The Asian Star August 11 2018

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India’s economy is an elephant that’s starting to run, IMF Says The $2.6 trillion economy was described

by Ranil Salgado, the IMF’s mission chief for India, as an elephant starting to run, with growth forecast at 7.3 percent in the fiscal year through March 2019 and 7.5 percent in the year after that. The nation accounts for about 15 percent of global growth, according to the Washingtonbased fund. Key risks flagged by the IMF in its annual Article IV assessment of the economy include higher oil prices, tightening global financial conditions and tax revenue shortfalls. Authorities should take advantage of stronger growth to bring down debt levels, simplify the consumption tax system and continue to gradually tighten monetary policy, it said.

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Feds launch new probe into Chinese immigrants with fake addresses & documents A second federal probe is underway in Prince Edward Island alleging hundreds of people gained permanent residency in Canada by using local addresses where they didn’t live, under a provincial business immigration system that’s faced criticism for loose oversight. A search warrant from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) alleges 462 applicants to the provincial nominee program used Charlottetown homes belonging to two Chinese immigrants over the past four years as “addresses of convenience.�

Lead investigator Lana Hicks says in the document, filed June 13, that she suspects the immigrants didn’t come to the Island and settle, contrary to the requirements of the provincial program. Rather, she alleged their immigration documents are collected

and sent on to them, “at their real address elsewhere in Canada or back in China,� she writes. The allegations, which have not been proven in court, come just two months after two Charlottetown hoteliers were charged with aiding in immigration fraud, with the CBSA alleging 566 immigrants used the addresses of the siblings’ hotel and home.

The siblings’ lawyer recently denied the allegations of misrepresentation in comments to reporters, and said they intend to plead not guilty. However, the latest allegations, if they lead to charges, would bring the total number of “address of convenience� cases to about 1,000 in the provincial nominee program (PNP), with all but a few of these immigrants gaining permanent residency in Canada.

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NDP Gov’t is ‘managing BC’s economy well’ - says Minister Bruce Ralston

Ministers Bruce Ralston (right) and George Chow at the Asian Star offices.

The NDP government is managing BC’s economy well, according to Bruce Ralston, provincial Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology. In an interview with The Asian Star, Ralston, accompanied by George Chow, Minister of State for Trade, said that BC has one of the lowest Continued on page 7

Meet Chaudary Sahib – Pakistan ISI’s brain behind Referendum 2020 & rejuvenated pro-Khalistan movement Imran Khan might Non-binding have become the Prime referendum have little Minister of Pakistan but Pakistan’s nefarious impact, says UK Sikh MP ISI, shady intelligence British Sikh MP Preet Gill, who agency which pulls the will not attend the August 12 rally on the controversial referendum strings in the country 2020 in London due to ‘other is gearing up to cause commitments’ has warned voters in her Birmingham Edgbaston more trouble for India. constituency that non-binding According to ISI referendums have little impact. shows us that nonpapers accessed by “History binding referendums have very the Times of India, little impact on governments of Lieutenant Colonel the United Nations and run the risk of lacking credibility, wasting Shahid Mehmood

Malhi, also known false expectations,� as Chaudhary Sahib, is the Pakistani Army brain behind Referendum 2020, a movement in Canada and European countries to reopen the Khalistani demand.

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ICBC rate changes means bad drivers will pay more Inexperienced and high-risk drivers would pay more for their vehicle insurance in British Columbia under proposed changes to modernize the province’s Crown auto insurance corporation.

The provincial government introduced the changes to the way premiums are calculated Thursday in a plan to shift more responsibility to those drivers who cause crashes. The changes would include insurance discounts for drivers with up to 40 years of driving experience and move to a driver-based model, so at-fault crashes are tied to the driver and not the vehicle owner.

Those drivers who have caused crashes in the last decade will pay more under the new system, but they can waive one at-fault crash if they have 20 years experience and are 10 years crash-free. Attorney General David Eby said about two-thirds of drivers would see a decrease in their premiums under the new rules. “We want to modernize ICBC so that British Columbians pay according to their crash history, driving records and level of risk, and take responsibility for their driving habits. It’s only fair,” said Attorney General David Eby in a statement. About two-thirds

of drivers will see a decrease in the amount they pay under the changes announced on Thursday and one-third will see an increase, Eby added. The government says the changes are revenue-neutral, while making insurance premiums more fair, and they will have no effect on the forecast $1.3-billion deficit faced by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. Eby and ICBC board chair Joy MacPhail outlined the changes which include the following: New discounts for people with more than nine years of driving experience, disabled people and seniors driving for “pleasure use” Discounts for vehicles with original, manufacturer-installed automatic braking technology and vehicles with less than 5,000 km use per year. Additional changes include a new premium for drivers with learners’ licenses and a change to rate classes based on whether they live in urban or rural areas.

Man shot dead in Vancouver road rage Vancouver Police are investigating a road rage incident that resulted in a 33-year-old man being shot dead early Friday. Shortly after 1:30 a.m., the VPD received a 911 call about a man shot near Bridgeway Street, just under the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge.

Vancouver police say officers arrived a short time later to find a Vancouver man, who had died from gunshot wounds. A woman believed to be in the same vehicle as the victim suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital. She has since been released.

Vancouver police are now investigating the incident as a homicide. VPD Sgt. Jason Robillard says the homicide was the result of a road rage incident between the victim, believed to be in a grey Toyota Matrix, and the suspect, who was in a white sedan. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. The identity of the victim has not been identified as the police work to notify family. This is Vancouver’s 14th homicide of 2018. Homicide investigators are asking anyone who may have dash cam or video footage near the intersection of McGill Street and Renfrew Street Friday morning between 1:30 a.m. and 2 a.m. to contact homicide detectives at 604-717-2500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

South Asian man shot dead in Abbotsford, 15 year old cousin injured A man from Jagraon, India was shot dead in Abbotsford by unidentified persons on Saturday night.

The deceased has been identified as Gagandeep Singh Dhaliwal (20). His 15-year-old cousin received bullet injuries. The victim is survived by parents and a younger sister. Sources said the incident took place around 9 pm when Gagandeep was in his car garage along with two relatives. The assailants arrived there and started firing. Two bullets hit Gagandeep. He died on the spot. His cousin, who was shot in the leg, was rushed to a local hospital by family members. He is said to be out of danger. The victim’s father, Gurcharan Singh Dhaliwal, is a former president of the Khalsa Diwan Society, Abbotsford.

The family, which hails from Agwar Lopon village in Jagraon, had moved to Canada several years ago.

Police chief’s son held for assault on US Sikh The son of a police chief in a Californian city is among two teenagers arrested and charged with attempted robbery and abuse of a 71-year-old Sikh man on Monday, the second attack on a minority community member in the US state within a week, authorities said.

The investigators are trying to determine if the attack was a hate crime. The police arrested 18-yearold Tyrone McAllister and a 16-year-old male juvenile on Wednesday for attacking Sahib Singh Natt on the roadside early on August 6 in Manteca. McAllister, the son of Union City Police Chief Darryl McAllister, and the juvenile have been charged with attempted robbery, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. The Manteca Police

Department said it received numerous tips which assisted in the identification of the suspects.

Investigation superviser Sergeant Miller said the public assistance in providing information helped in making a quick arrest.

McAllister’s father posted a statement on the Facebook page of the Union City Police Department, saying that he was “completely disgusted” to find out that one of the suspects in this “horrific crime” was his son. He said his son had been “estranged” from his family and home for several months now. “In the eyes of the public, no matter the irrelevance to the incident, the fact remains that the father of the perpetrator of this despicable crime is a police chief, period,” he said.

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Brian Giesbrecht

Saturday, August 11, 2018 driving is the leading criminal cause of death in Canada.

C-46 would also drastically reduce the huge numbers of drinking-and-driving-related trials.

The technical defences that skilled lawyers have at their disposal in drinking and driving cases contribute to a serious court backlog in every province. Backlogs and unnecessary trials waste a huge amount of police time, with officers often paid overtime in court waiting rooms. Extra court staff must also be hired to accommodate the clogged schedule. This includes more judges, each of whom costs taxpayers $1 million a year, in total. Each extra police officer, court clerk, sheriff ’s officer, legal aid lawyer, judge, etc., who must be hired because of this waste results in the expense of even more support staff, office room, vehicle support, expense accounts, etc.

Court backlogs are incredibly expensive. C-46 can significantly reduce that waste.

Backlogs also compromise the quality of justices available for legitimate cases that must wait inordinate amounts of time for attention.

C-46 would go a long way to making judges and court staff available to dispatch justice in a timely way. Justice delayed is justice denied.

But most of all, C-46 would make the roads safer for all of us. People tempted to drink and drive would not take the risk if they knew there was a very good chance they would be caught, with the financial penalties and loss of licence that would result from that bad decision.

And to the objection that this is an unwarranted intrusion of the state?

As a term of my driving licence, I must agree to wear corrective lenses. I don’t mind, as it’s obviously necessary for safety. I also don’t mind a police officer checking to make sure I’m doing so. Similarly, I agree that if I want to drive on public roads, I won’t do so with more than the allowed amount of alcohol in my system. It’s fine with me if a police officer checks to make sure I’m not in breach. This contributes to my safety and public safety in general. I think most people would agree. Bill C-46 would contribute to public safety, help address the serious court backlog problem and save taxpayers a lot of money. The Senate should step aside and let Parliament do its job.

Brian Giesbrecht is a retired judge and senior fellow with Frontier Centre for Public Policy.

We need breathalyzer testing on demand

Marjory LeBreton, a former leader of the Conservatives in the Senate, has a family tragedy in her past: her daughter and grandson were killed by a drunk driver.

LeBreton is unhappy that her former Senate colleagues have voted to gut Bill C-46, which gives police the right to stop a vehicle and demand that the driver submit to a roadside breathalyzer test, without having to show reasonable grounds, as is now the case. The Senate majority said this new power was an unreasonable extension of police powers in a democratic country.

Are they right? It’s actually quite difficult for police to detect drunk drivers. Despite the fact that drunk driving takes many lives every year, detection rates are quite low. Unless a driver shows obvious signs of impairment, such as weaving from lane to lane, the police are powerless to stop drivers they know are probably impaired.

As a result, there are a lot of drunk drivers on the road at any moment. Even when police do find a driver who is probably impaired, the process to obtain a conviction and licence suspension is

long and convoluted. Highly-skilled lawyers can often obtain an acquittal of a drunk driver, simply because a police officer failed to complete one of an almost impossibly long list of requirements necessary to get a conviction. A drunk driver with enough money to pay one of these defence lawyers who specialize in drunk driving cases has a good chance of beating the charge.

Bill C-46 would remedy this - at least in part. It would also bring us in line with other democratic countries that have far less of a problem with impaired driving than we do. In most of Western Europe, the police have long had the powers that C-46 would grant. Generally, they have much less of a problem with impaired drivers than we do because citizens simply don’t take the chance, especially when they know that there’s a very good possibility they will be caught. Countries like Norway and Sweden are no less ‘free’ than is Canada, yet they have fewer drunks on the road because they have tougher drunk driving laws.

In Canada, our weaker laws result in too many innocent lives being taken every year. Impaired

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From page 1 The numbers are indicative of what is known within Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and Canada Border Services Agency as an ‘address of convenience,’ which is created to facilitate immigration fraud Permanent residents are immigrants who are not Canadian citizens, but they have been given permission to stay and work in Canada for five years before applying for renewal. They have most of the rights of citizens and can take advantage of social programs, but they can’t vote, seek public office, obtain a Canadian passport or hold jobs that require a security clearance. Under the P.E.I. program, the applicants provide the Island government with a $200,000 refundable deposit, and commit to invest $150,000 and manage a firm.

After the deal is signed, the province nominates the investor to the federal Immigration Department as a permanent

Ottawa. It is a serious crime to lie on an application, lie in an interview with an immigration officer, or to submit false information or documents Last year, Chinese immigrants in Vancouver were sentenced to jail and fined for immigration fraud involving 1,600 immigrants for fraudulently helping them obtain permanent residency by measures that “included creating the fictitious appearance of Canadian residency.” The CBSA says that to date it can confirm 81 deportations from that case, with orders to remove 160 other people, with some appeals pending. Lee Cohen, an immigration lawyer who is representing the Charlottetown siblings in the earlier prosecution involving the owners of the Sherwood Motel, said in an email that he’s still reviewing his defence, and cautioned that there are problems with how the CBSA has proceeded.

Feds launch new probe into Chinese immigrants with fake addresses & documents resident, which they usually receive in the mail before they fulfil the conditions of setting up a business and living on the Island.

The province has already acknowledged that two-thirds of the PNP businesses in 2016-17, a total of 177 people, didn’t get the refundable deposit back, with the majority simply never opening a business. The June search warrant alleges that the 462 people giving the three Charlottetown addresses are “well beyond what would be expected for single dwelling homes,” and says the use of the addresses is “concerning and unreasonable.”

“The numbers are indicative of what is known within Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and Canada Border Services Agency as an ‘address of convenience,’ which is created

to facilitate immigration fraud,” writes Hicks. Hicks based her view that people weren’t living full-time at the homes partly on surveillance of the houses, and from “garbage grab” searches of documents thrown out from the homes. She says the immigrants’ statements that they intend to reside in Prince Edward Island are “the whole basis for their approval,” and notes that the province’s website and forms repeatedly state this requirement and expectation. The issue of false addresses has been arising in other provinces, say immigration lawyers. “It undermines the integrity and objective of the (provincial) programs. That’s why Islanders and all Canadians should be concerned,” said Betsy Kane, a veteran immigration lawyer in

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natural death in India but continues unabated in countries like Canada and some other European countries. While the Trudeau government has often been accused of being soft on Khalistanis, in UK has been supported by the left-wing Green Party.

The Sikhs for Justice are planning an event in London called Referendum 2020 and it’s learnt that ‘Chaudhary Sahib’ might be the brains behind the movement. Chaudhary was heading ISI’s Lahore detachment which sponsors Punjabspecific activities. He was commissioned into the 25th Battalion of the Baloch Regiment and became a Lt Colonel on August 10, 2012.

He was part of UN mission in Kosovo.

It’s learnt that the movement is being called Operation Express and will be launched on 6 June 2020, the 36th anniversary of Operation Bluestar. The Lahore detachment might have been responsible for the death of right-wing leaders in Punjab

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NDP Gov’t is ‘managing BC’s economy well’ - says Minister Bruce Ralston

with lots of employment opportunities abounding for Aristide Columbians under the NDP government.

“In fact, the major problem and complaints we have is that employers can’t find people to fill jobs here in BC,” Ralston said.

He said BC’s economic performance in July continued the positive trend seen through most of the past year. In July, there was an increase of 9,600 full-time jobs, bringing B.C.’s year-over-year rise in full-time employment to 7,100 jobs.

At an average of $26.67 an hour, wages in B.C. have shown the largest yearover-year increase in Canada at 5.0%. By comparison, the national wage growth year over year was 3.2%, Ralston said.

At 5.0% in July, B.C.’s unemployment rate continues to be the lowest in Canada.

BC has had the lowest unemployment rate in Canada since September 2017.

The province’s youth unemployment rate, at 9.4%, is also the lowest in Canada, the NDP government claims.

Ralston said that Confidence in B.C.’s economy remains high, pointing as proof, to Singapore-based Swire Group’s decision to establish Vancouver as the North American headquarters for Swire’s deepsea shipping division, China Navigation Company.

This is in addition to Amazon’s recent decision to add 3,000 more Vancouverbased skilled tech jobs by 2022, which will bring Amazon’s total B.C. workforce to 5,000. This announcement comes on the heels of this spring’s launch of downtownto-downtown seaplane service between Vancouver and Seattle by Harbour Air and Kenmore Air. Most importantly, Ralston said that the Conference Board of Canada is forecasting BC’s economy to grow by 2.1% in both 2018 and 2019, well ahead of forecast national growth of 1.8 per cent in each of the two years.

