after an impact from an asteroid-shaped object. A very significant landmark on the moon.

US seeking balancing act in South Asia over Kashmir: Report The US is seeking a balancing act in South Asia after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and divided it into two Union Territories, according to a congressional report which said President Donald Trump’s offer to “mediate” on the issue may have contributed to the timing of New Delhi’s moves. According to the latest Congressional Research Service (CRS) report – which runs into over 15 pages – the longstanding US position on Kashmir is that the territory’s status should be settled through negotiations between India and Pakistan while taking into consideration the wishes of

the Kashmiri people. “The United States seeks to balance pursuit of a broad US-India partnership while upholding human rights protections, as well as maintaining cooperative relations with Pakistan,” the report said. The Trump administration has called for peace and respect for human rights in the region. With key US diplomatic posts vacant, some observers worry that the US capacity is thin, and the US president Trump’s July offer to “mediate” on Kashmir may have contributed to the timing of New Delhi’s moves, it said.

Senior IAS officer Ajay Bhalla appointed Home Secretary Senior Assam-Meghalaya cadre IAS officer Ajay Kumar Bhalla was on Thursday appointed Union Home Secretary succeeding incumbent Rajiv Gauba who was on Wednesday appointed the next Cabinet Secretary, an official order said. Bhalla, a 1984-batch IAS officer, is currently serving as an officer on special

duty in the Union Home Ministry. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved Bhalla’s appointment as the new Home Secretary. He will have a two-year tenure till August 2021, a Ministry of Personnel order issued on Thursday said.

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Saturday, August 24, 2019 Panel wants LS to take call on breach of privilege by Sukhbir The Privileges Committee of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha wants the Lok Sabha to take a call in a case of breach of privilege by former Deputy Chief Minister and SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, who has been held guilty of misleading the House during the 2018 monsoon session. “Since Sukhbir has resigned as an MLA after being elected as Ferozepur MP, the Privileges Committee of the state Assembly yesterday decided to forward the case to the Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha,” a committee member said. Last year, a panel of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, headed by Cooperatives Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, while verifying the claims by the Akali Dal

leader with regard to meetings between radical Sikh leader Baljit Singh Daduwal and Chief Minister Amarinder Singh at the latter’s residence and at a farmhouse in New Chandigarh, had submitted that all allegations levelled by the Shiromani Akali Dal president were false. The committee had condemned Sukhbir for his “irresponsible” attitude to mislead the legislative Assembly by presenting unverified wrong facts. The report read: “Sukhbir might have done such misleading act just to divert people’s attention from the Justice Ranjit Singh Commission’s report indicting the Shiromani Akali Dal on sacrilege and October 2015 police firing cases.”

Rs 2 cr for rescue operations The Irrigation Department has given more financial power to executive engineers in order to carry out emergency repair work of the Sutlej embankments. Irrigation Principal Secretary Saravjit Singh has directed officials concerned to start work immediately on the banks of the Sutlej in Ludhiana and Jalandhar districts. Taking note of the emergency, the superintending engineers have been authorised to make purchases and engage labour up to Rs2 crore in order to deal with the situation in their area of responsibility. The field staff has been asked to immediately start work on the Sutlej’s right bank, from Ludhiana-Jalandhar Highway to Moga-Shahkot road. In Ferozepur, officials have been asked to start work from

Sugarcane farmers stage protest over pending payments Hundreds of sugarcane farmers of the Ambala region in Haryana staged protest against the Naraingarh Sugar Mill management and gov’t on Thursday. braving seasonal and flowing Begna River in the Naraingarh area of the district.

Rain struck crops on 1.38 lakh hectares Standing kharif crops on over 1.38 lakh hectares (3.45 lakh acres) have been damaged in the state due to heavy rain last week, according to a survey conducted by the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department. Of this, Ambala district has suffered the maximum crop damage with 58,153 hectares in the district affected by rain. Bhiwani and Charkhi Dadri come next with 30,280 hectares, followed by Fatehabad at 25,240 hectares and Kurukshetra at 10,128 hectares. According to a tentative report of crop damage prepared by the department, the maximum damage had been caused to paddy crop, followed by sugarcane and cotton. The report said up to 25 per cent damage had occurred to paddy crop on 40,207 hectares, 25 per cent to 50 per cent on 4,211 hectares, 50 per cent to 75 per cent on 4,544 hectares and 75 per cent to 100 per cent on 6,375 hectares. The report said sugarcane crop had suffered up to 25 per cent loss on 9,513 hectares, 25 per cent to 50 per cent on 125 hectares, 50 per cent to 75 per cent on 55 hectares and 75 per cent to 100 per cent on 85 hectares. The report said up to 25 per cent loss had been caused to cotton crop on 33,600 hectares, of which 16,000 hectares were in Fatehabad district and 16,200 hectares in Bhiwani and Charkhi Dadri districts.

