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NRI graduate student solves quantum verification problem In the spring of 2017, Urmila Mahadev (pictured) found herself in what most graduate students would consider a pretty sweet position. She had just solved a major problem in quantum computation, the study of computers that derive their power from the strange laws of quantum physics. Combined with her earlier papers, Mahadev’s new result, on what is called blind computation, made it “clear she was a rising star,� said Scott Aaronson, a computer scientist at the University of Texas, Austin. Urmila Mahadev, who was 28 at the time, was already in her seventh year of graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley — long past the stage when most students become impatient to graduate.

Now, finally, she had the makings of a “very beautiful Ph.D. dissertation,� said Umesh Vazirani, her doctoral adviser at Berkeley. But Mahadev did not graduate that year. She didn’t even consider graduating. She wasn’t finished.

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Federal Liberals won’t act against Canadian ISIS terrorist Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale offered few details on what to do with followers of the so-called Islamic State and their family members who want to return to Canada following a report by Global News, revealing at least a dozen Canadians being held in northern Syria for suspected ties to ISIS.

“The first priority of the government of Canada is to collect the evidence and to make sure that where criminal charges can and should be laid, they are in fact laid,� Goodale said in Saskatchewan that over the last two to three years, on page 9

Andrew Scheer pitches Canadian oil to PM Narendra Modi Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will make India a core player in Canadian foreign policy considerations and energy exports if he becomes prime minister in 2019. Scheer met with Modi in New Delhi on Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer (left)meeting with PM Tuesday, less than two Modi in New Delhi on Oct. 9 months after he announced of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s that he would be going to India to “repair troubled trip in February. and strengthen� bilateral ties in the wake Continued on page 6

South Asian owner of trucking company involved in Humboldt bus crash charged The owner of the Alberta trucking company involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been charged. Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason says Sukhinder Singh of Adesh Deol Trucking Ltd. is charged with non-compliance with

Another South Asian man shot dead in Surrey The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has identified the man fatally shot in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday afternoon. According to a release from IHIT, 30-year-old Sumeet Randhawa of Surrey succumbed to gunshot wounds at the scene. Police also said the shooting did not appear to be a random act. “This is believed to be a targeted incident related to the ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict, and anyone with information is asked to contact IHIT,� detective Lara Jansen of IHIT said in the release.

Police said they were called to the 6700 block of 130 Street — a quiet residential neighbourhood — just before 2 p.m. PT for a report of a shooting. Responding officers found Randhawa and tried to revive him until the BC Ambulance Service and Surrey Fire Department took over, but the Continued on page 9 man was pronounced dead at the scene.

federal and provincial safety regulations over a six-month period. Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when a semitrailer and the Broncos hockey bus collided in Saskatchewan last April.

RCMP find evidence of fraud in municipal election mail-in vote applications A police investigation into allegations of civic election voter fraud in Surrey has so far uncovered that 67 mail-in ballot applications submitted to the city were fraudulent. Surrey RCMP provided an update on their investigation on Friday morning, just eight days before the municipal election. =Police are examining 73 applications to vote by mail that were identified by Surrey’s chief elections officer as having irregularities. To date, investigators have interviewed 69 out of 73 people whose personal information was used to complete an application.

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OPINION Livio Di Matteo

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New trade deal increases American sway over Canada

The great vociferous North American trade negotiations are finally over. And while the deal could still be derailed by the coming November mid-term elections in the United States, it’s very likely that the United States-MexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA) will be the new framework for conducting trade on the continent.

There has been a lot of ink spilled as to whether this was a good deal. But anyone who expected Canada would somehow emerge with a better deal than what we had is unaware of reality.

Canada needed a deal much more than the Americans, given our trade dependency.

It’s good that we now have a deal with a longerterm sunset clause (potential abrogation within 16 years) and a dispute settlement mechanism.

Destructive tariffs on the auto sector have been avoided and the agreement is trilateral.

In the end, Canada made some minor concessions on supply management and the minimum cross-border retail threshold and everyone was all smiles.

But behind the smiling, we must take a realistic

assessment of our trade relationship with the U.S. because there has been a major ground shift.

The old agreement (the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA) was a vision of North American trade that despite having “free trade” in its name was never really unfettered trade. It was a trade management framework.

Nevertheless, names are important and the fact that it was presented as a free trade agreement (and North American) indicated a big picture view that superseded the interests of the three countries. While American interests dominated NAFTA, the U.S. was diplomatic enough to publicly view it as a partnership to help grow economies in a co-operative framework.

The name switch to the USMCA is quite significant, first because it eliminates the term free trade and second because it emphasizes specific national interests by listing the three countries with the U.S. being first. This is clearly an “America First” agreement. Essentially, the purpose of the USMCA is to first promote the economic and trade interests of the U.S. within the North American and global trade environment and place the

economic interests of its partners in second place.

Even with an agreement, the Americans have already signalled they may still impose tariffs on Canada when it suits their purposes - the maintenance of tariffs on steel and aluminum is the clearest indication of this. While a dispute settlement mechanism remains in place, it’s difficult to see how effective it will be given any tariff measures justified in the name of national security.

The Chinese reaction, that this agreement is a “hegemonic action” by the U.S., is pretty close to the mark given that the new agreement makes some interesting institutional changes designed to enhance America’s already strong influence with its North American trade partners.

First, there’s the formal requirement that Canada and Mexico notify the U.S. of any intent to negotiate with non-market economies (i.e. China) and it remains to be seen if this will be a diplomatic courtesy or evolve into a right of veto by the Americans.

Second, there’s the section that establishes a committee to monitor the macroeconomic and exchange rate policies of the three countries ostensibly to maintain market-oriented exchange rates and refrain from competitive devaluation. Of course, one immediately wonders how long it will be before the Americans hint that our market-set exchange rate is too low and favours our exports, and provide direction on what we should do.

While there are no doubt fiscal and monetary policy links between Canada and the U.S. already, this more formal process raises questions about the independence of our fiscal and monetary policy and the role of the Bank of Canada.

This agreement preserves much of what was in NAFTA and also creates several new dimensions to the playing field. There has been a major shift in the American view of what a trade agreement means and the extent to which the U.S. is willing to play hardball to get what it wants, as recent negotiations so clearly illustrate.

How much of this shift is a function of the administration of President Donald Trump and how much reflects a permanent change will be crucial to Canada’s economic future.

Livio Di Matteo is a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and professor of economics at Lakehead University in Ontario.

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Friday, October 12, 2018 PICS fundraiser for long term care facility

The fundraiser was held to raise funds and awareness for project Diversity Village, a long-term care facility to meet the needs of seniors in Surrey. BC Premier John Horgan, Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defense, local MP’s, MLA’s, Ministers and Councillors were present at the occasion.

Friends of PICS Gala was celebrated on Saturday, October 6 in Surrey.

Andrew Scheer pitches Canadian oil to PM Narendra Modi From page 1 would remove roadblocks standing in the way of pipeline expansion in order to help Canadian oil and gas access new markets. “This would allow India to meet its growing demands with responsible and reliable energy,” he said. India’s oil demand is projected to grow by 3.5 million barrels by 2035, accounting for one third of growth in global oil demand, global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie reported in August.

The country imports a significant amount of oil from Iran, but is looking to diversify its oil supplies amid U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil industry, which were prompted

by Washington’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. That means there’s a golden opportunity for players like Canada to jump in, according to Calgary-based energy consultancy JWN. In an interview with the Canadian Press, Scheer said he blamed the Liberals for the failure of TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline project, which was abandoned last fall.

“It was cancelled because of Liberal regulatory changes. We continue to have tanker after tanker of foreign oil coming up the St. Lawrence into eastern Canadian markets directly because of the government’s decision,” Scheer said from New Delhi.

Trudeau has denied that characterization of events, saying in the House of Commons last month that the project was shelved due to a business decision made by TransCanada in the face of market forces and the falling price of oil. Scheer also touted the “tremendous potential for significantly expanded trade” between Canada and India.

India is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, displacing France for sixth place among the world’s nations last year, yet trade with Canada remains sluggish.

Canada and India have held at least 10 rounds of talks towards a trade deal dubbed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) since 2010, with little progress in sight. The Harper government said in 2011 it hoped to conclude an economic partnership agreement with India in 2013.

Five years later, there is still no agreement in place. Trudeau’s India trip did result in a deal for a billion dollars in new investment between Canada and India, which he said meant 5,800 jobs and a quarter of a billion dollars in direct investment in Canada. But details and timelines of the deal remain vague.

Scheer acknowledged hurdles in pursuing trade with India, but said he conveyed to Modi that a Conservative government will make India a major focus of efforts to expand free trade agreements.

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If the government wants the rupee to rise, fuel prices must as well.

A couple of things happened last week in India that deserve a bit of attention — mostly because they reveal how deep the country’s structural problems go and how few good options the government has left. The first was the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to hold interest rates steady even though the rupee had hit record lows against the U.S. dollar. And the second was the federal government’s attempt to suppress rising fuel prices.

India can’t have it all The RBI’s steadiness on markets had hoped for rates was born of its belief higher interest rates that that inflation was close would have encouraged enough to the bank’s target foreign investors not zone. Now, you might to sell their rupeedisagree with this belief denominated assets. A — as I do — but there’s no chorus of voices, some question that the central within the political bank’s monetary policy establishment, began to committee was doing its complain that the RBI job as it saw it. The problem lay in was ignoring the rupee, ignoring the reaction to the RBI’s decision. threats to growth and so on. That’s Naturally, the rupee fell even further; no longer the RBI’s job, however.

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One of the big institutional changes of the past few years in India has been the creation of a legal mandate for the RBI to target inflation and nothing else. Rational monetary policy, made along predictable lines, is a good thing. Hopefully this won’t lead to another round of tension between the RBI in Mumbai and Finance Ministry bureaucrats in New Delhi. The government tried various measures last month to prop up the rupee.

If the government is so concerned about the rupee, one would think it would be pushing to raise, not lower, import prices. Instead, last week officials told state-run (but publicly traded) oil companies to reduce prices by a rupee a liter and to absorb the losses themselves.

The government also cut taxes on fuel by Rs. 1.50 a liter, even though it can ill afford the hit to revenue: It’s already run through almost 100 percent of its targeted fiscal deficit in just the first six months of the financial year.

India won’t comply with US sanctions on Iran The U.S.’s sanctions on Iranian oil come into effect on Nov. 4, but at least one country says it won’t be playing ball. India’s oil and natural gas minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, confirmed Monday that two Indian oil companies would be buying Iranian crude in November. Reuters had reported on Friday that India would buy 9 million barrels of Iranian oil next month. India is the world’s third-largest oil importer, and Iran’s secondbiggest oil customer after China. China is reportedly reducing its oil imports from Iran, though it’s not likely to fully comply with the U.S. demands.

The Indian orders have reportedly been placed by Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL). According to CNBC, Pradhan said India may use rupees rather than dollars to buy the oil, in an attempt to skirt the sanctions.

The U.S. is imposing the sanctions because Iran has reneged on a 2015 nuclear deal—a point on which other major powers disagree—and because it wants Iranian forces to pull out of Syria and Iraq.

The news of India’s continued importation of Iranian crude had a positive effect on oil prices, with Brent crude down 1.6% to $82.79 at the time of writing on Monday morning. The industry has been worrying that an entirely effective ban on Iranian oil exports would strain supplies.

Another factor easing those fears was a Friday Reuters report that cited an unnamed U.S. government official as saying the Trump administration is considering waivers on its sanctions for countries that agree to reduce their imports of Iranian oil.

White House National Security Advisor John Bolton said only last week that the administration wanted to avoid all waivers and see Iranian oil and gas exports entirely staunched, but that it might not be able to achieve that aim.

Pradhan reportedly said Monday that India does not know if it would get a waiver from the U.S.

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Federal Liberals won’t act against Canadian ISIS terrorist Saskatchewan that over the last two to three years, four sets of charges have been laid against individuals who have travelled overseas to fight for terror groups like ISIS. The minister said two people have been charged and two more cases are currently before the courts. “The challenge for security and police agencies is to collect evidence that will be usable in a court of law,” he said. “The issue is making sure the criminal code is assiduously applied in every case.” The statements from the Public Safety Minister follow a report from Global News which confirmed a highprofile Canadian ISIS member was caught trying to flee Syria and return to Canada.

Muhammad Ali, 28, who left Toronto in 2014 to join ISIS, was captured by Kurdish forces near the Syrian-Turkish border. He is currently being held at a makeshift prison by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.

The former Ryerson University student, who went by Abu Turaab Al-Kanadi, said the only thing he wants to do is return to Canada.

“If you say it’s a big mistake, then you’re going to spend the rest of your life banging your head on the wall. I mean, I don’t know man, the only thing I care about now is my wife and my kids,” Ali told Global News in Syria. “I don’t even care about anything else. I don’t care about this country or these people here.” Kurdish authorities have said they were holding almost 900 foreign ISIS fighters, as well as 500 wives and more than 1,000 children, and want governments to take back those that are their citizens. “One of the biggest challenges of this new phenomenon — of people who have formerly been involved with terrorist activities — is when they left North America they may have been single but acquired families along the way,” Goodale told reporters.

Another South Asian man shot dead in Surrey From page 1 Police have closed 130 Street between 64th and 68th Avenue and said it will remain that way for “a significant amount of time.”

The location of the shooting is about 200 metres from Martha Jane Norris Elementary School.

According to Surrey School District, the school was in a lockout for about 25 minutes, ending at about 2:45 p.m.

IHIT, the Surrey RCMP Serious Crime Unit,

Lower Mainland Integrated Forensic Identification Services and the B.C. Coroners Service are now working together to gather evidence.

Anyone with information is asked to call the IHIT information line at 1-877-551- IHIT (4448), or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

RCMP find evidence of fraud in municipal election mail-in vote applications From page 1 The investigation revealed that 67 of these no indication that people were induced or applications were fraudulent, in that they were intimidated in any manner to provide their not completed or signed by the voter listed on personal information or to vote for a specific the application. Two of the 67 applications candidate. Two persons of interest have been requested ballots be sent to addresses that identified and interviewed, but police have were not associated to the named applicant, not yet determined whether criminal charges while the other 65 applications listed the or charges under the Local Government Act applicant’s correct address for delivery of the will be recommended. Surrey RCMP are also voting ballot. “I think the important thing for looking into third-hand information about people to know is no ballots were sent out and international students allegedly providing no voting took place as a result of these fraud personal detail in exchange for money. allegations,” said Surrey RCMP Cpl. Elenore “Thus far, investigators have not located Sturko. Chief elections officer Anthony any evidence to substantiate these claims, nor Capuccinello Iraci amended the process to have any victims come forward to police,” apply for and receive a mail-in ballot on Oct. 1 Surrey RCMP said in a news release. to preserve the integrity of the election. Voters Surrey First mayoral candidate Tom Gill seeking mail-in ballots have to pick them up said he had hoped the investigation would in person, showing photo identification. be wrapped up this week, but he appreciates Accommodations are considered for people the update from police. In particular, he was with “disabilities, illness or injury” and happy to see that there was no link to any one assessed on a case-by-case basis. Police say party or candidate — despite the rumours that, to date, investigators have not found that have circulated on social media — and any evidence to link any candidate or party that the scope of the fraud was smaller than to the fraudulent applications. There is also initially alleged.

