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India’s Weather Woes: Rising Sea Levels, Heatwave & Water Crisis Sea levels are estimated to have risen by 1.3 millimetres annually along the Indian coasts during the past 40-50 years, the government said on Friday, 28 June. In a written response to a question, Union Minister for State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey said the rising sea levels can exacerbate the impact of coastal hazards, such as storm surges, tsunamis, coastal floods, high waves and erosion in the low-lying areas in addition to causing a gradual loss of land into the sea. “Recent studies by Indian scientists reveal

that the trends of sea level rise is estimated to be 1.3mm/ year along the Indian coasts during the last 40-50 years,” Choubey said. He was standing in for Earth Sciences Minister Harsh Vardhan who is in Japan to attend the G20

Summit. Some parts of the Indian coastline have been facing erosion and river mouths are experiencing deltaic subsidence, he noted. “However, it has not been established that these manifestations are only due to rise in sea level,” he said. A Hindustan Times report stated that the rate of increase in the sea level,

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Working honestly towards fulfilling others’ dreams Ranjit Singh Sohi Jaya Gaur Puri

Ranjeet is a young, talented and skillful immigration agent, who has made his business reach soaring heights in merely

Most British Columbians now support Trans Mountain pipeline, poll shows A new poll suggests British Columbia today is not the unified stronghold of pipeline resistance it is often portrayed to be. Now, the Research Co. poll shows, a majority of British Columbians support Ottawa’s recent decision to reapprove the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Mario Canseco, president of Research Co., explained the pendulum shift

by saying “everything changed” when the federal government got involved. “It’s a lot easier to assemble a group of people to protest a company that is based out of Houston, Texas, than it is to protest a decision that was taken by the federal government,” Canseco said. “It’s a lot easier for the government to say,

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Are parts of India becoming too hot for humans?

seven years. His vision to provide that what is needed by the society and to deliver it in all honesty is his mantra of success. His winning attitude grants him a comfortable position by genuinely helping the immigrants achieve their dreams Ranjeet Singh Sohi a fast growing Immigration Agent was passionate about pursuing Law; unfortunately, he never got an opportunity to become a lawyer in life. He started his career by mostly working in factories in Canada in 2005. He struggled Continued on page 8

Intense heat waves have killed more than 100 people in India this summer and are predicted to worsen in coming years, creating a possible humanitarian crisis as large parts of the country potentially become too hot to be inhabitable. Heat waves in India usually take place between March and July and abate once the monsoon rains arrive. But in recent years these hot spells have become more intense, more frequent and longer. India is among the countries expected to

be worst affected by the impacts of climate crisis, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say that even if the world succeeds in cutting carbon emissions, limiting the predicted rise in average global temperatures, parts of India will become so hot they will test the limits of human survivability.

6.5 magnitude quake hits northwest of Vancouver island An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck northwest of Vancouver island, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Thursday. There was no tsunami warning

or immediate reports of damage or casualties in the quake, which the agency said hit at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) about 225 km (140 miles) northwest of Port Hardy.

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Pakistan fails to qualify for ICC world cup semi-final

akistan’’s slim chances of making the semifinals came to an end on Friday after they failed to keep up with the net run rate to finish inside the top four teams in their last group match against Bangladesh at the Lord’’s. Fifth placed Pakistan needed to win the toss and bat first in order to still dream of achieving the improbable. Faced with the challenge of beating Bangladesh by 311 runs after posting 350 or by 316 runs after scoring 400, Pakistan rode Imam-ul-Haq’’s run-aball 100 and Babar Azam’’s 96 to post 315/9 in 50 overs. This meant they had to bowl out Bangladesh for seven runs or less, a task which was next to impossible. Chasing 316 for victory, Bangladesh openers Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal got the runs in two overs. It meant that New Zealand are the fourth and final time to qualify for the semifinals. Pakistan’’s resurgence in the World Cup looked eerily close to the 1992 Cup-winning edition before India lost to hosts and pretournament favourites England which dented Pakistan’’s chances of making the semifinals. And when New Zealand went down to the hosts, it was almost over for the Sarfaraz and company.

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US seeks to extradite ex-McGill prof accused of sneaking tech to China The US government is seeking to extradite a retired McGill engineering professor on accusations that he conspired to illegally send US-made computer chips to China for possible military use. The professor in question is Ishiang Shih, a Taiwanese native. America claims that the Chinese company that employed Shih planned to make circuits for “missile-tip guidance.” However, a lawyer involved in the case believes that this is an overstep, and is part of a broader battle between the US and China. Ishiang was indicted in early 2018 along with brother Yi-Chi Shih, also an electrical engineer. Yi-Chi was convicted of offences related to computer chips transfers to China and faces more than 200 years in prison. According to the National Post, the U.S. has asked Canada to extradite Ishiang, who retired as

a McGill professor a year ago. The lawyer, James Spertus, who defended Yi-Chi, says the whole case involved made-up charges with a prosecution strategy that deliberately misled the jury. Spertus said he believes the case is designed to send a message to China as the trade war heightens, and the Shih brothers, Taiwanese natives, are innocent researchers caught in the middle. This move comes as Meng Wangzhou, Huawei’s CFO and the daughter of the company’s CEO, was arrested in Vancouver as America sought her extradition. Then and now, Canada has been sandwiched between the rumble of the bald eagle and dragon. Spertus further notes that the prosecution involved the brothers duping a US company to sell its technology to China. However, the same US company actually has a good bulk of its operations in China.

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Canada can end the China crisis in one simple move By Gerry Bowler Senior Fellow Frontier Centre for Public Policy In 1970, Pierre Trudeau’s Canadian government cut diplomatic ties with one government claiming to rule China and recognized another. It’s time to reverse that decision. Out went a longtime ally, the quasidemocratic Republic of China, based on the island of Taiwan, and in came the nasty tyranny known as the People’s Republic of China under Chairman Mao. This seemed reasonable from an economic and raison d’état point of view. Though Canadian troops had been at war with Chinese forces only 17 years before in Korea, the People’s Republic of China represented a huge potential market that the Taiwanese did not. And besides, Trudeau always had a soft spot for leftist dictators, as seen by his coziness with Fidel Castro, Robert Mugabe and Zhou Enlai.

Canada’s recognition of the Beijing regime led the way to the People’s Republic of China getting a seat on the UN Security Council and a global diplomatic shunning of Taiwan. Almost 50 years later, Canada and China have reached a crisis in our relations. Despite our present prime minister’s fondness for the country – in 2013 Justin Trudeau praised its “basic dictatorship” for turning around its economy – the Chinese are attempting to bully us into releasing one of their citizens, who we’re holding on a U.S. warrant. The Chinese have in turn arrested Canadians, levied the death penalty on two, choked our trade in canola and pork, refused to see our diplomats and warned us to cease our “white supremacism” and “actions that undermine the interests of China.” Canada is in a dilemma. Releasing Huawei Technologies Co. chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou will only encourage China to see us as a country it can shove around

lawlessly and with impunity. Keeping her in custody (as our laws require) will invite more Chinese damage to our economy and citizens visiting or living in China. But there is a solution. Canada’s balance of trade with China is in a deficit – we import almost three times

Single-use plastic ban won’t solve waste problem Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently proposed a federal ban on certain singleuse plastics, in an effort to protect marine life and the beauty of Canadian shores. But the proposal fails to get to the root of the problem. Trudeau justified the proposal by saying, “We have a responsibility to work with our partners to reduce plastic pollution, protect the environment, and create jobs and grow our economy.” And while we can appreciate the sentiment behind such bans by more and more governments, economic reasoning and some basic statistics show they are largely symbolic gestures that come with real downsides. In the first place, the efforts of provincial or the federal government (or U.S. jurisdictions such as California) won’t really put much of a dent in the problem of plastics in the ocean. As Bjørn Lomborg reports, a 2015 article in Science concluded that less than five per cent of plastic waste from land sources originates from Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. By far the biggest contributors are places such as China and Indonesia. What’s more, research from earlier this year found that after California’s ban on plastic bags, “the elimination of 40 million pounds of plastic carryout bags [was] offset by a 12-millionpound increase in trash bag purchases.” Such outcomes are familiar to economists who study unintended consequences. New regulations often induce people to change their behaviour,

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Most British Columbians now support Trans Mountain pipeline ‘We believe this is in the national interest.’” VIn the online survey conducted late last month, 56 per cent of residents agreed with the federal government’s decision to reapprove the project. However, almost the same number of people, 59 per cent, expressed dissatisfaction with how the feds handled it. Indigenous group says Trans Mountain bid could be ready next week ‘Sinister seniors’ ready to face more jail time to stop the Trans Mountain pipeline Canseco, who has been tracking the province’s attitude toward Trans Mountain since the expansion project was announced, said numbers began to shift when the feds purchased the pipeline on May 29 of last year.

Those people have moved from moderate opponents to supporters, Canseco said. Before the government got involved, he said, there was a higher level of strong disagreement. As expected, dissatisfaction with the way Ottawa handled the issue is universal among strong opponents, at 95 per cent. However, Canseco pointed to the 50 per cent of British Columbians who moderately or strongly support the expansion and are also unhappy with the feds — suggesting that disparity highlights the time it took to approve the project. “It’s not as if this is going to be making people who were maybe flirting with the Conservatives to go back to the Liberals because of job creation or energy policy,” Canseco said. “If anything, it shows that it’s not going to help Trudeau get some of those small ‘c’ conservative voters.” Those voters are more likely to support the project’s approval but still believe the government should have “gotten it done a lot quicker,” he added. More than 70 per cent of British Columbians believe the pipeline will create hundreds of local jobs, the poll shows. Support for Ottawa’s course of action was highest among men, people aged 55 and over and residents of the Southern Interior — roughly 65 per cent in each category — as well as people who voted for the BC Liberals in the 2017 election, at 72 per cent. The most striking shift has come from Vancouver Island, where Canseco said opposition was highest last year, clocking in at more than 60 per cent. That time was the height of the protest movement, with several high-profile politicians ge

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India’s Weather Woes: Rising Sea Levels, Heatwave & Water Crisis recorded at locations across India, is on par with the global average, and much higher than the global average in some instances. Rising Sea Levels Amid Severe Heatwaves: The Cost of Climate Change? The statement about the rising sea levels comes even as several parts of India face an intense heatwave. Despite receiving 0.8 mm rainfall, Churu in Rajasthan was the hottest place in the state, recording a maximum temperature of 44.3 degree Celsius. Churu recorded the highest temperature in India at 50.8 degree Celsius on 1 June. Uttar Pradesh’s capital, Lucknow, recorded a

maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius, seven degrees above the normal. Despite sparse showers, heatwave conditions are likely to prevail at isolated places in eastern

Uttar Pradesh on 29 June. Banda was the hottest place in UP at 44.2 degrees Celsius. Most parts of Haryana and Punjab recorded maximum temperatures above the normal limits with Amritsar being the hottest place in both the states at 42 degrees Celsius. While parts of north India grapple with heatwave conditions, in the south, Tamil Nadu is in the throes of a water crisis. The four major drinking water reservoirs in Chennai currently hold less than 1% of their capacity. “Many people die in India every year because of heatwaves. The major causes of rising temperatures during the 20th century are an increase in greenhouse gases (GHG) and changes in land use and land cover,” Choubey said, the Hindustan Times reported.