“With our focus on the creation of good jobs, we are committed to building a sustainable economy in every sector and every corner of BC,” Ralston said. He said that as Minister for Jobs, Trade and Technology, he has done a few things to ensure that innovation is a priority for this government, including tweaking the British Columbia Innovation Council to expand its mandate and renaming the Crown agency Innovate BC. “Innovation is the lifeblood of a successful economy, and we are working to ensure the benefits of our tech and innovation sector are felt by people in all regions of our province,” said Ralston. “By making Innovate BC a single point of contact for entrepreneurs and businesses across BC, people get the help they need to create good jobs and benefit from the opportunities of the emerging economy,” he said.

Innovate BC also provides tech entrepreneurs province-wide with tools, resources and expert guidance, and support Indigenous entrepreneurship by working with the First Nations Technology Council. It also handles all the programs and services that were previously delivered by the BC Innovation Council. These changes ensure that B.C. is more competitive nationally and globally, and can attract additional investment to scale up the provincial tech ecosystem, Ralston said.

The Minister also denied there is any tension between foreign students, specifically those from South Asia, and local immigrant communities - similar to

hours without what is happening over time and no in Ontario cities benefits. Ralston such as Brampton said he has not where local heard of any such immigrants are issues in BC. complaining that He also put the foreign students responsibility of are “stealing” their the current trade jobs by taking and tariffs tiff lower pay and with United States no benefits and on the federal foreign students government and are complaining Ministers Bruce Ralston (right) and George Chow at the federal trade that local the Asian Star offices. minister. “ It is a businesses are abusing them by treating them like “slaves” federal responsibility and I am sure they are by paying them lower pay than locals, longer working hard to resolve all the issues,” he said.

Ralston again pointed to the feds when asked

if he has any ideas on how the dispute can be resolved. but he said he was been told by Canada’s chief trade negotiator that this is the most c9m0lex , unusual and toughest trade negotiation he has been involved in in over 30 years of experience. One bright side is that BC has the least trade with USA compared to all other Canadian provinces so BC is less reliant on USA trade than other provinces. Still, at 50 percent of it’s total trade with USA, Ralston is hoping that the dispute will be resolved very soon. Ralston and Chow also pointed out other things that their government has achieved - such as moving all residents of the homeless camp in Whaley to modular housing, increasing minimum wage with a promise to eventually bring it up to $15 an hour, etc.

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New leader of terror-torn Pakistan plans to plant 10 billion trees

Pakistan considered to be one of the most dangerous countries in the world, grappling with terror attacks, poverty, religious extremism and crumbling public services.

But its new government is aiming to tackle a different problem by planting 10 billion trees within five years to fight global warming by restoring country’s depleted forests. Trees can protect country’s fast-eroding landscape by reducing the risk of floods from melting glaciers in its mountainous north. Imran Khan, a former sports legend won last month’s election with a high-profile anti-corruption crusade and a promise to transform a political scene long dominated by entrenched family dynasties. (He also pledged to improve ties with USA but was scathing about Washington’s drone campaign

against militants along Pak-Afghan border.

While the environment was not a major election issue, Pakistan is the seventh most vulnerable country to climate change, according to the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, a Pakistani public policy think tank — even while it is among the least polluting, contributing only 0.2 percent of global emissions.

Imran Khan’s PTI party noted that the impact of rising temperatures, major flooding, prolonged droughts and unpredictable rainfall has already costing the country $6 billion to $14 billion in relief aid and economic recovery.

“It is now imperative to tackle climate change and reverse environmental degradation as

Pakistan’s situation will only worsen as the economy grows,” the party said in its manifesto.

Imran Khan’s plan is an extension of his earlier “Billion Tree” reforestation project in which around 865,000 acres of trees were planted in the PTI-controlled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province from 2014 to 2017.

Pakistan also holds the Guinness World Record for most trees planted in 24 hours), set by the Sindh Forest Department in Thatta in June 2013 when a team of 300 volunteers planted 847,275 trees.

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public health, that kind of thing,” said Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, founder and CEO of LEAD Pakistan, an environmental think tank. “But it is extremely important also that we ensure we have enough fresh water and that our development does not destroy our own coastline. We have one of the largest deltas in the world, but it is dying because of climate change.”

He added: “Irrespective of the number of trees planted, it is important for our country, which has so many other challenges, to have the lungs to support our environment. We welcome Khan’s promise and we looking forward to holding him to account.”

Some 1,260 Pakistani civilians and soldiers were killed by terrorism in 2017, a figure down from 11,704 in 2009.

But dozens also die every year from evermore-extreme heat waves and monsoon floods. The number of heat wave days per year has increased nearly fivefold in the last 30 years, and the sea level along the Karachi coast has risen 4 inches in the past century, according to a recent report by climate technology expert Qamar-Uz-Zaman Chaudhry. In addition, its 5,000 glaciers — many of them in the Himalayas — are retreating faster than in any other part of the world, causing yet more floods and placing huge strain on rivers and fields.

It has also seen rapid deforestation, with trees cleared to make way for urban development and widespread illegal logging.

Canada’s job vacancies rate reaches new heights The rate of job vacancies rose again in the year’s second quarter to 3.1 per cent, the highest vacancy rate ever observed by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Help Wanted report since the series’ inception in 2004. An estimated 397,400 jobs have sat vacant for at least four months.

“Although the national vacancy rate continues to climb, most of the increase is being driven by Quebec. Rates in BC and Ontario remain high, but have eased off a little from the previous quarter,” said Ted Mallett, CFIB’s chief economist. “The difficulty businesses in those provinces face in meeting their staffing needs is really the headwind of a strong and growing economy.” Quebec’s already high vacancy rate experienced the greatest increase this month to 3.9 per cent, close to the 4 per cent Alberta saw during the height of the oil and gas boom. British Columbia and Ontario experienced vacancy drops, but maintained their high rates at 3.4 and 3 per cent respectively. Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador and Saskatchewan’s labour markets continued to trail the rest of the country, with drops in all three provinces. The personal services sector experienced the highest vacancy rate at 4.8 per cent, followed by construction at 3.8 per cent and transportation at 3.4 per cent.

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NRI Akshay Venkatesh wins Fields medal – the ‘Nobel for maths’ The Australian mathematician Akshay Venkatesh has won the Fields medal, the mathematics equivalent of the Nobel prize. He becomes only the second Australian to win the prestigious prize, after Terence Tao in 2006. It is only awarded every four years to up to four mathematicians who are under 40.

Venkatesh was recognised for his use of dynamics theory, which studies the equations of moving objects to solve problems in number theory, which is the study of whole numbers, integers and prime numbers.

He grew up in Perth and, at 13, became the youngest person to study at the University of Western Australia, where he went straight into second-year maths courses after he proved he could write the exam papers for all the first-year subjects. He earned first-class honours in pure mathematics aged 16 – again the youngest to do so – before studying at Princeton.

His work uses representation theory, which represents abstract algebra in terms of more easily-understood linear algebra, and topology theory, which studies the properties of structures that are deformed through stretching or twisting, like a Möbius strip. Former refugee among winners of Fields medal – the ‘Nobel prize for maths’ Speaking in 2016, he described his work as “looking for new patterns in the arithmetic of numbers”.

Receiving his award on Thursday, he said: “A lot of the time when you do math, you’re stuck, but at the same time there are all these moments where you feel privileged that you get to work with it.

“You have this sensation of transcendence, you feel like you’ve been part of something really meaningful.”

Venkatesh, 36, now lives in the US and is a professor of mathematics at Stanford University. One of his early mentors, Prof Cheryl Praeger, said he had always been “extraordinary”.

Praeger, a professor of mathematics at UWA and a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, has known Venkatesh since he was 12, and supervised his honours thesis when he was 15.

“At our first meeting, I was speaking with Akshay’s mother, Svetha, while Akshay was sitting at a table in my office reading my blackboard which contained fragments from a supervision of one of my PhD students.

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The CPP Fund ended its first quarter of fiscal 2019 on June 30, 2018, with net assets of $366.6 billion, compared to $356.1 billion at the end of fiscal 2018. The $10.5 billion increase in assets for the quarter consisted of $6.6 billion in net income after all CPPIB costs and $3.9 billion in net Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions. The Investment Portfolio achieved 10-year and five-year annualized net nominal returns of 8.0% and 12.3%, respectively, and 1.8% for the quarter. These returns are net of all CPPIB costs. “While performance was solid across our investment departments, our private assets did particularly well. Global equity markets maintained positive performance this quarter, contributing to Fund growth,” says Mark Machin, President & Chief Executive Officer, Canada Pension

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CPP fund totals $366.6 billion at first quarter fiscal 2019 Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). “While we focus on strong average returns stretching well

beyond five and 10 years, solid performance

today cushions the Fund for an inevitable future market downturn. We are confident that our investment strategy will continue to serve the Fund through multiple economic cycles.”

CPPIB continues to build a portfolio designed to achieve a maximum rate of return at an appropriate risk level, having regard to our exceptionally long investment horizon.

Accordingly, long-term results are a more appropriate measure of CPPIB’s investment performance than returns in any given quarter or single fiscal year. CPPIB’s 10-year annualized net nominal rate of return of 8.0%, or 6.4% on a net real rate of return basis, was above the Chief Actuary’s assumption of an average 3.9% return over the 75-year projection period of his report. The real rate of return is reported net of all CPPIB costs to be consistent with the Chief Actuary’s approach. Every three years, the Office of the Chief Actuary of Canada conducts an independent review of the sustainability of the CPP over the next 75 years.

In the most recent triennial review released in September 2016, the Chief Actuary of Canada

reaffirmed that, as at December 31, 2015, the CPP remains sustainable at the current contribution rate of 9.9% throughout the forward-looking 75-year period covered by the actuarial report.

The Chief Actuary’s projections are based on the assumption that the Fund’s prospective real rate of return, which takes into account the impact of inflation, is expected to average 3.9% over the 75year period. The Chief Actuary’s report confirmed that the Fund’s performance was ahead of projections for the 2013-2015 period as investment income was 248%, or $70 billion, higher than anticipated. Five and 10-Year Returns1, 2 (for the quarter ending June 30, 2018) Investment Rate of Return (Nominal) Investment Rate of Return (Real) Net Income3 5-Year Annualized 12.3% 10.4% $154.8 billion 10-Year Annualized 8.0% 6.4% $188.6 billion 1 After all CPPIB costs. 2 Rates of return are calculated on a timeweighted basis. They reflect the performance of the Investment Portfolio, which excludes the Cash for Benefits Portfolio.

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Ridge Meadows RCMP is seeking public input after multiple cars were vandalized overnight.

This morning Police received multiple mischief related complaints from residents in the 11900 block area of 238B street where car tires were purposefully deflated. In all cases a special tool was used to pull the pin from the tire air valve.

Police are seeking assistance in identifying a suspect(s).

“So far we have 12 cars that were affected and we suspect there is more,”

states Sergeant David Campbell. “If anyone has home security footage or witnessed suspicious behaviour overnight or early this morning from that area please contact us.”

If you have any information about this incident please call Ridge Meadows RCMP at 604-463-6251. If you wish to remain anonymous call CRIME STOPPERS at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a TIP online at www.solvecrime.ca. Crime Stoppers may pay a reward of up to $2000.00 if your information leads to an arrest and conviction.

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Saturday, August 11, 2018 Intersection cameras Red light cameras will catching red-light runners to nab speeders as well as will now be working 24 / 7 at many intersections in BC. However, it those running reds.

Turning on red light will still be a few months before they will be catching any speeders. Solicitor General Mike cams to catch speeders a Farnworth said in March the cameras will not ‘tax grab,’ say BC Liberals work like photo radar. He bristled at the term “It [is] gauging speed to when announcing the cameras would be used get an understanding that

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said. The province will not be distributing excessive speeding many B.C. intersections tickets, but will be using the people are going through information gathered by the cameras to assess intersections and that is going whether tickets are needed and how fast over to help determine where are the speed limit will trigger a violation. BC’s the worst intersections and 140 cameras had previously been running six things or changes that need to hours a day. happen to make sure we can In the fall, the government will announce make intersections safer,” he the number and locations of cameras that will catch speeders.

David Eby asks B.C. Liberals to release confidential documents on money laundering attorney general is asking members of the previous Liberal government to waive cabinet privilege and allow access to all documents related to money laundering.

In a letter addressed to Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson on Friday, David Eby said he believes those documents would help the current NDP government end laundering in B.C.’s casinos and throughout the province’s economy.

“It is our government’s desire to continue to aggressively pursue measures to counter money laundering, but to do so in a manner that does not duplicate unsuccessful efforts from previous governments,” Eby wrote.

money laundering.

Nonetheless, a report released in June alleged that a “collective systemic failure” cleared the way for casinos in the Lower Mainland to become “laundromats” for proceeds of crime.

The letter quotes a recent comment from B.C.’s former solicitor general, Rich Coleman, who said his government did “everything we could” to crack down on

Two massive northern BC wildfires merge, destroying 32 buildings Two large fires burning in northern B.C. have merged into one, now covering some 300 square kilometres near the Telegraph Creek area.

The merged Alkali Lake and South Stikine River fires have so far destroyed 32 buildings in and around the Tahltan First Nation, with up to 45 per cent of the remaining buildings damaged by fire.

“Most of the structures were family homes, both on and outside of the reserve,” said Chad Norman Day, president of the Tahltan Central Government. “It’s going to take years to rebuild what’s been lost, and it’s going to take decades for the land to be restored to where it was before, because we’ve lost a lot of forests.”

Day’s own family ranch, which has been

passed down generations, was damaged in the fire. “That’s been quite devastating for us, but at least our home is safe,” he said. “We’re doing everything we can to fundraise and take care of the financial needs of the people.”

Traditional economies — like fishing and berry picking — and planned ceremonies and music festivals are expected to be impacted by the fires.

Fire information officer Heather Rice said there are 11 helicopters, an air tanker and 130 fire personnel on the ground fighting the merged fire, with a focus on protecting the remaining structures and infrastructure.

“The main challenge is the significant winds we’re seeing that have not proven to die down,” Rice said. “We’re looking at possibly 50 kilometre (an hour) winds gusting. And that would not be in our favour.”

Nation to nation support has been strong throughout this ordeal, Day said.

“We’ve received donations from

the Haisla, the Kaska, the Tlingit, the Wet’suwet’en, the Tsilhqot’in, the Nisga’a … these donations continue to come in and we’ve received support from our neighbours and beyond — It’s been overwhelming.”

Two trucks full of food, toiletries and generators were donated by the Tl’etinqox Nation (Anaham) to the evacuees of Telegraph Creek on Thursday.

Back in 2017, the Tl’etinqox community faced a fire themselves and made headlines when many stayed behind to defend their homes.

“We’ve been through this ordeal. So now that this opportunity to help out another community has presented itself, we’ll take it,” said band councillor Cecil Grinder, after driving eight hours to drop off the items in Smithers. “We never lost any buildings (ourselves), but these guys lost a lot because Telegraph Creek is more dense in the forest.”

While the fire affecting Telegraph Creek is currently the worst, there are 467 other fires burning across B.C. Kevin Skrepnek, B.C.’s chief fire information officer, said what’s unusual this year was “that from one corner of the province to the other, we’re quite busy; it’s not one particular area,” he said.

Helicopters and water bombers fight a small forest fire along Highway 99 north of Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver, BC., August 9, 2018. Nick Procaylo / PNG Meanwhile, crews in West Vancouver began battling a wildfire in the forests above Horseshoe Bay on Thursday morning after receiving about 100 calls.

Throughout the day the fire grew to three hectares, in an area difficult to access due to hazardous terrain.

While there are no houses immediately threatened by the fire, the pivotal factor will be the wind.

West Vancouver assistant fire chief Jeff Bush said it’s believed the fire was human-caused.

“It could either be a campfire or someone tossing a cigarette,” he said.

“We’re urging residents to take extreme caution in these dry conditions.”

The Baden Powell and White Lake trails in and around the area will be closed to the public.

That report, written by former RCMP Deputy Commissioner Peter German, said more than $100 million has been laundered in B.C. The Liberal caucus has yet to respond to requests for comment on Eby’s letter.

