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Turban exemptions for Sikhs rejected The Port of Montreal requires hard hats for all workers on comes to protective headgear.

In 2006, an attempt by two B.C. dock workers to its property. Three Sikh truck drivers who perform regular pickups at the port have a religious conviction obtain helmet exemptions for Sikh longshoremen that forbids putting anything on their head except a failed on arbitration; turban-wearing Sikhs were simply reassigned to areas where hard hats weren’t five-to-six metre length of wrapped cotton.

And last week, in a court decision that was soon mandatory. “It is clear and obvious that workers publicized throughout India, the Quebec Superior can bump their heads, and thereby sustain head Court sided with the port. Turban-wearing Sikhs can injuries,” read the decision. still enter the port, but if they don’t put on a hard hat There was a similar outcome in 2008, when two B.C. mill workers objecting to a mandatory hard hat they have to stay in the cabs of their truck. “We’re living in a world of moral panic about danger,” said policy were simply reassigned to a less dangerous Julius Grey, lawyer for the three Sikh appellants. part of the mill.

That same year, an Ontario court rejected the While thze last 30 years have seen Canadian Sikhs Balpreet Singh achieve religious accommodation for the Sikh turban case of a turban-wearing Sikh man who claimed religious infringement for being ticketed while (dastaar) in the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP, on passport photos and in B.C. traffic law, the Quebec Superior riding his motorcycle without a helmet.

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Chinese immigrants with no income buy expensive homes NDP housing critic David Eby is once again calling for changes to the tax system after compiling new data on land titles in Vancouver.

“I don’t believe Revenue Canada is treating this seriously. I don’t think the province is treating this seriously,” said Eby at a news conference where he unveiled more data, compiled by the NDP, on who owns property on Vancouver’s expensive West Side.

The data looks at 250 properties in Mackenzie Heights, traditionally a middle-income neighbourhood located between Dunbar, Kerrisdale and Shuahgnessy.

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Rashida released on bail shortly after being sentenced to 6 years in jail for fraud A former Vancouver notary who was convicted of running a $110-million Ponzi scheme has been sentenced to six years in prison.

In his decision Wednesday, Provincial Court Judge Gregory Rideout also ordered Rashida Samji, 63, to pay more than $10 million in restitution to her victims.

Samji, who was convicted of 28 counts of fraud and theft, faced sentencing on the fraud charges after the judge ordered a stay of proceedings on the theft counts.

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Cabinet Minister could be stripped of her citizenship without a hearing after revealing she was born in Iran

The Canadian Association of Refugee Maryam Monsef could be stripped of citizenship could be revoked, regardless Prime minister Justin Trudeau has another her citizenship without a hearing under of whether it was an innocent mistake or Lawyers and the British Columbia controversy to deal with - He took a selfie in Montreal a law the Liberals denounced while the fault of her mother, said immigration Civil Liberties Association argue that with an alleged Syrian terrorist. Questions are being the citizenship revocation in opposition but which they’ve been lawyer Lorne Waldman. asked how a suspect in a terror investigation got law, known as Bill C-24, is enforcing aggressively since taking power, She could even be so close to the PM. The man is one of at least four deported, said Waldman, procedurally unfair and a civil liberties and refugee lawyers say.

Quebec men of interest to the RCMP for their violation of the Charter of The democratic institutions minister part of a group that launched alleged connection to the 2012 kidnappings of two Rights and Freedoms. revealed last week that she was born in Iran, a constitutional challenge of Americans in Syria.

Josh Paterson, the BCCLA’s not Afghanistan as she’d long believed. She the law Monday.

The man in the executive director, said said her mother, who fled Afghanistan with The minister’s office did selfie, in his midMonsef ’s case demonstrates her daughters when Monsef was 11, didn’t not respond to a question 20s, is believed to be the absurdity of the law, which think it mattered where the minister was about the place of birth on a U.S. no-fly list. recorded on Monsef ’s was passed by the previous born since she was still legally considered His home was raided Conservative government. citizenship, permanent an Afghan citizen. by police as part of a “The minister’s situation …

Monsef has said she will have to correct residency and refugee terror investigation her birthplace information on her passport. applications, saying in a statement only that is exactly the kind of situation that many a few months before If Monsef ’s birthplace was the minister “is committed to addressing other Canadians are facing right now Dec. 18, 2015, when misrepresented on her refugee claim and this matter and has stated she will work to because of this unjust process,” Paterson the selfie was taken. told a news conference. was relevant to the ruling on her case, her resolve it.”

The man was part of a crowd of people who took turns posing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Montreal.

Police have interviewed others in the group and seized electronics and Canadian passports held by some of them. Sources have indicated that the other two may be overseas, possibly in Syria or Turkey. The questions keep piling up about just what they may have done or may still be doing.

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Liberals trying to protect Monsef by deflecting from issue of her birthplace

By Umendra Singh: PM Justin Trudeau’s top advisor, Gerald Butts, fresh from having to pay back part of the almost $200,000 in moving allowance that he and a colleague claimed, is trying to pull another fast one.

Butts, who is principal secretary to Justin Trudeau, used social media to make the link between criticism of the Liberal cabinet minister and a campaign that falsely claimed that U.S. President Barack Obama was not born in America. Butts specifically called out the Globe and Mail on Wednesday evening after it published an editorial about Monsef online. The editorial appeared in Thursday’s newspaper.

He also alluded to race being a factor in the overall questioning and criticism of Monsef that has taken place mostly online. Not defending anything the Globe and Mail may or may not have done here but Butts is stretching the truth to beyond breaking point by comparing the Monsef birthplace scandal to the American birther issue surrounding President Obama. In the American birther controversy, several American right wingers, led by one Donald Trump, claimed that Obama was not born in the United States (a constitutional requirement for a presidential candidate) and that he may have been born in Kenya, where his father was from.

They persisted with their theory even after Obama produced his birth certificate showing he was born in Hawaii.

In the Monsef birth place scandal, the Minister herself admitted that she was born in Iran and not in Afghanistan as she and her family claimed when they applied for refugee status in Canada in 1996.

She claimed that at least one or both her parents were Afghanis and they considered themselves Afghanis but the fact remains she was born in Iran when all her Canadian landed and immigration documents state that she was born in Afghanistan.

Monsef claims her mother never told her until now she was born in Iran although there have been rumours flying around in Southern Ontario political circles for many years that Monsef was actually born in Iran - and not Afghanistan. And wouldn’t a 11 year old Monsef in 1996, or later, know her she was born? She is not very smart if she did not know - but that is to be expected from a federal Liberal.

Why is this a big issue ? Well, first of all, there has been online conspiracy theorists claiming that it is far easier to get refugee status in Canada if you are born in Afghanistan instead of Iran - specially in 1996. There appears to be some legitimacy to this theory going by the number of Iranians and Afghanis accepted as refugees in Canada and the time it takes to be accepted in Canada.

Secondly, the Liberal Party and Monsef herself made this a big issue during the lead up to last year’s election by continuously harping on what a great story she was having been born in war torn

Afghanistan and coming to Canada as a refugee and becoming a politician. Doesn’t sound the same if Monsef was born in Iran, does it?

Now Butts, Monsef and the federal Liberals are trying to sweep the scandal under the carpet. Fact is, Monsef and her family were granted refugee status and immigration status in Canada based on wrong information - no ifs and butts about it.

That wrong information (either given intentionally, unintentionally or in error) needs to be corrected and that means that Monsef may have to lose her Canadian citizenship and immigration status temporarily and apply all over again. This will lead to her losing her parliamentary seat and cabinet post.

That is the law and it should be followed. Would an ordinary refugee without the protection of the federal Liberals be given the same exemption as Butts is apparently asking for Monsef? I very much doubt it.

I am hoping the federal Liberals don’t pull the same stunt as they did with Sheila Copps after the 1993 election. In that election, the Liberals promised to get rid of the GST if elected to the government. Then deputy leader and future deputy PM, Copps even promised to “resign” if the Liberals did not keep their promise. People took this to mean that she would not be part of any Liberal government that kept the GST. But the Liberals love playing with words and people’s emotions. When the federal Liberals won the election and refused to get rid of the GST, Copps was reminded of her campaign promise.

She huddled together with the Liberal strategists and came up with an idea. She resigned her seat from Parliament and immediately sought reelection from the same seat as a Liberal candidate in the by-election. She did not even blush with embarrassment. She was re- elected and was honoured with the post of deputy Prime Minister.

She did not actually lose her seat or anything else.

The taxpayers lost hundreds of thousands of dollars that cost to hold a by election. Well, the Liberals better not cook up a similar trick this time. But that is what Butts is trying to do. To deflect from the real issue of Monsef and her family lying about her birth place. There is no comparison to the American birther issue. And Monef is no Obama. She is someone who tried to cut into the refuge pipeline into Canada by claiming to be born in Afghanistan when in fact she was born in Iran.

No ifs and buts about it. No pun intended.

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The action came days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised that the blood of the jawans will not go in vain and the Army, asserting it will act at a place and time of its choosing, did so from midnight to dawn at five places and six launch pads.

“Based on specific and credible inputs that some terrorist teams had positioned themselves at launch pads along the LoC to carry out infiltration and conduct terrorist strikes inside J&K and in various metros, the Indian Army conducted surgical strikes at several of these launch pads. The operations were focussed on ensuring that these terrorists do not succeed in their design to endanger the lives of our citizens,” the Director General of Military Operations, Lt. Gen Ranbir Singh, said at a joint briefing with the Ministry of External Affairs. He said he had shared the

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Stating that significant casualties were caused to terrorists and those providing support, the DGMO said while India does not have any further plans to continue, it was fully prepared for any contingency that may arise.

An immediate fallout was that border residents of Punjab were asked to move to safer locations and India stepped up its international outreach with Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar briefing envoys from 25 countries.

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More recently, in 2014 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne definitively rejected the Canadian Sikh Association’s request for a religious exemption on motorcycle helmets.

“Ultimately, the safety of Ontarians is my utmost priority,” wrote Wynne. The World Sikh Organization of Canada, in fact, now advises against trying to convince Canadian courts to permit Sikh exemptions for protective headgear. “Largely it’s about liability, they don’t want to be on the hook for any accident that involves a turban-wearer,” said Balpreet Singh, the organization’s legal counsel. Singh was instrumental in a 2012 decision that allowed kirpans — a small, stylized sword worn by Sikhs — to be permitted in Toronto courtrooms. But speaking to the National Post by phone, he suggested that Canadian law hits a brick wall when it comes to trading safety for religious

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Rashida released on bail shortly after being sentenced to 6 years jail for fraud Continued from Page 1...

The judge said the aggravating factors included that the fraud exceeded millions of dollars, had the effect of potentially destabilizing capital markets and involved a large number of victims. “It was aggravating and frankly startling that Samji would take advantage of immediate family and close friends to promote her Ponzi scheme.

“It was clear that she exercised a wanton disregard of the risks that loomed large for the complainants. They have suffered significant financial, emotional and physical harm arising from the scheme.”

The judge said it was difficult to accept Samji’s argument that she became involved in the Ponzi scheme because of a confluence of three factors, including a large outstanding debt, her diagnosis of cancer and her subsequent depression.

He said Samji was apparently able to pay back the financial debt yet continued to perpetrate the scheme, which only unravelled after it was discovered. Rideout didn’t accept that she had exercised poor judgment.

“She knew exactly what she was doing and went forward with eyes wide open. It was aggravating that she used her position as a notary public to lure investors who unwittingly believed that their investment funds would be safe in her non-existent notary trust account.” Samji had little reaction to the sentence. A woman in the public gallery of the courtroom shouted out, “Bye, Rashida,” as the accused was led away in handcuffs by sheriffs following the imposition of sentence.

Though Samji was taken into custody, the B.C. Court of Appeal later ordered that she be re-released on the $100,000 bail that she has been on since the charges were laid.

She will remain on bail pending her appeal of a ruling by the judge that found the decision to criminally prosecute her was not a violation of her rights because the B.C. Securities Commission had already imposed a $33 million penalty against her.

The sentencing dealt with the impact on 14 investors who were defrauded out of $16 million over a 9 1/2 year period, from 2003 to 2012. The scheme saw Samji solicit money that she told investors would be used as collateral to provide “letters of comfort” for Vancouver’s Mark Anthony Group so it could obtain financing for operations in South America and South Africa.

But Mark Anthony was unaware that it was being used in the scheme and instead of paying investors up to 12 per cent per year in interest, Samji was paying them back using their own money.

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aesthetician training,” says Manee, “but, with the NuBody’s training program I was confident using the Dermalase IPL device within the first week.”

“Manee was a delight to work with,” recalls Amanda Hall, President of NuBody Equipment Sales. “She was so enthusiastic and asked many of the typical questions business owners new to the Dermalase laser might have.

But, we provide complete training and certification and as well we walk each new owner through the process of setting up their first laser business – whether that’s a small home based spa or street every month I meet with a service front salon – they will be treating clients representative and learn about new research in no time at all.” in the industry as well as marketing advice “What I also love is the regular on how to continue growing my business.” customer support from NuBody,” says Manee, “every month I meet with a service representative and learn about new research in the industry as well as marketing advice on how to continue growing my business.”

Manee has been in business now for many years and each day is still as exciting as the first for her. “I might have fallen into this opportunity, but I’m so happy that I did and I wouldn’t change it for the world, “ Manee enthused.

“In today’s competitive job market, it’s tough to find full-time work in a career that you love, “ says Amanda, “Our customers come to us from diverse backgrounds aestheticians, students, doctors, homemakers,” she says.

“But all of them have the same goal: to create a successful business in an industry they are passionate about.When someone buys a Dermalase IPL, they are taking charge of their dreams. It’s not like operating a restaurant in a super competitive industry where you have to work from early morning to late nights. Our average client probably works less than 15 hours per week. The one thing you can’t buy in this life is more time and that’s likely the reason our business is booming” so much that when she Amanda also believes the popularity of the Dermalase IPL learned the owner of comes from giving people an opportunity to take control of the salon she frequented their own careers. “Every time we sell a device, we are also was thinking of introducing people to entrepreneurship” she says. “Opening retiring she bought the a business can be scary, but at NuBody, we partner with each company! client and help them with device training and certification “At first it was a bit as well as marketing. Our customers become like family intimidating owning a and can take comfort in knowing that although they may be salon, I’ve never had any starting a business for themselves - they are not alone”

“ be stuck working for someone else, renting a chair, or giving up their dreams entirely.

But, that wasn’t what fate had in store for one Nubody customer. Manee is typical of today’s modern young women

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Gas prices spike in Metro Vancouver overnight

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Gas prices spiked in Metro Vancouver overnight, with analysts predicting another slight increase over the weekend.

Dan McTeague, senior petroleum analyst with Gasbuddy.com, said prices went up by five cents on Friday to $1.24 a litre in the region. He predicted Friday that gas will go up another penny on Saturday, with a chance of increasing again on Sunday. This time last year the cost of gas was around $1.16 a litre.

He said about two cents of that five-cent spike may be attributed to OPEC’s agreement to cut oil production, but the majority is likely due to a couple of refineries south of the border struggling to meet demand.

Either the Washington refineries are not producing enough to meet demand, or there may be undisclosed internal problems, said McTeague.

OPEC agreed on Wednesday to modest oil output cuts, in the first such deal since 2008, according to Reuters. The report

said the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries would reduce output to a range of 32.5-33.0 million barrels per day. OPEC estimates its current output at 33.24 million bpd.

“The global demand for oil is less than

enthusiastic,” said McTeague. “That and a slowing global economy, plus more efficient vehicles has left a significant oil overhang.”

McTeague predicted that the weakness of the oil industry and Canada’s inability to get the product to market will depress the Canadian dollar.

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Chinese immigrants with no income buy expensive homes Continued from Page 1...

Of those homes, 26 were owned by people who identified their occupation as homemaker, while another six owners said they were students. In total, they owned $107 million in property — and Eby is questioning where that money came from. “I hope this information will go some distance to convince the premier that this is legit information from the province’s land title system,� he said.

26% slump in Vancouver real estate sales called a return to ‘historically normal’ levels Eby, who held a similar news conference two weeks ago, believes the the money is inflating Vancouver’s real estate market, and that some aren’t paying the capital gains tax by gifting the property to people with little to no income. “A large group of people are using our housing market as an investment, rather than a place

to live or are seeking to evade taxes,� he said.

Eby said that while there’s no evidence that any of the homemakers or students did anything illegal, he said it points to a need for more government regulation of the market. “The reason we need to continually evaluate what’s happening in the market, is because people work within the rules,� he said. “If you can give your wife a gift of $2.3 million to buy a home, and thereby avoid the capital gains tax ... maybe it’s time to address how we look at the tax system.� Eby is calling on the province to cross-reference home sales and income tax information, as well as an additional property tax on people who aren’t paying taxes in B.C. His news conference came on the same day Swiss bank UBS ranked Vancouver as the global city most likely to experience a sudden downward correction in housing prices.

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Surrey RCMP shut down marijuana dispensary Surrey RCMP have shut down the Da Kine Glass & Gifts medical cannabis dispensary and arrested three people at the retail outlet located in a strip mall at the corner of 104 Avenue and 152 Street in Guildford. Surrey RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Alanna Dunlop said police were responding to a complaint about possible criminal activity inside the facility. “We did get information that this location was possibly selling marijuanatype products,� said Dunlop. “We attended and based on our observations, we initiated a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act investigation. Three people have been arrested and subsequently released and our

investigation is ongoing.�

Police are now waiting for a warrant to enter the premises and have been guarding the facility to ensure no one enters it.

Da Kine is one of 13 B.C. dispensaries owned and operated by Don Briere, including six in Vancouver where the local police have adopted a hands-off approach towards enforcement of cannabis prohibition. Employee John Tower said over the phone that at least six RCMP officers attended the scene for several hours Sept.

28, which he called a questionable use of taxpayer resources given that Liberal prime minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to legalize recreational cannabis use.

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Housing costs scare millennials: Vancity report Many people believe millennials continue to live at home so they can afford a party lifestyle.

But a new study by Vancity of millennials in Metro Vancouver pokes holes in the stereotype.

The study found that local millennials living at home spend less on alcohol and tobacco than people their age did 25 years ago.

And they aren’t blowing all their money — one-third of local millennials living at home are saving more than half of their earnings for their own place.

That said, 57 per cent of local 20-to-35-year-olds living at home say they can’t afford to pay rent.

“The affordability of housing is impacting them, so they’re staying at home longer,” said Vancity’s William Azaroff. “(But) many are saving towards being able to move out, (saving for) a down payment or some kind of little nest egg to allow them to get into the rental market.”

Arrested Development: the Impact of Affordability on Millennial Living surveyed 407 parents and 409 millennials living at home in Metro Vancouver.

It found that 61 per cent of local millennials are still living at home, and that 23 per cent of the millennials between 25 and 35 have never had their own place.

This is higher than across Canada, and going up. In 2011 — the last year for national numbers — Statistics Canada found that 47 per cent of B.C. millennials between 25 and 29 were still living at home, compared to 42

per cent in the rest of the country.

It’s a far cry from 1981, when 27 per cent of people between 25 and 29 across Canada told Stats Can they were still living at home.

One of the big factors is the high cost of rent. Today’s millennials are spending 30 per cent of their earnings on rent, compared to 22 per cent for Gen-Xers in 1992.