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Working honestly towards fulfilling others’ dreams - Ranjit Singh Sohi in cities like Toronto, Brampton, Gaston, etc. His hardship lasted for four years. Thoughts crossed his mind several times to go back and start earning Canadian dollars in India which he tried after taking a course in immigration with Humber College. But he faced conflicting situations as he tried doing business in India for three months with only a remote possibility. It was hard to work honestly there; his counterparts gave sugar coated advice and mislead innocent people to make an extra buck. They were dishonest and that hit him hard. “So, I left the country and came back to Canada. Here I met people from Europe, Spain and Italy who were seeking PR in Canada. In those countries our natives faced language

barriers and also perceived greater disparity in the cultural values their growing children were imbibing in the foreign environment. Helping them became my main objective.” He said with seeming satisfaction. That’s when he achieved this clarity of purpose, “My motto was to grow in immigration services and help families live their dreams.” With this vision his Immigration Company Canrise Immigration was brought to play in the year 2011 and has been growing ever since. His USP is the typical guidance he offers to students to expedite the process for PR. He claims to have achieved 95% success with his cases. He believes that

students work very hard, as along with studies they manage their jobs too. His earnest advice to the students from outside Canada is to connect to an immigration agent as soon as they arrive and not wait for the course to end. He maintains, “It is essential to know, while on student’s work permit, as to what kind of job you should take up that may determine your professional path leading to PR. So prepare while studying.” “If we find anyone needing an extra nudge, we advise them to take IELTS again or gain more work-experience and in time create a good PR application,” he adds. He is a full time consultant advising on varied

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Long after the houses fell into ruin and families moved away, people with roots in a ghost town west of Duncan, B.C., on Vancouver Island still visit the only remaining structure. Empty fields of grass flank the long gravel road leading to the Sikh temple in a town unique for its harmonious blending of cultures at its conception in 1917. “The Japanese, the Chinese, the white boys, everybody got along. It was like one big family. Anyone who needed help, everybody helped each other,” says Sirjeet Bawa, who was born and raised in the lumber mill town. As the only thing left standing, today the 100-year-old Sikh temple is a symbol of what the town stood for. Each year, the July 1 weekend Jor Mela, or festival, became a hub for South Asians across the province. It was never just a party for Sikhs, but for all residents of all the cultures living in Paldi. This year is no different: more than a thousand people will return to celebrate 100 years. At a time when diversity and inclusiveness were sources of tension across many parts of the world, Paldi was one of a kind – if stories of racism and conflict exist they are difficult to find. Even in the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s, children of all backgrounds played, ate and worked together with the Sikh temple standing as a backdrop. There are few who embody the spirit of the multiculturalism of Paldi more than Joan Mayo, who married Rajindi Mayo, the eldest son of the town’s founder Mayo Singh. An interracial union in the early 1950s was not widely accepted, but 66 years later you can find Joan at ease within the temple. She is loved and respected in the community for writing a book on the town and fighting to keep the history alive.

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3 earthquakes detected within minutes off BC coast On Friday morning three earthquakes registering between 4.5 and 5.6 magnitude were detected off the coast of BC The tremors, classified as aftershocks to a Wednesday quake, struck within minutes of each other to the south of Haida Gwaii on Friday — one at 5:51 a.m. PT, another 5:58 a.m. and the third at 6:02 a.m. The first was detected with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The agency said the second quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 and the third measured 4.6. A tweet from Emergency Info B.C. said there is no tsunami threat to the province. USGS said no damage is expected. An earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude was registered in the same area on Wednesday night. Haida Gwaii is an archipelago about 50 kilometres off the B.C. coast. On Thursday, Southern California and parts of Nevada experienced a 6.4

magnitude earthquake, the most powerful to hit the state in 20 years. That quake occurred in the Mojave Desert, near the city of Ridgecrest, 320 kilometres northeast of Los Angeles and was followed by dozens of aftershocks. A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake — Southern California’s strongest in decades — rattled a large swath of the state and parts of Nevada on Thursday, touching off house fires and damaging buildings. A magnitude 5.4 quake at 4:07 a.m. on Friday is so far the strongest aftershock of Thursday’s jolt in California, and was felt widely. Seismologists had said there was an 80 per cent probability of an aftershock of that strength. Paul Caruso, a geophysicist and duty seismologist with the USGS, said the quakes off the Canadian coast this week are not linked to that in California.

Carjacking spree results in police pursuits, three arrests in south-eastern BC Three people are in custody after a series of carjackings and police pursuits in the southeastern BC, yesterday. It started early Thursday morning after RCMP received a report that a truck had been stolen from a property in Hosmer, just north of Fernie. The individual who made the report witnessed a stranger driving his white Chevy pickup truck, accompanied by another individual in a darker Ford pickup. When police located and attempted to stop the Ford, it accelerated toward the police cars, narrowly missing the officers. Later that day, police located a suspicious white Ford pickup, and deemed it to be stolen. When the driver was informed he was under arrest he fled the scene, narrowly missing another RCMP officer who attempted to intercept him. Heading for the Alberta border, the white Ford was intercepted by both Elk Valley RCMP and Crowsnest Pass RCMP. Police located the white Ford, disabled, and observed a male and female fleeing the scene while attempting to carjack surrounding vehicles. Both individuals were quickly arrested. Police were made aware of a third male

suspect, but by the time they tracked him down, he had already stolen another vehicle and was heading southwest towards Cranbrook. RCMP pursued the subject until he abandoned the stolen vehicle, carjacked another vehicle and continued toward Jaffray where he attempted to steal yet another vehicle. He was taken into custody with the help of a Police Service Dog. All three individuals face many criminal code charges. Elk Valley RCMP D e t a c h m e n t Commander Sgt. Jeff Harrold extended his thanks to the community, whom he credited as being instrumental in reporting vehicle AAAA locations. He also thanked the many groups who helped get the situation under control. “This is an outstanding example of a coordinated response by RCMP from across the entire southeastern part of B.C. and Alberta, to work together towards a successful resolution in what can only be described as (an) unbelievable series of events,” said Harrold. Anyone who witnessed these events is asked to contact the Elk Valley RCMP at 250-4256233. The investigation is ongoing

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Federal Liberals have been promising to appoint the “most meritorious jurists” to judicial vacancies across Canada, but most candidates winning judicial appointments in New Brunswick over the last year have had something else going for them — personal connections to senior Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc. Five of the last six federal appointments announced in New Brunswick include Leblanc’s neighbour, a LeBlanc family relation and three lawyers who helped retire debts from his unsuccessful 2008 leadership bid. LeBlanc is currently minister of intergovernmental affairs, northern affairs and internal trade. Erin Crandall, a professor at Acadia University who has written extensively on the politics of judicial appointments in Canada, said patronage is still a significant force in provinces like New Brunswick, despite reforms to curb its use in the selection of judges.

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Dominic LeBlanc’s family, friends, neighbour win 5 of 6 recent judicial appointments “It’s more prominent in smaller provinces,” Crandall said. Erin Crandall, a professor at Acadia University, says patronage is still a significant force in provinces like New Brunswick. “It’s less of an issue today than it was, for example, five decades ago, when it was much more blatant. But we can still see that it certainly does happen.” In the latest judicial appointments in New Brunswick announced last month, federal Justice Minister David Lametti named Moncton lawyer Robert M. Dysart and Saint John lawyer Arthur T. Doyle to the trial division of the Court of Queen’s Bench. Moncton lawyer Robert Dysart was named to the trial division of Court of Queen’s Bench in June. He is a regular donor to the Liberal Party, according to Elections Canada records.

According to financial records on file with Elections Canada, both men have been regular donors to the Liberal Party, including to LeBlanc’s Beauséjour riding association, even though in Doyle’s case he lives 100 kilometres away. Saint John lawyer Arthur Doyle was appointed to the trial division of the Court of Queen’s Bench in June. The two were also among a group of 50 donors who gave money

in 2009 to help LeBlanc retire about $31,000 in debts from his unsuccessful 2008 federal Liberal leadership campaign, according to records filed with Elections Canada. Also helping with that leadership debt was lawyer Charles LeBlond and businessman Jacques Pinet, both from Moncton.LeBlond won an appointment to be a judge on the Court of Appeal in March.

Alberta gov’t launches inquiry into foreign-funded groups that criticize oil industry Alberta’s gov’t is launching an inquiry into foreign-funded interest groups with campaigns against Alberta oil. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney made the announcement on Thursday, appointing forensic and restructuring accountant Steve Allen to commission the inquiry. The authority of the $2.5-million inquiry will be limited to Alberta and won’t be able to compel testimony from outside Alberta. However, there will be an information review, research and witness interviews involved. The second phase of the inquiry could also include public hearings. “There’s never been a formal investigation into all aspects of the anti-Alberta energy campaign,” Kenney said. “The mandate for Commissioner Allan will be to bring together all of the information. Kenney pointed to research conducted by Vivian Krause, whose studies have led her to believe the push against the oilsands is funded by American philanthropists in an effort to landlock Alberta oil so it cannot reach overseas markets, where it would attain a higher price per barrel. According to

Kenney, the inquiry will look at the broad picture of these interest groups, but will target groups funded by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Tides Foundation and the Sea Change Foundation. “[The campaign’s] main tactics have been disinformation and defamation, litigation, public protests and political lobbying,” Kenney said. There are currently no laws preventing environmental groups from from accepting donations from outside of Canada or for advocating for action on the environment and climate change. According to Kenney, the regulations were changed by the federal government lifting limits on political activity by these groups. Kenney said he would seek advice from the commissioner on whether questionable spending by these groups prior to the amendments to the law could be a legal issue the province could address. He also vowed to bring in a law that bans foreign money from Alberta politics. The premier said the inquiry isn’t an attack on free speech. He also said groups within Alberta could be subject to provide public testimony

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BC oil & gas regulator issues key permit for controversial LNG facility near Squamish The BC Oil and Gas Commission has approved a controversial liquefied natural gas project planned for the site of an old pulp and paper mill just outside Squamish, B.C. The Woodfibre LNG project was already licensed to export 2.1 million tonnes a year of liquefied natural gas for four decades, which would require about three to four tanker trips through Howe Sound each month, according to the company’s website. The facility permit approved this week by the oil and gas commission is one of the key approvals the company needs to move forward with construction and operation of the plant. “This is a positive step forward as we work to build the cleanest LNG export facility in the world,” said David Keane, Woodfibre LNG’s president, in a statement Wednesday. That’s not how Tracey Saxby sees it. “We simply cannot develop new fossil fuel infrastructure if we want to have a livable

planet. We’re facing a climate emergency and developing natural gas for export makes absolutely no sense,” said Saxby, the executive director of the Squamish environmental organization My Sea to Sky. Industry has framed LNG as a boon for the environment because of its potential to offset the use of coal and the B.C. government has repeatedly said it can meet its climate targets with a burgeoning LNG industry. Numerous environmental advocates and climate scientists, however, have raised serious concerns about the greenhouse gas emissions tied to liquefied natural gas. Tanker traffic is another major worry for people who live along Howe Sound and it should concern Vancouverites as well, said Saxby. The tankers will be bunkering at times in English Bay, she explained. Peter McCartney, a climate campaigner with the Wilderness Committee, said the consequences of a spill could be massive.

Woman files human rights complaint against former Surrey employer, alleging racial discrimination A former Hardbite potato chips production worker has lodged a complaint with the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal claiming she was discriminated against based on her race, colour, place of origin and ancestry. Christine Lado, who is black, claims her supervisor gave South Asian employees preferential treatment and that she was fired after she complained about it. Tribunal member Devyn Cousineau presided over the case, indexed as Lado v. Hardbite Chips. The respondents – identified as Naturally Homegrown Foods Ltd. operating as Hardbite Chips and Umer Shahid and Mindy Mudhar – deny Lado’s claims of discrimination and say she was fired because of “documented poor performance,” Cousineau

noted in her July 3 reasons for decision. The respondents asked the tribunal to dismiss Lado’s complaint entirely. Cousineau dismissed her complaint against Mudhar, who is the company’s operations manager, but decided the complaint against her former supervisor Shahid will be scheduled for a hearing. “I am not persuaded that Ms. Lado’s complaint has no reasonable prospect of success,” Cousineau found. “In reaching this conclusion, I do not make any prediction about the likelihood that she will ultimately succeed in proving that she was discriminated against. However, at this stage, based on all of the information before me, she has raised her complaint out of the realm of conjecture.”