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Surrey firefighters fight huge barge fire A raging barge fire on the Surrey side of the Fraser River was proving challenging to fire crews trying to put it out on Friday.

The huge blaze near the eastern foot of the Patullo Bridge broke out in the centre of a massive pile of scrap cars, appliances and metal floating in the river.

The fire appears to burning in a pile of crushed cars.

“It’s a challenge to get access to this fire because three sides are surrounded by water,” said Surrey Deputy Fire Chief John Lehmann.

“The barge is probably 250 feet in length and the fire is burning in the middle of it.

Given that our crews could only access it from the ramp, we’re only able to get water on the front portion of the barge at this time.”

Lehmann said a fireboat from Vancouver was enroute. A tug with water spraying capability is also assisting in the effort.

Witnesses say they have heard a number of small explosions and a thick, acrid smoke is blanketing the area.

“The scrap material likely contains plastics and upholstery — that’s what’s burning, not the metal itself,” said

Lehmann. “Metro Vancouver is working with Fraser Health to determine the impact of the air quality. If an advisory is required they will issue one.”

Surrey barge fire producing considerable smoke. If you encounter smoke, seek shelter inside, close windows and doors, reduce indoor pollution sources. If you experience symptoms

follow the advice of your healthcare provider. Burnaby resident Teresa Heitzmaan said she rushed over after finding out about the fire, worried for her mother who lives three blocks away in the Bridgeview neighbourhood of Surrey.

“She has a sleep apnea machine ... and we phoned her 10 times to inform her to shut the windows,” she said. “It’s not a good smell. It’s like a chemical smell and we could see from the [Patullo] bridge that a barge with cars was burning.”

3 South Asian among four killed in Jasper collision The woman and three men who died Tuesday — when their SUV struck a van in Jasper National Park — have been identified as restaurant workers from Banff, Alta.

Anand Singh Panwar, Pavan Kathiat, Ganesh Anala and Gelek Wangmo, 38, were killed in the head-on collision on Highway 93 near Sunwapta Falls, according to two friends and a GoFundMe campaign created to raise money for funeral costs.

Deepak Bhatt, who was close friends with Panwar and knew Kathiat, confirmed the identities to CBC News.

Bhatt said the four had left the Banff area and were driving to Jasper in Panwar’s 2018 Hyundai Kona SUV. “I cannot believe he is no more,” he said. “I just phoned him on Sunday night.

My heart and my mind hasn’t accepted it, this thing has happened to Anand.”

Panwar and Kathiat were roommates in the Rocky Mountains resort town and both worked at the local Masala Authentic Indian Cuisine restaurant, Bhatt said. Panwar was a chef there.

Bhatt said Panwar’s wife is in hospital, due to have their second child any day. She lives in India with their six-year-old son.

He said Panwar moved to Canada four years ago from Kuwait to make a living so he could support his family.

“He is a very nice person, very helpful person for anyone who needed help,” he said.

Panwar was supposed to travel to Vancouver next month to visit Bhatt and then continue on to India to meet his second child.

Kathiat was engaged to be married in November.

His fiancée also lives in India, according to Bhatt.

Wangmo, who was also from India, worked parttime at the restaurant with the two men and also worked full-time as a housekeeper at the Rimrock Resort Hotel.

After befriending the three men, the group would often hang out on their days off, said another friend.

Gelek Wangmo, 38, was one of six people killed in a two-vehicle collision on Tuesday near Jasper. (Khando Wangmo)Panwar would drive Wangmo to her job at the Rimrock every day.

“She was a hard-working person,” said friend Khando Wangmo. “She was a nice person. She never thought about herself.”

Anala also worked in the Banff hospitality industry, at the Indian Curry House restaurant.

The two occupants in the other vehicle, a van, were identified earlier. Angela Dye Elkins of Benton, La., and her sonin-law, Nick Copeland, who lived in Texas, also died in Tuesday’s crash.

The other two people in the van, Curtis Elkins and his daughter, Sarah Copeland, were taken to hospital in serious condition.

The fifth passenger, a toddler, was taken to hospital in Jasper, but wasn’t injured.

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BC scrutinizes disciplinary process after doctor’s $2.1-million overbilling case Health Minister Adrian Dix has asked officials to examine whether the ministry’s disciplinary process can be accelerated, saying he is concerned about how long it took to reprimand one of the province’s highest-earning doctors for overbilling.

On Tuesday, a Globe and Mail investigation revealed that provincial auditors began scrutinizing Winston Tuck Loke Tam’s billing practices in 2010, but it took almost six years to conclude the entire process and order the obstetrician-gynecologist to give back $2.1-million − one of the highest repayment rulings ever issued to a health practitioner in Canada.

Over much of that time, Dr. Tam kept collecting millions more in public dollars (he was B.C.’s top billing obstetrician-gynecologist for 13 years). And patient concerns about his clinical care also kept mounting, triggering separate investigations, including one by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, which regulates the practice of medicine in the province.

“We have rule of law. People are innocent until proven guilty. They have legal assistance and it’s always going to take time,” Mr. Dix said in an interview on Wednesday. “But at the same time, clearly it took too long,” the Health Minister added. “I think there are lessons to be learned from this, absolutely.”

Mr. Dix declined to weigh in on whether the physicians college should have pursued its own disciplinary action against Dr. Tam, who resigned his practice in April, 2015.

“I’m not going to second-guess the college,” he said. “They have a public duty to take action in these cases and

I know they take that very seriously.”

As part of its investigation, The Globe communicated with nearly 40 former patients who alleged some form of mistreatment by Dr. Tam, who ran a clinic in Surrey, B.C., and also worked at Surrey Memorial Hospital.

The women allege that Dr. Tam performed medical procedures such as vaginal exams without their consent and made disparaging remarks about their bodies, weight and sex life. They also accuse him of botching the births of their babies, performing unnecessary C-sections and failing to do basic tests, such as urine analysis and pelvic exams.

More former patients have contacted The Globe with concerns about Dr. Tam since the newspaper’s investigation was published.

One patient, however, e-mailed to express support for the doctor, saying she found him to be “always communicative, caring and gentle.”

The college reiterated that it could not comment on Dr. Tam’s case because of privacy rules. Patient complaints against doctors are not made public unless an internal investigation leads to disciplinary action, a spokesperson for the college said.

“Complaints are allegations until they have been proven,” the spokesperson added.

By the time the $2.1-million repayment order was issued to Dr. Tam by the province in May, 2016, he had already left Canada to work at a hospital in China. He was employed at the Shanghai United Family Hospital for nearly a year. The Globe could not establish his current whereabouts.

Two-car crash in Cloverdale results in ‘life-threatening injuries’ A crash at 184th Street and 40th Avenue in Surrey late Thursday night left the occupants of two vehicles with “lifethreatening injuries.”

Surrey RCMP were called to the south Cloverdale area at 10:39 p.m. about a collision in the intersection.

“Indications are that there are serious, potentially life-threatening injuries involved in this two-motorvehicle collision,” said Staff Sgt. Duane Honeyman in a release.

Both north- and southbound lanes on 184th Street and east- and westbound lanes on 40th Avenue were closed overnight while police investigated.

No other information was immediately available about the number of people in the vehicles or what might have caused the crash.

Anyone with information is asked to call Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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Top-selling West Vancouver realtor charged with aggravated assault A year after a high-flying West Vancouver luxury realtor was found to have committed multiple counts of professional misconduct, he now faces criminal charges of assault.

Shahin Behroyan, an award-winning real estate agent who described himself as “ranked in the top five in the world for Re/ Max,” made headlines last year when he was disciplined by the Real Estate Council of B.C. for “deceptive dealing” and demanding a $75,000 bonus from his client.

Now, Behroyan faces two criminal charges, one of aggravated assault and another of assault. The charges were laid earlier this month and Behroyan, who was born in 1987, is to be arraigned in provincial court in Vancouver on Aug. 20, court records show.

Behroyan is alleged to have assaulted a man and a woman in Vancouver on Aug. 5, according to the charge information. The criminal allegations have not been tested in court.

In a brief phone conversation on Thursday, Behroyan said he was unable to talk and asked a Postmedia reporter to email him. Behroyan did not reply to questions sent by email, and his lawyer,

Jeff Campbell, declined to comment.

“It’s our intention to respond to the matter in court,” Campbell said.

Behroyan’s website includes several listings for multimillion-dollar properties in West Vancouver. A recent sale listed on his site is an $11.8-million, six-bedroom, ninebathroom West Van mansion. “This home boasts elegance,” the listing says.

While Behroyan’s business has apparently been brisk, he also drew the scrutiny of regulators recently. Last year, he faced allegations of misconduct in a disciplinary hearing before the Real Estate Council of B.C., focused primarily on the payment of a $75,000 bonus on the 2015 sale of a West Vancouver home, which “more than doubled the total commission from $68,378.57 to $143,378.57.”

Behroyan defended himself and disputed the client’s claims. But the disciplinary committee found Behroyan’s explanations “unconvincing” and, in a disciplinary decision last year, wrote: “We had little difficulty accepting that Mr. Behroyan’s demand for a bonus created a conflict of interest between himself and (the client).”

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Marijuana odour complaints on the rise in Metro Vancouver With cannabis legalization looming, local politicians expect to see even more marijuanarelated odour complaints from residents.

Metro Vancouver’s municipal leaders are bracing for a significant increase in odour complaints when marijuana is legalized this fall.

This follows a sudden spike in the number of complaints the regional district has received involving a legal commercial cannabis grow operation that recently started operating in Langley. “Here we have a new industry that’s in its infancy in terms of being legal, and now it’s out in the open and it needs to be dealt with like any other industry. They’re not going away,� said Township of Langley Mayor Jack Froese.

Between Jan. 1, 2015, and July 31, 2018, Metro Vancouver, which regulates air quality in the region, received 250 complaints related to cannabis, all of which mentioned odour, in addition to other concerns such as light pollution, contaminants leaching into the ground, and particulate or chemical mists being used to trap odour.

The vast majority of the complaints (225) were lodged during the first seven months of 2018, and all but five from this year were linked to the B.C. Tweed greenhouse facility in the Township of Langley.

The business is a partnership between SunSelect Produce and Ontario-based Canopy Growth Corp., which have also partnered on a greenhouse in east Delta.

Kathy Preston, the air-quality regulatory lead in Metro Vancouver’s environmental

regulation and enforcement division, said B.C. Tweed is aware of the complaints and they have been forwarded to Health Canada. She said Metro is working with the facility to bring them into compliance with Metro’s bylaws.

New federal regulations permit cannabis to be grown in greenhouses and outdoors, not only in secure indoor facilities.

The province has dictated that cannabis will be considered an agricultural crop, and legislation protects farmers from liability when it comes to nuisance odours, noises, dust and other disturbances from normal farming practices.

Regional districts and municipalities are caught in the middle, trying to deal with odour, light and noise issues that affect quality of life for their residents even though they have limited powers.

Members of Metro Vancouver’s board of directors say odour complaints will increase once cannabis is legal and more businesses start legal grow operations.

Pitt Meadows Mayor John Becker said he finds it “completely unacceptable� that cannabis will be considered an agricultural crop and managed as such. “Our community faces the real prospect of having much of our urban core, depending on the prevailing winds, inundated with the smell of cannabis,� Becker said. “I have no philosophical bias against cannabis — I support the notion of decriminalization. However, it is not appropriate for the vast majority of our residents to be put at risk of having their

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Man charged with bear-spray assault, another hit by truck in Delta road-rage incident One man has been charged and another is clinging to life in hospital after a dispute between the occupants of two vehicles on a Delta street this weekend.

According to a police news release, people in a Dodge and a Volkswagen were involved in a traffic dispute that included “allegations of tailgating and high-beaming� on Sunday night.

Arrest made after German tourist shot in head near Calgary The two vehicles both pulled over onto the side of the road in the 11200 block of 72nd Avenue. A passenger in the Volkswagen

then allegedly got out of the car and used bear spray on the people inside the Dodge.

Then, a second man got out of the Volkswagen, but he apparently stepped into oncoming traffic and was hit by a truck, according to police. The truck driver immediately stopped and called 911.

The wounded man was taken to hospital.

His injuries are believed to be life-threatening.

A 28-year-old Surrey man has been charged with one count of assault with a weapon in connection with the bear spray. He is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 21.

RCMP searching for Mission jail inmate RCMP are searching for an escaped inmate serving a life sentence for second-degree murder at a B.C. prison.

The Correctional Service of Canada says staff at the minimumsecurity Mission Institution discovered that John Norman Mackenzie was missing during a count at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Mackenzie is 57 years old, five-foot-eight

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and 197 pounds, with a fair complexion, blue eyes and brown hair.

He is also serving time for armed robbery and other offences.

The federal agency says it is investigating the incident and working with police to find quickly as possible.

Fire burns above Horseshoe Bay as blazes flare up around BC A grass fire continues to burn on a slope above Horseshoe Bay Thursday morning.

Drive BC confirmed that the right lane of the Sea to Sky Highway had been closed half a kilometre north of Horseshoe Bay due to wildfire activity.

A helicopter is working to drop buckets of water on the fire Thursday morning.

The blaze is not threatening any structures at this time but it is creating a lot of smoke in the air.

Limit housing development, return all protected land to farm-use only, ALR report recommends It’s time to crack down on nonfarmers buying agricultural land to build large housing developments, according to a report from the independent ALR advisory committee.

The report, submitted to B.C. Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham, makes 13 recommendations for improving legislation to protect the Agricultural Land Reserve, including limiting housing developments on the provincially protected land. ‘We have no alternative’: White paper warns lost B.C. farmland could be catastrophic The committee visited nine communities across the province to speak to stakeholders, while more than 2,300 people filled out the committee’s online survey about the ALR. “Within the ALR itself, agriculture has to be the priority of the province and the province must step up to the plate,� committee chair Vicki Huntington told Audrey McKinnon, guest host of CBC’s Radio West.

Huntington said the committee has recommended a full analysis of the ALR be done to re-evaluate how much of the land is suitable for farming. “While we say the ALR arable land in the province is five per cent, we have a feeling it’s closer to two per cent once you work in all the other uses and exclusions and roadways and lakes,� she said. “If we’re going to sustain agriculture, the province has to start thinking agriculture

in everything that it does,� she added.

Richmond votes for status quo on ALR houses, adds option for 2nd dwelling B.C. Green MLA Adam Olsen welcomed the recommendation, saying that major housing developments and speculation are driving up prices at a time when agriculture is facing a demographic crisis and young farmers are struggling to afford to buy land. “The ALR is crucial to supporting B.C. agriculture, farmers and our local food security,� Olsen said in a press release.

In 2014, B.C.’s ALR was divided into two zones: one to be kept as farm-use only, and another to be monitored more loosely, allowing for non-farming activity.

The latest report calls for the return of a one-zone system in order to increase the amount of land designated for agriculture. “The value of the land in the long run is so high for agricultural production that we felt it must be protected,� Huntington said.

B.C. says local governments can regulate pot growth on agricultural land The committee is also recommending a task force be created to “restore balance between the energy sector and the agricultural sector.� “We found the technological advances in the oil and gas industry, particularly with horizontal fracking, has created an imbalance in the regulations that were originally set up to protect the farmer and the farmland,� Huntington said.

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Many Canadian Muslim pilrims have ‘no idea’ how they’ll get back home from hajj as Saudi-Canada diplomatic row continues The diplomatic spat between Canada and Saudi Arabia is causing anxiety among Muslim Canadians planning to travel to the kingdom for the hajj — with many wondering how they’ll return home.

The annual pilgrimage is the world’s largest mass gathering, with over two million people, including thousands of Canadians, going to Mecca; a trip most Muslims are expected to make at least once in their lives.

This year, it takes place from Aug. 19 to 24.

But because of the dispute, Saudi Arabia has recalled thousands of its students from Canadian universities, and the kingdom’s national air carrier, Saudia, is suspending flights to and from Toronto beginning on Aug. 13.

Saudia is popular with hajj-goers who depart

from Toronto for the roughly 11-hour flight.

Fachrizel Halim had already paid for his trip, when he heard that the airline was no longer flying back to Toronto. “We have no idea how we are going to get back to Canada,” Fachrizel Halim told CBC News.