“They actually spent more on shelter than any other age category, except people over 75,” said Azaroff.

Another problem is the high cost of transportation.

“We talk a lot about shelter, but it’s shelter and transportation together,” said Azaroff.

“If you have to move farther and farther out in order to afford something you spend more on transportation. So the second largest cost for Canadian millennials is transportation, at between 16 and 22 per cent of their household income. “(If) you put those two things together, a pretty staggering amount of their income is spent on shelter and transportation.”

Twenty-five-year-old Becca Clarkson recently moved back in with her parents in Vancouver, partly to save money, partly because her parents have retired and are travelling. She agrees that the stereotypes about her generation living large can be offbase. “We’re not all staying in on Friday nights and Saturday nights and doing nothing,” she said.

The UBC creative writing grad is paying the bills working in communications and freelancing. But finding a good job is tough.

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Vancouver’s housing-bubble risk unmatched on the planet, says Swiss bank When it comes to overpriced real estate, Vancouver’s “bubble risk” is unmatched on the planet, according to a report by Swiss bank UBS. The rise in Vancouver’s average housing prices compared with the growth in average wages, rents and other economic factors make it the most likely to experience a sudden downward correction compared with 17 other large cities around the globe, according to the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index released this week. The report also warned that investors are less likely to see growth in property value in high “bubble risk” cities.

Jon Woloshin, strategist at UBS Wealth Management Americas, said the report doesn’t mean Vancouver is likely to experience a home price correction like the U.S. housing crisis that contributed to the 2008-09 recession. Rather, it’s meant as a cautionary signal for potential real estate investors. “Based on the different criteria that were factored into all these major markets, as we sit here today, Vancouver on a risk-reward basis scored the lowest, which is why it’s at the top,” he explained. He added that the province’s move to control the city’s overheated housing market by imposing a 15 per cent tax on foreign buyers of homes in Metro Vancouver as of Aug. 2 could reduce its bubble risk rating. The UBS report was based on Vancouver data up to last spring, before the foreign buyers’ tax was implemented. “If the government cracks down and really goes after it, yeah, I think it will have an impact,” Woloshin said in a telephone interview from New York. “If a lot of smart lawyers get involved,

maybe it becomes less of an issue.”

Last week, the British Columbia government credited its new tax in

reporting that housing deals in Vancouver involving foreign buyers dropped to 60 between Aug. 2 and Aug. 31 after hitting 1,974 between June 10 and Aug. 1. In early September, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said home sales fell 26 per cent in August compared with the same month last year. It reported that the composite benchmark price for all residential properties jumped 31 per cent to $933,100. In its report, the bank places Vancouver ahead of London thanks to prices that it says have risen by 25 per cent since the end of 2014. Last year, in its first such report, UBS rated Vancouver fourth behind London, Hong Kong and Sydney, in that order.

The 2016 UBS report says Vancouver’s housing has been overpriced since 2007 but has gone into “overdrive” in the past two years due to strong demand among foreign investors and low interest rates.

It adds bubble risk is also high in Stockholm, Sydney, Munich and Hong Kong, while homes in Singapore, Boston, New York and Milan are fairly valued.

Chicago’s housing is undervalued.

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Paramedics take 4 hours to respond to accident in Surrey The Surrey Fire Service is demanding answers after firefighters were left to care for victims of a car crash for nearly four hours on Monday before paramedics arrived.

“They waited for the ambulance for approximately three hours and 50 minutes.

That amount of time is excessive. If you put

yourself in the patients’ position, it would’ve been very uncomfortable,” says Surrey Fire Service assistant chief Chris Keon.

The accident happened at 160 Street and King George Boulevard, at approximately 11:50 a.m.on Sept. 26. Two people had possible back injuries, and firefighters stabilized them while waiting for ambulance crews to arrive.

But three times, an ambulance was called only to be diverted elsewhere. Paramedics

eventually arrived on scene around 3:30 p.m.

“We have to do a very thorough review of this situation, what went wrong,” says Linda Lupini, vice president at B.C. Emergency Health Services. “It’s a rare event.”

“I was appalled when I heard it took this long, and I want to make sure we do a very thorough internal review.”

Keon says even though Monday’s incident was rare, he has seen ambulances take longer to arrive on scene over the past few years—from an average of five minutes to now approximately 20 minutes.

Lupini says it’s due to a change made in 2013, where emergency calls were downgraded if they didn’t involve critical incidents.

However, she says changes should be made so that when ambulances are rerouted from a non-critical situation multiple times, it can be flagged. “We need an escalation process where somebody is more aware of the timing and has conversations with first responders ... can get someone to the scene faster, and we have to have a process so we can respond to these unusual situations.”

Lupini says they’ve apologized to the couple involved in the accident.

Pattullo Bridge vulnerable to major wind and seismic events, report finds A major wind storm or earthquake could cause serious damage to the Pattullo Bridge, according to a report presented to TransLink’s board of directors. According to the report, the bridge does not meet modern wind or seismic load design standards, and upgrading it to do so would not be technically or economically feasible. “Management does not consider the existing bridge as being viable from a risk and financial management perspective beyond the 2023-2024 timeframe,” the report reads.

“This [bridge] represents TransLink’s most urgent major infrastructure risk.”

New Westminster city councillor Chuck Puchmayr said the report is cause for concern.

“I was quite alarmed when the report ​ stated that the actual wind impacts could be that severe that it could put the public at risk,” he said. Puchmayr also questioned why the provincial government is spending $3.5 billion to replace the Massey Tunnel when the Pattullo is in such desperate condition.

“The province has no problem bypassing

TransLink and spending money to build a new 10 lane bridge to replace the Massey Tunnel,” he said. “To not have money available for a bridge that is in very critical condition

makes no sense whatsoever.”

The newest problems with the Pattullo were discovered during the design process for the rehabilitation work that took place earlier this summer, intended to extend the bridge’s life another seven years while replacement options are considered. In an emailed statement, TransLink said these vulnerabilities highlight the need to replace the 79-year-old bridge, a major regional transportation artery between Surrey and New Westminster.

BC cities join push to halt Vancouver Island old-growth logging B.C. municipal leaders have thrown their weight behind a call to halt the logging of Vancouver Island’s remaining publicly owned old-growth forests. The resolution passed by a significant margin Wednesday at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. Metchosin Coun. Andy MacKinnon said the aim is to transition to a logging economy based solely on second-growth rather than the continued cutting of remaining oldgrowth.

“The current model of liquidating the last stands of old growth on this island is not serving anyone well,” Victoria Coun. Ben Isitt said.

“There’s less jobs. There’s less protection for drinking watersheds. There’s less biological

diversity. And there’s major threats to the tourism sector.”

Vancouver Island has 840,000 hectares of old-growth forest out of 1.9 million hectares of Crown forest, according to government statistics, and only only 313,000 hectares are available for timber harvesting.

Most of the oldgrowth is shielded in existing parks and protected areas, including the fully protected and specially managed areas of the Clayoquot Sound International Biosphere reserve.

Campbell River Coun. Charlie Cornfield was among the UBCM delegates who opposed the resolution.

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Premier funds water, firefighter help for communities

In what looked and sounded like a roadtest of her 2017 election campaign, Premier Christy Clark used her annual speech to municipal leaders Wednesday to announce new funds for water systems and benefits for forest firefighters.

Speaking to a packed room of local politicians at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Victoria, Clark committed $148 million to a clean water and wastewater fund for communities. That funds a third of the costs, with federal contributions raised to 50 per cent, leaving local governments to raise the remainder.

Clark praised B.C. Government Employees’ Union president Stephanie Smith for pushing to extend her union’s benefits to seasonal forest fire-fighters, several of whom joined Clark and Smith to address the media after her speech.

Smith said about 200 firefighters will receive benefits this year, and more in future years.

Clark also announced an additional $10 million to support a drug addiction treatment centre, research and health care training in response to the growing opioid overdose epidemic that has spread from B.C. across the country.

Clark touted the benefits of the Pacific

Northwest LNG project in northwestern B.C., which was given federal approval this week. Taking questions after the speech, she would not predict when the Petronas-led group of Asian investors would proceed with the $36 billion investment, but said China and India in particular are anxious to move to natural gas as a cleaner fuel.

NDP leader John Horgan described Clark’s speech as a repackaging of her 2013 election campaign, with “B.C. first” replacing “families first” and a promise to eliminate operating debt replacing one to pay off all debt with natural gas revenues.

Horgan said the province needs to renew its focus on the forest industry. A sawmill in Merritt has announced it’s closing due to a lack of logs, while record log exports are being shipped out from coastal forests, he said.

“If we can send raw logs to Asia, we can get them up the Coquihalla,” Horgan said.

Clark said the B.C. and federal governments are focused on reaching a new lumber trade agreement with the United States, which appears poised to impose new duties on Canadian lumber as the old agreement runs out in October.

Power in Fraser Valley restored after outage BC Hydro says power has been restored to more than 55,000 homes in the Lower Mainland Wednesday afternoon — most of them in the Fraser Valley.

An estimated 40,000 customers were left in the dark in Abbotsford and Chilliwack, and

others affected were in Delta, Langley and Surrey.

BC Hydro’s website says a “transmission circuit failure” was responsible for the massive power outage.It says the power outage started shortly after 1:30 p.m. PT.

Second serious stabbing in Surrey this month Surrey RCMP are investigating the stabbing of a man in Whalley on last weekend.

It was the second serious stabbing in 10 days on the notorious “strip,” the first of which was fatal.

The most recent was on Saturday (Sept.

24) at about 4:40 a.m., when RCMP received a call of a stabbing in the 10600-block 135A Street.

They arrived to find a 25-year-old man with stab wounds and had him taken to hospital where he was in serious but stable condition.

He remained in that condition as of Tuesday afternoon. The initial investigation showed there was an altercation between two men

when one of them was stabbed.

Police spoke with witnesses and have determined it was a targeted incident.

Police were unable to provide a suspect description at this time.

On Sept. 14, Troy Clysdale, 49, died after being stabbed on 135A Street at 108 Avenue.

Boni-Muhammed Mutawakel, 20, remains in custody facing a charge of aggravated assault in that attack.

Anyone with more info, call Surrey RCMP at 60-599-0502, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

English language also required at city bus shelters, on benches

English is now a must on bus stop ads in Richmond. Richmond city council recently signed a contract with Pattison Outdoor Ltd. stipulating that any advertising with a foreign language at bus shelters and benches must have at least 50 per cent English.

“It seems to be reasonable to expect that as we want people to have signage on their businesses in English, we want to have it, too, in our bus shelters,” said Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie. The new 20-year contract, which went into effect this month, is the latest development in an ongoing issue over signage in a city where half of its residents identify as

ethnically Chinese.

The new requirement comes more than a year after city council ditched a proposed bylaw mandating English-language signs for stores and businesses in favour of education and outreach, partly because of concerns over a Charter of Rights challenge.

Regulating language at bus stops appears to face fewer hurdles.

“In this case, because the bus shelters are on city property and exist in a contract arrangement, we had a higher level of control,” said city spokesman Ted Townsend.

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Premier Christy Clark promises $10-million to fight drug deaths Premier Christy Clark poked fun at her own expense to open her wide-ranging speech to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention but moved on to weightier topics, ending on a promise of $10-million in funding to fight substance abuse deaths in B.C. Delegates questioned Clark why the province took so long to earmark resources to stop the drug death epidemic.

“Hindsight is 20-20, but we’ve done more than anybody else in the country,” she told them.

Clark said B.C. will provide $10 million to support a B.C. addiction treatment research and training centre to fight the overdose epidemic. Part of the money — $5-million — would support a new B.C. Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) to target solutions to the overdose crisis.

“We are halfway to our goal of 500 more recovery beds in the province. But we recognized we’ve got to really step up those efforts. It’s absolutely urgent,” she said.

“I think every parent in the province that hasn’t been affected sits home and worries every night if their children are out at a party. Every single one of these deaths is not just tragic, it is absolutely preventable.”

The money to fight addiction deaths is being applauded. “This investment to create

the B.C. Centre on Substance Use will save lives ... it will help to address many of the health and social challenges associated with untreated addiction facing the health care system in B.C.,” said Dr. Evan Wood, medical director of addiction services at Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care.

The other $5 million is earmarked for other priorities like training police about how to use naloxone to save lives as well as: More community forums to educate about the dangers of fentanyl.

“The prevalence of fentanyl and other harmful opioids has increased the exposure of police officers ... it’s critical that they are trained to assist individuals who are in danger and also have the ability to protect themselves,” said Solicitor General Mike Morris.

The premier underlined her own role as a mother throughout the speech, referring to her own son, Hamish, in her opening.

She drew laughter from the 2,000 municipal leaders at the convention, describing how her son laughed at the thought of her trying to be as perfect as the Royal Family, and admonished her for not telling him he needed to keep his hands out of his pockets in front of the British guests.

Money stolen from Parent advisory council bank accounts of two Surrey schools Police are investigating the disappearance of funds from the bank account of the parent advisory council (PAC) at a second elementary school in Surrey.

The PAC at Serpentine Heights Elementary first noticed the funds were missing while reviewing their books at the end of the last school year, according to the school district. “A few days later, they decided they needed to call the RCMP,” said Doug Strachan, the spokesman for the Surrey School District.

Strachan said between $15,000 and $20,000 were found to be missing from the account.

RCMP began their investigation in late July. Parents were informed of the situation

at the PAC’s annual general meeting last week. At this point in the investigation, RCMP said there does not appear to be a connection to the funds recently discovered to be missing from the PAC account at École K.B. Woodward, another Surrey elementary school.

The school PAC in that case discovered, through a statement from the bank, its account, which contained $20,000 to $30,000, had been emptied — money that was to have been put toward a new playground.

The PACs at both K.B. Woodward and Serpentine Heights have already begun fundraising efforts to replace the missing money.

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Indyy Sanghera ft. Millind Gaba’s new single out – Burning Desire!

Indo-Canadian Punjabi singer Indyy Sanghera made his debut in the Punjabi music industry with the launch his first Punjabi track, Burning Desire, on Oct 1. The song was launched worldwide on the TV Channels and Social media platforms with a much-created pre-hype a week before the date. Song’s music is done by popular music artist Millind Gaba (Music MG), giving it a highly urban feel with jazzy tunes and a complete party-style club mix. The track is shot by veteran music director Navraj Raja, in the beautiful lands of Canada’s exotic beaches, mansions, yachts and champagnes. The song’s music is fast-beat urban style in punjabi along with a mix of hindi rap, perfectly created for audiences of Punjab, Harayana, along with major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, parts of North India, and all over the globe – Canada, USA, UK, Australia, New Zeeland.

Indyy Sanghera speak about the song: “this is my dream project! I’m excited to see how people will find the song. The song, the beats, the music, the video, everything is just so perfectly designed for everyone to just fall in love with. The whole team’s hard work and passion has really brought the song out so well. I’m sure I will be able to find some space in people’s hearts and I promise to continue bringing out good music for all!”

Also speaking, Millind Gaba, “I had an amazing experience of working with Indyy on his first ever track. I along with the team

has been able to bring in some really good music with this track, and hope for all my fans and followers to give the same amount of love to this project too. The music has exciting grooves and beats that will definitely make your feet thump!”

About the song: Song : Burning Desire Artists : Indyy Sanghera and Millind Gaba Lyrics : Millind Gaba Music : Millind Gaba Label : Next Level Music Director : Navraj Raja Track Type : Urban-Party Mix

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Premiers send Trudeau letter demanding meeting on health care

Provincial and territorial premiers have written to Justin Trudeau to seek a firm commitment from the prime minister for a meeting on health-care funding before the first ministers’ meet to discuss climate change this fall.

In the letter obtained, the premiers say if a meeting on health care is not possible by mid-December, they want the prime minister to commit to extending increased health-care transfers for at least another year.

“In the spirit of collaboration and to reflect the importance of this issue, we believe that this meeting should be confirmed prior to the first ministers’ meeting on climate change and clean growth,” Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski wrote on the premiers’ behalf earlier this month.

Trudeau and the premiers are due to meet this fall to finalize plans for reducing Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions.

In his letter, Pasloski says premiers would also like to hold a meeting “solely dedicated

to long-term health-care financing before mid-December.”

The premiers publicly asked for a meeting with Trudeau in July, but have so far failed to secure a commitment from the prime minister. The premiers are unhappy with a planned decrease in the annual increase attached to the Canada Health Transfer (CHT), the mechanism through which the federal government provides provincial and territorial governments with funding for health care. Previously set at six per cent by Paul Martin’s Liberal government, the rate was scheduled by Stephen Harper’s Conservative government to decrease to a minimum of three per cent next year. “If a meeting on long-term health-care financing is not possible within the proposed timeframe, we ask that you formally commit to postponing the entry into force of the proposed CHT changes for at least one year,” Pasloski writes.

“This will give us the opportunity to reach an agreement that reflects intergovernmental collaboration and is respectful of [provincial and territorial] jurisdiction, which we believe will be to the benefit of all Canadians the Canadian federation.”

This isn’t the first time the premiers have tried to use a federal government priority as leverage in their fight for increased health care funding.

Surrey man guilty of carjacking spree involving pregnant woman, infant A Surrey man who carjacked a pregnant woman and then stole a vehicle with an infant inside just before Christmas two years ago has been convicted of seven offences.

During an appearance in provincial court in Surrey on Monday, Edward Joseph Biwer was found guilty of three counts of robbery, one count of using an imitation firearm while committing an indictable offence, one count of dangerous driving causing bodily harm and one count of possessing stolen property.

Biwer’s crime spree took place on Dec. 23, 2014. After abandoning a stolen car, Biwer tried to rob a woman of her car keys at a strip mall on Fraser Highway. When he was unsuccessful, he stole a pickup that was parked in front of a drugstore with the engine running and a pregnant woman in the

passenger seat.

The woman fought with Biwer as he drove and managed to grab the steering wheel, causing the truck to crash.

Biwer escaped from the overturned truck — the pregnant woman suffered serious injuries — and then stole an SUV belonging to a couple who had stopped to help. Their sevenweek-old infant was in the back seat.

The SUV was later found in an alley in a residential neighbourhood. The baby had suffered a mild concussion, but was otherwise unharmed. Biwer was arrested in a nearby crack shack.

Most of the elements of the crimes were admitted, and the issue at trial was the accused’s intent or state of mind while committing the acts. Sentencing is expected to take place in January.

Vancouver offers 3,000 trees for $10 each Do you have room in your garden for another tree? Or perhaps you don’t have any trees in your garden and you think it’s time to plant one. Now’s the perfect time to do it. And Vancouver Park Board is making it a whole lot easier by offering residents 3,000 trees at a bargain price of $10 each as part of the city’s plan to get 150,000 trees planted by 2020 in a bid to “replenish the urban forest” and make Vancouver one of the greenest cities in the world. This is the third time the park board has made this offer. Featuring 27 varieties of trees, the sale will be held Oct. 1 and 2.

Residents are encouraged to place orders online and then pick up their tree/trees at the Hillcrest Community Centre, 4575 Clancy Loranger Way Vancouver.