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Captured Canadian ISIS sniper should be left in jail in Iraq

The Trudeau Liberals are in a moral pickle over what to do with a captured Canadian ISIS fighter languishing in a Syria jail who wants to come home after being captured by Kurdish-led forces.

They should leave him to rot in that faraway prison, of course, and not bring him back, as well as resist their reflexive urge to cut him a cheque for $10.5 million as they did with Guantanamo poster boy Omar Khadr and an assortment of others with suspect travel itineraries.

But that would not fit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s naive and progressive mantra that “a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian.”

Muhammed Ali — who lived online and in the war zone of Syria as an ISIS flag waver and

sniper named Abu Turaab Al-Kanadi — used his social media account during his four years on the front line of ruthlessness to recruit English-speaking zealots to join ISIS and to spread photos of beheadings to excite the rabble about the good times and barbaric adventuresthatlieahead.

According to Global News, who had an exclusive video-taped interview with Ali on the proviso the prison’s location not be

identified, Kurdish authorities want Ottawa to take Ali back, as well as at least a dozen other Canadian ISIS fighters, women and children they have in custody.

Why in hell would we want this evil bastard back? Now, if the Kurds got tired of waiting for the Trudeau Liberals’ Godot, they could put the Mississauga-raised Ali, his Vancouver-born wife, Rida Jabbar, and their two young children born under the black ISIS flag on a flight to Canada and we would have no choice but to accept them. But if Canada wanted to play hardball, the Syrian-born children of this ISIS terrorist and his dumbass wife could be turned over to children’s aid.

The children have done no wrong, of course,

but so what? They’re better off being with a family who are not homicidal maniacs connected to one of the more barbaric terror groups on the planet.

One can only speculate about what Ali did to get his wife to join him Syria, and have children there.

For the last few days, in fact, legal experts have been debating whether Ali could be charged with terrorism, and locked up for life upon conviction, should he suddenly appear at the customs lineup at Pearson International.

While it is unlikely the RCMP or CSIS has evidence or photographs of Ali’s sniper kills, if indeed he wasn’t fabricating his role with ISIS, they certainly have digital evidence from his social media accounts that should remove “any and all reasonable doubt” that he has terrorist blood on his hands and was avid recruiter of the similarly demented.

In the meantime, Canadian authorities are doing precisely what they should be doing, and that’s ignoring Ali altogether.

If this brings tears to the eyes of a slew of bleeding-heart human rights activists, then so be it.

Let them cry until their well has drained.

Surrey math teacher killed in fatal crash

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The victim of last Friday’s fatal crash in Surrey has been identified as a beloved school teacher. Posts on social media have identified Suminder Singh as the man killed in the crash on 176 Street near 32nd Avenue.

He was driving an SUV when it slammed into the back of a tractor trailer. He died on scene.

Singh was a math teacher at Tamanawis Secondary School.

“The true testament to Suminder’s impact is that although I never witnessed him teach

a single lesson (class), I knew all about his teaching,” teacher Harman Pandher said in a Facebook post.

“Suminder’s students loved him and he loved them — even more than mathematics — and they would often talk about what a positive influence he had on their lives.”

Friends have created a GoFundMe page that hopes to raise $10,000 to create a legacy award in his name.

A vigil will be held on Saturday at Tamanawis Secondary.

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Surrey’s chief election officer assures voters integrity of elections process is intact Surrey’s Chief Election Officer Anthony Capuccinello Iraci (pictured) is assuring voters that the integrity of the elections process is intact as allegations of widespread election fraud involving the South Asian community grip Surrey’s 2018 campaign.

With less than three weeks to the Oct. 20 election, local anti-crime community group Wake Up Surrey made an official complaint to the RCMP on Friday.

The complaint centres on alleged “fraudulent use of absentee ballots” and “buying votes.” It claims to have “learned of vote buying offers in the South Asian community which is another attempt to suppress registered voters and undermine our democratic process.”

Wake Up’s letter, sent to Assistant Commissioner Dwayne McDonald, officer in charge of the RCMP, as well as Elections BC, does not directly implicate any campaign.

It says it has received “many voluntary disclosures from City of Surrey residents” with reference to “a well-coordinated election fraud scheme underway within the South Asian community attempting to orchestrate voting to 1 or more of the municipal parties.”

“Wake Up Surrey wants to ensure the confidentiality and protection of all witnesses who voluntarily come forward with evidence supporting such election fraud,” the letter reads.

Surrey RCMP Sergeant Chad Grieg confirmed investigators “received a third-party complaint of alleged election fraud that we are currently assessing.”

Asked to reveal the campaign or campaigns alleged to be involved, Gurpreet Sahota, of Wake Up Surrey, said “honestly we know” but he would not reveal names.

SukhiSandhu,alsoofWakeUpSurrey,agreed.

“We need to have a fair, transparent election,” he said. “We feel it’s our moral duty to inform the RCMP and Elections BC.” Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner, who is not seeking re-election, says Wake Up Surrey has done the right thing.

“I think they should do exactly what they did do, report it to the RCMP, and let’s see where it lands,” Hepner said.

“I’m glad Wake Up Surrey have done what I consider to be the right thing to do. Report it, and hopefully we can identify who’s doing what.”

Meantime, Capuccinello Iraci said he caught wind of suspicious goings on before he was made aware of Wake Up Surrey’s letter.

“Our suspicions were raised before that (the Wake Up letter),” he said. “It was just concerns raised with the applications themselves. I can’t say any more than that, as you can appreciate.

We’ve given that information to the RCMP and so we’re limited in what we can say.

“Although applications for mail ballots have been received, no ballots have been sent out by mail, therefore the mail ballot voting process has not been compromised,” Capuccinello Iraci said. “Based on concerns we observed with some of the applications received, the deputy chief election officer and I had sufficient cause to suspect unlawful activity associated with the mail ballot voting process.”

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Surrey mayoral candidate says he’s anxious to get results of investigation into alleged voter fraud “Surrey First” mayoral candidate Tom Gill says the RCMP are working “aggressively” to issue a report this week on alleged voter fraud.

Gill says he’s anxious to get the results of the RCMP investigation that was launched after concerns were initially raised by the anti-crime community group Wake Up Surrey.

He says he’s looking forward to re-focusing on other issues in the election campaign.

“We’ve got public safety issues we’ve got issues with transportation/congestion,” said Gill.Surrey mayor gets emotional in final ‘State of the City’ address Surrey transit announcement: mayor to be joined by Justin Trudeau, John Horgan, Gregor Robertson Bruce Hayne announces he’s running for mayor

He offered a play-by-play. On Friday at about noon, he said, he contacted the ministry of municipal affairs for input, given it had issued a letter on Aug. 31 to all police services in B.C., which had been copied to all chief election officers, concerning the role of police in local elections. He said a ministry official recommended they contact the RCMP, and later on Friday afternoon he was made aware of Wake Up Surrey’s complaint. “I then spoke with the RCMP regarding our concerns. Given that this is now with the RCMP, as you can appreciate, I’m limited in what I can say. In terms of the mail

of Surrey Doug McCallum is running for mayor under the Safe Surrey Coalition banner and agrees the issues need to be put on the front burner again. McCallum said, “We feel the issues are getting our own police force, building SkyTrain instead of LRT.” Bruce Hayne’s running for mayor with “Integrity Now” and has a slightly different viewpoint.

“Quite frankly I want to be talking about the real issues facing Surrey and I want to be talking about leadership,” said Hayne, “to me it’s very, very disturbing the way things have been turning, I think it’s really important that we get talking back with the issues that are out there.”

ballot voting process, to date we have received approximately 160 general applications for a mail ballot,” which will be reviewed by him.

“Under the circumstances, and until further notice, the general procedure is that mail ballot packages will only be made available for pickup by the applicant in person, after the applicant has properly completed the application and produced acceptable identification,” Capuccinello Iraci.

“The applicant will also be required to sign a form acknowledging receipt of the mail ballot package.”

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Affordability crisis reaches Vancouver suburbs, report finds, increasing threat of homelessness An affordability crisis that forced many renters out of Vancouver has followed them to the suburbs, where soaring rents and dwindling vacancy rates have led to a growing threat of homelessness, according to a new report.

The joint study between the University of British Columbia and the Union Gospel Mission found rental housing has followed a trajectory similar to that of single-family detached house sales. “[The] report shows that cities that were

A homeless camp in lower mainland. once seen as an affordable oasis are quickly sinking in high rents and low vacancy,” UGM spokesman Jeremy Hunka said at a news conference on Thursday. “And while nobody is immune, it’s absolutely hammering low-income families and women.”

Jesse Kirkpatrick and Jackie Myerion are photographed in CRAB Park, where they lived in a tent with their two young children for a month, in Vancouver, Oct. 11, 2018.

The report highlighted Surrey and Burnaby as having experienced the most striking changes.

Between 2012 and 2017, the average rent for a two-bedroom unit in Surrey increased by 23 per cent, to $1,076 from $887. In Burnaby, it increased by 21 per cent, to $1,387 from $1,124.

Meanwhile, vacancy rates for twobedroom units over the same period dropped to 0.7 per cent from 6.5 per cent in Surrey; and to 0.8 per cent from 2.8 per cent in Burnaby.

For two-bedroom apartments at the low end of the market (between $750 and $999), there was an average vacancy rate of zero per cent last year within Vancouver and 1.1 per cent across the region.

Co-author Penny Gurstein, from UBC’s School for Community and Regional Planning, said this trend, which has been observed over several years, has now reached a boiling point.

“Before, you could go into other communities, like Surrey and Burnaby and New Westminster, and find potentially affordable housing. Now, the vacancy rates, as the report shows, are really low in those communities. There really isn’t the kind of housing that is needed to fit the population.”

The report also noted the number of applicants on the B.C. Housing Registry has increased by 32 per cent across B.C. since 2014, that 61 per cent of families on the registry are led by single-parents and that about 87 per cent of these families are female-led. As of March 31, there were more than 4,000 families within Metro Vancouver on the housing registry.

A couple at Thursday’s news conference, Jesse Kirkpatrick and Jackie Myerion, were living in a two-bedroom basement suite in Surrey with their two young children when their landlord asked them to move out so a family member could move in. They had one month’s notice.

Timber theft a growing problem on Vancouver Island, ministry says Tree poaching — illegally cutting and selling timber from Crown lands — is a growing problem on Vancouver Island, according to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development.

Luke Clarke, a natural resource officer with the ministry, says his team has identified a number of thefts on southern Vancouver Island where towns and cities are close to forested areas.

“We’re finding that timber thieves are fairly lazy people, “ Clarke said. “They want [the logs] to fall right onto the road. You’re going to see stumps covered up with moss if you’re driving on forest service roads in many of these areas with the intent of covering up their tracks.”

Natural Resource Officer Luke Clarke says illegally cut timber is often found very close to forest service roads. (B.C. Compliance and Enforcement Branch) Clarke said the stumps and fallen logs are creating major safety concerns for people working, walking or riding in the forest. In addition, logs are being taken from highly sensitive ecological areas.

“Under forestry practices, foresters will leave strips of trees around streams and wildlife habitat. Those trees are never going to get cut down,” he said.

“We have thieves going in there and cutting those trees down which poses a huge environmental impact and

invaluable resource that’s being removed.”

Timber thievery a growing problem on Vancouver Island, Ministry says 00:00 07:24 B.C.’s Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Resource Development says tree poaching - illegally cutting and selling timber from crown lands - is a growing problem on Vancouver Island. 7:24 “Big leaf maple is very trendy right now with

live edge slabs. You’ll see often in bars. You’ll see a nice live edge maple slab with an interesting grain pattern,” he said. “It’s a beautiful wood.”

Under the Forest and Range Practices Act, a person found guilty of damaging or destroying Crown timber can be fined up to a million dollars or imprisoned up to three years or both. People failing to properly document and mark stored or transported timber in British Columbia face a fine up to $500,000 or can be imprisoned up to two years. There can also be additional criminal charges for theft and fraud.

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Canada moves to block steel dumping with 25 per cent surtax on select products The Canadian government says it will impose a 25 per cent surtax on some foreign steel products in a bid to head off dumping.

The Finance Department said “excessive imports” are harming the steel industry, prompting it to impose a surtax on seven products that range from rebar to wire rods.

The surtax, which begins Oct. 25, will be in place for 200 days, pending an inquiry by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal into whether longer-lasting safeguards are necessary, the government said.

The announcement comes more than three months after Canada imposed tariffs on $16.6 billion worth of American goods in retaliation for hefty U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.

The government also announced Thursday that some Canadian manufacturers can now import those products from the U.S. without paying the surtaxes that have applied since July 1. A portion of the relief will be temporary, offered until Canadian producers are able to adequately meet domestic demand.

The exemption applies on a case-bycase basis to companies that applied for it, and pertains to American steel, aluminum and certain other products.

The products affected by the fresh tariffs go into structures from condominiums to dams and bridges, “which encompasses a heck of a lot of steel,” said Jesse Goldman, a lawyer representing the Canadian Coalition for Construction Steel.

He said the surtax puts the construction steel industry in “a very dire position” because

of Canada’s limited domestic steel supply.

“Because of the actual quota amounts for this type of steel from non-U.S. sources, U.S. steel is going to come into Canada at record high prices. They will simply pass on the 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs to their Canadian customers.”

The surtax on steel plates and other products could “jeopardize” megaprojects in Newfoundland, which relies almost exclusively on foreign steel, primarily from Europe, Goldman said.

A lot of imported structural steel has been put toward the refurbishment of the Parliament buildings, he added. “It’s more ironic than intentional, but it gives you an example of the importance of imported steel in Canada.”

The country’s geography deters West Coast buyers from purchasing from central Canadian mills. It costs more than four times extra to ship a tonne of steel to Vancouver from Ontario than it does from China or Korea, said Richard Lyall, president of the Residential Construction Council of Ontario.