Halim had already paid for his trip package, which can typically cost about $15,000, when he heard that the airline was no longer flying back to Toronto. He had intended to return Sept. 3.

Multiple Saudia customers told CBC News the airline provided a contact number to help resolve the problem — but when they called there was no answer.

“They’re getting on the plane, which is great,” said Sima Atcha, who was at Toronto’s

Body found in burnt home in East Vancouver Investigators have confirmed that a body was found inside an East Vancouver home destroyed by fire.

The fire started Tuesday morning in a home at Skeena Street and East 3rd Avenue.

Thick black smoke could be seen pouring into the sky.

The homeowner said she smelled smoke and woke up her son and husband, telling them to get out.

While the family managed

got out safely, the tenant in the downstairs suite was unaccounted for.

Fire crews didn’t find anyone in their primary search of the home, but the body was discovered later in the day. The BC Coroners Service is on the scene.

A black cat named Mamo is also still missing. Neighbours said they saw the cat running away from the flames.

The cause of the fire is not known at this time.

No other homes were damaged.

Police probe leads to dozens of charges against Red Scorpion, Kang gangsters A major Vancouver police investigation has led to dozens of charges against members of the notorious Kang gang and their Red Scorpion associates, Postmedia News has learned.

During the investigation, police seized illicit drugs, caches of restricted firearms and even a pressure cooker bomb that was intended “to endanger the life of person or persons unknown.”

Charged with possessing the bomb, in Vancouver on July 19, 2018, are Csongor Szucs and Kyle Latimer – Red Scorpion associates alleged in court documents to be part of a criminal organization that includes Latimer’s dad Craig, Jamie Bacon and convicted Surrey Six killer Cody Haevischer.

Neither Bacon, who is in custody awaiting trial next month on a charge of counselling to commit murder, nor Haevischer, who is serving a life sentence, were charged this week despite being named in the indictment.

The investigation, which also involved the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit and the RCMP, dates back to 2017 when the Kang group broke away from their former associates in the Brothers Keepers gang and became locked in a bloody conflict across the Lower Mainland.

Last month, Vancouver Police, with the assistance of the other agencies, executed search warrants at several locations in connection with the investigation.

This week, police arrested more than a dozen Kang group members, as well as the Red Scorpion-linked associates. Over the last two days, at least 14 people charged in the case have made appearances in Vancouver Provincial Court.

Even Kang parents Gurcharn Singh and Mohanvir Kaur Kang and uncle Ranbir Kang are facing charges for allegedly participating in the activities

of a criminal organization in Burnaby and Maple Ridge between February and April 2018, according to court documents obtained by Postmedia.

Gurcharn and Mohanvir’s son Randeep “Randy” Kang was shot to death in Surrey last October, in a targeted hit that left his brother Gary wounded. No charges have yet been laid in the slaying.

Gary, along with incarcerated brother Sameet or Sam, have now been charged with commission of an offence for a criminal organization between May 2017

Pearson airport to see off her daughter and son-in-law. “Returning is the issue. We don’t know what’s going to happen with the return.”

‘Returning is the issue. We don’t know what’s goingtohappenwiththereturn,’saidSimaAtcha.

Atcha said she was reassured by travel agents that arrangements will be made to return through Europe or the U.S., but nothing’s been determined yet.

“I’m just hoping everything goes well.”

At Al Madina Hajj Travel, manager Faez Yahya says he’s never seen anything like this in his 15 years of arranging hajj trips.

Each year, his Toronto company takes 300 or more people on Saudia, with which he says his agency has an agreement.

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Man killed in garage explosion in Abbotsford Police and firefighters are investigating after a man was killed in an explosion in an Abbotsford home on Thursday.

A man has died in an explosion and fire at an Abbotsford home on Thursday afternoon, according to police.

The blast happened at 4:18 p.m. in a garage Neighbours say the family was preparing for an upcoming in the 3300 block of wedding.

Ponderosa Street, family that lives in the home was preparing a police press release says. sweets for an upcoming wedding.

When first responders arrived on the Investigators have not scene, the home was fully engulfed in flames. released the name of the victim.

Six adults and two young children The cause of the fire is under investigation, managed to escape the fire, but one and anyone with information is asked to man was killed, according to police. call the Abbotsford Police Department at A fire truck is obscured by smoke 604-859-5225 or leave an anonymous tip after a fatal fire and explosion in an with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Abbotsford garage Thursday afternoon.

Neighbours and family friends say the

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Road rage incident leaves driver with serious injuries Bowen Island RCMP are investigating an alleged road rage incident that sent a man to hospital on Friday.

Mounties say early indications suggest a fight broke out after the driver of a 1999 red Jeep Wrangler narrowly missed three pedestrians who were walking in the middle of the road.

“The man parked his vehicle and got out, and there were some words exchanged and a fight ensued,” RCMP Sgt. Janelle Shoihet said.

The driver, 53-year-old Gerald Morrisseau, was sent to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Two of the pedestrians suffered minor injuries. The two men, aged 35 and 32, were

arrested for assault and are scheduled to appear in court at a later date.

Shoihet said the incident has become a hot-button topic in the tight-knit community.

“We’ve been notified that there is some activity online that’s going on social media,” she said.

“We would discourage people from making speculations in advance of the investigation being concluded.”

A Bowen Island man is recovering from serious injuries following an alleged road rage attack.

Man is recovering from injuries following an alleged road rage attack.

Jeep Cherokee sought in Surrey homicide investigation A 2017 Jeep Cherokee Trail Hawk like this one is sought in connection with a stabbing death in Surrey. Police in Surrey are looking for a 2017 black Jeep Cherokee Trail Hawk as part of a murder investigation.

The vehicle, with B.C. license plates GH9 59X, is sought in connection with the stabbing death of Leonardo Ngo, 20.

Ngo has been identified by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) following an altercation outside a townhouse complex in the Guildford area on Monday afternoon (Aug. 6).

At around 4:30 p.m. that day, Surrey RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing near 152nd Street and 108th Avenue.

“When emergency services arrived, they found a male victim

with stab wounds who was taken to hospital in stable condition,” notes a IHIT press statement.

“A short time later, 20-year-old Leonardo Ngo arrived at hospital with serious life-threatening injuries. He later died in hospital. Both victims are believed to be related to the same incident.”

Late Thursday, IHIT released details of a Jeep wanted in connection with the case.

The vehicle, investigators say, “is associated to Mr. Ngo.” “IHIT continues to work closely with its partners from the Surrey RCMP, the Integrated Forensic Identification Services and the B.C. Coroners Service to advance the investigation. An autopsy will be conducted at a later time to determine the cause of death,” according to the investigative team. Ngo was known to police, and IHIT investigators believe this was not a random incident. “In releasing Mr. Ngo’s name, we are hoping that those who knew him will come forward and assist IHIT in determining his activities around the time of his death,” stated Corporal Frank Jang of IHIT. Anyone with information is asked to call the IHIT information line at 1-877-551IHIT (4448), or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

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

BC Securities Commission orders fraudster to pay $8.6M in penalties, repayments The B.C. Securities Commission has ordered a Lower Mainland man to pay more than $8 million in fines and reparations for defrauding investors.

Starting in 2009, Paul Se Hui Oei told investors he would use their money to fund two startup companies, Cascade Renewable Carbon Corp. and Cascade Renewable Organic Fertilizer Corp., a BCSC panel said Wednesday in a news release.

Instead, Oei used much of the money for other businesses he controlled: Canadian Manu Immigration & Financial Services Inc., and numbered companies 0863220 B.C. Ltd. and 0905701 B.C. Ltd. Woman admits she fraudulently raised $30M, says B.C. Securities Commission As a result Oei and Canadian Manu have been ordered to repay $3.1 million to investors, which is the amount of the fraud minus what has already been returned.

The panel reported that the Cascade companies are no longer in business.

It also levied penalties of $4.5 million and $1 million to Hui and Canadian Manu for violating the Securities Act.

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Saudi student departure would cost Okanagan College $850,000 The president of Okanagan College said the school estimates that if its 65 new and returning students from Saudi Arabia don’t attend the school next year, its revenue will decrease by $850,000.

Because of an escalating foreign policy dispute between their country and Canada, Saudi students may leave Canadian schools en masse.

“At Okanagan College, we are nothing if not resilient and we will do whatever it takes to make up that revenue if that comes to pass,” college president Jim Hamilton said.

“This is still a developing agenda. We are not sure where this is going to end up.”

Such a move would also be

disruptive for the students themselves.

The college said it hasn’t received any official word yet that Saudi students won’t be attending.

The University of British Columbia Okanagan wouldn’t make anyone available for an interview or disclose how many Saudi students are enrolled, but in a written statement the school said that it is “working to clarify the situation and determine how many current and incoming UBC students might be affected.”

Local Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr was at Okanagan College on Tuesday to tout his government’s investments in education.

However, despite the potential impact of his government’s foreign policy on local

Province, Surrey taking action to reduce traffic deaths, injuries How many crashes would you guess there are in Surrey every day? Well, last year, there were 22,678 — or 62 per day. And, sadly, 21 lives were lost on our city’s roads in 2017.

That’s just slightly higher than the annual average of 20. An upward trend in collisions is not unique to Surrey, but in fact, is being seen province-wide, with a record 350,000 crashes last year alone — 60 per cent of them at intersections. In an effort to reduce death and serious injuries on B.C. roads, the provincial government announced Tuesday that its 140 “high-crash” intersection cameras will now operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That includes 29 in Surrey. The cameras had previously been activated for

six hours a day during high traffic times.

See more: MAP: 29 Surrey ‘high-crash’ intersection cameras now live around the clock The province says an average of more than 11,000 crashes occur at these 140 “highcrash intersections” each year. The upgrade began last fall, as the B.C. government struggles with accident and injury claims that have pushed ICBC rates up in recent years.

“The full activation of these cameras is overdue and an important step for safety on some of our busiest roadways,” said B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth in a release. The move means drivers will now have a higher chance of getting a red-light ticket.

Red-light camera tickets are handed out when a vehicle enters an intersection after the signal light turns red. The vehicle’s registered owner is responsible for the ticket even if they are not driving, but does not receive penalty points on their licence. More safety upgrades are expected via these cameras, later this year. In March the provincial government announced plans to add technology at certain “Intersection Safety Camera” locations to ticket the fastest drivers passing through those intersections on red, yellow or green lights.

“Analysis of crash and speed data is ongoing to determine which locations will receive this technology,” a government press release notes.

“New signs will warn approaching drivers about the enhanced intersection enforcement.

Asylum seekers in Micronesia accept Trudeau’s Twitter ‘invitation’ Asylum seekers detained on a tiny island nation in Micronesia are pleading with the Trudeau government to resettle them in Canada.

The group representing 560 people, including more than 140 children, sent letters July 16 to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, asking for help. They include a petition with 185 signatures.

“We heard that the Canadian government has taken a humanitarian policy on refugees and has made special arrangements when Syrian refugees needed safety,” says the letter, sent to CBC News by Mehdi Nasiri, one of the asylum seekers.

“We are desperate for help and a safe future. We are appealing to you, to do anything you can to help us, and for the Canadian government to consider resettling us from Nauru.”

What governments spend on refugees is less important than how they spend it Nasiri says he and his wife tried to enter Australia from Iran in 2013 because of religious persecution after he converted to Christianity from Islam.

They were sent to the island nation of Nauru about 4,000 kilometres from Sydney.

More than 3,000 refugees and asylum seekers have been forcibly transferred by Australia to facilities in Papua New Guinea and Nauru since the introduction of its current “offshore processing” policy in 2013.

Nauru is where families, unaccompanied women and children are detained.

Unaccompanied men are sent to Manus Island, part of Papua New Guinea.

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BC to establish fully independent Human Rights Commission lead by Ravi Kahlon, The province has moved to parliamentary secretary for re-establish an independent sport and multiculturalism, human rights commission after found that key issues were the original commission for the First Nations rights, gender province was scrapped in 2002. identity and opportunities Legislative amendments to the for new immigrants.

Human Rights Code will be proposed “This new human rights this fall to re-create the commission, commission will work with and the new commissioner could be people throughout B.C. selected by the beginning of 2019. to promote equality and The government of B.C. has Ravi Kahlon fairness,” said Attorney General proposed amendments to reDavid Eby, in a statement. establish a human rights commissioner.

“The 16 years of British Columbia being the Public consultations lead by Ravi Kahlon, parliamentary secretary for sport and only province without a provincial organization multiculturalism, found that key issues dedicated to the promotion and protection were First Nations rights, gender identity of human rights are coming to an end.”

The amendments follow a series of and opportunities for new immigrants.

The government of B.C. has proposed recommendations based on feedback from amendments to re-establish a human community groups and individuals during rights commissioner. Public consultations public consultations held in late 2017.

Stretch of Jasper Avenue reopens after Edmonton police investigate suspicious object Part of Edmonton’s main downtown street was closed during rush hour on Tuesday evening as police investigated what they said was a suspicious object discovered at an area business.

Police were called to a report of a suspicious object being found at Jasper Avenue and 117 Street at about 5:15 p.m.

“Due to the nature of the call, Jasper Avenue from 116 Street to 118 Street was closed temporarily to ensure public safety.”

Police said their tactical unit was

called in to investigate the undisclosed object to ensure the public was safe.

The item was found in a mailbox, police confirmed. They said the package was “rendered safe” by a police bomb technician and that there was no threat to public safety.

Police said the roadway had been reopened shortly before 8:30 p.m.

“There is no additional information available at this time,” police said.

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Two men rescued from elevator after terrifying ordeal Two men who were rescued from a flooded elevator in Toronto say they are thankful for the police officers who managed to pry the doors open just in time to save their lives.

Klever Freire and Gabriel Otrin had been working late in their office near Jane Street and St. Clair Avenue when they took the elevator down to the basement to check on Freire’s car as a rain storm pounded the city.

“We had heard there was a little bit of water coming into the basement, so we were going downstairs to move my car,” Freire said “Gabriel actually just came down with me by accident, thankfully, because he was the only one with a cell phone.”

Klever Freire and Gabriel Otrin describe being rescued from a flooded elevator during a rain storm in Toronto on Aug. 7, 2018.

Two men in Toronto had to be rescued when the elevator they were in flooded and caused a power outage.

The pair panicked, then prayed, then decided they had to get out of the elevator no matter what as it rapidly filled with water, Freire said.

He said he kept thinking about his daughter during the ordeal.

“I was supposed to go pick her up two hours earlier to go for a movie, but I was unable to because I had a bunch of emergency things come up that I stayed here for,” Freire said. “So that was a bit eye opening in terms of what matters.”

The two men said they had to punch the elevator ceiling panel open in order to get a cellphone signal and call for help.

Freire explained that once he and Otrin were able to call 911, they had to stress how quickly water was entering the elevator.

“We climbed the handrails, but then we actually ended up breaking them off because in order to get enough leverage to start forcing the panel up we broke the handrails off,” he said.

Botched extradition request means American sex offender stays in Canada, for now The future of Adesanya Prince, a convicted sex offender in Texas who crossed into Canada illegally in April, is up in the air after a Quebec Superior Court judge dismissed an extradition request by the United States.

In a decision on Aug. 2, Justice Daniel Royer ruled the record of the case filed by the U.S. to support the extradition request was “not admissible or reliable.”

Royer criticized the U.S. for filing documents that were incomplete and unclear.

The ruling means Prince, who slipped into Canada at the Roxham Road border crossing, where Quebec and New York meet, will remain in Canada for now.

Man sent bestiality, child

porn videos to colleague Prince was born in Nigeria but was living in Houston in May 2017 when he was arrested and charged with possession and promotion of child pornography. He was released on a bond.

Court documents show Prince sent three pornographic videos to a co-worker using his cellphone. Two of the videos contained images of bestiality, and the third one depicted an adult male repeatedly sexually assaulting a toddler.

Prince pleaded guilty to the charge last February. He was to be sentenced in May, but in April, he crossed into Canada at Roxham Road and was arrested by the RCMP. U.S. officials were informed Prince was in Canada and launched formal extradition proceedings.