“These sales are critical to us getting trees into the hands of private citizens to support our goals of 150,000 new trees planted in Vancouver by 2020,” says Margo Harper, spokesperson for the park board Trees being offered include this extensive list: Bing cherry, Brown Turkey and Desert King fig, Carolina allspice, cascara, Combination apple, Constellation dogwood, Cupid sour cherry, Emperor Japanese maple, McNair horse chestnut, Gladiator crabapple, hardy orange, Hot Wings Tatarian maple, Japanese tree lilac, Leyland cypress, Little Woody redbud, Mayday tree, Pagoda dogwood, Prairie Spire Green ash, Prairie Torch buckeye, Rainbow’s End spruce, Showy

mountain ash, Showbird hawthorn, Spring Show crabapple, stag horn sumac, Twisty Baby robinia, vine maple, and Norway spruce.

“We have had pretty slow uptake on pre-

sales compared to spring and last fall,” says Harper, “but there are some very interesting and unusual trees for sale at great prices.”

Vancouver residents can buy up to a maximum of three trees per household. The trees are worth about $75 each but are not suitable for balconies or inside the home.

“We are planning for annual spring and fall sales going forward,” says Vancouver park board chair Sarah Kirby-Yung.

“Vancouverites can play a vital role as planting partners to help us restore our tree canopy and meet our goals for a healthy urban forest,” she says. Today, only 18 per cent of Vancouver is covered by tree canopy, a drop from 22 per cent in 1995. For more information go to Vancouver Fall Tree Sale at http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/ vancouver-tree-weekend.aspx

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Public consultation over Vancouver school closures to start mid-October The Vancouver school board will embark on an extensive public consultation with parents, students and communities regarding the potential closures of 11 schools starting Oct. 12. In a packed public meeting Monday night at Charles Tupper Secondary, trustees voted to push all but one school on the original shortlist one step closer to possible closures.

“I understand how difficult any conversation about potentially closing schools can be,” said VSB chair Mike Lombardi on Tuesday.

“No decision about closures have been made. The board is committed to consulting with the public and won’t make any decisions before the views of the affected communities have been considered.”

But the promise of public consultation was of little comfort to some parents.

Melanie Cheng, who has been leading the fight to save Graham Bruce Elementary in Renfrew-Collingwood, is baffled why the school remains on the list despite increasing enrolment. The proposed plan to send Bruce students to Collingwood annex and

Grenfell won’t work because combined enrolment figures for the three schools add up to 784 students, exceeding the 712-student maximum capacity of the two receiving schools, said Cheng. And that’s not factoring in extra density coming into the neighbourhood.

“The fact we have to go through public consultation and waste taxpayers money on a prolonged procedure to show them obvious figures available at their fingertips

is outrageous,” said Cheng, who has two children attending Bruce.

Only Britannia secondary has been removed from the list. The schools that remain vulnerable to closure are: Champlain Heights annex, Tecumseh annex, McBride annex, A.R. Lord elementary, Seymour elementary, Bruce elementary, Carleton elementary, Queen Alexandra elementary, Trudeau elementary, Gladstone secondary and Queen Elizabeth annex.

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Metro Vancouver housing prices to double in 25 years: Economist Metro Vancouver house prices will more than double over the next 25 years, as supply continues to be tight and more people move to the region, a senior B.C. economist predicts.

Helmut Pastrick, chief economist with Central 1 Credit Union, said Metro’s housing

market has taken a hit with the recent 15-percent foreign buyers’ tax, but demand for property will likely rise in the long term because there is little room to expand in geographically constrained Metro and a million more people are expected to move here by 2041.

This demand will likely worsen affordability and force more young people to rent for longer, he added, as incomes won’t rise at the same pace. Metro Vancouver home prices have ballooned in recent years: Just recently, a “student” flipped a Point Grey property for a $1.6-million profit within a year.

“We just have a shortage of land,” Pastrick told delegates at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention Tuesday. “As long as we have ongoing growth, we will see increased demand for housing. I think it will be a national and global development as well.”

Pastrick maintains such cycles aren’t new, noting there have been constant rises and dips in B.C.’s housing market, with a series of recessions since 1957 in which prices dropped between 10 per cent and 35 per cent.

Pastrick said he couldn’t predict when the next recession will strike, but wouldn’t be surprised if, in the meantime, the provincial government considers other measures to cool the market. This could include requiring higher down payments for first-time homebuyers or a gradual increase in interest and mortgage rates.

“This cycle will come to an end, but affordability will worsen,” he said. “Someone once said ‘they don’t make land anymore.’ We will see more renters than we do today, largely because of the unaffordability.”

Paul Kershaw, associate professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, said interest rates should be increased. They are helping to fuel the sluggish economy, he said, but the availability of cheap cash is driving up housing prices across B.C. He and UBC’s Thomas Davidoff have a more controversial suggestion to cool the market: increase taxes for older homeowners — most likely seniors — who have paid off their homes and accumulated wealth in those properties.

The idea concerns North Saanich Mayor Alice Finall, who said many of her residents are already “house poor” and “a higher tax may make it impossible for them to stay in their home.”

Kershaw acknowledged such a tax may be unpopular, but said people over 55 can defer taxes until they sell.

Meanwhile, it would take the average young person in Metro Vancouver 15 years to save enough for a down payment, and that would likely only be enough for a condo.

“High house prices are crushing the young demographic’s dreams in this province,” he said.

He also suggested the province should cut income taxes, provide more rental accommodation and reduce the cost of child care, parental leave and transit so that young families aren’t having to take out a second mortgage to care for their children.

Davidoff, meanwhile, said the province should go beyond Vancouver’s vacancy tax and insist that all B.C. homes that are not used as a primary residence face a higher tax. Politicians also have to get tougher with zoning practices, he added noting that they hold public hearings for one-off rezonings and end up bowing to residents who want to keep luxury singlefamily homes in places like Vancouver’s west side, which results in renovictions in other places where there is weaker opposition, such as Vancouver’s east side.

Davidoff added the province should also dictate to municipalities how many apartments, townhouses and single-family houses they need, so municipalities can set “targets” for themselves, as well as tell developers what to build.

“Over time, this challenge isn’t going to go away, it’s going to be exacerbated.”

Alleged fraudster was a significant donor to BC Liberals, records show A self-proclaimed immigration consultant accused of defrauding Chinese immigrant investors has donated about $67,000 to the B.C. Liberals.

On Monday, the B.C. Securities Commission accused Paul Oei of defrauding Chinese immigrant investors of $6.9 million.

Oei made the political donations along with his wife, Loretta Lai, and two companies, which were also cited by the Commission. The couple has also donated $8,477 to the federal Liberal party since 2014.

The couple — who married in 2012 and celebrated at a wedding banquet attended by B.C. Liberal fundraisers — frequently attend events for B.C. Liberal politicians, fundraisers and donors in Richmond. Information about the couple’s ties to B.C. Liberal fundraising events, including one attended by Premier Christy Clark, were confirmed through election donations records, photos and accounts of events posted online by politicians and donors, and interviews with a politician present at many of the events in Richmond. In a brief emailed response to a number of questions on the Securities Commission allegations, the political donations and circle of fundraisers surrounding Oei and Lai, B.C. Liberal party official Jillian Stead wrote: “If these allegations were proven true, we would return the funds — or forfeit to Elections B.C.” In a notice of hearing posted on Monday, the Commission alleged that from 2009 to 2012, Oei used a number of companies to “perpetrate a fraudulent scheme” involving 64 investments for a proposed Abbotsford recycling plant that raised a total of $13.3 million. But, the Commission alleges, Oei only paid $6.4 million to the project company, Cascade Renewables, and used $6.9 million for personal spending on luxury car rentals, charity donations, deposits to his personal bank account, credit card payments, and expenses for his Canadian Manu Immigration and Financial Services Inc., an immigration and investment company.

In an interview Tuesday, Securities

Commission spokeswoman Alison Walker said the agency can’t comment on whether the source of B.C. Liberal political donations made

by Oei and Lai will be raised when the Oei case goes to a hearing.

The fraud allegations have not been proven, the Commission notice said. Also, in a response

to a separate, but related, lawsuit filed by two people who allege they lost money, Oei and Lai said they have not been “unjustly enriched,” in the deal and they “deny any conspiracy to defraud the plaintiffs.”

Civil court filings, from investors who allege they lost money, claim that Oei and Lai told them that significant investments in Cascade projects would qualify Chinese citizens for resident status in Canada though the B.C. provincial nominee program.

In one response, Oei and Lai deny they represented that “that the B.C. government would necessarily support (Cascade).”

In a separate lawsuit, a Chinese man claimed that he was defrauded in a Cascade investment scheme and that in a pitch he was led to believe by Oei and Lai that they were well-known in B.C.’s Chinese community and “had connections with high-level officials in the government of British Columbia.” In a response, Oei and Lai denied any wrongdoing.

Postmedia has repeatedly asked Oei and Lai to respond to the allegations in civil court filings and allegations from the Security Commission through their lawyer and through Oei’s company, Canadian Manu.

Richmond MP and lawyer named in fraud lawsuits filed by Chinese immigrant investors Richmond MP Joe Peschisolido has been named in lawsuits filed by three Chinese immigrant investors, who allege he allowed money submitted to him in a legal trust to be wrongfully taken by a Vancouver immigration consultant accused of a $6.9-million fraud scheme.

Paul Oei was accused of the fraud on Monday by the B.C. Securities Commission. Oei and Lai are clients of Peschisolido’s Richmond law firm.

The substance of the allegations against Peschisolido and his firm predate his election to Parliament in 2015.

Oei and his wife, Loretta Lai, are active in federal and provincial Liberal fundraising circles. Oei and Peschisolido have been photographed together at multiple political events and fundraisers.

The Commission accused Oei of using a number of companies to “perpetrate a fraudulent scheme” to bilk investors. The agency alleges investors who kicked in a total of $13.3 million were told they would become shareholders in a Fraser Valley recycling plant, but that $6.9 million was diverted for Oei’s personal spending including expenses for Canadian Manu, an immigration and financial planning company run by Oei and also named in the scheme.

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Federal government approves liquefied natural gas project on BC coast with 190 conditions The federal government has conditionally approved the Pacific NorthWest liquefied natural gas project in British Columbia with 190 legally binding conditions.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said the approval decision was taken following extensive studies on the project’s environmental impact, science and after consultations with First Nations.

Flanked by Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc, McKenna said the investment was worth $11 billion and would be one of Canada’s largest resource development projects.

“I am confident with the 190 legally binding, and scientifically determined conditions, that we will address the most important environmental impacts to ensure this project proceeds in the most sustainable manner possible,” McKenna said.

Those 190 conditions cover everything from wetland management, the quality of freshwater fish and fish habitat, marine fish and mammals, migratory birds, human health, concerns over cultural heritage sites and long-

term environmental monitoring.

The liquefied natural gas project on B.C.’s coast has been championed by Clark as the largest private-sector development in the country’s history.

It has also rankled environmentalists and some First Nations who are concerned about greenhouse gas emissions and the potential impact on local fisheries and habitat.

McKenna said the decision was based not only on science but also on consultations with First Nations from the area that advised the government on fishing and other environmental concerns.

“Indigenous Peoples were meaningfully consulted, and where appropriate, impacts on their rights and interests were accommodated,” McKenna said. “Consultations were extensive and project conditions will address concerns that were raised.”

McKenna said that Indigenous groups near the site of the project will work with the federal government on environmental monitoring, which the minister said was consistent with the government’s reconciliation agenda.

BC government to help gangsters break free from criminal life The B.C. government announced Monday that it is working on an “exit strategy” to help gangsters break free of criminal ties and pursue new careers.

Solicitor General Mike Morris said the pilot program is aimed at offering those entrenched in the gang life other “meaningful” opportunities, whether they want to work as a welder or perhaps at one of the province’s booming mines. Morris said he’s unsure when the program would launch — it’s still being developed — but noted it’s imperative to help gangsters, who are mostly men, break the endless cycle of crime.

“We’re going to try to help as many people as we can,” Morris said Monday, following a session at the Union of B.C. Municipalities.

“There are people out there who are looking for that opportunity and nobody is knocking on their door.

“I’m optimistic the gang exit strategy is coming together well and we’ll see results in the future. We have the resources out there that can do that.”

Morris, a former police officer, said he can’t count the number of times people had thanked him for changing their lives when he arrested them for criminal activity.

Drugs, lack of shelters fuel rise of tent cities across BC A lack of shelters and the emergence of fentanyl is “changing the game” in terms of homelessness, leading to more tent cities across the province, B.C.’s housing minister says. Rich Coleman said makeshift camps have spread beyond the big cities of Vancouver and Victoria to municipalities throughout B.C., prompted in part by migrants coming to B.C. from other parts of the country in hopes of better economic conditions but confronted by high housing costs and B.C.’s more potent street drugs.

In Chilliwack, for instance, 18 tent cities have been set up in parks and on city streets in the past few months, while more homeless are landing in communities like Campbell River, Kamloops and Maple Ridge.

“It comes down to affordability,” Coleman told municipal politicians at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention on Monday.

“People living in tent cities can’t move forward simply because their basic needs aren’t being met.”

Municipalities on Monday renewed calls for more federal funding for affordable housing and more shelter spaces to help the homeless transition from the streets into conventional housing. Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, whose city was faced with a makeshift camp behind the courthouse in 2015, said federal funding for affordable housing has dropped from $114 a person in 1989 to $58 a person by 2014.

As a result, cities like Victoria are facing costs in excess of $1 million to deal with tent cities, which includes crowds living in public spaces that are not equipped with basic amenities such as water and toilets.

The situation has divided B.C. communities, with some residents saying the makeshift camps have led them to lose compassion for the homeless, especially when faced with discarded needles or feces in their local parks.

“It’s not just the money. It’s the impact of people living in the tent cities,” Helps said.

“No one signed up to pick up human feces when they got into the parks department.”

Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz, whose community has experienced a jump in the homeless population from 73 individuals in 2014 to between 250 and 400 in the past two months, said she receives about 15 letters a week from irate residents. The city is seeking injunctions against some of the tent cities, but has also added portable toilets downtown and approved bylaws that ban tents between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. to ensure the parks remain open to the public.

“I’m having people call me about the value of their home plummeting if they’re beside a park or behind a park, when before it used to add value,” Gaetz said. “This issue has broadsided all of us.

People are demanding we immediately give everyone a ticket to Hope.”

Dominic Flanagan, executive director of B.C. Housing, said the scarcity of affordable housing is putting pressure on all municipalities but said tent cities should not be considered not a viable alternative. Instead, he said, they should be dismantled as quickly as possible before they get established, while work is done to find the people stable housing.

“People living in tent cities are the most marginalized and disenfranchised people in our community,” he said.

Coleman agreed the “game has changed a little bit for all of us in the past few months,” as a result of B.C.’s overheated real estate market and the prevalence of fentanyl in the local drug scene. He said that even as the province and the city of Victoria created more housing for those in the tent city, more people were coming all the time, spurred by social media or egged on by advocates living on site.

He urged municipalities to address the situation, even if it’s unpopular. Maple Ridge has faced opposition from residents who don’t want a homeless shelter in their neighbourhoods. At the same time, municipalities are hampered in dismantling tent cities because the courts, citing the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, with ruling in favour of those who have nowhere else to go.

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Cost of passengers’ food and drinks on Trudeau flights to Philippines, Turkey — $1,300 /person Passengers who accompanied Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his first two international trips were apparently well fed.

The government has revealed, in response to a written question by the Conservatives, that the cost of food and beverages supplied aboard a government Airbus used for the trips amounted to just over $1,300 per person.

But a spokesman for National Defence, which is responsible for the government’s fleet of air craft, says the total includes the actual cost of catering and delivering multiple meals on each round trip, as well as related costs such as disposable cutlery, napkins, dish washing, airport administrative fees and security charges and local taxes.

Daniel Lebouthillier said the defence department “tries to keep costs to a minimum” when choosing items from a catering company’s menu. But the department’s options are “sometimes quite limited” when dealing with caterers at overseas airports.

The total also includes the cost of feeding and watering journalists who covered the trip, which would have been wholly or partially recovered since media outlets pay hefty fees for a seat on the prime minister’s plane.

Given the number of legs in each of the lengthy trips and the number of meals served, the Prime Minister’s Office said the cost actually works out to $54 per person for each meal — which compares favourably to the

Canadians are just $200 away from being overwhelmed by debt, new survey finds More than half of Canadians are now within $200 of being unable to handle their monthly costs, a new debt survey shows.

In yet another indication of the mounting debt many Canadians are taking on, MNP Debt, part of the personal insolvency business of Calgary-based MNP LLP, said 56 per cent of those polled — up from 48 per cent surveyed six months ago — are close to facing negative cash flow should they take on up to another $200 in monthly debt.

The online survey of of 1,502 Canadians conducted between Sept.

6 and Sept. 12 also found 31 per cent are already not paying their bills on time, making them technically insolvent, MNP says. “I’m sure there are many households on the edge. It’s not new, but if you look at the debtservice ratios, they have been grinding up, too,” said Doug Porter, chief economist with Bank of Montreal, referring to the amount of money relative to income needed to cover principal and interest costs. “The concern is obviously if we did get a sustained increase in interest rates.”

A survey this month from TransUnion found 718,000 Canadians can’t even absorb a 25-basis

point increase in interest rates without being in a negative cash flow situation. One percentage point would drive 917,000 over the edge, the credit rating agency found.

In another recent study, the Canadian Payroll Association said 48 per cent of Canadians couldn’t make ends meets if they missed just one paycheque – a dire picture of a country living paycheque-to-paycheque.

Canadians are showing no signs of slowing down their debt consumption.

The latest numbers from Statistics Canada indicate household debt as a ratio of disposable income rose to 167.6 per cent in the second quarter from 165.2 per cent in the first quarter. Porter said about 70 per cent of debt is tied up in mortgages and tied to booming housing markets. But in general there might be a sense of “the boy who cried wolf ” when it comes to getting consumers to believe they could face a jump in interest rates, which stand at 2.7 per cent for a loan tied to the prime lending rate. MNP said there is some positive news about debt costs. More Canadians now say they are concerned about their debt —52 per cent, up from 43 per cent six months ago.

$41.70 per person the previous Conservative government acknowledged spending in 2009 on meals during trips on Challenger jets, smaller air craft which are used only for shorthaul flights within Canada and occasionally the United States.

More than $1,000 for food and beverages per passenger per trip “is more than the average Canadian earns in two weeks,” he said.

“Again, I’m just not sure anybody’s minding the store when it comes to remembering that it’s taxpayers who are on the hook for all these things.”

Calkins said the meal tab is part of a “pattern” of excessive spending by the Trudeau government, which has been plagued for weeks by the disclosure of generous expenses claimed by political staffers, including the prime minister’s top two aides, for relocating to Ottawa and by ministers for limousine and photographers’

services.

Some of those expenses, including a portion of the Trudeau aides’ moving expenses, have been reimbursed.

The latest disclosure shows that $72,040 was spent on food and beverages for 55 passengers — including almost two dozen journalists — aboard the prime ministerial plane during a trip to Turkey and the Philippines last November for a G20 summit and an APEC leaders’ summit.

Another $81,383 was spent on food and drink for 62 passengers — including more than a dozen journalists — aboard the prime minister’s plane for a trip later the same month to London, where Trudeau met the Queen, Malta, where he attended a Commonwealth summit, and Paris, where he participated in a United Nations climate change conference.