‘Smoking gun’ leads to mistrial for man accused of taking cash from Ponzi schemer A mistrial has been ordered in a civil suit against a bookkeeper accused of conspiring with a notorious BC Ponzi schemer after the discovery of “smoking gun” payments even greater than those imagined by the alleged victim. BC Supreme Court Justice Ward Branch took the extraordinary step of ordering a new trial for Naguib Dhalla months after dismissing a claim against the bookkeeper for allegedly receiving commissions from Rashida Samji. Samji (pictured) — known as the ‘Magic Lady’ for her ability to conjure up investors — is currently serving a sixyear prison sentence for perpetrating a $110 million fraud on nearly 300 people. Dhalla denied accepting money to send clients her way, but according to Branch’s ruling, his alleged victim came across documents after a civil trial which showed Samji had paid Dhalla upwards of half a million dollars. “Based on the evidence before me, the plaintiffs appear to have found a ‘smoking gun’,” Branch wrote. “The only way to avoid a miscarriage of justice is through a new trial with the evidentiary gun in evidence.” According to the original notice of claim in the case, Andreas Eric Manning invested $12 million with Samji between 2008 and 2011 “allegedly at least partly on the basis of Dhalla’s advice, recommendation and encouragement.” The radiologist claimed he paid Dhalla, an accountant, as much as $10,000 a month to handle his financial affairs. As part of Samji’s scheme, investors were told a winery group needed collateral to get loans and credits to pay for its expansion. Rashida Samji was known as ‘the Magic Lady’ for her ability to attract investors to a scheme that turned out to be a fraud.

Manning was allegedly told he would get a 12 per cent return on his investment. Samji,anotarypublic,wassupposedtokeepthe cash in her trust account. But instead, the money was used to pay other investors in her scheme. He gave oral reasons for his judgment, but the result had not yet been entered in the official record when new evidence came to light. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Ward Branch dismissed a suit against Naguib Dhalla after a trial, but has now ordered a mistrial as a result of new evidence. Manning was provided documents from the B.C. Securities Commission containing a spreadsheet of payments and a letter containing calculations of amounts payable to Dhalla from the Magic Lady. “On their face, these documents seem to squarely contradict the defendant’s trial testimony that he did not receive commissions for placing the plaintiffs’ funds into the scheme,” Branch wrote. “The amounts flowing to the defendants for the limited period covered by the new documents are in excess of $500,000, almost an order of magnitude greater than the $60,000 previously deduced by the plaintiffs.” Mistrials are rare and viewed only as a “last resort” which happens when the court concludes that no alternative measure will suffice. Dhallaarguedthatanewtrialwasn’twarranted, claiming that Manning should have brought an application to introduce fresh evidence instead. He also argued that his former client could have found the documents before the trial and that they were given in violation of an undertaking. Branch said that the circumstances of the case would have warranted an order releasing the keeper of the documents from any undertaking because of the public interest.

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Feds won’t rush into Trans Mountain sale to Indigenous groups: minister Canada’s natural resources minister says the government is willing to consider bids from Indigenous groups for a stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline. But Amarjeet Sohi also says Ottawa wouldn’t jump at the first offer on the table. “We have seen from Indigenous communities that they are interested in having an equity … in this project,” Sohi said

Thursday at a business luncheon in Calgary. “It is a very important conversation to have because Indigenous communities should be benefiting from economic resource development. This will be an opportunity for us to work with them and explore that option.” An Indigenous-led group called Project Reconciliation has announced it could be ready as early as next week to make a $6.9-billion bid for majority ownership of the pipeline. The group says almost 340 Indigenous communities across B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan could choose to share ownership in an expanded pipeline shipping crude oil from the Alberta oilsands to the west

coast and from there to overseas markets. Sohi said the government is a long way from beginning to look at serious offers for the pipeline. It plans to hold discussions in Vancouver, Victoria, Edmonton and Kamloops, B.C., later this month with Indigenous groups. “We want to make sure there’s a capacity for all Indigenous communities to engage on this,” Sohi said after the luncheon. “This is a project that’s going to take a couple of years to complete and conversations will continue to proceed.” Sohi also said he expects there will be another court challenge of the government’s approval last month of Trans Mountain for a second time. The proposal to twin an existing pipeline between Edmonton and Burnaby, B.C., was first approved by cabinet in 2016, but resistance to it by the B.C. government, environmentalists and some Indigenous groups grew. The federal government purchased the existing line last year from Texasbased Kinder Morgan for $4.5 billion when the company threatened to walk away because of the uncertainty.

Replacing 100-year-old water main leads to summer road closures in Vancouver A section of one of Vancouver’s busiest east-west arterial roads will be closed for the next two months as the city replaces a 100-year-old water main. Construction on East 12th Avenue between Kingsway and Fraser Way got underway on Tuesday. A four-block section of the street will be closed to traffic until late August. The city is replacing the existing water main that was installed in the early 1900s and is in criticalconditionfollowingaseriesofrecentleaks. “We’ll provide advance notice of any disruption to your water supply, except in an emergency,” the city said in a public notice. The city is telling residents that the cloudy water they may occasionally notice coming out of their faucets during construction is not a health concern and will usually be resolved within a few hours. There will also be traffic disruptions along the west side of Boundary Road from East 1st Avenue to Grandview Highway as the city

upgrades critical water and street infrastructure. Along with replacing the century-old water main, the city is also carrying out street-level improvements — including street and sidewalk rehabilitation, safety improvements, traffic signal upgrades and new street lighting — as well as upgrades to its fibre optics communications infrastructure. Construction has reduced southbound traffic between East 4th and Henning Drive to one lane. Phase 1 of the Boundary Road upgrades is expected to be completed by winter, while Phase 2 will be completed by Spring 2020. Water main upgrades are also underway in the west end. The work includes replacing the existing water main below Haro and Bute streets with a larger-capacity system with a life expectancy of about 100 years. Construction is scheduled in two phases from spring 2019 to late summer 2020. The city says some lane and street closures will be in effect during construction.

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3,000 workers at Western Forest Products go on strike About 3,000 forestry workers are on strike in coastal British Columbia after negotiations between Western Forest Products Inc. and the United Steelworkers failed to produce a new contract. Western Forest Products say about 1,500 of the company’s hourly employees and 1,500 employees working for its timberland contractors and operators walked off the job Monday. The strike affects all of the company’s certified manufacturing and timberlands operations in British Columbia. United Steelworkers Local 1-1937 says members, who voted 98.8 per cent in favour of striking, have started the job action because the company has not seriously addressed union proposals and continues to keep “massive concessions” on the bargaining table. “We are very disappointed that the USW [union] has chosen to take strike action,” said Susan Dolinski, vice president of corporate

affairs with the company. Western has been in negotiations with the union since April 2019 for a new collective agreement. “We’re at the place where the union has cancelled scheduled bargaining sessions and has no refused mediation.” She said the strike comes at a “very challenging time” for the industry with a market downturn, due to low lumber prices and high costs because of the softwood lumber duties. “We’ve essentially shut down operations at all of our facilities based on the fact that there are picket lines set up.” The sawmill in Ladysmith, B.C. and two operations in the U.S. are still running, Dolinski said. The union says it believes an agreement can be reached quickly once talks resume. CBC is waiting for a response from the union with more details. Strike vote planned for 3,500 B.C. mill workers

Police say alcohol likely involved in collision that killed cyclist on Gaglardi Way Alcohol a factor in Burnaby hitand-run that killed cyclist: RCMP Alcohol was likely a contributing factor in a hit-and-run collision that killed a 53-year-old cyclist on Burnaby Mountain on Sunday, according to police. The cyclist, since identified by friends as engineer and father of two Charles Masala, was hit at about 1:30 p.m. while riding on Gaglardi Way. He died at the scene. The driver of a black Jeep Cherokee SUV suspected of hitting Masala did not stop at the scene but was located and arrested a short time later on University

High Street and Tower Road, according to a Burnaby RCMP press release. “It is early in the investigation however it is believed that alcohol was a contributing factor in this incident,” RCMP Cpl. Daniela Panesar said. No charges have yet been laid. Police would now like to talk to anyone who witnessed the collision or the driving behaviour of the Jeep before the collision. They would also like to hear from anyone with dashcam footage. Call Burnaby RCMP at 604-646-9999. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or www.solvecrime.ca.

Vancouver Police search for high-risk sex offender missing from halfway house Vancouver Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a high-risk sex offender who failed to return to his halfway house in Vancouver on July 2. \Jonathan Cardinal, 29, is a federal sex offender currently serving a long-term supervisory order after two violent sexual assaults in 2010. He is bound by several conditions, including a curfew. Corrections Canada has issued a Canada-wide

warrant for his arrest. Cardinal is five feet, eight inches tall and 165 pounds. He has short brown hair and brown eyes, a tattoo on his upper back, and was last seen wearing a blue T-shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers, a backpack and black-rimmed eye glasses. If you see Cardinal, or know of his whereabouts, you are asked to call 9-1-1 immediately, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

BC child found safe in Europe; mother arrested for alleged parental abduction A dual Canadian-British citizen accused of abducting her infant daughter from Vancouver Island has been arrested, nearly three years after leaving the province and after evading authorities in several European countries. The girl, Kaydance Page Etchells, now four, was found safe and “in

good health,” police said Thursday. In 2016, Lauren Ann Etchells, then 31, allegedly defied a court order and boarded a WestJet flight from Vancouver to London’s Gatwick Airport with Kaydance. Her thenpartner, Marco van der Merwe, and their newborn son, Marcus, went with them.

Kaydance, who was then 19 months old, was reported missing by her other mother Tasha Brown — Etchells’s estranged wife. Kaydance, with both of her mothers, at seven months old. Lauren Etchells, right, has been accused of abducting the girl and fleeing Canada. (Where in the World is Kaydance?/Facebook) On Thursday, the Saanich Police Department announced Etchells and Kaydance had been found travelling in a dinghy in the English Channel, along with Marcus and Etchells’s parents, on July 1. “The group was spotted landing a 13-foot inflatable dinghy on the shores just south of St. Catherine’s, Jersey, a small island in the English Channel. When questioned as to their plans, they advised they were holidaying in France and decided to pop over to Jersey for a visit,” a police statement read. “None of the five passengers had passports and it quickly became apparent to officials that their story did not add up.” Lauren Ann Etchells was arrested after arriving on the shores just south of St. Catherine’s, Jersey, in a four-metre inflatable

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Hundreds of teenagers turn on police during Canada Day celebrations West Vancouver police say Canada Day celebrations turned ugly after officers tried to stop several large crowds of teenagers from drinking in Ambleside Park. On Monday at around 8:30 p.m., officers were patrolling in the area when several groups of underage youths were found drinking in the park. Police say officers started seizing the alcohol and issuing violation tickets. But about 20 minutes later, the crowds of teenagers had moved over to an area near the skate park where foot patrolling officers spotted youths continuing to drink. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was hard alcohol. There were cans of liquor. There were large bottles of spirits,â&#x20AC;? said Const. Kevin Goodmurphy.

In an emailed statement, West Vancouver police wrote one of the youths charged at an officer after being questioned. O f f i c e r charged, punched Then there was a struggle. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when police say the crowds surrounded the officers and began chanting and using obscenities, while others stood by with phones recording the attack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can tell you that there were many phones out at the incident itself, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m guessing thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably a lot online.â&#x20AC;?

Surrey house fire leaves one person in hospital The fire broke out in a home on 88 Avenue between 158 Street and 160 Street before midnight. One person is in hospital and several others have been displaced after a late-night house fire in the Guildford neighbourhood of Surrey, B.C. The fire broke out in a home on 88 Avenue between 158 Street and 160 Street before midnight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fire was fully involved, it was coming out of every door, every window,â&#x20AC;? said battalion Chief Sergio Pegios with the Surrey Fire Service.

One man suffered second-degree burns to his arm and was taken to hospital. Six others escaped without injury. Officials said the occupants of the house were not the owners. The house is believed to have been empty for some time and is listed for sale.