Malaysian bicycle racing team’s stolen wheels recovered by Alberta RCMP The RCMP has recovered nine of 10 expensive bicycles that were stolen earlier this summer from a teenage Malaysian cycling team training in Edmonton.

The bikes — believed to be worth more than $40,000 — were taken from a storage locker at the Argyll Velodrome during a break-in on July 18.

It’s believed the thief or thieves specifically targeted the locker, which contained eight specialized track bikes and two road bikes.

The team had been in Edmonton for

about a month when the theft occurred.

Mounties say they received information that led them to an abandoned property near Nisku, just south of the city, where the bikes were discovered last Thursday.

The bicycles appeared to be undamaged and will be given back to the racing team once the police investigation is completed.

“We understand the loss that the racing team felt and we’re very pleased to be able to return these special bikes,” RCMP spokesman Cpl. William Hiscock said in a statement.

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Saudi Arabia crucified a man in Mecca while aggressively calling out Canada over human rights The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia executed a man by crucifixion in the holy city of Mecca on Wednesday amid trying to attack Canada on its human-rights record.

Saudi Arabia frequently uses capital punishment for crimes like homosexuality or anti-government activities, though crucifixions are rare.

It has lashed out at Canada, sometimes harshly, since Ottawa last week called for the release of jailed women’s rights activists in the kingdom.

Saudi Arabia has restricted travel, medical access, and student scholarships to Canada while using its state-owned media to depict the country as unjust.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia executed a man by crucifixion in the holy city of Mecca

on Wednesday amid waging a public-relations battle with Canada over human rights.

The man, Elias Abulkalaam Jamaleddeen, was accused of murder, theft, and attempted rape, according to Bloomberg.

Saudi Arabia, ruled by its interpretation of Islamic law, rarely carries out crucifixions, but capital punishment remains common.

Crimes in Saudi Arabia such as homosexuality and attending anti-government rallies have previously led to crucifixion sentences.

Unlike the biblical crucifixions carried out by the Romans against Christians in antiquity, Saudi crucifixions usually involve displaying a beheaded corpse in public on a cross.

The execution came during a deepening dispute between the two

Four killed, including two police officers, in Fredericton shooting Fredericton police say two officers were among four people who died in a shooting Friday morning in a residential area on the city’s north side. One person was in custody, and there was no further threat to the public, police said. A Fredericton hospital, Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional, “is currently treating multiple victims of today’s shooting,” the local health authority said shortly before noon. Police said the suspect was also being treated for serious injuries.

Police officers and paramedics survey the area of a shooting in Fredericton, N.B. Officers went to a residential complex at about 7 a.m.

Friday. David MacCoubrey said he awoke in his apartment on Brookside Drive at 7:07 a.m. to the sound of gunshots “10 metres from my bed.” MacCoubrey said three gunshots woke him up, and as many as 17 more were fired between that time and around 8:30 a.m.

“It sounded like the first one came from right outside my bedroom window… I was

hoping for the two seconds that I was groggy that it was kids blowing off firecrackers,” said MacCoubrey in a phone interview from inside his apartment, where he was sitting on the floor away from windows.

“Then two more happened within the first three minutes.”

We can confirm that the suspect in custody is currently being treated for serious injuries related to this morning’s shooting incident. He said his apartment complex has four buildings in a square, and it sounded like the shots were coming from the middle of the complex. Tim Morehouse, another resident of the complex, said he heard someone shout: “Shut up! Shut up!” He said he heard two gunshots, and then three more. He said he looked out his window and saw the body of a man on the ground, in the back parking lot of 237 Brookside Drive.

Cost to twin Trans Mountain pipeline now $1.9B higher, Kinder Morgan says Kinder Morgan Canada documents say expanding the Trans Mountain pipeline will cost the federal government another $1.9 billion beyond the company’s original construction estimate and will take another full year to complete. The figure is included in documents Kinder Morgan Canada filed Tuesday with the United States Security and Exchange Commission related to the company’s plan to sell the pipeline to the Canadian government for $4.5 billion.

Kinder Morgan has long said it would cost $7.4 billion to build a second pipeline parallel to the first in order to triple its capacity, but the

financial documents now say the company expects a $9.3-billion price tag. The documents also suggest construction won’t be done until December 2021 — a full year beyond the last projection of December 2020.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau has been reluctant to discuss how much more it will cost to build the pipeline while the deal is still being finalized, and the closing date for that deal is now being pushed back well into the fall. The documents also say shareholders will meet Aug. 30 in Calgary to vote on the proposed sale.

BC securities regulator goes after assets linked to Vancouver financial fraudster who owes millions BC Securities Commission filed a claim Thursday against Vancouver financial fraudster Earle Douglas Pasquill and his wife to collect millions in penalties and repayments owed by Pasquill.

The suit filed in B.C. Supreme Court is an effort to get access to assets held by Pasquill’s wife Vicki Irene Pasquill — five Vancouver residential properties assessed at $12.8 million.

The suit also names other assets held by Pasquill and his wife, including investments, registered retirement savings plans and motor vehicles, of which the commission stated it does not know the details. The civil claim alleges that Pasquill’s wife — a teacher with an annual salary of $80,000 — would not have been able to buy the properties, pay the mortgages, maintain them and build up equity if she had not received the proceeds of the fraud perpetrated by her husband. There has not been a response filed in court from Pasquill and/or his wife. Pasquill, reached at his home by phone Thursday, declined to speak to this reporter. “I am not here at the moment,” he said and hung up. The BCSC’s action against the Pasquills is the latest among measures the regulator has taken after a Postmedia News investigation, reported last November, revealed more than half a billion dollars of its penalties had gone uncollected in the past decade. During the period, the collection rate was less than two per cent. Pasquill was among those highlighted in the Postmedia investigation who had not paid

their penalties. In 2015, Pasquill and Michael Lathigee, who now lives in Las Vegas, were each slapped with a $15-million fine and ordered to pay back $21.7 million raised fraudulently in 2008 from nearly 700 investors.

A judicial panel of the commission found the pair had raised millions without telling investors that Alberta real estate development projects pitched through their investment club were in serious financial difficulty. The panel also found millions raised to invest in U.S. foreclosures had been redirected to prop up the Alberta real estate developments with unsecured loans. The Postmedia investigation tracked down assets held by financial fraudsters, including five properties held in Pasquill’s wife’s name.

The Pasquills live in a home assessed at $4.35 million in the west side of Vancouver, near the expansive grounds of the private boys school St. George’s. The Postmedia investigation found the home had been in Pasquill’s and his wife Vicki’s names since 1995 but was transferred into Vicki’s sole name in 2000 for $1, according to B.C. Land Titles documents. The B.C. Securities Commission civil suit filed Thursday highlighted that transfer.

The suit says that the effect of receiving such transfers — and the proceeds of the fraud — would be to defeat, delay or hinder investors and the commission from collecting claims and penalties. The suit seeks the court to issue certificates of pending litigation against the five properties, under which an owner cannot get a mortgage or sell the property.

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The cost of landing on Saudi Arabia’s bad side will be big News of Canada’s apparent ejection from the list of countries that stand to benefit from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s largesse reminded me of something that Stephen Poloz, the Bank of Canada governor, said last month.

It was from his interview with the Financial Post. I had asked Poloz if he thought Canadian aluminum and steel exports might push through U.S. duties the same way lumber shipments had? He surprised me by saying the issue was bigger than that. “It could be that we’re putting too much energy into it,” he said, referring to the tit-for-tat response to the Trump administration’s tax on metal imports. “But at the same time,” Poloz continued, “if we’re not going to spend energy on it, just because this is small, or that’s not going to have much effect, what good are we? There are principles involved.” Canadian dollar whipsaws as row with Saudi Arabia escalates ‘Getting tough on Canada’: Saudi Arabia’s expulsion of ambassador and suspension of trade sends a message, experts say Principles now are driving relations between Canada and a country that had excellent potential to help Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with his quest to make Canadian companies less reliant on the United States. Late last week, Freeland, and then her department, tweeted statements of disappointment over the imprisonment of advocates for women’s rights

by Saudi authorities. There was no reason to pay any attention to those tweets. Canada has

little, if any, influence in the Middle East, and those are the sorts of comments democratic countries direct at their less-democratic trading partners all the time. Except countries such as Saudi Arabia are becoming more sensitive to scolding from abroad. The kingdom responded to Freeland’s tweet in shocking fashion, expelling the Canadian ambassador and freezing “all new business” with Canada. “Any further step from the Canadian side in that direction will be considered as acknowledgment of our right to interfere in Canadian domestic affairs,” the Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement. “Canada and all other nations need to know that they can’t claim to be more concerned than the kingdom over its own citizens.” All this should be a reminder that politics now represent one of the biggest threats to the global economy. The trade wars get most of the attention, but the issue is bigger than that.

Before the financial crisis, a democratic world order seemed possible. Now, emerging powers are looking to different role models. China’s brand of state-sponsored capitalism has a track record of generating wealth, and Beijing’s seeno-evil approach to international investment offers an alternative to Western money that comes with strings attached. Authoritarian regimes in countries as Turkey, Russia, and the Philippines feel emboldened to go their own way, putting pressure on France and Canada.

Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to run in Burnaby South by-election After 10 months of standing outside the House of Commons, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has finally decided to try to take a seat.

Singh is expected to announce today that he’ll be running in the upcoming byelection in the British Columbia riding of Burnaby South, which will be officially vacated in September when NDP MP Kennedy Stewart steps aside to mount his bid for the mayor’s office in Vancouver.

It won’t be a cakewalk for Singh. The byelection itself has yet to be scheduled; it must be called within six months of Stewart officially vacating the seat.

The Liberals could bundle the vote with ones that must be held to fill vacancies in the Quebec riding of Outremont

— vacated by Tom Mulcair, Singh’s predecessor — and the Ontario riding of Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, left vacant by the death of Conservative MP Gord Brown in May. A byelection campaign in Leeds– Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes must begin by Oct. 30. But a provincial election in Quebec on Oct. 1, and municipal elections in B.C. on Oct. 20, limit the Liberals’ options in choosing a date.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh toured George Third & Son Steel Fabricators and Erectors in Burnaby, B.C. in March. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press) Singh’s decision to run comes after nearly a year of expressing his comfort at being without a seat.

Many Canadians driving after consuming cannabis, according to new StatsCan data A troubling new survey from Statistics Canada says that more than a million Canadians have reported being the passenger in a vehicle driven by someone who has consumed cannabis within two hours of driving.

Statistics Canada, through its quarterly national cannabis survey, found nearly 5 per cent of Canadians (about 1.4 million people) reported being in a car driven by someone who had consumed cannabis within that two-hour timeframe. Youth and young adults aged 15 to 24 were twice as likely as their elders to ride in a car driven by a potentially impaired driver, the survey found. Most of those passengers identified themselves as current cannabis users.

In addition, the agency — which collected cannabis data from mid-May to mid-June of 2018 — found that one in seven cannabis users with a driver’s licence said they’d driven a vehicle at least once within two hours of using the drug

in the past three months. Men were nearly two times more likely than women to report this behaviour. The new findings come as the Trudeau government’s Cannabis Act is poised to become law on Oct. 17, paving the way for the legal sale of marijuana for recreational use across the country. The legislation, Bill C-45, was pitched as a way to end the black market trade in the drug and make young people safer.

A companion bill, C-46, passed Parliament in the spring and is already in effect; it introduced stiffer new penalties for driving while high.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said the latest stats prove driving while high is already a widespread problem, and not one that materialized because of the government’s legalization push. He said there is little evidence the number of drug-impaired driving incidents will increase after the government lifts the recreational cannabis prohibition.

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A strange phone number crept into Indian contact lists, and no one knew why Smartphone users in India were demanding answers after people on Twitter posted screenshots of their phones’ contact lists with a strange number included in it. Users claimed that they didn’t add the contact to their devices, and for much of Friday, no one company or person could explain how it got there in the first place.

The contact, 1-800-300-1947, is an old toll-free number for the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), and it’s been showing up in contacts lists originating from Android devices. The same number has showed up on iPhones as well, but only if its owner imported those contacts from an Android device before.

UIDAI was created by the Indian

government in 2009 to produce 12-digit unique identification numbers for residents and run the database in which the information is held. The numbers work similarly to Social Security numbers in the States: they’re used to make it more difficult for people to stew up fake identities and to help easily identify people.

The government body denied that it had anything to do with forcing the number onto devices. In a statement, UIDAI said it “has reiterated that it has not asked or advised anyone including any telecom service providers or mobile manufacturers or Android to include [the contact] in the default list of public service numbers.”

Tamil Nadu politician Karunanidhi passes away Muthuvel Karunanidhi, a doyen of Dravidian politics, was laid to rest on the Marina beachfront as a sea of humanity bid him a tearful farewell after an unsavoury courtroom battle his party won to secure for him the final resting place at the Chennai landmark.

A stampede among thousands of mourners at the funeral killed two people and injured 47. The country’s high and mighty descended on the city to pay their last respects to the “Thalaivar” (the leader), school dropout, who left an indelible imprint on the state’s public life over decades through his literary, cinematic and political achievements.

The 94-year-old leader had breathed his last at a hospital here after fighting for life for 11 days.

A galaxy of leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president

Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, and his Kerala, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh counterparts Pinarayi Vijayan, K Chandrasekhar Rao and N Chandrababu Naidu were in attendance.

So were CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, his predecessor Prakash Karat, and former chief ministers of Kerala and Uttar Pradesh Oommen Chandy and Akilesh Yadav.

Karunanidhi was buried with full military honours with soldiers giving him a gun salute and buglars sounding the last post.

Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, Rahul Gandhi, union minister and the lone BJP Lok Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu Pon Radhakrishnan, Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad placed wreaths.

Nabha jail-break mastermind will be extradited soon Government of India has managed to ensure “provisional arrest” of Nabha jailbreak mastermind Ramanjit Singh Romi, 29 (Pictured) in Hong Kong, where he is based.

He is wanted by Interpol for his alleged role in terrorist activities and targeted killings in Punjab.

Sources say Romi’s interrogation is also needed in context of Referendum 2020 for his alleged links with some of the campaigners. He had fled India in 2016, after he managed to get bail in an Arms

Act case by allegedly bribing a DSP and an SHO in Nabha.

Indian security agencies recently established a link between referendum campaigners, radicals in Germany, UK and Canada, some gangsters operating in Punjab and the ISI by tracking online activities of the prime proponents of the movement.

“We believe Romi fits in this bracket as he is closely linked with the ISI, some radical elements and gangsters,” said a top official.

Indian company to produce thermal batteries An Indian company will start producing thermal batteries from May 2019, as the South Asian nation looks to promote the use of electric vehicles and reduce its carbon footprint. “It should take about six to eight months to complete the plant and we plan to go into commercial production by May 2019,” B V S Prakash, managing director of Bharat Energy Storage Technology (BEST) which is building a factory for the power source in Andhra Pradesh, told Reuters on Monday.

BEST will build high energy density storage devices, which it says last longer than lithium ion batteries and can be used to power electric

vehicles and telecom towers. N Chandrababu Naidu, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on Monday unveiled the first new high energy storage device. Prakash said the new factory will cost 6.60 billion rupees ($96.13 million) and create 3,000 jobs in three years.

The plant will initially have an annual capacity of 1000 megawatt and will be ramped up to 10 gigawatts in the next 6-7 years. Naidu, credited with wooing global giants like Microsoft, Google, IBM and Hewlett-Packard to Hyderbad city, is rebuilding his state into a new industrial hub after it was bifurcated

Central gov’t says no to plastic flags Keeping in view the Independence Day celebrations, the Centre has urged people not to use the national flag made up of plastic.

In its advisory to the states and the Union Territories (UTs), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked them to ensure strict adherence of the flag code. It has said plastic flags are not biodegradable and ensuring

their appropriate disposal with dignity is a practical problem.

TNS 2 more special trains for Railways exam New Delhi: A day after announcing special trains for its computer-based exam, the Railways said on Wednesday that two more trains would run between Bihar’s Muzaffarpur city and Secunderabad in Telangana.

