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Second councillor quits Surrey mayor’s alliance within a month

Punjab CM Amrinder Singh calls for sanctions against Canada if it does not crack down on Sikh extremists

Capt. Amarinder Singh has always made it clear he thinks Canada For the second time in less than a month, city councillor Brenda is soft on alleged Sikh extremists in this country. The head of India’s Locke (pictured) in Surrey has left the mayor McCallum’s coalition.

Punjab state government once alleged the Councillor Brenda Locke announced on Liberal cabinet harbours four “Khalistani” Thursday that she is quitting Mayor Doug advocates of an independent Sikh homeland, McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition, saying the publicly snubbed Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan alliance has fallen into dysfunction under and gave Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a list McCallum’s leadership — particularly as of purported Sikh terrorists living here. But the city moves toward a municipal police Singh went even further with his critique in an force. “The whole process around the police unexpected statement issued this week, accusing transition, it has been a flawed process. A the Canadian government of providing “overt flawed process will be a flawed outcome, and covert” support to the Khalistani movement, for me, and I can’t support it anymore,” and calling on New Delhi to consider sanctions Locke said during a phone call Thursday morning. “[McCallum] against Canada if it does not take a tougher stance. hasn’t been transparent and he hasn’t been inclusive.” Locke also The Punjab chief minister urged India’s national government “to mount said McCallum “disparaged” her and her global pressure on Canada to put an Continued on page 7 Continued on page 7

11 years jail for teen who tried to assassinate two people A Vancouver teen who tried to assassinate two people by shooting them has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Last July, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Arne Silverman convicted the teen, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban, of two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a loaded firearm.

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Canada’s indifference to the 1985 Air India bombing is disturbing On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 departed Toronto via Montreal for Delhi with 329 passengers and crew, mostly Canadians of Indian ancestry.

They included 82 children under the age of 13. The end of the school year in Canada had brought the promise of visiting places and people in India, the country from which their families had immigrated. Deep in the bowels of the plane, hidden among the checked-in luggage, were two suitcase bombs that would detonate in midair off the coast of Ireland. Those children along with all their fellow passengers were lost forever. The children—dearly loved daughters, sons, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends— were innocents whose lives ended by an act of

terror. But their tragic fate did not embed itself deeply in the consciousness of their fellow Canadians.

The Air India bombing has been described as the largest mass murder in Canadian history and an act of aviation terror without precedent.

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India remain sole undefeated team in ICC cricket world cup With 11 points, India are now almost through and another win in their next three games will seal their position in the top four as West Indies were knocked out with two more games remaining.

Indian bowlers led by the Mohammed Shami produced yet another splendid performance to

put their team on the cusp of a semifinal berth with a 125-run rout of the West Indies in their sixth World Cup encounter here on Thursday.

India scored 268 for 7, riding on halfcenturies by Virat Kohli (72 off 82 balls) Continued on page 6

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Canadian Armed Forces do some serious ‘bhangra’ moves

The brave Canadian Armed Forces courageously serve the nation, but it turns out they can also do some serious bhangra moves on the dance floor.

A Yukon-based bhangra instructor Gurdeep Pandher joined the Forces for an epic bhangra dance session, which has been shared over on 180,000 times on social media.

The video was filmed at the Canadian Forces base in Victoria, BC and the group caught on to the traditional Punjabi folk dance pretty quickly. “We tried to include soldiers of minority communities in CAF, women, and others who are less represented to show how wonderful our forces are,” Pandher said.

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Immigrants in BC earn 18% less than 3rd-generation Canadians, survey finds Immigrants in BC earn less than Canadians whose parents were born in Canada, and at least half struggle to find work that matches their experience and credentials, a new survey suggests.

The problem is especially acute in Vancouver, where immigrants earn 18 per cent less than third-generation Canadians, compared to immigrants elsewhere in B.C. who earn nine per cent less on average, according to a joint study by Vancity Credit Union

and Angus Reid. “We know anecdotally that this is the experience of newcomers to Canada,” said Catherine Ludgate, Vancity’s senior manager of community investment. “But it’s so stark. To have the wage challenges run as deep as they are, that truly is shocking.” The report casts a light on the hurdles that newcomers face in getting their foreign credentials recognized in Canada.

Provincial commission in B.C. seeks to close gap between minimum wage and living wage

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‘Canada failed us’: says son of Air India terror attack victim Susheel Gupta , Vice-chairman of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal In his own words: Susheel Gupta talks about terrorism, victim services, and what we can do better In the evening of June 22, 1985, Air India Flight 182 took off from Montreal bound for New Delhi. A few hours later, it was blown apart by a bomb planted by terrorists in Canada, killing all on board.

Susheel Gupta’s mother was on that plane.

It scarred him for life, and it also gave him a mission: to work within the criminal justice system ensuring no other Canadian or child ever endures a similar tragedy.

At a Victim Services York Region conference May 23 in Richmond Hill, Gupta, now senior

strategic operations advisor for national security with the RCMP, described what happened.

Here’s an edited version of what he said: It should have been me on that plane not my mom.

Our family came to Canada in 1972, when I was four months old. In 1985, we could finally afford to go back to India to see the loved ones we left behind.

The original plan was that I would go ahead and my parents follow so that I’d get a few extra weeks with my relatives.

But my Grade 7 graduation was the most important thing to me. I nagged my parents for weeks to let me stay. They finally relented and my mom took my seat on the plane.

Being 12 years old, what else could I feel but guilt that my mother was blown up and murdered?