With rebar an essential component in residential towers, the new steel tariff could boost the price of new condos in Vancouver by up to $10,000 per unit, Lyall said.

“Housing affordability got thrown under the bus on this one,” he said.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau is slated to address the Commons international trade committee Tuesday on its study of how tariffs are impacting Canadian businesses and workers.

Evacuation alert issued in Fort St. John as nearby hillside continues to move A slumping hillside that is threatening dozens of homes in northeastern British Columbia has prompted a further evacuation order just days after residents in the community of Old Fort were ordered to leave.

The latest order issued Thursday was for residents living on two islands in the Peace River just west of Old Fort.

A slowly moving landslide began more than 10 days ago and has gradually torn up the only road down to Old Fort, toppled power lines and forced the Peace River Regional District to order the evacuation of all 54 homes in the community.

On Wednesday, the district issued an evacuation alert for a section of Fort St. John’s outskirts at the top of the hill overlooking Old

Fort. It means residents there will need to prepare to leave at a moments notice.

A statement from the district says anyone who enters or refuses to leave the area under evacuation after 6 a.m.

Friday could face imprisonment of up to one year or a fine of up to $10,000.

The district says in its latest evacuation order posted online that the decision was made because of immediate danger to life safety.

“The main slide has already impacted one of the islands and recent changes and new information regarding the west slide indicates potential for increased mobilization and depth of failure.”

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Two teens facing charges after tires slashed on about 100 vehicles Two teenagers have been arrested after as many as 105 vehicles in a Burnaby, B.C., neighbourhood had their tires slashed Sunday night.

RCMP say the boys — who are 14 and 15 — are facing charges of mischief in connection with the spree.

They can’t be identified because of their ages.

Tire-slashing spree plaguing Burnaby The majority of the targeted cars had

been parked around the 7500 block of 12 Avenue overnight. Locals started calling RCMP about their damaged vehicles at about 10 a.m. Monday.

Responding officers found several more vehicles with their tires ruined in the 7100 block of 10 Avenue.

RCMP Staff Sgt. John Buis said the quantity of vehicles involved was “shocking.”

Police nab 14 alleged thieves with ‘bait electronics’ Ten Vancouver residents are facing theft charges after a police initiative targeting theft in the city’s downtown coffee shops.

Vancouver police say they notice an uptick in stolen electronic devices from patios and coffee shops in Downtown.

Officers spent eight days on “targeted enforcement” in September and October by using “bait” electronics that were placed in coffee shops and patios and tracked when taken.

As a result, police arrested 14 people and charged 10 Vancouver residents with theft: David Bongaards, 54Fardin Daneshvar Kalkhorani, 52 Andrew Dick, 45

James Dixon, 42 Ricardo Dos Santos, 44 Parker Grieve, 23 Nolan Havas, 43 Michael Irwin, 44 Edward Jules, 57 David Unick, 30 Charges against four other people are pending, according to police.

“We are working to protect people and their property, but it only takes a moment for a thief to steal a cell phone, tablet or computer. I encourage people to keep an eye on their belongings because someone else might be waiting for an opportunity to take them,” aid Sgt. Jason Robillard.

“If you’re not watching your stuff in a public place, chances are, someone else is.”

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Lawyer disbarred for using clients’ money to pay gambling debt The Law Society of B.C. has barred a Vancouver lawyer from practising law after determining he used $400,000 belonging to his clients to settle a personal debt.

Stephen Neil Mansfield was disbarred after a law society panel ruled Oct. 5 that he committed professional misconduct while playing a shell game with divorce settlement awards in 2016.

The law society investigation revealed that Mansfield, who practised family law with the Bayshore Law Group, deposited a client’s $200,000 child support award amount into his own trust account.

Mansfield admitted that he intentionally misappropriated $200,000 from his client, identified in the decision as TH, in order to “meet a debt.”

The law society ruling then said Mansfield

persuaded a second client, identified as YZ, to settle a matter with his ex-wife.

The settlement included a payment of $200,000 to the client’s former spouse.

Mansfield used YZ’s money to pay back TH. “(Mansfield) admits that he encouraged YZ to propose the settlement and pay the funds into the (Mansfield’s) trust account in order to replace TH’s money, as TH had been requesting her $200,000 in child support,” the decision said.

Mansfield blamed his actions on a gambling addiction.

The law society panel said however unfortunate his personal circumstances may be, “the existence of a gambling disorder is not a mitigating factor justifying his conduct, nor do they suggest disbarment is not an appropriate sanction.”

Vancouver police officer suffers ‘significant injuries’ after traffic stop turns violent Vancouver police say an officer is in hospital with “significant injuries” from an assault after a routine traffic stop in downtown Vancouver turned violent.

Parts of the incident were posted by a passerby on social media.

According to a Vancouver Police Department release, two plainclothes officers stopped a Dodge Durango that had driven into a traffic-restricted part of Granville Street just before 10 p.m.

Tuesday night.

“All three men in the vehicle, in their early 20s, were confrontational and verbally abusive. The officers became concerned for their safety as the occupants refused to

follow police direction and began reaching under the seat,” reads the statement.

“When one officer opened the passenger door, the front passenger pulled him into the vehicle and two men began to punch him repeatedly in his head and face. As the other officer rushed to help, all three men exited the vehicle and continued to assault the officers.”

One of the men ran from the scene and was hit by a truck as he crossed against the light at the intersection of Robson and Seymour streets. Despite being struck, he continued to flee pursued by the uninjured officer, and was apprehended two blocks away.

Building ‘the Surrey of Tomorrow’ starts October 20: Tom Gill Surrey First mayoral candidate Tom Gill and his team released their 15-page platform today as a “blueprint” for the Surrey of tomorrow.

With 10 days to go before the municipal election on October 20th Gill said the platform puts emphasizes public safety, more community amenities for families, affordable housing options, better transit and a more approachable city hall.

“We have a big decision to make this election,” said Gill, an accountant and chair of the city’s finance committee. “On election day we can keep moving forward or turn back the clock. These are exciting times for Surrey and we’re definitely not the city we were a generation ago. People like what they see here, which is why 300 families move to Surrey every month. We’ve accomplished a lot but there’s still plenty of work to do. It’s time for the next generation of community leadership to step up and deliver the future we want for Surrey families.”

While the entire Surrey First platform is available online at surreyfirst.ca, highlights include: Public Safety: Five-year, $50 million public safety platform that includes prevention, intervention and enforcement. 125 new police officers. More anti-gang programs for kids, including free access to pools, gyms and rinks for children and teens.

Create a Surrey Police Board, ensuring more local authority, control and accountability.

Police services review, ensuring right resources and tools for policing Surrey today.

Referendum on a made-in-Surrey police department. Working with other cities to ban handguns. Housing: · Create a City Housing Corporation to construct long-term affordable housing. · Work with the Cooperative Housing Federation of BC (CHF BC) to support Community Land Trust development in Surrey.

Family spent weeks living in tent in Vancouver park before finding home it could afford ‘It was stressful, devastating and very hard,’ says mom forced to camp with husband, 2 kids in Crab Park.

Jackie Myerion and Jesse Kirkpatrick say they were forced out of their Surrey, B.C., basement apartment this spring and ended up camping in a Vancouver park with their children before they were able to find new housing.

The couple in their 30s say they felt compelled to speak out to illustrate to others just how easy it is to find yourself homeless right now in B.C. “It can happen to anybody. We were good tenants. [Jesse] was working. But then we came down to the point of getting a tent and pitching it in Crab Park, because we couldn’t find affordable housing,” said Myerion.

The long-time Surrey residents

Jackie Myerion and Jesse-Kirkpatrick had one month’s notice when their landlord needed their $1,000-permonth basement apartment for family.

They put their belongings in storage and tried to make staying with family work, but one family member’s building didn’t allow men or children and they couldn’t find a family shelter.

They ended up camping for a few weeks in May and June with their nine-yearold daughter and seven-year-old son.

“It was stressful, devastating and very hard,” said Myerion.

A longtime Surrey couple who were evicted so their landlord could have their unit for family ended up living in Crab Park for a few weeks, camping with their two school-aged children on the hill shown here.

The couple said they’d distract the children with the playground and make it a fun bedtime.

“They just thought we were camping,” said Kirkpatrick, who tried to shield his children from the stress of trying to find a new home.

After tenting, the family lived in a friend’s camper for a time and connected with Union Gospel Mission, an agency which eventually helped them find a home in Surrey.

Union Gospel Mission spokesperson Jeremy Hunka says this family’s experience is just one example of what’s happening right now in the Lower Mainland.

Vacancy rates for affordable homes are plummeting and not just in Metro Vancouver, according to a new study co-authored by a University of British Columbia researcher and the UGM. The No Vacancy study paints an alarming picture of the lack of affordable homes available, even in suburban cities such as Burnaby and Surrey that used to be a refuge for lower-income families.

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Cans and bottle collector donates $15K for BC Cancer Foundation

Gia Tran (pictured) has been collecting bottles and cans in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for more than 2 decades.

It’s a scene that plays out nearly every single weekday at the BC Cancer Foundation office in Vancouver.

A small, 62-year-old woman comes in the front door, shares an explosive laugh and an infectious smile, and hands over a small amount of cash.

Last Friday, Gia Tran gave foundation staff a $10 bill and a toonie. In exchange, she got a handwritten receipt and a few kind words with a smile.

Ted Danner, UBC’s pop bottle prof, donates $1.1M for geology students “It’s always the same,” said Dianne Parker, the receptionist at the foundation’s office.

“She comes in with a big smile and she always says, ‘I love everybody here, and I want to

help people.’”

The small donations have added up over the 21 years Tran has been collecting bottles and cans and turning the refunds over to the charity. The B.C. Cancer Foundation only has records going back about 10 years, but staff estimates Tran has contributed about $15,000.

“My kids say, ‘Mom, I don’t want you to go outside. It’s too cold,’” Tran said. “I say: ‘No, I go. I want to help people. I want to go to the hospital — cancer. I help people.’

“My kids say, ‘OK, you go, you go.’”

Tran lives near Main Street & East

Natural gas service slowly being restored after pipeline explosion north of Prince George Natural gas service to much of British Columbia was being gradually restored Thursday after a pipeline explosion north of Prince George shut down a major supply artery to homes, institutions and industries.

The cause of Tuesday’s explosion in the Enbridge pipeline is under investigation, with teams of investigators from the company, National Energy Board and the Transportation Safety Board at the blast site, about 15 kilometres northeast of Prince George.

There were no injuries and RCMP said Thursday there are no indications the explosion was criminal in nature.

Enbridge said it received NEB approval late Wednesday to restart its

76-centimetre line, which was shut down as a precaution because it is in the same path as the pipeline that exploded and burned.

The second pipeline was carefully checked before permission was received to restart it at about 80 per cent of its normal capacity, Enbridge said in a statement.

Gasoline prices jumped Thursday and were expected to continue to rise as oil refineries in Washington state started to shut down operations. The refineries are largely fuelled by natural gas from the B.C. pipeline.

The natural gas supply disruption

Vancouver-area lawyer running for mayor of Richmond accused of professional misconduct A Vancouver-area real estate and immigration lawyer who is running for mayor of Richmond, B.C., has been accused of professional misconduct by the province’s law society after the disappearance of millions of dollars from the law firm’s trust account.

In April, 2016, Richmond lawyer Hong Guo reported to the law society that $7.5-million she was holding in trust for clients was missing. She insisted the clients’ money was stolen by two of her employees who then fled to China.

The Law Society of British Columbia started an investigation into the incident.

But last month, the society notified Ms. Guo that she would be the subject of a disciplinary hearing on 30 allegations, including that she failed to maintain accounting records according to the law society’s rules, failed to properly supervise her employee, or improperly delegated her trust accounting responsibilities to him, and misappropriated or improperly withdrew client trust funds from her bank trust account.

David Jordan, communications officer for the law society, confirmed that the shortage in the trust account in question has been eliminated, in part by insurance and in part by Ms. Guo. But Ms. Guo, who officially joined Richmond’s mayoral race on Sept. 13, said she is innocent and she is not afraid of the issue affecting her as a mayoral candidate.

“I risked my life and worked with Chinese police and put the two criminals in jail. It is protocol for Law Society, their job. I will talk

to them and present [my side of the facts]. I am very confident that I will be exonerated,” she said in an interview at the end of September.

Hastings, and typically patrols the area along Hastings for containers. She says it’s much better during the summer when more people are outside drinking.

She said cans are preferable, because they aren’t as heavy to lug around as bags full of glass bottles.

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“Cans, easy.”

Even though her children have tried to get her to slow down, Tran says she ignores them and heads out to collect bottles nearly every day. (Rafferty Baker/CBC) Once she feels she’s gathered enough containers, Tran takes them to the return depot on foot. She said the bus takes a while, and the drivers limit her load.

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Yet another feather in the Hindi Lokmahotsav 2018 celebrations cap of Hindi Literary Society competition held of Canada, BC was added on 15th September on 3rd June, 2018 when Hindi Lokmahotsav was successfully were honoured celebrated with full zeal and enthusiasm at with trophies, Khanna Banquet Hall in Surrey leaving a certificates and cash strong positive impact on audience about prizes.

It was a rich cultural heritage of India. The event was proud moment for organised with the support from Consulate parents and relatives General of India, Vancouver, BC and the when Deputy chief guests were Deputy Consul General Consul General H.Venkatachalam and Consul Abha Gosain. himself handed A true spirit of Indian culture, folk dances and over the awards songs was projected in different performances to these children. given by the community members from all age The entire board groups. The founder executive of HLSCBC of HLSCBC worked Shrinath Prasad Dwivedi and current tirelessly together President Dr. Ajay Kumar Garg honoured for months in the chief guest and addressed the audience advance and took of over 300 people thanking for their support care of every minor detail to organise this and participation. 9 children from different remarkable event. This would not have been age groups who won the Hindi recitation possible without the help of many volunteers

Surrey mayoral candidates take each other to task Surrey mayoral candidate Bruce Hayne, of Integrity Now, took rival and former running mate Tom Gill to task Wednesday night for “attacking” himself and Doug McCallum with negative ads on social media.

The Surrey Board of Trade staged its Oct. 10 “Surrey Mayor’s Candidates Dialogue” at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel. The candidates had an opportunity to take a jab at one another in the form of a “one on one” question.

Hayne prefaced his to Gill, the mayoral candidate of Surrey First, by saying there’s been a “lot of controversy during the campaign” and a “number of very, very unfortunate allegations have been swirling around with your team.