Moga-Shahkot road to Harike Headworks. In Ludhiana, they have been asked to work on the left bank of the Sutlej.

Farmers face losses Even as the state remained on the edge, with almost 75,000 cusecs water being released by the BBMB, the government is grappling with the issue of compensating farmers, who have suffered losses worth crores. The government has been dilly-dallying on formulating a crop insurance policy, which could have been useful to compensate farmers whose losses are now estimated at Rs 750 crore. In such a situation,

the relief that the state can offer is just Rs 12,200 per hectare (or Rs 5,083.33 per acre) from the State Disaster Relief Management Fund, unless the Centre recognises flooding in Punjab as a natural disaster and gives it a flood relief package. It is only then the cash-strapped state can look at a more decent compensation to be awarded to farmers. At places, where the farmers have suffered a loss of more than one crop (in Fazilka-

Help pours in for flood-hit in Ropar People from various parts of the state have come forward to help the flood victims in Ropar district by donating essential items. The district administration has received grocery, clothes and fodder from various social organisations and residents of Muktsar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Ludhiana districts. While a truck carrying flour, rice, refined oil and other food items was sent by the residents of Muktsar and Fatehgarh Sahib, 500 sets of clothes for children have been

sent by the Ludhiana district administration. Muktsar residents have also promised to send another truck of fodder soon. Besides, 800 suits have been donated for women. Punjab Cabinet Minister Sundar Shyam Arora in his personal capacity has sent 400 quintals of fodder. Today, the district administration distributed bags of grocery comprising flour, rice, refined oil, pulses, spices, salt, sugar and tea leaves to the poor, whose shacks were washed away in the floods.

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Hackers attack Indian health care website, steal 68 lakh records: US firm In a startling revelation, US-based cyber security firm FireEye said on Thursday that hackers broke into a leading India-based healthcare website, stealing 68 lakh records containing patient and doctor information. Without naming the website, FireEye said cyber criminals -- mostly China-based -- are directly selling data stolen from healthcare organisations and web portals globally, including in India in the underground markets. “In February, a bad actor that goes by the name “fallensky519” stole 6,800,000 records associated with an India-based healthcare website that contains patient information and personally identifiable information (PII), doctor information and PII and credentials,” FireEye said in its report shared with IANS.

Between October 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019, FireEye Threat Intelligence observed multiple healthcare-associated databases for sale on underground forums, many for under $2,000. FireEye said it continues to witness a concerted focus on acquiring healthcare research by multiple Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) groups. “In particular, it is likely that an area of unique interest is cancer-related research, reflective of China’s growing concern over increasing cancer and mortality rates, and the accompanying national health care costs,” the cyber security agency noted. Open source reports indicate that cancer mortality rates have increased dramatically in recent decades, making cancer China’s leading cause of death.

Raj Thackeray grilled by Enforcement Directorate in money laundering case MNS chief Raj Thackeray was on Thursday grilled by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a cash laundering case, after he reached the company’s workplace in south Mumbai together with his members of the family in tow. The MNS chief reached the ED workplace at 11.25 am and walked out at eight.15 pm. He didn’t reply to queries from ready media personnel, folded his palms in greeting, obtained in his automobile and drove to his residence in Dadar space.

There was not a lot perceptible change in his manner whereas coming into and exiting the ED workplace after spending virtually 9 hours inside. ED officers had ready a questionnaire for him to get a good thought of the monetary transactions, the official stated. They allowed Raj Thackeray to depart after recording his assertion within the case, the official stated. There was no phrase from ED officers on whether or not he will likely be referred to as once more for questioning.

Chidambaram spends a quiet night at CBI headquarters Former finance minister P Chidambaram silent except answering a few queries as and spent a quiet night in the CBI guest house on when questioned by the CBI officers. His questioning will start at around the ground floor of the agency headquarters after his dramatic arrest from his posh 10 on Thursday morning under DSP R residence in the INX media corruption case, Parthasarthy who is leading the probe in the officials said on Thursday. Chidambaram, 73, alleged corruption in Rs 305 crore clearance was kept in the suite 5 of the guest house, they given to INX media when he was the Union said. It is normal for the agency to keep high- finance minister, the officials said. The firm once promoted by Peter security arrested accused in the and Indrani Mukerjea, guest house to ensure proper both in jail for murdering security and monitoring, the latter’s daughter Sheena officials said. Chidambaram, Bora, had allegedly made accompanied by the members payments to a firm linked to of the investigation team, finance minister’s son Karti was brought to the CBI Chidambaram, the CBI has headquarters at around 10 on said in the FIR. Wednesday night, they said. P Chidambaram P Chidambaram has After a thorough medical strongly denied the check-up by a doctor from the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, he was taken allegations, saying the payments were for to the room where he spent a quiet night, the consultancy and his son was in no way officials said. Mostly, they said, he remained associated with that company.