On Sunday, June 23, I awoke to the sound of our phone ringing. My father told my brother and I that mom had died. My

father’s pain still echoes in my ears today.

I remember later that morning going through the phone book looking for a federal government office, my father getting very angry when the voice on the line said they were unable to assist - it was a Sunday - and “please call back tomorrow during business hours.”

Teenager who tried to assassinate two people gets 11 years jail From page 1 In the first shooting incident, the teen had driven in November 2016 to a Burnaby townhouse complex where the victim, who can only be identified by the initials S.S. due to a ban, lived with his girlfriend.

The teen, who had barely turned 16 at the time and knew both S.S. and his girlfriend, knocked on the door of the home and asked to speak to S.S., who came out of the home and followed the teen to a location near where he’d parked the car.

The teen, who is now 18, shot S.S. once in the abdomen, then twice in the back before fleeing the scene.

In December 2016, the teen shot a woman who can only be identified by the initials H.J. due to a publication ban, when the teen showed up at a complex in East Vancouver.

H.J. was the mother of a Crown witness who was scheduled to testify at the trial of another man facing a serious offence. The plan had been for the accused to shoot the Crown witness, but if he wasn’t home to shoot any of his family members, to discourage the witness from testifying.

When H.J. opened the door, the teen asked if her son was home and when she said he wasn’t home, the teen shot her three times, twice in the abdomen and once in the arm.

H.J. heard the teen try to shoot a fourth time but no bullet was fired.

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and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (56 off 61 balls) and it turned out to be good enough as West Indies were shot out for 124 in only 34.2 overs.

In two successive matches now, the bowlers have more than covered up for a mediocre show from the batsmen, save skipper Kohli. Shami (4/16 in 6.2 overs) was at his best in the first spell as he first bounced Chris Gayle out and then bowled an off-cutter to remove Shai Hope.

In his second spell, he got Shimron Hetmyer while new ball partner Jasprit Bumrah (2/9 in 6 overs) was fast and accurate getting two wickets of successive deliveries.

Kuldeep Yadav (1/35 in 9 overs) and Yuzvendra Chahal (2/39 in 7 overs) were too hot for the Caribbean batsmen on a track, where run scoring became increasingly difficult with passage of time.

The last seven wickets fell for 63 runs in a space of 14 overs which indicated the Caribbean plight. Bhuvneshwar Kumar with his incisive swing bowling has always been Chris Gayle’s (6 off 19 balls) nemesis but it was in-form Shami, who drew the first blood with a short ball that climbed on the big man and the mistimed pull was taken by Kedar Jadhav, running sideways from his mid-on position.

Hope, West Indies’ next big hope, got one from Shami that came in breaching his defence.

Sunil Ambris (31, 40 balls) and Nicholas Pooran (28 off 50 balls) steadied the ship with a 55-run stand before both were dismissed in quick succession. Hardik Pandya trapped Ambris plumb in-front before Pooran mistimed a lofted shot to Shami in the deep.

The skipper Jason Holder then played a rank bad shot off Chahal as West Indies were knocked out of the contest at the halfway stage, reeling at 98 for five. When India batted, Dhoni scratched around for the better part of

his innings before exploding in the final over to take India to 268 for 7 on a track that look good for batting. There has been a lot of talk about Dhoni’s failure to rotate the strike and Thursday’s batting effort on another dry and slow track will only amplify the criticism before he got 16 in the final over to finish on 56 off 61 deliveries with three fours and two sixes. More than his strike-rate, his percentage of dot balls remains a concern for India. If India played 152 dot balls against Afghanistan, the run-less delivery count was 163 in this game.

It was Pandya, whose 46 off 38 balls took India past 250-run mark after skipper Kohli scored his fourth half-century.

The middle-order looked jittery again with skipper Kohli not getting enough support from the other batsmen.

In fact, Dhoni’s rustiness rubbed off a bit on the Indian captain, who ultimately gifted his wicket to his opposite number.

Kohli hit eight boundaries with stand-out shot being a lofted drive over covers off Oshane Thomas. Veteran Kemar Roach (3/36) bowled fast and fuller length deliveries using the offcutters to good effect while skipper Holder (2/33 in 10 overs) was economical, troubling the batsmen with back of the length deliveries.

Left-arm spinner Fabian Allen (0/52 in 10 overs) didn’t get any wicket but a crucial aspect of his spell was the last five overs in which he gave away only 15 runs. This was another leftarm spinner after Mitchell Santner and Shakib Al Hasan, who has now troubled Dhoni with his wicket-to-wicket bowling.

When Holder and Roach bowled fast and back of length, the former India captain found it difficult to manoeuvre the bowling but the final score turned out to be much above par. —

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Saturday, June 29, 2019 From page 1

Second councillor quits Surrey mayor’s alliance within a month “integrity,” but did not elaborate further.

The City of Surrey is working to establish an independent police force to replace the RCMP by April 1, 2021. The city released its long-anticipated transition plan on June 3, detailing what the new policing model for the municipality would look like. Creating an independent police force and terminating the policing contract with the RCMP was one of McCallum’s main campaign promises in last October’s election. Four days before the transition plan was announced, Coun. Steven Pettigrew quit McCallum’s team.

Pettigrew had also been outspoken over the marred policing transition process and lack of transparency, but a statement said the final straw was the coalition’s position on protecting the city’s tree canopy. Both Locke and Pettigrew plan to sit as independent councillors. Surrey’s council will now have two independent councillors, a Surrey First councillor, and five remaining Safe Surrey councillors alongside McCallum.