“You have also come out and attacked me and moreso actually attacked the McCallum team,” Hayne charged, “and I’m just wondering do you think that this is the kind of dialogue that we want to be having leading up to an election and is this the kind of political dialogue and rhetoric that we want to be having leading up to an election?”

Gill replied he wanted “clarity” about

the attacks Hayne was referring to.

“I’m not certain what you’re speaking of.”

Hayne rejoined that there’s “negative ads on social media going back and forth, attacking Doug, attacking myself and so on and I’m just wondering if that’s the kind of politics that you think that the city of Surrey wants to engage in?”

“Would you like to elaborate on those ads please?”

Gill replied, with some people in the audience of roughly 350 laughing at his response.

“I think it’s important for us to be able to deliver facts and there’s no question there are facts out there, there’s questions that are being asked and we’re looking for answers,” Gill added.

Both Gill and Hayne are serving out their terms as councillors elected under the Surrey First banner.

Earlier in the evening, Gill took a “pass” on a question about crime and public safety.

Asked later why he didn’t address the question on the stage, he blamed his blood sugar level.

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and individuals to promote Hindi language and Indian culture. Vancity Credit Union-North Delta Branch, Golden Ears Insurance, Kaushal Canadian & US Tax Advisors, Varshney Capital Corp, AAA Auto Collision Ltd and Knowledge First Financial were some of the sponsors that supported HLSCBC. The entire event was well scripted and presented by the MC duo Harish Masand and Shailendra Pathak with their witty repartee, stage control and command of language.

The program was followed by delicious food and open dance floor till midnight. From this year the HLSCBC board has set a high bench mark for itself to give remarkable programs in coming years to preserve and promote Hindi Language and Indian culture.

who contributed wholeheartedly with their time and expertise. The event received sponsorship from many companies, groups

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BC gov’t tries to seize limo after alleged sex assault The B.C. director of civil forfeiture has filed a suit against a limousine owner after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman inside the vehicle last month.

The suit, filed this week at the Victoria Law Courts, says Sukhwinder Bassarpuri is likely to use the limousine to commit further crimes if it is returned to him. The government wants the vehicle forfeited.

The civil forfeiture office says Bassarpuri owns Armani Limousine Inc. and is the operator of the 2007 Lincoln Navigator seized by Vancouver Police last month.

“On Sept. 8, 2018, the VPD received a report of a female forcibly confined within the vehicle at a parking lot in the 600-block of Denman Street,” the lawsuit says.

Officers found the vehicle and “determined the female was incapable of providing consent to engage in sexual contact. The VPD determined that Mr. Bassarpuri had sexually assaulted the female,” the court document says.

Bassarpuri has not been charged. Nor has he yet filed a statement of defence in the case

against the civil forfeiture office. According to the online provincial court database, he has no criminal charges or convictions in B.C. Vancouver Police media officer Const.

Jason Doucette said Wednesday that he was unable to comment on whether there is an open investigation into the allegations. He said police never comment on sexual assault cases unless and until someone is charged.

The civil forfeiture suit said that VPD officers “arrested Mr. Bassarpuri for sexual assault” and then searched the limousine.

They found bear spray, clear baggies that tested positive for cocaine, two razor blades and a hotel key card that also tested positive for cocaine, the suit says.

The director of civil forfeiture said Bassarpuri has a history of unlawful activity, including a sexual assault of a female passenger in a limousine he was operating in July 2013.

And “on April 27, 2018, the VPD was advised Mr. Bassarpuri had sexually assaulted a female in June of 2017,” the suit says.

It also alleged he drove the limo without a chauffeur’s permit or proper licensing from the Passenger Transportation Board.

“The vehicle has been used by Mr. Bassarpuri to engage in unlawful activities which … were likely to cause serious bodily harm,” the director said.

In addition to sexual assault and forcible confinement, the director alleges Bassarpuri possessed cocaine, violated the Motor Vehicle Act, and failed to declare taxable income.

Armani Limousine was recently incorporated on Aug. 18, 2018, according to the B.C. Corporate Registry. The business lists its address as 708 Davie St. — about a block from where the civil suit alleges the sex assault occurred.

But the address listed is a pizza parlour.

Someone answering the phone there Thursday said they had nothing to do with the limo company and that it was “the wrong number.”

Court records indicate that Bassarpuri was a driver for another limousine company in 2013 when he was involved in an accident in downtown Vancouver that resulted in a civil suit. And he filed a lawsuit for a December 2016 accident in Vancouver that he alleged was the fault of the other driver. In that suit, Bassarpuri says he owned a company called Encore Limousine Inc. Corporate records show the

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CRA tax scam could cost Canadians a record amount in 2018: Better Business Bureau The so-called Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scam has cost Canadians millions of dollars over the last few years and that number is on track to rise this year, according to officials with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Calgary and the East Kootenay region. BBB spokesperson ShawnaKay Thomas told Global News the scam bilked people out of $3 million back in 2015. In 2016, that figure had gone up to $4.3 million and by 2017, it topped $5 million. Ethical hackers say government regulations put information

at risk Tax season, scam season: Don’t fall for CRA income tax email scams Thomas said 2018 could be even worse, making the CRA scam one of the most costly cyber scams in Canadian history.

“This scam is just not going away,” Thomas said. “The scammers are not giving up.” The scam usually involves a phone call from someone claiming to be from the CRA. The caller, or sometimes a recording, then tells the person on the phone they owe a certain amount in back taxes and if they do not pay up, a police officer will come and arrest them.

Canadian member of Islamic State caught, but RCMP struggle to lay charges against ISIS fighters A high-profile Canadian member of the so-called Islamic State has been caught while attempting to return to Canada, Global News has confirmed. Muhammad Ali, 28, who left Toronto in 2014 to join ISIS, was captured by Kurdish forces as he tried to flee from Syria to Turkey. The former Ryerson University student, who went by Abu Turaab Al-Kanadi, was taken into custody four months ago in Ras al-Ayn, on the Turkish border. At the time, he was with his Canadian wife, former Vancouver resident Rida Jabbar, and their two children, both born in Syria. His family is being detained at a camp not far from the prison where Kurdish, American and British officials have been

interrogating Ali. His capture is significant because, aside from serving as a sniper, Ali used social media to encourage others to join ISIS Muhammad Ali, 28 and conduct terrorist attacks.

Muhammad Ali used his social media accounts to encourage others to join the so-called Islamic State. Muhammad Ali used his social media accounts to encourage others to join the so-called Islamic State. Ali’s case has placed the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a difficult position. Kurdish officials want to hand Ali and a dozen other Canadians over to Ottawa. However, with the RCMP struggling to bring charges against Canadians who have taken part in overseas terror groups, there is no guarantee Ali would face arrest upon his return.

Kurdish authorities said they were holding almost 900 foreign ISIS fighters, as well as 500 wives and more than 1,000 children, and want governments to take back those that are their citizens. Abdulkarim Omar, co-chair of Foreign Affairs for the Democratic Self-Administration of North Syria told Global News in an interview in Qamlishi, a city in northern Syria that 10 Canadians are currently being held.

Markham crossing guard, 70, arrested after dispute with off-duty cop A 70-year-old Markham crossing guard was detained by an off-duty Toronto police officer and arrested on allegations of mischief by York Region police after a dispute turned ugly Tuesday morning.

Police were called to the scene of “two men fighting” on the roadway outside the school at 281 Williamson Rd. in Markham at about 8:10 a.m. Tuesday, York Region police Const. Laura Nicolle said.

Crossing guard Mohammed Hameed, 70, is held by an off-duty Toronto police officer on Tuesday near Mount Joy Public School in Markham after a dispute at a school crossing. Crossing guard Mohammed Hameed, 70, is held by an off-duty Toronto police officer on Tuesday near Mount Joy Public School in Markham after a dispute at a school crossing.

Crossing guard Mohamed Hameed was working near Mount Joy Public School when his daughter Fathima Najamudeen said a nearby witness noticed a vehicle “doing a rolling stop.” “The vehicle started moving, while children were going across on the other side of the street,” Najamudeen said, speaking for her father Wednesday morning, since he was recovering at his home after suffering a medical emergency the day before. She said her father banged on the vehicle with his stop sign to get it to stop so it wouldn’t go forward. “When children are crossing, he told me, ‘my focus is just on the children, my worry is that the children are going to get run over by the vehicle.’ And children had already started crossing on the other side of the street,” Najamudeen said her father told her. She said she heard from her dad that the vehicle then started again and rolled through the intersection where it stopped on the other side.

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Alberta’s first nation chief and council award themselves nearly $700,000 in bonuses from band-owned company An Alberta First Nation is mired in controversy after its chief and council recently awarded themselves bonuses worth nearly $700,000, apparently unbeknownst to the band membership until after the cheques were cut.

The Bigstone Cree Nation band council’s decision to take a payment from a bandowned company it controls points to problems with the band’s governance and could be unlawful, according to Sean Jones, a Vancouver lawyer practising Indigenous law.

“If the band doesn’t have any bylaws that authorize this, there certainly could be a problem here,” he said. “Certainly there’s clearly a risk of conflict of interest.”

The bonus cheques were issued after a plan to nearly double a severance allowance for the First Nation’s elected representatives was abandoned this summer. Chief Gordon Auger had put forward the plan less than a month before he announced his own retirement ahead of the band’s upcoming election, slated for the end of October. After the plan became public, the increase was scrapped — and replaced with bonuses.

Travis Gladue-Beauregard, a band member who opposes the decision, said the issue is part of a larger transparency problem within the First Nation government.

“It’s really sad, because we have a lot of members that are living in poverty,” he said.

Alberta First Nation can’t require chief, band councillors to live on reserve: judge The Bigstone Cree Nation, which includes the communities of Wabasca, Chipewyan Lake and Calling Lake in northern Alberta, has a population of roughly 8,000 and is governed by a chief and 10 councillors from the three communities. Auger was first elected in 1992 and has been chief, on and off, since then. In July, he announced his intention to retire. “I truly feel that I contributed to building up the nation from practically nothing to where it is now due to the fact of devoting 24/7 of my time as the chief of the nation,” he wrote in a letter.

One month earlier, according to documents obtained by the National Post, Auger had sent a proposal to the council regarding a new “retirement package” for chief and council, referring to their “countless days and hours of family and personal sacrifices.”

The plan would have increased the severance for the chief to $150,000 from $80,000 and to $130,000 from $70,000 for councillors.

Coun. Josie Auger wrote a letter opposing the change. “The history of increasing the transitional allowance without a membership meeting and referendum breed irresponsibility and a lack of accountability to membership,” she wrote. The letter was published on the Facebook page of the Bigstone Empowerment Society, a group

Ontario to allow Sikhs to ride motorcycles without helmets Ontario will soon allow turbanwearing Sikhs to ride motorcycles without helmets, joining three other provinces in providing the exemption.

The Progressive Conservative government said Wednesday that the exemption – which goes into effect Oct. 18 – will recognize Sikh motorcycle riders’ civil rights and religious expression.

“The safety of our roads will always remain a priority,” Premier Doug Ford said in a statement. “But our government also believes that individuals have personal accountability and responsibility with respect to their own well-being.”

Last week, Tory legislator Prabmeet Sarkaria tabled a bill to amend the Highway Traffic Act to allow the helmet exemption, but the government said Wednesday it would be bringing about the change through a regulation.

“I have been calling for a helmet exemption

for turbaned Ontario Sikh motorcyclists for several years now,” Sarkaria said in a statement. “The wearing of the turban is an essential part of the Sikh faith and identity, and exemptions for Sikhs have been successfully implemented in other provinces in Canada and across the world.”

Turbaned Sikhs are already exempt from wearing motorcycle helmets in Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia.

The United Kingdom implemented a motorcycle helmet exemption for Sikhs in 1976, the Ontario government noted.

Ford said the move to allow the helmet exemption came after listening to the Sikh community. He also said it fulfilled a promise made during the spring election campaign.

The Sikh Motorcycle Club of Ontario welcomed the government’s announcement.

“Soon we will have a right to ride with our pride,” it said in a Facebook post.

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Six tips to get your Small Business Finances in order before year end According to the 2018 RBC Small Business Poll, almost a third of small business owners said that maintaining cash flow and staying on top of business administration was their biggest concern when running their business. As the end of the year quickly approaches, there is no time like the present to organize your business finances and start with a clean slate in the new year. Jason Storsley, Vice-President of Small Business at RBC offers the following tips: 1. Separate Your Accounts Opening a business bank account will allow you to keep your company and personal finances separate.

Apply for a business credit card to make it easier to track company expenses and look for one that offers points, cashback and other benefits to take advantage of any rewards. 2. Set up Pre-Authorized Payments Use your business credit card to set up pre-authorized payments for monthly expenses such as internet and utilities. This will help build your business credit, ensure you never miss a payment, and free up your monthly cash flow. 3. Go Paperless Have invoices and bank statements e-mailed to you and file them on your computer. If you don’t have a separate back-up system, invest in an external hard drive or use a secure cloud service to protect your files in case of a computer crash. 4. File Receipts Don’t let receipts pile up on your desk.

Use a banker’s box and file folders to store bills and other business papers. Organize the files by major categories – office supplies, transportation, entertainment and others –

and clean out your wallet and briefcase at the end of each week to make sure everything is accounted for. You can stay on the paperless journey by taking photos and naming receipts for easy online filing and searching.

5. Update Your Business Software To manage your books, select a good accounting software program. There are many to choose from and some offer the added benefits of invoicing, time tracking and expense management. With some online versions you can even sync directly with your bank account to further simplify accounting.

In today’s mobile world, the ability to make payments online, anywhere, anytime enables business owners to save time and stay on top of their finances on the go Talk to your bank about the mobile banking options available to you. 6. Review your accounts on a regular basis Be sure to log in to your business accounts weekly to review them for any unauthorized transactions, just as you would with your personal accounts.

This is the best way to protect your growing business. Lastly, be proactive and introduce yourself to the managers at your local branch to learn more about the services your bank offers. Even if you don’t need a line of credit or other business financing today, it’s helpful to build relationships early and learn about the resources and tools available to you should you want to expand your business and need these services in the future.

For more information, visit www.RBC. com/beyondbanking

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Western Canadians still feel more connected to their province than to country as a whole: Ipsos According to a poll conducted by Ipsos, western Canadians feel more connected to their own provinces than they do to Canada as a whole — and this hasn’t changed since 2001.

British Columbia and the federal government have taken the Trans Mountain pipeline debate to court. Alberta has threatened to pull out of the federal government’s national climate change plan to protest a federal ruling on that very pipeline.