Film employees’ federation lifts ban on Mika Singh after he apologises to nation Days after he was banned by a film workers’ body for performing in Pakistan, playback singer Mika Singh issued an apology. Following his statement, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) revoked its `ban’. The FWICE had `banned’ the singer as he performed at a wedding in Karachi. Its members will not take part in his concerts and

programs, it had said. At a press conference here on Wednesday, Mika claimed his performance in the neighbouring country at a time when tensions between India and Pakistan were high following the abrogation of Article 370 was merely a coincidence. “It is a coincidence that I went there and Article 370 happened. If I made a mistake, then I apologise to the federation and the entire nation,” Mika told reporters.

Yamuna river water level recedes

The water level of Yamuna river is receding and the river is now flowing below the danger mark of 205.33 metres, an official said on Thursday. “The level of Yamuna at railway bridge was 206.60 metres at 10 am. It is expected to recede further,” the official at the flood department’s control room said. The water level of Yamuna reached the highest level of 206.60 metres Wednesday

morning and remained constant for nearly seven hours. The river started receding from afternoon and flowed at 206.44 metres at 6 pm. It had crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres on Monday. Officials said around 23,000 affected people were evacuated from the floodplains to safer places. Over 18,000 of them were accommodated in more than 2700 relief tents set up by the Delhi government agencies.

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Linking Kashmir with Afghan peace efforts is reckless says Afghan diplomat Linking the current situation in Kashmir with the ongoing peace efforts in Afghanistan was “reckless, unwarranted and irresponsible”, a top Afghan diplomat has said, slamming her Pakistani counterpart in this regard. “The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan strongly questions the assertion made by Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Asad Majeed Khan, that the ongoing tensions in Kashmir could potentially affect Afghanistan’s peace process,” Roya Rahmani, the Afghan Ambassador to the US, said on Sunday. “Any such statements that link the evolving situation in Kashmir to the Afghan peace efforts are reckless, unwarranted and irresponsible,” the top Afghan diplomat asserting that Kashmir

is “a bilateral issue” between India and Pakistan, Rahmani said her country believes Pakistan motive and insistence to purposely

tie Afghanistan to the Kashmir issue is a deliberate attempt to prolong the violence happening on Afghan soil.

No complete withdrawl from Afghanistan - US President Trump says President Donald Trump has indicated that there will not be complete withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan, stating the US have to “have a presence” in the war-torn country. “We will always have intelligence, and we’ll always have somebody there,” Trump told reporters at his Oval Office on Tuesday. He was responding to questions on the ongoing peace talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Trump said he would like to look at various alternatives. “One of the alternatives is going on right now. We’re talking about a plan -- I don’t know whether or not the plan is going to be acceptable to me. Maybe it’s not going to be acceptable to them. But we are talking. We have good talks going, and we’ll see what happens.This is more than other Presidents have done,” he said. “We have brought it down. We are bringing

some of our troops back. But we have to have a presence,” Trump said ruling out a complete withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. He was asked, “Could we be back to where we were pre-9/11 with the Taliban in complete and total control of Afghanistan?” “Well, that’s what we have to watch,” Trump responded. And if the Taliban were “really right” in what they’re saying, they would stop that from happening, because they could stop that from happening very easily. Trump said, right now, the US is negotiating with the Afghan government and with the Taliban. “We will see what happens from it, what’s coming from it,” he said. “The Taliban would like to stop fighting us...They’ve lost a lot. But we’ll see what happens,” he said. Afghanistan, he said is a tough place. “The Soviet Union became Russia because of Afghanistan. That’s what happened. Very simple. They became Russia because of Afghanistan. Somebody would say, Oh, well, would Russia go in? I said, If they want, let them. I think they tried that before, however. Didn’t work out too well,” he told the reporters. Trump said the US is looking at different things and options in Afghanistan. “We’ve been there for 18 years. It’s ridiculous. We have taken it down a notch. We’re at about 13,000 people right now. NATO has some troops there too, by the way. We are having good discussions. We’ll see what happens,” he said. The United States, he said, is not really fighting. It is almost more of a police force over there. “It’s been so many years. We are like a police force. We are not supposed to be a police force,” he added.