For security reasons, the prime minister is required to fly only on a government plane, even for purely personal trips.

LeBlanc under fire for agreeing to attend private event hosted by law, communications firms The Conservatives are accusing Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc of conflict of interest for agreeing to take part in an event hosted by a law firm and a communications company that does work with Irving companies. Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen said LeBlanc's attendance at the "exclusive" event is

problematic on two fronts: his personal ties to the Irving family, as well as his role as the prime minister's point man on government litigation. "When a huge law firm comes calling to ask him to be the guest of honour at a reception and they boast and bill him as a trusted adviser of the prime minister, there should have been some alarm bells," she said.

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New Airbnb rules could shut down 1,000 shortterm listings in Vancouver, says mayor Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says a new proposal that would require people to get a licence for Airbnb and other short-term rentals could put up to 1,000 homes back into the long-term rental pool.

That’s because short-term rentals of less than 30 days would only be legal in homes that are principal residences, Robertson revealed Wednesday at city hall.

“Housing is first and foremost for homes, not operating a business,” said Robertson.

“Both the city’s research and broad public input tells us we can have short-term rentals in Vancouver to help supplement income, while ensuring long-term rents are back in the rental market.”

The proposal comes the week after Robertson revealed a proposal to tax empty or vacant homes that are not principal residences, with the aim of getting empty investment properties back in the rental pool.

Under the proposed rules for short-term rentals, homeowners would be able to get a licence for their principal dwelling.

They would not be able to get a licence for secondary units on the property — such as basement suites and laneway homes — according to Matheny Krishna, the city’s general manager of building licensing.

“We are defining it by the dwelling unit, not the entire property. So if there are laneway homes and secondary units, those are not considered,” said Krishna on Wednesday.

“Those would be separate units and those would be required to have a licence, or in this case it wouldn’t be their principal unit so they wouldn’t be able to do it.” But under the proposed rules tenants with long-term leases for secondary units would be able to get licences, but only if they have a landlord’s permission in writing.

Likewise owners of secondary properties such as investment condos or vacation properties would not be eligible to licence units for short-term rentals.

But tenants with long-term leases and the landlord’s permission would be able to get a short-term rental licence for those properties.

Both owners and tenants of strata property would need to prove their strata by-laws permit short-term rentals.

Western Union launches mobile Money Transfer app in Canada New app enables Canadians to send money anytime, anywhere, to more than 200 countries and territories The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payments, today announced the launch of its mobile platform in Canada for domestic and cross-border money transfers,, available for iOS and Android.

The new app allows users instant, anytime, anywhere access to Western Union’s sophisticated physical and digital money transfer infrastructure, allowing them to send money to nearly every corner of the world to their receiver’s preferred pay-out method in just a few clicks.

The launch in Canada is part of the company’s significant commitment to invest in digital innovation worldwide. With an online presence in 37 countries, Western Union is one of the largest digital money transfer operators in the world by revenue and online presence.

The app enhances Western Union’s existing digital offering, where consumers are able to send money online via westernunion.ca, and offers yet another digital channel for consumers to transfer funds.

“Whether on a smart phone or at a store front, we’re committed to being where our customers are and helping them send money in the way that works best for them,” said Juan Carlos Blanco, Vice President and General Manager, Western Union Canada.

A recent survey commissioned by Western Union showed that Canadians are more likely to do business with a company that understands their cultural

and economic circumstances.

In a country as diverse as Canada – where many new Canadians come from areas of the world with less developed financial systems or access to financial services—this means providing options: the option to send money face-to- face for those who prefer to transact in cash, and the option to send money online for those who prefer to operate from their computers or smartphones.

With the new app – available in Canada on the App Store for iOS and Google Play for Android - consumers in Canada will now be able to: • Send money on-the-go, any time, to more than 200 countries and territories; • Check current exchange rates and fees; • View past and pending transactions; • Get access to round-theclock customer service; • Track money transfers directly from their mobile device, and • Discover the locations of Western Union’s Agents 500,000 worldwide, with over 3,300 in Canada alone “We are connecting more people, across more channels, than ever before,” said Joycelyn David, Director, Digital Business and Product Marketing, Western Union Canada. “We have been serving Canadians’ money transfer needs for more than 25 years, and now as Canadian consumers move to a more digital space in their daily lives, we are moving with them. Whether our customers prefer to deal across a counter or across a screen, we are committed to serving them across every channel.”

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Bank watchdog is beefing up capital requirements for mortgage insurers Canada’s top financial regulator is beefing up capital requirements for mortgage insurers to make sure they are adequately accounting for the creditworthiness of borrowers and fast-rising real estate markets.

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions published a draft advisory for public consultation Friday that would force mortgage insurers to incorporate additional risk attributes when determining how much money to set aside to cover the loan, including the borrower’s credit score, outstanding loan balance, and the amount of time left to fully repay the mortgage.

A noteworthy addition is a supplemental capital requirement for cities with “house valuation concerns,” said Jason Mercer, an analyst at Moody’s Investors Service who published an in-depth look at the

residential mortgage market in June. He said boosting the amount of capital to be held against mortgages in hot real estate pockets with high price-to-income ratios mirrors measures introduced earlier for the mortgage portfolios of the country’s banks.

“These new capital requirements, if implemented, will provide greater certainty that risks associated with residential mortgages are adequately capitalized for,” Mercer said, adding that this should reduce concerns about the impact of a housing downturn.

In his June report, Mercer estimated that a housing crash in Canada could result in combined losses of more than $17 billion for Canadian banks and mortgage insurers.

The new OSFI rules for mortgage insurers are to come into effect Jan. 1, with possible revisions, following the consultation period that ends Oct. 21.

Unionized workers vote 64.7 per cent in favour of GM contract that promises $12,000 in bonuses Unionized workers at General Motors of Canada Ltd. have voted in favour of a contract that will invest $554 million in the automaker’s

Canadian operations and give production workers $19,000 in additional payments over the life of the four-year contract.

The deal was approved by 64.7 per cent of GM Canada’s 3,900 hourly workers, with 66.5 per cent of production workers and 56.5 per cent of skilled trades workers voting in favour.

Unifor will now turn its attention to negotiations with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Canada Inc., using the GM agreement as a model. If an agreement isn’t reached by midnight on Oct. 10, workers there will be in a position to strike. “In the negotiations with GM, the union set clear objectives which we reached, including our top priority to secure

investment and product for our members and the future of the auto industry,” Unifor president Jerry Dias said in a statement. “With FiatChrysler and Ford we will accept nothing less.”

The GM deal includes a $6,000 signing bonus plus another $6,000 in lump-sum payments that will be paid out in $2,000 increments in years two, three and four of the contract. In addition, workers at GM Canada will receive a two-per-cent salary increase upon ratification and another two-per-cent increase in 2019, according to highlights of the agreement released Sunday by Unifor. In total, a typical full-time production-line worker will make $19,063 extra over the life of the contract.

GM has also agreed to invest $554 million in its three Canadian facilities, which include an assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., an engine plant in St. Catharines, Ont., and a partsdistribution facility in Woodstock, Ont. Securing Oshawa’s future was the key objective for the union. One of the plant’s two assembly lines will shut down as planned next year but the other flex line will have its life extended beyond 2019 as a result of the tentative agreement.

Senators look to provinces for solutions to court delays A senate committee is in B.C. to ask the province for ideas on solving the national problem of lengthy court delays.

Senator and committee member Denise Batters said there are thousands of cases across the country that are delayed by months or even years, undermining access to justice.

The committee is on a national tour to seek solutions from the provinces.

The committee has already made recommendations in an interim report to alleviate court delays based on earlier findings.

These findings include reducing unnecessary court appearances, filling judicial vacancies, implementing alternative court models, and investing in technology.

Batters said her committee is particularly

interested in how B.C. tackles impaired driving charges.

“There’s a real glut of impaired driving cases in the criminal justice system in Canada,” she explained, adding there were almost 40,000 cases in 2013-2014 that take on average 141 days each to complete.

In B.C., she explained, the province has been using administrative penalties to divert some of these cases from the criminal system.

“There’s pros and cons to it … but we’re seeking more efficient ways of dealing with those cases.”

In a summer ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada introduced strict new deadlines for criminal trials in order to respect the accused’s Charter right to be tried within a reasonable time frame.

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Vancouver tops list of ‘bubble’ cities on global real estate risk ranking Canada’s priciest city to buy residential real estate also has the biggest risk of being in a bubble, according to a new international study of real estate markets.

The UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2016 listed 18 cities around the globe and their risk and found Vancouver with the greatest probability of a bubble.

“Real house prices have increased by more than 25 per cent since 2014 in the wake of a weak Canadian dollar which apparently stimulated Asian demand even further,” the bank said, in its 22-page report released Tuesday. “Moreover, loose credit conditions have offset the economic

slowdown due to weak commodity prices.

Mortgage growth rates have been accelerating lately. In response, to still-high foreign demand, the local government has introduced an additional property tax for non-resident investors. The risk of substantial price correction appears very elevated.”

Vancouver prices have already started falling based on average prices, though the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said in August its Multiple Home Prices Index composite benchmark

price for all residential properties in the metro area was $933,100, up 31.4 per cent from a year earlier.

The British Columbia Real Estate Association said the average price of a home sold in Greater Vancouver last month was $833,065, down 7.5 per cent from a year ago.

The B.C. government’s new 15 per cent additional property transfer tax on foreign-owned or backed purchases was announced July 25 and went into effect Aug. 2. Realtors have reported some consumers, including foreign buyers, are walking away from deals and some expect an even larger fallout when September housing results are released next week.

The UBS study does not just single out Vancouver. It notes that with a third of all government bonds offering negative yields, investing in tangible assets remains popular.

“It is hardly any wonder that housing markets are again overheating, just a few years after the last major wave of a global correction,” the report states, adding there is significant overvaluation of housing in key financial centres.

UBS says the cities with overheating have a key common characteristic, excessively low interest rates that don’t match the strong performance of the real economy.

The eurozone, Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada are all listed for keeping rates too low.

“When combined with rigid supply, as well as sustained demand from China, this has produced an ideal setting for excesses in house prices,” write Claudio Saputelli and Matthias Holzhey, of UBS, in their report.

After Vancouver, the next four bubble cities in order were London, Stockholm, Sydney, and Munich.

Tory MP Rempel wants to know if Liberal ministers are hiding more moving expenses The Conservatives want to know if the Liberal government is “hiding” additional moving expenses for senior aides after obtaining documents showing taxpayers picked up a bill of $9,692.50 to move a contract employee to Ottawa from Thailand.

Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel confronted the government during question period, pressing the Liberals to “come clean” on the expenses front.

“We’ve just learned that it appears the immigration minister hid the cost of moving a senior Liberal staffer to Ottawa from Thailand,” Rempel said. “In an official response to Parliament the immigration minister said no such expenses existed, but moments ago we received documents that tell us otherwise.”

“Are there any other Liberal ministers that want to come clean with these expenses?” she asked.

A spokesperson for Immigration Minister John McCallum said Monday that Bernard Derible, the minister’s director of issues management, first came to Ottawa as a contract employee in the fall of 2015. The hotel costs for the months of November and December were covered by taxpayers as a part of the terms of his contract.

After two months Derible was offered a full-time position. He continued to live in a hotel until he moved himself and his family into a home he bought in February, but picked up the bill for his remaining hotel stay himself, according to the spokesperson. Half his flight was also covered.

“The original contract was for temporary work, and did not necessitate ‘moving/ relocation’ expenses,” a statement from McCallum’s office read. “Under the terms of the original contract, the flight from his residence in Bangkok (return) along with temporary accommodation and a monthly fee were agreed upon.”

McCallum’s office said that Deribe came urgently to Ottawa to assist with the refugee resettlement effort.

“He did not claim any expenses to relocate his family from Thailand to Ottawa,” Camielle Edwards wrote.

In recent days Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has come under fire for approving $1.1 million in moving expenses to relocate 49 ministerial aides to Ottawa.

Last week, Trudeau’s principal secretary Gerald Butts and his chief of staff, Katie Telford, issued a statement on Facebook saying they would pay back $65,000 of the $207,000 in moving expenses they claimed to move from Toronto to Ottawa.

Butts had initially claimed $126,669.56.

Telford’s claim was for $80,382.55.

On Friday, two more senior Liberal senior staffers said they would follow suit and pay back almost $55,000 in moving expenses they had claimed.

She also told the House of Commons the previous Conservative government spent $300,000 to relocate a number of Prime Minister’s Office staffers to Ottawa.

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Evacuation ordered along border in Punjab

Ready to snap ties with Pak: Traders An economic war, instead of one with weapons, would be a better answer to the nefarious designs of Pakistan, said members of the cross-border trading community in the wake of the Uri attack.

“We are ready to snap trade ties with Pakistan as national security and integrity are of prime importance to us,” they said.

Traders say it is Pakistan which is dependent on India for import of goods like vegetables, spices and cotton yarn.

India’s move to review the MFN (most preferred nation) status granted to Pakistan would have little impact. Assocham (Punjab) Chairperson Suneet Kochhar said bilateral trade between the two nations was just $2.6 billion in 2015-16 (of which $2.2 billion were India’s exports to Pakistan).

This represented a minuscule 0.4 per cent of India’s overall goods trade worth $643.3 billion in the same year.

President of Federation of Dry Fruit Traders Anil Mehra said traders would agree to forgo their interests as no one was ready to trade with a nation whose law and order were beyond its control.

“India is the only country in the world where dry dates are consumed. Normally, 27-28 lakh sacks of dry dates are imported from Pakistan in a year. If we shut down this trade worth Rs 990 crore per year, Pakistan will bow down instantly,” he added.

“On the other hand, tomatoes, garlic and ginger — exported from here — are in high demand in Pakistan. If we stop it, it would be tough for them to get these items from anywhere else,” he said. However, Gunbir Singh, former chairman, Punjab CII, said steps should be initiated to make relations between the two countries cordial.

Awaaz-e-Punjab likely to go with Congress The Awaaz-e-Punjab is in touch the Congress high command in Delhi to have an electoral alliance for the upcoming state Assembly elections. The development was confirmed by forum leader and Independent MLA from Ludhiana Simarjit Singh Bains.

Talking to the Tribune here today, Bains said the forum had entrusted Navjot Singh Sidhu to have negotiations with the Congress. He said the issue of seat sharing was being discussed and an announcement regarding this would be made by the weekend. Though Bains did not reveal it, there are clear indications that Sidhu is directly talking to Rahul Gandhi’s emissaries to clinch the deal. Rahul would back in Delhi tonight from Uttar Pradesh.

Bains refused to divulge the details that for how many seats the Awaaz-e-Punjab would settle. But there are reports that months ago when the Bains brothers were in talks with AAP, they had sought 12 seats in Ludhiana region for their Insaaf group.

Interestingly, the Awaaz-e-Punjab on the one side has confirmed that their talks with the Congress are at an advanced stage, on the other they maintained that they won’t have alliance with “Amarinder-led Congress”. In a statement, the Awaaz-e-Punjab said “Amarinder is hand-in-glove with the Badals and his dubious deals with the Badals are an open secret. There is no question of betraying the people of Punjab.”

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Earlier, on Thursday Badal put the entire government and political machinery in an emergency mode following reports of developments on the India-Pakistan border.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Badal on phone in the morning to request him to immediately start the process of evacuation of people residing in villages falling within 10 km of the international border in view of the escalating situation.

After chairing a Cabinet meeting to review the situation in the wake of the Centre’s advisory, Badal congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government for taking the bold step.

In border districts one additional officer from Chandigarh has been sent to assist Deputy Commissioners, Badal said, adding that DCs have been sanctioned Rs 1 crore each to meet out any exigency arising out of the prevailing situation.

“I have personally called all MLAs in

border districts and asked them to help in evacuation. While all schools in border areas have been closed, officers on leave have been recalled,” the CM said.

Depending on the situation people will have to remain out of the border area villages, he said.

Chief secretary Sarvesh Kaushal said among the affected villages 135 are in Taran Taran, 65 in Pathankot and 16 in Fazilka.

Nearly 1,500 police and PAP jawans have been deployed as the second line of defence in the border areas. Earlier, during an emergency meeting convened at his official residence, Badal directed the Chief Secretary and DGP, who were present, to ask deputy commissioners (DCs) and senior superintendents of police (SSPs) to oversee the entire evacuation process in the border districts of Ferozepur, Fazilka, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur and Pathankot.

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Indian-American charged with US$ 9.5M fraud A 48-year-old Indian-American doctor in Alabama has been charged with a health care fraud of US$ 9.5 million through illegally conducted tests, and prescribing controlled substances for illegitimate purposes.

Shelinder Aggarwal simultaneously filed guilty plea to the charges.

In the plea, he agreed to forfeit his former clinic on Turner Street Southwest in Huntsville, along with US$ 6.7 million, the Justice Department said on Friday.

Aggarwal had earlier repaid US$ 2.8 million to Medicare and US$ 45,843 to Blue Cross after audits, according to his plea agreement.

The agreement stipulates a 15-year prison sentence. A federal judge must accept the

terms of the agreement before it is final.

The doctor has been charged with one count of distributing a controlled substance outside the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose in July 2012 and with one count of conspiring to execute a health care fraud scheme against Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama.

According to the Justice Department, Aggarwal surrendered his medical license in 2013, along with his federal Drug Enforcement Administration certificates to prescribe controlled substances, after the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners initiated an investigation.

Indian-origin lawyer shoots at 9 in Houston An Indian-origin lawyer with apparent Nazi sympathies went on an early morning rampage in US’ Houston city, shooting at nine people on Monday before he was killed by police, according to authorities.

Nathan Desai was wearing military-style clothing with Nazi symbols during the 20-minute shooting spree when he fired at passing cars.

Police said that they did not know why Desai went on the rampage hitting people at random.

Desai’s name was written with the ‘s’ capitalised in media reports in Houston, making it sound European, but his father was identified as Prakash Desai.

All of his victims survived but one person was critically wounded and five others hospitalised, Houston’s Acting Police Chief Martha Montalvo said. She described the shooter as a lawyer who was having problems at his law firm. When police responded to the shooting, he shot at them and was killed when police returned fire, Montalvo said.

The shooter’s father, 80-year-old Prakash

Desai told KPRC TV that his son was “worried” because his law practice was not doing so well. Forty six-year-old Nathan Desai owned several guns to protect himself against his clients, some of whom were “funny people and criminally-minded people”, his father said.

Houston Chronicle said that Prakash Desai

is a retired geologist. The daily reported that police found in his flat several military items that went back to the Civil War. Police found a Thompson submachine gun in his Porche and a 0.45 caliber handgun that he used against the police. The Chronicle said that police used a robot to examine his car and his flat for explosives.

Indian-American petition to declare Pakistan a terrorist state presented to Obama A petition by Indian-Americans urging the Obama White House to declare Pakistan as state sponsor of terrorism gathered more than 135,000 signatures by Tuesday morning, forcing the administration to make a call on the matter amid a sharp deterioration in ties between New Delhi and Islamabad that Washington is trying to arrest despite its own difficulties with the Islamic Republic.

The White House has 60 days to respond to a petition once it gets 100,000 signatures in 30 days, which the Indian-American appeal crossed less than a week after it was proposed.