Saskatchewan’s premier just recently told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the province is strongly against to a federally imposed carbon tax and has urged the federal governmenttofindawaytogetthepipelinebuilt.

The findings state that in total, 76 per cent of western Canadians polled fell that there is a “unique western Canadian

identity,” a percentage that hasn’t changed since a sample of western Canadians were asked the same question over 17 year ago.

“When we look at these numbers for how western Canadians feel about their place in confederation, absolutely nothing has changed,” said Kyle Braid, senior vice president of Ipsos Public Affairs.

While these numbers represent strong feelings of patriotism by western Canadians towards their specific questions, a much smaller percentage of those polled

responded that they believed their viewpoints were adequately represented in Ottawa.

Just 19 per cent of westerners polled agreed with the statement, “I think the views of western Canadians are adequately represented in Ottawa,” which is just one per cent lower than in 2001.

Furthermore, 49 per cent responded that they believe their province does not “get its fair share from Confederation.”

Braid predicts that some feelings of resentment towards the federal government have been bubbling for decades due to a wide range of political spats.

“It’s not so much about the events of the present as much as there have always been events like the present,” Braid said.

“Twenty years ago, it was B.C. that was in conflict with the federal government. The Glen Clarke NDP government seemed to constantly be at war with the Chretien government, over things like salmon and torpedoes and it seems like every age has its disputes with the federal government.”

“The nature of what’s in the news changes, but the overall feelings of focus in western Canada towards their place in Confederation don’t change much,” he added.

CMHC says annual pace of housing starts slowed to 188,683 units in September The annual pace of Canadian housing starts fell to their lowest level in nearly two years in September.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the seasonally adjusted annual rate came in at 188,683 units last month, down from 198,843 in August.

Thomson Reuters Eikon says economists had expected an annual rate of 210,000 for September.

September marks the third straight monthly decline.

The slowdown in the pace of housing starts comes amid rising interest rates from the Bank of Canada, and more restrictive mortgage rules.

“The September housing starts report fits with the relative calm and return to normality in sales, market balance and price growth that we are seeing across most of the country this year, in particular Toronto, following speculative excesses in Southern Ontario earlier last year and a moderate correction in response to policy measures earlier this year,” wrote Sal Guatieri, a senior economist with BMO Capital Markets, in a note.

“Demand continues to be supported by

the fastest population growth in 27 years and new millennial-led households. A calmer housing market is just what the doctor ordered, and won’t discourage the Bank of Canada from raising rates on Oct. 24.”

CMHC says the pace of urban starts fell by 5.9 per cent to 175,653 units. The slowdown was dragged down by an 8.9 per cent drop to 122,656 units in urban multipleunit projects such as condos, apartments and townhouses. Single-detached urban starts increased by two per cent to 52,997.

Rural starts were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 13,030 units, while the six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates was 207,768 for September, down from 213,966 in August.

British Columbia led the declines with a drop of 43.3 per cent due to stiffer mortgage rules and growing lack of affordability, particularly in the Greater Vancouver area. Alberta also saw a drop of 34.8 per cent, amid a weakening in the oil-producing economies.

Meanwhile, Ontario housing starts increased 21.3 per cent, led by Toronto condos and Quebec was up 15.4 per cent.

Canadian home construction takes a plunge in the midst of population boom Canada’s housing market slowdown, which began with a drop in sales, is now spreading to home construction.

Housing starts in Canada have fallen steeply in recent months as the country’s developers react to a slowdown sales brought on by rising interest rates, tough new mortgage rules and historically poor levels of home affordability.

But the timing is wrong: Population growth has accelerated, and we may now not be seeing enough construction to keep up with demand.

The number of new housing starts fell to an annual rate of 188,700 in September, according to data released Tuesday by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. That’s the lowest in nearly two years and a drop of 23 per cent since June, when the country clocked a rate of 245,000 housing starts, annualized.

“The slowdown in building has coincided with moves toward more restrictive mortgage rules and higher interest rates,” CIBC economist Royce Mendes wrote in a client note.

The decline was led by steep drops in British Columbia and Alberta, where home construction starts have dropped by 43.3 per cent and 34.8 per cent, respectively. Central Canada bucked the trend, with housing starts up 21.3 per cent and 15.4 per cent respectively.

While it’s common for this data to swing wildly from month to month, this slowdown comes as Canada’s population is accelerating.

Recent estimates from Statistics Canada show the country’s population grew by more than 518,000 over the past year, to 37.1 million. That’s the fastest rate Canada has seen since the late 1980s, and the fastest rate of any G7 country.

In an analysis issued in August, the Bank of Montreal estimated that this new pace of population growth — the result of a boost to immigration levels by the federal government — means the country needs to build more housing than previously thought.

“A level of 200,000 units should be viewed almost as a floor” for the number of homes Canada needs to build in a year, economists Doug Porter and Robert Kavcic wrote.

In other words, the current pace of 188,000 is below the levels needed. That could put renewed upward pressure on house prices and worsen housing affordability even further.

“The real challenge in the housing market will be supply rather than demand,” Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) president Garry Bhaura said in a statement last week.

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Non-Partisan Association boasts significant fundraising lead in Vancouver campaign Vancouver’s once-powerful centreright party has blown past the combined fundraising of every candidate and party on the left with almost $840,000 in reported donations so far this election year.

The number is less than half what the NonPartisan Association (NPA) raised in the last election year in 2014, but that was before the provincial government dramatically overhauled the rules for political fundraising after the NDP won the provincial election last year. The new law bans corporate and union donations and limits individual donations to $1,200 for any one party or independent candidate. The NPA list of donors, released on Tuesday, shows that the party got the maximum $1,200 donation from 363 people, for more than $435,000, while another 4,100 provided almost $400,000. The new rules have reduced the wild fundraising of previous elections. In

2014, Mayor Gregor Robertson’s Vision Vancouver party raised $3.4-million, while the NPA brought in $2.5-million.

But the NPA is showing that it is still able to tap into significant cash. Its fundraising far exceeds that of the party started by its former council representative, Hector Bremner, whose just-released donor total is slightly more than $175,000.

In comparison, the NPA’s main opponent on the left, former NDP MP Kennedy Stewart, who resigned his seat in Parliament to run for Vancouver mayor, has raised about $150,000.

However, many candidates and political observers have raised concerns that thirdparty donations are still largely unregulated and that unions are able to spend unlimited amounts on contacting their members to urge them to vote for candidates endorsed by the Vancouver and District Labour Council.

Washington State Governor foresees ease of border regulations governing cannabis after midterms Washington State’s Governor says he expects a shift in the balance of power in the U.S. capital after the midterm elections, and that will mean Canadians crossing the border from B.C. to his state will not have to worry as much if they want to bring legal marijuana with them.

But for now, Jay Inslee, a Democrat who has been touted as a prospective competitor for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, urged travellers not to bring cannabis across the border to avoid “unnecessary difficulty.” “I believe this problem will get resolved over time. The rate of time it takes is largely dependent on the election results in the next three weeks of our federal government and in 2020,” Mr. Inslee said at a news conference after talks with B.C. Premier John Horgan.

“I would anticipate there are going to be significant changes in federal policy in this realm, relatively rapidly, and when that happens,

this issue ought to be able to be resolved in one way or another.” British Columbia Premier John Horgan, right, and Washington State Governor Jay Inslee sign a memorandum of understanding following a bilateral meeting at the Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference in Vancouver, Oct. 10, 2018. He did not elaborate.

Midterm elections in November in the United States will test whether the Republican Party can keep control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

Washington State legalized cannabis in 2012, and the end to the prohibition of the substance in B.C. will come next week under Canadian federal law, but individuals crossing the border with pot may face sanctions for doing so. “That seems odd,” Mr. Horgan told the news conference, held in conjunction with a conference on regional issues in Vancouver.

Supreme Court rules Ottawa has no duty to consult with Indigenous people before drafting laws Canada’s lawmakers do not have a duty to consult with Indigenous people before introducing legislation that might affect constitutionally protected Indigenous and treaty rights, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The decision will be welcomed by the federal government, which has argued such an obligation would be far too onerous and slow down the legislative process considerably.

In its 7-2 decision, the top court has ruled against the Mikisew Cree First Nation in Alberta, which had argued that two omnibus budget bills introduced by the former Conservative federal government in 2012 affected its constitutionally protected treaty rights because they amended regulatory protections for waterways and the environment. Those amendments, the First Nation argued, reduced government oversight of lands and waters and thus threatened its established right to hunt, trap and fish on their traditional territory. These rights were guaranteed by the Crown when it signed Treaty 8 in 1899, and were enshrined as constitutional rights after the passage of the Constitution Act of 1982. Mikisew Cree vow to continue treaty rights battle despite Supreme Court ruling The First Nation argued it should have been consulted by the government before it drafted

the legislation and before it was tabled in Parliament. It asked the court to extend existing duty to consult obligations — which, to this point, have only applied to executive actions taken by cabinet and regulators — to the policymaking process. Right now, the Crown typically carries out its obligation to consult with potentially affected First Nations through other means — through the National Energy Board, for example, when a natural resources project could infringe on protected Indigenous rights, or through a Crown consultation team.

For example, before approving the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, cabinet had a constitutional obligation to consult with Indigenous people along the project’s route.

It carried out this work through a Crown consultation team. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled against the Mikisew Cree First Nation in a case on the right for Indigenous groups to be consulted in Parliament’s legislative process. In a September ruling, the Federal Court of Appeal ultimately found those efforts were insufficient and quashed the project’s cabinet approvals. To get the stalled project moving again, the Liberal government appointed a former Supreme Court justice to redo the consultation work.

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Ikea to open new store in Mumbai Swedish furniture giant Ikea will open its new store in Mumbai later this year and hold a ground-breaking ceremony of its centre in Bengaluru. After Hyderabad, Mumbai will be the second city in India to have an Ikea store. An Ikea official said the company will hold a ground-breaking ceremony on October 11 in Bengaluru.

By 2025, Ikea will have over 25 stores across cities such as Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Chennai and Kolkata with both online and offline approaches.

Ikea is investing nearly Rs 3,000 crore in the next three years to open three packing warehouses in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi. The company would open the centres as an omni-channelling brand with large

IKEA stores, city centre stores and online presence. Despite Centre’s recent hike in customs duty on some furnishing items to curb imports of non-essential goods, Ikea said it would not raise the prices of low-end furniture and furnishing products. “For now, we have not seen any repercussions, but if there is continuation of costs due to hike in customs duties on furniture and furnishing items, then at some point of time we would have to pass it (burden) on to customers, but we may do it on higher-end products, not lower-end,” Deputy Country Manager Patrik Antoni said.

India’s economic growth solidifying: World Bank Extolling the growth of the Indian Economy once again, the World Bank on Sunday said that the Indian economy is in the consolidation phase and is projected to accelerate to 7.3% in the 2018-2019, and 7.5% in the next two years with stronger private spending and export growth as the key drivers. The bank asserted that the economy seems to have recovered from the ephemeral disruptions caused by Goods and Services Tax(GST) implementation and demonetization move. “Prompted by the adoption of the GST and the recapitalization of banks, growth in India is firming up and

is projected to accelerate further,” the World Bank said in its latest report on South Asia.

On the production side, the turnaround in the second half was led by manufacturing (that grew at 8.8% versus 2.7% in the first half).

Agriculture growth improved, and services growth held steady at 7.7%. On the demand side, the pick-up in growth was reflected in a sharp acceleration in gross fixed capital formation to 11.7% in the second half from 3.4% in the first. Ascribing the unfavourable external situations, the World Bank has said that a worsening trade deficit has caused the current account deficit to widen- on the back

Eight dead as ‘Cylcone Titli’ hits Andhra 8 people died as Cyclone Titli crossed near palasa in srikakulam district of-andhra pradesh.

The death toll in Andhra Pradesh due to cyclone Titli rose as strong winds battered many parts of the state and neighbouring Odisha. Power supply and telephone links got disrupted and road communication snapped due to uprooted trees and electric poles due to strong winds.

Cyclone Titli made landfall near Gopalpur in Odisha early Thursday morning, with surface wind speeds of 126 kmph, reported news agency PTI. However, the Odisha government claimed to have achieved the “Mission Zero Casualty”, a target set by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, even as heavy rainfall lashed at least five districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Khurda and Jagatsinghpur. As

many as 15 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed along with the Orissa Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) at several places across the state. Read in Bangla. “There has been no report of any deaths (due to the cyclone) so far. Mission Zero Casualty has been achieved,” Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi told reporters. He added that the government is monitoring rainfall in various parts of the state and is alert to any potential flood situation. According to the latest bulletin released by the Met department, the cyclone had crossed north Andhra and south coastal Odisha between 4:30-5:30 am.

Gopalpur, in Ganjam district, recorded wind speeds of 126 kms per hour.

India ‘will soon find out’ about decision on punitive CAATSA sanctions US president Trump said that India “will soon find out” about his decision on the punitive CAATSA sanctions after India signed a $5 billion deal to purchase the S-400 air defence system from Russia. Under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act or CAATSA sanctions, which was amended early this year, only Donald Trump has the authority for the presidential waiver to India on weapons deal with sanctions-hit Russia. India last week inked a $5 billion deal to purchase S-400 Triumf air defence system from Moscow. The mega deal was sealed in New Delhi during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin

for the annual summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Asked about the agreement between India and Russia, Donald Trump while interacting with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, said, “India will find out. Aren’t they?” “India is going to find out,” he reiterated in response to India specific question. Asked when, he said, “You will see. Sooner than you think.”

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was also in the room when Donald Trump answered the question on CAATSA sanctions.

Mr Pompeo was scheduled to meet the president later.

India lacks ecosystem for electric cars: Volkswagen At a time, when automotive players in India are charting out their strategy for electric vehicles portfolio, German car maker Volkswagen is maintaining a wait-and-watch stance to get a clarity on the policy front.

Company’s director for passenger cars, Steffen Knapp informed that Volkswagen Group already has the required technology for electric cars with it and is being tried out in the European market at present. But at present, there is a need of a push from government side to make electrification successful among the prospective customers. “In India, there is a need of a political framework and a clear vision, which the current government has. But this vision is a bit loose. In order to get electrification done in India, there has to be a lot of subsidies. Because at the moment, it is not a business case for us to sell electric cars in India, same way it is not a business case for customers to buy electric cars. There is a need of a complete package,” said Knapp during the celebration of 10 years of association with one of the prominent dealers Automark Motors in Ahmedabad on Monday.

Without a clear vision on the policy front, it is unviable for the auto makers to sell cars in India.