Man gets surprise $17K bill for empty homes tax on live-work townhouse The owner of a Vancouver property zoned for both business and residential use was shocked to receive an empty homes tax bill of almost $17,000 — even though it’s occupied for most of the year.

Shawn Moore’s modern three-storey townhouse at the corner of Pacific and Howe streets is one of four in a row that are zoned for use as offices, private residences or a combination of both.

When the time came to make his declaration for the city’s empty homes tax earlier this year, Shawn Moore said his property was occupied, since his marketing agency was using it as an office for most of the year and, in November, another tenant moved in.

When Moore learned he was being audited, he said it didn’t bother him, because he was confident he wouldn’t have to pay the new tax. But the shock came soon after when he got the bill.

Vancouver condo owner accuses city of bullying over empty homes tax “I mean, we certainly never budgeted for that,” said Moore, adding that it could damage his business. “That’s like an extra $1,200$1,300 a month in expenses.”

Moore bought the townhouse several years ago, and has built up his business over that time, ultimately outgrowing the space late last year. Initially he lived there too, but Moore bought another home downtown, which he declared as his primary residence this year.

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Punjab CM Amrinder Singh calls for sanctions against Canada if it does not crack down on Sikh extremists end to the use of its soil to unleash terror against India, particularly the Sikh community being targeted by Khalistani terrorists.”

“India had, for too long, been soft towards Canada and needed to crack its whip aggressively, even seek UN sanctions if needed, to end the growing threat once and for all, the Chief Minister stressed,” said the news release posted on the Punjab government’s website Monday. The comments add to ongoing tension between the two countries over the Khalistani issue, and the degree to which Canadian politicians support the movement. It’s unclear what prompted the latest outburst, although it follows a decision by the federal government in April to remove specific references to Sikh extremism from a contentious Public Safety Canada report on terrorism. Global Affairs Canada, asked about the statement, was unable to respond by deadline. The Indian government

has also voiced concerns over Canadian politicians’ approach to Sikh nationalism, but the Indian High Commission in Ottawa did not reply to a request for comment. For Sikhs here, Singh’s verbal attack comes “completely out of left field,” said Balpreet Singh, legal counsel for the World Sikh Organization. The allegations are unfounded — and some of them are “outlandish” — but they will nonetheless harm Canadian members of the faith, he said. “What this looks like to us … is foreign interference, a narrative created in India and pushed into Canada about Canadian Sikhs,” said Singh. “It hurts us here as a community. It’s something that affects our reputation, and affects folks here on the ground.”

Singh suggested the Punjab leader may simply be angry that Canada barred him from coming here in 2016 to campaign among the Indian diaspora, a group considered to have considerable influence and financial clout in

Punjab politics. Accusing another country of giving a safe haven to terrorists could also help distract voters from the state’s struggling economy, he said. Amarinder Singh, a former Indian army officer, first aired his criticisms of Canada in April 2017, when he insisted the four Sikhs in Trudeau’s cabinet were Khalistanis — a charge denied by all of them — and refused to meet Sajjan when the minister visited Punjab.

Peaceful support for an independent Khalistan in India is strong among leadership of Sikh temples in Canada — with some “gurdwaras” displaying portraits of alleged extremists — and Canadian politicians have for years now reached out to such leaders as they court the powerful Sikh vote. One of the guests on Trudeau’s ill-fated India trip in February 2018 was Jaspal Atwal, convicted of attempting to assassinate an Indian cabinet minister in 1986.

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G20 Summit in Japan: Narendra Modi puts forward five-point approach to tackle global challenges like unilateralism, protectionism

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rime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday put forward a five-point approach to address common challenges facing the world, including protectionism and unilateralism at global financial organisations like the World Trade Organization (WTO) and spoke about terrorism during the G20 summit in Japan.

G20 Summit in Japan: Narendra Modi puts forward five-point approach to tackle global challenges like unilateralism, protectionism Speaking at the informal BRICS leaders’ meeting in Osaka, Modi said that there was an immediate need to strengthen the WTO, fighting protectionism, ensuring energy security and work together to fight terrorism.

“Today I will focus on three major challenges.

First, the recession and uncertainty in the world economy. Unilateral decisions and rivalries are overshadowing rule-based multilateral international trade systems,” Modi said.

“On the other hand, the lack of resources is reflected in the fact that there is a shortage of an estimated 1.3 trillion dollars in investment for emerging market economies,” he added. Modi stated that making development and progress inclusive and sustainable is the second major challenge.

“Rapidly changing technologies such as digitisation and climate change are concerns not just for us, but also for future generations.

Development is in the right direction when it reduces inequality and contributes to

empowerment,” the prime minister said.

Modi stated that terror is the biggest threat to all humanity.

“It not only takes the lives of innocent people but also has a negative effect on economic progress and social stability,” Modi said. “There is a need to stop all the mediums of support to terrorism and racism,” he added. Talking about his five-point approach to tackle these challenges, Modi said the ill effects of unilateral decisions can be addressed to an extent by the coordination between the BRICS countries.

“We need to emphasise on the necessary reforms in international financial and business institutions and organisations for improving multilateralism,” the prime minister said.

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The much-anticipated The Shipyards complex on the Lonsdale waterfront of North Vancouver is set to officially open on Saturday, July 20.