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The 44-year-old victim, who is from Vancouver, was taken to hospital where he remains in serious condition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our officers determined that the injuries were likely the result of a recent assault,â&#x20AC;? said Jason Robillard, a media spokesperson with the VPD. Police arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t releasing the extent of his injuries because it is still under investigation. No arrests have yet been made. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to take some time to establish a clear motive in this,â&#x20AC;? said Robillard. Robillard says police will remain in the area of the attack for several hours throughout Thursday afternoon as they investigate. They are asking to speak with anyone who was driving Thursday morning on Cecil Street between Kingsway and Euclid Avenue between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a result of that consumption of alcohol, some decided to make some poor decisions and turned violent toward some of our officers who were there managing and overseeing the large crowds that were there gathered to enjoy the fireworks on Canada Day.â&#x20AC;? Watch the fireworks on Canada Day: Park, traffic shut down

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Parking lot attack sends man in wheelchair to hospital with serious injuries Vancouver police are investigating an attack in a parking lot Thursday morning on a man in a wheelchair. First responders were called to the underground parkade of an apartment building in the Collingwood neighborhood just before 8 a.m. where they found the man with serious injuries.

Two officers were assaulted during the incident, one of whom was punched in the face. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a strike to the face, to the nose, which did draw blood. So it did cause bodily harm, but this officer wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t injured to the extent that they needed to take any time off,â&#x20AC;? said Goodmurphy. Other officers were called in to help move the crowd to the beach area where the brawls continued.

Anyone who witnessed the assault or has information, including dashcam or cellphone video, is asked to call the VPDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Major Crime Section at 604-717-2541 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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Balwant Sanghera re-appointed as member the Board of Governors of BCIT

Balwant Sanghera has been re-appointed as member the Board of Governors of BCIT. Previously he was appointed for the term of July 31, 2018 to July 31, 2019.

Canada Day celebrations in Surrey

MP Sukh Dhaliwal was the guest of honor at Vedic Seniors Parivar centre in Surrey on Canada Day weekend. Pictured above MP Dhaliwal (middle) with the guests.

Vij family donates $100,000 to Richmond Hospital Foundation

Vij family (middle) donates $100,000 to Richmond Hospital Foundationto improve colon cancer screening facility.

White Rock seeks more discussion on bus route changes Resident concerns about impending changes to bus service on the Semiahmoo Peninsula have prompted White Rock Mayor Darryl Walker to ask TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond for more public forums on the issue. According to some local TransLink critics, service changes could not only affect the timing of connections between Vancouver and neighbourhood service, but also downsize the buses serving the Peninsula.

“I think it’s something that is going to frustrate not only the people of White Rock but also those of South Surrey,” Walker said at the June 24 council meeting. He added that he also intends to talk with Surrey council members about collaborative action to influence TransLink with regard to changes, and that White Rock council is also behind efforts to set up more public consultation.

Dr. Naurang Singh Mangat, a former scientist who sacrificed comfort to turn There are rare people who feel pains of those in distress and scramble worrying about their welfare. Among those rare people is Dr. Naurang Singh Mangat who has been looking after homeless-sick lying on the roadsides and other places for the last 14 years. Though Dr. Mangat immigrated to Canada in 1996; yet he never forgot the cries of the homeless, abandoned, and discarded lying on the streets back in his home state Punjab. He pledged to wipe off their tears and provide dignity like the rest of us. With this resolution, he forsook Canadian comforts, went back to Punjab in 2005, and surrendered himself to the welfare of the downtrodden and dejected. Since then, he hasn’t looked back. In the beginning for many years (from 2005 to 2009) without any office Dr Mangat helping and building, this former Professor and Scientist of Statistics of PAU Ludhiana, Univ. of Windsor (Canada), and Morrison Scientific Inc. Calgary, (Canada) pedaled his bicycle on the roads of Ludhiana and surrounding areas. Scorching heat and freezing winter could not stop the wheels of his bicycle. He picked up numerous

homeless sick lying on the streets and saved their lives by providing FREE medical help. However, at that time he did not have any place where he could provide shelter to these homeless patients for follow up treatment. So in 2008 he purchased 3000 sq. yards

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land (now it is 9500 sq. yards) near village Sarabha and started with kerosene lamp (for light) and kerosene stove (for cooking) in a mudroom. His hard work and unflinching belief to help the poor led to the construction of a three storey building called “Guru Amar Das Apahaj Ashram” near village Sarabha. For many years he continued this mission singlehandedly; now it is being run by a Registered Charitable Trust. The vulnerable, disabled, mentally challenged, paralyzed and poor sick virtually living in hell on the roadsides and other places are brought to the Ashram. Every effort is made to save their lives. Since 2011, around 300 patients have been admitted in the Ashram. Some of them have expired and some have regained health after treatment and were rehabilitated. Those patients who could not improve much live in the Ashram permanently. Of the current 120 homeless patients living in the Ashram, 85 are male and 35 are females. Many are mentally challenged, disabled, paralyzed, unable to answer the call of nature at their own, cannot even recall their own name or whereabouts. Fifteen people (employees, volunteers, and doctors) are working at the Ashram to take care of these sick patients. The food, clothes, health care and other necessities are provided FREE OF COST to all patients. At present Dr Mangat is in Canada. He can be reached in Canada at his cell 403-4018787 or in India at mobile 95018-42505, or at email nsmangat14@hotmail.com

‘Believe in falling in love with many people’ - Radhika Apte (2005). Apte has since worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, and Marathilanguage films. Apte’s first starring role was in the 2009 Bengali social drama Antaheen. She made her Marathi film

In 2018, Apte starred in three Netflix productions—the anthology film Lust Stories, the thriller series Sacred Games, and the horror miniseries Ghoul. In addition to her work in independent films, Apte has played the romantic interest of the lead male character in the Marathi crime thriller Lai Bhaari (2014) the Tamil drama Kabali (2016), the Hindi biographical film Pad Man (2018).

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debut in 2009 with the tragic romance Samaantar. She gathered widespread praise for her supporting work in three of her 2015 Bollywood productions including the thriller Badlapur, the comedy Hunterrr, and the biographical film Manjhi - The Mountain Man. Her leading roles in the 2016 independent films Phobia and Parched earned her further acclaim.

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Malaika Arora makes her relationship official with Arjun Kapoor Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor have made their relationship official as the actress shared a romantic photograph with the “Ishaqzaade” star on social media. After leaving for a birthday getaway June 24, Arora shared an image on Instagram June 26 to wish her boyfriend on his 34th birthday. “Happy birthday my crazy, insanely funny and amazing Arjun Kapoor... Love and happiness always,” she captioned the image in which the two can be seen holding hands and snuggling at a beach.

The 45-year-old actress can be seen in a striped pant suit while Kapoor is wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. After keeping their relationship under wraps for a long time, the two have now become more open. From dinner dates to parties and film screenings, the couple have been photographed together several times. Kapoor will be seen next in “Panipat,” a historical drama directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film also stars Kriti Sanon and Sanjay Dutt.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas has thanked her in-laws Kevin and Denise Jonas for loving her like their own daughter. On the occasion of Father’s Day on June 16, Priyanka tweeted a photograph of herself along with her father-in-law and captioned it: “Happy Father’s Day Papa Kevin Jonas I feel blessed to have you and Mama Denise Jonas in my life! Thank you for taking me in as your daughter with so much love and warmth. Love you loads. Happy Father’s Day.”

Priyanka married her pop singer husband Nick in December 2018. The couple married at Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur in traditional Hindu and Christian ceremonies. The 36-year-old actress on June 17 also shared a photograph of her mother Madhu Chopra on to wish her happy birthday. “Best birthday girl ever. Madhu Chopra I love you. Thank you for being my rock,” she captioned. On the Bollywood front, Priyanka has wrapped up shooting for Shonali Bose’s “The Sky Is Pink.” It also stars Farhan Akhtar and Zaira Wasim.

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Ranveer Singhâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Paathshalaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ranveer Singh launched his second song of music label IncInk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paathshala,â&#x20AC;? the song raises pertinent questions about the education system of India. IncInk, the joint venture between Singh and Navzar Eranee, has handpicked rap/hip-hop artistes Kaam Bhaari (Kunal Pandagale), S l ow C h e e t a h (Chaitanya Sharma) and Spitfire for launch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paathshalaâ&#x20AC;? marks the debut of Spitfire (real name Nitin Mishra), who is seen singing and acting in the video. The song is his own life-story and how he found the strength to break through stereotypes and discover his

real identity. Mishra sings about education and learning and about setting himself free. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This song got my attention because it is actually about how the birth of Spitfire, the performer, saved Nitin Mishra. Our society has stratified rigid methods of education, learning and consider these the ultimate benchmark of a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abilities. We disagree,â&#x20AC;? Ranveer Singh said in a statement. Eranee added: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being yourself is considered an act of revolution in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture. Art and expression free us from the conditions of our lives.â&#x20AC;?

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Aries

March 21 - April 20 Feisty Mars, your guide planet, moves into Leo and your sector of creativity and romance on July 1, so the coming six weeks increase, and you might enjoy expressing your creative talents and perhaps showing be going through a revolution with a solar eclipse on Tuesday. This is an opportunity for a new beginning on the domestic front.

Taurus

April 21 - May 20 Your home and family sector could be stirred up as feisty Mars moves in on Monday for a stay of approximately six weeks. You may want to make a clean sweep and start clearing away that clutter. If you have plans to redecorate, renovate, or anything else, week also reveals a powerful focus on your sector of communication, with a solar eclipse here on Tuesday. This could encourage new beginnings and see you reaching out to those who share your interests.

Gemini

May 20 - June 21 interacting than usual, whether in person or your sector of communication on Monday,

intellectual work, planning, and marketing. This is very much the time to showcase your ideas and connect with others who can help you turn them into reality. At the same time, with a solar eclipse on Tuesday reeling in the changes, there could be the start of a revolution

Cancer

June 22 - July 23

Money matters get a boost as sector on Monday. Its presence here for the coming six weeks can encourage you to be more proactive, and this could see you attracting opportunities to earn more money

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Leo

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sign for approximately six weeks. Its presence here could stir you to action and encourage you to kick-start any personal projects that have deep meaning for you. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a shift coming on an inner level, too, with a solar eclipse in

opportunity to explore ways of enhancing your awareness and connection to the source.

Virgo % up from Monday as pushy Mars enters your spiritual sector. Its presence here can inspire you to do some emotional housecleaning and look to resolve situations that are draining your energy and resources. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a chance to clean the slate so you can take advantage of a raft of opportunities showing up in about six weeks. Your social life may go through a revolution with a solar eclipse in this sector on Tuesday. This eclipse can be like a turbocharged new moon that pushes you to move in new circles and perhaps connect with people

Libra

Sept. 24 - Oct 22 Your social life could be about to get very % on Monday and stirs everything up. Over the coming six weeks or so, you could receive more invitations, and everything could heat up in general. This is a time to have fun, enjoy & ! & with a solar eclipse in your sector of fame and fortune on Tuesday, something may be about to shift. It could be that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll decide to leave a job and opt to start your own business

Scorpio

Oct 23 - Nov 22 % through your sector of goals and ambitions. During this time you could feel a stronger than usual drive to pursue your ambitions and most meaningful goals. Whatever youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re striving for,

# % $ " help to simplify your routine this week, because there is a solar eclipse in your sector of travel and exploration on Tuesday. You might have to suddenly go on a journey.

Sagitarius Nov 23 - Dec 22

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" this sector over the coming six weeks can be an opportunity to embrace new experiences and discover fresh possibilities. You generally love to explore, and this is your chance to travel or study to your heartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s content. However, with solar eclipse, the coming week brings the potential for change in your life. This can be a time of transformation in which you let go of old.