Sharing the global experience of electrification, Knapp said, in Norway, which is the most electrified mobility market, “there are incentives for electric car customers such as dedicated lanes on the roads for electric cars and separate

parking areas. They don’t have to pay for energy, besides they get subsidies. These are some ways to help customers to go for electrification,” he said adding that customers all around the world, look for value for money and India being among toughest markets. “In India, we will have to do some kind of a complete package (to incentivise electrification).”

India’s exports disaster under Modi gov’t India’s exports have begun to show an uptick in the first four months of fiscal 201819. But that’s not the real story. Nor is it something to rejoice over considering the headwinds forecast for the Indian economy.

The story of Indian exports is that they have stagnated for four years until fiscal 201718 even though the rupee also depreciated during this period, a development that should have actually spelt good news for exports. In 2014-15, India’s exports stood at $310 billion, declining 1 per cent from $314 in 2013-14.

The exports further fell 15 per cent to $262 billion in 2015-16. Only from 2016-17, the sector managed to make a comeback of sorts, registering a 5 per cent growth to $276 billion and then a 10 per cent growth to $304 billion in 2017-18, according to government data.

This came at a time when the rupee

weakened against the US dollar.

The exchange rate of the rupee to a dollar was less than 60 in May 2014, when the Narendra Modi government came to power. It fell to Rs 62.16 to a dollar in April 2015 and further dropped to Rs 66 by April 2016. A year later, the currency strengthened to an average level of 64 to a dollar. So far this year, the rupee has taken a huge beating losing 13 per cent, according to official data, earning the tag of Asia’s worst performing currency.

A depreciation of the rupee typically spells good news for the exports sector as it allows higher earnings. Yet, according to Reserve Bank of India’s 2018 annual report, India’s share in world exports has been constant at around 1.7 per cent in the last five years, “possibly pointing to a protracted stagnation in competitiveness”.

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Friday, October 12, 2018 W i t h 400,000 students & teachers roped of the STF the drugs on drugs. in drug prevention programme scourge “A f t e r drawing wide attention of policy-makers, the studying models of such programmes government is engaging with the younger throughout the world, the then STF head generation to prevent their falling prey to Harpreet Singh Sidhu had agreed on the the malaise. As many as 40 lakh students, ‘buddy’ model. In less than two months studying in schools, colleges, technical and since its launch, we have been able to achieve medical institutions and their teachers have success in implementing the plan. Though been successfully roped in an ambitious drug- some private institutes are skeptical, we are addiction prevention programme. Based on sure of getting them on board soon,” he said. cohesiveness among the youth, all students Under the plan, the class teacher is are being grouped (five each) and made to appointed as “senior buddy” after training. work as a team in educational and extra- The “buddy group” first interacts among curricular activities. After any activity is themselves and keeps an eye on any of their performed by the group, they are then given a buddies falling prey to drugs; guiding them lecture on drug abuse. So far, two lakh “buddy to refuse drugs from known and unknown groups” have been created against the target sources and in worst cases, helping “buddies” of eight lakh, said Rahul Tiwari, nodal officer get out of the addiction.

3 J&K students arrested in Jalandhar for terror links Three students hailing from Jammu and Kashmir were arrested from the CT Institute of Engineering Management and Technology here on Wednesday

Yasir Bhat

Idriss Shah

Zahid Gulzaar

morning for suspected terror links.

The raid at the institute was jointly carried out by Punjab Police and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

The police claimed the students were members of a recently established module of militant outfit Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) that may have links with the dreaded Jaish-e-Mohammed.

Jalandhar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said one of the arrested students, Yusuf Rafiq Bhatt from Noorpura in Pulwama, was a cousin of AGH chief Zakir Musa, aka Zakir Rashid Bhat.

The other two students were

Seven students arrested after clashes at University campus Punjab Police registered a case against seven people, including one unidentified person, after a violent clash among students on the Punjabi University campus on Tuesday evening.

Those booked have been identified as Harvinder Singh Sandhu, Lovepreet Singh, Jatinder Jittu, Jatin Verma, Vicky Rajputa and Tejpreet Singh Sohi.

The police have registered a case under Sections 323 (Voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (Wrongful restraint), 506 (Criminal intimidation), 148 (Rioting, armed with deadly weapon) and 149 (Unlawful assembly) of the IPC. Besides deployment of the police force on the campus to maintain law and order situation, the university has been closed till Monday (October 15). Of the eight students admitted to Government Rajindra Hospital, two received severe head injuries and one suffered a fracture on his hand during the clash.

The situation at Punjabi University is tense after a group of students protesting outside Vice-Chancellors (VC) BS Ghuman’s office were attacked on Tuesday night. More than 10 students, including three girls associated with the Democratic Students’ Association (DSO), were injured in the incident.

identified as Zahid Gulzar of Rajpora in Srinagar and Idriss Shah of Pulwama.

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Drug abuse is serious problem in Punjab: UN body The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) termed drug abuse problem in the state serious, but appreciated the government’s measures in combating the menace. It has offered its expertise in reducing the demand of drugs in the state.

On the sidelines of a three-day workshop on ‘Combating Illicit Trafficking of Afghan Opiates’, Sergey Kapinos, Representative of the UNODC, told The Tribune that the UNODC was looking forward to working with the state government on reducing demand of drugs and ramifications of its abuse.

Earlier, inaugurating the workshop, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh sought the help of the UNODC and member states, including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives, in catching the big fish involved in the illicit trade.

The CM said, “The recent seizure of drugs meant for Punjab from Gujarat and Uri in

Kashmir points out that smugglers, helped by cross-border organisations, targeted north Indian youths, who contribute two-third manpower to the Indian defence forces.”

Kapinos said the UN body was concerned about the nexus between smugglers and some terror organisations, who used drug money to fund their activities.

He said European countries were alarmed at the smuggling and misuse of Tramadol tablets.

Last year, a consignment of 35 lakh Tramadol tablets manufactured in Amritsar was nabbed by the Italy Police when it was allegedly being smuggled to ISIS militants in Syria.

Waheed Akrami of the UNODC told the delegates about the threats due to the unprecedented cultivation of opium and production of opiates in Afghanistan in 2017. He said there had been a phenomenal 63 per cent increase in its cultivation.

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IMF projects India’s growth at 7.3% in 2018, 7.4% in 2019; could beat China to regain fastest-growing major economy tag The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday forecast a growth rate of 7.3 percent for India in the current year of 2018 and that of 7.4 percent in 2019. In 2017, India had clocked a 6.7 percent growth rate.

“India’s growth is expected to increase to 7.3 percent in 2018 and to 7.4 percent in 2019 (slightly lower than in the April 2018 World Economic Outlook [WEO] for 2019, given the recent increase in oil prices and the tightening of global financial conditions), up from 6.7 percent in 2017,” the IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook report.

This acceleration, the world body said, reflected a rebound from transitory shocks (the currency exchange initiative and implementation of the national Goods and Services Tax), with strengthening investment and robust private consumption.

India’s medium-term growth prospects remain strong at 7 percent, benefiting from ongoing structural reform, but have been marked down by just under ½ percentage point relative to the April 2018 WEO, it said.

If projections are true, then India would regain the tag of fastest-growing major economies of the world, crossing China with more than 0.7 percentage point in 2018 and an impressive 1.2 percentage point growth lead in 2019. China was the fastest growing economy in 2017 as it was ahead of India by 0.2 percentage points. For the record, the IMF has lowered the growth projections for both India and China by 0.4 percent and 0.32 percent, respectively, from its annual April’s World Economic Outlook. Released in Bali during the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, the IMF’s flagship World

India’s evolving partnership with the Gulf region It is not often realised that when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi firmly placed the Indo-Pacific region at the heart of India’s engagement with the world at the IISS Shangri-La dialogue in Singapore in May 2018, he was also referring to the Gulf region. Prime Minister Modi defined this essentially maritime region as stretching “from the shores of Africa to that of the Americas”, thereby incorporating the Gulf region.

India’s historical connection with the Gulf dates back more than five thousand years, to trading between the ancient civilisations of the Indus Valley and the Dilmun (linked with presentday Bahrain). British India’s imperial interests in the Gulf were determined, pursued and administered from Bombay Presidency. The Indian rupee was legal tender in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the Trucial states – now the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – until

the early 1960s. Today, the Gulf is an integral part of India’s ‘extended neighbourhood’, both by way of geographical proximity and as an area of expanded interests and growing Indian

influence. Historic maritime and cultural links have developed into strong relationships of ‘energy, expatriates and economy’.

India is dependent on the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states for 42% of its overall oil imports; three of the top five oil suppliers to India are Gulf states.

UN ambassador for space apologises for quoting ‘racist’ Winston Churchill The UN ambassador for space has said Winston Churchill was a racist responsible for “atrocities”, and apologised for quoting the wartime leader in a tweet.

Scott Kelly came under fire from anti-racism activists after tweeting on Sunday: “One of the greatest leaders of modern times, Sir Winston Churchill said, in victory, magnanimity.

This triggered hundreds of replies from his followers, as they blamed Churchill for the Bengal famine of 1943 and compared the late prime minister to Adolf Hitler, who he helped defeat. One Twitter user wrote: “Sir with all due respect, Winston Churchill is just as good as Hitler.” Another said: “With due respect Astronaut Kelly, Winston Churchill is NOT the greatest leaders of the Modern times especially when he was responsible for the Bengal Famine of 1943. Not many in the West perhaps know this. I would probably say he was one of the greatest Orators of modern times.”

Responding, the former NASA astronaut, who has commanded three International Space Station Expeditions, publicly apologised. Did not mean to offend by quoting Churchill.

My apologies. I will go and educate myself further on his atrocities, racist views which I do not support. My point was we need to come together as one nation. We are all Americans.

That should transcend partisan politics.

He wrote: “Did not mean to offend by quoting Churchill. My apologies. I will go and educate myself further on his atrocities, racist views which I do not support.

“My point was we need to come together as one nation. We are all Americans. That should transcend partisan politics.” Many criticised the former astronaut for apologising.

Academic Christina Sommers wrote: “Please don’t apologize. Winston Churchill, like all of us, had serious human failings. But unlike most of us—he possessed genuine greatness.

Rupee hits new low of 74.45 against US dollar The rupee on Thursday weakened by 24 paise to hit another low of 74.45 against the US dollar on strong demand for the American currency from importers amid unabated foreign fund outflows and sharp losses in the domestic equity market.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market, the domestic currency opened weak at 74.37 and slipped further to quote at an all-time low of 74.45, depreciating 24 paise against the US dollar in the early trade.

Forex dealers said besides strong demand for the American currency from importers,

concerns of fears of rising fiscal deficit and capital outflows weighed on the domestic currency. On Wednesday, the rupee snapped its six-session losing streak to end 18 paise higher at 74.21 against the US dollar after the American currency weakened overseas.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares net worth a net of Rs 1,096 crore Wednesday, provisional data showed.

Meanwhile, the BSE benchmark Sensex crashed 1,030.40 points, or 2.95 per cent, to hit 33,730.49 in opening trade.

Baboon on steering wheel stuns the commuters in Karnataka lives of the passengers An unusual scene stunned at risk. The incident the commuters of a Karnataka took place on October state bus after the driver allowed 1 during a Karnataka a langur (baboon) to sit on the State Road Transport steering wheel of the bus as he Corporation (KSRTC) drove on. The video, shot by a bus trip from Davanagere passenger on the moving bus, to Bharamasagara. Social shows the driver patting the media users are divided langur’s back several times as over the suspension of he lays perched on the steering the d river. While some wheel. Briefly, the driver even say that “the animal allows the langur to take control of the wheel while he changes gears. loving” driver should have been let off with Following the wide circulation of the video, a warning, others back his removal from the the driver has been suspended for putting the job, calling him “crazy”.

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Bangladesh approves death sentence for drug crimes Bangladesh approves a draft law proposing the death penalty for drug offenses months into an anti-drug crackdown in which hundreds have been fatally shot by police.

Approval to the draft that needs to go through a number of procedures in parliament, but the go-ahead is a step

toward harsher penalties for drug sellers and users in a country in which rights groups say there are a high number of extrajudicial killings and arbitrary arrests.

The draft of the Narcotics Control Act mainly focuses on use and carrying of methamphetamine.

China has quietly altered its boundary with Bhutan after Doklam stand-off with India China has altered its boundary with Bhutan, a year after the tense 71-day face-off with India in the trijunction area of Doklam had prevented a similar attempt.

Analysis of satellite imagery

by ThePrint has found that Beijing has managed to effect this change through frenetic activity through last winter

and the monsoon season.

At the Doklam plateau, India’s boundary with Bhutan has now become the de facto boundary with China. This is a change of status quo.

China has been envious of the India-Bhutan relationship.

But it is yet to establish formal diplomatic relations with Bhutan.

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Pakistan’s new leader Imran Khan inherited several problems from the previous leadership.

One of them is the soaring foreign debt, fueled by loans from China to finance the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). It’s a collection of infrastructure projects built by Chinese construction companies throughout Pakistan.

Pakistan’s external debt soared to 95097 USD Million in the second quarter of 2018 from 91761 USD Million in the first quarter of 2018.

Pakistan’s soaring foreign debt comes at a time when the country is living well beyond its means. Pakistan recorded a Current Account

deficit of 8.20% of its Gross Domestic Product in 2018. That’s an all-time high and well above the -2.60% average for the period 1980-2018.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Foreign Exchange Reserves dropped to 16369.70 USD Million in August, down from 16891.10 USD Million in July of 2018.

That’s slightly below the average of 16032.54 USD Million for the period 1998-2018.

A soaring foreign debt in the face of rising current account deficits and falling foreign currency reserves have made Pakistan dependent on foreign capital flows. And left Kahn with no choice but to knock on the door of the Washington-controlled IMF again.

But while the IMF may ease Pakistan’s problem, it won’t solve it as long as it keep on building the CPEC.

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My passion and what caused me to make this decision to run for Council comes with my deep involvement with the Youth in Surrey.

As a Councillor I will also make it my priority to commit the City to build more sports fields and facilities. I also feel strongly about issues related to public safety and policing issues. I have worked in the law enforcement field for 18 years as a Sheriff and believe in working hand in hand with the RCMP in Surrey, who have set the highest standards when it comes to policing. I believe that the future of policing in Surrey is best left with the RCMP in place and enhanced with increases to RCMP staff as the City grows accordingly.

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I have had Provincial Court Judges speak, Drug Addiction Doctors, family members of those that have lost loved ones to gang violence, and we even had Bob Lenarduzzi from the Vancouver White Caps, who was really exciting for the kids in attendance. We also have members of the gang task force attend, I believe that has been very impactful to the youth. One such public official who has proudly supported this event and has seen first hand what the event has done with our youth is the honourable Wally Oppal.