The petition cited H.R. 6069, the legislation moved by Texas Congressman Ted Poe, the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, along with Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, which seeks to designate Pakistan+ State Sponsor of Terrorism, to argue that the matter is “important to the people of United State of America, India+ and many other countries which are

continuously affected by Pakistan sponsored terrorism.”

Although the Obama administration has previously said that declaring Pakistan a terrorist state is not on the cards right now, a state department official was a little more circumspect while not ruling it out on Monday. “That’s a very specific process and determination that involves a legal process and assessment,” spokesman Mark Toner said, when asked about the petition, adding that the US “focus right now is to enhance their capability... to deal with a terrorist threat on their soil.”

While Toner acknowledged Pakistan has been making progress on the issue, he left little doubt that Washington remained unhappy and less than satisfied with its approach to the neighborhood, saying “we’ve been very clear that they need to target all militant groups, including those that target Pakistan’s neighbors, and close all safe havens.”

Indian-Americans in Trump’s advisory committee With little over a month to go before the general elections, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has appointed Indian-Americans into his Asian Pacific American Advisory Committee.

The committee consists of over 30 members including Indian-Americans -- Puneet Ahluwalia from Virginia, K V Kumar from California and Shalabh Kumar from Illinois, the Trump Campaign announced on Sunday.

“We are on the cusp of history. It is a movement that I am witnessing this presidential election.

I am confident that Trump would be the next president of the United States,” Shalabh Kumar , founder of the Republican Hindu Coalition said.

“Under Trump administration, IndiaUS relationship would reach a new height,”

he said. Puneet Ahluwalia is a member of Virginia’s Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Advisory Council, while K V Kumar has earlier worked with the World Bank.

“It is my great honor and a privilege to be part of Trump AAPI Advisory Committee.

This is a pivotal election which impacts the future of our nation and its people,” Ahluwalia said. The Trump Campaign said the committee is elected, and grassroot leaders are appointed who will engage Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) on relevant issues to these important and vibrant communities.

Governors Eddie Calvo and Ralph Torres of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) respectively, will serve as the Council’s Co-Chairs, it said.

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US slams Pakistan for cross-border terror, urges calm and restraint The Obama administration on Thursday urged India and Pakistan to continue discussions on the military confrontation between the two sides to avoid escalation, while publicly slamming Pakistan and reiterating its support to India on the terrorism issue. Referring to reports of India’s surgical strike inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Washington was aware of the development but saw the positive side of the militaries of the two sides being in communication with each other after the Indian action. ‘’We encourage both sides to continue discussion to avoid escalation,’’ he said. Earnest then referred to National Security Advisor Susan Rice’s call to her Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, and the National Security Council readout that followed, which conspicuously endorsed India’s stand on cross-border terrorism and warned Pakistan to wind up support for UN designated terrorists and terror outfits. ‘’The United States continues to be concerned by the danger that cross border terrorism poses to the region and we fully expects Pakistan to combat and delegitimize the UN Designated terrorist groups,’’ Earnest said, adding, ‘’The United States is firmly committed commitment to our partnership with India and to our joint efforts to combat terrorism.’’

There was no condemnation or censure of India’s purported surgical strike, which in any case Pakistan said has not taken place. Earnest said the US also continued to be in close contact with Pakistan and it valued the ‘’important partnership we have with them on a range of issues.’’ The US State Department meanwhile issued an almost identical statement while urging calm and restraint on both sides. ‘’We understand that the Indian and Pakistani militaries have been in communication, and we believe continued communication is important to reduce tensions,’’ it said in a statement, adding that Washington has ‘’repeatedly expressed our concerns regarding the danger that cross border terrorism poses to the region, including the recent attack in Uri.’’ Both statements implicitly censured Pakistan for cross-border terrorism, including the URI incident.

President Obama did not refer to it in a White House event honoring para-olympics athletes, and the matter did not feature in the regular White House briefing till the very end, after Syria, Saudi Arabia and host of other issues were discussed.

Media reports and analysts broadly recognized India’s right to strike at targets across the Line of Control into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, territory that New Delhi claims as an integral part of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Quite conspicuously, Pakistan did not get any support from any of its purported allies, including China, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey all three having had trouble with Pakistan’s nurtured terrorism.

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Cross-LoC raid was ordered around Wednesday It was around noon on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sanctioned the military strike across the Line of Control (LoC) to destroy terrorist camps located in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Unconfirmed reports said around 40 terrorists present at seven launch pads across LoC and they may have been killed in the Indian Army’s surgical strikes.

However, there was no official word on it. Troops from the 4 and 9 para special forces were used in the operations. Over the next 16-17 hours, the dynamics kept changing and ended when the Indian Army team reported back successful around 4.30 am on Thursday. The top brass of the political establishment was informed that the operation was a success.

Though cross-LoC military action has been done in the past, the first public announcement

of such move came on Thursday morning when Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Ranbir Singh announced this at a press conference. Top sources explained to The Tribune that a military move was ordered in two parts that would be spread across an arc of 250 km. The targets were seven terrorist launch pads at seven locations across the LoC that included the Lepa valley, Tatta Pani and Bimber.

The first was to fire artillery guns across the LoC, including from a location near Uri–close to the same place where terrorists had killed 18 Army soldiers on September 18. The second was to use the confusion caused by the artillery fire to sneak in troops from pre-decided spots across the LoC by using the several ingress routes.

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Panic grips Punjab border villages

The Gurdaspur district administration has got people evacuated from villages located up to 10 km from the international border. Although BSF and police officers maintained there was nothing to worry about, there was palpable tension in the air as villagers were asked to move to safer places by the administration.

All private and government educational institutions have been closed till further orders. Those living near the border have been asked to switch off lights in the night. The power authorities were making arrangements to disconnect power supply to border villages at night. Repeated announcements were being made from gurdwara loudspeakers asking people to leave their houses and “spend the night with their relatives and friends in other areas. Police vehicles were also being ustilised to make the announcement.

A disaster management plan chalked out to deal with flood situations came in handy for the authorities today. Schools, colleges, panchayat ghars, community halls and religious places were got vacated in villages already identified under the plan so that people could be provided shelter there.

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Sonia supports Modi after army action Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday threw her weight behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the surgical strikes on terror camps in POK and said the Congress stood behind the government in its action to protect the country’s security.

“We hope Pakistan will now take effective steps to dismantle infrastructure on terror that it has supported,” Sonia said after chairing a high-level party meeting on the issue of the government’s response post the Uri attack.

Leading the Congress’s position on the development moments after the Director General Military Operations announced India’s strikes across the LoC was Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

Sonia, who is still not fully recovered from her shoulder dislocation, chaired the Congress meeting ahead of the all-party meeting called

by Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

The meeting was attended by former prime minister Manmohan singh, former defence minister AK Antony, Sonia’s political secretary Ahmed Patel and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad. Since the Uri attack the Congress had been calling for a response that would deter Pakistan from indulging in further attacks of the nature of Uri and Pathankot. On Wednesday, the Congress officially criticised India’s decision to boycott the Saarc meet, asking for the Saarc meeting sans Pakistan.

But on Thursday, all Congress leaders hailed the military response which signals a shift in India’s oft-practised policy of strategic restraint.

“We congratulate the Indian Army for undertaking surgical strikes on terror launch pads. We stand completely behind our Armed Forces,” Ahmed Patel said.

Techie keeps wife under CCTV surveillance

To keep a watch on his wife, who was not allowing him to marry her sister, a software engineer has installed CCTV cameras at his house. The victim, Purnajyothy, 27, is the wife of Shiv Shankar, a 34-year-old software engineer from AC Guards.

In November 2015, Purnajyothy had married Shankar. After the wedding, Shankar came to know about health problems of his wife and he began pestering Purnajyothy’s parents to let him take their

other daughter as his second wife. However, Purnajyothy and her parents said no to the wicked plan of Shankar.

He then began harassing Purnajyothy for Rs 10 lakh additional dowry, took away her cell phone and also installed CCTV cameras at his house, even in their bedroom to keep his wife under surveillance. Unable to put up with the harassment, the victim lodged a complaint with the Central Crime Station (CCS) police.

Surgical strikes across LoC hit 6 terror pads Mounting a swift counter-terror operation across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army today announced it had neutralised terrorists waiting to infiltrate.

The brave military manoeuvre was hailed across the country.

The ‘surgical strikes’ was a resolute action by India 11 days after 18 soldiers were killed in the Uri sector in an attack by Jaish terrorists from across the border. The action came days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised that the blood of the jawans will not go in vain and the Army, asserting it will act at a place and time of its choosing, did so from midnight to dawn at five places and six launch pads.

“Based on specific and credible inputs that some terrorist teams had positioned

themselves at launch pads along the LoC to carry out infiltration and conduct terrorist strikes inside J&K and in various metros, the Indian Army conducted surgical strikes at several of these launch pads.

The operations were focussed on ensuring that these terrorists do not succeed in their design to endanger the lives of our citizens,” the Director General of Military Operations, Lt. Gen Ranbir Singh, said at a joint briefing with the Ministry of External Affairs.

He said he had shared the information with his Pakistani counterpart.

Pakistan rejected across-LoC strikes as a “fabrication of truth”, suggesting it was a move to cater to the domestic media and public.

Rs 330-cr tech push for troops in J&K

Less than two weeks after the Uri terror attack, the Ministry of Defence has okayed an electronic warfare system to enhance the Army’s capability to fight a low-intensity conflict in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), which met under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, okayed the Rs 330-crore project. This would include equipment that

would not only jam gadgets, including mobile phones, radio transmitters and thermal imagers, but also access the conversation of suspects. There would also be a set of sensors to pick the movement of the targeted people.

The DAC also approved the purchase of AntiTank Guided Missiles (ATGMs) and a new repair facility for Scorpene submarines at the Mumbai naval dockyard.

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FIJI

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NFP opposes massive pay increase for MPs The National Federation Party Leader and Whip today opposed the Report of the Parliamentary Emoluments Committee, which recommended huge increases to parliamentary and travelling allowances of MPs, PM and Cabinet Ministers.

The Motion was passed by majority of MPs from Government and SODELPA. NFP MPs, Leader Hon Biman Prasad and Whip Hon Prem Singh were the only ones who voted against it. The NFP MPs have informed the Speaker they will not accept the increases. Parliament approved increases to members’ allowances amidst criticism from the National Federation Party that it was not fair for an in-house committee of MPs to decide what they should get in allowance.

Thirty nine parliamentarians voted for the motion, two voted against it while nine MPs abstained yesterday.

In tabling the report of the committee, chairperson Dr Brij Lal said the new allowances were a result of submissions received from the Social Democratic Liberal Party, FijiFirst and NFP. The committee, in its report to Parliament, stated that the value of the Fijian dollar was weak compared to the US dollar, Euro and British Pound and that the other costs such as hotels, meals and transportation were also factors in their recommendation for the

increases.

Opposing the motion, NFP leader Dr Biman Prasad said the FijiFirst Government prescribed emoluments for itself and determined salaries of all others stated in the Decree.

“This is totally against accountability and transparency,” Dr Prasad said.

He said every Parliament appointed an independent Emoluments Committee to determine salaries, perks and privileges of parliamentarians.

“As legislators in the highest court of the land, we need to practice what we preach, more so when the Code of Conduct Bill is being scrutinised before being enacted.

“We strongly believe that the Emoluments Committee should recommend for the establishment of an independent Emoluments Committee which then can independently and with impartiality recommend appropriate salaries, perks and privileges for all members of Parliament including His Excellency the President, Honourable Speaker, Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Assistant Ministers and the Leader of the Opposition.”

He said the report of the independent Emoluments Committee would be an act of transparency and necessitate the repeal of the Parliamentary Remunerations Decree 2014 that was enforced by the Government.

Suspended MP vows to fight on SUSPENDED Social Democratic Liberal Party Member of Parliament Ratu Isoa Tikoca says his suspension for the entire term of Parliament does not mean an end to his political career.

Ratu Isoa said the suspension now gave him more time to visit people.

Ratu Isoa was suspended following recommendations made by the Parliamentary Privileges Committee after Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama lodged a complaint to the Speaker.

The committee’s report ,which was endorsed by Parliament, recommended that Ratu Isoa be: * Suspended for the rest of the term of Parliament; * Make a public apology, and; * Cannot enter parliamentary precincts

during the term of his suspension.

A total of 30 parliamentarians voted for the motion to suspend the SODELPA whip, 13 MPs voted against while seven MPs did not vote.

Speaking in support of the motion, Mr Bainimarama said Parliament had to be vigilant in punishing any forms of discrimination.

Opposition Leader Ro Teimumu Kepa said she was not happy with the decision as three MPs from her side were suspended from Parliament.

NFP leader Dr Biman Prasad said the suspension was a disregard of international laws and best practices.

During the budget debate, Ratu Isoa had read out the names of selective people in government positions — all the names were of people who follow the Muslim faith.

Students are starving in Rakiraki: Report Some students in Ra are eating plain roti and water for lunch at school on a regular basis while others they claim have dropped out because of the lack of food in their homes.

This is the stark reality for some families living in areas worst affected by Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston.Seven months after Severe TC Winston tore through the province causing extensive damage to farms, a lot of families who relied on the land for their survival are struggling.Commissioner Western Manasa Tagicakibau told The Fiji Times in June that the food distribution exercise was stopped to prevent people from relying on handouts. He said at the time that Government had extended the emergency period for another month and that the Ministry of Agriculture had also gone out to distribute seedlings for quick turnover crops.

When approached via email for comments on the concerns raised, Education Minister Dr Mahendra Reddy said the claims were untrue. “All we can say is your information is incorrect,” he said.

Meresiana Naiula of Nailuva Village in Nailuva District said during parents and teachers conferences they were told by teachers that plain roti and water was not

appropriate food for children to eat. But she attests that the situation cannot be helped.

“The food ration that was supplied by the Government has finished and so we have had to buy rice and flour as substitutes for root crops because the farms are ravaged and while we have started replanting it takes time for the crops to mature.

Cancer claims 1200 lives annually MORE than 1200 people die from cancer every year in Fiji, says Fiji Cancer Society acting president Phillip Low. While addressing supporters of Bushells Fiji’s Biggest Morning Tea event organised

by Motibhai Group of Companies in Nadi yesterday, he said cancer was the third leading cause of death in the country.

“Cancer is responsible for 10 per cent of deaths in Fiji with well over 1200 cases recorded annually,” he said.

“The unfortunate part about that is that this number is growing. The statistics on this will be released shortly.

“Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Fiji behind cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. This figure is on the rise due to the lack of early detection, lack of awareness and education.”

He said cancer patients were also faced with both emotional and financial challenges when

undergoing treatment.

“The important part that everyone should know is that in Fiji there are only two centres that conduct chemotherapy, which is the Lautoka Hospital and the CWM Hospital.

“There are quite a large number of cancer patients living between the corridor of Lautoka and Nausori.

“However, a lot of patients turn up for their first session of chemotherapy and in our culture and society, the cancer stigma is still very much an issue.

“Because of the shame that people feel from this treatment, a lot of people fail to come back for their second or third treatment.”

He said the Fiji Cancer Society had been working hard to ensure patients got their vital medical care.

“So what we do is reach out to local taxis and get them to pick up these patients right from their homes and take them to the hospital.

Rapist church leader to be sentenced next week THE founder of the Back to Eden Ministry, Iowane Vakadranu who has been convicted of rape will be sentenced by the High Court in Suva next week.

State lawyer Siteri Navia made her mitigation and sentencing submissions in court this afternoon.

Defence lawyer Simi Tinivata was not

present in court today.

However, trial judge Justice Vinsent Perera, who had convicted Vakadranu on Monday for four counts of rape, asked him if he relied on the mitigation submission filed by his lawyer yesterday.

Vakadranu told the court that he agreed.

He will be sentenced next Wednesday.

PAKISTAN

Saturday, October 01, 2016

Sharif implicated Pak as terrorist state with praise for militant from UN pulpit Pakistan’s decision to celebrate a selfconfessed Kashmiri militant from the United Nations pulpit may comeback to haunt Islamabad. A US lawmaker who has proposed legislation seeking determination on Pakistan’s sponsorship of terrorism takes a dim view of it and could use it as evidence to press his case.

“Disappointed to see the Pakistan PM use the @UN to praise a militant group that uses violence to promote its cause,” Texas Representative Ted Poe, who also chairs the House subcommittee on terrorism and Homeland Security, tweeted on Wednesday.

He was referring to Nawaz Sharif ‘s praise for the slain Hizbul militant Burhan Wani, whose death at the hands of Indian security forces triggered the latest round of unrest in Kashmir. In his address to the UN General Assembly, Sharif described Wani as “the young leader murdered by Indian forces” and said he has “emerged as the symbol of the latest Kashmiri Intifada, a popular and

US lawmaker slams Sharif for praising Wani

peaceful freedom movement.”

The small problem with the description is that no matter what Pakistan and separatist Kashmiris think, Wani acknowledged belonging to Hizbul Mujaheddin, a proscribed terrorist organization, whose agenda is far from peaceful, and by publicly endorsing him, Sharif has acknowledged himself and Pakistan are accomplices to terrorism. Wani also publicly posted photos and videos of himself armed and threatening violence.

In a separate letter to Prime Minister Modi, two other influential Senators, Mark Warner and John Cornyn, said they were “greatly concerned about initial indication that the perpetrators of this (Uri) attack were Pakistani and that the attack emanated from Pakistan” and “Pakistan’s possible involvement in this attack underscores out broader concerns about its use of terrorism as a pillar of its foreign policy towards Afghanistan and India.”

An influential American lawmaker on Thursday slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for using the UN platform last week to praise a “militant”.

“Disappointed to see the Pakistan PM use the UN to praise a militant group that uses violence to promote its cause,” Congressman Ted Poe said in a tweet.

In his address to the UN General Assembly on September 21, Sharif described Hizbul commander Burhan Wani a “young leader”.

Poe is Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on Terrorism, Non-proliferation, and Trade last week introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to designate Pakistan as a State sponsor of terrorism.

Co-sponsored by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, the bill has been sent to the

House Foreign Affairs Committee for necessary action.

Motivated by his bill, Indian-Americans have launched an online ‘We the People’ petition on the White House website urging the Obama administration to designate Pakistan a State Sponsor of Terrorism.

By late Wednesday night more than 265,000 people had signed the petition, making it the most popular active petition on the White House website.

As per the guidelines of the We the People petition, the Obama administration responds within 60 days after the petitions is signed by a minimum of 100,000 people.

The petition created by one RG , the person who decided to identify with this initial, on September 21 had reached the 100,000 signatures in less than a week.

India a responsible nuclear state, Pakistan an unstable one: US

US defence secretary Ashton Carter+ has termed India “a responsible nuclear state”, saying Pakistan’s “history of nuclear weapons is entangled in tensions” and that the US was working with Islamabad to ensure stability.

“The landscape of nuclear weapons has changed in the last 25 years,” Carter said on Tuesday at a conference on ‘Sustaining Nuclear Deterrence’ at the Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, US. “Pakistan’s nuclear weapons are entangled in a history of tension, and while they are not

a threat to the United States directly, we work with Pakistan to ensure stability,” he added.

Carter said while the US had not done much to boost Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, other countries had. He, however, praised India for showing responsible behaviour with its nuclear technology. Talking about China, he said Beijing “conducts itself professionally in the nuclear arena, despite growing its arsenal in both quality and quantity”. He echoed global concerns over the advances in nuclear technology achieved by North Korea.

