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Mumbai gang sold over 300 kids to US buyers for Rs 45 lakh each Mumbai Police arrested the mastermind behind a child trafficking racket through which around 300 children were sent to the USA. Rajubhai Gamlewala, who hails from Gujarat, had started the racket in 2007 and used to charge Rs 45 lakh for each child sent to the USA. Some of Rajubhai’s partners were arrested in March. However, there is no information about the fate of the children who were sent to the USA. Most of the children, in the age group of 11-16, came from poor families in Gujarat. Parents and guardians of the children used to sell them as they were unable to take care of them, says a police officer. According to the police, whenever Rajubhai received an order from the US, he used to instruct his gang to find a poor family willing to part with their child for money. They would also search for a family Continued on page 7
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Police warn public to stay away from 19-yrs old South Asian teen Abbotsford police have warned that South Asian teen Varinderpal Gill’s presence in public places creates a serious risk to public safety. Gill is a marked man. On Wednesday, Abbotsford police took the extraordinary step of issuing a public warning about the 19-yearold. Gill, who usually goes by VP, is involved in the gang conflict in Abbotsford and area, said police. Police are worried bystanders could be casualties if violence flares up between rival groups. “We know gang shootings occur in public, and we believe Mr. Gill’s presence poses a serious risk to the public,�
Green party leader Andrew Weaver wants BC to follow New Zealand’s ban on foreign home buyers New Zealand lot of offshore New Zealand bans foreigners has banned most money flowing from buying homes foreigners from into Metro In an attempt to curb rising house buying homes as Vancouver ‌ prices, New Zealand has banned it grapples with what that has housing affordability most foreigners from buying done is driven certain properties. Statistics show problems. The up speculation. China and Australia are the biggest leader of the B.C. “It isn’t like we buyers, but Australia won’t be Green Party wants subject to the ban. New Zealand’s haven’t seen to explore a similar parliament on Wednesday passed this coming, approach in British a law banning many non-resident but what it Columbia. foreigners from buying existing requires is bold Andrew Weaver homes in the country. on page 9 leadership and repeated his call on strong public Wednesday for B.C. policy.â€? B.C. Green Party Leader to ban foreign homebuyers instead of taxing Andrew Weaver says foreign capital is them as the province does now. “We know having a bigger impact on the housing what the problem is. We know the source of m a r k e t the problem,â€? Weaver said. “There’s been a than the Continued on page 7
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Former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who as India’s prime minister from 1998 to 2004 stunned the world by ending a decadesold moratorium on nuclear weapons tests but nevertheless managed to ease tensions with Pakistan and build closer ties to the United States, died on Thursday in New Delhi. He was 93. The Indian central government announced his death but gave no further details. The Times of India said that Mr. Vajpayee, a diabetic, was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on June 11 with kidney tract infection and other ailments and Continued on page 8
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OPINION By John Horgan, Premier of British Columbia
Saturday, August 18, 2018 These programs are part of our 30-point housing plan to tackle the housing crisis and bring relief to British Columbians. We’re directly funding 37,000 new affordable rental units. We have opened a new Housing Hub to leverage partnerships to build even more affordable homes. We’re boosting rental assistance for seniors and working families. We’re retrofitting and upgrading existing affordable housing, and more. To improve security and fairness for renters and landlords throughout the province, we’ve created a Rental Housing Task Force and increased funding to the Residential Tenancy Branch. We also closed the fixed-term lease loophole and the geographic increase loophole. This means landlords have clear guidelines and renters have more protection from unfair evictions and rent increases. To make sure women and children fleeing violence have somewhere to go, we’re building and operating 1,500 units of transitional and second-stage housing. This is first time in 20 years that thousands of women and children fleeing domestic violence have been given substantial support in transition and supportive housing. The housing crisis in B.C. didn’t appear overnight, and it won’t be fixed overnight. But we’re working hard to deliver affordable housing for people in communities in every part of B.C. It’s part of our commitment to make life more affordable, improve the services you count on, and build a strong, sustainable economy that works for people. This is only the beginning. We’re going to keep working for you, to build a better future for everyone in B.C., together.
Working together, to deliver housing for people
Housing affordability is the biggest challenge facing people in B.C. every day. For years, the crisis was ignored while prices surged beyond incomes, and hurt people, businesses and communities. Our government is making different choices to make life better for everyone in B.C., not just the few at the top. That includes the largest investment in affordable housing in B.C.’s history - more than $7 billion over 10 years will help to build 114,000 homes for people. To stabilize B.C.’s real estate market, we’re taking decisive action to tackle demand by taxing speculation, closing loopholes, and cracking down on fraud, including money laundering that has been linked to organized crime and skyrocketing housing costs. To provide people experiencing homelessness with a place to call home, we’re building more than 2,000 units of modular housing in 22 B.C. communities. From Surrey,
to Vernon, to Powell River, we’re working with local partners to lift people up. I’m already hearing stories about people getting back to school and work. People are getting the support and services they need to start a new, better chapter in their lives. Building on the success of this program and the incredible interest from local governments, we have recently launched the Building BC: Supportive Housing Fund to deliver an additional 2,500 new homes with 24/7 support services for residents. The program is also expected to create 2,050 direct and indirect jobs with manufacturers from Kelowna, Penticton, Courtenay, Westbank, and Kamloops building the modular units.
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Police warn public to stay away from 19-yrs old South Asian teen
The Abbotsford Police Department has determined that Varinderpal Singh Gill poses a significant risk to the public. Abbotsford Police The Abbotsford Police Department has determined that Varinderpal Singh Gill poses a significant risk to the public. Abbotsford Police Despite the threats to his life, Gill has been uncooperative and has continued to associate with gang members, police allege. Police have also reached out to his family, but that has failed to deter Gill. Varinderpal “VP” Singh GillGill has family in Abbotsford, frequents neighbouring cities including Langley and Surrey, and also goes to
two months later. Simon Fraser University criminologist Rob Gordon said if police are taking the drastic step of alerting the public, they’d have reasons for doing so, even if they do not disclose them. “Usually what happens in these cases is that police will receive information, either from their own inquiries or from individuals who are wanting to alert police to gang activity, and if they think it’s a credible risk, they will do what they are doing.” Police have to balance the person’s privacy rights with public safety, which is tricky, said Gordon. “It’s a rock and the hard place issue. Obviously, the Abbotsford police have done a cost-benefit analysis that has incor p orated these kinds of considerations.” Josh Paterson of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, said there are always privacy concerns when police make such pronouncements, especially about individuals like Gill who have not been charged and do not have a criminal record. “The privacy right isn’t absolute,” said Paterson. “But police have a pretty high threshold before they start identifying folks to the public.” Speaking generally, Paterson said outing someone as involved in crime should be done with caution and consideration, especially as this kind of public tarring could follow someone for the rest of their lives. Bird said Abbotsford police did not issue the public warning lightly. “This is a huge infringement on a person’s rights,” she said. “But the safety of our community supersedes the privacy of Mr. Gill.”
threats, one of their close associates Kevin LeClair was shot in a Langley parking lot. In 2011, Jonathan Bacon was gunned down in a daylight shooting outside a hotel in Kelowna. Four people in the vehicle with him were injured. Surrey RCMP has also issued similar warnings. Last year, Surrey RCMP released names and photos of five men they believe to be involved in a drug trade war. One of the men, Ibrahim Amjad Ibrahim, was found dead in a Richmond park
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other parts of the Lower Mainland, said Bird. He does not have an automobile registered in his name and uses other people’s vehicles to get around. He is described as tall and slim, 6-foot-2 and about 165 pounds. Police are asking people who see Gill in a public place in the Lower Mainland to call 911. “If he goes to a gym, a park, a rec centre, restaurant or bar, call us,” said Bird. “His behaviour is dangerous. We believe if he is out in public, he causes a public risk.” Such public alerts are rare, but have been used during periods of heightened gang violence. In 2009, two days after a public warning about the notorious Bacon Brothers, who have received death
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Mumbai gang sold over 300 kids to US buyers for Rs 45 lakh each
which had a passport for their child whose photo would resemble the child who was selected to be trafficked. They would then ask the family to rent them the passport. Then they would hire the services of a carrier to take the child to the US but before that makeup would be applied on the child’s face so that he resembles the photo on the passport. The passport would be returned when the carrier got back from the US. How the racket busted? The racket came to light in March. From page 1
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Actor Preeti Sood had received a call from a friend informing that makeup was being applied to two minor girls at a salon in Versova. When Preeti reached there, she found three men instructing the staff to apply makeup on the two girls. “I suspected that the girls were being readied for a brothel but once I got there
it dawned on me that this was something far bigger and sinister,” says Preeti. “When I enquired, the men said they were sending the children to their parents in the US. I asked them to come with me to the police station but they
refused. I was able to stop two of them and called the police while the third ran away with the girls,” she added. The police have arrested four men, including a retired police official’s son. Rajubhai was tracked with the help of a WhatsApp number he used for communicating with his gang members. Rajubhai has a criminal history and was earlier arrested for passport forgery in 2007. A case under sections 373 (buying minor for purposes of prostitution) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the gang.
Weaver wants BC to follow New Zealand’s ban on foreign home buyers
numbers show. Weaver says restricting foreign buyers is a widely used approach globally that could make home ownership more attainable for pr ice d-out residents. Previously, the New Zealand housing market was open to investors worldwide, but the government o n Wednesday p a s s e d legislation that allows Andrew J. only New Zealand residents to buy homes. In recent years, there have been many anecdotes about wealthy foreigners from Silicon Valley and beyond buying ranches in picturesque rural New Zealand as a “bolt hole” or escape option from a turbulent world. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Her government passed legislation Wednesday banning most foreign homebuyers. There have also been stories of wealthy Chinese buyers outbidding New Zealanders on suburban homes in the main city of Auckland. Statistics indicate about three per cent of New Zealand homes are being sold to foreigners, but that rises to five per cent in the scenic Queenstown region and 22 per cent in central Auckland. In Metro Vancouver, data shows foreign buyers are purchasing a minority of properties, but just how much varies considerably from city to city. Weaver said reported numbers aren’t telling the whole story and foreign buyers are able to play “loosey goosey” with taxes and purchasing
rules through trusts and partnerships. Foreign buyers tax on trial — but B.C. claims crisis called for action He also blamed
foreign buyers for creating a domino effect in the secondary market: When they purchase expensive homes in places like Metro
Vancouver, the sellers use the profit to buy someplace cheaper, like Victoria or Nanaimo and then raise home prices there.
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invoked sanctions and condemned India for breaking its moratorium, but Mr. Vajpayee defended the move as vital to Indian security. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated. In 2001, Muslims with guns and explosives staged a deadly attack on India’s Parliament. In 2002, a Muslim mob attacked a train carrying Hindu pilgrims, and some 1,000 people were killed in retaliatory rampages. Mr. Vajpayee denounced the violence and distanced himself from the extremists. Hostilities eased, and a thaw began in 2003. Mr. Vajpayee and President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan met and established diplomatic and President K.R. Narayanan of India, left, swearing in Mr. Vajpayee as prime minister at the presidential palace in New Delhi on March 19, 1998. Two months after he was sworn in, India detonated several nuclear bombs in underground tests. Mr. Vajpayee also went to China and began to resolve a longstanding border dispute. As the Cold War ended, he moved nonaligned India closer to the United States, welcoming President Bill Clinton to India in 2000 and strengthening bonds with pledges of support for the United States after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. In economic overhauls, Mr. Vajpayee privatized state-owned industries, encouraged foreign investment, eased trade restrictions and fostered an information-technology revolution that created a million jobs.
Former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away
had recently been placed on life support. A published poet, Mr. Vajpayee dabbled in law, journalism and rebellion against British colonialism as a young man. A leader of the Hindu nationalist opposition to the onceinvincible Indian National Congress party of Gandhi and Nehru, for most of his 50 years in politics he was virtually unknown outside India. But for six years in his late 70s, Mr. Vajpayee was the face of the world’s most populous democracy, a nation of one billion whose ethnic, religious and regional conflicts had fomented massacres, three wars with Pakistan and internal strife for a half-century after independence from Britain in 1947. Narendra Modi, said on Twitter that Mr. Vajpayee’s death
marked “the end of an era.” India grieves the demise of our beloved Atal Ji. His passing away marks the end of an era. He lived for the nation and served it assiduously for decades. My thoughts are with his family, BJP Karyakartas and millions of admirers in this hour of sadness. Om Shanti. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 16, 2018 By the time he became prime minister in a pink sandstone palace that once housed Britain’s viceroys, Mr. Vajpayee was an experienced, nuanced politician. He had served decades in Parliament, was foreign minister from 1977
to 1980 and was even prime minister for 13 days in 1996, a tenure cut short when his squabbling coalition fell apart. Two months after he was sworn in, India detonated several nuclear bombs in underground tests. It had been 24 years since the country’s only previous test, in 1974, and while its nuclear weapons capability had long been assumed, the 1998 tests impressed on the world that India had joined the circle of declared nuclear powers. Pakistan responded quickly with its own tests. Some nations
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Nobel-winning author V.S. Naipaul dies at 85 Trinidad-born U.K. author V.S. Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001, has died at his home in London. He was 85. Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, who began writing in the 1950s, won numerous coveted literary awards throughout his career, d u r i n g w h i c h he wrote critically a c c l ai m e d n o v e l s such as A House for Mr Biswas, In a Free State and A Bend in the River. In a statement, his wife, Nadira Naipaul, called him a “giant in all that he achieved” and said he had died surrounded by “those he loved having lived a life which was full of wonderful creativity and endeavour.” Born in Trinidad in 1932 into an Indian family, Naipaul was raised in relative poverty. He moved to England at 18 after receiving a scholarship to University College, Oxford. He wrote his first novel while at Oxford, but it was not published. He left university in 1954 and found a job as a cataloguer in London’s National Portrait Gallery. His first published novel, The Mystic Masseur in 1955, was poorly received at first but the following year won the first of his literary awards, the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize for young authors. He received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth in 1989. “When I learnt to write I became my own master; I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day,” he told Reuters in 2010.
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Armed man arrested following Port Moody standoff A man was arrested and gun was seized following a standoff in Port Moody Friday morning. Port Moody police and the members of the Lower Mainland emergency response team surrounded a home on Aspenwood Drive. Police were called to the home at 5:50 a.m. to deal with a “despondent male.� The area was locked
down and the ERT was called in after police were told that there may have been a weapon inside the house. “Although there was difficulty in communicating with this male, the suite was eventually entered and the male was taken into police custody safely,� said Sgt. Travis Carroll, spokesperson for Port Moody police.