Capricorn Dec 23 - Jan 20

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David Dhawan & Vashu celebrate friendship Director David Dhawan and producer Vashu Bhagnani celebrate the silver jubilee of their friendship this year. Produced by Vashu Bhagnani and directed by David Dhawan, “Coolie No 1,” featuring Govinda and Karisma Kapoor,” released on June 30, 1995, and began shooting a year earlier. After making more iconic films like “Hero No 1” and “Biwi No 1,” the duo is gearing up for the adaptation of “Coolie No.1” now. Bhagnani said, “Ever since I saw “Aankhen” in 1993, I wanted to work with David Dhawan. And when I happened to meet him, I signed him for a film without knowing what it would be. Initially, he thought of me as a kid and one day, called me out of the blue to ask if I’d seen the Tamil film, ‘Chinna Mapillai,’ and that we should remake it. Whatever I have learned about films over the years is because

of David-ji.” Dhawan admitted that it was Bhagnani’s idea to adapt the same film in 2019 and they had been discussing a potential collaboration. “After re-watching the original, I started working on the script. For six months, I wondered if I should make it or not. Finally, I decided to adapt it. It’s actually a new film, I’ve worked on it for almost a year with the original writer Rumi Jaffery on the screenplay and Farhad Samji on the dialogue,” he said about the film, whose subject was loosely inspired by Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s 1979 “Gol Maal.” The new film stars Varun Dhawan, David Dhawan’s son and Sara Ali Khan in the lead with Paresh Rawal in Kader Khan’s iconic role.

Katrina Kaif At early age, Kaif won beauty contest in Hawaii, and received first modelling assignment in a jewellery campaign. She subsequently m o d e l l e d professionally in London, working for freelance agencies and appearing regularly at London Fashion Week.At a fashion show Kaif attracted the attention of London-based filmmaker Kaizad Gustad. He selected her for a role in the English-Hindi erotic heist film Boom as part of an ensemble cast that included Amitabh Bachchan,

Gulshan Grover, Jackie Shroff, Madhu Sapre and Padma Lakshmi. While filming in India, Kaif received other offers and decided to stay in the country. [19] In 2003, she received notice as a model after walking the ramp for Rohit Bal at the India Fashion Week and appeared in the first Kingfisher C a l e n d a r. K a t r i n a soon established a successful modelling career in India after endorsing brands such as Coca-Cola, LG, Fevicol and Samsung. Kaif ’s career as a model led to anticipation surrounding her Bollywood debut.

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Consultation on improved training for commercial truck operators underway Consultations to help develop mandatory entry-level training for Class 1 commercial driver’s licences will begin this summer. ‘Safety on our highways is our top priority and advancing the skill development of new commercial drivers would make roads even safer for everyone,’ said Claire Trevena, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. ‘That’s why we’re exploring what a practical and consistent mandatory training program for new commercial truck drivers could look like in B.C.’ The Province will gather input from the trucking and driver training industries and other stakeholders to see how a Class 1 driver training program in B.C. could align with recently introduced entry-level Class 1 driver training standards in other Canadian jurisdictions.

‘The BC Trucking Association has recommended that B.C. consider minimum standards for entry-level training for Class 1 drivers, and this focused consultation is designed to help us define and set effective standards,’ said Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General. ‘Everyone has a stake in ensuring that new commercial drivers have a minimum body of skills and knowledge before they begin operating some of the largest and heaviest vehicles on B.C. roads.’Consultations will also look at how a B.C. program could incorporate the entry-level training guidelines under development by the Canadian Council of Motor Transportation Administrators for inclusion in Canada’s National Safety Code Standard.

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Surrey firefighting services under fire thanks to John Horgan and new NDP tax

ust one week after the Victoria Police Department announced it was disbanding its Crime Reduction Unit to pay for John Horgan and NDP’s Employer Health Tax (EHT), BC Liberal MLAs are once again sounding the alarm about the safety risks this new tax poses for B.C. communities. Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis says the extra $1-million his department is spending on the new tax could have paid for eight additional firefighters or an extra firefighting unit – resources that are badly needed as the city experiences a surge in population growth. “This is yet another disturbing example of John Horgan downloading costs onto B.C. communities – and it’s coming at the cost of community safety,” says Public Safety Critic Mike Morris. “First we saw an entire police unit disbanded to cover the costs of the Employer Health Tax, and now we have a fire department forced to take a $1-million chunk out of its budget. Unfortunately this could just be the start as John Horgan and the NDP show no signs of letting up on their tax-and-spend ways, which are leaving local governments and taxpayers on the hook to cover the bill.” Chief Garis warned that the EHT will not only affect the Surrey fire department, but local services throughout Metro Vancouver. “With an aging and growing population, it’s more important than ever that Surrey has the resources necessary to support our residents,” says Surrey-White Rock MLA Tracy Redies. “And unfortunately, it’s not just Surrey. Local governments throughout British Columbia are being hit hard by the NDP’s new taxes, and those costs are going to have to be made up somewhere.” Since coming into power in 2017, John Horgan and the NDP have introduced 19 new and increased taxes. The six NDP MLAs who represent Surrey have been notably silent in response to this issue.

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John Horgan and the NDP’s numbers don’t add up as doubt cast on budget forecasts BC Liberal Finance Critics Tracy Redies and Shirley Bond are expressing their concern about B.C.’s economic outlook after a new report shows B.C.’s GDP growth forecast is lower than what John Horgan and his finance minister told British Columbians. T o r o n t o D om i n i on’s Provincial Economic Forecast suggests falling GDP growth projections are largely due to challenges created by the NDP’s raft of new taxes, which have led to a struggling housing market. “It is clear from this report that John Horgan and the NDP’s enthusiasm to pile on new and increased taxes is having a greater impact than expected,” said SurreyWhite Rock MLA Tracy Redies. “The NDP projected 2019 would see an increase in home sales, but instead we are set to see a 10 per cent decline. This report casts serious doubt on the legitimacy of the

NDP’s budget forecasts.” With falling GDP numbers, questions are being raised about the impact on the government’s bottom-line and their ability to fund vital services such as health care and education. “When a prominent financial institution like TD is predicting a further slowdown in the provincial economy at a time when our province should be thriving, it is a cause for concern,” said Prince GeorgeValemount MLA Shirley Bond. “If revenue projections are in fact down, it’s time for John Horgan to tell British Columbians what the real numbers are. The tax-and-spend policies of John Horgan and his government are adding risk, causing uncertainty and definitely not making life more affordable for British Columbians.” Since coming into power in 2017, John Horgan and the NDP have introduced 19 new and increased taxes.

Consultation on improved training for commercial truck operators underway ‘The BC Trucking Association welcomes today’s announcement by the provincial government to begin consultation on this critical issue,’ said Dave Earle, president and CEO, BC Trucking Association. ‘Development of a commercial driver training standard has been a key priority for our industry for many years, and the government’s decision to meaningfully engage industry early and throughout the process is greatly appreciated.

Our shared goal is to ensure that drivers entering the industry meet enhanced training standards, improving road safety outcomes for all road users.’ Consultations on Class 1 mandatory entry-level training will be led by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, with support from ICBC and the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. Connect with the Province of BC news.gov.bc.ca/connect

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Metro Vancouver home sales sees lowest June on record in 20 years Home sales are down across the Lower Mainland and for the first time in two years the composite benchmark price of a home in Metro Vancouver is below $1 million. Both the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) and the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) reported lower than average sales for the month of June. In Greater Vancouver, June sales were the lowest reported since 2000 and in the Fraser Valley they were the second lowest in the same time frame. While there are numerous factors like new taxes and the mortgage stress test playing a role, there’s also a human element. “What we’re seeing the most is buyers on this side and sellers on this side having a really tough time aligning expectations,” said Ashley Smith, president of the REGBV. “Sellers are seeing extraordinary sale prices from years past and they have a certain price point in mind and buyers, they don’t want

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

to pay it. They know the market has slowed down.” The REBGV includes listings in Burnaby, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, North and West Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, South Delta, Squamish, Whistler, Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast. The FVREB reports on sales in North Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Abbotsford and Mission. According to data from the REBGV, residential home sales in that region were down 14.4 per cent compared to June 2018. The data shows a total of 2,077 homes sold in Greater Vancouver in June 2019,

down from the reported 2,425 home sales during the same month last year. Sales were also down 21.3 per cent between May and June, with REBGV reporting 561 more homes selling in May 2019 than just one month later. Both the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board report a cooling off of home sales in the month of June compared to previous years. In the Fraser Valley, sales dropped within one month, with approximately 14 per cent more homes sold in May than in June. Last month’s

property sales in the Fraser Valley were 29.3 per cent below the 10-year sales average for June. Last year, the FVREB reported 1,452 property sales in June and this year the number dropped to 1,306. “The Fraser Valley market is still adjusting to the federal government’s new mortgage requirements and to the provincial government’s speculation and vacancy taxes,” said Darin Germyn, president of the FVREB in a statement. Prices in the Fraser Valley have also gone down since June 2018. Single detached home prices dropped 6.1 per cent, apartment prices decreased 9.6 per cent, and prices for townhomes went down 5.9 per cent. However it’s still not enough, according to University of British Columbia economist Tom Davidoff. “We’re not even into buyers market territory by standard definitions for a lot of the market, so it’s weaker than it has been but there’s still transactions, this is not a catastrophe yet,” he said.

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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Where to buy in a cooling housing market? Vancouver has long been the hot market for home buyers, but some in the industry suggest looking outside the city for investment potential. An analysis of real estate markets across Greater Vancouver by financial publication MoneySense puts the neighbourhood of Uptown in New Westminster, B.C., at the top of its rankings. Average prices for a detached home aren’t

as high as areas nearby, says an analyst. “There’s been a lot of development to [New Westminsters’s] downtown core — it’s mostly condos and townhomes, but what that does is that increases the value of the single family homes in that community,” explains King. In addition to prices, the analysis took into consideration factors such appreciation relative to neighbouring communities, longterm potential and reviews from real estate

agents. Uptown is bordered by Eighth Avenue to Royal Avenue and Fifth to Eighth streets. The area is home to a large mall, the city’s main library and many restaurants that line the streets. This malls sits at the heart of Uptown New Westminster where homes are still relatively affordable. Those amenities have transformed New Westminster from a sleepy “bedroom community” to a place where residents can live, work and play, she says.

Coming in second on the list is the Lynnmour area in North Vancouver and number three was Sea Island, adjacent to the Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond Vancouver has been bumped far down the list because prices have already risen so much that it’s out of reach for many.

How to take advantage of a real estate buyers’ market To get a deal done, we first need to understand what motivates people to buy and sell real estate. It often boils down to two emotions — greed or fear. Province not prepared to ease policies as housing market sputters In our current market it’s all about fear. Buyers hope to find a seller who has had a house on the market for some time and who is reading all the negative headlines about the housing market. They want a seller to agree to their low offer out of fear. Buyers need a compelling narrative, backed by data, to convince sellers that the longer they wait, the worse it could get. By feeding into the seller’s fear of a price collapse, a buyer hopes they capitulate and take the “bird in the hand” low-ball offer. And buyers have a number of arguments at their disposal. Buyers hope sellers will take a low-ball offer out of fear that the market will get worse. (Jonathan Hayward/ Canadian Press) B.C. Finance Minister Carole James vowed to stop money laundering which, in her words, has hiked real estate prices by 20 per cent in certain parts of Vancouver. This, combined with the mortgage stress test, the foreign buyer’s tax, school and speculator tax, have all reduced demand. Real estate is a numbers game. Many sellers reject initial offers they see as too low, so buyers need to continue to negotiate or just move on until they find the right deal. It’s currently a buyers’ market so there is no need to rush a purchase. I believe that real estate values will continue to rise over time as it is very expensive to build a home or condo in the Lower Mainland.