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14 die as overcrowded bus slips off road in Nepal An overcrowded bus slipped off a mountain road in Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people, an official said.

The bus was carrying passengers both inside and on the roof, said Dhading District Administration official Toran Parajuli. He said that the road was covered in parts by mud from landslides, and that the bus driver appeared to be trying to negotiate around these areas when the accident happened. The bus slipped off the road near Lapang Phedi village, 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of Kathmandu, the capital, and rolled about 300 meters (980 feet) before stopping on the banks of the Ankhu River.

Parajuli said rescuers were at the accident

site. At least nine people were injured, with a helicopter flown to the site from Kathmandu to try to fetch them.

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It is illegal to travel on the roof of a bus in Nepal, but police do not monitor rural roads.

Traffic accidents in the Himalayan country are blamed mainly on poorly maintained roads and vehicles.

Indonesia evacuates tourists after Mount eruption

Indonesian authorities are searching for several hundred tourists after Mount Barujari on Lombok island spewed a massive column of ash into the atmosphere and have evacuated more than 1,100 others, the country’s disaster agency said on Wednesday.

The volcano, also known as the Child of Rinjani because it sits within the Mount Rinjani caldera, erupted without warning on Tuesday afternoon, delaying flights from airports in Lombok and nearby Bali. The ash column reached 2,000 meters (6,560 feet).

Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that nearly 400 foreign and local tourists had been registered since Sunday to climb the mountain, leaving from Sembalun monitoring post, about 11 kilometers (7 miles) from the crater.

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The eruption interrupted flights for several hours at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, about 135 kilometers (84 miles) from Lombok, and Selaparang airport in Mataram, the capital of West Nusa Tenggara province, located on Lombok Island.

Farms and trees around the 3,726-meter (12,224-feet) - high volcano were coated in a thin layer of gray ash, but nearby towns and villages were not in danger, Nugroho said.

Rinjani is among about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia. The archipelago is prone to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes because of its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire.”

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India has every right to hit out at Pak: Bangladesh Bangladesh was the first neighbouring country to accept that India had “all legal and globally accepted right” to respond to any attack on her sovereignty, even as the United Nations urged India and Pakistan to exercise restraint after the Indian Army carried out surgical strikes at terror launch pads along the LoC. Iqbal Chowdhury, adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, too called for “restraint” and said, “It (Kashmir issue) has been a long, continued dispute and there has been a... violation from the other side and Bangladesh always believes that any aggression or attack on the sovereignty of the independence and legal right of a country is not acceptable and Bangladesh always feels

that any country must honour and respect the sovereignty of a third country”. He went on to add, “Bangladesh always feels that in these type of things, there should be restraint from all sides because we believe that in the Saarc countries, we need to live in a peaceful environment, honouring the sovereign rights of each member country,” he added.

Meanwhile, the United Nations on Thursday encouraged India and Pakistan to resolve differences through dialogue. “The United Nations calls on the government of India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and encourage them to continue their efforts to resolve their differences peacefully and through dialogue,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Afghanistan follow India out of Saarc summit Following the diplomatic blitzkrieg launched by New Delhi, Pakistan is virtually getting isolated in the region with Bangladesh, Bhutan+ and Afghanistan joining India in boycotting the annual Saarc Summit+ scheduled to be hosted

by Islamabad in November.

“The growing interference in the internal affairs of Bangladesh by ‘one country’ has created an environment which is not conducive to the successful hosting of the 19th Saarc (South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation) Summit in Islamabad,” sources quoted Bangladesh as saying in a message to current Saarc chair Nepal on Tuesday.

Bhutan said while it is committed to the Saarc process and strengthening of regional

cooperation, it is concerned over the “recent escalation of terrorism in the region, which has seriously compromised the environment for the successful holding of the 19th Saarc Summit in Islamabad in November 2016.”

“Further, the Royal Government of Bhutan shares the concerns of some of the member countries of Saarc on the deterioration of regional peace and security due to terrorism and joins them in conveying our inability to participate in the Saarc Summit, under the current circumstances,” the message from Thimpu said on Tuesday.

Sources said, Afghanistan, too, has sent a communication to the Saarc chair Nepal.

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Ajay Devgn and Kajol cancel event, furious fans beat up organisers

Lea Michele: Tom Hiddleston loves PC Hollywood actress Lea Michele recently appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show where she played a fun game with the host.

The actress, who is currently single after her split from iZombie actor Robert Buckley, was asked about dating Tom

Hiddleston. Lea was nervous to choose Tom as a date. When Ellen hinted that he is single after breaking off with Taylor Swift, Lea said, “He’s got too much going on, I can’t get with that. It’s a lot. Now, there’s Priyanka Chopra; he loves her, they were flirting.” Well, well.

Arsenal defender Hector goes on a date with Esha

He has been one of his side’s standout performers so far this season as he continues to develop under Arsene Wenger.

After dining in Vanilla Black restaurant in London for some three hours, the pair then both got into Bellerin’s white mercedes And now it appears his love life has taken a positive turn too.

The 21-year-old Spaniard was pictured heading for a dinner date with beautiful Bollywood actress Esha Gupta.

30-year-old Gupta didn’t appear in the best of spirits as she waited for her

date for the night outside the London eatery But her mood soon changed when the in-form Arsenal right back arrived and escorted her inside Gupta is well known for being a big Arsenal fan, attending games and often meeting players and club legends The pair were seen arriving minutes apart at Vanilla Black restaurant in London before leaving looking cosy together.

The date must have gone well as they were both seen laughing and joking as they left the Vegetarian eatery after three hours inside together.

They then got into the Bellerin’s car after the dinner date and headed off in the white mercedes with private personalised number plate.

Bollywood power couple Ajay Devgn and Kajol reportedly cancelled an event in the US at the last minute. Fans, who were left furious, apparently hurled abuses and even hit the organisers in anger. Ajay Devgn and Kajol were supposed to do a meet-and-greet session with fans who had paid a whopping amount of money for the event. Ajay Devgn and Kajol were slated to interact with guests for an hour and later perform at the event.

However, a guest from the event told, “It was a colossal nightmare. It was called a meet and greet but Kajol didn’t even bother turning up. Ajay came down, met the guests for a minute, showed no remorse, just informed everyone that Kajol is not well and cancelled the whole thing.” The guests were offended and asked for a refund.”The organisers had no other option but to return their money.

But some of the guests even hit them although it wasn’t their fault at all. People

are now asking for refunds in California, New York and Chicago as well. People are extremely upset because Kajol got time to go for Google and Facebook meets but for us, she fell sick. That’s ridiculous!”

Diljit Dosanjh: No question of entering Bollywood music scene Diljit Dosanjh is one of those rare singers from Punjab who is happy sticking to one genre of music and that is Punjabi. His recent song ‘Do You Know’ tooksocial media by storm over the weekend.

He was quoted as saying that usually, Punjabi artistes believe in playing to the gallery, and limit themselves to wedding songs. After ‘Udta Punjab’s ‘Ikk Kudi’ became popular among the youth, he realised that his love songs still have the same magic.

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Big B, Sachin Tendulkar wish Lata Mangeshkar on 87th birthday As melody queen Lata Mangeshkar turned 87 on Thursday, celebrities like Amitabh Bachhcan, Sachin Tendulkar and A.R. Rahman wished her good health and a long life.

Starting her career in 1943 at the age of 13 with the song “Naachu ya gade, khelu saari, mani haus bhaari…” for Marathi film “Kiti Hasaal”, she

ventured into Hindi cinema with the song “Paa laagu kar jori re” for Vasant Joglekar’s movie “Aap Ki Seva Mein”.

Composer Ghulam Haider gave Lata her first major break in 1948 with the song “Dil mera toda” in the film “Majboor”. With “Aayega aanewaala”, a song in the movie “Mahal”, she registered one of her first musical hits.

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There was no looking back for her.

Referred to as the Indian Nightingale, some of her hit numbers are “Dil vil pyar wyar”, “Bindiya chamkegi”, “Tune o rangeele kaisa jaadu kiya”, “Mere haathon mein”, “Aaja shaam hone aayi”, “Dil deewana bin sajna ke” and “Kitne ajeeb rishte hai yaha pe” among many. One of her most memorable renditions is of “Ae mere watan ke logon”.

Teejay Sidhu Gets Ready To Deliver In November, Has A Baby Shower

TV actors Karanvir Bohra and Teejay Sidhu are all set to embrace parenthood.

Teejay’s childhood friends and family threw a baby shower bash in Canada. And it had a unique theme: Come fall in love.

The elated actress shared some lovely pics from the shower. Being an Aquarian, Teejay embraced her hippie side as she wore leaves on her hair.

Hubby Karanvir was however missing from the party as he is in Mumbai.

However, he had flew down to Vancouver during Ganesh Chaturthi and spent some quality time (IN PICS: Karanvir And Teejay Enjoy Their Babymoon In Vancouver, Sept 17) with Teejay.

Mom-to-be Teejay definitely missed her husband as she shared this note: Teejay, who has completed a decade of marriage with the Qubool Hai actor, is expected to deliver about one-and-half month from today.

Dhanush overjoyed at ‘Visaranai’ becoming India’s Oscar entry

Actor Dhanush is elated over his production and critically acclaimed Tamil drama “Visaranai” becoming India’s official pick for Oscars 2017 in the Foreign Language Film category. He has thanked everyone for believing in him and supporting his vision.

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New Released Bollywood Films

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Ek Tha Hero

*ing: Ayush Khedekar Amita Pathak

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Wah Taj

*ing: Shreyas Talpade Manjari Fadnis

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Banjo

*ing: Riteish Deshmukh Nargis Fakhri

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MS Dhoni

*ing: Sushant Singh Rajput

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Beimaan Love *ing: Sunny Leone Rajnish Duggal

Bollywood

Mumbaikars Roast Diljit Dosanjh And His Punjabi Numbers!

Over time, Punjab has become the breeding ground of country’s biggest and most famous pop stars. And from their ‘pinds’ to the glitz and glamour of Bollywood, these stars have made their presence felt and how! Diljit Dosanjh is once such singer-turned-actor who manages to set music charts on fire with each of his single. However, come to think of it, while we all love to groove to the catchy beats , how many of us actually understand the lyrics we’re dancing on?

But worry not! Certain inquisitive Mumbaikars got hold of the ‘Proper Patola’ hit-maker Diljit Dosanjh and did not let him go till the time he simplified the Punjabi jargon used in his songs for the ‘Humans of Mumbai’!

Diljit sang, danced and laughed his way through this fun session and we couldn’t help but fall in love a little more with the simplicity and honesty of this man!

Ali Zafar’s brother Danyal Zafar will NOT have a Bollywood debut Ali Zafar is one of the few Pakistani actors to have won the Indians with his charm, good looks and talent. The singer-actor has an equally good looking younger brother Danyal Zafar who was to mark his Bollywood debut with Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions film soon.

However, the ongoing political tension between India and Pakistan following the Uri attacks and the subsequent ban on Pakistani actors by the MNS has derailed not just his debut project, but also stalled the whole idea of making this film. Yes, BollywoodLife source revealed that Danyal was to feature in Karan’s film that was to star Fawad Khan and Katrina Kaif. But the fate of this film will be only determined on whether the government makes this political ban an official one.

Salman Khan is the reason why Iulia Vantur will NOT come back to India anytime soon Yes, you heard that right! Iulia Vantur will not return to India anytime soon and Salman Khan is to be blamed. Salman -Iulia’s relationship has been in news for quite some time now. While it was initially reported that the eternal bachelor of Bollywood was ready to settle down and the Khan khandaan was prepping for a November 18 wedding this year, the story doing rounds now is exactly opposite.

Buzz suggests that all’s not well between the lovebirds and their relationship is on the verge of an end. You must be wondering what exactly went wrong in Salman’s new relationship.

Was Iulia upset with Salman reuniting onscreen with his exlover Katrina Kaif for Ali Abbas Zafar’s film Tiger Zinda Hai? The real reason is something very different.

Apparently Iulia was very happy with Salman, until recently she felt that there was a lack of commitment from her superstar beau. The Khan family had welcome her with arms wide open and she was always spotted at Khan’s Bandra residence, Galaxy.

The Romanian beauty accompanied Salman to most events and dos. In fact very recently before Ms Vantur left for Romania the lady was with Salman on the sets of Tubelight. We found that Iulia and Tubelight actress Zhu

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Zhu too bonded very well.

It was only when Iulia’s passport expired that she left the country. Many speculated that Salman would get hitched to Iulia to avoid any further issues with the visa, but clearly these were just rumours. If our sources are to be

believed then Salman might just be single again and we bet nobody is complaining about that. As for Iulia we had heard how Khan did not want her to work in films and encouraged her with photography. Looks like it is indeed an end of another relationship in Bollywood. After Katrina and Ranbir Kapoor breakup recently reports suggested that Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra too had called it quits. With Salman Khan and Iulia Vantur split, the singles club in Bollywood just got bigger and hotter, right? Watch this space for more hot news and gossip from Bollywood!

We already know that Karan’s next film with Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles also has Fawad Khan.

And with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena declaring an open war against KJo and protesting outside his Bandra residence there are doubts if the movie will release without a hitch. The MNS had given an ultimatum to all Pakistani actors working in Bollywood to leave the country within 48 hours. They had even threatened to throw these actors out if they did not comply and leave the nation asap. We’ve also heard that Salman Khan has stepped in support of Karan Johar and was in talks with the MNS party leader Raj Thackeray to not make ADHM a political matter.

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Bollywood Horoscope Aries

Libra

March 21 - April 20

Sept. 24 - Oct 22

Your stars are moving on and the Sun adjusts its position before long, leaving you to stand on your own feet once again.

You’re entering a tricky financial phase and have to make a number of awkward choices. It may be time to abandon a commitment which is burdensome, but don’t let anyone down,

Money matters can only increase in importance as the week passes, but don’t expect a quick and easy answer. You will come to realise that you have the chance to set your finances on a more prosperous course, but how, and when, are questions that are still unclear. Take more time to work out what you really want.

Taurus

Scorpio

April 21 - May 20

Oct 23 - Nov 22

Mercury is sending a challenge to Pluto, and the heavens are lining up for a frank, though friendly, confrontation. You will have to speak the truth even at the risk of upsetting someone – although be on hand afterwards with reassurance. It may be that only you can utter the words they need to hear.

It may be difficult for you to imagine that a close partner can possibly be right, so deep is your belief in your own infallibility. However, any astrologer, on seeing the current planetary picture, would advise you to compromise and bend to circumstances. What you want is not as important as what you need!

Gemini

Sagitarius

May 20 - June 21

Nov 23 - Dec 22

Something may happen behind the scenes to change your plans and ideas, perhaps an amazing event. Whatever takes place will almost certainly involve your work or routine chores are preoccupying you at the moment. Romantic hopes are reinforced by Venus’ passage through lively regions of your chart.

Your astrological personality is a complex and rich one. Many Sagittarians are now starting to resemble obstinate and emotional Scorpios. In fact, friends may realise that your behaviour, especially a tendency to secrecy in important matters, is departing ever further from what they have seen in the past.

Cancer

Capricorn

June 22 - July 23

Dec 23 - Jan 20

A difference of opinion between lively Mercury and passionate Pluto is bound to awaken ideas of social adventure; you’ll be on the look-out for new friends and anxious to put former associates in their place. Additional attention is required to all travel, holiday and adventurous plans over the coming weeks.

Leo

Jan 21 - Feb 19

It’s a week of two halves. The Moon issues a challenge to your sign from Monday to Wednesday, so these will be the days to apply your cheery Leonine medicine to a partnership. Only you can do this, so why don’t you organise a break from routine and plan something special instead? You can put your feet up later.

Virgo

Recent developments in the sectors of your chart associated with children and romance seem bound to work out for the best in the long run, even if you have been rather disconcerted by statements or events. Sunday, when the Moon adjusts its position, should be a special day, so enjoy it to the full.

Pisces

August 24 - Sept 24

Feb 20 - March 20

Legal matters seem to have some role to play in your life over the next three weeks. Is it possible that you have embroiled yourself in a bureaucratic muddle? If you stick to your guns and do what you know to be right, you won’t go far wrong. Keep a professional plan under review for a little while longer.

Raees vs Kaabil clash:

What happened when Shah Rukh Khan met Hrithik Roshan behind closed doors?

The week opens with the Moon supporting your sign, so family affairs will probably keep you on your toes. As the days go by, you will see that money lies at the root of all disagreements. If you can increase your earnings, you will solve many of your problems. A fun outing should be scheduled for later.

Aquarius

June 24 - August 23

Owner of Bestway Foreign Exchange, Surrey and Social Activist Sukhdev Singh Sidhu, celebrating 67th birthday with his family.

This is a spectacular week for all of you pursuing inspirational ambitions, educational goals or working in the travel and communications industry. Show other people that you mean business – and get them on your side. Also, if romantic plans are afoot then please act soon: do not delay!

Republic Day next year will be big for Bollywood as Shah Rukh Khan‘s Raees will take on Hrithik Roshan‘s Kaabil. The stage is set as no one looks interested in budging from the spot. Clashes are very difficult to ignore these days. There are too many films getting made and only a handful of Fridays.

Plus, superstars believe in extended holiday weekends to score more at the box office.

Hence, it has become obvious to see big films colliding at the box office. Raees itself got shifted from Eid this year to January next year so that it gets a fair chance at ticket windows.

Unfortunately while it missed the big fight with Salman Khan‘s Sultan, a clash couldn’t be averted. SRK will now take on Hrithik at the box office. Now we hear some consensus has been reached between the two. No, nobody is shifting their release dates. It’s something you may not have heard before.

Remember the day when Shah Rukh Khan had gone to meet Rakesh Roshan and Hrithik at their residence? We brought you the pictures from the same. You must have wondered what that meeting yielded nothing as not only are they clashing next January, but also on Christmas 2018 with Krrish 4 and Aanand L Rai’s film. Later, Rakesh Roshan did say that he will move Krrish 4 from the spot for SRK since the latter announced it first. But according to our source, the meeting was fruitful in coming to a conclusion as to how can two films of such big proportions can co-exist at the box office.

Our source revealed, “People might think that this clash will affect both severely but SRK and Hrithik have brokered a deal which will minimise the losses manifold. They have divided the screens among themselves in such a way that none of them is adversely affected.

Even the territories have been worked on.”

Bollywood personalities’ birthdays

soha ali khan October 4

shweta tiwari October 4

mona singh October 6

gauri khan October 8

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Eshwar Shakti

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Movie Review

M.S. Dhoni MS Dhoni – it’s a name every cricket fan in India will cherish now and in the days to come.