Burnaby RCMP arrest anti-pipeline demonstrators at Camp Cloud Burnaby RCMP moved in to enforce an injunction to remove Trans Mountain pipeline protesters on Burnaby Mountain on Thursday morning. Burnaby RCMP says 11 people were removed from the camp, and five were arrested and have since been released. Everything happened very swiftly, smoothly, there were no injuries, there was no violence, it went very well,� said Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Daniela Panesar. “Some were escorted off, walked off by themselves. Some were assisted, with a — it’s a sort of modified
trolley stretcher if they refused to walk.� The City of Burnaby said the action came after protesters had been given ample time to comply with an order to vacate, issued because the camp violated numerous bylaws and over concerns about a fire that Indigenous groups say is sacred. “We’ve been trying for months, since the early part of this year, to seek compliance with the occupants in a very open way and were not successful,� said Burnaby director of corporate services Dipak Dattni.
New Zealand bans foreigners from buying homes From page 1 The bill aims to stop New Zealanders being outbid by wealthy foreign buyers. The passage of the law sees one of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s election promises come to fruition, after she vowed to clamp down on house price growth and homelessness during her election campaign. and demonstrates this government’s commitment to making the dream of home ownership a reality for more New Zealanders,� Associate Finance Minister David Parker said. Over the past decade, the average house price has increased more than 60 percent nationwide and has almost doubled in New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland. According to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand, median house prices fell 1.8 percent to NZ$550,000 (₏318,100; $360,550) in July from the previous month, but were still 6.2 percent higher compared to the same time last year. The government relaxed the proposed ban a little in June to allow non-residents to own up to 60 percent of units in large, newly built apartment buildings, but they will no longer be able to buy existing homes.
overall level of foreign home buying was relatively low, accounting for about 3 percent of property transfers nationwide. The majority of overseas buyers are from China and Australia, according to Statistics New Zealand, but Australians won’t be subject to the ban. New Zealand has seen increasingly high levels of migration over the past few years. In 2017, there were 71,100 non-New Zealanders in the country, with Australia making up 20 percent, the United Kingdom 12 percent and China 10 percent. In July, the International Monetary Fund called on the government to reconsider the ban, warning it could discourage foreign direct investment needed to build new homes in the country. The New Zealand government has also been negotiating with Singapore on whether to grant an exemption — Singapore has a free trade agreement with New Zealand that allows foreign ownership. New Zealand’s acting prime minister claims Australia copied its minister wants Australia to come up New Zealand’s.
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Toronto man wanted in fatal collision may be in Vancouver, police say Police say a 29-year-old man wanted in connection with a fatal hitand-run in Ontario last week may be in Vancouver and is considered violent and dangerous. According to the Toronto Police Service, a 71-year-old man riding a motorcycle westbound on Brimorton Drive in Scarborough was struck by a northbound black Dodge Challenger. The 71-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Dodge fled the scene. Police have identified a 29 year old Toronto man, Marc Laurin, as a suspect. Laurin is facing charges of being unlawfully at large, dangerous
operation of a motor-vehicle causing death and failing to stop after a collision. Toronto police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for Laurin, and believe he may be in the Vancouver area. Laurin is described as five-footsix, 160 pounds, of a medium build. He has short, black hair and police say he appeared unshaven at the time of the incident. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, dark pants and a dark blazer. If spotted, police say Laurin should not be approached, instead call 911.
4-month-old girl pinned under truck after it crashes into Surrey home Satinder Manj lives above the baby’s bedroom and said the truck belonged to someone in the house across the back alley from their home. A fourmonth-old girl is recovering in hospital after she was trapped underneath a pickup truck that crashed through her bedroom wall. Satinder Manj, who lives above the child’s bedroom in the house in the 9000 block of Alexandria Crescent in Surrey, B.C., was getting ready for bed around 9:30 p.m. PT Wednesday when he felt the impact of the crash. “All of a sudden we heard a bang noise at the back,” he said. “I saw the big … pickup truck in my tenant’s bedroom … and the lady, she was crying, ‘Save my girl, save my girl.’” Satinder Manj and his neighbours all tried to pull the truck out when they heard the baby was trapped underneath. Manj said his family and neighbours
immediately rushed downstairs to help. “First we tried to grab the truck and pull out, all of us … my neighbours were really helping,” said Manj. “When we heard the crying noise, everybody stopped.”bDriver arrested, child recovering Manj said firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after and were able to rescue the child from underneath the truck. RCMP said the girl is recovering in hospital and the driver, a 57-year-old man, was arrested.
Greens will not run against Jagmeet Singh in Burnaby byelection
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Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will not have to worry about Green Party opposition in the upcoming Burnaby-South byelection. Singh, who does not have a seat in parliament, announced last week his intention to seek NDP MP Kennedy Stewart’s soon-to-be-vacant seat. Green leader Elizabeth May said her party won’t stand in his way and Singh has accepted her offer of the “leader’s courtesy”, which means the Greens will not run a candidate in the byelection. “The leader’s courtesy is a longstanding
Canadian parliamentary tradition that facilitates a newly elected party leader’s entry to the legislature by allowing him or her to contest a byelection unopposed,” said May. Stewart is stepping down to run for mayor of Vancouver. No date has been set for the byelection. Singh, who lives in the Toronto area, says he plans to move to Burnaby. May said parliamentary democracy is stronger when traditions are respected and when civil debate supplants partisan bickering.
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Andrew Weaver tells BC Liberals to work with NDP to fight money laundering The official opposition BC Liberal Party needs to stop being “cynical” and help Attorney General David Eby tackle the province’s money laundering problem, says provincial Green Party leader Andrew Weaver. Friday, the B.C. Liberals accused the governing New Democrats of playing games after Eby sent a letter to leader Andrew Wilkinson asking him to waive party privilege on documents related to money laundering so more could be learned about how the Liberals fought it while in government. B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver is photographed at his office at Legislature in Victoria, B.C. “Our position is we have to get to the bottom of this,” Weaver said in an interview with StarMetro. “I don’t think it helps when you have a flippant
response suggesting this is nothing but a game.” Those decrying the move as being political — because the letter was sent to media before Wilkinson had a chance to digest it — need to put their complaints aside to get to the root of the problem together, he added. In June, a highly anticipated independent report from former regional RCMP deputy Peter German was released, exposing that casinos in the province were being used to help launder money, including actual bags full of cash. Rich Coleman, who was gaming minister when the Liberals were in power, has since insisted his government “did everything we could” to mitigate the money laundering. B.C. Liberals accuse NDP of ‘games’ over money laundering files request
Surrey plans to install cameras to catch illegal garbage dumping
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ity of Surrey wants to install surveillance cameras throughout the city to catch people illegally dumping garbage. A request for proposals calls for 10 or more outdoor surveillance cameras in locations still to be determined, said Ray Kerr, Surrey’s manager of engineering operations. He said illegal dumping isn’t only a problem in Surrey, but throughout Metro Vancouver and across the country. “It’s an unfortunate thing people do, given the other avenues they have to get rid of what they have,” he said. “We want to decrease the amount of staff time and money spent cleaning up illegal dumping.” He said Surrey spent $600,000 last year on removing illegally dumped garbage. He estimated that Surrey was on track to spend about $550,000 by the end of 2018. Metro Vancouver estimates that it cost regional municipalities $5 million to clean up illegal dumping, which often includes items such as mattresses, sofas, carpeting, tires and appliances. Kerr said there was no specific reason why the total of 10 or more cameras was picked other than he believes it was a “good place to start.” Surrey is trying to find out whether there is a cost-effective and practical camera surveillance system for the purpose. “We looked at cameras in the past and there wasn’t anything that was capable enough to give us the licence plate of a truck that pulls up and dumps on a boulevard,” he said. “That’s the type of information we need — we need detailed information so we can prosecute these
City of Surrey wants to install 10 or more cameras to catch people illegally dumping garbage. Surrey says illegal dumping has been increasing at a ‘alarming rate’ in the municipality during the past decade. people.” Anyone caught illegally dumping in Surrey could be subject to a $1,000 fine plus the cost of removing the garbage. Last year, seven tickets were issued for illegal dumping in Surrey. He said Surrey is “pretty close now” to its goal of reducing illegal dumping by 50 per cent by 2020. “We’re putting out the (request for proposals) to the people in that business to say, ‘What can you offer us?’ We’re asking them for suggestions.” He said he wasn’t aware of any other city in the country with surveillance cameras to catch people illegally dumping garbage. Kerr acknowledged there might be privacy issues, but he said before anything is done, Surrey will make sure it isn’t “crossing the line”. “If you have a camera on a rural road where there is no housing, which is generally where a lot of dumping takes place, and you’re pulled over and you’re dumping and we can pick up your licence plate, I don’t see how that is impeding anyone’s privacy,” he said. Surrey’s Large Item Pickup Program allows single-family households to have up to four items such as furniture, mattresses and BBQs removed at no cost every year. Items such as microwaves, car body parts and tree stumps are not included. The number to call is 604-590-7289. Surrey also has Pop-Up Junk Drops four times a year in the spring and summer. This year, the drops collected about one million kilograms of waste, of which 62 per cent was recycled.
Seven arrested in connection with Port Coquitlam invasion Coquitlam RCMP arrested seven people following a home invasion in Port Coquitlam on Thursday. The robbery happened just after 1:30 p.m. at a house on Liverpool Street. There were two people inside the home at the time when police arrived and one of the victims was treated for a minor injury. An investigation led police to a home on Slatford Place in Maple Ridge where seven people were arrested and placed in custody. Charges have not yet been laid and the incident is still under investigation. Coquitlam RCMP did not reveal any names or the circumstances behind the home invasion, but said some of those arrested were known to police.
Doug Ford hires former B.C. premier to review Ontario’s finances Eby’s letter asked the Liberals to waive cabinet privilege, which allows sitting and former governments to keep internal discussions secret, to avoid duplicating “unsuccessful” efforts to combat money laundering made by the Liberals when they governed. Josh Donaldson walks off the field under the watchful eye of head trainer Nikki Huffman during a game against the Boston Red Sox in this May file photo. Mortgage borrows have choice and flexibility on which lender they decide to go with at renewal. Online tools and proliferation of mortgage brokers allow ease to find the best rate. My mortgage is up for renewal: Should I go fixed or variable? Lisa MacLeod,
Ontario’s minister of children, community and social services, said she was “encouraged” that Federal Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen was removed from the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Irregular Migration. Federal immigration minister removed from task force on asylum seekers “The information found in these documents would contribute to our efforts in finding ways to comprehensively end such criminal practices in B.C. casinos and throughout B.C.’s economy,” Eby wrote to Wilkinson. The BC Liberals didn’t like the idea. The party’s house leader, Mary Polak, on Friday accused Eby of politicizing the issue.
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South Asian wrestler feeds homeless with money earned in ring It’s not every day that an electrician in his mid-30s decides to enter the ring as a first-time wrestler. But that’s exactly what Parm Singh Athwal did three years ago, and he’s become a highlight of the All Star Wrestling shows staged in Cloverdale and elsewhere in Metro Vancouver. As “The Thunder from Jalandhar,” Athwal dons a turban and traditional Indian garb before making his entrance, with lights flashing and crowds reacting. Fellow Surreyarea resident Mark Vellios, who runs the wrestling organization, asked Athwal if he’d get dressed that way, and Athwal, now 38, made his All Star Wrestling debut three years ago in Abbotsford — on Sept. 22, 2016, to be exact. “I figured it’s the right place to do it, and it couldn’t have been better,” said Atwal, who lives in the Cedar Hills neighbourhood. “I was very nervous at first, the first time, and when I came out the crowd loved it,” added the Edmonton-born grappler, who has also lived in Vancouver. “The first day it took off right away, and even the wrestlers in the back, when I had all my gear on, all the traditional (Indian)
clothing, they said, ‘Wow, you look great.’ And the minute I went out, I got a big cheer. That usually does not happen very often on the first night like that.” At the Alice Mckay building in Cloverdale, Atwal made his wrestling debut a couple of months later, with a similar reaction. “It was amazing,” he recalled. “I still have video of it and the crowd goes wild again. I think we knew that day that we had something there.” He’ll return to the arena at Cloverdale Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 25, this time as part of a “Summer Heatwave III” show that features several Girls Gone Wrestling matches. That night, The Thunder from Jalandhar and Odin Rex, as the Allied Powers, will take on Team USA in a “Tag-Team Warfare” main event. Athwal is currently a tag-team champ with the family-friendly All Star Wrestling, and also holds the circuit’s Trans Canada heavyweight belt, after beating rival Azeem the Dream in a match last December. Caption: Surrey’s Parm Singh Athwal, an electrician by trade, is The Thunder from Jalandhar during All Star Wrestling matches, including one at Cloverdale Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 25.
Victoria rejects Ontario government offer to take ownership of controversial statue of Sir John A. Macdonald Ontario has waded into the debate over the legacy of John A. Macdonald with an offer to display a statue of Canada’s first prime minister that was taken down over the weekend in Victoria. The city removed the statue following discussions with two local First Nations, the Songhees and Esquimalt, which argued the statue has become a painful reminder of colonialism, largely because of Macdonald’s role in the residential school system. The decision renewed debate over historic names and monuments. With the passage of time, many are now seen in a different light. Ontario Progressive Conservative House Leader Todd Smith wrote Victoria on Friday offering to “take ownership of the statue” and to co-ordinate transporting the bronze monument. “As a Father of Confederation and our first Prime Minister, Sir John A.
Macdonald holds a significant place in the hearts of many Canadians and should be honoured accordingly,” Mr. Smith wrote. Ontario Tourism Minister Sylvia Jones said on Twitter the province was “willing and able” to give the statue a new home. “Sir John A. Macdonald plays a central role in our national story,” Ms. Jones said Monday in the legislature. “He did more to found our nation than any other Father of Confederation.” Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps said the statue was a gift to the city and that discussions are currently under way to determine how to display it in the future. It will be stored in the meantime. “The city has no intention of getting rid of the statue,” Ms. Helps said in response to the Ontario government. “We will have a continued dialogue with the nations and the community as to the best place, way and context to place the statue that balances commemoration with reconciliation.”
RCMP nab serial Chilliwack car thief A man whose name is familiar to the halls of the Chilliwack courthouse is back in police custody after a month-long search. According to the Agassiz RCMP, Brian Robert Stephan, 33, was arrested this week and made a court appearance Thursday morning. The Popkum resident faces charges for criminal harassment, uttering threats, dangerous driving, and driving while disqualified.
He has a long rap sheet, including mu lt iple convictions since 2006 for crimes like break and enter, possession of stolen property and dangerous driving, mostly committed in and around Chilliwack and Abbotsford. In 2010, the RCMP named him as one of B.C.’s top-ten most wanted car thieves.
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Poster of “Crazy Rich Asians” vandalized with racial comments A movie poster in Vancouver for “Crazy Rich Asians,” an upcoming romantic comedy, was recently vandalized with racist comments. Originally uploaded by Twitter user jojocake, the bus shelter with the poster allegedly belonged to “an affluent neighbourhood in Vancouver.” Henry Golding, the BritishMalaysian lead male actor, had
the word “pathetic” scribbled across his face. The lead actress Constance Wu, popularly known for her role on EastSiders and Fresh Off the Boat, had the comments “stupid chinx” and “money laundering thiefs” written across her body. The Twitter user turned her account private shortly after but not before film director Jon M. Chu shunned the racial comments, says NextShark.