UN condemns Myanmar army’s violence against Rohingya Violence committed by Myanmar troops against Rohingya people, women and girls in 2017 was an indication of the military’s genocidal intent to destroy the mainly Muslim ethnic minority, United Nations investigators have concluded. The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar said in a report on Thursday that the country’s soldiers “routinely and systematically employed rape, gang rape and other violent and forced sexual acts against women, girls, boys, men and transgender people”. Its report on sexual and gender-based violence in Myanmar covers the Kachin and Shan ethnic minorities in northern Myanmar, as well as the Rohingya in the western state of Rakhine. A military crackdown in Myanmar’s Rakhine State that began in August 2017 forced more than 730,000 Rohingya to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh, where they have been living since in overcrowded refugee camps. Myanmar denies widespread wrongdoing and says the military campaign across hundreds of villages in northern Rakhine was in response to attacks by Rohingya fighters. “Hundreds of Rohingya women and girls were raped, with 80 percent of the rapes corroborated by the Mission being gang rapes. The Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) was responsible for 82 percent of these gang rapes,” the report said. The Myanmar government has refused entry to the UN investigators, who travelled to refugee camps in Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia, and met aid groups, think-tanks, academics and intergovernmental organisations. The report, released in New York, charged that the genocidal intent of Myanmar’s military towards the Rohingya was demonstrated “by means of killing female members of the Rohingya community, causing Rohingya women and girls serious bodily or mental harm, deliberately inflicting on the Rohingya women and girls conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of the Rohingya in whole or in part, and imposing measures that prevented births within the group”.

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Abrogation of Article 370 is India’s internal matter: says Bangladesh Bangladesh said that the Central government’s move action in abrogating Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir is India’s “internal matter”. “Bangladesh maintains that Article 370’s abrogation by Indian Govt is an internal issue of India,” a statement by country’s Foreign Ministry read.It further said that Bangladesh has always advocated, as a matter of principle, that maintaining regional peace and stability, as well as the development should be a priority

for all countries. The statement is a further blow to Pakistan, which has been making continuous efforts to internationalise the Kashmir issue, despite being snubbed at the United Nations Security Council, as well as by many countries, including US, Russia, and France. The statement by Bangladesh Foreign Ministry has come a day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met called on the country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Dhaka.

General accused of war abuses named Sri Lanka’s army chief Sri Lanka’s president appointed a general accused of grave human rights abuses in the final stages of its long civil war as the country’s new army chief, a move a top United Nations human rights official said is likely to impact contributions to U.N peacekeeping missions. The new commander, Maj. Gen. Shavendra Silva, who was also promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, was in charge of the 58th Division which encircled the final stronghold of the Tamil Tiger rebels in the last stages of the civil war in 2009. Rights groups have accused the division of violating international human rights laws, including shelling a hospital. Silva’s appointment comes as President Maithripala Sirisena and his government face criticism that they failed to heed warnings ahead of a series of suicide bomb attacks in April. The attacks by two local Muslim groups that had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group killed more than 260 people. Silva is respected by many in Sri Lanka’s ethnic Sinhalese majority. He has denied attacking the hospital in the final stages of the war. The government declared victory over the rebels in May 2009, ending the Tamil Tigers’ 26-year campaign for an independent state for minority ethnic Tamils. Both the Sri Lankan

military and the rebels have been accused of wartime abuses. The United Nations has said some 45,000 ethnic Tamil civilians may have been killed in the final months of the conflict. According to a 2015 investigation by the U.N. office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, near the end of the war Silva was tasked with capturing the Putumattalan area from the Tamil Tigers. It found evidence that both a hospital and a U.N. hub were shelled. “Witnesses alleged the use of clustertype munitions by the Sri Lankan armed forces in their attacks on Putumattalan hospital and the United Nations hub,” the report of the investigation said. The government promised the U.N. Human Rights Council in 2015 that it would investigate the allegations and involve foreign prosecutors and judges, but nothing has been done so far. “I am deeply troubled by the appointment of Lieutenant-General Shavendra Silva as Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, despite the serious allegations of gross violations of international human rights and humanitarian law against him and his troops during the war,” a statement quoted UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet.

India-Nepal relations are moving to newer heights Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said India-Nepal relations are moving to newer heights with the exchange of high level visits. Addressing the media in Kathmandu on forthcoming 5th India-Nepal Joint Commission meeting, he said Prime Ministers of both the countries have made a clear cut blue print about future course of bilateral relations. Mr. Gyawali said the meeting of joint commission will discuss entire aspect of Indo-Nepal relations especially connectivity, energy, freight, irrigation, inundation and many more. He added that meeting is also scheduled to take concrete decisions to make further substantive progress on the economic partnership. Replying to a question about Govt of India’s decision on Jammu and Kashmir, Mr. Gyawali said Nepal is very optimistic and

hopeful that peace and stability will be there and everything will be settled smoothly. The 5th Meeting of India-Nepal Joint Commission will be held in Kathmandu on 21- 22 August. Minister for External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar and Nepal’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali will cochair the meeting. During the visit, Dr. Jaishankar will pay courtesy calls on President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Mr. K P Sharma Oli. Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs will also host a dinner in honour of Dr. Jaishankar. Established in June 1987, IndiaNepal Joint Commission is a high level bilateral mechanism to comprehensively review IndiaNepal relations. Its meetings are held alternately in India and Nepal. The last meeting of the Commission was held in New Delhi in October 2016.