And in all likelihood, this will become a significant regional attraction, providing the City of North Vancouver’s Lonsdale city centre with a major economic boost. Construction crews are now completing the finishing touches on the mixed-use redevelopment on Lot 5 of the shipyards, just east of Lonsdale Quay and the Lonsdale SeaBus terminal, ahead of the grand opening.

Designed by local architectural firm DIALOG, the contemporary industrial-inspired redevelopment activates a former industrial site on the waterfront, with 20,000 sq. ft. of outdoor public space, including a 12,000-sq-ft covered event space that doubles as an ice rink during the winter months.

This will be the largest outdoor ice rink in the region — larger than the Robson Square ice rink in downtown Vancouver. These significant amenities are largely housed under the main structure, spanning a length of 300 ft and cavernous ceiling height of six storeys. “It will be open, you can feel the weather, and there will be incredible views of the waterfront and downtown,” Gary Mathieson, president of Quay Property Management, previously told Daily Hive.

“It will be a very active and animated space. The goal is to have something happening in the plaza almost every day of the year.” The redevelopment will also be activated by about 85,000 sq. ft. of commercial space, with businesses such as: a two-level flagship JOEY Restaurant location with over 400 seats including a patio facing the water; Nook Italian restaurant; Larry’s vegetarian market; Parlour Ice Cream; Jamjar Canteen Lebanese restaurant;

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Langley couple seeks belongings after U-Haul stolen from Abbotsford parking lot A Langley couple preparing to move halfway across Canada is now without most of their belongings after a U-Haul moving truck was stolen over the weekend from an Abbotsford hotel’s parking lot.

Abbotsford Police are hoping the public can track down some of the items stolen from the truck, which was later found empty in a Surrey high school parking lot.

The couple had been about to move to Winnipeg and had parked the U-Haul Friday night in a hotel lot on Mt. Lehman Road. The truck contained most of the pair’s belongings, including furniture, a burl coffee table (a burl is a cross-section

of a large tree), books, photos and a red Taotao scooter. A mounted eagle that was a family heirloom dating from the 1920s is also missing. Police say the truck, which had the Arizona licence plate AJ32495, was stolen sometime overnight and found in the Fraser Heights Secondary School parking lot Saturday morning.

Anyone with information – including dashcam footage – that might help is asked to contact Abbotsford Police at 604-859-5225, text 222973, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Well-known Vancouver businessman’s death deemed homicide Vancouver police are now calling the death of a 78-year-old business owner the city’s sixth homicide of the year.

John Leslie McIver was found dead on Wednesday morning at McIver’s Appliance Sales and Service near Ontario Street and East 69 Avenue. A family member had discovered

his body. McIver was well-known in the community and had run the business for more than 50 years. No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is asked to call the VPD at 604-717-2500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Chinese jets ‘buzz’ Esquimalt-based HMCS Regina in Taiwan Strait Japan - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Osaka, Japan for the G20 leaders’ summit, with a contact between Chinese fighter jets and Canadian ships in the Taiwan Strait adding a new tension between the two countries. Chinese fighter jets reportedly buzzed a Canadian warship in the strait earlier this month, which one analyst expects will become more common.

Trudeau is hoping for progress, or at least fresh support from other countries, in Canada’s disputes with China over agriculture products and China’s arrests of two Canadians in apparent retaliation for Canada’s detention of a Chinese high-tech executive on an extradition warrant from the United States. The incident at sea was reported by Matthew Fisher of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, who was aboard HMCS Regina on June 18 when the two Chinese jets flew within 300 metres of the frigate. Canada’s Defence Department says the Regina and the navy’s interim resupply ship, MV Asterix, were travelling in international waters from Vietnam to the coast of North Korea. And it says the decision to transit the strait between mainland

China and Taiwan was not intended to send a message, but simply represented the most practical route for the vessels. China has nonetheless taken issue in the past with foreign warships travelling in the strait.

Adam MacDonald, deputy director of the Centre for the Study of Security and Development at Dalhousie University, predicts such incidents will become more common as Canada increases its military presence in Asia and China tries to assert more control over the region. Trudeau has no meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping at the summit to do this but U.S. President Donald Trump committed to raising the detentions of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor during his own meeting with the prime minister in the Oval Office last Thursday.

Trudeau will also lean on like-minded allies that have already spoken out about the detentions, including France, the U.K., Germany and Spain. On Friday, Trudeau will meet with European partners to discuss

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catastrophe remains unknown, or at most little-known to most Canadians.

Ashwin Rao, a character in Padma Vishwanathan’s Giller short-listed novel The Ever After of Ashwin Rao, says this about the children killed in the bombing: “They deserved to be acknowledged as Canadians. Those children weren’t deserving of investigative attention because of their virtues.

They deserved to live, because they were alive.”

In the absence of broad Canadian validation of the bombing as being worthy of public grief and mourning, creative artists have tried to illuminate the ongoing grief of families forced to live with this profound and unrecognized loss.It is from novels like Vishwanathan’s as well as poems, films and other creative works that many of my undergraduate and graduate Canadian students first learn about the Air India bombing.

But what explains this ignorance of “a Canadian tragedy?” Why do Canadians not remember the tragic loss of so many children on Air India Flight 182? Canada’s absence of

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Canada’s indifference to the 1985 Air India bombing is disturbing

remembering Blame for the public absence of knowledge and remembering rests with the Canadian government, which promptly dismissed the mass murder as a foreign tragedy.

It was characterized as an act of terror committed

by Indian immigrants who had imported their “blood feuds” from India to Canada. The plane had crashed far away from Canada, in Irish airspace, and it was an Air India flight.