Fatal crash in Surrey claims life of motorcyclist A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with the centre median on Highway 10 on Thursday night. The accident occurred just before 8 p.m. as the motorcyclist, a 23-year-old male, was travelling eastbound in the 16000-block. Surrey Fire and B.C. Ambulance treated the man at the scene. He later died in hospital. Authorities remain at the scene and are investigating. Traffic is being rerouted at
the following intersections: 168th Street and Highway 10 westbound; 152nd Street and Highway 10 eastbound and 160th Street and Highway 10 eastbound. The investigation is expected to take several hours. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477
334 brush and grass fires in Surrey since May As the devastation from wildfires continues to plague communities, and people, across B.C., Surrey firefighters continue to battle a significant number of brush and grass fires in this city. Between May 1 and Aug. 14 of this year, the fire department has responded to 334 such fires. Of those, 136 were in July, and 60 were between Aug. 1 to 14. There was a two-day period in July where firefighters fought 20 grass fires. Assistant Chief of Fire Prevention Jason Cairney noted the number of these fires in Surrey is “trending in a very similar way to last year’s fires.” Between May 1 and July 26 of 2017, firefighters fought 256 brush and grass fires in this city. Cairney said at the time that the majority of these kinds of fires “are caused by carelessly discarded cigarettes.” In July of 2017 the Surrey fire department launched its Brush Fire Sign Campaign. Signs are posted where a fire crew has tackled a brush or grass fire, as well as in high-traffic areas like medians and entrances to city park trails. Of all causes of these types of fires, says Surrey Battalion Chief Spiro Pegios, motorists chucking cigarette butts
out their windows is still “a big” one. “That’s a big one, yeah. Big time,” he said last month. “You know when people are driving and they just throw them out and it’s bark mulch, the garden boulevards. Those that throw them out, I’m not sure if sometimes they think it’s out or if they just throw it maliciously and not have any regard, but it’s sad.” Surrey’s local fire danger rating today (Aug. 16) sits at extreme, the highest possible rating. City staff monitor BC’s Wildfire Service Fire Danger Rating on a daily basis during hot and dry summers to determine the day’s fire danger rating in Surrey. The city provides these tips to safely enjoy the outdoors and help prevent fires: Disposeofsmokingmaterialsproperlyand make sure they are completely extinguished. Never dispose of cigarette butts out vehicle windows or in planter boxes. Don’t leave barbecues unattended and ensure they are turned off properly after you have finished using them. Keep barbecues at least one metre (three feet) away from the side of buildings.
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Dozens of people died as bridge collapsed in Italy BC bridge among architect’s many designs The architect of the bridge that collapsed in Genoa, Italy, has built several other spans around the world, including a relatively small bridge that connects two parts of the city of Castlegar, B.C., across a river. The Kinnaird Bridge, also known as the Columbia Bridge, was designed by Italian engineer Riccardo Morandi in 1960 and completed in 1965. The two-lane span runs some 200 metres over the Columbia River and carries the Crowsnest Highway through Castlegar, a city of approximately 7,800 people. The Kinnaird Bridge stands on four V-shaped concrete supports with no cabling or overhead support structure, making it much smaller in scale than the bridge that collapsed in Italy. The bridge has an unremarkable history, with no major safety issues on record. It was last upgraded in 2011 to hang water and sewer pipes from its underside. The bridge is part of the Crowsnest Highway route linking Alberta to B.C.’s Pacific Coast. The town of Castlegar is currently planning to create a nature trail that connects to the eastern side of the bridge. Morandi as a consulting engineer on the project. A commemorative plaque is shown on the Kinnaird Bridge in Castlegar, B.C.
A commemorative plaque is shown on the Kinnaird Bridge in Castlegar, B.C. The Kinnaird Bridge was Morandi’s only North American design and is relatively small
compared to his other projects, which often connected busy highways across large spans. Many of his works were built in the 1950s and 1960s in Italy, although he also has several major bridge designs in other parts of the world, including South America and Africa. Libya’s Wadi El Kuf Bridge, a concrete cable stay bridge designed by Morandi in 1971, was shut down last October due to fears that the concrete might fracture, according to local media. However, the Libyan bridge is more than twice as long as the Kinnaird Bridge, with more struts and an overhead support system. The bridge Morandi built in Genoa was 1.2 kilometres long, with two A-frame towers and concrete-encased stay cables.
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BC declares state of emergency as more than 500 wildfires burn British Columbia was placed under a state of emergency Wednesday as more than 500 wildfires overwhelmed the province’s firefighting capacity and officials conceded the only thing that will help is rain. More than 3,000 people are on the ground fighting the fires, which have prompted evacuation orders and alerts in almost every region of the province and blanketed an even larger area with a choking layer of smoke and haze. On Wednesday, the federal government was in the process of deploying as many as 200 Canadian Armed Forces personnel. The Armed Forces confirmed that a first team of 100 would be deployed on Thursday to an area west of Kelowna to begin mopping up and to relieve the fire crews there. “We’re going to throw everything we have got at these fires, but in a lot of cases, Mother Nature is going to be in the drivers’ seat,� Kevin Skrepnek, the province’s chief fire information officer, said in a conference call. He said rain would be critical – “and not just a small, quick event, but widespread rain across the entire province to really start to alleviate the situation.� However, he added: “We’re not really seeing [rain] in the forecast right now.� This is the second straight year that B.C. has declared a wildfire emergency, but the
problem now is the sheer number of fires, with 566 recorded as of Wednesday, compared with 150 at the same time last year. Still, there have been fewer evacuations than last year. In Wednesday’s conference call, provincial Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said the state of emergency was declared based on the advice of the BC Wildfire Service. It will, he said, give the province “extraordinary powers� to requisition equipment, control entry to and from certain areas and deploy fire services or police to help with evacuations and other related situations. Mr. Farnworth said the province has been talking to Ottawa about using military personnel to help out after fires are contained and to deal with lingering hot spots. They also discussed the need for aircraft to move heavy equipment to where it’s needed and to help with evacuations. As of Tuesday, there were 29 evacuation orders in B.C., affecting about 3,050 people, and 48 alerts, affecting 18,720 people.
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ICBC targets high-risk drivers with overhaul of premiums British Columbia’s government-owned auto insurer is proposing changes to the way it calculates insurance premiums to better target high-risk drivers. The proposed changes, including a move to a model in which at-fault crashes are tied to the driver instead of the person who owns the vehicle, would be revenue neutral and would not impact ICBC’s more than $1-billion deficit. The government says if the new measures were enacted today, two-thirds of drivers would pay less. Under the changes, which will be submitted to the BC Utilities Commission for approval and would take effect in September, 2019, highrisk drivers and those who have been behind the wheel for less than 15 years would face higher premiums. David Eby, B.C.’s Attorney-General and the minister responsible for ICBC, at a news conference Thursday said the Crown corporation’s current model for
calculating basic premiums is “broken.� “The model ICBC uses to determine these premiums is more than 30 years old and it’s increasingly failed to ensure that drivers are held accountable for their driving habits and risk levels through their insurance rates,� he said. Mr. Eby said under the current model, a person could have up to three crashes in a single year and still pay the same basic premium as a driver who is crash-free. “That is not fair to those who drive safely,� he said. ICBC could not say how many drivers have had three crashes in a single year. Joy MacPhail, ICBC’s board chair, told the news conference the message from a recent public engagement process was low-risk drivers should not be paying the same rate as some high-risk drivers. She said it is also not fair that 80 per cent of drivers receive the maximum discount available for basic insurance.
Husband escapes, wife missing after car swamped in mudslide near Cache Creek Search crews are looking for a woman who was inside a vintage convertible that was swept off a highway in a mudslide near Cache Creek. RCMP Sgt. Janelle Shoihet said Mounties responded to Highway 99 in Cache Creek and found the 57-yearold male driver of the yellow 1968 Morgan convertible. The man told officers that he’d been able to get out of the car, but he didn’t know what had happened to his wife, 57-yearold Valerie Morris, said Shoihet. “He was unsure what had happened. He was too engaged in getting out of the vehicle himself, and he wasn’t sure what had happened with his wife,� she said. Officers assume Morris was trapped in the convertible and unable to get out, but at this point can’t confirm whether she’s still in the car, said Shoihet. Pieces of the vehicle have been found but not the entire car, she added. Mounties are now asking for the public’s help in finding Morris, who is five feet two inches tall with auburn hair and hazel eyes.
RCMP want to see any dashboard camera video and speak with any witnesses. There may have been a motor home driving near the convertible before the slide and Mounties hope to speak with the occupants, said Shoihet. The couple had attended the Kamloops
car show with the vintage vehicle and may have been driving home to Sechelt at the time of the slide, she said. The husband, whose name is not being released, is being treated in hospital for minor, non-life-threatening injuries, she added.
Special prosecutor approves more sex-related charges against former Burns Lake mayor A special prosecutor in British Columbia has approved 29 sex-related charges against Luke Strimbold, the former mayor of Burns Lake. Dan McLaughlin with the B.C. Prosecution Service says the charges are sexual assault, sexual interference or invitation to sexual touching, allegedly involving six people all under the age of 16 at the time. Special prosecutor Leonard Doust took over the case in March when 24 charges were laid because Strimbold was a former mayor and had connections to the B.C. Liberal Party. A prosecution service news release issued Thursday says Doust declined to approve one charge sworn by RCMP involving a complainant, saying the charge assessment standard was not met. However, the service says Doust
approved further sex-related charges involving three additional complainants. None of the allegations has been proven against Strimbold, who is scheduled to appear in B.C. Supreme Court in Smithers on Oct. 1. The special prosecutor has chosen to go to trial by direct indictment, avoiding the need for a preliminary inquiry into the case. Strimbold served as membership chair for the B.C. Liberal Party but resigned in March both from the executive and as a member of the party. When he was elected as the mayor of Burns Lake in 2011, Strimbold was the youngest mayor in B.C. history at the age of 21. He was re-elected in 2014, but resigned two years later, saying he wanted to further his education.
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Charges stayed against man accused in New Westminter teen’s OD death Charges against a man accused of selling drugs to a New Westminster teen who died of an overdose have been stayed. A spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said that charges against Muhammad Chambas were stayed earlier in August. Man charged in connection with overdose
death of 16-year-old New Westminster girl Under the Canadian Criminal Code, the Crown has six months to a year to lift the stay and proceed with charges. If not, the charges are permanently dropped. Chambas was charged in Aug. 2017 with one count of drug trafficking in
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Canadian troops in BC to fight wild-fires Firefighters from around the world are battling wildfires across B.C., with more help on the way from the Canadian Forces. But there are concerns the province’s requests for help took too long. Bill Miller, the regional district board chair for the Interior’s Bulkley-Nechako region where dozens of fires are burning, said firefighting efforts in the area have been hampered by a lack of resources. Communities left under-resourced to fight fires, says regional district chair “We’ve been knocking on every door and shaking every tree that we can find to try to get more resources here,” Miller said. “It just seems to me that we are awfully slow in resourcing this.” The B.C. government made a formal request for help on Monday, and the federal government responded with a pledge of 200 troops, as well as aircraft to help move people and supplies, as roughly 600 fires burn across the province. Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale emphasized that the
government is willing to provide assistance to local emergency management efforts as requests for help are made. “In every case, we respond immediately and the answer is yes but that decisionmaking about the making of those requests rests with provincial officials,” Goodale said. Canadian Forces personnel have started a reconnaissance mission to determine where the greatest firefighting needs and priorities are, Goodale said, and troops will be moving within hours once that assessment is completed. Smoke and flames rise from the Shovel Lake fire near Burns Lake in the Central Interior of B.C. over the weekend. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson, the MLA for Stikine in the province’s northwest, said the spread out nature of the fires this year is the issue rather than a lack of preparedness. “The funding is always there. We expend as much as required to keep people safe and to keep structures safe,” Donaldson said.
More Red Scorpion gang members face drug charges Police say 94 charges have been laid, many against suspected gang members, after police smashed a ring that supplied drugs in South Delta and Vancouver. Officers were alerted in March of 2017 to the drug line that was operated out of Richmond and allowed purchasers to place orders by phone — a scheme know as a dial-a-dope operation. In a news release, police said investigators first targeted street level drug purchases, during a 16-month probe, then gradually identified line managers and suppliers, most of whom, police said, are known Red Scorpion gang members and associates. Evidence seized in raids last fall included a Red Scorpion ring, up to $100,000 in drugs such as fentanyl, cocaine and heroin, weapons including two semi-automatic rifles, $52,000 in cash, $30,000 in jewelry, four luxury vehicles and the master phone that controlled the dial-a-dope ring. 34 people charged in ‘major blow’ to gangs across Lower Mainland, police say Police also seized a Red Scorpion medallion and ring as ‘proceeds of crime’ in September 2017. Police said four Red Scorpion members, Kyle Latimer, Khaadim Coddett, Jacob Pereira and Andeuele Pikeintio, all aged between 22 and 27, face a total of 66 charges, ranging from possession for the purpose of trafficking to firearms offences. Thirty-three-year-old Billie Kim, who police say is a Red Scorpion associate, is charged with 14 counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and firearms
reasons for why the charges against Chambas were stayed, but, speaking generally, said questions about the likelihood of conviction and serving the public interest are taken into consideration when making the decision.
connection with the death of Angel Loyer-Lawrence. Loyer-Lawrence died of an overdose of MDMA in May of that year. She was 16 years old. The prosecutors’ spokesperson did not offer
offences while James Souliere, 27, is charged with 10 counts of trafficking and 27-year-old Darryl Whitson faces four counts. “These arrests and charges will have a significant impact on gangs operating in the Metro Vancouver area,” said Delta police Chief Neil Dubord.
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Independence day of Pakistan was celebrated at the residence of Consul General of Pakistan in Vancouver on August 14.