Death toll reaches 80 in Kabul wedding suicide attack The death toll from a suicide bomb attack at a wedding hall in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul has risen to 80. The death toll stood at 63 on Sunday, a day after the blast, which jumped to 80 by Wednesday. Interior Ministry spokesman Nusrat Rahimi said 17 civilians died from their wounds in recent days. He added that 30 people were in critical condition after the attack. “Seventeen others have succumbed to their injuries in hospital and over 160 are still being treated either in hospitals or at home,” Rahimi said. The blast was so powerful that it blew much of the roof off the huge wedding hall, where hundreds of guests had gathered. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) group claimed responsibility for the attack.

It was Kabul’s deadliest attack since January 2018 when the Taliban packed an ambulance with explosives and detonated it in a crowded street - killing 103 people, according to an official toll. Many Afghanistan independence day celebrations that were scheduled to take place on August 19 were suspended in the aftermath of the horrific attack. So far, security officials have yet to provide any explanation as to why the wedding was targeted. Afghan wedding blast: Families grieve after suicide attack (3:03) Mansoor, a 28-year-old Afghan who had 12 relatives attending the wedding, said he was told by some survivors that the attacker arrived on a bicycle. He said he believed the target of the attack was not the wedding party.

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Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Conference focusing on ‘Preventing Drug Harm Within our Communities’ The Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Conference which is being held in American Samoa is focusing on drugs with the theme of the conference “Preventing Drug Harm Within our Communities” . Police Commissioner, Sitiveni Qiliho is in American Samoa leading a Fiji Police Delegation. The conference brings together Chiefs/ Commissioners from the 21 member countries and features emerging crime trends in the Pacific and harnessing a collaborative

approach towards addressing Policing Issues in the Region. Fiji Chair of the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Women’s Advisory Network Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP. Ruci Nasemira is also in attendance where the 2019 Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Women’s Advisory Network Conference has recently ended. The conference is attended by the President of INTERPOL and President of IACP, UN Agencies, and Law Enforcement Partners in the Pacific Region.

3 mills have crushed a total of 611,339 tonnes of cane so far this year - FSC The Fiji Sugar Corporation says their three mills have crushed a total of 611,339 tonnes of cane so far this year. FSC says for the season to date, Lautoka Mill has crushed 239,357 tonnes of cane, producing 22,058 tonnes of sugar. It says the mill has operated consistently and crush rates have exceeded 5,000 tonnes of cane per day, with 6,425 tonnes crushed on 17th August adding this can be attributed to consistent cane supply and good mechanical efficiency. FSC says Sugar recoveries at Lautoka continue to be adversely affected

by reduced cane purity compared to last year, and efforts are underway to reduce harvest to crush delays in order to crush fresh cane to mitigate this impact. FSC says Labasa continues to consolidate its milling operations, and has crushed 263,282 tonnes of cane to date while the Rarawai Mill continues to strengthen operations with an encouraging trend being set as the mill has crushed 108,700 tonnes of cane and produced 9,609 tonnes of sugar.

1st shipment of Fijian e-passports to leave from Germany for Fiji tomorrow The first shipment of Fijian e-passports e-passports from Monday however this will will leave from Germany for Fiji tomorrow. be delayed. He says once the passports arrive, Director of Immigration, Nemani they will have training for their staff and the Vuniwaqa says the first batch contains installation of the new system. Vuniwaqa adds 5,000 passports and is expected to arrive in they hope to start the issuance of the new the country in 5 days. Vuniwaqa says they e-passports by September. were supposed to start the issuance of the

Nausori Magistrates Court convicts businessman for possession of illicit drugs The Nausori Magistrates Court has convicted a businessman for a count of possession of illicit drugs. The court was told that Ravindra Singh had 0.2 grams of methamphetamine in his possession inside his office in Manoca, Nausori on 23rd March last year.