These made it easier to diminish the tragedy as a Canadian story. Following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York 16 years later, the Air India bombing was retroactively declared “the single worst terrorist attack in Canada’s history.”

A public inquiry and a federal government apology acknowledged Canada’s failures to prevent the bombing and the mistreatment of the families in the aftermath of the bombing.

However, the tragedy re-entered public consciousness as a terrorist act, not as a story of loss and suffering. The ongoing grief of those who lost loved ones did not claim a prominent

place in Canadian history and public memory.

Creative artists have tried to fill this gap in public memory. Often they have focused on the death of children or the plight of children who lost a parent in the crash to give voice to unacknowledged, invisible grief. In The Ever After of Ashwin Rao, Ashwin Rao, a Canadiantrained psychologist, loses his sister and her two children who were aboard AI Flight 182. Ashwin

begins to interview others who have lost family members in the crash, with the intent of writing a book about how families have “coped” with their loss. A middle-aged, grieving bachelor, he keeps his personal loss a secret. And throughout the novel we see him struggling with this grief, especially memories of his niece, who was a surrogate daughter to him.

Alberta premier Jason Kenney opens Western premiers’ meeting amid tensions with BC Alberta Premier Jason Kenney called on his peers in the Western provinces and the territories to work together to responsibly develop their resources as he opened a meeting Thursday that is overshadowed by his province’s deepening dispute with British Columbia. The premiers of the four westernmost provinces and the three territories are in Edmonton for their annual gathering, which comes two weeks before a meeting of all of Canada’s premiers in Saskatchewan next month.

It is also Mr. Kenney’s first meeting with B.C. Premier John Horgan, whose opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has made him a prime target for Mr. Kenney.

“The Alberta government is under new management,” Mr. Kenney told the assembled premiers as he opened the meeting at Government House.

“Our new government has one goal today, which is to make our Western provinces and territories the source of Canada’s strength.”

He said the meeting’s agenda would focus in part on resource development – a key source of the animosity between Alberta and B.C. His United Conservative government came to power in April on a platform of defending pipelines and Alberta’s oil sector against perceived enemies. He has repeatedly singled out B.C.’s NDP government, and Mr. Horgan in particular, as a key obstacle.

Mr. Kenney has since threatened to cut off oil shipments to B.C. and has launched a milliondollar ad campaign in the Vancouver region promoting the Trans Mountain project and blaming Mr. Horgan for high gas prices. Mr. Horgan’s government, in turn, has launched two court cases linked to the Trans Mountain debate – one challenging Alberta’s right to cut off B.C.’s oil supply and another seeking the authority to regulate crude shipments through the province. Both premiers attempted to set an optimistic tone ahead of the meeting, insisting there are many

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Man gets more than six-year jail for hit-and-run death of a biker A Chilliwack man has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to four charges in connection with a collision that killed a Maple Ridge motorcyclist in 2017.

Laura Jeglum-Woycheshen, a 48-year-old Maple Ridge mother and grandmother, riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, died in the head-on collision on Sept. 14 of that year. She was riding on Lougheed Highway, near 280th Street, with a group of friends, on her way back from dinner when the collision occurred.

Ryan Gerald Lowe pleaded guilty in October to charges of impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm to two others – failing to stop at the scene of an accident and public mischief for reporting a theft of a vehicle, when none had occurred.

He was sentenced Thursday in Port Coquitlam provincial court.

Lowe was given five years for driving causing death and another for driving causing bodily harm, as well as three more for leaving the scene and mischief.

The first two sentences are concurrent, while the last two are consecutive for a total of eight years.

Justice Patricia Janzen, however, reduced the total sentence to 6.5 years.

Lowe, from Chilliwack and born in 1984, initially faced eight charges. He pleaded guilty to four.

Jeglum-Woycheshen was travelling westbound on the road at the time of the collision, just before 9 p.m. Two other people were seriously injured, but survived.

A five-month investigation led officers across multiple jurisdictions, including Maple Ridge, Mission and Chilliwack.

The victim’s son, Rob Jeglum, said previously the case has prolonged the suffering for the family, members of which are trying to go through the grieving process.

He also said that his mom was “a very loving person,” who loved riding her motorcycle and was known for bringing the family together.

BC’s reduced electric vehicle subsidy should last rest of this year The B.C. government couldn’t find the money in its budget to replenish a $5,000 electric vehicle rebate program, and chose instead to reduce the incentive so that the funding can last out the year, says the energy minister.

Michelle Mungall said if the province had not cut the electric vehicle rebate program from $5,000 to $3,000 per vehicle, the program would have run out of money within two months due to the surge in British Columbians buying zero-emission vehicles.

“What we want to see is that continued uptake of making that switch (to electric vehicles),” Mungall said in an interview.

“And to do that we had to relook at how

we’re going to use the budget item to create incentives. Because if we kept going the way it was structured last week, we would run out of money probably in a couple of months.”

The government had set aside $42.5 million for the electric vehicle subsidy program in the fiscal year running April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020. Demand spiked 214 per cent in May to 2,779 sold vehicles, when drivers realized they could add B.C.’s $5,000 incentive with a matching federal electric vehicle rebate, and a limited-time $6,000 SCRAP-IT rebate to get as much as $16,000 off the price of a new zero-emission vehicle.