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Mother of Vancouver road rage shooting victim says he did not deserve to die Willis Hunt, 33, was the passenger of a car involved in a deadly road rage incident in East Vancouver on Friday. Willis Hunt wasn’t even driving the night he died. The victim of Vancouver’s 14th homicide of the year who died after a deadly road rage incident early Friday morning doesn’t even drive, said his mother Sunni Hunt. Instead, Hunt was a passenger as a female friend sat behind the wheel of a grey Toyota Matrix. They were driving past the PNE in Vancouver when the driver accidentally cut off a white sedan. She didn’t mean to, said Hunt, recounting what the friend had told her. But “that car just wouldn’t let up. The driver was enraged, it seemed.” The driver turned on McGill Street, with the white sedan hot on their heels. At some point, “she stopped the car and got out to say ‘What’s the problem? I’m sorry.’ ” Willis, 33, also got out of the car and put himself between the driver and the vehicle. “The next thing she knew, he was against her … he flew up against her,” said Hunt. “She didn’t know he was shot. She never heard (the gunshot).” Willis Hunt was shot early Friday on Bridgeway Street near the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge in a possible case of road
rage. Vancouver Police Department received a call about the shooting near Bridgeway Street, which runs beneath the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge off-ramp, shortly after 1:30 a.m. Police and paramedics responded minutes later, but were unable to save Willis. He died at the scene. A 32-year-old woman who had been in the same vehicle as the victim was treated for minor injuries, said police. No arrests have been made. News of Willis’s death has ricocheted from Vancouver to the B.C. central coast and northern B.C. where family and friends live. Hunt learned of her son’s death Friday night when she was in Prince Rupert for a niece’s funeral. A friend phoned her and told her she heard Willis may have been shot. “I said ‘No, no, no, not Willis, please not him,” said Hunt. “Then she called me again and said it was.” Born and raised in East Vancouver, Willis was the youngest of three children and attended Britannia Secondary. He worked in carpentry, played basketball and tennis with his nephews, and constantly told them to eat healthy food. He lived a block away from Hunt, and liked to come over to her place to cook. He ended every phone conversation, unfailingly, with “I love you, momma.” Willis Charles Hunt, 33, died early Friday morning after being shot dead in what the Vancouver Police Department believe was a case of road rage.
Man arrested after bomb threat made at Surrey business A 43-year-old man is facing several charges after a bomb threat was made at a Surrey business on Sunday evening. Surrey RCMP were called to a business at King George Boulevard and 96th Avenue just before 6 p.m. When police arrived, they entered the business and arrested the man without incident. The man remains in custody and faces several charges under the criminal code. Police are not disclosing any more information as the investigation is ongoing.
Two more Council candidates for Safe Surrey Coalition Doug Elford and Bableen Rana will be running for Surrey City Council with the Safe Surrey Coalition in Surrey’s election on October 20th. Doug Elford is a grassroots community activist with an established track record. He believes: “It’s time for strong principled leadership in Surrey and Doug McCallum will deliver that. Surrey urgently needs to focus on housing affordability, homelessness, public safety & crime reduction, improved transit, and financial responsibility. Now is the time to take strong action and address these issues. This is why Doug McCallum is clearly the best choice for Mayor in 2018.” Bableen Rana has been a lawyer for 17 years and is a Past President of the Surrey Newton Rotary Club. When McCallum was first elected as mayor Rana served on Surrey’s Parks and Recreation Commission. Her experience there solidified her passion for community service. She is running for council with the Safe Surrey Coalition because she knows Doug McCallum and believes in his integrity. She respects hispassion, focus, and commitment to Surrey.
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5 hospitalized after crash at Abbotsford airshow Five people are in hospital, including one in critical condition, after a 1930’s era biplane crashed during take off Saturday at the Abbotsford International Airport in BC. Jadene Mah, a spokesperson for the Abbotsford International Airshow, said in an email to The Canadian Press that the vintage aircraft had a pilot and four passengers on board when it crashed on the runway at 5:30 p.m., shortly after the show had ended. Mah said all five were transported to hospital by both road and air — one in
critical condition, one serious and the others with non-life threatening injuries. There has been an incident at the Airshow involving an aircraft. Emergency responders are were on the scene. Jadene Mah noted that because the airshow had just wrapped up for the day, emergency resources were still in place and able to respond immediately. Jadene Mah said the Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash, and that the Airshow will proceed as scheduled on Sunday.
Ex-Uber driver hiding in Quebec faces extradition to California on rape charge US authorities are seeking to extradite a former Uber driver from San Francisco who was being investigated on rape charges before vanishing and then emerging in Montreal earlier this summer. Court documents filed last month in Montreal say Mohamed Ben Azaza is wanted in California after failing to show up for a meeting in early March with detectives investigating the case. Prosecutors say Uber driver Mohamed Ben Azaza picked up the alleged victim from a party and had non-consensual sexual intercourse with her before she woke up in his bed the next day. Prosecutors say Uber driver Mohamed
Ben Azaza picked up the alleged victim from a party and had non-consensual sexual intercourse with her before she woke up in his bed the next day. The Tunisian-born Ben Azaza, 38, was being investigated for an alleged sexual assault involving an intoxicated 19-year-old passenger in October 2017. Prosecutors say Ben Azaza picked up the alleged victim from a party and had nonconsensual sexual intercourse with her before she woke up in his bed the next day. In a police interview, Ben Azaza denied having sex with the woman. He said she had requested permission to sleep in his car and that he later let her inside his home for breakfast and to call someone to pick her up. He also told authorities he was no longer working for Uber and agreed to meet investigating officers to provide a DNA swab. N.Y. drivers rush to register Uber cars before new legislation goes into effect It’s called vomit fraud. And it could make your Uber trip really expensive Uber drivers take riders the long way — at Uber’s expense Mortgage borrows have choice and flexibility on which lender they decide to go with at renewal. Online tools and proliferation of mortgage brokers allow ease to find the best rate.
Ottawa judge strikes down two mandatory minimum sentences for ‘nice’ pimp An Ottawa judge has ruled that mandatory minimum sentences for two sex offences should not apply in the case of a naïve and unsophisticated pimp who unwittingly recruited and photographed two underage prostitutes. Justice Colin McKinnon said the minimum penalty demanded by law — a combined three-year prison term — would amount to cruel and unusual punishment for Steevenson Joseph, a 24-year-old first-time offender. Since Joseph does not deserve any jail time, the judge said, “it follows that the mandatory minimum sentences for his offences are grossly disproportionate.” As a result, McKinnon struck down as unconstitutional the mandatory minimums for two offences: receiving a benefit from the prostitution of someone under 18, and making and possessing child porn. He imposed a suspended sentence in the case along with one of year of probation. McKinnon’s decision represents the latest in a series of similar rulings during the past three years in which judges have balked at applying obligatory penalties established by the federal government in the Criminal Code. The use of mandatory minimums was greatly expanded by the former Conservative government as part of its tough-on-crime agenda. In an interview Wednesday, Joseph’s defence lawyer, Ewan Lyttle, called McKinnon’s decision “yet another example of the former Conservative government’s failed criminal justice policy.” “These policies, designed only to appeal to voters — and not to make the system better — prevent judges from doing their jobs properly,” he said.
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Former Alberta conservative leadership candidate warns public about ‘distraction’ scandals as he explains $20,000 phone bill A former Alberta conservative leadership hopeful is warning the public not to be taken by political tactics used to distract from the issues while trying to clear his name from a $20,000 cellphone bill scandal. Thomas Lukaszuk, who was an MLA for Edmonton-Castle Downs for 14 years and briefly served as deputy premier, was embroiled in a $20,000 cellphone expense scandal after racking up the eyebrow-raising bill while on a vacation to Poland and Israel in 2012. Thomas Lukaszuk, who served as MLA for Edmonton-Castle Downs for 14 years and briefly as deputy premier of Alberta, is speaking out about a $20,000 cellphone expense scandal to warn the public not to fall for political distraction tactics. Thomas Lukaszuk, who served as MLA for Edmonton-Castle Downs for 14 years and briefly as deputy premier of Alberta,
is speaking out about a $20,000 cellphone expense scandal to warn the public not to fall for political distraction tactics. The phone bill was later leaked to media in 2014, “those bills were placed in an envelope and slipped in the press gallery under reporters’ doors,” said Lukaszuk, in an interview Wednesday. An investigation by the provincial privacy commissioner revealed the phone bill was retrieved at the request of then-premier Alison Redford’s chief of staff in the midst of the premier’s own expense scandals in 2014, including questionable use of taxpayer-funded private planes and the commissioning of a private apartment atop Edmonton’s Federal Building, then dubbed the “sky palace.” However, the documents were only released to media months later, while Lukaszuk was running for leadership of the Progressive Conservative party against Jim Prentice.
Bill to slash the size of Toronto city council passes Premier Doug Ford used his new government’s majority muscle Tuesday to push through a controversial bill cutting the size of Toronto city council in half with municipal elections just 10 weeks away, a move NDP Leader Andrea Horwath called “a blatant abuse of power.” The legislation, named the Better Local Government Act, also scraps planned Oct. 22 elections for regional chairs in Peel, York, Niagara and Muskoka as it enlarges Toronto’s wards to match
federal and provincial riding boundaries. “We have 25 MPs, 25 MPPs and we’re going to have 25 councillors,” Premier Doug Ford said. “We have 25 MPs, 25 MPPs and we’re going to have 25 councillors,” Premier Doug Ford said. “We have 25 MPs, 25 MPPs and we’re going to have 25 councillors,” Ford said in the legislature, which adjourned until Sept. 24 after a rare summer sitting that followed the Progressive Conservatives’ June election victory.
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Former Alberta Tory MLA target of immigration fraud investigation The Canada Border Services Agency raided the home and office of former Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA Carl Benito (Pictured) , seizing more than $250,000 in cash — mostly in bundles of $100 bills — as part of an investigation into what the agency says was a three-year immigration fraud scheme. Search warrant documents obtained by CBC News show CBSA officials believed that since Nov. 11, 2015, Benito, now an immigration consultant, had counselled dozens of Filipino immigrants to improperly extend their stay in Alberta through a scheme that involved bogus applications for study and work-extension permits. It Is also alleged Benito, who is a Filipino immigrant, illegally employed at least one and possibly several fellow Filipino immigrants since Sept. 16, 2016. No charges have been laid against Benito and none of the allegations in the documents have been proven in court. It is not known if the investigation is still ongoing. CBSA officials believed that former Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA Carl Benito counselled dozens of Filipino immigrants to improperly extend their stay in Alberta through a scheme that involved bogus applications for study and work-extension permits. 3:07 A search warrant application filed June 27 details how a months-long investigation allegedly determined Benito was counselling immigrants whose work permits were expiring to apply for study permits involving two small private Edmonton colleges, knowing his clients had no intention of attending. The documents reveal this alleged fraud hinged on a scheme in which Benito, or one of his companies, arranged for up to $20,000 to be transferred into his clients’ bank accounts, and then transferred out, sometimes almost immediately. This allegedly created false proof that the clients had the necessary funds to support their education and living costs. “Within approximately one hour, $17,000 transited through three of Benito’s clients’ bank accounts” on Jan. 28, 2016, the search warrant states. “On April 21, 2016, within approximately half an hour, $17,000 transited between two of Benito’s clients’ bank accounts. All five of these clients were applying for study permits.” Submitting incomplete applications Five clients were interviewed and found to have misrepresented their study permit applications, “and a further 79 foreign nationals have been identified as obtaining study permits
for the Academy of Learning or MaKami College through Benito and his companies but did not attend school.” CBSA investigator Amy Pambianco also alleges in the application that Benito counselled immigrants to submit incomplete applications for work permit extensions. She said Benito knew the incomplete applications would be refused but that it would take three to four months to process them. “This is being used as a mechanism to buy more time in Canada allowing the applicant to benefit from implied status until the application is decided upon,” Pambianco stated in the document. “They are making an application which is not truthful, as they have no intention of working at that location, nor do they have the requirements to do so.” Bundles of $100 bills seized. The search warrants for Benito’s house and his office at an Edmonton hotel were executed on June 28, the day after Edmonton justices of the peace granted the applications. The list of items seized from Benito’s house and office runs nearly 50 pages and includes: More than $185,000 in bundles of $100 bills seized from two floor safes; Bags filled with bundles of $100, $50, and $20 bills, and numerous payment envelopes filled with cash bearing what appears to be the names of clients. In total, more than $70,000 was seized from a cabinet safe; Workers’ schedules, payments and employee timesheets; Several computers, tablets and cell phones; Ledgers, receipt books, banking records and dozens of client files. Benito served as Progressive Conservative MLA for Edmonton-Mill Woods from 2008 until 2012, when he lost the nomination to Sohail Quadri. His term in politics was marked by controversy. In August 2010, Benito walked back a campaign promise to donate his entire salary, roughly $75,000 a year, to charity in the form of scholarships. Benito told CTV News his promise had been misunderstood; he had intended to donate one year’s pay over time, and had already donated $65,000 to charity. Later that year, Alberta’s ethics commissioner disclosed Benito had failed to pay about $8,000 in property taxes. Benito paid the outstanding taxes, blaming his wife for the oversight.Wife forgot to pay taxes, MLA says Controversial Tory MLA Benito loses nomination The CBSA search warrant documents show Benito and his family operate three immigration consulting companies.
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Swiss utility in LNG supply talks with Canada’s Goldboro project Axpo, a Swiss utility and energy trader, said on Thursday it was in talks with a Canadian company planning to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the country’s East Coast for a 10-year supply deal. If the talks lead to a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA), they would help boost the chances of the $10-billion Goldboro project being built by Pieridae Energy to become the first LNG export terminal on Canada’s East Coast. Canada is rich in oil and gas but has yet to export LNG to Asia from its West Coast or across the Atlantic from its East Coast in commercial quantities despite major companies planning 20 export terminals. “Under the term sheet with Pieridae Energy, Axpo will purchase LNG from Train 2 of
the Goldboro liquefaction facility and sell it across Europe,” Axpo said in a statement. “The contract is scheduled to begin from the start of commercial deliveries, currently estimated to be in the third quarter of 2023, and last for a 10-year period.” Pieridae’s chief executive Alfred Sorensen told the Financial Post on Tuesday the company was close to taking a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the project next month after spending the past year seeking permits and talking to contractors and buyers. Five other projects on Canada’s East Coast have also been proposed although initiatives have stuttered in recent years as global LNG prices fell due to an anticipated glut.
Federal gov’t to declare new statutory holiday to mark painful residential-school legacy The federal government is consulting with Indigenous groups before declaring a national statutory holiday to mark the painful legacy of Canada’s Indian residential schools. The main sticking point has been choosing a date for the annual event. “The overall picture is that it is important to have that day set aside so Canadians continually get it and will never ever forget the impact of genocide in the residential schools on Indigenous peoples,” Perry Bellegarde, the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), said in a recent telephone interview. The AFN is among several groups the federal government has consulted as it prepares to announce the creation of what is expected to be known as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – one of the 94 calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which spent years investigating the
abuse of children at the church-run schools. The AFN initially said the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation should be on June 21, which is National Indigenous Peoples Day. But the government was concerned that would be too close to St. Jean Baptiste Day, a Quebec holiday that is celebrated on June 24, and also too close to Canada Day. The next choice was Orange Shirt Day, Sept. 30, a date that is near the time of year when children were separated from their families to attend the residential schools. It was named after the shiny orange shirt that was given to six-year-old Phyllis Webstad by her grandmother in 1973 and taken from her and never returned when she attended the St. Joseph Mission School in Williams Lake, B.C. “We’re pushing to advocate for a national day, a statutory holiday, for reconciliation, whether that be June 21, or that be Orange Shirt on Sept.