After all, this man gave India its best wicketkeeper-batsman, and also the most successful captain, who won us the inaugural T20 World Cup as well as the 2011 World Cup. These two moments are something Indian cricket fans will continue to celebrate even after decades, and also revere the man who was the architect of these wins. A possibility of knowing more about this lad from Ranchi who was rumoured to drink buckets of milk on a daily basis is enough to bring crowds in the theatres, as I witnessed today. The terrifically talented Sushant Singh Rajput, who mesmerised us in Kai Po Che, Shuddh Desi Romance and Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, plays Dhoni in this adaptation of Captain Cool’s life. Kiara Advani and Disha Patani play the female leads, while Anupam Kher, Kumud Mishra, Rajesh Sharma plays supporting roles in the film. The film is directed by Neeraj Pandey, the man who made A Wednesday, Special 26 and Baby. Here’s our review of the film…

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The Untold Story movie review: Sushant Singh Rajput delivers his career best innings in this long yet engaging biopic What’s it about The biopic, or if you want to call it a glorified adaptation of Dhoni’s life then that, starts off with Dhoni as a school going kind in Ranchi who prefers to be a goalkeeper than a wicketkeeper, because he doesn’t like the ‘small ball’ (he said that…not me). However his coach wants him to handle the gloves and do the jumps, and doesn’t even allow him to touch the bat. His father Pan Singh (Anupam Kher) is a pump operator, who wants his son to join the government service, and not end up like him. Slowly, Dhoni became a much loved cricketer, first in his town, later while playing for the Railways, and then for the country, as he promoted himself from being a struggling wicketkeeper to the man who would lead India one day.

What’s hot

First things first, the movie worked mostly for me, because they hired an actor like Sushant Singh Rajput in the lead. Yes, he doesn’t look like Dhoni even with that long mane, but we forget all that when it comes to his performance and his body language. Be it the lighter scenes where he is pranking his friends, or the dramatic ones, Sushant gives a rousing act that will win your hearts. Check out the scene when he smugly lets his employer take an upper hand during a practice match before hitting him for sixes. Or for the matter, when he breaks down in the middle of the road, when he hears about his first girlfriend’s demise. The man doesn’t allow much room for you to complain when it comes to histrionics.

Even though the length of the film taxes your patience, the film appeals to a large extent thanks to Sushant’s performance and Neeraj Pandey’s deft direction. That Neeraj Pandey is an accomplished director is something every movie buff knows by now, and it’s the way he handles some really average writing in here that makes this biopic watchable, especially in the first half. Some of the highlight scenes in the film are in the first half itself, like those scenes where Dhoni had to oscillate between his college exams and his training in a town far away. His first confrontation with Yuvraj Singh, his future rival, is actually the best scene in the film. The casting manager has to be given a pat on the back for roping in Love, Sex Aur Dhokha star Herry Tangri who is so similar to Yuvraj Singh. Even Dhoni’s daily struggles as a TTE at Kharagpur station is well-handled.

Another aspect that has to be appreciated is

the CGI done in the film. From superimposing Sushant’s face on a teenager’s body a la Captain America: The First Avenger to doing to same on real Dhoni’s face during the real match footage, the special effects team has done a brilliant job.

Among the heroines, Kiara Advani scores over Disha Patani (in her debut film), as she is likeable as the cute and clueless-about cricket hotel management trainee, who would later become Mrs Dhoni. Disha is good too, but she is held back by a miniscule role. The supporting cast, played by Anupam Kher, Bhumika Chawla, Kumud Mishra, Rajesh Sharma and those actors who plays his friends and colleagues are all good.

What’s not It’s not easy to make an impartial biopic in India, especially when the person on whom you are making a biopic on is alive and also a producer of the film. You just cannot show the dark shades in his life, and that’s precisely what goes wrong with the film. None of the controversies in Dhoni’s life are addressed, be it on or off-field.

So if you get into the theatre expecting to learn about the dark secrets of the dressing room talks, the famous Dhoni-Gambhir or DhoniYuvraj rivalry, or the IPL controversies, the film skips all that to delve into Dhoni’s romantic life.

There is a scene where Dhoni teleconferences with the selectors to axe three seniors from the team because of their agility issues. Even without naming them, the selectors behave as if they know whom he is referring to. It’s like the makers didn’t have the courage to handle the really talked about portions of Dhoni’s career.

If you are making the film to inspire people, as is the intention of the makers, then make your hero a little more human – people will relate to him more. After all every hero has a dark side, ask Batman!

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Ranveer has qualities similar to SRK and Salman, suggests Rohit Shetty Ranveer Singh is on a high. His ad film Ranveer Ching Returns directed by Rohit Shetty has garnered millions of views on various social media platforms. Together it has reached an audience of over 100-crore.

His popularity on social media matches that of King Khan, so he is worthy of the Singh is King title. Box office, wise when SRK and Singh clashed last year, Bajirao Mastani came out on top of Dilwale. And what could be a bigger high for Singh than in his next outing, he had the Dilwale director at the helm.

Sitting behind his large desk at his Andheri office, Rohit talks about his actor and the possibility of a sequel of Ching Returns.

Do you know what numbers the ad has crossed on social media?

I never thought that the ad would become so big! So, it’s crossed 100-crore here also (laughs)? I think it was because a new format — a five-minute ad — that it became so popular. It happens a lot abroad… Actually they do it more with car products. Big directors come in, so this five-minute concept or film is always there. Ching wanted to create the same and they wanted something larger-than-life…

Everything that you do these days, is larger-than-life…

(Laughs) It was just an experiment as they wanted something like a Mad Max or Maze Runner so we were like fine, let’s try it on CG and work on it. We worked on it for two-anda-half-months and it came out well. We now know that in India you can pull it off.

Will you do more ads?

Yes, this was my first ad. I have done the Bigg Boss series with Salman Khan as well, though.

If the concept excites me and I can add to it, then I will direct an ad again, why not?

Ranveer is quirky, madcap, eccentric. You are not. How did you two gel?

YRF’s Ashish Patil came to me to direct this ad and they asked me to handle the production side. The script came to me after that and we made some changes.

Ranveer and I met to discuss the concept.

We had met earlier a number of times. He was very excited about doing this ad. The most important thing is that Ranveer is a very sweet, down-to-earth and nice guy. Everybody knows by now, that whatever he is doing is not to create a perception. He is not artificial. That’s the way he is — a harmless guy who speaks from his heart so immediately we gelled. Off screen, you both share a certain camaraderie, too… All the young boys of today have that trait. I don’t know, maybe I am becoming old (laughs). Today, Ranveer’s a star, but he doesn’t carry that aura or attitude on the sets with him.

I believe that he doesn’t know how big he is.

The first time he had come to my office was when I was making Singham. That Ranveer Singh and today’s Ranveer Singh has not changed a bit. He is the way he was. The boys of today now work round the clock, like how the way the big stars like Ajay (Devgn), Salman (Khan), Akshay (Kumar), Shah Rukh (Khan) used to work.

Any plans to direct Ranveer for a film?

I would love to direct him in a film. We are working on a few things, but haven’t finalised anything as yet. I want to do an out-and-out action film with Ranveer because I think, out of the younger lot, he’s one actor who can play a cop or an underworld guy or like in Bajirao Mastani, the father of an eight-year-old son.

Out of the whole young lot, he’s the only guy who can pull off all these characters, which few people can understand. He has that versatility, body and structure. He is that one boy out of the younger lot who can pull off any role.

Ranveer has that kind of talent to do it all.

That’s a huge compliment!

You can’t pin any tag on Ranveer. He

can do action as well as comedy or play a loverboy or do a Dil Dhadakne Do or an OTT

commercial, masala Rohit Shetty film or a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film. Ranveer fits any character. Ranveer is the superstar of the next generation and the biggest reason is his connection with the audience. He has a connect with the masses — the way he behaves, puts himself out, the way he interacts with people, comes and dances — that makes the masses think that he’s one of us. A guy from the chawl can think Ranveer is his hero and a girl from Peddar Road can also think he’s her hero. That makes a superstar. Shah Rukh and Salman have that quality. And Ranveer has that.

When we had the ad shown at Chandan there were over 500 people and he met each one of them. They would have carried him home and told another 10 people about it

so 5 lakh people would know that Ranveer sab ke saath aisa dance kiya. And he’s genuine.

When’s the second ad coming?

If the second ad happens, it will only happen after a year or so. We made 30-second ads for TV, which aren’t out yet. This was a new concept and it clicked in a very big way. We shot the ad in just three days; and one day, we shot round the clock. We did the action in the morning and shot the song from evening to morning and then after two hours, we again started working.

And let me tell you, at no point, was Ranveer’s energy level going down.

On the contrary it was increasing (laughs), especially at night. My team and I are very energetic too, so he was fitting in well. We had a few references but exactly how it would shape up nobody knew.

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Foodie

Kala Jamun Kala Jamun is a delicious desert very similar to Gulab Jamun. Kala jamun is an exotic sweet dish served on special occasions. Kala Jamuns have a very unique texture as they are chewy outside and grainy inside.

Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Recipe will make 12 Will serve 6 Ingredients: 1 cup nonfat milk powder 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (plain flour, maida) 1/4 cup paneer (see the video how to make the paneer) I used 1-1/2 cup of milk

for paneer 1/8 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup heavy cream For Filling Pinch of saffron 1 tablespoon crushed almond 1 tablespoon crushed pistachios 1 tablespoon warm milk For Syrup 1-1/2 cups sugar 1 cup water 4 crushed green cardamom Oil to fry Method Syrup

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In a saucepan, combine the water, sugar, and cardamom over medium heat and bring it to a boil. Simmer until the syrup is sticky but not making the thread. If using a candy thermometer, it should reach 200°F. Set aside.

Kala Jamun 1. Soak the saffron in warm cream. And set aside.

2. Knead the paneer enough to make it smooth, do not over knead the paneer.

3. In a bowl mix the dry ingredients together, all-purpose flour, milk powder, and baking soda. Add the paneer and mix well add cream to make soft dough. Dough should be soft and sticking to fingers, as dough sits milk powder will absorb the extra cream. Let it sit for about 5 minutes.

4. Knead the dough if it is dry add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk as needed not the cream. Divide the dough into 14 equal parts.

5. Take two pieces of dough and add the filling ingredients saffron, almonds and pistachios, mix well. Divide the filling into 12 equal parts.

6. Take one part of the dough roll it between your both palms to make a smooth ball and mold it into cup, place one filling in the center, cover from all around, and roll it into smooth ball.

Make all 12 the same way.

7. Heat the oil in a frying pan on low medium heat. The frying pan should have at least 1-1/2 inch of oil. Notes: To test if the oil is the right temperature, place a small piece of dough into the oil; oil should sizzle but it should take about 30 seconds to rise the dough. If dough rises faster, oil is too hot; if dough just sits without rising, oil is not hot enough.

8. Place the Kala Jamuns in the frying pan. Note: remember Kala jamuns will expand in about one and half the size, so give them enough space to expend, and don’t over crowed them.

9. It should take about 7 minutes to fry the kala jamuns. While frying keep rolling the kala jamuns so they are evenly browned. Kala Jamun should be near to black color.

Put the kala jamuns in the hot 10. syrup, not boiling.

The kala jamuns should sit in the 11. syrup for at least 30 minutes prior to serving.

Kala jamuns are ready. Serve them 12. for your next get together.

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Saturday, October 01, 2016

BRAWN BATTLE

Thursday, September 29, 2016

The makers of Force 2 have released the first look of John Abraham as ACP Yashwardhan. The action film, starring Sonakshi Sinha and Tahir Raj Bhasin, is directed by Abhinay Deo and slated to release on November 18.

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Gup Shup

Why so coy, still?

Varun Dhawan and girlfriend Natasha Dalal were spotted last night outside a Bandra restaurant. The two made separate exits and kept their distance. While Varun strode out first wearing a tee that read, ‘Here comes the sun’, Natasha appeared after a couple of minutes with friends in tow. The two then left in different cars too. It has been a busy time for Varun.

The actor has been shooting for Badrinath Ki Dulhania.

Looks like it was a night out for the lovebirds with their gang of friends. But why is Varun still so wary of being photographed with Natasha? Don’t we all know that she is his childhood sweetheart?

SAMPLE THIS Shilpa Shetty shows how to do push-ups at the press meet of a health care brand yesterday. The last time she did that publicly was on Nach Baliye. Salman Khan, who was promoting Jai Ho (2014) on the show, had challenged her to do push-ups in a saree. And she did it effortlessly. PIC/BIPIN KOKATE

Zooming around

Salman Khan is currently shooting for Kabir Khan’s Tubelight in Manali and his snapshots have been doing the rounds of social media. Yesterday, the actor was spotted zipping around on a bike in casual wear. Sallu did not forget to wear a helmet, though.

Earlier, the star went river rafting in the Beas river along with the cast and crew.

Varun Dhawan; (extreme right) Natasha Dalal making an exit accompanied by friends. PICS/SATEJ SHINDE

ON THE SETS Nazia Hussain (Sanjay Dutt’s niece) and Chandan Roy Sanyal are shooting for Kaluwa in Karnataka. The two seem to have grown extremely fond of each other. We hear they share meals and hang out together too. Hmmm.

Wedding date Yuvraj Singh will tie the knot with Hazel Keech on November 30 in Chandigarh.

The marriage ceremony will be a private affair followed by a reception in the first week of December. The couple got engaged in Bali last year.

Another photo freak Just move it Clearing the air Madhur Bhandarkar is not too pleased with the buzz around his next that he is planning a project on Bollywood wives. There is also talk about a film on the life of an air hostess. Yesterday, the filmmaker took to Twitter to say, “Just to clarify, right now I am not making any film called Bollywood Wives or Air Hostess.

My next is on the backdrop of Emergency in 1975.” Politics?

Really?

Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech

Prabhu Dheva has launched the track, Chal Maar, from his upcoming film, Tutak Tutak Tutiya, on his digital app. The song has him shaking a leg with Amy Jackson. After swaying to popular numbers like Muqabala and Que Sera Sera and ABCD, Prabhu Dheva wants to set a benchmark with Chal Maar. He wants his fans to sway to the insane, yet unique, moves that he has choreographed for the track.

Vidyut Jammwal is the latest from B-Town to join Instagram. Recently, the actor’s bare-bodied pictures went viral, so the actor has decided to give his fans a

sneak peak into his life. He will be posting personal snapshots as well as from the sets of his upcoming films, Commando 2, Baadshaho and Yaara.

What an exciting combo!

If the grapevine is to be believed, AR Rahman and Anurag Kashyap are collaborating on a project. They may appear as an odd pair, but knowing the maverick filmmaker’s penchant for dark subjects, maybe Rahman too wants to get into a new groove.

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Saturday, October 01, 2016

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“A-1 Doors & Mouldings Ltd., located at 12625 80th Avenue, Surrey, B.C., V3W 3A6, has immediate vacancies for Two Stock Helpers.

Job Title: Stock Helpers No. of Positions: 2 Job Location: 12625 80th Avenue, Surrey, B.C., V3W 3A6 Term of employment: Full-time, permanent position, 30-40 hours per week.

Compensation: $16.50/hour.

Overtime at the rate of 24.75 after 40 hours per week Benefits: WCB Coverage with 4% vacation pay Job duties: • Receiving and unloading stock • Matching PO’s with packing slips and report discrepancies to supervisor • Organize stock in the showroom • Perform other warehouse task like packing, unpacking, counting, sorting, labelling order-picking and scanning.

• Check inventory levels and report to the supervisor • Rotate stock and ensure enough space for new shipment • Keep area safe, clean and organized Requirements: • Some Secondary School • Ability to carry-out physical work • Comfortable working in a fast paced, physically demanding environment.

Core Capabilities: • Organized

• Ability to pay attention to detail • Ability to work co-operatively in a team environment • Ability to learn quickly and work efficiently How to apply: To apply please submit your resume to resume@a1doors.ca We thank all those who apply however only those applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted” -------------- Sept 17 2016

One FlatFee Real Estate Inc. 10912888 80 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 3A8 requires an indeterminate full-time Database Analyst.

Responsibilities -Collect and document user requirements -Design, construct, modify, Integrate, implement and test data models and database management -Operate database management systems to analyze data and perform data mining analysis -Conduct research and provide advice to other professionals regarding data management -Operate database management systems to analyze data and perform data mining - Lead, coordinate or supervise other employees Requirements - Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science - 2 to 3 years of experience in a similar role Language: English Wages: $29/hr Please send your resume @ info@oneflatfee.ca or Fax: 604248-5253 -------------- July 09 2016

is required. Punjabi/Hindi will be an asset. Wage: $20/hr. Apply by mail, email: 4242kamal@gmail.com -------------- July 09 2016

college diploma in business admin.

Duties incl. manage office staff and assign tasks as needed; analyze internal processes and recommend / implement procedural or policy changes to improve operations; establish work priorities; manage office supply inventory and maintain office equipment repairs. wage btwn $22.25 - $24/hr (depending on exp). Please email resume to planetpridelogist@gmail. com.

No phone calls or drop-ins please.

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BLACK CAT SECURITY LTD., 7085141A Street, Surrey, Bc Requires One Full Time Permanent Office Manager. Duties: Oversee And Co-Ordinate Office Administrative Procedures; Establish Work Priorities, Delegate Work To Office Support Staff And Ensure Deadlines Are Met And Procedures Are Followed; Co-Ordinate And Plan For Office Services; Assist In Preparation Of Operating Budget And Maintain Inventory And Budgetary Controls; Assemble Data And Prepare Periodic And Special Reports, Manuals And Correspondence., Education: Completion Of High School.

Experience: 2-3 Years.

Wages 22.00/Hr. Knowledge Of English Required.

Hindi And Punjabi An Asset.

Emailblackcatsecurityltd@hotmail.com Or Fax @ 778 565 7165.

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Required urgently for beauty salon in Burnaby We have a great opportunity to add a new member to our team. We are looking for someone who is professional and confident in there waxing and threading skills. Our salon has an amazing reputation in these services and would love the right professional for the job.

Please message for more info. 604-723-7553

All Star Railing & Awning Ltd., #20 12318 84 Avenue, Surrey, BC requires a full-time permanent Welder Helper. Will be required to read and interpret work orders, operate metal cleaning equipment, assist welders, transport raw material and finished products manually or by using devices, clean work areas and equipment and perform other related duties to assist the welders. Should have high school education with some experience. Knowledge of English

Western Door Manufacturing Ltd located at #109-8250, 124th St, Surrey, BC V3W 3X9, has an immediate vacancy for Carpenter.

We design and manufacture high end solid wood exteriors doors, solid wood interior doors and custom doors.

Job specification: Full time position with wages of $25/hour. 35 to 40 hours per week.

Job requirement: High School with 2-3 years of experience. Trade certificate will be considered as an asset.

Job duties includes read & interpret drawings & sketches to determine specifications; estimate height, width, length and other proportions; measure, cut, shape & assemble wood materials using woodworking machines, power tools and hand tools; Build exterior doors, interior doors, customs doors with jams; moulding, make transom arch shape; specially skilled in fancy wood design, traditional murals crafting on doors; Install hardware such as hinges, handles, catches; Repair doors and replace panels of doors.

If interested send resumes at westerndoors@outlook.com -------------- May 21 2016 Planet Pride Logistics Ltd. of Richmond, BC is urgently seeking an Office Manager on f/time, perm. basis. Must have min. high school education and either min. 2 yrs. exp. in clerical/secretarial/office admin. or a university degree or

NANNY NEEDED Needed Nanny for 2.5 year and 7.5 year old children. Good Pay

Please Call: 778 895 7900 / 604 834 2500

“Vacancy for Stock Supervisor A1doors and mouldings, located at 12625 – 80th Avenue Surrey, BC, V3W 3A6 has an immediate vacancy of Stock Supervisor Term of employment : Full time, Permanent with 35 to 40 hours per week Salary : $18/hour Job duties : To supervise and coordinate activities of stock staff, plan and organize the display of stock in the showroom, identify outdated & defective stock, ensure orders are executed & delivered in time, maintain inventory and order merchandise, prepare periodic inventory reports, assign duties to stock clerks, providing stock clerk with the training, information, guidance encouragement &recognition needed to meet expectation, investigating, resolving & escalating customer issues as appropriate.