False ‘shots fired’ report in Cloverdale led to seizure of weapons, cash and suspected drugs A recent report of gun shots in a Cloverdale neighbourhood turned out to be fireworks, say Surrey RCMP, but a continued investigation resulted in the seizure of firearms, cash and suspected drugs.

On Monday, June 24, RCMP were called to a Cloverdale home in the 19400-block of 71A Avenue after someone reported what they believed was a series of gun shots.

Surrey RCMP say they were able to determine that the sound was actually the result of fireworks. Although no shots had been fired, officers continued their investigation and obtained a search warrant for the home.

“As a result of this search warrant, police located and seized a sawed off shotgun, several bags of suspected marijuana, 30 vials of testosterone, various firearm ammunition, a Taser, brass knuckles and pepper spray,” according to an RCMP release.

“Approximately $21,400 in cash was seized from the residence as well as a large quantity of a white powdery substance, which will be tested to determined if it is an illicit drug.”

No charges have been laid at this time, and the investigation continues.

“This is an example of the importance of reporting information to the police,” said Surrey RCMP Cpl. Elenore Sturko. “A person took the time to make a report, and although the initial findings were of fireworks, the subsequent investigation has resulted in the seizure of multiple weapons, cash and drugs.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502. To remain anonymous, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or www. solvecrime.ca.

9 months jail for man posting explicit photos of ex-girlfriends A 31-year-old Nanaimo man has been sentenced to nine months in jail for secretly photographing explicit images of two former girlfriends and posting them online.

The identities of the man and women cannot be revealed due to a publication ban, but he pleaded guilty to one count of publication of an intimate image without consent and two counts of secretly observing and recording nudity in a private place. He was sentenced by Judge Ronald Lamperson in provincial court in Nanaimo on Wednesday.

Lamperson, citing an agreed statement of facts, said the man dated the first victim for a few months in spring 2013, but the relationship ended.

After, she noticed her Facebook profile picture was that of her passed out, with her

shirt up exposing her buttocks. The photo was also sent to four of her male friends.

The man admitted to posting the picture because he was mad about the breakup.

Despite the first victim being angry, the two began dating again, though casually, between December 2013 to April 2014, said Lamperson.

During that time, she consented to photos of her in her underwear, but none involving nudity. The man tried to take nude photos, but she objected to that and of being filmed during sexual activity. In May 2016, the first victim was notified that her photos were on a pornographic website and after going to the site, she saw 34 photos of herself. She reported this to Nanaimo RCMP and told police she also found photos of the second victim.

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Surrey man arrested after dangerous driving in Vancouver A Surrey man has been arrested after a car was spotted being driven into oncoming traffic and toward pedestrians, and later in circles in a major Downtown Vancouver intersection.

Around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, several 911 calls were made about a grey Toyota Camry that was being driven toward pedestrians waiting at a bus stop and into oncoming traffic near West Georgia and Granville streets.

A witness who spotted the vehicle downtown followed as the vehicle headed toward Main Street.

The witness remained on the line with emergency operators and relayed directions and updates to officers.

Police intercepted the vehicle at Main near National streets. There were no injuries and only minor damage to vehicles.

“We did what is called a box-and-apin, where we are able to stop that vehicle from leaving the scene by using our police vehicles in front and behind it,” said VPD spokesman Sgt. Jason Robillard.

Robillard confirmed that the vehicle is the same as the one depicted in social-media videos posted online.

“I was able to witness some videos posted on social media which appear to (show) the same car around Main and Hastings doing what witnesses described the vehicle doing prior, which was circles into oncoming traffic … very dangerous behaviour,” he said.

Harpreet Gill, a 37-year-old Surrey resident, is alleged to be the driver and only occupant of the vehicle. He is charged with dangerous driving.

Man convicted of drug charges claims police illegally seized $3 million in bitcoins A Vancouver man who was convicted of possessing 14.5 kilos of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking is claiming that the police illegally seized bitcoins now valued at more than $3 million from him.

On April 28, 2013, the police were called to the Kitsilano home of Derrick Andrew Langdon when they received a report that two toddlers were out on the street unattended.

The young boys indicated to police that their father was asleep in the home on Balsam Street and when police entered through an open back door they could smell fresh marijuana.

The police found Langdon in one of the rooms and placed him under arrest for possession of pot.

After executing a search warrant, police seized about 50 bags of packaged marijuana

weighing 14.5 kilograms and worth $100,000, a vacuum-sealer, empty plastic baggies, boxes of mailing envelopes of different sizes and some computers. Langdon was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking and in March 2015 pleaded guilty to the offence and received a nine-month jail sentence.

A provincial court judge concluded that Langdon, who was also a computer consultant and a volunteer at the Vancouver police community centre and Crime Stoppers, had been running a mid-sized trafficking operation out of his home. Charges that were also laid against his brother were stayed.

In March 2017, a judge ordered that a laptop that had been seized be returned to Langdon,.

SkyTrain say no to increased late-night service Metro Vancouver mayors are looking into increasing late-night transit across the region, but the plan won’t include SkyTrain.

In a year-long report given to Metro Vancouver mayors at TransLink headquarters on Thursday, TransLink suggested implementing an express version of a “NightBus” that shadows the current SkyTrain routes, similar to the bus hub being piloted from downtown Vancouver to Surrey, Coquitlam and cities within Greater Vancouver. But mayors representing cities outside of the already-existing routes, namely Port Coquitlam, Langley, White Rock, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge, were able to convince fellow mayors to instead agree on exploring how NightBuses could be expanded into the

outlying cities, as well. Looking into late-night service started late last spring, and included forming a steering committee with business associations, law enforcement and other groups.