Ottawa preparing response in case Trump follows through on threat of auto tariffs With threats of devastating U.S. tariffs hanging over the auto sector, Canada’s economic development minister says Ottawa is considering every possible way it could respond if the Trump administration follows through on its warning. Navdeep Bains said Plan A is to continue encouraging the U.S. to back away from the tariff threat, which industry has warned would inflict significant damage on both countries’ economies. But just in case they are applied, Bains said Ottawa is considering “every conceivable option.” “We’re taking nothing off the table at this stage,” Bains said in an interview. “We’re looking at every tool in our toolbox.” Bains declined to share specifics when
asked about potential industry support in Canada or retaliatory actions against the U.S., however, he noted how Ottawa took several steps to respond to American steel and aluminum duties. Earlier this summer, Ottawa applied retaliatory tariffs on $16.6-billion worth of U.S. imports of steel, aluminum and other products. It also announced a financial aid package for industries caught in the crossfire, including up to $2-billion in new funding and support for workers in steel, aluminum and manufacturing sectors. Levies, however, on the critical auto industry would have far bigger impacts on Canada’s economy – and would likely call for a far greater response.
Liberal MP Iqra Khalid apologizes, rescinds award to man labelled purveyor of anti-Semitism Liberal MP Iqra Khalid has apologized and rescinded a certificate of appreciation she presented last week to a man a Jewish advocacy group calls a purveyor of anti-Semitism. Mississauga-Erin Mills MP Iqra Khalid says she was unaware of some of the views held in the past by Amin El-Maoued, the public relations chief of Palestine House, when she gave him a certificate of appreciation for his volunteer work during a barbecue in her riding. B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn sent Khalid a letter this week, demanding she rescind the certificate. The letter alleged that ElMaoued led a July 2017 rally “laden with hate-filled and antiSemitic slogans,” including chants of “Israel and Hitler are the same.” After receiving the letter, Khalid says she “looked into the matter extensively” and concluded that El-Maoued’s past views were contrary to what she stands for and inconsistent with her efforts to “promote diversity and inclusion.” As a representative of the federal government, she says she has a particular responsibility to condemn anti-Semitism. “I will have more thorough due diligence in the future in the allocation of these certificates and I apologize for this mistake,”
Khalid said in a written statement Thursday. “Anti-Semitism has no place in Canadian society. It is against what I stand for and is against the work I have done as an MP to promote diversity and inclusion.” While Khalid said she was unaware of ElMaoued’s views, this is not the first time she has been criticized for associating with him. She was denounced last April for giving El-Maoued another award on behalf of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, at an event that featured a Palestinian archbishop who had purportedly defended terrorists and suicide bombings. Palestine House, which describes itself as “an educational, social and cultural centre of the Palestinian-Canadian Community,” lost all federal funding in 2012. The Conservative government at the time cited what it called a “pattern of support for extremism.” Khalid is best known for initiating a motion last year calling on the House of Commons to condemn Islamophobia and all other forms of discrimination. Conservatives and other critics argued that the non-binding motion would limit free speech, and the resulting furor led to hate mail and death threats directed at Khalid.
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Scheer says he won’t discuss ‘caucus dynamics’ as calls grow for Bernier to be booted Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer refused to say Thursday whether he’s considering removing his former leadership rival, Maxime Bernier, from the party’s caucus after the Quebec MP sent out a series of controversial tweets on diversity and multiculturalism. Speaking to reporters in Regina, Scheer said Bernier doesn’t speak for the party and he wants a unified caucus with the next federal election only a year away. Scheer said Conservatives will use that election campaign to pitch a different vision of immigration and diversity than the one being pushed by the current Liberal government. He did not condemn Bernier’s tweets — in which the Conservative MP accused
the governing Liberals of pursuing a policy of “extreme multiculturalism” and the “cult of victimhood” — but said the Conservative Party has a tradition of supporting diversity. We have members of Parliament from all over the country, many of whom have a difference of opinion on some issues. I have asked all members of our team to work together,” he said. While Bernier is allowed to voice his own views on the state of diversity in this country, Scheer said, he’s held no caucus leadership position since being removed from the party’s shadow cabinet earlier this year after sparring with Scheer over supply management “He speaks for himself,” he said.
A Canadian tweet in a Saudi King’s court crosses a red line For years, Canadian pressure on human rights in Saudi Arabia had elicited no more than a standard rejection. But all that changed last week, when a Canadian complaint was translated into Arabic and set off a diplomatic row. When Riyadh responded to a call from Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland to release civil society activists with an abrupt severing of diplomatic and trade ties, Canadian officials were left scrambling to understand what had happened. What Ottawa did not anticipate was that in the eyes of the Saudis they had crossed a red line. On Aug. 2, Freeland tweeted here in English and French, calling for the release of two jailed Saudi human rights activists. The following day, Canada’s foreign affairs department sent another tweet here, urging Saudi Arabia to “immediately release” those and other activists. That was translated here into Arabic by its embassy in Riyadh and sent out on Aug. 5 to its approximately 12,000
followers. The reaction from Saudi Arabia was swift. Hours after the Arabic tweet, the Saudi government recalled its ambassador, barred Canada’s envoy from returning and placed a ban on new trade. Two Gulf sources said it was the tweet from the embassy that upset Saudi officials the most. “Matters were being handled through usual channels but the tweet was a break with diplomatic norms and protocol,” said one of the sources, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. The sources did not clarify exactly how the tweet broke with diplomacy, but regional experts said it was the step of sending it to a domestic audience that would have angered Saudi officials. “The Saudi retaliation took some time to allow for political talks in closed doors,” Salman al-Ansari, founder of the Washingtonbased Saudi American Public Relation Affairs Committee, said.
Toronto police launch investigation into attack on photojournalist at anti-hate rally The Toronto Police Service is now investigating the attack on a journalist at an anti-hate rally outside city hall on Saturday while also defending the officers who witnessed the incident but decided not to step in. Stan Behal, a 36-year veteran photographer with the Toronto Sun, said he was filming the rally on Saturday, standing between a group of demonstrators and a row of police officers, when a man rushed toward him and swiped at him, hitting him in the head. “This big hand slammed down on the top of my head,” he said. “The kid grabbed my hat and pulled hair and hat off my head rather violently.” In video of the incident, police officers standing behind Behal do not intervene. Behal can be heard saying, “Officer did you see that? Can you arrest him for assault?” Behal said an officer told him they weren’t
going “in there.” For at least 10 minutes after, the man – who appeared to be in his 20s, wearing a grey, sleeveless T-shirt – stayed close. Shortly after, Behal said, the man threw back the Toronto Maple Leafs hat he’d snatched from Behal’s head. Asked why officers didn’t get involved after the attack, Toronto Police spokeswoman Meaghan Gray said they were dealing with “a very volatile situation,” which at one point needed a mounted unit for crowd control. “Given the existing environment, they must determine when and if to strategically inject themselves,” Gray said in an email on Monday. “I will also say that our officers, considering the crowd size and emotional temperature of the protest, conducted themselves appropriately and professionally.”
Federal immigration minister removed from task force on asylum seekers Federal Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen — who criticized Queen’s Park’s views on asylum seekers — is no longer on a government task force overseeing the response to asylum seekers, a move cheered by his Ontario counterpart. Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s minister of children, community and social services, said she was “encouraged” that Hussen was removed from the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Irregular Migration and replaced by former Toronto police chief Bill Blair, who was recently promoted to cabinet. Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s minister of children, community and social services, said she was “encouraged”
that Federal Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen was removed from the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Irregular Migration. Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s minister of children, community and social services, said she was “encouraged” that Federal Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen was removed from the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Irregular Migration. Blair was named to the new position of minister of border security and organized crime reduction, with responsibility for the issue of refugees who have been crossing into Canada from the U.S., mostly into Quebec.
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Anant Bajaj of Bajaj Electricals passes away at 41 Anant Bajaj, business magnate and the only son of Bajaj Electricals Chairman Shekhar Bajaj passed away on Friday evening. According to reports, Bajaj, who was 41 years of age, suffered a cardiac arrest around 6 pm in Mumbai. The last rites are to be performed at Chandanwadi crematorium in Kalbadevi around 10:30 am on Saturday. Bajaj was the managing director of Bajaj Electricals and was appointed on the post two months ago. Prior to that, he assumed
the office of joint managing director in the organisation. Bajaj started his career as a project coordinator in Bajaj Electricals back in 1999. Among his several initiatives, Bajaj was responsible for setting up an integrated research and development facility under Bajaj Electricals for developing high-tech appliances, as well as a digital centre in Mumbai with emphasis on real-time monitoring, social listening and IoT analysis.
Kejriwal, Sisodia, 11 MLAs chargesheeted in CS case Delhi Police on Monday named Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia as accused in its chargesheet in connection with the alleged assault on Chief Secretary (CS) Anshu Prakash in February. The development invited sharp reaction from the AAP government which accused the BJP-led Centre of “political vendetta” and called it another instance of “witch-hunt”. The chargesheet, filed before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, also names as accused 11 other AAP legislators — Amanatullah Khan, Prakash Jarwal, Nitin Tyagi, Rituraj Govind, Sanjeev Jha, Ajay Dutt, Rajesh Rishi, Rajesh Gupta, Madan Lal, Parveen Kumar and Dinesh Mohania. In the 1,300-page chargesheet, the police
have accused Kejriwal, Sisodia and others of criminally conspiring to threaten the Chief Secretary with death or grievous hurt, obstructed him in discharging his public function and caused hurt. On February 20, an FIR was registered on the complaint of the Delhi CS. After completion of the investigation and collection of evidence on record, a chargesheet has been filed in the court, said a senior police officer. AAP leaders have also been charged with wrongful confinement, assaulting or using criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of duty and insulting to provoke breach of peace and abetment of the offence .
Gajanand Sharma home after 36 yrs in Pakistani prison Jaipur native Gajanand Sharma was officials from the office of the SP (Jaipuramong the 29 Indian prisoners repatriated Rural) in May this year. They wanted to by Pakistan government in good gesture verify Gajanand’s antecedents. at the occasion of Independence Day of Mukesh, who works with the Social Pakistan. All 29 Indian citizens reached Welfare Department at Jaipur, said his India safe via Attari-Wagah joint check post mother had to toil hard to raise the children (JCP). As Jaipur native Gajanand Sharm all by herself. “I was only 12 when my crossed the border none of his family father went missing,” he said. members were there to receive him. They “Being illiterate, my mother did not were not intimated about his release, after file a ‘missing person’s report. Nor did the 36 years. Gajanand, a labourer, and other 28 freed prisoners all fishermen will remain in the custody of the immigration authorities till their kin turn up to take them home As a reciprocal goodwill A happy reunion as Gajanand Sharm arrives home gesture, seven Pakistani prisoners too have been repatriated by the police act on her complaint. But to our utter Indian authorities. surprise, a police team approached us in Gajanand, then aged 33, went missing the first week of May, carrying papers that from Jaipur in 1982. He was unable to recall testified my father was alive and lodged in under what circumstances he had crossed the Lahore jail.“Subsequently, our local MP over. Indian officials too were silent about it. Ramcharan Bohara approached the External Back home in Fatehram ka Tiba, under Affairs Ministry to expedite the process for Nahargarh police station, Gajanand’s wife his release. We were told to wait for a call Makhani Devi, their sons Rakesh and from the External Affairs Ministry. That’s Mukesh, their wives and children are eagerly why we did not reach Wagah to receive him. awaiting his arrival. The family had no clue All of us, especially my mother, are only too about his whereabouts till approached by impatient to be with him,” he said, sobbing.
Kashmir only an excuse for Pakistan army to remain in control: says former R&AW chief The Kashmir issue is now merely an “excuse” propped by the Pakistan army to remain in the control, said former R&AW chief Vikram Sood, who described the neighbouring country’s army as the “largest corporate” entity running a range of enterprises from “fertiliser to bread factories”. Vikram Sood Vikram Sood Speaking at the launch of his new book, “The Unending Game: A Former R&AW Chief ’s Insights into Espionage”, Sood added that any peace talks with Pakistan, which by default thinks of India as an enemy state, will be “futile”. Kashmir is now an excuse for the Pakistan army to remain in control in Pakistan. It is now the largest corporate sector in Pakistan. It owns land, owns properties, runs fertiliser factories, runs bread factories, runs atta (wheat flour) factories.... It also runs international logistic cell which supplies goons all over the country...(and)heroin,” he said. Ex-RAW chief AS Dulat calls it
‘unfortunate’ Pakistan, which held general elections on July 25, will see cricketerturned-politician Imran Khan taking the oath as the country’s prime minister. Having handled things covertly all his life, the former officer was -- for a change -- open about his opinion about Pakistan, which he said was a country or a state just “in name”. “I see very little hope that Pakistan’s mindset will change in foreseeable future. So anybody who talks of peace with Pakistan, well these are nobel thoughts we should all have them. But if you ask me if we can happily exist as neighbours I think not,” he added. With that, Sood was quick enough to clear that nothing of this means that “we (RAW) are into the business making war”. Also Read | Pak Army summons ex-ISI chief over co-authoring book with exRAW chief He said when the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) are talking about war they “are trying to find out what the other chap is doing”. “We are no jihadi forces trying
Capable of holding LS polls, 4 state elections together in Dec: CEC The Election Commission was capable of holding the Lok Sabha elections and polls to four state assemblies together in December if the parliamentary elections are advanced, Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat said on Wednesday. His comments came when asked whether the EC was ready if the LS elections are held in December along with Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Rajasthan. “Why not. There would not be any problem,” he told PTI. There have been speculations in some circles that the Lok Sabha elections, scheduled for April-May 2019 may be advanced to November-December 2018 so that they can be held simultaneously with Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Rajasthan.
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Punjab Vidhan Sabha session to be convened from Aug 24-28 The Punjab cabinet has decided to call the next session of the Vidhan Sabha from August 24 to 28. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh here on Thursday. With the Cabinet decision, the Punjab Governor has been authorised to convene the 5th Session of the 15th Punjab Vidhan Sabha, as per Clause (1) of Article
174 of the Constitution. Giving details, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said the session would commence on August 24 in the afternoon with obituary references. Legislative business would be transacted in both the morning and evening sessions on August 27. The House would adjourn sine die after the proposed legislative business on August 28.
Cops quiz Bishop for 9 hrs over rape allegations The Kerala Police team in the city questioned Bishop Franco Mulakkal through the night regarding an alleged rape complaint filed by a nun and left in the wee hours of Tuesday. The questioning, that lasted nine hours, was video-taped. Coming out of Bishop’s House, Vaikom DSP K Subhash said no arrest was being made. “It is an old case. We need to examine it carefully. We will return to Kerala now. The Bishop will be questioned again, if need be”. The police team took away the Bishop’s cellphone, laptop and a few documents.
