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Surge in newcomers putting pressure on inflation via housing demand: Bank of Canada The recent surge in newcomers is adding to inflation through housing demand, a senior Bank of Canada official said Thursday, warning rental and home prices could continue to rise without a boost to housing supply. In a speech in Windsor, Ont., deputy governor Toni Gravelle acknowledged many of the benefits
Surrey, Abbotsford extortion schemes set BC’s South Asian community on edge Surrey Centre MP Randeep Sarai said he is confident the ‘recklessness’ of those behind the threats will lead to them being caught. At a recent town hall meeting, South Asian business owners from Surrey and Abbotsford said they want police to do more to stop an extortion
scheme that some fear may lead to violence, if it hasn’t already. B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad said he attended a meeting with about 50 business owners Monday, where they voiced concern about gangs asking for money in exchange for protection from violence.
South Asian man gets four years jail for shooting sex trade worker at his home B.C. Supreme Court Justice Heather Holmes said Varinder Singh Deo’s shooting of an escort he invited to his Boundary Road home when he was drunk and high on cocaine was “senseless, extremely reckless, selfish.” A 45-year-old man who shot an escort in the back outside his Burnaby home in May 2021 has been sentenced to four years in prison. Drunk, high on cocaine, and armed with a loaded handgun, Varinder Singh Deo was celebrating his birthday with a friend in the detached garage of his Boundary Road home in the early morning hours of May 2, 2021, when he decided to go online and order an escort. Two escorts arrived, and an argument ensued. The women walked away after Deo lifted his shirt to reveal the pistol tucked in his waistband. But when they were about 20 feet away with their backs turned, he pointed the gun at them and fired two shots,
coming from this rise in immigration, noting it has helped grow the economy, expand the workforce and counteract an aging population. But he warned it’s also adding pressure to a housing market riddled with structural challenges, including zoning restrictions and a shortage of construction workers.
India seeks US help for extradition of Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Pannun The government has sought assistance from the US regarding violation of Indian laws by Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the MEA said here on Thursday. The government has also flagged to the US and Canada concerns about threats by Pannun to attack Parliament as well as dissuade people abroad from boarding Air India flights. “Pannun is wanted by our agencies for violation of a law. There is a process by which we seek assistance. Requests have gone Continued on page 7 OPINON
America has a Ramaswamy problem Vivek Ramaswamy distinguished himself by fatshaming Chris Christie and questioning Nikki Haley’s intelligence. Everybody can see what he’s doing, but how many like him lie ahead? As with many women of her generation, my
grandmother’s vice was daytime TV — game shows, soap operas and so-called “talk” shows. The last of the sort seemed less about talking and more about yelling. Already in the late 1980s and early 90s, the shows were each trying to oneContinued on page 4