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Conflict of interest — the hot-button political issue in Metro Vancouver Is your local politician under the influence? No, it’s not about what’s in a councillor’s body. It’s about the opinions in their heads and how outside money and groups might be influencing them. Increasingly, there are motions in BC city halls to reveal those connections to the public through stronger conflict of interest or disclosure rules. Last week, the District of North Vancouver argued about whether councillors should have to disclose any donations they got from employees of development companies, or their relatives, when votes affecting that company come up. The motion is expected to come up for a vote soon. A precedent-setting motion by a District of North Vancouver councillor on disclosing donations from developers was deferred earlier this month. (Justin McElroy/CBC)

This week, Richmond debated whether councillors should have to disclose what property family members own — including brothers and sisters — when they run for office. The motion passed. And the day after, Vancouver Coun. Colleen Hardwick said she’s planning a motion to ensure public hearings can’t be influenced by people outside the city or people with

undisclosed ties to development projects. There have always been rules around conflicts of interest in B.C. politics, but at the local level restrictions are usually confined to direct connections and the possibility of direct financial benefit. District debates whether councillors should disclose developers’ donations “I’m frequently told that this is a billiondollar entity, because of the land holdings and budget and capital programs and everything that we do,” said Coun. Kelly Greene

who presented the motion in Richmond. “We need to hold ourselves to those high standards so that people can have the utmost confidence that they are getting an unadulterated decision at the council table.” Richmond city council recently debated whether councillors should have to disclose what property family members own — including brothers and sisters — when they run for office. The motion passed. Thereasonsforthesurgeofmunicipalinterestin new transparency rules is fairly straightforward. First, concerns over where money is coming from — and who a candidate may be connected to — are growing across the political world.

BC gov’t sued over delay providing $750K drug A 21-year-old man is suing the B.C. government for its delay in providing an expensive drug that he claims could have saved him from permanent disability. Paul Chung of Langley says the ministry of health provided him with Soliris, in 2017, only after an intense public lobbying campaign which led the province to cover the $750,000-a-year drug in specific cases. The university student says he didn’t get the drug when he needed it most — immediately after his diagnosis with atypical hemolytic uremicsyndrome(aHUS)theprevioussummer. Chung says his charter rights to “life, liberty and security of the person” have been violated by an “arbitrary” decision that left him on permanent kidney dialysis, unable to attend work or school. “This decision was too little, too late… as Soliris must be administered promptly after diagnosis to be effective,” Chung’s notice of civil claim reads. According to Chung’s lawsuit, he was admitted to Langley Memorial Hospital with acute renal failure in early August 2017. AHUS is a rare condition that affects only one in a million people and fewer than 150 Canadians. The disease causes too many blood clots to form in the blood vessels, blocking regular blood flow to the kidneys. Chung was rushed to hospital in 2017 after completing his first year of university. He was diagnosed with a rare disease that causes kidney failure. Chung says he was taken to St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, where staff asked if he had private health insurance that might cover Soliris. He didn’t, and couldn’t afford Soliris on his own. “[Chung] was advised a disagreement existed between the medical community and [the province] over the issue of extending coverage for aHUS treatment,” the notice of claim reads. Like other patients with aHUS, Chung turned to online fundraising and lobbying. “Paul’s mother has been worried sick and continues to lose sleep. Paul’s father has [taken] time off work to care for Paul. Paul’s brother dropped his university courses in order to support Paul,” his GoFundMe page reads. According to Chung’s civil claim, a Canadian drug expert committee concluded that patients like Chung could benefit from Soliris in May 2015 and other provinces approved coverage of the drug while B.C. did not. On Nov. 20, 2017, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix announced that Soliris would be covered on a case-by-case basis. He said the province made the decision after reviewing policies in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario, where coverage is provided in exceptional cases. Chung claims he was approved for three months’ worth of Soliris on Dec. 6, 2017.

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NDP candidate removed for tweets accusing Israel of committing genocide Nova Scotia : NDP removed federal candidate Rana Zaman, after a number of tweets emerged in which the professed social activist accused Israel of committing genocide, acting like Nazis and using money to influence Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In a statement announcing Zaman’s removal as a candidate, the NDP said that the language used in the tweets was “unacceptable. We expect our candidates to engage on important issues respectfully.” Ironically, Zaman, the NDP candidate for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour in Nova Scotia, had complained to the media in May about hateful comments that she had received on the campaign trail. In a media report at the time, Rana Zaman said she had been criticized because of her Muslim faith and because she was an immigrant. She said she tried to inform voters of her immigrant story, so they would be more understanding of immigrants and minorities.

The New Democratic Party has removed federal candidate Rana Zaman, after a number of tweets emerged in which the professed social activist accused Israel of committing genocide, acting like Nazis and using money to influence Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In a statement announcing Zaman’s removal as a candidate, the NDP said that the language used in the tweets was “unacceptable. We expect our candidates to engage on important issues respectfully,” Global News reported. Ironically, Zaman, the NDP candidate for DartmouthCole Harbour in Nova Scotia, had complained to the media in May about hateful comments that she had received on the campaign trail. Rana Zaman said she had been criticized because of her Muslim faith and because she was an immigrant. She said she tried to inform voters of her immigrant story, so they would be more understanding of immigrants and minorities.

American caravan arrives in Canadian ‘birthplace of insulin’ for cheaper medicine A self-declared “caravan” of Americans bused across the Canada-U.S. border on Saturday, seeking affordable prices for insulin and raising awareness of “the insulin price crisis” in the United States. The group called Caravan to Canada started the journey from Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday, and stopped in London, Ont., on Saturday to purchase life-saving type 1 diabetes medication at a pharmacy. The caravan numbers approximately 20 people, according to Nicole Smith-Holt, a member of the group. Smith-Holt said her 26-year-old son died in June 2017 because he was forced to ration insulin due to the high cost. Type 1 diabetes often develops in childhood or early adulthood. This is Smith-Holt’s second time on the caravan. Caravan to Canada trekked over the border in May for the same reasons, with a group smaller than the one this week, HoltSmith said. She said Americans have gone to countries like Mexico and Canada for more affordable medications in the past and continue

to do so. Insulin prices in the United States nearly doubled to an average annual cost of $5,705 US in 2016 from $2,864 in 2012, according to a study in January. Quinn Nystrom, a leader of T1International’s Minnesota chapter, said in May that the price in the U.S. of insulin per vial was $320 US, while in Canada the same medication under a different name was $30. “We know that many people couldn’t make this trip because they cannot afford the costs associated with travelling to another country to buy insulin there,” said Elizabeth Pfiester, the executive director of T1International in a press release. An itinerary states the caravan will stop at the Banting House in London later in the day. Banting House is where Canadian physician and scientist Frederick Banting, who discovered insulin with fellow Nobel laureate Charles Best, lived from 1920 to 1921, and is called the “birthplace of insulin,” according to the Banting House website. Much of the experimentation that led to effective treatment took place at University of Toronto and the Banting Institute is in Toronto.

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Canadian woman arrested with large amount of cocaine in Australia A Canadian woman travelling to Australia with her young son was caught at the airport with a large load of cocaine in her luggage, according to Australian police. While the 42-year-old woman was held in custody with her first court appearance scheduled for Canada Day, Australian child welfare authorities and Canadian consular officials were discussing the care of her child until he can return to his family in Canada, the Australian Border Force (ABF) said. The woman, who was identified only as L. Roberts, arrived at Sydney International Airport on a flight from Canada with three large suitcases and her young son on June 30. Australian border agents targeted her for an examination and her luggage was X-rayed. The X-ray images revealed several anomalies, the agency said. “ABF officers discovered a white powdery substance concealed within the lining of the suitcases. Initial testing returned a presumptive positive result for cocaine, with a total weight of approximately 12 kilograms,” officials said. She was arrested by officers with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) based at the airport and charged with one count of importing a commercial quantity of cocaine. The maximum penalty for this offence is life imprisonment. This is the latest in a spate of Canadians arrested trying to smuggle popular street drugs

into Australia, where many drugs command higher prices due to high demand and the difficulty of importing it into the island country. A scan of the woman’s luggage is said to have revealed several anomalies. Australian Border Force Canada is the third most frequent embarkation point for cocaine seized at the Australian border, behind the United States and South Africa but ahead of Mexico, according to the most recent data available from the Australian Institute of Criminology. Much of the smuggling is backed by organized crime groups. The AFP said they are working with the RCMP in Canada and police in other countries to tackle the problem. “Our message to Canadians is our intelligence sharing is robust — they can expect Australian law enforcement to be well aware of what is happening overseas and the threats to our borders. Australia’s border detection capabilities are excellent and they can expect to be caught,” aspokesperson said. “The market for drugs in Australia is strong, but the ability of Australian law enforcement agencies to work together with international partners against organized crime has never been stronger. The offshore disruption of criminal groups and infiltrating organized crime is a key part of our role and part of the solution.”

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Ontario court ruling vindicates BC NDP on carbon tax The BC NDP government won a major court case last week, even though it was technically the latest ruling on a matter pitting Ottawa against several other provinces. When the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that the federal government’s proposed carbon tax is legal and constitutionally sound, it was a big boost to the Trudeau government’s plan to fight climate change. It was also a victory here in B.C., the birthplace of this country’s first carbon tax. B.C. had sought intervener status. A steadily rising carbon tax is a key part of B.C.’s own plan. The tax is pegged at

$35 per tonne of carbon dioxide emissions and the NDP plans to increase that tax by $5 a year until it hits at least $50 per tonne. B.C. could find itself at an economic disadvantage if it was the only province with a carbon tax that kept growing. That is precisely the position right-leaning provinces, such as Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, take. Its leaders are vehemently against it. The Ontario court ruled Ottawa’s proposed carbon tax isn’t even really an actual tax. Rather, the court found, it is simply a regulatory charge tied to a desired outcome (in this case, reducing greenhouse gas emissions).

This part of the ruling is another potential gift to Premier John Horgan. It is conceivable the BC NDP now drops the word “tax” in its next budget and replaces it with “levy.” The Ontario court ruling – which follows a similar one from the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal – pushes the BC NDP and the federal Liberals closer together on the climate action file. The federal NDP and Greens both favour far more aggressive action, but Horgan and Trudeau – who face the challenges that come with governing, unlike their Opposition counterparts – prefer mastering the art of political compromise.

For now, B.C.’s carbon tax is not unpopular in this province. It certainly brings in a lot of money for the provincial government: an expected $1.7 billion this year, rising to more than $2 billion annually two years from now. The tax used to be “revenue neutral” (it was originally tied to an income tax reduction), but it lost that status in the final years of the last BC Liberals government. The BC NDP has completely shredded any notion of revenue neutrality and now ties the tax to clean energy projects and transit – a political calculation that likely makes sense.

Petroleum companies refuse to hand over data as BCUC investigates high gas prices Maybe you’ve heard they’ve stabilized, but a local realtor doesn’t think housing prices have bottomed out in Metro Vancouver.

Realtor Steve Saretsky says prices are still being negotiated lower, noting some developers are even cancelling projects.

“Nobody notices if prices are declining, like, maybe half a per cent a month, right?” he says. “I mean, at the end of the year you’re down six per cent, so it’s like nobody really notices, it’s so hard to calculate.” He says because the prices haven’t bottomed out, buyers and sellers are still at odds. “Buyers are trying to get next year’s price and sellers are trying to get last year’s price. That’s kind of what’s happening in the market, that’s partially why you have like no sales.” Saretsky says while we’ve seen the largest drops in higher-end houses and condos, the downward trend has been seen in other condos as well. He adds a spring market doesn’t usually see big drops. “With June now just wrapping up, that signals the last bit of the busy year that we generally see,” he says. “Typically speaking, July and August are generally slow months for the real estate market.” Oil, gas companies refusing to provide information they call ‘commercially sensitive’ as BCUC investigates gas prices For the most part, many petroleum producers point to B.C.’s strict low carbon requirements as a factor for high prices

The B.C. Utilities Commission has requested retail margins as part of its inquiry into gas prices The B.C. Utilities Commission is having trouble accessing profit margin data from oil and gas companies as it conducts an inquiry into what is leading to high gas prices around the province.