Amarinder honours 17 with state awards On the occasion of the 72nd Independence Day, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh conferred state awards to 17 eminent personalities for their outstanding contribution in various fields. The awardees were social activists, sports personalities, progressive entrepreneurs and government officials, who had made extraordinary efforts to achieve their respective targets besides playing a significant role in the social sector. The Chief Minister conferred certificate and cash award to Sahil Chopra of Patiala for clinching eight international and 13 national level medals in swimming. The second recipient, Yashvir Goyal from Bathinda, was a deaf and dumb child who excelled in Badminton and Chess games and brought laurels for the city and the state by securing several medals in state and national badminton and chess championships. District Programme Officer Tarn Taran Hardeep Kaur was honoured for her commendable services in ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’. With her strenuous efforts and work, the Tarn Taran District had been enlisted among three best districts in impressive community category. Eliza Bansal of Lehragaga, Sangrur, was honoured for securing first position in All India Examination of AIIMS. Her award was received by Principal Pardeep Kumar on her behalf. Forest and wildlife security officer Davinder Singh received the award for discharging his duties with utmost dedication, devotion, passion and honesty.
CBI questions Ferozepur IG following complaints CBI on Friday questioned Ferozepur IG Gurinder Dhillon following a complaint. The CBI team conducted a search at his Patiala residence. The raids followed a complaint to the CBI by Shiv Kumar Sharma, who is under investigation for ‘framing a patwari’. Sharma is a former PPS officer and is facing two cases in Punjab, one of which was investigated by Dhillon. Dhillon told Tribune that the CBI had questioned him following a complaint by Sharma. “I have answered their queries and briefed them that the complaint against him is motivated,” he said.
“The inquiry team primarily quizzed him on the purpose of his repeated visits to Kerala and more specifically about his stay in a guest house at Convent Kuravilangad where the complainant nun is alleged to have been assaulted 13 times between May 2014 and September 2016,” Bishop’s lawyer Mandeep Singh Sachdev told mediapersons.
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CM calls for freedom from drugs Calling for ‘Nashe ton Azadi’ (Freedom from Drugs), Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday launched ‘Tu Mera Buddy’ programme to take the war against drugs to schools and colleges to mark the 72nd Independence Day. The chief minister, who unfurled the Tricolour here, also launched the second phase of loan waiver scheme for farmers against loans taken from commercial banks, besides rolling out the ‘Bhai Ghanayia Sehat Sewa Yojana’. In his speech after inspecting the parade and taking salute from the march past, the chief minister called upon the people of Punjab to take a pledge on this momentous occasion to wipe out the menace of drugs
from the state to secure the healthy future of the coming generations. Lauding the encouraging results of the Special Task Force to check drug abuse in Punjab, the chief minister said after the great success of Drug Abuse Prevention Officers programme, ‘Tu Mera Buddy’ would further take the anti-drugs campaign to the grassroots level with the participation of students, who would spread awareness about the ill-effects of drug abuse across the state. The project will involve principals, teachers, students and their parents. The buddy project will be led by class teachers and will be supervised by the principals and district education officers (DEOs).
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India’s first Tesla Model X 100D Electric SUV with Autopilot is here Another Tesla Model X electric SUV has landed in India, and this time around, it’s the 100D variant. The Tesla Model X that was previously imported into India through the private route and registered to billionaire Prashant Ruia was the top of the line P 90D variant. The 100D variant, which while being very quick, is still a few steps behind the P 90D in terms of outright performance. The electric SUV, imported straight from the United States, which is currently the only country that manufactures Tesla cars and SUVs, can hit 100 Kph in a sportscar-challenging 5 seconds. In fact, this kind of performance makes the Tesla 100D virtually faster than almost all other luxury SUVs sold in India. And it has no engine. That’s because like all Tesla cars, the Model X 100D is powered by electric motors driven by lithium ion
batteries. The electric SUV weighs a hefty 2.5 tons thanks to all the batteries that drive the twin electric motors, one on the front axle and the other on the rear axle.Needless to say, the Model X 100D features an all wheel drive layout. Top speed is rated at 250 Kph while the range per charge stands at 475 kilometers, which is very good indeed. What this effectively means is that the Model X can be used on a day to day basis even in a country like India where electric car charging infrastructure is at its infancy. In the United States, the Tesla Model X 100D is priced at $ 96,000, which translates to about Rs. 65 lakhs in Indian currency. However, importing such a car through the private import route costs significantly higher thanks to the hefty import duties involved.
Gaganyaan’ to take Indian astronaut to space by 2022: PM Modi Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced an ambitious mission of sending an Indian astronaut to space by 2022 on board ‘Gaganyaan’. The mission, he said in his Independence Day address, would be launched using ISRO’s own capabilities, and on successful completion, make India the fourth nation in the world to do so. “Our country has been making a lot of progress in the area of space (science). When India celebrates its 75th Independence Day, or even before that,
an Indian son or daughter will undertake a manned space mission on board ‘ G a g a n y a a n ’, carrying the national flag,” Modi said from the Red Fort. T h e prime minister said with the launch of the Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission), space scientists displayed India’s prowess in the field. Chandrayaan-1 was India’s first lunar probe. It was launched by the Indian Space Research
Congress mocks BJP over video of tricolour falling at party HQ The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at the BJP after the tricolour at the saffron party’s headquarters fell on the ground when Amit Shah was unfurling it, questioning how they planned to manage the country when they cannot handle the national flag. The Congress posted a video on its official Twitter handle in which the BJP chief is seen unfurling the flag, which falls down soon after he pulls the string. However, he immediately caught hold of the string and pulled the
flag up. The Congress tweeted, “Those who cannot handle the flag, how will they handle the country?” “If those people who have treated the flag with contempt for over 50 years had not done so, the flag would not have been insulted like it was today,” the party said. Those that give “certificates of patriotism” to people, do not know the etiquettes of the national anthem, the Congress said.
Scotland Yard returns 12th century stolen Buddha statue to India on I-Day A 12th century Buddha statue stolen from a museum at Nalanda in Bihar nearly 60 years ago was returned to India on Wednesday by the UK’s Metropolitan Police as part of a ceremony here to mark India’s Independence Day. The bronze statue with silver inlay is one of the 14 statues stolen in 1961 from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) site museum in Nalanda and changed several
hands over the years before surfacing at a London auction. Once the dealer and the owner were made aware the sculpture was the same one that had been stolen from India, the Metropolitan Police said they cooperated with the Met’s Art and Antiques Unit and agreed for the piece to be returned to India. The statue was identified at a trade fair in March this year by Lynda Albertson of the
PLA joins Indian Army to celebrate I-Day in Sikkim A special border personnel meeting between the Indian Army and China’s People Liberation Army (PLA) was held on the Indian side at the Nathu La Pass in Sikkim on Wednesday to jointly celebrate India’s 72nd Independence Day. Besides interactions between the two armies, cultural programme portraying the rich cultural diversity of the two countries were presented by both sides to celebrate the occasion, a Defence press
release here said. The celebration took place in an atmosphere of warmth and friendship, with an aim to enhance mutual trust and promoting border peace and tranquility, it said. Pleasantries were also exchanged in north Sikkim at Kongra La. The joint participation of PLA is seen as a reciprocal gesture as the Indian Army had earlier participated in PLA Foundation Day on August 1, 2018.
Rupee hits new all-time low of 70.32, plunges 43 paise vs USD The rupee on Thursday slumped 43 paise against the dollar to trade at a life-time low of 70.32 on strong demand for the US currency. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the local currency opened at a record low of 70.25 a dollar, down from its previous close of 69.89, and weakened further to trade at a fresh low of 70.32, down by 43 paise. Forex dealers said besides strong demand for the American currency from importers, capital outflows mainly weighed on the domestic currency.A sharp surge in trade deficit too impacted the rupee. Trade deficit
soared to a near five-year high of USD 18 billion, data released by the commerce ministry on Tuesday showed. Furthermore, depreciation of the Turkish lira against the dollar after the US imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports also put pressure on the Indian rupee, they added. The rupee had gained 4 paise, to close at 69.89 against the dollar in the previous session on Tuesday. Forex market was shut on Wednesday on account of Independence Day. Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex fell by 207.03 points, or 0.54 per cent, to 37,644.97 points in early trade.
‘12 Indians still in Lahore jail’ Septuagenarian Budhan could not have asked for more when she met her son Harjinder Masih after around two years. Harjinder (40) of Palla Pind in Ferozepur was part of the 30 Indian prisoners’ who were released on Monday from Lahore’s Kot Lakhpath Jail. His mother said she had lost all hopes of seeing him till the Indian embassy officials approached her a few months ago to convey about the well-being of her son.
“It consoled me that at least my son was alive, but I was equally worried that he should not meet the same fate as Sarbjit Singh. My prayers have been answered,” she said. Harjinder worked in the fields bordering Pakistan. “One evening in 2016, under the influence of liquor I had inadvertently crossed the border as the fence was broken due to Sutlej flow,” he said. He was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment.
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World leaders pay tribute to Vajpayee India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday, leaders from across the world joined in to express their sorrow over his demise. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan called Vajpayee a “tall political personality” of the subcontinent. Condoling the former PM’s death, Khan said, “Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a tall political personality of the subcontinent. His
attempts for the betterment of India-Pakistan relationship will always be remembered. Mr Vajpayee, even as a foreign minister, took responsibility of improving India-Pakistan ties.” Calling him the “most famous son of India”, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that Vajpayee will be remembered for contributing towards good governance and highlighting issues of people.
Suicide bomber kills 48 Shia students in lastest wave of terror in Kabul A suicide bomber struck a private education centre in a Shiite neighbourhood of Kabul on Wednesday where high school graduates were preparing for university entrance exams, killing 48 young men and women and leaving behind a scene of devastation and tragedy. The bombing, blamed Daesh, also known as ISIS or ISIL, was the latest assault on Afghanistan’s Shiite community, which has increasingly been targeted by Sunni extremists who consider Shiites to be heretics. It also showed how militants are still able to stage large-scale attacks, even in the heart of Kabul, and underscored the struggles of the Afghan forces to provide security and stability on their own. The attack comes amid a particularly bloody week in Afghanistan that has seen Taliban attacks kill scores of Afghan troops and civilians. It was not immediately clear how the bomber managed to sneak into the building, used by the Shiite community as an education
centre, in the Dasht-i Barcha area of Kabul. The spokesperson for the public health ministry, Wahid Majroh, said 67 people were also wounded in the bombing and that the death toll — which steadily rose in the immediate aftermath of the bombing — could rise further. He did not say if all the victims were students and whether any of their teachers were also among the casualties. Dawlat Hossain, father of 18-year-old student Fareba who had left her class just a few minutes before the bombing but was still inside the compound, was on his way to meet his daughter and started running when he heard the explosion. Suicide bombing at Afghan mosque kills at least 29, injures dozens more Hossain recounted to The Associated Press how when he entered Fareba’s classroom, he saw parts of human bodies all over student desks and benches.
Bomb explosion at Nepal’s Biratnagar Metropolitan office An improvised explosive device (IED) went off in front of the Mayor’s office in the eastern Nepal’s Biratnagar city today, but no one was injured, the police said. The explosion occurred this afternoon at the passageway in front of the Mayor Bhim Parajuli’s office in the Biratnagar Metropolitan City Corporation. The bomb went off during the lunch hour when most of the office staffs and common people were not in the building, they said, adding that no casualty or injury have
been reported in the explosion but the window panes of the office building were smashed. However, Deputy Mayor Indira Karki and chairpersons of some wards were present in the building when the bomb went off. The police said the area has been cordoned off and CCTV footage were being scanned to find any clue. A probe has been launched to find those involved and their behind the explosion, they said.
Sri Lanka gets US military funding as China vies for influence in the region The United States announced Monday it would grant Sri Lanka $39 million to boost maritime security as China develops its strategic hold on the Indian Ocean island. The State Department will provide the funds as “foreignmilitaryfinancing”,pendingcongressional approval, the US embassy in Colombo said. “We look forward to discussing with the government of Sri Lanka how this contribution can support our Bay of Bengal initiative and Sri Lanka’s humanitarian assistance and disaster response priorities,” it said. It comes as China, the world’s second-largest
economy, increases investment in ports and other building projects in Sri Lanka -- a key link in its ambitious “Belt and Road” infrastructure initiative. Last week, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka announced it had secured a $1 billion Chinese loan as the island develops closer relations with Beijing. The US had stopped arms sales to Sri Lanka during the height of the island’s Tamil separatist war that ended in 2009. The global power has also been highly critical of the humanrights record of the former government of strongman president Mahinda Rajapakse.
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A visiting delegation from the AsiaPacific group on money laundering will complete its review tomorrow of Pakistan’s compliance with obligations regarding fighting terror financing in order to submit its report to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a media report said on Thursday. By the end of September next year, Pakistan has to comply with a 10-point action plan it committed with the FATF in June this year to combat terror financing and money laundering to get out of the grey list or else fall into the black list, the Dawn reported quoting a finance ministry official.
FATF, an inter-governmental body aimed at combating money laundering and terrorist financing, has placed Pakistan on its ‘grey list’ for failing to curb terror financing. The APG, an associate member of the FATF, has direct access to its policymaking and standards-setting process. Members are committed to adopting FATF recommendations to battle money laundering. The APG comprises 41 membercountries including, the US, Australia, Canada, China, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Singapore and the Maldives.
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Fiji students receive scholarships to study in China Ninteen people received scholarships today from the Chinese government for study programs they had chosen. Chinese ambassador to Fiji Qian Bo encouraged the students to come back to Fiji after graduating and to serve their country in their different fields. He also acknowledged the parents for supporting their children in choosing to go to China for further studies. =While addressing the scholarship recipients, Mr Bo said one of China’s aims was to eliminate poverty by 2020 and build China into a modernised country by 2025. He also highlighted that there were four new innovations in China and said that everywhere in China, one could do mobile payments and they did not need to carry cash or credit cards with them. Mr Bo encouraged the students to learn the Chinese culture while in China because
the country had a long history of the rich culture of civilisation. Tertiary Loans Board CEO Bobby Maharaj said in the past years until now, Fiji had sent a number of students to China to study and when they returned after graduating, they contributed immensely to Fiji’s economy. The 19 scholarship recipients will be leaving for China in the first week of September.