Begging no longer an offence in Delhi Begging in the national capital will no more be treated as an offence with the Delhi High Court quashing the legal provisions that criminalise it, holding that people beg on streets not because of their wish but as a “last resort” to meet their needs.

Criminalising begging violates the most fundamental rights of some of the most vulnerable people in our society, the court

said, as it blamed the state for not being able to ensure even the bare essentials of the right to life to all its citizens. A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said the state cannot fail to do its duty to provide a decent life to its citizens and add insult to injury by arresting, detaining and imprisoning those who beg in search for essentials of bare survival.

Tharoor criticises PM for ‘silence’ on cow vigilantism Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday took on Prime Minister Narednra Modi over his “silence” on cow vigilantism and “rising intolerance” in the country and said the “Hindu rashtra project” being promoted in the name of nationalism would be a fundamental betrayal of India’s past and its constitutional values. People, he alleged, are being made to go through an “acid test”, and those who do not agree to utter “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” at the insistence of

the government are being victimised. “They (the ruling dispensation) are betraying the central Hindu value of tolerance which has given us six and half decades of communal harmony in the country and they have done so in the name of nationalism which is in itself unpatriotic. “This Hindu rashtra project will be a fundamental betrayal of the past of India, it will be a fundamental betrayal of the constitutional values of our country,” he said.

Dalai Lama blames Nehru for partition Had Jawaharlal Nehru not been selfcentred, India and Pakistan would have been one country, the Dalai Lama said on Wednesday, adding that while Nehru was gifted with experience, mistakes do occur.

“Mahatma Gandhi wanted to give the prime ministership to (Mohammad Ali) Jinnah. But Nehru refused. He was self-centred. He said, ‘I want to be PM’. India and Pakistan would have been united (had Jinnah been made PM). Pandit Nehru was very experienced. But mistakes do happen,” the Dalai Lama said.

He gave the analogy in response to a

question from a student at the Goa Institute of Management on how one could be sure about one’s decisions and how to avoid mistakes.

Preceding the interaction, the Dalai Lama spoke on India’s ability to merge its rich traditional knowledge with the modern facets of education. He also stressed the need for dialogue and debate on a range of subjects.

“We need more people to come together and talk and debate on aspects linked to India’s ancient knowledge, such as ahimsa and compassion. We also need to find ways to reduce conflict amongst ourselves,” he said.

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Two police officers arrested in abuse case Three days after Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Narinder Singh, posted at the Sanaur police station, was suspended and a magisterial probe was ordered, the Patiala police on Wednesday registered an FIR against the erring cop. “I have ordered registration of a case against ASI Narinder Singh under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 342 (wrongful confinement) of the IPC,” said Patiala SSP Mandeep Singh Sidhu. The Patiala SSP has also ordered a departmental probe against the SHO of the Sanaur police station for his “negligent” role in the whole issue. “The case has been registered, following a preliminary report from Patiala SP, city, Kesar Singh. The case will now be probed in detail by DSP (rural) Gurdev Singh Dhaliwal,” he added. Besides, Sanaur SHO Gurinder Singh Bal would face a departmental probe for laxity in handling his police station and inefficiency to handle his staff. “We will wait for the magisterial probe which was ordered by the Deputy Commissioner. If the findings of that report point towards laxity, we will add that in the FIR,” the SSP said, adding that indiscipline in

Institutes misused Aadhaar to claim SC scholarships: CAG An audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has blown the lid off a scam in the disbursement of SC post-matric scholarships by misusing Aadhaar cards of students. A sample data analysis of 6,29,668 scholarship claims made by educational institutions in Punjab’s six districts – Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Moga, Patiala and Muktsar — has revealed that the Aadhaar cards of 3,275 students were used more than once under different student IDs to claim scholarship amount of Rs 15.63 crore. The claims were made by the institutions between 2015 and 2017. In the audit report, which was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the CAG has pointed out lack of input validation control in the application software to reject more than one entry from the same student in the same academic year and course, resulting in repeated disbursement of scholarships.

Punjab is one of the five states where the performance audit of the SC scholarship scheme was carried out by the CAG for the period from April 2012 to March 2017.

Sikh wrestler has no regrets for refusing to remove his turban A Tarn Taran-based wrestler, Jaskawarbir Singh Gill, could not represent India in an international men’s freestyle wrestling tournament as he didn’t agree to remove his ‘patka’ (a small piece of cloth worn by Sikhs, especially sportspersons).

It was Gill’s debut in the international arena as he was part of the India team for the Yasar Dogu Memorial Tournament, organised under the umbrella of United World Wrestling (UWW), in Istanbul, Turkey, between July 27 and 29, when this incident happened. The Ministry of External Affairs has taken cognisance of the instance and a report has been sought from the Indian Ambassador to Turkey.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj informed this while replying to the tweet of SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday. According to international wrestling rules, the players are allowed to wear only that headgear which doesn’t harm opponent during the bout.

the force would not be tolerated.

Earlier, Congress leader and former union minister of state Preneet Kaur also met the victim, who is admitted to Government Rajindra Hospital. She said she was satisfied with the police action in this case.

The hospitalised youth (name withheld) and his five friends were on their way back home late on Saturday night on two bikes when they had an altercation with a police team at a naka.

He alleged that the ASI, along with two constables, took them in his Alto car to the Sanaur police station. “There, he and other officials subjected us to humiliation and torture. Our clothes were removed and we were told to grope each other,” he added.

The youth alleged that they were kept in illegal confinement in the police station and beaten up when they asked for water.

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Khaira and Bhagwant Mann in war of words A day after Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann dared rebel AAP MLAs to resign and face elections after forming a new party, Sukhpal Khaira said they would not resign.

Addressing mediapersons here on Wednesday, Khaira said national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab political affairs incharge Manish Sisodia were their leaders and it was up to them take action.

On Mann’s allegations that Khaira and Kharar MLA Kanwar Sandhu were “opportunists” and Sandhu sought the Leader of Opposition post, Khaira said the charges were baseless as no one-to-one meeting took place between Sandhu and national leaders. He said Mann

should explain his political opportunism as AAP was his third party and he had been trying hard to join either Congress or other parties. Row over audio tape Meanwhile, Mann is in a controversy over an alleged phone conversation recorded before the Assembly elections last year. He is allegedly telling AAP volunteers to protest against HS Phoolka, who had got a ticket for his supporter. Mann said the volunteers had planned to disrupt Kejriwal’s rally and he was just trying to pacify them by saying they should instead go to Phoolka’s constituency.

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INDIA

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UP, Bihar among 9 states that refused audit of child shelters At a time when cases of sexual abuse from children homes in Muzaffarpur and Deoria have shocked the nation, it turns out that the agency appointed for pan-India mapping and audit of children’s homes as per the directions of the Supreme Court has been denied access to child care institutions in nine states, including Bihar and UP. This despite the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the ministry of women and child development writing to the states to comply with the SC’s orders. The states where the audit agency is yet to access homes also includes Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Kerala and West Bengal.

Odisha too was on this list but the Centre’s

intervention finally led to it agreeing to the audit exercise. The view emanating from these states is that they want to do their own audits. According to data available with NCPCR, there are 5,850 registered child care institutions as on date and 1,339 homes that are yet to register though the SC had set a deadline of December 31 last year.

There may be more such institutions which are not in the NCPCR list and hence the mapping exercise under the audit is critical.

In Bihar, as per NCPCR data, there are 71 childcare institutions and 231 in UP. The NCPCR has intimated the status of the audit to the SC in a recent hearing in the ongoing public interest litigation, officials said.

Opposition parties protest Rafale deal The Rajya Sabha was adjourned by Chairperson Venkaiah Naidu in the face of vociferous protests by Opposition members on the Rafale jet deal as they demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committe (JPC) probe into it. Earlier, Leader of the Opposition and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said the Congress had given a notice for discussion on the deal, but was disallowed. Newly elected Deputy Chairperson Harivansh was on the Chair. He said the notice for discussion had not been allowed by Chairperson Venkaiah

Naidu. When the House continued to face a ruckus, Harivansh adjourned it during the fag end of Zero Hour for about 10 minutes. bAzad said it had been the practice that Opposition in the Rajya Sabha was given opportinuty vide a Calling Attention and Short Duration discussion to raise issues of importance, which had been eroded during the current dispensation.

Batting for a discussion on the deal, he said the durations of the Parliament sessions was being gradually curtailed.

Sikh Referendum-2020 a non-issue in Punjab: Bhagwant Mann The Sikh Referendum-2020 has no basis, need and support in Punjab, announced Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann on Thursday in an exclusive web interview with The Tribune.

He also announced that a strict disciplinary action was likely soon against MLAs Sukhpal Khaira and Kanwar Sandhu, who, he alleged have incited other MLAs and conspired with the ex-alliance partner Lok Insaf Party for last several months to break the AAP. A meeting of the state party unit held earlier in the day also resolved to see action against Khaira and Sandhu on disciplinary grounds. Sharing the decisions of the meeting, Mann said 20 out of 22 district heads and all five zonal heads besides 90 per cent of the office-bearers attended the meeting showing their support for Arvind Kejriwal.

“The other MLAs supporting him are not part of the conspiracy. They are emotional but not of conniving mind. I am in touch with some of them and soon, they will be back with the party,” Mann announced.

The Sangrur MP disassociated AAP from

the allegations that some of its leaders were justifying the movement if not the demand of Khalistan. Mann said people of Punjab are concerned about unemployment, drug addiction, polluted air and ground water and deteriorating law and order.

Pakistan’s ISI and several radical units are allegedly making the Sikh Referendum-2020 movement and especially the August 12 convention in London as a rallying platform for the demand of Khalistan, a separate Sikh state, besides seeking international attention for justice to 1984 Sikh riots accused and killing of innocent youths. The AAP had suffered debacle in the Assembly elections 2017 after its national chief Arvind Kejriwal had allegedly stayed at the house of an exKhalistani terrorist. Indicating his readiness to take over the reins of the party, Mann said he will soon announce his decision on accepting the position of the state party convener. “I had resigned from the post after Arvind ji apologised to former Akali minister Bikram Singh Majithia on accusing him of

Bihar minister resigns over shelter home rape scandal Bihar social welfare minister Manju Verma on Wednesday resigned after a section of media, quoting police sources and call data record (CDR), reported that her husband Chandeshwar Verma had talked to Muzaffarpur shelter home rape accused Brajesh Thakur at least 17 times between January-June.

Manju’s resignation came soon after Thakur admitted to mediapersons at the Muzaffarpur court campus that he used to speak to Chandeshwar “on political issues”.

Sources said Manju met CM Nitish Kumar in the afternoon and put in her papers.

Manju was in the eye of the storm ever since Shiba Kumari, wife of jailed child protection officer Ravi Kumar Raushan, alleged that Chandeshwar used to frequently visit the

Muzaffarpur shelter home where 34 girls were allegedly raped over a period of time. Shiba had alleged that Chandeshwar used to go to the upper floor, where minor girls used to stay, while asking the accompanying officers to stay put on the ground floor. Manju said: “My husband is innocent and will be proved innocent. But I resigned on moral grounds after media reports appeared that my husband had spoken to Thakur 17 times.” “I also request the Patna HC to make the CDR of Thakur’s phone public as it would reveal how many other whitecollar people had talked to him,” she said. Manju said action should also be taken against all those whose names would figure in the CDR.

It’s Harivansh vs Hariprasad in Rajya Sabha battle On the eve of the election to the post of the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strategists exuded confidence that Rajya Sabha members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) would be voting for National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led BJD’s nine Rajya Sabha members hold the key to the extremely close election.

Sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had phoned the Odisha CM to seek his party’s support for NDA’s nominee, Harivansh. There was no official word from the BJD. According to BJP sources, Harivansh was assured of the support of 126 MPs in a House of 244. The winning mark is 123. They said Opposition nominee B K Hariprasad was unlikely to get more than 111 votes.

The Congress-led Opposition was busy making last-minute calls to ensure that its nominee, Hariprasad, puts up a close fight. Its leaders have appealed to Patnaik to have his

MPs abstain from voting.

Janata Dal (United) MP Harivansh, the BJP-led NDA’s nominee and Congress Rajya Sabha MP Hariprasad, the Opposition nominee, filed their respective nomination papers in the morning, with the battle being billed as “Hari versus Hari”. In its list of 126, BJP strategists have included the 9 BJD MPs as well. BJP strategists claimed that apart from the 91 MPs of the NDA, Harivansh would also be backed by regional parties like the AIADMK (13 MPs), Telangana Rashtra Samiti (6 MPs), YSR Congress Party (2 MPs) and Indian National Lok Dal (1 MP).

However, YSRCP MP Vijay Sai Reddy claimed that his party’s two MPs, including himself, would be voting for the Congress candidate. The INLD is yet to make its stand clear. It had voted against the Modi government in the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha last month.

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Indian among 3 abducted and killed in Afghanistan The Indian government condemned killing of an Indian national in Kabul, who had been kidnapped along with his colleagues, saying they would bring back his remains for the family.

In a statement, MEA spokesperson said, “It is a matter of deep anguish that an Indian national, working for an international company, was kidnapped along with two of his colleagues from Malaysia and Macedonia in Kabul today.

The local authorities later informed that the three kidnapped, including the Indian national have been killed by the kidnappers”.

The person, whose identity has not yet been divulged, and his two colleagues working as chefs for the French food services and facilities management giant Sodexo, were shot in the head, according to local TV channel, TOLO news.

The Indian national was 39, the Macedonian was 37 and the Malaysian national was 64.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the killings, but the Taliban remains the primary suspect. The incident occurred months after six Indian engineers of an RPG group company working in Afghanistan were kidnapped by Taliban, suspecting them to be government officials.

The victims were abducted early Thursday morning by four gunmen from the industrial park area of 9th police district in Kabul city while they were on way to work in their official car. Their bodies were later found in Mussahi, a volatile remote and mountainous area of the Afghan capital, the report said.

Bangladesh photographer returned to police custody A well-known photographer and activist in Bangladesh who accused police of torturing him after his arrest last weekend has been returned to police custody following a medical examination that declared him physically fine.

Banglasesh High Court ordered authorities to take Shahidul Alam (pictured) to a state-run hospital for a checkup after the allegations that he was beaten in custody.

Alam faces charges of spreading false information about recent student protests that embarrassed the government. His arrest has been condemned by international rights groups.

The director of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Brig.

Gen. Abdullah-Al-Harun, said they found no reason to hospitalize Alam.

The protests, set off by the deaths of two students killed by speeding buses, grew

last week to tens of thousands of people.

Meanwhile, Indian journalists held placards protesting the attack on journalists and the arrest of Shahidul Alam, a renowned photographer and Bangladeshi activist as they gather outside Press Club in Kolkata, India, on Wednesday.

Indian tourists to visit Sri Lanka visa free soon Indian tourists visiting Sri Lanka may soon be exempted from visa requirement as the government is mulling granting visa-free entry to visitors from countries like India and China, Tourism

Minister John Amaratunga said on Monday. He said that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a task force in this regard

Bangladesh to introduce death penalty for drivers who are responsible for fatal road accidents Bangladesh to introduce death penalty for drivers who are involved in deliberate fatal accidents in a bid to quell more than a week of demonstrations calling for better road safety, as new student-led protests were met with tear gas and rubber bullets.

Over the weekend scores of people were hurt as police fired tear gas and mobs apparently loyal to the government attacked demonstrators, photographers and even the US ambassador’s car.

The tens of thousands of teenage school pupils and university students who have paralysed the capital Dhaka and elsewhere for the past nine days -- and torched eight buses -- are pressing for better road safety after a speeding bus killed two teenagers on July 29.

The latest clashes on Monday in the Rampura neighbourhood saw police use tear gas to dispel

hundreds of students from a private university, local police chief Rafiqul Islam told AFP. “They tried to set ablaze a police camp.

We fired tear gas to disperse them,” he said, adding four police officers were injured.

Students told AFP that police fired rubber bullets at protesters in an area home to two private universities and that members of the student wing of the ruling Awami League party attacked the protesters with sticks and bricks.