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200-plus traffic infringement notices issued on Fiji Day Fijian Police have noted an alarming number of traffic infringements during the Fiji Day public holiday yesterday.

There were a total of 252 traffic infringements issued during the joint operation by the Fiji Police Force and the Land Transport Authority.

According to Police statistics, the highest number of traffic infringements was that of speeding – 182 cases around the country; out of which 43 were recorded in the Southern Division, 36 in the Eastern Division, 79 in the Western Division and 24 in the Northern Division.

Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro said there were five drunk and drive arrests made yesterday as well, out of which three were in the Western Division, and one each in the Eastern and Southern divisions.

ACP Maretino Qiolevu said speeding continued to top the list of offences and “considering it is the leading cause of road fatalities, it is certainly a major concern”. He added they would continue to reiterate the issue of safety and driving within the speed limit because speeding killed and too many lives had been lost.

Corrections officer jailed for taking drugs inside prison complex A former corrections officer who pleaded guilty to taking marijuana inside the Suva Correction complex has been sentenced to three months imprisonment by the Suva Magistrates Court this afternoon. Mikaele Watta is convicted of a count each of unlawful entry of prohibited articles and unlawful possession of illicit drugs. The court heard that Watta unlawfully and wilfully took

contraband items into the Suva Correction complex, which included 80 sachets of marijuana.

It was also stated that he had in his possession 45.5 grams of marijuana on October 6, 2018.

Magistrate Deepika Prakash told Watta that as a corrections officer, he was expected to attend to his duties diligently and faithfully.

China describes media reports on its aid to the Pacific as false The Chinese Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Xue Bing has described Western media reports on Chinese aid to the country and Pacific Islands as “false”.

He said: “Chinese relations and cooperation in the economic and trade relations, the purpose of China in doing so is to help the local economic development and such a progress of the country.

“And we don’t harbour personal interest, we don’t want to have a political gain or strategic presence in this area.

“There have been reports on western media attacking China’s relation with PNG and island countries a lot, but this is totally false.

“Our relations are transparent cooperation and benefiting people in real time, we will continue to do so,” Bing said.

The Ambassador was speaking at the handing over ceremony of vehicles donated through the Chinese Aid in assistance for APEC. In attendance was Minister for APEC Justin Tkatchenko, Minister for Planning Richard Maru, Minister for InterGovernment Relations Kevin Isifu, APEC Authority chief executive officer Chris Hawkins, chief fire service officer Bill Roo and members of the China Ministry of Commerce and other delegates.

Ambassador Bing said the presentation of vehicles was to demonstrate the friendly feeling of the Chinese people to Papua New Guinea.

“We hope that this small token will contribute to success of upcoming APEC meeting, after APEC, these vehicles will benefit the local people.

Two former PWD emplyees jailed on corruption charges Tow former employees of the then-Public Works Department (PWD) have been sentenced by the High Court in Suva. Serving inmate Amelia Vunisea was sentenced to two years and eight months imprisonment, while Laisa Halafi was sentenced to four years imprisonment. A non-parole period was not set. The two are serving prisoners and will serve their sentences concurrently. Vunisea was convicted of one count of abuse and 33 counts of causing a loss. The loss caused to

the PWD amounted to $93,512.48. Halafi was convicted of one count of abuse of office and 27 counts of causing a loss, and one count of obtaining financial advantage. She caused a total loss of $75.981.91 to PWD and she obtained financial advantage amounting to $27,400. They were charged with seven others by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC). Justice Moraias said the duo had entered an early guilty plea and they were remorseful for their actions.

France faces protests over Polynesia nuclear tests A complaint has been filed at the Hague- meeting about French Polynesia as part of a based International Criminal Court against UN committee focused on decolonization, France for alleged crimes against humanity he said: “We owe it to all the people who over nuclear tests conducted in the South Pacific, a French Polynesian opposition leader said on Tuesday.

“It’s with a great sense of duty and determination that we filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court on October 2 for crimes against humanity,” Oscar Temaru, who is also the French archipelago’s former president, said Nuclear test explosions in Mururoa atoll, French Polynesia in 1971 at the United Nations.

“This case aims to hold all the living French presidents accountable for the nuclear tests against our country.” Speaking during a

died from the consequences of nuclear colonialism.”

Secretary for Sugar Industry assures farmers that Gov’t is committed in revitalising the industry The Sugar Cane Growers Fund team have been visiting sugarcane farmers around the Northern Division. Permanent Secretary for Sugar Industry Yogesh Karan accompanied by the Fund’s chief executive officer Raj Sharma to various centers.

Mr Karan conveyed to the farmers that Government is committed in revitalising the industry.

He said his office has approved quite a number of small grants for plants and equipment. Farmers have requested for assistance for purchase of trucks and harvesters and Mr Karan has advised he would look at the needs subject to availability of funds. He also advised the farmers of the new farmer grant programme that Government has allocated and encourage potential farmers to apply. On the Fund front,

Mr Sharma advised the farmers about new funding facility for mechanical harvesters and other product that Fund is working on to introduce. He also advised about the bundle insurance that has total coverage of $10,000.

M r S h a r m a advised that iTLTB has been working jointly with them for those leases that would expire for renewal and Fund would pay the premiums.

Sugar Cane Growers Council officers also accompanied the teams.

Mr Karan is expected to visit other farmers until Friday. The Fund and iTaukei Land Trust Board (ITLTB) had a joint sugar consultations in Seaqaqa.

PM Bainimarama opens rural school A total of 194 students of Vuya District School had a reason to smile yesterday as Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama opened two classrooms with 60 tables and chairs with two teacher’s quarters.The school, which was opened in 1960, caters for Vuya, Vunirara and

Nabouwalu. With the building of the new classrooms, teacher’s quarters with the 60 tables and chairs was funded by the Office of the Prime Minister. Laisa Vakayadra, 54-yearold of Vunirara said the joy and smiles on the faces of the children yesterday showed their happiness.

PAKISTAN

Friday, October 12, 2018 The International Monetary Fund launched formal bailout talks with Pakistan, and IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said she would require “absolute transparency” of Pakistan’s debts. She said such disclosures were necessary to determine the debt sustainability of countries seeking IMF loans. The requirements are likely to shine a spotlight on the extent, composition and terms of Pakistan’s debts to China for infrastructure projects as part of Beijing’s massive Belt and Road building program.

China has pledged some $60 billion in financing to Pakistan for ports, railways and roads, but rising debt levels have caused Islamabad

IMF chief says Pakistan help must be transparent said in a statement that Pakistan requested IMF assistance during a meeting with Pakistani to cut the size of the biggest Belt and said there would be “no rationale” for Finance Minister Asad Umar and central bank Road project by some $2 billion.“In an IMF bailout of Pakistan that pays governor Tarik Bajwa on the sidelines of the whatever work we do, we need to have off Chinese loans.Lagarde said that the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bali. a complete understanding and absolute IMF would need to know the extent “An IMF team will visit Islamabad in the coming transparency about the nature, size, and composition of the country’s debt, weeks to initiate discussions for a possible IMFand terms of the debt that is bearing including sovereign debt and state- supported economic program,” Lagarde said. “We on a particular country,” Lagarde told owned enterprise debt, “so that we can look forward to our continuing partnership.” a news conference when asked about Imran Khan If a package is agreed, it would be Pakistan’s actually really appreciate and determine Pakistan’s debts to China. The United the debt sustainability of that country, if and 13th IMF bailout since 1988. The Fund lent States has criticized China’s infrastructure lending, when we consider a program,” she added.Lagarde Islamabad $6.7 billion in 2013. warning that it has saddled some developing countries with debts that they cannot afford to repay. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has Air Marshal Arshad Malik appointed new chief of

New Chief of Inter Services Intelligence appointed Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa.

In a major reshuffle that also However, the formal includes some key appointments, announcement made by the Pakistan Army appoints Lieutenant military’s media wing, the InterGeneral Asim Munir as new head Services Public Relations (ISPR), of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). suggested that the PM merely Lieutenant General Asim Munir approved name of the new ISI director among the six major generals who were recently promoted to the rank of Lt., Gen. Asim Munir general as sent by the army chief.

Technically, it is prerogative lieutenant general. According to official of the prime minister to appoint the spy sources, Prime Minister Imran Khan approved chief but this crucial appointment is always appointment of Gen Munir to the post of the done with the consent of the army chief.

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Town of Mithi, an oasis of Muslim-Hindu tolerance Near Shri Krishna Temple and in the town cows roam freely on the streets of Mithi in Sindh, Pakistan.

Considered sacred among Hindus, they embodythereligioustoleranceofthiscommunity.

Here, “Muslims respect beliefs of Hindus,” said Sham Das, a 72-year-old pensioner.

“They do not kill cows, or only in remote places, but not in Hindu neighbourhoods.”

Kurram’s gurdwara to be restored soon.

The cattle in Mithi live very well and they eat as they please, often from rubbish bins, and fall asleep on the roads.

At times tuk-tuks and motorcycles navigate a weaving path around the animals. At others,

the traffic waits patiently for them to wake.

Mithi is a mostly Hindu city of 60,000 people, a rarity in a country where the majority of the population is Muslim.

As they enter Shri Krishna temple, the Hindu faithful ring a bell, the sound of which mingles with the azaan which sounded just a few streets away.

A relaxed group of young Hindus talk outside the colourful, intricately carved exterior, where not a single guard is employed.

It is a sharp contrast to the Hindu neighbourhoods in Karachi.

Vijay Kumar Gir, a Hindu priest in Karachi.

Pakistan International Airline Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced that the government has appointed Air Marshal Arshad Malik as the chairman of Pakistan International Airlines, commonly known as P.I.A Elaborating further Information Minister Chaudhry said that Air Marshal Malik has been given the task to look into the airline’s deficit worth Rs406 billion with a monthly operational loss of two billion rupees. He added that the

restructuring plan for PIA has been forwarded to the finance minister. Plunderers will be held accountable, Fawad Chaudhry hits back at PML-N Briefing the media after the federal cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Imran khan in Islamabad, Chaudhry said the cabinet discussed at length the procedure and course of action for the newly-launched “Naya Pakistan Housing Programme” to build five million houses in the country.

Former PM Sharif, his daughter & son-in-law seek removal of their names from Exit Control List Former disqualified prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-inlaw Safdar requested ministry of interior to remove their names from Exit Control List (ECL), it is reported. In a letter to the interior secretary, the Sharif family members claimed that Article 4, 15 and 25 of the Constitution were being violated by placing their names on the ECL and that they were acquitted by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was unable to prove the corruption allegations levelled against them. SC issues notice to Sharif in 33-year-

old caseThe letter concludes that Sharif family members are law-abiding citizens who surrendered themselves before the authorities after an accountability court judge declared them guilty. Earlier, the Supreme Court issued a notice to Nawaz in a suo motu case related to allotment of 1800 kanals Auqaf land around Pakpattan shrine to an individual in 1985 in violation of a high court order. The three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has also issued a public notice to 8,200 individuals who purchased the land.

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Graduate student solves quantum verification problem For more than five years, she’d had a different research problem in her sights, one that Aaronson called “one of the most basic questions you can ask in quantum computation.” Namely: If you ask a quantum computer to perform a computation for you, how can you know whether it has really followed your instructions, or even done anything quantum at all? This question

may soon be far from academic. Before too many years have elapsed, researchers hope, quantum computers may be able to offer exponential speedups on a host of problems, from modeling the behavior around a black hole to simulating how a large protein folds up. A quantum computer is very powerful, but it’s also very secretive.

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Trump praised the work of the former governor of South Carolina, who was confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations shortly after Trump’s inauguration last year.

“She’s done a fantastic job, and we’ve done a fantastic job together,” Trump said, adding that Haley has been “very special to me.” Trump said Haley first told him about six months ago that she would like to “take a little time off ” at the end of this year.

Nevertheless, the announcement surprised many in the Trump administration. In her resignation letter, Haley praised the president

for keeping a commitment to her that she would be “free to speak my mind on the issues of the day.” Haley listed what she called a series of successes at the United Nations, including that “we spoke out resolutely against dictatorships in Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba, and yes, Russia.” Haley told the president that her resignation would be effective in January 2019 to “give you time to select a replacement and to give the Senate time to consider your selection.” “I expect to continue to speak out from time to time on important public policy matters, but I will surely not be a candidate for any office in 2020.” Haley, seen in South Carolina and Washington circles as sharp-elbowed and ambitious, had taken particular pride in keeping distance from the daily drama

Pakistani owner of limousine company in crash that killed 20 has history as an FBI informant The owner of a limousine company in the crash that killed 20 people was someone already familiar to law enforcement, but not in the way you might think. The company is owned by Pakistani immigrant Shahed Hussain, according to federal transportation records. Before the tragedy, authorities knew him best as a paid government informant in the investigation of domestic terrorist threats after the Sept. 11 attacks. Hussain’s company, Prestige Limousine, said Monday it is investigating what caused Saturday’s crash in Schoharie, New York, and has met with state and federal authorities. A lawyer for the company wouldn’t comment further.

In 2009, the government credited Hussain with rooting out radical Muslims in an elaborate sting at a mosque in Newburgh, a city north of New York. At trial, the jury heard testimony that Hussain was posing as a wealthy representative of a Pakistani terrorist organization. He drove a BMW and other luxury vehicles provided by the FBI to maintain his cover. He also made hundreds of hours of video and audio tapes of the defendants picking targets for jihad and ranting against Jews. His co-operation resulted in the conviction of four men in a thwarted plot to attack synagogues and shoot

down military planes.

But Hussain’s work also came under attack by defence attorneys and civil liberties groups as entrapment. They portrayed him as a master manipulator who entrapped a crew of aimless nobodies while earning $96,000 for his work. Even U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon said at sentencing that she was not proud of the government’s role in the plot.

I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that there would have been no crime here except the government instigated it, planned it and brought it to fruition “I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that there would have been no crime here except the government instigated it, planned it and brought it to fruition,” McMahon said. She added, “That does not mean there was no crime.”

According to his own trial testimony, Hussain first entered the U.S. in Texas with his wife and two sons in the 1990s and went to Albany, where he received asylum. In April 2003, he was working as a government translator when he pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge for helping someone get their driver’s license illegally.

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A student who hopped over a fence and boarded an empty passenger jet at the Orlando Melbourne International Airport is set to be deported to Trinidad and Tobago, the Florida State Attorney’s Office said.