Requires: Completion of secondary school with one year of related experience.

If interested please send resumes by email at resume@a1doors.ca” -----------------------------------Uncle looking match for his Hindu Jat 26 years old niece, fair 5’5”, B.Sc, nursing working in Delhi, Boy should be Canadian Immigrant, vegetarian, Hindu Jat. Please Call: 604-353-5437

Saturday, October 01, 2016

All members of Vedic Seniors Parivar Center of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society Surrey are cordially invited by Mrs. Krishna Kumari Singla and Singla family members to attend 65th Birthday Celebration of Narinder Kumar Singla to be held on October 1st. 2016 (Saturday) from 11.30 am to 2.30 pm at Shanti Niketan hall of Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple 8321 - 140th street Surrey BC. The program will start with serving snacks, tea & cold soft drinks. There will be live entertainment program with hilarious jokes by the members and Hindi songs sung by talented members & invited guests. Cake cutting ceremony will take place around 12.45 pm and a slice of birthday cake will be served to all the participants. Specially prepared pure Vegetarian lunch will also be served in the dining hall of the Temple along with mouth watering desserts.

Please be part of the celebrations and contact Surendra Handa coordinator Tel. 604 - 507 - 9945 for further information.

--------------------------------------------South Asian Seniors are planning to visit Australia & New Zealand through 13 days cruise and 2 days extra tour of Sydney (Australia) total 16 days including travel time.

The cruise itinerary starts from Sydney (Australia) on November 17th 2017, one day visit at each of these ports, Melbourne (Australia), Burnie (TasmaniaAustralia), Wellington (New Zealand), Napier (New Zealand), Tauranga (New Zealand), Auckland (New Zealand), Bay of Islands (New Zealand) and back to Sydney (Australia).

Every port the ship Norwegian Jewel will stop, all seniors will go for city tour by bus. All arrangements will be made for your air travel from Vancouver to Sydney (Australia) and return from Sydney to Vancouver, Cruise bookings, all port city excursions, city visits of Sydney (Australia), hotel stay in Sydney, food ( Pure Vegetarian or Non Vegetarian as per your choice) during Sydney City visits, also local bus pick up from Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple Surrey to Vancouver airport & back to Temple on return from Vancouver airport. The total tour will be of 16 days including travel time from 14th November 2017 to 1st December 2017.

The travel insurance with Medical Coverage, Cancellation, Interruption and Baggage loss is a must, which you can arrange yourself or get the one we arrange for the whole group Insurance at a reasonable price to cover Basic Medical Coverage, Cancellation, Interruption, & Baggage Loss etc. The maximum cost for the whole trip to

Round Wrap Industries, #150 1680 Savage Road, Richmond, BC V6V 3A9 A reputed company manufacturing foiled PVC doors, requires one Production Supervisor on full-time indeterminate basis. Duties: supervision, coordination and scheduling of workers; resolving work problems; training of workers; preparing reports and ensuring safe and smooth running of the production.

Education: Minimum secondary school.

Experience: Minimum 5 years as Supervisor in same or similar trade or industry.

Language: English & Knowledge of Punjabi / Hindi will be an asset.

Salary: $32/hr.

Contact by email: info@roundwrap.com or fax 604 278 1463

Community News cover everything including return air tickets will be approximately $ 4,500.00 US Dollars per person. All staterooms are Double occupancy, so you should select your partner to share the stateroom with you on the ship. If you are interested to join South Asian group of Seniors, you should be in good health to walk independently, can afford the Luxury in life for 16 days, then only call. The entire amount $ 4,500.00 US Dollars or Equal ant Canadian Dollars as per present Bank rates will be spent on you only and will be taken from you in 4 installments with intervals. You will have to pay me $ 750.00 US Dollars per person for Cruise deposit before 28th October 2016 to confirm your stateroom, and if you don’t have your travel insurance as mentioned above then you have to pay me $ 205.00 US Dollars per person for group travel Insurance in addition to cruise deposit. Please remember

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the Travel insurance once purchased can not be cancelled or transferred to somebody else. The final payment for the cruise is due by 20th June 2017 and you will be able to pay through your credit card directly to Cruise Web. For the other payments for Air Travel, Port City Excursions and hotel stay & food expenses etc. you will be informed time to time. The prices I have negotiated for the cruise are the rock bottom prices which can not be held for long and we are getting two amenities free, Gratuity for 13 days Cruise is Free and Cocktail Drinks are free for 13 days of Cruise for Ocean view cabins and above. Inside cabins will have only one Amenity Free of your choice.

So don’t miss the chance of enjoying the Luxury in life for 16 days to visit Australia & New Zealand and call Surendra Handa Organizer Tel. 604 - 507 - 9945.

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Relationships

Saturday, October 01, 2016

7 Ways To Deal With A Girlfriend Who’s Always Suspicious Of Your Every Move “We can’t go on together with suspicious minds,” sang the legendary Elvis Presley. And he was right.

The worst thing that can happen to any relationship is suspicion. It breeds insecurity, lies, cheating, anger, betrayal, hurt and impending doom.

“The thing about having a suspicious girlfriend is she will not stop surmising things about you,” says a friend. “If she ever saw me talking to a girl, she would think I was sleeping with her, or that I intended to do that,” he adds, recounting his own experiences.

“It reached a point where if I told her I was busy, she’d never stop calling and texting me and so, I had to start lying, which I hated.

But I had no other choice.”

A lot of times, the suspicion stems from the fact that a relationship between two people is very different in the beginning, compared to once the honeymoon stages are over. Towards the start of any relationship, you have to work doubly hard at understanding the other person and being extra attentive towards their needs and desires. Once the two of you have established an equation, you begin to focus on the other areas of your life.

It doesn’t mean you’ve lost interest in the person; it just means that now that they’re a part of your life, you can go on living your life, alongside them. This is something that doesn’t always sit well later on because women have trouble understanding your change of attitude. She starts internalizing everything

you say, or do. And while most times it really is all in her head, it helps if you try to ward off the suspicion and reaffirm her worth and importance in your life. It may not work every single time, but, if you thought this person was worth being in a relationship with, it’s worth the time trying.

1. Stop Glorifying The Honeymoon Phase

The thing with you devoting all of your attention to her during the first 3 to 6 months of the relationship leaves no room for the romance. She’s already expecting you to be this attentive and mushy throughout the relationship.

You’re setting the bar too high and you’re not even going to follow through.

So, when you stop with the flowers everyday and the compliments every minute, it’s going to hit her worse than ever. You can’t really blame her for wondering, then.

2. Include Her In Your Schedule Dedicate an hour or two, everyday just to spend quality time with her. It doesn’t have to be a lavish date everyday; it could be as simple as hanging out at your place together, watching the latest sitcom on Netflix, or just listening and venting about each other’s days.

If you live separately, you can always talk over the phone, WhatsApp, or facetime. The idea is to actually make an effort not just because you have to; but, also because you want to.

3. Hang Out With Her In A Group The best way to tell whether or not you’re with the right person is to notice how they behave around and with you when you’re in a group. Notice if she gets too clingy around your friends, or if

she turns completely aloof—both are signs of insecurity. Involve her in conversations with friends; especially your female friends—they are where her suspicions lie. Let her feel like she is a part of your life and social circle; let her get to know your friends, the people you spend most of your time with and why they are important to you. The more she understands, the lesser her chances of suspecting.

4. Take Her Out On Double Dates I know, it sounds lame and totally not required. But, it’s actually really required.

It’s necessary for the simple reason that she knows you have lady friends who are already seeing someone else and you get to be

romantic with her around others; show them how much you adore your girlfriend and so on. It’s very minute and often skipped, but is every bit as important as an intimate date.

5. Appreciate Her More Often It’s difficult to do so every single time. But, this is something you’re going to have to work on, especially when you know she has a habit of suspecting your every move. The next time she tries asking you where you’ve been, or what you’re doing, throw in something like how you like the fact that she cares so much about you. In fact, you should ask her the same; give her the idea that you’re just as interested in her life as she is in yours.

6. Address The Issue The best way to put the water under the bridge is to get on that bridge. I don’t mean hound her the minute she asks you a question.

Questioning you once or twice is human. Most girlfriends do that. I’m talking about when the questions get persistent and pervasive. How you do this is of the utmost importance. You don’t want to make her feel like she’s being accused of something. You care about her and you want her to know that she’s all that matters. Communication has always been the key to solving every relationship problem.

7. Give Her A Choice This is the last straw. You’ve tried everything—balancing your act, spending quality time with her, appreciating her, including her in your life and among your friends and you’ve talked it over. Nothing works. She’s persistent and will not let it go.

At this point there really isn’t much you can do. Staying in an insecure relationship turns toxic easily and you’re only hurting each other at this point. She clearly has to work on her own insecurities and address why she feels that way.

You clearly cannot live your life constantly justifying your every action. And you can’t love someone who doesn’t trust you enough to set you free. It’s time to cut the cord.

Whatever you do, try steering clear of the lies, the sugarcoating and the avoidance of confrontation. That is the worst thing you can do to her and yourself.

Sonu Nigam and Atif Aslam performed at PNE last week. The show was packed up with fans and everyone had a great time.

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Routledge said he expects two headwinds to hit the Canadian housing market if the OSFI mandated changes go ahead as proposed: higher mortgage rates and a higher probability that foreclosures will increase. The combined impact could contribute to a cooling of the market.

“Mortgage insurance premium increases passed on to the homebuyer through higher mortgage interest rates will reduce affordability, potentially stunting sales activity and slowing house price appreciation,” the analyst wrote.

He said higher mortgage insurance premiums would hit the first-time homebuyers hard, as well as the mortgage broker channel that relies on this group. As a result, he believes, mono-line mortgage lenders that originate prime insured mortgages through the broker channel “are most at risk to a

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Vancouver’s mayor wants to ban Airbnb rentals for those who aren’t living in the homes they are listing, while requiring everyone else to hold a business licence.

Mayor Gregor Robertson has revealed the city’s approach to regulating short stays facilitated by vacationrental websites, which he says are contributing to a “dangerously” low vacancy rate.

“Our approach is to strike a balance between regulating shortterm rentals and ensuring that some people can continue to do that, but focusing on our long-term rentals,” he told a news conference Wednesday.

“Housing is first and foremost about homes, not about operating a business.”

Currently, rentals of less than 30 days are prohibited without a hotel or bed-andbreakfast licence. Ninety-seven per cent of short-term listings are illegal, according to a staff report set to go to council next week.

Robertson said he recognizes a need to allow short-term stays in principal residences so that renters or owners can supplement their incomes in the expensive city. But he wants those Airbnb users to get business licences and post the licence number in advertisements.

Stays of less than a month in secondary units such as investment condos or structures like boats and trailers must remain illegal, in an effort to bring at least 1,000 homes back into the rental market, he said.

General manager of building and licensing Kaye Krishna said a principal residence

he $240-million Credit Suisse/ SwissReal tower in the heart of downtown Vancouver will be completed in less than a year, but so far, only one tenant has signed up to move in.

The tenant has committed for a 10th of the 370,000 square feet – leaving a state of emptiness that is unusual for an office skyscraper in this city. Even so, a huge shift in business tenancy is expected as the region experiences something it has not seen before: an office-tower building boom much of which is speculative construction rather than for specific committed tenants.

“This is kind of uncharted territory for Vancouver,” said Mehdi Shokri, a principal with the capital markets team at Avison Young.

“But I don’t see a big disaster occurring.”

The Credit Suisse tower is only the most visible and furthest along of a second wave of new office towers planned for Vancouver and some key suburbs. A first cluster of towers – some two million square feet – was built downtown in the past three years.

Another 11 office developments are proposed within blocks of Credit Suisse’s Exchange tower at Howe and West Pender streets, even while the office-vacancy rate in the region continues to inch up as a result of the first wave of building.

But commercial brokers say the city is not about to be populated by ghost towers.

Mr. Shokri and others say they expect many of the new towers to start signing tenant leases as they get closer to completion. That is partly because companies in Vancouver, which do want to be in new, energy-efficient buildings, tend to operate on short timelines.

As well, he said, prices in the new buildings will likely come 4 i Saturday, July 25, 2015down in the

next two years due to competition.

The landlords who will likely suffer as a result of the current boom are owners of older buildings, Mr. Shokri said. As well, new developments in the suburbs, which have already experienced higher vacancy rates in recent years, may have trouble as they compete with each other.

In Vancouver, the co-developer of the Cred-

would be defined by the dwelling unit — in contrast with Vancouver’s proposed emptyhomes tax, which defines principal residence as the entire parcel of land.

Therefore, under the short-term rental regulations it would be illegal for owners to list a basement suite or a laneway home on Airbnb. But they wouldn’t have to pay a vacancy tax on those units if left empty.

If a long-term renter of a laneway home or basement suite wanted to list it on Airbnb, they could do so because it is their principal residence, Krishna added.

If council approves the report, public consultation will help decide details, including the cost of a licence. The city is also exploring a short-term rental tax that is equivalent to the taxes paid by hotels and bed and breakfasts. The report recommends “proactive, effective enforcement,” using the city’s bylaw and enforcement powers to require unlicensed operators to pay fines or face legal action.

The plan would legalize about half of current entire-unit listings and almost all private-room listings, the report says.

Karen Sawatzky, a Simon Fraser University urban studies master’s student who has examined Airbnb’s impact on rental housing, said she’s concerned about allowing listings of private rooms. “Where are people who are making minimum wage supposed to live in Vancouver?” she asked. “You can not afford an entire one-bedroom apartment on your own.”

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next two years due to competition.

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it Suisse tower is optimistic his building will start to fill as the completion date gets closer.

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Calgary’s beleaguered office sector continues to struggle, with vacancy rates nearing 25 per cent as of the end of July, according to a major real estate company’s analysis.

The 2016 Re/Max Commercial Investor Report, released Wednesday, highlights the impacts of the oil downturn on various types of properties in the city.

“In some asset classes, particularly office space, the sublease market is putting pricing pressure on the primary lease market,” the report reads.

“As a result of companies downsizing, lease-holders in long-term leases are looking to sublease, and in order to do so have to price below market rate. This is having the most impact on office space, but is affecting retail as well.”

Adam Hayes with Cresa Calgary, a local arm of the international real estate firm, said there has been 5.2 million square feet of negative absorption in the city’s overall office space from mid-2014 to mid-2016.

“To put it in perspective … that is about equal to the pace at which space was occupied and leased in 2011 to 2013, when

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Calgary was on its last bull run,” he said.

Hayes said the “massive” amount of office space currently available in Calgary has even led to changes in the units people use to talk about.

“As opposed to how many floors are available, people are starting to talk about how many acres are available in the building,” he said.

“There are buildings and complexes out there today that have a number of acres available, and there’s going to be more and more.”

Sales of commercial property in the first half of 2016 were down 12 per cent compared to the year before.

The retail sector “has rebounded somewhat and is fairly healthy,” the report goes on to say, but continues to struggle in the downtown core.

“Some of the large retail spaces left by Target exiting the Canadian market have been filled by new tenants such as fitness facilities, while others have been leased to other large American retailers,” the report treads.

As of the end of August, Re/Max said the retail vacancy rate was 3.4 per cent city-wide and 11 per cent downtown.

Calgary has historically been “a resilient market,” the Re/Max report notes, and “a slow but eventual recovery is expected.”

With several major projects still underway, however, it warns that the supply of office space is likely to continue to rise without a corresponding increase in demand.

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BC. Sutton - West Realty PH:604-572-3005 FAX: 778-574-4174 #106 7565 132 St., Surrey. BC. PH:604-572-3005 FAX: 778-574-4174

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he $240-million Credit Suisse/ Mr. Shokri and others say they expect SwissReal tower in the heart of many of the new towers to start signing tenant downtown Vancouver will be leases as they get closer to completion. That completed in less than a year, but so far, is partly because companies in Vancouver, only one tenant has signed up to move in. which do want to be in new, energy-efficient The tenant has committed for a 10th of buildings, tend to operate on short timelines. the 370,000 square feet – leaving a state of As well, he said, prices in the new emptiness that is unusual for an office sky- buildings will likely come 4 i Saturday, July 25, 2015down in the scraper in this city. Even so, a huge shift in business tenancy is expected as the region experiences something it has not seen before: an office-tower building boom much of which is speculative construction rather than for specific committed tenants.

“This is kind of uncharted territory for Vancouver,” said Mehdi Shokri, a principal with the capital markets team at Avison Young.

“But I don’t see a big disaster occurring.”

The Credit Suisse tower is only the most visible and furthest along of a MASTER second wave PLATINUM of new office towers planned for VancouAWARD AWARD ver and some key suburbs. A first cluster of towers – some two million square feet – was built downtown in the past three years.

Another 11 office developments are proposed within blocks of Credit Suisse’s Exchange tower at Howe and West Pender streets, even while the office-vacancy rate in the region continues to inch up as a result of the first wave of building.

But commercial brokers say the city is not about to be populated by ghost towers.

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PIZZA & INDIAN CUISINE BUSINESS

week, very busy location take out with availability for seating if desired. Tons of tourists year round, central to major sites in Hope and integral area near grocery stores, city hall, local police station, motels and cinema. Well established, great sales and a complete turn key operation that will not last long! Asking $199,000

CONVENIENCE STORE & MINI MART

Don't miss this chance to run your own buy Convenience store/Mini mart! This well established business is well or-ganized, excellent set up, with all your essential sundries for sale as well as lottery AND the licensing to sell Pizza at this location! Busy area near parks, schools, residences it is the perfect small business! Ample of opportunity to add your ideas to an already turn key operation!

Don't miss this great small business prospect! Asking $149,000

BEAUTIFUL TURN KEY A SPALON / OR FSALES

#1 1016 Sq Ft Excellent exposure, top floor office space within the busy Khalsa public transportation, restaurants, of�ice and retail shops. Established recently the Business Center complex. Full area designated for classroom space and additional spa and salon offers modern décor up to office space. Take advantage of tons of visual exposure from 128th st. High traffic date equipment/furnishings. Excellent complex great investment opportunity. $325,000.00 turn key operation. Asking $60,000 #2. 1920 sq ft of second floor office space. Includes 10 private offices, boardroom, 29/07 reception area, kitchenette. Excellent exposure, top floor office space within the busy Khalsa Business Center complex. Take advantage of tons of visual exposure from 128th st. High traffic complex great investment opportunity. $550,000

franchise currently has 22 locations within BC and Alberta. With unique product Imported from the US and UK this franchise is completely turn –key and full training provided. This easy to run business is perfect for a couple and for those wanting to try their hand at being an entrepreneur.

Asking $79,900

BEAUTIFUL TURN KEY SPA / SALON FOR SALE D

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Located in a busy commercial plaza in the heart of Surrey. Lots of traffic and close to public transportation, restaurants, office and retail shops. Established recently the spa and salon offers modern décor up to date equipment/furnishings. Excellent turn key operation. Asking $60,000

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