Foreign ministers concerned about China’s motive in giving fast loans The level of debts that Pacific Island nations owe to the Chinese government should be addressed at the leadership level, says Winston Peters. Speaking on the sidelines of the one-day Forum Foreign Ministers conference in Samoa recently, the New Zealand Foreign Minister echoed the sentiments of Tonga’s Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva and said the matter should be on the agenda at next month’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Summit in Nauru. Pohiva recently cautioned Pacific Island nations to “slow down” asking China for loans, and recounted the experiences of his own country which currently owes the Chinese government US$160 million in debts and had its request for a deferral of repayment and conversion into grants
knocked back by Beijing. Tonga’s predicament has been worsened by the frequent changes in government according to Peters, which has led to the current government inheriting the debts of its predecessor. “And also circumstances can get out of hand and as you know whether it be household or a country and its debts… the real issue is that can they pay it back.” “If they can’t there are dramatic serious consequences for a family as it is for a nation.” “It is good idea the leaders discuss all aspects of this issue about the debt accumulation its purpose for the debt in the first place and the capacity to repay,” he said. Peters said converting loans into grants does not work when committing oneself to debts. “There are consequences of committing ourselves to debt, and it behooves the
Senior from Suva wins $30,000 in Tattslotto scratch and win It was a joyous occasion for a 71-year-old man from Suva as he won $30,000 in the Fiji Tattslotto scratch and win this morning. The man wishes to remain anonymous. The man says he is excited and added that the early bird catches the worm. Dharam Raj, is definitely going to be cashing in more on his dairy shop business. Mr Raj of Lakeba Street, Samabula won $30,000 after playing the Fiji Tattslotto Scratch and Win game for the past eight years. Mr Raj collected his cheque at Atlas Trading (Sales) Limited Store in Marks Street, Suva. Mr Raj, on July 6, had bought a scratch ticket
from the Shanton Mega Variety Lotto Shop. “I was shocked at first when I saw the three same amounts on the scratched card. I took the scratched card to the counter and showed it to the person working there. Then, I had to go through all the formalities and today I have received the cheque,” Mr Raj said. “I have been playing scratch and win for the past eight years and I am glad that I have won this amount,” he said. The retired Colonial War Memorial Hospital staff member plans to invest the money on his existing dairy shop in Samabula.
Six South Koreans connected to Grace Road Group in Fiji still in Police custody Six South Koreans who are connected to the Grace Road Group in Fiji are still in Police custody. Fijivillage has received confirmation that three officials of Grace Road were taken in after a raid at the Grace Road headquarters in Navua. One of the people taken in is the son of the founder of Grace Road Church. The three other South Koreans had gone into hiding however they came forward to Fijian officials in Suva and Nadi. All the six South Koreans are wanted for questioning by the South Korean government. Police are not releasing any details at this
stage. The Immigration Department is also looking into the matter. Minister for National Security and Defence Ratu Inoke Kubuabola had earlier said that the Fiji Police Force is currently investigating a possible case of modern day slavery involving a South Korean group acting under the pretence of a religious and business organisation. bThe Fiji Police Force has already confirmed that they are investigating the allegations levelled against the Grace Road Church and Group after the arrest of their founder in South Korea.
Chinese national facing corruption related charges denied bail A Chinese national currently facing corruption related charges has had her second bail application refused by the Suva Magistrates Court. Ling Gao was charged earlier this year by FICAC with one count each of Bribery and Possession of Forged Document. Magistrate, Kashyapa Wickramasekara labeled the application for bail as a frivolous one and refused it in the interest of justice. The Court also noted that the accused is already on a Warrant of Detention and Removal Order by the Permanent Secretary
for Immigration and that there was no change of circumstance to justify a second bail application. Gao is charged alongside two other individuals for allegedly offering $100.00 to an Exemption Officer at the Department of Immigration to alter the Work Permit on her Chinese passport in January of this year. The other two accused in this matter are Parvir Rattan who faces one count of Bribery and Sereima Rokovada faces one count each of Bribery and Using a Forged Document.
Tonga’s Prime Minister says ‘slow down’ on Chinese loans Tonga’s Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva has cautioned Pacific Island nations, saying they should “slow down” asking China for loans. Speaking on the sidelines of the one-day Forum Foreign Ministers conference in Apia last Friday, the Prime Minister told Samoa Observer in an exclusive interview that the debts that Pacific Island states owed to China should be on the agenda at next month’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Summit in Nauru. “Each of the Pacific Island (states) owes debts to the Chinese Government and this should be an issue on the agenda of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting next month. “This should be an issue where the Pacific leaders should dialogue and openly
discuss ways to deviate from this predicament. We need to discuss the issue. “All the Pacific Island countries should sign this submission asking the Chinese government to forgive their debts and to me that is the only way we can all move forward, if we just can’t pay off our debts,” he said. Tonga reportedly owes the Chinese government US$160 million in debts and had its request for the deferral of the loan repayment or their conversion into grants knocked back by Beijing. Pohiva, during the interview, confirmed the stalemate with the Chinese government and revealed that they will start repaying the loan next month. “Nonetheless, we will start paying the principals for the loans.
Five students charged with aggravated burglary, theft Police have confirmed that the five students who had allegedly stolen money from the Macuata Muslim League Headquarters have been charged. Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro said the men who were aged between 18 to 21 years were charged with a count each of aggravated burglary and theft. She adds that they will be produced in the Labasa
Magistrates Court tomorrow. The alleged incident occurred over the weekend. It is alleged that the five students stole more than $4000 in cash. Ms Naisoro said full recovery of the money allegedly stolen had been made.
PAKISTAN
Saturday, August 18, 2018 Lawmakers endorsed Imran Khan as their next prime minister in a ceremony on Friday ahead of his oath taking on Saturday that should see the former cricket star sworn in as leader of Pakistan. Imran Khan got together a simple majority in the Parliament vote, three weeks after general elections in the country. Imran Khan’s PTI paty secured 117 national assembly seats and got a coalition with other parties to secure 176 votes. National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser announced his lead after the vote, the proceeding was broadcast live from the Parliament by national media called PTV. Imran Khan needed 172 votes to gain a majority in the house, but he secured 176. His rival Muslim League-N (PML-N), won 96 votes.
Imran Khan elected as new prime minister of Pakistan Another opposition party Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) abstained from the vote. Latest results brought Imran Khan one step closer to ending decades of status-quo and rotating leadership between two parites PML-N and PPP. Imran Khan, clad in traditional white shalwar kameez suit and black waistcoat, smiled broadly and could be seen wiping tears from his eyes while holding prayer beads all the time during the vote counts. He had appeared relaxed,
smiling and shaking hands with other parliamentarians, including Shehbaz Sharif. The former sportsman and cricket star, who captained Pakistan to the World Cup victory in 1992, won July 25 general election sbut fell short of an outright majority, forcing him to partner with other parties and independent MNAs in order to form a government. Some media flashed archive images of Khan
Coal mind blast kills more than 13 A blast at a coal mine killed at least eight workers on the outskirts of southwestern city of Quetta, officials said, with five more feared dead. The mine caved in after the miners used dynamite during an excavation in Sinjidi, some 45 kilometres east of Quetta, the capital of oil and gas rich Balochistan province. “There were up to 22 workers present in different tunnels in the mine, some who were as deep as 4,000 feet when the blast occurred,” provincial chief mines inspector Mohd Iftikhar said. Quetta development work kicked up a notch Nine workers who were in the upper tunnels were pulled to safety, he said, but rescue teams later found the dead bodies of eight miners
during his 1992 world cup victory as vote in the parliament was announced. Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party campaigned on promises to end widespread graft while building an “Islamic welfare state”. The party has already formed a government in its stronghold of KPK (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province), and an alliance with regional parties in the southwestern province of Balochistan. It is expected to form a coalition government in powerful Punjab province, formerly a PML-N stronghold, in coming days. Sindh province remained in the hands of the PPP. PTI candidates were also voted speaker and deputy speaker of the National Assembly this week, putting Khan in a strong position to rule.
329 parliament members took oath
at the depth of 800 feet. He said rescue teams were still working to find the remaining five miners, but do not expect to find them alive. Provincial secretary for mines Saleh Muhammad Baloch confirmed the incident and casualties. He said that while the use of dynamite in the mines is officially prohibited, “the miners often use this explosive to quickly excavate.” Coal mines in pakistan are notorious for poor safety standards. In a similar incident, at least 43 miners were killed in Sorange district of Balochistan in 2011. Rich in mineral wealth, Balochistan is plagued by Islamist and separatist insurgencies. Hundreds of people have died in the violence since 2004.
New speaker of the parliament elected A staunch ally of Imran Khan was elected the speaker of Parliament on Wednesday, a key legislative position after last month’s general elections. Mr Asad Qaiser, a Khan loyalist, defeated Peoples Party candidate Asad Qaiser Khurshid Shah, who was backed by Noon League (PML-N). Qaiser won by 176 votes to 146.
Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreeke-Insaf (PTI) party won 117 of the 272 elected seats in the National Assembly, which is expected to vote in favour of former sports hero as prime minister of Pakistan on Friday. A swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for Saturday.
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akistan’s Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan was among the 329 newly-elected members of the National Assembly who took the oath today, setting the stage for the cricketer-turned-politician to form the next government, only the second democratic transition of power. The maiden session of the 15th National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, concluded after outgoing Speaker Ayaz Sadiq administered the oath to the leaders in the 342-member house. The 329 members signed their presence in a register. The National Assembly session was then adjourned till 10 AM, August 15, Geo News reported. President Mamnoon Hussain had summoned the maiden session at 10 AM in parliament house today, 19 days after Mr Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
party emerged as the single largest party in the general elections. Imran Khan and other prominent leaders including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman
Afghanistan hopes Imran Khan would “undo the past” Terror-ridden Afghanistan hopes that new prime minister of Paksitan Imran Khan would take “practical steps” to tackle cross-border terrorism while calling on China to use its influence to end militancy in the region. The hope the new leader Imran Khan would
un-do the past, The past is continued terrorism that damages people of Afghanistan. “And we hope that there will be an end to the situation, that we have been facing for decades,” Afghanistan Ambassador Shaida Mohammad Abdali said.
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3 convicted of ‘ruthless’ killing of NRI jeweller in UK Three men have been found guilty of kidnapping and ruthlessly killing a 74-yearold Indian-origin jeweller in the UK’s Leicester city earlier this year. Ramniklal Jogiya had gone missing as he walked home from his store on the city’s famous “Golden Mile” of jewellery shops and was later found dead in a lane nearby, triggering a murder investigation by Leicestershire Police. Following a five-week trial that ended at Birmingham Crown Court on Wednesday, Thomas Jervis, 24, and Charles Frances Mcauley, 20, were found guilty of murder. A third member of the gang, 20-year-old Callan Reeve, was found guilty of manslaughter. All three had denied killing MrJogiya and pleaded guilty to kidnap and robbery. “Rarely have I investigated a crime so wicked and ruthless. The depravity, inhumanity and utter contempt they showed for their victim has caused untold anguish for his family and stunned the whole community,” said Detective Chief Inspector David Swift-
Rollinson from Leicestershire Police, who led the murder investigation. “The only possible comfort left for the family is that the people responsible for this terrible crime will now be locked up for a very long time,” he said. The court heard how the gang had spent weeks planning to rob a safe at Jogiya’s jewellery shop on Belgrave Road. On the evening of January 24, they kidnapped him as he walked home, having locked up his shop for the night. After bundling him into a stolen van, they launched a horrific attack forcing him to hand over the keys to his shop, and torturing him until he told them the shop’s alarm de-activation code and - critically - the combination code for a safe. But despite their meticulous planning, they had not realized the safe was on a 12hour delay, and they could not get into it. The terrified jeweller was then dumped and left to die alone in the middle of the countryside, said the police, who described the attack on the jeweller as “horrific and brutal”.
NRI lawyer fined for drunk driving in Singapore An Indian-origin lawyer was on Friday fined 1,600 Singapore dollars and banned from driving for a year after he pleaded guilty to a drunk driving charge. Jeyendran Jeyapal, 39, a deputy senior state counsel, was found with 1.37 times the prescribed limit of alcohol while driving. He admitted having an alcoholic cocktail at a pub before heading home on February 11. In submitting his own mitigation plea, Jeyendran said it was his first offence and asked for the minimum punishment. He added that he was cooperative with police officers. Jeyapal was stopped by a traffic police officer at a road block along Second Hospital
Avenue at around 5 a.m. The officer noticed that he had “alcoholic breath”. He later failed a breathalyser test and was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. The man said he was celebrating a friend’s birthday and took the alcohol offered by the latter as he did not want to disappoint him. District Judge Victor Yeo said that he acknowledged that Jeyendran had no other aggravating factors, such as speeding or reckless driving, nor did he cause any damage to property or injure anyone. So he was only fined along with driving ban for a year. For his first drink driving offence, Jeyendran could have been jailed for up to six months or fined between 1,000 and $5,000 Singapore dollars.
NRIs in Netherland celebrate Independence Day of India Over 600 members of the Indian community and friends of India gathered at ‘India House’ — the ambassador’s residence in Wassenaar, Netherlands, on Wednesday morning to celebrate the country’s 72nd Independence Day. This was the largest Independence Day gathering ever in the Netherlands and organised the second time at the ‘India House’ in Wassenaar. For the first time, mayors of two leading cities of the Netherlands – Utrecht and Wassenaar namely, Jan van Zanen and Frank Koen, also took part in the celebrations.
The celebrations began with the hoisting of the Indian flag by Ambassador Venu Rajamony, singing of the national anthem and reading out President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to the nation. This was followed by a performance of patriotic songs by the local music group Madras Chorus and kathak and odissi fusion dance performance by Netherlands Marathi Mandal. The celebrations were followed by delicious Indian snacks. India and the Netherlands have a long history of friendly bilateral relations going back to more than 400 years encompassing many areas of shared interest.
Teen charged with beating senior Sikh man makes obscene gestures in the court Sahib Singh Natt was attacked last week and spit at by 18-year-old Tyrone McAllister (pictured) and his 16-year-old juvenile friend in California. The teenager is son of a police chief in California, who allegedly assaulted a 71-year-old Sikh man brutally, grinned and made obscene gestures during his first court appearance, according to the media reports. McAllister, the son of Union City Police Chief Darryl McAllister, and the juvenile have been charged with attempted robbery, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. On Friday, younger McAllister entered the courtroom and flipped his middle fingers to a cameraman. He then dropped his hands before throwing up his middle finger a second time, Sacramento’s FOX 40 reported. He appeared to be grinning, and made suspected gang signs while his hands were cuffed, the report added. The disturbing
video of the brutal attack on Sahib Singh Natt was shared widely online. Younger McAllister appeared in the court for his arraignment. No bail was set for the teen. The attack on Sahib Singh Natt during his morning walk was captured by surveillance cameras and showed the two teenagers beating the old man while dressed in hoodies. One, who was wearing a black hoodie, was brandishing a gun. Investigators were still looking into whether the attack meets the legal criteria for charging a hate crime, the report said.“As to whether it was just a crime or a hate crime, I’m of the opinion that at this point, looking at the videos, that it’s just a crime committed by some young people,” Bobby Bivens, president of the Stockton branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People, was quoted as saying.
NRI racially targeted in USA An Indian-origin restaurateur in the US was racially targeted by a customer who referred to him and his family as “a tribe from India” and went on to comment that he “probably just funded Al-Qaeda” by eating at the hotel, according to a media report. Taj Sardar, the owner of ‘The Kings Diner’ in Ashland, Kentucky, was targeted by racial posts by the man after eating at his restaurant, WSAZ-TV reported. The small eatery serves a combination of home cooking and Indian dishes. Later, the customer took a photo of the restaurant and wrote on Facebook to voice his displeasure with the food and also the people inside, it said. “I reluctantly entered to order meatloaf special and was greeted by a tribe from India. I’m ashamed that I probably just funded AlQaeda,” customer’s post on Facebook said. Responding to the posts on social media, Sardar said, “When I first read the thing on the Facebook, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, is this serious?” “I was like hopefully his backers don’t try to get together and push me out here, which I’ve been living here since 2010,” he was quoted as saying by the report.