Thursday’s proposal stems from a technical study that looks at how other major cities across the world handle late-night services, such as London and New York, as well as what a 24hour service during seven and two days a week would look like. The total cost for the study was $500,000. Funding for any form of late-night services has not been approved by the council, and would be part of Phase 3 in the 10-Year Investment Plan into 2020, or involve scrapping another project instead. The anticipated cost would be roughly $4 million if routes were to only shadow the Expo Line and Millenium Line.

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Flamingo Hotel demolished as Whalley gets ready for highrise Hundreds of people showed up to witness final moments of colourful corner Hundreds of people gathered in Surrey Saturday to watch crews begin the demolition of a colourful hotel that will make way for a trio of new highrises.

Mayor Doug McCallum took the initial blow with a wrecking machine to begin bringing down the buildings on the block of 108 Avenue and King George Boulevard, which was most well-known for the Flamingo Hotel.

Pyrotechnics and music accompanied the event.

The site will soon be home to three new sparkling high rises that are part of development planned for the area. 0:31 The demolition is part of the Flamingo Block Project, which the city approved in 2017.

Councilgreenlights‘YaletownofSurrey’project It’s the idea of developer Charan Sethi, who will replace the buildings at the corner — which previously housed a sex shop, strip club and bar — with condo towers, shops and restaurants.

“I saw land which wasn’t being used,” he said at the event on Saturday. “It gives me something to create out of nothing.”

Charan Sethi with the Tien Sher Group of Companies is excited about the new direction Whalley is taking. (Jon Hernandez/Surrey) McCallum says the project represents how Surrey is trying to modernize.

The project has been described as becoming

the “Yaletown of Surrey,” and McCallum says although the corner and its businesses were well-known in the city, it’s time for a change.

“I think it was a symbol of the past and how our city centre and Whalley is changing for the future,” he said. “We are moving forward.”

There has been support for the development from the business community and many residents, but some are still not sure about the coming changes.

The Byrd, a strip club on King George Boulevard, will be torn down to make way for the new development. (Mike McArthur/CBC) Surrey residents Carol Bulley and Randy Prudent were there to watch the Flamingo block get torn down and said the demolition represents Surrey losing its tight-knit community charm.

“We all used to know each other,” said Bulley. “You walk down the street, you know who everyone is, now we don’t even know our next-door neighbours.”

Prudent, who was born in Surrey, said he’s seen many changes over the years.

“It’s a big city now, not like it used to be,” he said.

Surrey residents Randy Prudent and Carol Bulley say the demolition of the Flamingo is just one of many changes facing their city.

Boy suspended for standing up for little sister says ‘I just wanted the bullying to stop’ A Coquitlam boy claims he was unfairly suspended from school for standing up to his little sister’s bully earlier this month.

The series of events began Friday, June 14.

Coquitlam father Kelly Wayne went to pick up his 11-year-old daughter from Montgomery Middle School, and said he found Rhianna in tears.

“She said, ‘A kid at school pushed me, and he wants to fight me.’ So I turned around and said, ‘What’s going on?’” Kelly recounted to the media 10 days later.

Kelly said he called the school principal to arrange a meeting with the alleged bully and his parents – but it never happened. He said he later found out the boy Rhianna said pushed her wasn’t punished by the school.

“This is a bully. A boy that pushed my girl and

wants to fight. This needs action now,” Kelly said.

According to Kelly, when Rhianna returned to school the following Monday (June 17) and saw that the bully was still in class, her brother, Brennen, decided to take the matter into his own hands.

He said, “I just wanted the bullying to stop.”

So, he says, he confronted the bully with a group of his friends, telling him: “If you want to fight somebody, fight me.

You can’t go around pushing my sister.”

“I’m very proud of Brennen and the way he reacted to this,” Kelly said of his son’s efforts.

“I’m glad something was done.”

Kelly said Rhianna is back in school, feeling better than before, with her classmates’ and teacher’s support and her brother behind her back.

Cocaine dealer back in custody after BC’s anti-gang unit raids house RCMP’s anti-gang unit conducted a raid on a Chilliwack Mountain home this week, well-known local gangster and cocaine dealer Clayton Archie Eheler is in custody.

The RCMP’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit were seen leaving after conducting a search warrant at a house on Sunrise Drive on Chilliwack Mountain on June 26, 2019.

A spokesperson for the province’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU-BC) confirmed they carried out a search warrant on June 26 and an arrest was made, but no names will be provided until a new charge is laid.

And while CFSEU-BC could not confirm

who was arrested, Eheler was added to the provincial court docket and appeared briefly in courtroom 204. He remains in custody scheduled in court in Surrey Friday morning where Crown was set to apply to have his bail revoked. Eheler was out on bail awaiting sentencing for a possession for the purpose of trafficking charge dating back to November 2014. Also convicted on the same file was Mathew Jordan Thiessen.

Eheler and Thiessen were charged after a search of a Brett Avenue apartment where 7.9 kilograms of cocaine, 1.25 kilograms of crack cocaine, and several kilograms of cutting agents were found.

Vancouver council rejects townhouse development next door to hospice After hours of impassioned discussion, city councillors in Vancouver have rejected the rezoning application for a townhouse development next door to a hospice on Granville Street.

Councillors voted 7-4 against the rezoning after a packed council meeting on Tuesday night. The proposed development, which can’t proceed without rezoning, would turn a single-family lot in the city’s Shaughnessy neighbourhood into 21 townhomes spread out between two buildings.