The companies are apparently refusing to hand over what they call “commercially sensitive information.” Imperial Oil, Shell, and Husky refuse to reveal how their retail margins in B.C. compare to to elsewhere in Canada. The survey asks the companies to “Please provide information on your monthly average refining margin per litre of gasoline and diesel since January 2015 (by grade if possible).” In response, Imperial Oil writes: “Given the commercial and competitive sensitivity of this information and the impact its disclosure could have on Imperial’s business, Imperial respectfully declines to answer this question.” In its response to how its refining margin compares to other refiners elsewhere in Canada and elsewhere in its market area, Shell says: “… due to the commercially sensitive and confidential nature of such information, Shell does not have access to, nor is it in a position to provide information on competitor or Shell refining margin data, respectively.” Husky Canada, which refines oil in Prince George, says labour costs have increased alongside Hydro rates, in turn driving up wholesale gas prices. The company also blames the new employer health tax, credit card fees, real estate and leasing costs, as well as rising maintenance costs for the increase. While 7-11 and Super Save have handed over their numbers, the information has been redacted in the online submission to the BCUC, likely out of fairness since no one else has ponied up their data to be shared publicly

Housing prices haven’t bottomed out in Metro Vancouver: realtor Maybe you’ve heard they’ve stabilized, but a local realtor doesn’t think housing prices have bottomed out in Metro Vancouver. Realtor Steve Saretsky says prices are still being negotiated lower, noting some developers are even cancelling projects. “ N o b o d y notices if prices are declining, like, maybe half a per cent a month, right?” he says. “I mean, at the end of the year you’re down six per cent, so it’s like nobody really notices, it’s so hard to calculate.” He says because the prices haven’t bottomed out, buyers and sellers are still at odds.

“Buyers are trying to get next year’s price and sellers are trying to get last year’s price. That’s kind of what’s happening in the market, that’s partially why you have like no sales.” Saretsky says while we’ve seen the largest drops in higherend houses and condos, the downward trend has been seen in other condos as well. He adds a spring market doesn’t usually see big drops. “With June now just wrapping up, that signals the last bit of the busy year that we generally see,” he says. “Typically speaking, July and August are generally slow months for the real estate market.”

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China warns Canada not to be ‘naive’ in thinking allies can help fix issues China has warned Canada not to be “naive” in thinking that the U.S. can help smooth over issues between the two countries. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Tuesday that he was “confident” U.S. President Donald Trump brought up the case of the two detained Canadians during talks with China’s Xi Jinping. Trump said on Saturday he did not talk with Xi about the extradition case against Huawei telecommunications executive Meng Wanzhou during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan. “I am confident that the Americans brought up the issue and President Trump brought up the issue of the detained Canadians in China.” Trudeau said during a news conference in Toronto. He did not elaborate why he was so confident. U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29. PM Trudeau says he’s confident Trump brought up the case of two detained Canadians. “We hope that the Canadian side will not be too

naive,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang told a briefing in Beijing on Wednesday. “First, Canada shouldn’t naively think that gathering so-called allies to put pressure on China will work,” he told the reporters, speaking in Mandarin. “Second, the Canadian side should not naively believe that its so-called allies can really make concrete efforts for Canada’s interests. What they are doing at most is lip service, because after all it is a matter between China and Canada.” Tensions between the two countries have risen since Canadian officials arrested Meng on a request from the U.S. Soon after, China imprisoned Canadian businessman Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, a diplomat on leave to work for a non-governmental organization, accusing them of espionage. China has also blocked Canadian exports of canola seed and recently took the step of halting pork and beef imports. (The RCMP has been called in to investigate the origins of a pork shipment to China that allegedly arrived with a fake Canadian export certificate.)

Canada’s economy lost 2,200 jobs last month Canada’s economy lost 2,200 jobs in June, and the jobless rate ticked up to 5.5 per cent because more people were looking for work, according to Statistics Canada. Alberta added 10,000 jobs, while Saskatchewan added 2,500, figures released Friday show. On the flip side, Manitoba lost 5,200 jobs, while Newfoundland and Labrador lost 2,000. Everywhere else, the job numbers were largely unchanged. Economists were expecting the economy to have added almost 10,000 jobs. The Canadian dollar responded poorly to the bleak headline number, with the loonie losing about a third of a cent to trade at just over 76 cents US after the numbers came out. According to the data agency, more than 24,000 full-time jobs were created during the month, but they were offset by a loss of 26,000 part-time positions. Despite the weak showing last month, over the past 12 months, Canada’s

economy has cranked out 421,000 new jobs. Although there was a slight decline in the total number of jobs, not all the numbers in the June report were bleak. More people 55 and older reported having a job during the month, as that age cohort added 22,000 jobs. But that was offset by 18,000 fewer jobs among men in their core working years of 25 to 54. Despite fewer jobs, anyone who had one in general saw their paycheque get a little bigger during the month. “Wage growth for permanent employees surged to 3.6 per cent year on year in June from a 2.6 per cent pace in the preceding two months,” Toronto-Dominion Bank economist Fotios Raptis noted. The summer job market also seems to be humming along nicely.

Bills now taking more than twice as long to get through Canada’s Senate Bills are spending more than twice as long in the Senate since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s reforms to the upper house of Parliament, raising the question of who should get the credit for the chamber’s more thorough approach — or the blame for its plodding pace. From 2011 to 2015, when the Senate was controlled by Conservatives, government bills from the House of Commons spent an average of just 12 sitting days in the upper chamber, according to an analysis by The Canadian Press. In the past four years, however, the length of time a bill will spend in the Senate has skyrocketed to 31 days, on average. That number is even higher depending on how one divides up the time the two chambers spend dealing with amendments proposed by the Senate. The calculations were made using the number of sitting days between the time a bill was introduced in the Senate and when it passed third reading there. The averages also exclude appropriations bills, which are rarely debated at length and pass swiftly. According to the leader of the largest group in the upper chamber, that increase in time is, in part, a “reflection of the Senate doing its job.” Yuen Pau Woo, the senator who serves

as the “facilitator” for the Independent Senators Group, said more scrutiny, debate and deliberation meant longer timelines. The group is a loose affiliation of senators without formal party links, formed under Senate rules to distribute things like budgets and committee assignments. Woo also pointed out the Senate amended a high proportion of bills — 29 out of 65 government bills originating in the House (again, excluding appropriations bills). Traditionally, a party that controls majorities in the Commons and the Senate has been able to count on senators not to get in the way of its legislation. Woo noted that in no cases did the Senate insist on its amendments, meaning senators did not “overreach,” in his view. “I think we very much met the test of an independent Senate,” he said. But Woo also argued a portion of the delay was because of Conservative senators, “who have used the rules of the Senate to hold up bills and to delay their passage.” Procedural shenanigans were usually aimed at making sure private members’ bills didn’t come to the floor of the Senate, but they had an effect on government legislation as well, Woo said.

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Climate change will soon become a critical issue and India is unprepared to handle it That is the warning delivered by N H Ravindranath, the scientist who is tasked with preparing the first national study on the impacts of climate change, even as he describes how unprepared India is in terms of data and planning. Climate change is likely to make rainfall erratic, lead to rising seas and make extreme weather events, such as droughts, floods and heat waves – like the one currently sweeping large parts of India – frequent, according to the latest report of the United Nations body to assess climate science, the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change

(IPCC). Communities and livelihoods nationwide have already been affected by climate change, as IndiaSpend reported in a seven-part series from India’s climate-change hotspots. Yet India, where one in every seventh person on the planet lives, has no national study on the impact of climate change, although about 600 million people are at risk from its effects. This is set to change over the next few months of 2019. Ravindranath, a climate scientist at the Centre for Sustainable Technologies of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is currently heading a study that will assess the impact of climate change across regions and sectors.

39 killed as relentless rain wreaks havoc in Mumbai At least 39 persons were killed across Maharashtra as relentless rain created mayhem and left Mumbai paralysed with the country’s commercial capital being pounded by record rainfall on Tuesday, officials said. Offering no respite, heavy showers are expected to continue most of this week, the weather office said. Battered with over 375 mm rain, the highest July rainfall within a 24-hour period since July 1974, Mumbai has received around 35 percent of its average annual total rainfall. As a precautionary measure, the state government declared a public holiday in the city and the city administration ordered

all schools and colleges to be shut while the Education Department postponing all examinations scheduled for Tuesday. Mumbai recorded its second-highest rainfall in a single day, claiming at least 30 lives and injuring 100 between Monday night and Tuesday. The Santacruz weather station, representative of the suburbs and Mumbai, recorded 375.2mm rain, which is the highest since the 2005 deluge. According to the India Meteorological Department, the highest ever rainfall recorded in a single day, besides 2005, in the metropolis was on July 5, 1974, at 375.2mm. The rainfall on July 26, 2005, was the highest with 944mm in 24-hours, killing over 1,000 people.

US Senate okays non-Nato ally status for India US Senate has passed a legislative provision that brings India at par with America’s NATO allies and countries like Israel and South Korea for increasing defence cooperation. The National Defense Authorisation Act or NDAA for the fiscal year 2020, that contained such a proposal, was passed by the US Senate last week. Introduced by Senate India Caucus CoChair Senator John Cornyn with the support of Senate India Caucus Co-Chair Senator Mark Warner, the amendment provides for increased US-India defence cooperation in

the Indian Ocean in areas of humanitarian assistance, counterterrorism, counter-piracy and maritime security. The Bill would be signed into law after both the chambers of the US Congress pass it. The House is expected to take up its version of the NDAA sometime in July. The US recognised India as a “Major Defence Partner” in 2016, a designation that allows India to buy more advanced and sensitive technologies at par with that of the US’ closest allies and partners, and ensures enduring cooperation into the future.

Over 2 lakh women apply for 100 jawan posts More than 200,000 women apply for100 posts of Military Jawan. As over 2 lakh women applied for just 100 vacancies for the post of Jawans in the Corps of Military Police (CMP), another glass ceiling in the 15-lakh strong armed forces is set to be shattered soon. The Indian Army is also planning to raise a “Mahila Provost Unit” simultaneously in the Territorial Army for the first time with a total of two officers, three junior commissioned officers, and nearly 40 soldiers. “The final approval

for this is on the anvil,” The Times of India quoted a senior officer as saying. It may be noted that the Indian Army has only inducted women as officers and kept them “firmly away” from serving on board warships and submarines. Women were also not allowed to join “fighting arms” in the Army like infantry, armoured corps, and artillery. “Recruitment of women as soldiers (general duty) in the CMP is a path-breaking step. With over two lakh women registering online since April 25, the recruitment rally is to be held at Belgaum

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resigns Rahul Gandhi resigned July 3 as president of India’s opposition Congress party, long led by his politically powerful family, to take responsibility for its crushing defeat in recent elections. Gandhi announced his resignation on Twitter, saying he was stepping down because accountability is “critical for the future growth of our party.” He said rebuilding the party requires hard decisions and “numerous people will

have to be made accountable for the failure.” “It would be unjust to hold others accountable but ignore my own responsibility as president of the party,” Gandhi said in his resignation letter. It was unclear whether the leftof-center secular party would accept his resignation. Gandhi’s family, starting with his great-grandfather, Jawaharlal Nehru, has produced three prime ministers.

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Saturday, July 6, 2019 Hope Rahul will return to lead the Congress party in future: Capt Amarinder Chief minister Punjab Capt Amrinder Singh expressing disappointment over Congress party leader Rahul’s resignation as president, CM Captain Amarinder said Rahul should have continued to lead the party with the same dynamism and fighting spirit with which he had steered the election campaign. Reiterating that the onus of the party’s defeat in the recent Lok Sabha polls did not lie on Rahul’s shoulders alone but was the collective responsibility of all the Congress leaders, Captain Amarinder said one electoral defeat

could not be taken to define the sum total of the leadership of Rahul. It was not fair for Rahul to hold himself accountable for a collective defeat, he added. Pointing out that Rahul had successfully led the party to scintillating victories in three states during Assembly polls just a few months before the LS elections, CM said it was clearly a multitude of factors that caused the downfall of the party in the parliamentary elections. The BJP swept the polls.