Singh had pleaded not guilty to his charge. Police had also found some items in Singh’s possession that were suspected of being used to manufacture the drugs. The court was told during the trial that when Police had told Singh that they would conduct a strip

Mother of 2-year-old passes away after being struck repeatedly with a cane knife by her husband A 35-year-old woman has passed away after she was allegedly struck with a cane knife several times by her 41-year-old husband in Navoalevu, Wainikoro in Labasa. Police say the victim was at home with her mother and 2-year-old daughter when the suspect came to her father’s house where she had been living for the past two months. The suspect allegedly turned off the power

supply to the house by tampering with the meter box and when the victim came outside to check he grabbed her and allegedly struck her several times with a cane knife. The victim managed to run into the house but was chased by the suspect where he continued to attack the victim and later fled the scene. He was arrested at his home in Daku, Wainikoro and is now in police custody

Committed to fight & eliminate child labor, forced labor and human trafficking from Fiji - Bala While it is sad that Child Labor and Forced Labor are still prevalent in the 21st Century Fiji is committed to fight and eliminate child labor, forced labor and human trafficking from Fiji, and from all our nations’. This was highlighted by Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations Parveen Bala at the opening of the National Strategic Planning Forum for Fiji as a pathfinder country to achieving Sustainable Development Goal target 8.7 at Novotel in Lami today. Bala says Fiji is identified as one of the countries to be a pathfinder nation in the 2017 area of eliminating all forms of Child Labor and Forced Labor in Human Trafficking. He adds the Fijian Government stands with the International Community making it clear that persistence of child labor; forced labor and human trafficking in today’s world is intolerable. He says they represent a violation of fundamental human

rights and undermine economic and social development. Bala adds in Fiji this year, the government held events to mark the 140th year of the end of indentured Indian labor to Fiji. He says in many ways and forms, this form of labor migration was forced labor, and commonly called out by human rights activists at the turn of the 1900, as another form of slavery. Bala further says it seems unthinkable that almost a century and half later, we are still addressing issues from that era. The Minister says thankfully global opinion is united against such oppression of people, and such acts are illegal across the world. He says while he is happy to report that we have minimal instances of it in Fiji, it remains a sad and more widespread problem in many parts of the world which not only deprives the young but also deprives the nation of their potential to rise beyond labor through education.

FWRM strongly condemns horrific and brutal killing of Fijian women in intimate partner violence The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement strongly and workplaces. Singh says recent cases that condemns the horrific and brutal killing of have captured media attention include two Fijian women in intimate partner violence and young women that were allegedly murdered by their partners stands with women across earlier this year. The Fiji to call for action. B victims were killed in The most recent case separate cases within involves the tragic death a week and one of the of a 35-year-old mother women was pregnant. of a 2-year-old in Labasa An Australian woman at the alleged hands of her estranged husband. was also allegedly killed by her partner FWRM Executive in Fiji last month. In Director, Nalini Singh Fiji, 64 percent of (pictured) raises the FWRM Executive Director, Nalini Singh question on when will society decide that women experience intimate partner violence. enough is enough. She says women and According to FWRM 2017 research, it takes children should be safe in their homes, schools women over 2.5 years to report their issues of violence.

Labasa man in custody for allegedly murdering his wife A 41 year old Labasa man remains in custody after he allegedly murdered his 35 year old wife last night. He allegedly struck her with a cane knife several times in Navoalevu, Wainikoro in Labasa. Police say the victim was at home with her mother and 2 year old daughter when the suspect came to her father’s house where she had been living for the past two months. The suspect allegedly

turned off the power supply to the house by tampering with the meter box and when the victim came outside to check, he grabbed her and allegedly struck her several times with a cane knife. The victim managed to run into the house but was chased by the suspect where he continued to attack the victim and later fled the scene. He was arrested at his home in Daku, Wainikoro.

PAKISTAN

Saturday, August 24, 2019

After call with PM Modi, Donald Trump asks Pakistan PM Khan to ‘moderate rhetoric’ US President Donald Trump asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to “moderate rhetoric” with India over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in an effort to reduce tensions. President Trump’s call with PM Khan the second in less than a week came soon after a conversation with India’s Prime Minister Modi, during which PM Modi raised the issue of “extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India

violence” by leaders of Pakistan. Trump spoke by telephone with Prime Minister Khan to discuss “the need to reduce tensions and moderate rhetoric with India over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir,” the White House said in a readout of the call. During the conversation, Mr Trump “reaffirmed the need to avoid escalation of the situation, and urged restraint” on both sides, the White House said. The two leaders also agreed to work towards strengthening US-Pakistan

Pakistan to approach International Court of Justice gainst India’s move on Kashmir Pakistan to approach International Court of Justice over India’s decision to end special status to Jammu and Kashmir, news agency Reuters reported. “We have decided to take Kashmir case to the International Court of Justice,” a Reuters report quoted Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who told this to a local channel. “The decision was taken after considering all legal aspects,” he added. Pakistan last week approached the United Nations Security Council over India’s Kashmir move. After a closed-door meeting, most of the members of the powerful group supported India’s position that Kashmir was a bilateral matter. The development comes a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan dubbed the Indian government “fascist” and “racist” in a series of tweets. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday had a 30-minute telephonic conversation with US President