Nishal Sankat, 22 (pictured), pleaded guilty Monday to burglary to a conveyance after he boarded an American Airlines Airbus A321 two weeks ago and was stopped by maintenance workers, prompting a five-hour security lockdown at the airport.

Sankat was sentenced to time served for the 12 days he spent in custody since his arrest, the attorney’s office said. He was also ordered to pay $909.45 -- the cost of the investigation conducted by the airport’s police.

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Sunil Grover to join Kapil Sharma Show Kapil Sharma has dropped a hint that Sunil Grover might be back on his show. While promoting his Punjabi production, Son Of Manjeet Singh, the comedian said there is a surprise in store and Sunil is part of it. As they say, there are no permanent friends and enemies in showbiz.

Kapil’s new show is slated to air around Diwali.

The comedianturned-actor also shared his excitement to comeback on the television with his fans. Kapil Sharma tweeted: “Jalad wapas aa raha hoon ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ lekar aap ke liye sirf @SonyTV par.[sic]” The Kapil Sharma Show, a standup comedy and talk show which premiered on 23 April 2016 and broadcast by Sony Entertainment Television. The series revolved around Kapil Sharma and his neighbors in the

Shantivan Non Co-operative Housing Society.

The filming of the show took place at Film City situated in Goregaon East, Mumbai.The series which was originally scheduled for 26 episodes, was later extended indefinitely. On 26 December 2016 it was reported that The Kapil Sharma Show has been renewed for a year by Sony Entertainment Television.

On 31 August 2017 the spokesperson of Sony Entertainment Television announced that Kapil Sharma and the channel have mutually agreed to give the show a short break as shooting of several episodes had to be cancelled in the past few days due to Kapil Sharma’s poor health. It was said that the show will be back on air soon but no return date has been set as of yet. Kapil Sharma’s comedy show ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ started losing TRP post his mid-air altercation with co-star Sunil Grover. After that, his health started going down which made him skip the show for a couple of episodes.

Nana Patekar, three others booked for molesting actor on movie set A case was registered against veteran actor Nana Patekar and three others for allegedly molesting an actor on the sets of a movie, police said Wednesday.

A Bollywood actor had accused actor Patekar of sexually harassing her on the sets of the film in 2008, an official said. Following the actor’s complaint the case was registered at Oshiwara Police Station against Patekar, choreographer Ganesh Acharya, producer Samee Siddhiqui and director of the movie, Rakesh Sarang, he said.

“We have registered a case against Patekar and others under section 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of IPC,” Additional Commissioner of Police (West Region) Manojkumar Sharma told PTI. As of now, no arrest has been made so far, he said.

“We are investigating the case and enquiries are on with this regard,” he said Earlier in the evening, the actor had reached the Oshiwara Police Station in burkha to record her statement.

Nana contributed money towards rebuilding of the flood ravaged villages in Bihar through the charitable organisation Anubhuthi. All the monetary remuneration he obtained for his performance in the movie Paathshaala was donated by him to five different charitable organisations.

When he was awarded the Raj Kapoor award which carries a cash prize of Rs 10,00,000, he donated the entire amount towards drought relief activities in Maharashtra.

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Shooting reinforces the need for full-on anti-gang campaign: Tom Gill Surrey First mayoral candidate Tom Gill says today’s fatal shooting in the 6700 block of 130th Street reinforces the need for a “full-on anti-gang campaign” that tackles not just gangs, but gang recruitment as

well. Police have said the shooting does not appear to be a random act. “Surrey is a safe city, but targeted shootings like this shatter that sense of public safety,” said Gill. “I’ve been clear in my campaign that I want to

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Banant Motors scholarship awards On 27th anniversary of Basant Motors, owner Baldev Singh Bath gave away $27000 scholarship awards to the students on Saturday October 13 in Surrey.

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HOROSCOPE Aries

March 21 - April 20 The new moon in your relationship zone could coincide with a decision to take a relationship to a new level or even end it. A new moon can be like a gear change, and in your relationship sector it can alter the pace of a partnership or friendship.

This might also be a good time to collaborate with someone on a project or perhaps consider taking on a business partner.

The week ahead also has more intense overtones with a strong focus on your sector of

Taurus

April 21 - May 20 If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been thinking of adopting some good habits and letting go of bad ones, the new moon on Monday is the day to start. If you begin now, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a better chance of staying on track.

Your relationships seem to be at the top of your agenda this week and in coming weeks.

While there are plenty of opportunities to forge new friendships and partnerships for business or pleasure

Gemini

May 20 - June 21 Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new moon could keep you busy because the desire to take up a hobby, learn a new sport, or start another pastime could be the start of an exciting journey. It might also be an opportunity to take a romance to a more intimate level. Go easy, though, because with lovely Venus, the planet of romance, now retrograde, you might be seeing your love life

could stand out more than usual.

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June 22 - July 23

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been considering some home projects, the new moon on Monday can help you kick-start the process. If you begin a

momentum quickly builds.

However, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thinking of buying or selling, it might be wise to wait a while as diplomatic Venus continues her retrograde phase.

Leo

June 24 - August 23 The start of the week could see you embracing an idea or opportunity. The new moon in your communication sector can be very helpful for cementing a deal, starting a writing project, or marketing your business online. This is the time to make new connections, and this lunar phase can help you do just that. A lot of your focus and attention might be on your home and domestic sector as expressive Mercury moves in on to join Jupiter and delectable

Libra

Sept. 24 - Oct 22 The new moon in your sign on Monday is the best of the year for you because it brings an opportunity to kick-start some of your most exciting projects. This is your chance to plant the seeds that will grow and blossom over time into a business, beautiful relationship, or a happier and healthier you.

Whatever you want to do, now is the time to begin. There is also a powerful emphasis on

push you to get your money

Scorpio

Oct 23 - Nov 22 Taking up a spiritual practice could lead to greater peace of mind and might be something to consider. The new moon in your spiritual zone could encourage you to be more proactive in this regard. You might also be eager to explore the potential in a selfimprovement program or connect with a teacher or coach who can support you while you make some lifestyle changes. There is also a lot of activity in your personal life and relationships that could be very exciting.

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With a new moon in your social zone on Monday, it might be time to take proactive steps to enhance your social life. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve thought about joining a group or meeting more people who share your interests, this is the time to make your move.

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this week as chatty Mercury moves in on October 9.

Capricorn Dec 23 - Jan 20

With the sun in your sector of goals and ambition, you get a chance in the spotlight over the coming week or so. The new moon on Monday in this same zone could see you reaching for an opportunity that takes you further up the ladder of success. Whether this is a promotion, new job, or business move, this is very much the time to go for it. Your social life seems to be keeping you very busy.

Aquarius

Jan 21 - Feb 19 The new moon in your sector of travel and adventure on Monday could inspire you to do something that takes you out of your comfort zone. This might be a vacation to somewhere youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been before, or it could coincide with an opportunity that requires you to travel new terrain, which could be a bit of a challenge.

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area. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be very busy with administrative tasks, interactions, networking, and social media this week and in the weeks ahead.

Feb 20 - March 20 If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve wanted something to change but havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet gotten around to doing anything, the new moon at the start of the week could help kick-start the process. You might feel this as a restlessness that pushes you to take action.

This lunar phase is in a more intense zone, so this might involve letting go of something that no longer works for you. Doing so can be a big relief and might also enhance your vitality.

Despite this inward focus, your attention could also be drawn to explore new horizons.

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Surrey Mayoral Candidates in Dialouge hosted by Surrey Board of Trade and South Asian Business Association on Wednesday, October 10 at Sheraton, Surrey.

Friends of PICS Gala, A Success Story Friends of PICS gala organized by Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS), in support of PICS Diversity Village, a complex care home to be built in Cloverdale was a resounding success. With more than 700 friends of PICS attending the event held at Mirage Banquet Hall in Surrey, PICS Society was able to raise over $100,000. The event was graced with the presence of the Keynote speaker John Horgan, Premier of BC, Harjit Sajjan, National Minister of Defense, Provincial Ministers, MLAs, City Councillors, MPs and candidates for City Civic elections. There was a strong presence of local businesses, media, sponsors, donors, lifetime members, volunteers, community members, Board members, seniors from PICS Assisted Living and staff of PICS. The event had captivating performances from local artists, and other sources of entertainment included a photo booth and door prizes.

Keynote speaker John Horgan, Premier of BC reminded the audience about how PICS started with just $80 and also praised PICS’s initiatives to recognize the need in the community, he said “It’s just a delight to be here to celebrate all that PICS has done and will do going forward... Diversity Village is a

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People need a home to For people who are live in, and the opportunity going through difficult to build a better life for times in their lives themselves and their families.

— like struggling to After years of inaction, the find employment or housing crisis in B.C. has left dealing with an illness too many people unable to — the housing crisis is find an affordable home to even more challenging, rent or buy. And some can’t and too often the result find a home at all. The crisis is is homelessness. affecting people who should be That’s why we’re able to find affordable housing Premier John Horgan talks about building also taking action to in a province as prosperous as more housing as an important part of tackling build supportive and ours, including people who the province’s housing crisis affordable housing are earning a good living, new for people experiencing homelessness. That parents, students, and seniors on pensions. includes building modular homes, so people Our government is taking strong steps to can get off the streets and into housing tackle the housing crisis from every angle: by sooner. In total, we are opening more than increasing supply, curbing demand, bringing 4,500 supportive homes with 24/7 support in protections for renters, and tackling fraud throughout the province. in B.C.’s real estate market.

BC drivers are being urged to shift into winter People are reminded to stay safe this winter season by preparing themselves and their vehicles for driving. “We want everyone to drive safely and get home to their families this winter,” said Claire Trevena, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. “Safe winter driving is a shared responsibility and I urge people do their part by using good winter tires, planning ahead by checking DriveBC, slowing down and driving to conditions.” On average, each year in B.C., the number of fatal crashes caused by driving too fast for conditions doubles in December compared to October — 246 crashes in December 2017 compared to 123 in October.

The winter months of November, December and January are a particularly dangerous time for people who drive for work, with nearly 28% of all workrelated crashes resulting in injury and time-loss claims occurring during these months. “Safety on the job must always be the top priority for employers and workers alike, and it can be particularly difficult when the workplace is mobile,” said Harry Bains, Minister of Labour. “I urge all drivers to be extra vigilant as we move into the winter season with its challenging road conditions.

Be alert, be cautious and let’s all get home safely at the end of each shift.”

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Annual pace of housing starts slowed to 188,683 units last month - CMHC September marks the third straight monthly decline. as annual pace of Canadian housing starts fell to their lowest level in nearly two years in September.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the seasonally adjusted annual rate came in at 188,683 units last month, down from 198,843 in August.

Thomson Reuters Eikon says economists had expected an annual rate of 210,000 for September.

September marks the third straight monthly decline.

The slowdown in the pace of housing starts comes amid rising interest rates from

Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s housing market slowdown, which began with a drop in sales, is now spreading to home construction.

Housing starts in Canada have fallen steeply in recent months as the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s developers react to a slowdown sales brought on by rising interest rates, tough new mortgage rules and historically poor levels of home affordability.

But the timing is wrong: Population growth has accelerated,

the Bank of Canada, and more restrictive mortgage rules. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The September housing starts report fits with the relative calm and return to normality in sales, market balance and price growth that we are seeing across most of the country this year, in particular Toronto, following speculative excesses in Southern Ontario earlier last year and a

moderate correction in response to policy measures earlier this year,â&#x20AC;? wrote Sal Guatieri, a senior economist with BMO Capital Markets, in a note. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Demand continues to be supported by the fastest population growth in 27 years and new millennial-led households. A calmer housing market is just what the doctor ordered, and wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discourage the

Bank of Canada from raising rates on Oct. 24.â&#x20AC;?

CMHC says the pace of urban starts fell by 5.9 per cent to 175,653 units. The slowdown was dragged down by an 8.9 per cent drop to 122,656 units in urban multipleunit projects such as condos, apartments and townhouses. Single-detached urban starts increased by two per cent to 52,997.

Rural starts were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 13,030 units, while the six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates was 207,768 for September, down from 213,966 in August.

British Columbia led the declines with a drop of 43.3 per cent due to stiffer mortgage rules and growing lack of affordability, particularly in the Greater Vancouver area.

Canadian home construction takes a plunge in the midst of population boom and we may now not be seeing enough construction to keep up with demand.

The number of new housing starts fell to an annual rate of 188,700 in September, according to data released Tuesday by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the lowest in nearly two years and a drop of 23 per cent since June, when the country clocked a rate of 245,000 housing starts, annualized.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The slowdown in building has coincided with moves toward more restrictive mortgage rules and higher interest rates,â&#x20AC;? CIBC economist Royce Mendes wrote in a client note.

The decline was led by steep drops in British Columbia and Alberta, where home construction starts have dropped by 43.3 per cent and 34.8 per cent, respectively. Central Canada bucked the trend, with housing starts

up 21.3 per cent and 15.4 per cent respectively.

While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s common for this data to swing wildly from month to month, this slowdown comes as Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population is accelerating.

Recent estimates from Statistics Canada show the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population grew by more than 518,000 over the past year, to 37.1 million. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the fastest rate Canada has seen since the late 1980s.

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Friday, October 12, 2018 Durga Puja 2018 Dear community friends, Utsab Vancouver is going to observe the Sharodia Durga Puja 2018 with endless enthusiasm and festivity at Burnaby Siv Mandir. Please join us with your family and friends to celebrate the event sharing love, joy and blessing.

Yours sincerely, President Utsab Vancouver Puja Schedule Friday, 19th October 2018 10.00 am Moha-Shashthi puja 12.30 pm Prasadam 7.00 pm Moha-Soptomi puja, Pushpanjali 8.30 pm Dhunochi naach 9.00 pm Prasadam Saturday, 20th October 2018 10.00 am Moha-Oshtami puja, Pushpanjali 1.00 pm Prasadam 7.00 pm Sandhi puja, Kumari puja, Pushpanjali 8.30 pm Dhunochi naach 9.00 pm Prasadam Sunday, 21st October 2018 10.00 am Moha-Nabami puja and Moha-Doshomi puja, Bisharjan 1.00 pm Prasadam 2.00 pm Sindur rangano ***Members are requested to renew their annual membership. Family contribution of $100 would be highly appreciated

11th Annual SFU Diwali Gala Simon Fraser Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s President Andrew Petter invites you and your guests to celebrate the festival of Diwali and the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s engagements with the South Asian community locally and in India. Diwali is celebrated in India and around the world. Join more than 300 Lower Mainland business, government and community leaders, as well as SFU alumni, faculty, staff and students, for the 11th annual celebration of this signature event.

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