Since the racist post, the restaurant has been packed with community support doubling business ever since. “I got to realise there are more positive people out there than the negative ones we just had experienced, and I’m really thankful to this community here,” Sardar said. Sardar said he is thankful for the outpouring of love he has received. He has complained about the incident to police as he fears the safety of his family, the report said. Meanwhile, Ashland city’s Mayor Steve Gilmore and three city commissioners visited Sardar to give support. “After what he went through, I wanted to tell him, we’re very proud you’re one of our entrepreneurs in the city of Ashland and your reputation is sterling,”Gilmore said. “What he went through was pretty heavy stuff, and this morning I wanted to show him we’re proud of having him in our community,”he said. “There’s no room in this city for that kind of behaviour, for racist behaviour and racist comments,” on of the city commissioners said. Meanwhile, the Portsmouth Emergency Ambulance Services has terminated the employee.
Indians among 100 people apprehended in USA for violating immigration laws Over 100 people, including some Indians, have been detained by the US border patrol and immigration officials in separate enforcement actions for illegally entering and living in the country. Individuals arrested during this operation included nationals from Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina, Cuba, Nigeria, India, Chile and Turkey. The local enforcement operation targeted at-large criminal aliens,
many of whom had absconded from prior immigration proceedings. President Donald Trump had reversed his controversial decision on immigration by signing an executive order to end the separation of immigrant families on the USMexico border, following widespread protests against the move of his administration to separate children from their parents who illegally enter the country
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Sonakshi Sinha‘s Happiness Mantra Actress Sonakshi Sinha says her mantra for an instant dose of happiness is to watch something that is light and happy. English Entertainment channel Romedy NOW will introduce a specially curated property ‘Happy Hours,’ a line-up of romantic comedies, in collaboration with Sonakshi-starrer “Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi.” “My mantra for an instant dose of happiness is to watch something that is light and happy like a romcom or a chick-flick, which is light viewing and makes me forget all stresses,” Sonakshi Sinha said in a statement. “From the films that will air on ‘Happy Hours,’ ‘Monte Carlo’ is my favorite because it is about three girls and a case of mistaken identity. ‘Monte Carlo’ is a fun and light watch which makes you smile and gives you butterflies in the stomach and shares a storyline similar to ‘Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi,’” she added.
‘Honored to be part of ‘The President’s Bodyguard’’ Amitabh Bachchan said he is honored to be a part of “The President’s Bodyguard,” a documentary on one of the oldest regiments of the Indian Army. The documentary, produced by National Geographic, is directed by Robin Roy. It tells the story of the President’s Bodyguard, the oldest surviving mounted unit and one of the senior-most regiments of the Indian Army. The regiment, which has a 245-year-old legacy, is made up of almost 200 soldiers and represents supreme and selfless service. “I am honored to have been a part of a story and a legacy of over 245 years that truly deserves to be heard,” Big B tweeted Aug. 14 night. “A story that deserves to be heard by the whole nation... The president has seen it already. Will you?” he added.
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‘Mowgli’ Star Rohan Chand is Hollywood’s ‘Top Stars Under 18’ Indian American actor Rohan Chand was discovered playing baseball at the age of six in his home town of New York City, when a prominent casting director spotted him and urged his parents to let him audition for Adam Sandler’s 2011 comedy, “Jack and Jill.� A slew of films later, Chand, now 14, has joined the club of under-18 Hollywood stars who are not just ruling the social media but are also making big bucks. And if you’ve had a chance to watch the trailer of Andy Serkis’ “Mowgli,� you wouldn’t be surprised to learn that The Hollywood Reporter has named Chand on its ‘Hollywood’s Top 30 Stars Under 18’ list. The publication “scoured the call sheets and Coogan accounts to anoint the 30 child prodigies with bright futures and plans to impact the world far beyond the industry.�
The actor, who scored the role of a lifetime with “Mowgli,� told The Hollywood Reporter: “I always wanted to be a rock star or a paleontologist or something. “I never really knew I had a passion for acting.� In a short span, Chand has proved his acting abilities in projects like “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,� “Lone Survivor,� “Bad Words� and “The Hundred-Foot Journey.� In the article, Chand shares that the film that made him want to act was “Pirates of the Caribbean,� while the one film he’d love to star in the remake of is “Wolverine.� His “hero,� he said, is Leonardo DiCaprio. “I really admire Leonardo DiCaprio. The way he devotes himself to a character is just incredible. I want to learn from that and be like him,� he said, adding that he was most star struck by Christian Bale while working on “Mowgli.�
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Safe Surrey Coalition announce Doug Elford and Bableen Rana contenders for the city council
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oug McCallum is pleased to announce that Doug Elford and Bableen Rana will be running for council seats with the Safe Surrey Coalition in Surrey’s election on October 20th.
there solidified her passion for community service. She is running for council with the Safe Surrey Coalition because she knows Doug McCallum and believes in his integrity. She respects his passion, focus, and commitment to Surrey.
Doug Elford is a grassroots community When asked what issue activist with an established motivated her to run Rana track record. He believes: said: “My first priority is “It’s time for strong having Surrey citizens feel Bableen Rana principled leadership in Surrey safe and secure — on their streets and Doug McCallum will deliver that. and in their neighbourhoods. The RCMP has Surrey urgently needs to focus on done its best; however; the citizens of Surrey housing affordability, homelessness, need more and they deserve more. The rapid public safety & crime reduction, improved growth in the city has outgrown the police transit, and financial responsibility. resources. The structure of the RCMP as a paramilitary force is Now is the time to no longer a good fit take strong action and for Surrey. We need address these issues. a Surrey Police force This is why that clearly focuses Doug McCallum on local concerns is clearly the best and gets results.” choice for Mayor in 2018.” McCallum says, “A lot of people have “Surrey is at a crossroads, we can asked him to run because Surrey is headed not afford to continue down the path in the wrong direction. We simply can’t of special favours for developers at the afford 4 more years of Surrey First. We expense of affordable housing. There need to take strong action now to protect has also been too many closed-door the future of the community we all share.” meetings, overseas junkets, and ongoing The three main planks of Safe Surrey’s financial mismanagement. This is the campaign are: starting Surrey’s own Police path that Tom Gill and Surrey First have Force that will be much better able to deal been on since 2005.” says Doug Elford. with local issues, scrapping the second-rate LRT line in favour of Skytrain along the Fraser Bableen Rana has been a lawyer Highway, and pausing development to come for 17 years and is a Past President up with smart community development of the Surrey Newton Rotary Club. guidelines that include affordable housing. When McCallum was first elected as mayor Rana served on Surrey’s Parks and Contact info Recreation Commission. Her experience Doug McCallum (604) 341-5725
MP Randeep Sarai hosts Surrey Centre summer open house MP Randeep Sarai opened his office doors to constituents and friends for a summer Open House on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018. A consistent flow of guests dropped by from mid-afternoon up until 7 PM to grab a bite and chat with their local MP. With a cool and laid back environment,
MP Sarai engaged in many meaningful conversations and updated local media on the most recent accomplishments of the federal Continued on page 7
Sikh Seva opens Student help centre in Surrey The Sikh Seva Foundation opened the first International Student Help Centre in Surrey on Sunday. The volunteers of the foundation have recognized the issues and problems for the international students. The students have been casted over the
values teach us the lesson of Sarbat DA Bhala in which case we need to care for all and treat them like our own. The Student Help Centre is located in Surrey at the address 7748 128 Street where student will be able to get all items free of cost. To start with, the centre will have daily
Sikh Seva Foundation members and guests at International Student Help centre in Surrey.
years and there is a stigma that needs to be broken. The foundation believes that the bridge between the international students and the local South Indian community needs to be built. Sikh Seva volunteers have completed a deep analysis for the root cause of this issue and have created a plan to help these children in Canada. The volunteers have traveled around and listened to the struggles faced by the students whether they are from work, government, friends, school or anything else. We believe that as fellow immigrants to this Indigenous land we need to help and stand for our children. Our Sikhi
household items that the students can take for free. The public can donate all usable household items and furniture which the students will be able to use. The Help Centre will be open on Wednesdays from 6-8 pm & Sundays from 2-5pm. More timing will be added in the near future and all the updates will be posted on our facebook page & website. If you would like to support this cause or need more information about the Student Help Centre or the Sikh Seva Foundation please visit our Facebook page, email us at info@sikhsevafoundation.com or call us at 604-614-0200
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Rani’s Film will play in Indian Film Festival Rani Mukerji, whose “Hichki” will play at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), says she is always happy about essaying roles of specially-abled characters. Whether it was Rani’s portrayal as a deaf and blind girl in “Black” or her role as a woman with Tourette’s Syndrome — the actress has proved her mettle as a performer with sensitive and impactful performances. Rani told the media here on Friday that she was very proud of how the film did, especially as it came to her after motherhood as it proved a long-standing cliche wrong. “With ‘Hichki’, that slightly changed… I am happy people accepted the content… I am the daughter of a writer and producer, I am the wife of a writer, director and producer, and I understand that script is the king, it’s the backbone. “When your content is good, no matter you are married, unmarried, beautiful or not beautiful, a film works.” Rani said she was especially happy that awareness about Tourette’s Syndrome — a neurological disorder — got a boost with the Siddharth Malhotra directorial. “I feel happy doing such films, about playing specially abled characters and I feel happy that directors think of me when they have such roles.” Rani is here as guest of honour at IFFM. She is travelling with daughter Adira. “For the first time, she (daughter) is seeing Melbourne, and I will be seeing Melbourne as a mother… I am actually trying to see all the places that I can take her to. There’s a zoo, aquarium… It’s a great city for kids with some really amazing places,” she added. On Saturday, Rani will hoist the Indian flag at the Federation Square here. She is looking forward to the experience.
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MP Randeep Sarai hosts Surrey Centre summer open house government. MP Sarai shared, “an Open House is a terrific way to connect with constituents who may not be available to visit the office during the conventional 9-5 office hours, and it allows me the opportunity to show my appreciation to the residents of Surrey Centre. It’s a nice and casual event where new constituents feel welcomed, they get to meet other fellow constituents, and I get the chance to get to know them while also catching up with the familiar faces.” In conversation with guests, MP Sarai was excited to highlight the exciting plans and new additions within Surrey Centre. He mentioned the Surrey LRT project, the soon-to-be completed Surrey Central SkyTrain Station upgrades, the SFU Surrey Energy Systems and Environmental Engineering building, the RCMP Forensic Laboratory in Surrey as well as KPU’s beautiful campus extension in the 3 Civic Tower, and the newly opened Veterans Affairs Canada office. Needless to say, Surrey Centre is rapidly growing and improving!
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E-mail: ads@theasianstar.com condos, not presales of units that haven’t yet been built. In Burnaby, a condo near Government Road recently sold for $526,500, according to Sutton Group West Coast Realty agent Solomon Yasin. It’s a two-bedroom, one-anda-half bathroom unit built in the 1990s that would have gone for about $350,000 to $400,000 two years ago, he estimates. “There were seven offers on it. When you have a lot of multiple offers, after the sale you have six other buyers waiting and wanting to buy, and the backlog keeps adding up,� he says. “Buildings that allow rentals, like this one, bring out a pool of investors too, which means more buyers.� “Essentially, it proves that supply is an issue even in resales (of condos),� says Michael Ferreira of Vancouverbased Urban Analytics, which provides data about new condos for developers, planners and bankers. “Listings are still down and we’re in a situation here where people are not forced to sell, so they’re going to hold on.� When it comes to presales, which are not captured in the real estate board’s statistics and are not subject to the foreign-buyers tax, the price gains have been significant too, according to Ferreira. Between 2015 and 2017, the per square foot presale condo price went up by 57 per cent in Burnaby, by 60 per cent in Port Coquitlam, by 61 per cent in Richmond and by 66 per cent in Surrey.
Condo prices soar but there are signs of softness at the top end Prices for condos are on a tear across the Lower Mainland but there are signs of an emerging peak at the top end of the market. The $1 million figure has earned a place in Vancouver real estate vernacular for being when observers give up on any semblance of prices being affordable. It’s been mostly reserved for describing detached homes, but that’s changing. A few weeks ago, an analysis by David Taylor, senior vice-president at Colliers International, of inventory on the Multiple Listing Service put the median asking price of apartments and condos in the City of Vancouver at $962,500, popping eyeballs for how close that comes to the $1 million mark. This week, condo sale prices from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver show a strong upswing. The price for what the board considers a typical condo rose 26 per cent in Great Vancouver in March 2018, compared to a year ago. The Lower Mainland as a whole clocked in with a 30 per cent gain. There were even higher increases in some communities. In Maple Ridge, a typical condo sold for $316,100 in March, a gain of 46 per cent gain in one year and 83 per cent in the three years. And to be clear, these numbers are for resales of existing
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s is searly to say if it will allow more people to enter the local housing market, but a new public registry identifying property owners has support from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. Board President Phil Moore, who represents more than 14,000 realtors and brokers, says it’s difficult to predict how this will impact sales, but there’s no reason for investors to hide behind numbered companies. “Any time that the government places in measures that make people accountable to pay the taxes that are due, when 99 per cent of the citizens are paying their taxes, we certainly endorse those changes.� Moore adds the
board spent two years consulting with the provincial government on this and it’s not clear if proposed changes will make prices come down. “It’s really going to be difficult to understand if it’s going to really create more affordable housing. It really depends on how the government’s
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reactive. We’ve also seen it implemented with pre-sales on new construction and that’s a positive measure as well.� He feels investors started hiding behind numbered companies about two years ago when the 15 per cent foreign buyers’ tax was introduced to keep speculators from leaving homes vacant, so this legislation also gives the province more accurate information to better analyze the market. “Better measures to know who really owns the house when the house transfers to another party’s name. There’s going to be more of an accountability of a paper trail.� The government’s collecting feedback on draft legislation until August 19.
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Name change I, Manjeet Kaur W/o Shingara Singh, holder of Indian Passport No. R5395962 issued at Vancouver Canada on 31/01/2018, permanent resident of V.P.O.-Anwaria Farm, Tehsil- Bilaspur Distt. Rampura ( U.P.) India 244921 and presently residing at 9417-114 Street Delta BC Canada V4C 5K9, do hereby change my name from Manjeet Kaur to Manjeet Kaur Thandi with immediate effect.
I, Shingara Singh S/o Ajaib Singh, holder of Indian Passport No. R5395961 issued at Vancouver Canada on 31/01/2018, permanent resident of V.P.O.-Anwaria Farm, Tehsil- Bilaspur Distt. Rampura ( U.P.) India 244921 and presently residing at 9417-114 Street Delta BC Canada V4C 5K9, do hereby change my name from Shingara Singh to Shingara Singh Thandi with immediate effect.
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