Donald Trump. Besides bilateral issues, the two leaders discussed the regional situation, during which the Prime Minister “stated that extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India violence by certain leaders in the region was not conducive to peace,” the government said. The White House on Tuesday said President Trump dialed Imran Khan soon after talking with PM Modi. “Spoke to my two good friends, Prime Minister Modi of India, and Prime Minister Khan of Pakistan, regarding Trade, Strategic Partnerships and, most importantly, for India and Pakistan to work towards reducing tensions in Kashmir. A tough situation, but good conversations!” Mr Trump later tweeted. In 2017, India had moved the world court against Pakistan over death sentence to former naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav on allegations of “espionage”. The ICJ last month ruled in India’s favour, asking Pakistan to review the death sentence.

Pakistan submits compliance report to FATF Pakistan has submitted compliance report on its 27-point action plan to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), as three separate evaluations currently in progress will determine the country’s possible exit from the grey list of the anti-money laundering watchdog by October, according to a media

reports. The Asia-Pacific Group — the regional affiliate of the FATF is currently conducting in Canberra (Australia) five-year mutual evaluation of Pakistan’s progress on upgrad its systems in all areas of financial and insurance service and sectors, a senior government official said.

China hails 3-year extension of Pakistan army chief General Bajwa’s term China welcomes the extension of army chief General Bajwa’s term for another three years, saying he is an “old friend” of the Chinese government who has made “robust” contributions to the bilateral relations. Asked about the extension of Gen Bajwa’s term, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing here that the Pakistan Army chief has made “robust” contribution to China and Pakistan relations. “We noticed the decision by the Pakistan government. Gen Bajwa is an extraordinary leader of the Pakistani army. He is also an old friend of Chinese government and the army,” he said. “He has also made robust contributions

to China Pakistan relations. We believe under his leadership, the Pakistan Army will continue to make contributions to upholding Pakistan’s sovereignty, security interests and regional peace and stability,” Geng said in response to a question from Chinese official media. General Bajwa, 58, was appointed as the Chief of Army Staff by former PM Sharif in November 2016, was to retire in November 2019, but Prime Minister Imran Khan extended his term for another three years in view of the “regional security environment”. The decision was taken amid fresh tension in India-Pakistan relations and ongoing Pak-US Afghan peace talks.

economic and trade cooperation, it added. In his telephonic conversation with Mr Trump, PM Modi highlighted the importance of creating

an environment free from terror and violence and eschewing cross-border terrorism without exception, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement.

Sweden urges Pakistan & India to resume dialogue Sweden urges both India & Pakistan to engage in a dialogue through diplomatic channels to resolve Kashmir issue. Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom made the remarks during a telephonic conversation with Pakistan’s minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday. “Worrying situation in Jammu and Kashmir. In a telephone call today with Pakistan’s FM H.E. Shah Mahmood Qureshi I stressed that

the EU, including Sweden, supports a bilateral political solution between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, dialogue through diplomatic channels is crucial,” tweeted Wallstrom. Since India announced its decision to change the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir, a rattled Pakistan ramped up its rhetorics and has made several attempts to involve the international community in the matter.

INDIA

Saturday, August 24, 2019

Banks to make home, car loan EMIs cheaper: Nirmala Sitharaman The banks will soon make home and car EMIs cheaper, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Friday. Nirmala Sitharama’s statement came at a surprise press conference during which she spoke about the Indian economy at large. Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Reserve Bank of India (EBI) had been cutting down the repo rate (the rate at which the central bank lends money to consumer banks) every quarter but the banks were not passing on any the rate cut to the borrowers.

The banks have now agreed to grant this benefit, Sitharaman said. “The banks have now decided to pass on any rate cut through MCLR reduction to benefit all borrowers. This will result in reduced EMIs for housing loans, vehicles and other retail loans, by directly linking repo rates to the interest rates,” Nirmala Sitharaman said. “Within 15 days of closure of the loan amount, all papers to be given back to the customers,” she said.