Facing labour shortage, Moga farmers turn to technology Facing the shortage of labour and higher cost inputs of manual sowing, at least 17 farmers at Baddowal village in Dharamkot subdivision of the district have adopted mechanised paddy transplantation, which needs just three persons to transplant paddy seedlings. Gurjant (62), a progressive farmer of this village who cultivates paddy on 35 acres, was the first person in his village to have bought a paddy transplanter in 2013 and with the help of his two sons, Arshdeep (20) and Rajpal Singh (25), he has successfully managed to transplant paddy seedlings on five acres in one day, while generally it takes 20 labourers to do the same job. He said before adopting the technology, they used to suffer

Shillong Sikhs reject gov’t panel on land The Harijan Panchayat Committee, spearheading the resistance to Meghalaya government’s attempt to evict Sikh residents of Shillong’s Punjabi Lane area, today accused the high-level committee (HLC) under Deputy CM Prestone Tynsong as being “partisan” and said that no way they would accept its decision. The HLC was constituted by the state after an incident of assault in the Punjabi Lane area in May last year, which resulted in violent group clashes between Sikhs and local Khasis. The Harijan Panchayat Committee also categorically rejected what it called the “polite threat” of the Deputy CM, who had recently asked the Sikh settlers to shift on their own from Punjabi Lane, also known as Sweeper’s Colony. On May 31, the Shillong Municipal Board issued notice to the Sikh residents to provide documents with regard to their possession of land or buildings in Punjabi Lane, located at a stone’s throw distance of Shillong’s prime commercial area, Police Bazaar.

STF seizes opium, drug money The Special Task Force (STF), border range, seized 6.5 kg of opium from a local dairy owner here today. The accused identified as Balkar Singh has been booked under the NDPS Act. Racchpal Singh Ghumman, STF AIG, said on the pretext of doing dairy farming, Balkar Singh used to operate an inter-state nexus of selling opium from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and other states. On a tip-off, Inspector Randhir Singh and SI Anokh Singh nabbed him and recovered a packet of opium weighing 1.5 kg from his possession. Thereafter, a raid was conducted at his place from where 5-kg liquid opium and Rs 1.29 lakh drug money was recovered. This consignment was brought from Madhya Pradesh.

due to the scarcity of labour and had to shell a hefty amount on their wages. “Including all the expenses of petrol, labour and seedlings now sowing paddy in one acre costs Rs 700, while the same work used to cost not less than Rs 4,500

Chandigarh, and nearby areas receive pre-monsoon rain Chandigarh and its nearby areas received pre-monsoon rain on Thursday morning, bringing much relief from the scorching heat wave, the weather office said. It said the monsoon rain would be fully active across Punjab and Haryana from July 6.

The maximum temperature in Chandigarh was hovering around 39 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, six degrees above normal. The maximum temperatures at various places in Punjab and Haryana were one to six degrees Celsius above the normal owing to the delay in monsoon.

Kejriwal offers help Punjab on cheap electricity model Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal extended help to the Punjab government to develop a model on the lines of Delhi to provide cheap electricity to the people. Kejriwal’s reaction came after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed that senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa had praised the work of the Kejriwal government in the field of electricity. “Electricity rates in Punjab are v(ery) high.

We will be happy to assist Punjab, if they so desire, to develop a model on the lines of Delhi to provide cheap electricity,” Kejriwal tweeted. The AAP on Thursday shared a video of the Congress leader saying “senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa praises Kejriwal government’s amazing work in the field of electricity”. The Delhi government says it is providing cheapest electricity to the people of Delhi, compared to any other city.

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10 richest cricket players in the world Internationally 105 countries play the game of cricket, out of which only 12 countries are the members of ICC (International Cricket Council). The International Cricket Council (ICC) is global governing body of cricket. It was founded as Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909, representating England, Australia, and South Africa. Then it was renamed as the International Cricket Conference (ICC), and took up its current name in 1989. The ICC has 105 members, 12 full members play the Test Matches, and 93 Associate Members. There are also some players from

these 12 cricket playing nations who have more money than they know who are the top 10 richest Cricketers in the world? 1) Virat Kohli – Net Worth $92 Million. 2) MS Dhoni – Net Worth $70 Million. 3) Virender Sehwag – Net Worth $35 Million. 4) Yuvraj Singh – Net Worth $40 Million. 5) Shane Watson – Net Worth $35 Million. 6) ShahidAfridi – Net Worth $30 Million. 7) Gautam Gambhir – Net Worth $20 Million. 8)Michael Clarke – Net Worth $16 Million. 9) Chris Gayle – Net Worth $15 million. 10) AB De Villiers – Net Worth $12 Million

Rohit Sharma first Indian batsman to score four centuries in the World Cup Rohit Sharma becomes the first India batsman to hit four centuries in a World Cup and that is an achievement which certainly places the batsman in a row of classic cricketers. The India opener leaves no stone unturned when it comes to scoring big and taking his team forward in the score tally against the opponents.The Tuesday match between India and Bangladesh let the India opener achieve the feat of scoring his fourth century and with this, he becomes the only and first Indian cricketer to hit four-hundred in a World Cup. The match opened with a sort of uncertainty for Rohit as he got a lucky lifeline on his catch being dropped by Tamim Iqbal. Rohit was on a score of 9 runs only and this catch miss came as a life savior for the batsman who got a chance to score an unstoppable century at 90 deliveries. A feat of four hundred in a tournament is magnificent and Rohit Sharma surely

deserves, perhaps even more than this. ICC took to express its joy and wish the Indian player for his feat through its Twitter post: However, apart from being the first Indian batsman to achieve this feat, Rohit has become the second cricketer in the world to make this record as Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara has also created this record with four hundreds in the World Cup. With this, Rohit equals with Kumar Sangakkara. the Sri Lankan batsman made this record in the 2015 World Cup India, on Tuesday, is facing Bangladesh after its latest defeat against the host team England. This match, after its last defeat, has become significant for team India as winning it would ease its path to enter into the semis. But a defeat in the match would make things bit critical as that would be the last match of the team. India will next play against Sri Lanka on July 6.

West Indies beat Afghanistan West Indies produced a defiant display to beat the bottom side Afghanistan by 23 runs in the World Cup cricket match at the Headingley grounds. West Indies Skipper Jason Holder blazed huge sixes to take the total to 311 runs for 6. Afghanistan were all out off the final ball for 288 runs, Afghan wicketkeeper Ikram Alikhil scored 86 runs. Afghanistan finish their worl cup without a single victory.

They were by no means the outsiders against the Windies, having won three of their four previous encounters, including both matches in the qualifying tournament in Harare last year. The Windies began the tournament having Australia 38-4 in their second match, but had deteriorated alarmingly since then, although they were one hit away from defeating New Zealand.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 schedule Cricket World Cup 2019 fixtures May 30th, Thursday - England vs South Africa, at The Oval (10:30 BST) England won by 104 runs. May 31 Friday - West Indies vs Pakistan, Trent Bridge (10:30 BST) West Indies won by 7 wickets. June 1st - Saturday - New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Cardiff (10:30 BST) New Zealand won by 10 wickets. Saturday 1st - Afghanistan vs Australia, Bristol (DN) (13:30 BST) Australia won by 7 wickets. Sunday 2nd - South Africa vs Bangladesh, The Oval (10:30 BST) Bangladesh won by 21 runs. Monday 3rd - England vs Pakistan, Trent Bridge (10:30 BST) Pakistan won by 13 runs. Tuesday 4th - Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Cardiff (10:30 BST) Sri Lanka won by 34 runs. Wednesday 5th - South Africa vs India, Southampton (10:30 BST) India won by 6 wickets. Wednesday 5th - Bangladesh vs New Zealand, The Oval (DN) (13:30 BST) New Zealand won by 2 wickets Thursday 6th - Australia vs West Indies, Trent Bridge (10:30 BST) Australia won by 15 runs. Friday 7th - Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Bristol (10:30 BST) Match abandoned in rain draw. Saturday 8th - England vs Bangladesh, Cardiff (10:30 BST) England beat Bangladesh by 106 runs. Saturday 8th - Afghanistan vs New Zealand, Taunton (DN) (13:30 BST) N.Z won by 7 wickets Sunday 9th - India vs Australia, The Oval (10:30 BST) India won by 36 runs Monday 10th - South Africa vs West Indies, Southampton (10:30 BST) Match abandoned in rain draw. Tuesday 11th - Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Bristol (10:30 BST) Match abandoned in rain draw. Wednesday 12th - Australia vs Pakistan, Taunton (10:30 BST) Australia won by 40 runs. Thursday 13th - India vs New Zealand, Trent Bridge (10:30 BST) Match abandoned in rain draw. Friday 14th - England vs West Indies, Southampton (10:30 BST) England won by 8 wickets Saturday 15th - Sri Lanka vs Australia, The Oval (10:30 BST) Australia won by 87 runs. Saturday 15th - South Africa vs Afghanistan, Cardiff (DN) (13:30 BST) S.A. won by 9 wickets Sunday 16th - India vs Pakistan, Old Trafford (10:30 BST) India won by 89 runs Monday 17th - West Indies vs Bangladesh, Taunton (10:30 BST) Bangladesh won by 7 wickets Tuesday 18th - England vs Afghanistan, Old

Trafford (10:30 BST) England won by 150 runs. Wednesday 19th - New Zealand vs South Africa, Edgbaston (10:30 BST) New Zealand won by 4 wickets Thursday 20th Australia vs Bangladesh, Trent Bridge (10:30 BST) Australia won by 48 runs Friday 21st England vs Sri Lanka, Headingley (10:30 BST) Sri Lanka won by 20 runs Saturday 22nd - India vs Afghanistan, Southampton (10:30 BST) India won by 11 runs Saturday 22nd - West Indies vs New Zealand, Old Trafford (DN) (13:30 BST) New Zealand won by 5 runs Sunday 23rd - Pakistan vs South Africa, Lord’s (10:30 BST) Pakistan won by 49 runs Monday 24th - Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Southampton (10:30 BST) Bangladesh won by 62 runs Tuesday 25th - England vs Australia, Lord’s (10:30 BST) Australia won by 64 runs Wednesday 26th - New Zealand vs Pakistan, Edgbaston (10:30 BST) Pakistan won by 6 wickets Thursday 27th - West Indies vs India, Old Trafford (10:30 BST) India won by 125 runs Friday 28th - Sri Lanka vs South Africa, Chester-leStreet (10:30 BST) South Africa won by 9 wickets Saturday 29th - Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Headingley (10:30 BST) Pakistan won by 3 Wickets Saturday 29th - New Zealand vs Australia, Lord’s (DN) (13:30 BST) Australia won by 86 runs Sunday 30th - England vs India, Edgbaston (10:30 BST - England won by 31 runs July 1st, Monday - Sri Lanka vs West Indies, Chester-le-Street (10:30 BST) -Sri Lanka won by 23 runs Tuesday 2nd - Bangladesh vs India, Edgbaston (10:30 BST) - India won by 28 runs Wednesday 3rd - England vs New Zealand, Chester-le-Street (10:30 BST) England won by 119 runs Thursday 4th - Afghanistan vs West Indies, Headingley (10:30 BST) West Indies won by 23 runs Friday 5th - Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Lord’s (10:30 BST) Pakistan won by 94 runs Saturday 6th - Sri Lanka vs India, Headingley (10:30 BST) Saturday 6th - Australia vs South Africa, Old Trafford (DN) (13:30 BST) Tuesday 9th - First semi-final: 1st team vs 4th team, at Old Trafford (10:30 BST) Thursday 11th - Second semi-final: 2nd team vs 3rd team, Edgbaston (10:30 BST)

Sunday, July 14th - Final at the Lord’s (10:30) BST)

Saturday, July 6, 2019