“The situation is very bad. We have carried at least three students to the nearby Apollo Hospital,” one student, Z. Mallick, told AFP. The lengthy standoff, attracting foreign media interest and criticism from the UN and rights groups, has turned into a major test of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government ahead of December elections.

Human rights group opposes placing Rohingyas into island camps

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A human rights group is calling on Bangladesh’s government to abandon plans to relocate Rohingya refugees to a small, uninhabited island said to be at severe risk of serious flooding.

Human Rights Watch said in a report Monday that international experts have identified six sites near the existing camp housing about 700,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar that could provide better and safer conditions and could accommodate more than a quarter of a million people.

The New York-based organization said Bangladesh’s government plans to move 100,000 people to Bhasan Char island very soon,

but warns that - quite apart to its susceptibility to inundation - its isolation and the lack of assurance of freedom of movement would turn it into a de facto “immigration detention center.”

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FIJI

Saturday, August 11, 2018

7 people die in mini bus accident in Nabou A driver involved in the Nabou vehicle crash last Saturday, causing seven deaths, is calling on people to stop speculating on social media. Daven Sharma said he was clear on what events had occurred as he had been involved. “There was no vehicle overtaking another, there was no speeding by the minibus and the only vehicle that was not where it was supposed to be was the Grace Road truck,” he said. “I was travelling at 60kmph when the accident happened. When the Grace Road truck hit me, my speedometer was locked at 60.

“The minibus in front would have been travelling at 65kmph, I can verify that because I was two car-lengths behind it.”

Police issued a statement last Saturday that the Grace Road truck had veered off its track and gone into the oncoming lane.

Mr Sharma was traveling from Nadi to Sigatoka with his wife, Anjila, when the accident happened. “I heard on the radio and heard about comments being made on Facebook where people were making up all kinds of wild stories. “They were not

there, they didn’t see what happened. “I was travelling behind the minibus, going from Nadi to Sigatoka and the Grace Road truck was heading towards Nadi when it suddenly came into our lane.

“From what I saw, it appeared that that minibus driver turned to try and avoid hitting the truck. “The truck hit the van almost head-on but more towards the passenger side then it scraped the passenger side of the van – that’s when the people sitting inside fell out. “It happened so fast and before I could react, the back of the truck hit my vehicle before coming to a stop.” Six young men including a 16-year-

Bible says ‘Fiji is promised land’ - claims cult The Grace Road Group has reiterated that they stood by their leader and believe that Fiji was the promised land hidden in the Bible. Founder of Grace Road Church and Co, the Rev Shin Ok-Joo and three others were recently arrested at the Seoul’s Incheon International Airport. The arrests were linked to the alleged incarceration of 400 worshipers in Fiji. In a statement issued last weekend, the Christian group said they came to make Fiji the light of the world by making the Word of God come true. The group also denied allegations levelled against their leader, saying they were enraged by all the lies. “We listened

to the Words of God though our reverend, gathered from all over the world, and moved to Fiji for the God-given vision,” the GR Group said.

“With the motto “Let’s make Fiji shine!” in our hearts, we came voluntarily and all our members are the shareholders and owners of the group.” Since its establishment in Fiji in 2014, the group has started with agriculture and expanded its operation to restaurants, food processing, construction and trading. “We have farms, restaurants and projects throughout Fiji and actively carry out our operations in the open.

Those, who wish to slander us, have created

Cult leader arrested after holding followers captive The deranged leader of a South Korean cult was recently arrested for holding over 400 of her followers captive at a compound on Fiji Island and forcing them to take part in violent rituals under threat of incurring God’s punishment. Shin Ok-ju, founder of the Grace Road Church, was detained along with three senior leaders of her cult in connection to allegations that she led hundreds of her followers to the island of Fiji by telling them that a “great famine” was imminent on the Korean peninsula. Once there, she reportedly confiscated their passports and refused to let them leave the 83-acre compound. Under

the watchful eyes of handpicked guardians, worshippers were also forced to take part in brutal rituals that often left them bloodied.

One of these bizarre rituals, called “the threshing grounds” by members of the Grace Road Church, involved followers beating each other in order to avoid punishment from God. Those who declined were told that their decision would incur God’s wrath. A member of the cult told Korea Times that one boy was once forced to hit his father over 100 times during the brutal ritual, and that another member was beaten so bad that he suffered brain damage.

6500 locals given free medical treatment by Chinese doctors More than 6500 locals were provided free medical treatment while more than 30 operations to inpatients were conducted on board the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Hospital Ship, Ark Peace, after its seven to eight days visitation to the country.

This was revealed by the Chinese ambassador to Fiji, Qian Bo, after the ship departed our shores on Thursday for Tonga.

He said the ship was able to achieve what they had planned during the seven to eight days they were in the country.

Mr Qian said the free medical service provided to thousands of locals was a huge number.

“This is a huge number that we have never imagined and previously I thought that each day we would have 600 to 800 people but it was more than expected,” he said.

“They gave more than 30 operations to the inpatients, and so frankly speaking, it is not about the number, it is simply a strong message from the Chinese people from China to our friends in Fiji, this is our friendship, this is selfless friendship and sacrifice. “This is really a mission of friendship, a mission of humanitarianism, a mission of peace and a mission of co-operation.”

He said the ship would return next year on January 1 to 4 only for logistic support.

Suva lawyer Lateef arrested on drug charges Suva lawyer Shazran Abdul Lateef who faces a charge of being found in possession of illicit drugs has been granted bail by Suva Magistrate Liyanage Wickramasekara.

Mr Lateef is alleged to have been found in possession of 0.0136 grams of methamphetamine on August 7 in Suva.

Magistrate Wickramasekara has released him on a personal bail bond of $5000 with two sureties who have signed a surety bond of $5000 each.

The case has been adjourned to September 12 for a plea.

Fifty-seven-year-old Suva lawyer Shazran Abdul Lateef was released on $5000 personal bail and $5000 surety bail in the Suva Magistrates Court yesterday.

He is charged with one count of being found in possession of illicit drugs.

It is alleged that on August 7, 2018, at about 6pm a team of Police officers raided a prominent Suva hotel after receiving a tip-off.

Unemployed man jailed for 3-yrs for stealing a TV worth $450 An unemployed man has been sentenced to 3 years imprisonment for stealing a television set worth $450. Timoci Bulewa has been convicted of one count of aggravated burglary and one count of theft. High Court Judge Justice Vincent Perera while delivering the sentence said the offense of theft carries a

maximum penalty of 10 years.

Due to Bulewa being a first offender and since he had saved the courts time by pleading guilty to the offenses, he will be receiving a partially suspended sentence.

The man’s sentence 21 months will be suspended for 3 years.

Yacadra aims to empower women through self-reliance Lice Lenora Yacadra would like to be a champion in empowering women through self-reliance. This is the message the 22-yearold from Rewa with maternal links to Taveuni would like to advocate at this year’s Vodafone Fiji Hibiscus festival. “I believe all women have the potential to be great in whatever they choose to do but not enough is done to help them understand their worth,” Lice said.

“I am extremely excited about this year’s theme, which is based on the five Rs because I believe this theme will allow us to showcase changes we can get in our family, community, nation and also a lifelong lesson for our children to practice in years to come,”

she said. “An example would be repurposing coke cans into earrings or even bottles into creative pot plants. This theme will have a huge impact towards climate change also if each individual takes action in each household and create a sustainable future for our children.” The University of the South Pacific student who is proudly sponsored by Fiji Care believes all women are bold but some women did not think that they are. “Being chosen as a Queen contestant this year for Hibiscus provides a platform for me to empower young girls and women to be bold and confident in whatever situation they are in,” Lice said.

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Prime Minister-in-waiting appears before anti-corruption court Prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan appeared before National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the country’s anti-corruption watchdog, on Tuesday over the alleged misuse of government’s helicopters when his party was in power in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. The misuse of the helicopters has caused a loss of around $20,000 to the national exchequer.

anti-graft body in February this year to launch a probe against the PTI chief and the then-KP chief minister Pervez Khattak over the media reports about the unofficial misuse of two government helicopters. On July 11, the watchdog summoned Khan to appear before it on July 18 but due to electioneering, Khan’s counsel Babar Awan had sought

At its office in Peshawar, the bureau handed over a questionnaire to Khan regarding his alleged illegal use of KP government’s Mi-17 and an Ecureuil helicopters for a total of 74 hours.

Khan needs to submit the answers to 15 questions within 15 days. The NAB chief Javed Iqbal had directed the

more time. Some government officials and Khattak have already appeared before the investigators. After his appearance at the NAB office, Imran Khan headed to a private hotel for provincial parliamentary body’s meeting of his party. Khan’s PTI has swept polls in KP and will form an independent government in the northwestern province for the second time.

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Pakistan and Russia to start joint military sessions Pakistani soldiers will undergo training at Russian military institutes after the two countries signed an agreement related to it, in a sign of further strengthening their defence ties amid Islamabad’s increasingly uneasy relations with the United States. The agreement was signed at the conclusion of the first meeting of Russia-Pakistan Joint Military Consultative Committee (JMCC) - the highest forum of their defence collaboration, according to Pakistan’s

Former Prime Minister Sharif’s sons placed on blacklist

defence ministry. “Both countries signed the Contract on Admission of Service Members of Pakistan in RF’s (Russian Federation) Training Institutes,” the ministry said. The Russian side was led by Deputy Defence Minister Col Gen. Alexander V Fomin who visited Pakistan from August 6-7 to attend the first session of RussiaPakistan Joint Military Consultative Committee (JMCC).

Two more girls schools burnt down in northern areas Two more girls’ schools have been burnt down by unidentified persons in Pakistan amid a spate of such incidents that have raised concerns over the safety of educational institutions which are often attacked by the terrorists opposing women’s education, a media report said on Wednesday.

This is the second major incident of attack on educational institutions in Pakistan in a week. On Friday, unknown terrorists had set 12 schools, half of them all-girls’, on fire in the country’s Caretaker government has submitted a report to the president for convening a session of the newly-elected National Assembly which is likely to be called next week, Law and Information Minister Ali Zafar said on Wednesday.

Talking to reporters outside the Supreme Court, Zafar said the National Assembly session is likely to be called between August 12 and 14 with the newly elected Members of National Assembly

north Gilgit Baltistan. Yesterday’s attack took place in Pishin district of the restive Balochistan province. No casualty was reported in the incidents as nobody was in the school in the night time, Duniya News reported. Girls’ schools are often attacked in the northern areas of Pakistan.

In December 2011, at least two girls’ schools were partially damaged in low-intensity explosions in Chilas.

New parliament likely to meet next week

to take oath,.

The appointment of the speaker and the deputy speaker of the NA will also take place during the session, he was quoted as saying by the channel.

According to the law, the new session of the NA is supposed to be called before August 15; however, the session cannot be summoned unless a notification has been issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Government of Pakistan places the names of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif ’s sons, Hassan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz on blacklist to prevent travelling on their Pakistani passports, government sources said. However, the move has barely any significance, considering both of Sharif ’s sons are British nationals and permanently settled abroad. The interim government had ignored the earlier request of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Pakistan’s anti-corruption watchdog, asking the authorities to place Sharif ’s sons on the exit control list (ECL) Following government’s inaction on the

NAB’s plea, the anti-graft body, according to sources, had submitted another request to the country’s Immigration and Passport Directorate, which acted on it and blocked Hassan and Hussain’s passports.

The directorate has also placed their names on the blacklist.

Last week, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had reportedly contacted the headquarters of Interpol to request the issuance of red warrants for the arrest of Sharif ’s sons, who were declared “proclaimed absconders” by the accountability court after failing to appear for hearings on UK based Avenfield properties references.

Imran Khan’s close aide put on no-fly list Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari, a close aide of Pakistan’s Prime Minister in-waiting Imran Khan, was on Wednesday put on no-fly list on a request filed by the National Accountability Bureau, a media report said.

The top anti-graft body is conducting a probe into off-shore companies of Bukhari, who was in charge of Khan’s campaign in NA-53 (IslamabadII). Khan had defeated former prime minister

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in NA-53. Bukhari’s name was added to the Exit Control List (ECL) after the cabinet committee’s approval and the addition was made on the request of the NAB, Express News reported. Those persons on the list are prohibited from leaving Pakistan. Earlier, his name was added to the blacklist of the interior ministry.

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PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is stepping down PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi (pictured), one of the most prominent women to lead a Fortune 500 company, will step down on October 3.

She will remain as chairwoman of the board of directors until early 2019. Nooyi, 62, will be replaced by Pepsi’s (PEP) global operations chief Ramon Laguarta, 54.

Nooyi, who was born in India, is one of a handful of people of color to lead a Fortune 500 company. She helped turn Pepsi into one of the most successful food and beverage companies in the world. Sales grew 80% during her 12year tenure. She spearheaded Pepsi’s transition to a greener, more environmentally aware company. Nooyi has been with Pepsi for 24 years. Before becoming CEO, she led the company’s expansion through acquisitions,

including its 2001 purchase of Quaker Oats.

She earned $31 million last year, and $87 million over the last three years, according to company filings. “Growing up in India, I never imagined I’d have the opportunity to lead such an extraordinary company,” she said.

Nooyi grew up in a middle class family in India. When she and her sister were young, their mother challenged them at the dinner table each night to give speeches about what they would do if they were prime minister or another world leader, a Pepsi spokesperson said. After the speeches, their mother would vote. Indra Nooyi will be stepping down as PepsiCo CEO on October 3. Her departure leaves only 24 women leading Fortune 500 companies.

NRI pleads guilty to taking $2.5 million in bribes in US An Indian-origin man has pleaded guilty to taking $2.5 million in bribes and kickbacks from companies seeking contracts to work on energy saving projects in the US government buildings, according to a media report.

Bhaskar Patel, 67, of Windermere, Florida, received the bribes and kickbacks when he served as a senior project manager for Schneider Electric Building Americas, based in Andover in Massachusetts, VT Digger, a Vermont news portal, reported.

He was responsible for obtaining bids from

subcontractors and recommending for selection the subcontractors that would be awarded a contract under an energy saving project. The payments were associated with federal energy savings performance contracts issued to Schneider Electric by various federal agencies from June 6, 2011, to April 19, 2016.

He pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Rutland to two felony charges, each carrying maximum penalties of 10 years in prison. He remains free on his personal recognizance pending a December 7 sentencing hearing.

NRI wins $1 million in draw in UAE An Indian man on Tuesday hit a jackpot to become the latest winner of the $1 million Dubai Duty Free raffle, according to a media report. Kuwait-based Sandeep Menon is the 132nd Indian to win the whopping prize money at the raffle since its inception in 1999, the Khaleej Times reported.

“I’ve never won anything in my life, especially not something as huge as this. I am extremely grateful to Dubai Duty Free for this

great surprise,” Menon said. Another Indian emerged co-winner in the raffle with each of them driving home a luxury vehicle, the report said. Dubai-based Santhi Bose won a BMW R Nine T Scrambler. She had bought her winning ticket on June 26, the paper said.

Dubai-based Egyptian national Hossam Hussein Salman won a BMW 750Li Luxury Silver Metallic.

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Rani’s ‘Hichki’ will play in Indian Film Festival in Melbourne Rani Mukerji, whose “Hichki” will play at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), says she is always happy about essaying roles of speciallyabled characters. Whether it was Rani’s portrayal as a deaf and blind girl in “Black” or her role as a woman with Tourette’s Syndrome — the actress has proved her mettle as a performer with sensitive and impactful performances.

Rani told the media here on Friday that she was very proud of how the film did, especially as it came to her after motherhood as it proved a longstanding cliche wrong.

“With ‘Hichki’, that slightly changed… I am happy people accepted the content…

I am the daughter of a writer and producer, I am the wife of a writer, director and producer, and I understand that script is the king, it’s the backbone.

“When your content is good,

no matter you are married, unmarried, beautiful or not beautiful, a film works.”

Rani said she was especially happy that awareness about Tourette’s Syndrome — a neurological disorder — got a boost with the Siddharth Malhotra directorial. “I feel happy doing such films, about playing specially abled characters and I feel happy that directors think of me when they have such roles.”