Threat works, 50% of VIP squatters quit bungalows The threat of snapping water and electricity connection has worked and over 50% of the former MPs who were overstaying in government accommodations have vacated their official residence. Sources said the number of overstaying ex-MPs has now reduced to only 109. Officials said most of the former law makers have vacated their accommodations on their own. “But the one week ultimatum from the House Committee and PM’s mention of system being put in place for expeditious hand over of these accommodations to new MPs had the maximum impact. We are hopeful of more than 90% compliance in the next few days,” an official said. On Monday, the parliamentary panel had warned that power and water supply to houses where former lawmakers were overstaying would be stopped within three days. The Lok Sabha House committee has allotted fresh accommodation to 300 MPs. Sources said the new MPs would have to stay in the transit accommodation for few more weeks since the vacated houses needed some maintenance. According to norms, former MPs need to vacate their official accommodations

Withdrawal of surcharge on foreign investors a big positive: Experts The government announced measures on Friday to revive economic growth and markets including the withdrawal of higher taxes for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and said it would release funds for bank recapitalisation upfront. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters the government had decided to withdraw the surcharge on FPIs which she had unveiled in her budget for the fiscal year ending March 2020. Here are expert views on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s move to scrap higher surcharge on foreign investors: Madhavi Arora, lead economist at Edelweiss Securities: “Policymakers emphasised that they are keeping a watch on the wealth creators. In this context, the withdrawal of FPI and DII enhanced surcharge of long- and short-term gains are welcome move and would have a marginal fiscal impact of Rs. 1,400 crore.” “The move to release Rs. 70,000 crore of funds upfront to recapitalise public sector banks rather than phase out funds through the year will have a better multiplier effect for credit expansion. “The government also re-emphasised that it is consulting with banks to encourage them to

link their loan rates to the external benchmark, something that even the RBI had emphasised in the August policy.” Sandip Sabharwal, Fund Manager: “Removal of surcharge for all investors as well as upfront funding of PSU Banks is good. Measures on the auto sector are incrementally positive. However, we need to see if the GST council also moves on this.” Omkeshwar Singh, head of Rank MF, SAMCO Securities: “This was a much needed, detailed press conference amid different voices. The (surcharge) rollback will have a positive impact, and also shows that the government does listen to the industry and take appropriate corrective measures.” Rusmik Oza, head of fundamental research, Kotak Securities: “The withdrawal of enhanced surcharge on FPI is a big positive for Indian markets as it could reverse the outflows seen since postbudget. It should also help INR appreciation. Overall, a good sentiment booster for the Indian economy.”

In ‘New India’, noose tightening on corruption, nepotism: Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that the resounding mandate of 2019 Lok Sabha polls was not just for a government, but for building a ‘New India’ that focuses on ease of doing business while ensuring ease of living. Addressing Indian community at the UNESCO headquarters here after inaugurating a memorial in honour of the victims of two Air India crashes in France in the 1950s and 1960s, Prime Minister Modi said in ‘New India’ action is being taken against corruption, nepotism, loot of people’s

money, terrorism. In an apparent reference to the revocation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, he said, “There is no scope for temporary in India. You would have seen that a country of 1.25 billion people, the land of Mahatma Gandhi, Gautam Buddha, Ram, Krishna, took 70 years to remove what was temporary.” Asserting that people gave resounding mandate to the BJP government for building ‘New India’, Modi, who is in France on the first leg of his three-nation tour.

Opposition leaders to visit J&K on Saturday Leaders from various opposition parties, and Congress party’s Rahul Gandhi to will visit Jammu and Kashmir where restrictions have been imposed since the central government withdrew special status under Article 370 and split the state into two Union Territories earlier this month. Among the parties that will be part of the opposition allparty delegation that will land at Srinagar are Congress, CPI-M, CPI, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Nationalist Congress Party, Trinamool Congress and the DMK, news agency Press Trust of India reports, quoting sources. Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma are the top Congress leaders other than Rahul Gandhi who are likely to visit. Mr Azad was twice stopped at Jammu airport, most recently on Tuesday, and was “forcibly” sent back to Delhi on each occasion. CPI-M’s Sitaram Yechury, CPI’s D Raja, DMK’s Tiruchi Siva, RJD’s Manoj Jha and Dinesh Trivedi from NCP will also be part of the delegation. The report says the leaders also intend to visit some other parts of the state, if allowed to enter. So far, the government has not allowed any political

leader to enter the state. The Jammu and Kashmir Department of Information and Public Relations on Friday evening requested the opposition leaders to not visit Srinagar as it would “disturb the gradual restoration of normal life.” “They would also be violating restrictions that are still there in many areas. Senior leaders should understand that top priority would be given to maintaining peace, order and preventing loss of human lives,” the Jammu and Kashmir Department of Information and Public Relations tweeted. On Thursday, the opposition parties staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, to demand the release of scores of political leaders arrested or detained in Jammu and Kashmir. Nearly 400 Jammu and Kashmir politicians and leaders, including former Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, were either arrested or detained following the centre’s decision to withdraw special status. The move also prompted a stringent security lockdown across the region that included the snapping of phone and internet services, as the centre looked to quell protests against its

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