Rani is here as guest of honour at IFFM.

She is travelling with daughter Adira. “For the first time, she (daughter) is seeing Melbourne, and I will be seeing Melbourne as a mother… I am actually trying to see all the places that I can take her to. There’s a zoo, aquarium… It’s a great city for kids with some really amazing places,” she added.

Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir and Alia Bhatt made their relationship official at Sonam‘s wedding reception after months of speculation, many started assuming this time Ranbir will definitely reach the mandap. They looked very much in love, caring for each other. Then the many photos from the sets of Brahmastra in Bulgaria also started doing the rounds of the internet.

While people were speculating a wedding, there were also those who had this question in their head… will Alia Bhatt quit acting after getting married? There is no reason why she should but the thought persisted because bahus of Kapoor khandan don’t really work in films. But now we can feel relieved because the actress has addressed the question and made it clear, she has no intentions of quitting anything except for her status. (Also read: Ranbir Kapoor

holds Alia Bhatt closer at a birthday.

Alia did ‘Ask me anything’ session on Instagram and graciously answered this question of one of her fans. We are glad she decided to address this question Alia, you have no idea how happy this answer made us. It will be a shame to lose you to marriage because you are the best that we have today. Every time you are on the big screen, you prove you are a rare talent. We wouldn’t want anything or anyone to take you away from us. Alia has returned to the bay while Ranbir is still shooting

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Oh Canada, We Buy on Guard from Thee!

Kruger Products Says Buying Canadian is the Obvious Choice

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o, you want to buy Canadian? A wave of red and white purchasing is sweeping the nation as Canadian consumers look to put their money where their flag is. Recent news events have spurred renewed interest in buying local and Kruger Products – Canada’s leading manufacturer of tissue products – says that made-inCanada has always been the obvious choice.

A trip down the grocery aisle proves it’s not always easy to determine which products are actually made-in-Canada. So Kruger Products is staking its claim: it manufactures its leading Canadian consumer paper brands right here in Canada, including: CashmereŽ Bathroom Tissue, Canada’s #1 Bathroom Tissue Brand; PurexŽ Bathroom Tissue, Western Canada’s #1 Bathroom Tissue Brand; ScottiesŽ’, Canada’s #1 Facial Tissue Brand; and SpongeTowelsŽ, Canada’s Favourite Paper Towel Brand. When it comes to buying high-quality Canadian paper products, Kruger Products has you covered.

Canadian Manufacturing Innovator for 100+ Years A new Ipsos Omnibus survey reveals that when it comes to purchasing grocery products of equal quality and price, 83 per cent of Canadians would choose a made-in-Canada product over American-made. And twothirds (62 per cent) of Canadians say they are now more likely to choose Canadian-made products compared to a few months ago. “It surprises us that Canadian consumers are unaware our brands are proudly made in Canada, it’s displayed on all our brand websites and packaging,� says Nancy Marcus, Chief Marketing Officer, Kruger Products. “Kruger Products is a third-generation, Canadian family business with more than a 100-year history in this country.

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Late Rajan Nanda’s ashes immersed in the Ganga river

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March 21 - April 20 With a powerful focus on your sector of creativity and romance, the coming week can bring opportunities to improve your chances of success. This is very much the time to be seen showcasing your skills and abilities at craft fairs, exhibitions, or anywhere else you can display your talents. With a powerful solar eclipse in this zone building during the week and occurring over the weekend, it would be no surprise if someone noticed you and was very impressed.

Taurus

April 21 - May 20 Luscious Venus, your personal planet, moves into Libra and your wellness

greater balance in your life. In addition, electric Uranus in your sign enters its retrograde phase on Tuesday, remaining so until January 2019. This phase could see you becoming more daring and possibly

surprising. Nevertheless, this can do you much good if it allows you to move out of any ruts and explore new opportunities.

Gemini

May 20 - June 21 As the sun and chatty Mercury angle toward jovial Jupiter this week, you may have plenty to say and could be very articulate. However, try not to promise more than you can deliver.

It could be very easy to do so. At the same time, delightful Venus moves into your leisure sector, and her presence here could stimulate your creative side and enhance romantic possibilities. The coming weeks could see you out and about, indulging your favorite hobbies

Cancer

June 22 - July 23

This week’s focus on your personal

as the week builds up to a solar eclipse in this

to earn extra income or discover it yourself.

And if you play your cards right, the coming weeks and months could see you building on

further. In addition, with delectable Venus moving into your home and family sector on Monday, the coming weeks can be excellent

Leo

June 24 - August 23 You could feel the tension building as the week gathers pace, and this can be due to the solar eclipse in your sign over the weekend.

This could be a time of change for you. You might decide to take a bold step forward, or

changes your life in a positive way. There are other planetary shifts, too, as sultry Venus moves into your communication zone, making it easier to negotiate deals and resolve any

Virgo

August 24 - Sept 24 A desire to indulge could grow stronger this week as lovely Venus enters your money zone. She will remain here for the whole month, so you could

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Libra

Sept. 24 - Oct 22 Good news this week as delightful Venus, your guide planet, moves into your sign on Monday. Because she will be here for the whole month, you can relax and be totally yourself. People will love you for being caring, tolerant, diplomatic, and welcoming.

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Scorpio

Oct 23 - Nov 22 There’s a lot of action in your career sector, which could see you looking out for new opportunities and thinking about your future. With a solar eclipse developing in this zone over the coming week and taking place on Saturday, you might have a decision to make.

% than your current job and be very tempted to take it. However, it might be just as well to research your options before you agree.

Industrialist Rajan Nanda, who was the Chairman of the Escorts group passed away August 5. He was Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter Shweta Nanda’s father-in-law. Shweta is married Rajan Nanda’s son Nikhil. Rajan Nanda was also the the son-in-law of Raj Kapoor. So, on his passing away, the entire Kapoor and Bachchan clans came forward to pay their respects and stand by the Nanda family.

Abhishek Bachchan spotted with brother-in-law Rajan Nanda and his nephew Agastya at Haridwar. The three paid a visit to the holy city to immerse the BTIFT PG UIF MBUF 3BKBO /BOEB JO UIF (BOHFT Rajan Nanda passed away on last Sunday and upon hearing the news, Amitabh Bachchan, who was shooting for Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra in Bulgaria

Sagitarius

immediately rushed to Delhi. A prayer meet was later held for Rajan Nanda which was attended by the members of the Bachchan and the Kapoor family.

Amitabh Bachchan penned down his feelings on his personal blog. He wrote, â€œâ€Ś yes the personal tragedy is now in discloser and transmitted .. but it had a lead .. a lead of distress and anxiety and apprehension from a time of some immediate length obvious nested facts were not pressed into the print of this page.

Nov 23 - Dec 22

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Both sobering Saturn and powerful Pluto are journeying through your sign, so your perspective on life may continue to be intense. &

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your reputation as a peacemaker and great negotiator. If called to this role, you could be very impressive. It would be no surprise if you felt more emotional over the coming days, with a solar eclipse taking place over the weekend.

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Rakhi Sawant takes the challenge Never one to shy away from calling a spade a shovel, Rakhi Sawant now has a rather startling opinion on the ongoing debate on casting couch and sexual harassment of strugglers in the film industry.

Rakhi admits to being a victim. “When I was a struggler, yes I did face the casting couch. But it wasn’t as if every producer or director I approached was guilty. As in every walk of life, there is sexual corruption in the film industry also. As far as I was concerned, this was just in the beginning. But I had talent and I didn’t have to give in. I learnt to say no. And I used my talent as an artiste to make my way through life.

I suggest all strugglers to have patience and not surrender to the temptation of shortcuts,” she said.

Rakhi completely supports Saroj Khan in the opinion that there is no coercion involved when sexual favours are exchanged.

“Nobody rapes anyone in this film industry. It’s all consensual and voluntary. In this, I fully support Sarojji. At least she has spoken her mind and let the world know the truth. People in Bollywood don’t speak out the truth about the casting couch although it is happening right here in front of their eyes. They feel they are making their

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way up why should they bother with what’s happening around them? I really admire Sarojji for letting the world know the reality that they have to face every day. Sarojji has seen what goes here. I totally agree with her.”

The shocker from Rakhi Sawant is the revelation on how rampant

Dharmendra remembers Sridevi

Dharmendra and Sridevi have shared the screen in Naaka Bandi. But unfortunately, the evergreen actress Sridevi passed away this year in February in a hotel in Dubai due to accidental drowning. The whole industry was mourning her loss and it was black day for all of us.

It’s been a few months now since we lost Sridevi, and in just three days ie,. August 13, 2018, it’s her birthday.

During trailer launch event of Yamla sexual favours are in the film industry.

“Young girls are willing to make any Pagla Deewana Phir Se, Dharmendra gets compromise to get going in their career. emotional as he recalls Sridevi. Speaking Aaj kal to ladkiyan kehti hain, Kuch bhi kar about the same, he said, “I have acted with lo, mujhe kaam de do’. Iss mein producer her in Naaka Bandi, she was a nice person.

LJ LZB HIBMUJ IBJ (JSMT UIFTF EBZT BSF We extremely feel so sad that she left so ready to do anything to get work. Why early. She should have been there today to blame producers for this?) Sarojji is to look after her daughters. I’m a very not wrong. A lot of girls come in the film emotional person. She was a nice artist.

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During the shoots too, she used to bring home cooked food for us. What more can I say?”

Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se Trailer Launch: Dharmendra Is All Praises For Salman Khan!

Kriti Kharbanda Lives Her Dream Of Working With Dharmendra & Shatrughan Sinha In Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se! Earlier, during the sudden demise of the actress, the Sholay actor had told in a Republic Exclusive, “I’m really shocked. I’m not ready to believe it yet. She was such a sweet, great person. I’m emotionally not able to say much.

Always very affectionate, very respectful.”

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India was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan; the partition was accompanied by violent riots and mass casualties, and the displacement of nearly 15 million people due to religious violence.

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Indian American Actor is glad that things are getting better

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t a time when the diversity debate in Hollywood is getting bigger with every passing moment, – that emerged from the world of “The Simpsons� – is not only alive but making headlines as well. But all is not lost. *OEJBO "NFSJDBO BDUPS 7BOEJU #IBUU TBZT there were many misrepresentations about people of color, but they are being wiped out due to increasing conversations around inclusion. The actor, who traces his roots to Hyderabad, is glad that he never had to play a stereotypical character.

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“I will be honest with you. I feel like things are changing for the better and this is from my personal experience. “When I started acting, there were far more misrepresentations.�

Apu had to grapple with the troubling stereotype of a convenience store clerk with an exaggerated, fake Indian accent since the show’s inception.

So, has anything changed? “I have been acting professionally in the States for the last 10-15 years. In this time span, I feel like it has changed so much. I have had so many more opportunities. I am grateful that I never had to kind of play someone stereotypical like that (Apu). I have always had

an opportunity to play human being versus stereotype. I feel very lucky about that.�

Bhatt moved to the US after his mother got a job in the country. He is known for his work on “The Michael J. Fox Show�, “Mercy�, “42 Seconds of Happiness� and “Ripped�.

He will soon be seen with Indian actress Priyanka Chopra in the third season of “Quantico,� which airs in India on Star World. The actor, the nucleus of whose family remains in Hyderabad, is confident that change is seeping into the entertainment industry. “I notice that ever since we started talking so much

about diversity and representation, started having these conversations out loud. For the first time I think real change is happening slowly but gradually.� #IBUU QPJOUFE PVU BO FYBNQMF “I have noticed a difference between casting from last year to this year.

This is the time of the year when (actors) for all the new seasons of the show are cast.

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Hon. Amarjeet Sohi Edmonton Mill Woods 780.497.3524

Joyce Murray Vancouver Quadra 604.664.9220

Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould Vancouver Granville 604.717.1140

Joe Peschisolido Steveston – Richmond East 604.257.2900

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Bollywood celebrities kick off the Indian Film Festival in Melbourne The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne has officially begun, and the first event of the festival was the opening press conference that took place this morning at Melbourne’s central business district.

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turmoil: Indian participation in World War II, the Congress’ final push for non-cooperation, and an upsurge of Muslim nationalism led by the AllIndia Muslim League. The escalating political tension was capped by Independence in 1947.

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7 August was declared as Independence Day. [6] The Congress called on people to pledge themselves to civil disobedience and â&#x20AC;&#x153;to carry out the Congress instructions issued from time to timeâ&#x20AC;? until India attained complete independence. Celebration of such an Independence Day was envisioned to stoke nationalistic fervour among Indian citizens, and to force the British government to consider granting independence.[8]:19 The Congress observed 26 January as the Independence Day between 1930 and 1946.[9] [10] The celebration was marked by meetings where the attendants took the â&#x20AC;&#x153;pledge of independenceâ&#x20AC;?.[8]:19â&#x20AC;&#x201C;20 Jawaharlal Nehru described in his autobiography that such meetings were peaceful, solemn, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;without BOZ TQFFDIFT PS FYIPSUBUJPOw < > (BOEIJ envisaged that besides the meetings, the day would be spent â&#x20AC;&#x153;... in doing some constructive work, whether it is spinning, or service of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;untouchables,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; or reunion of Hindus and

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bald is beautifulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; says Sonali Bendre She captioned the photograph, iÄ&#x2021; JT JT NF And in this moment, I am really happy. People give me strange looks when I say that now, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell you why. I am now paying attention to every moment, looking for every opportunity to find joy and #SwitchOnTheSunshine. Yes, there are moments of pain and low energy, but I am doing what I like, spending time with people I love, and feeling very loved

and happy. I am extremely grateful to my friends, my pillars of strength, who at a momentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s notice, arrived to be with me and help me through this. In between their busy schedules they find time to visit, call, message, FaceTime... basically never leaving a moment for me to feel alone. Thank you for showing me what true friendship is. #HappyFriendshipDay, ladies. Blessed to have you all in my life.

Happy Independence Day!

Rich Coleman

Marvin Hunt

Todd Stone

Sam Sullivan

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33 percent from a year ago, and apartments are down 27 percent.

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buyers are including standard protection clauses in their offers -- something unheard of during the market frenzy of recent years in Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most expensive city.

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of a laneway home with a pitched roof is up by two feet, allowing 22 feet for a 1.5-storey structure and up to 17 feet for a single-storey structure. This eliminates the need to sink the laneway below grade, provides more useable space on the upper floor, improves accessibility, reduces retaining walls, and reduces the use of concrete to cut down on construction costs. The new policies create minimum room sizes, with the main shared living space required to be at least 180 sq. ft. and at least one bedroom at least 91.5 sq. ft.

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Community news (BMB JO TVQQPSU PG 1*$4 %JWFSTJUZ 7JMMBHF 1*$4 %JWFSTJUZ 7JMMBHF PO 0DUPCFS 2018 at 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm at17767 64 Avenue â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Surrey, BC. Meet us at Mirage Banquet Hall in Surrey for a night of entertainment CFOFÄ&#x2022; UJOH 1*$4 %JWFSTJUZ 7JMMBHF B revolutionary senior care community

South Asian Seniors - On DemandLearn More Acupressure Techniques & Be Your Own Doctor August 12th ( Sunday ) 2018 from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm at Shanti Niketan hall.

Vedic Seniors Parivar Centre of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society Surrey invites South Asian Adults/ Senior members and nonmembers to attend a presentation on demand of most of the members, to Learn more Acupressure Techniques & Be your

to be built in Cloverdale. Come and watch energizing performances by talented local artists, taste some delicious food, and learn how this project will benefit the community! There will be a chance to win a number of great door prizes. It all benefits PICS %JWFSTJUZ 7JMMBHF -FBSO NPSF BU IUUQ XXX QJDT CD DB

Acupressurist Avtar Singh Woodwall on August 12th 2018 ( Sunday ) from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm at Shanti Niketan hall of Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple 8321 - 140th street Surrey BC. A copy of the Acupressure points in Hands and feet will be provided to those who do not have for treatment at home, light snacks & tea will be served after the presentation. Please contact Surendra Handa Coordinator Tel. 604-507-9945 for further information.

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