Coun. Jean Swanson voted against the rezoning, saying she supports densification of Vancouver’s rental neighbourhoods but that this development wouldn’t be the best way to do it.

“In this particular case, I think the landlord — the owner — is going to get a huge property boost from the rezoning,” Swanson said after the meeting wrapped around 9:30 p.m. PT. “The rents are just going to be too high for people who rent to afford.”

548 letters, 9 hours of speeches, 1 rezoning: Are public hearings an effective way to rezone Vancouver?

Councillors attended three separate public hearings which took around nine hours and read — in theory — 548 letters sent by members of the public ahead of the vote.

Those who favoured the rezoning argued that Vancouver needs more rental housing, particularly for families, and must densify both arterial streets like Granville and single-family neighbourhoods on the city’s West Side in general.\ Those against the development said they weren’t against rezoning in all cases, but the proposal wouldn’t work for the specific site, wouldn’t make Vancouver more affordable and would infringe on the privacy of neighbours.

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Cloverdale Library to close for $1.2 million renovation Surrey city council approved the Cloverdale Library’s upcoming renovation costs at a Monday council meeting, with the total coming in at just over $1.2 million.

A contract for $1,272,705 was awarded to Novacom Building Partners Ltd., the contractor that submitted the lowest bid.

As noted in the city report, the Cloverdale Library is one of Surrey’s older libraries. It was converted into a library from a courthouse building in 1987.

The library, which operates at full capacity, does not “adequately accommodate�

wheelchairs or strollers, and the second floor was never meant to support the heavy weight of book stacks. The branch “is in need of improvement to maintain operation as a functioning civic facility,� reads the report.

During the renovations, an entrance will be added to the east side of the library facing Veteran’s Square, in order to help create a collaborative heritage campus.

Across the square lies the newly-expanded Museum of Surrey, and the City of Surrey Archives housed in the 1912 Municipal Hall.

The Cloverdale Library will close on July 8, and construction will begin in late July or early August. The renovation is scheduled to be completed in January 2020.

During the renovations, library staff will set up a “Pop-Up Branch� at the Cloverdale Recreation Centre (6188 176 St.), which will include popular materials, a children’s

literature collection, and a holds pick-up. It will open on July 12, and operate from Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The branch’s family history department will re-locate to the City Centre Branch (10350 University Dr.), and will be available from July 15 onward at that site.

Child dies after being struck by vehicle in driveway A child in Vancouver Island died after being struck by a vehicle on residential driveway in Cobble Hill near Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island.

Shawnigan Lake RCMP say they responded to a call at about 11:45am on Maynard Avenue in Cobble Hill 45 kilometres north of Victoria.

When police arrived, paramedics and fire crews were already on the scene, but unable to save the child.

RCMP did not specify the child’s age, sex or name.

The driver of the vehicle stayed at the

scene and is cooperating with police.

Police say there’s no evidence to suggest the driver was impaired. The cause of the collision is still under investigation. “This is a tragic and traumatic incident, and we are working closely with all members and first responders who attended the scene to ensure they have the support they need,� detachment commander Sgt. Tim Desaulniers said in a release.

The B.C. Coroners Service is also investigating.

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The fire broke out at an old dairy farm on 46A Street around 7:45 p.m.

Smoke from the fire could be seen from

neighbouring municipalities. Firefighters were still fighting the blaze long after nightfall. A Delta police officer at the scene said no one was injured. It’s unknown if there were any animals in the barn.

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Port Coquitlam mayor Brad West says people are telling him to back off criticism of China Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West says he has been asked to tone down his criticism of China or his community will be ‘at risk’ of not receiving support. West has been pushing the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) to sever ties with the Chinese government.

China pays $6,000 to host a reception and be included in the annual UBCM program.

The government also covers the cost of food and drink at the event. “Since I have started speaking out a message has been sent to me that I could be putting at risk support for my community and I think that is really concerning. I think we are elected to speak out on behalf of our constituents,� West said. “I had a message sent to me that there are a lot of people unhappy with me.� The Port Coquitlam mayor says he wouldn’t say he has been threatened nor would he say who sent him the messages.

West sent a letter to UBCM to state his “strong opposition� to allowing the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic

Richmond council votes to install permanent rainbow crosswalk Richmond city council voted to install a permanent rainbow crosswalk Monday night as part of its Pride week celebrations.

Several residents attended the council meeting to express both support and disagreement with the project.

The motion passed 8-1 in the end, with the one dissenting councillor citing not enough time for public consultation.

Mayor Malcom Brodie voted in favour of the motion and told CBC News a crosswalk is just one way for the city to express inclusion.

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His major concern is that China “is engaged in a number of actions that are hostile to our country’s interests� including the detention of Michael Korvig and Michael Spavor. “We currently have two of our fellow Canadian citizens rotting in a Chinese prison for no reasons. China just arbitrarily detained them,� West said.

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Punjabi poetry evening was held at George Mackie Library in Delta last week. Local poet Amrik Plahi (fifth from left) was honured. Pictured above from left are Jarnail Singh, Jarnail S. Sekha, Mohan Gill, Ravinder Sharma (North zone cultural centre, Patiala) and Phupinder Malhi.

Crime Stoppers ‘CRIME OF THE WEEK’

India Cultural centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas, 8600 #5 Road, in Richmond, is home to a lot of activities and programs. This includes hosting a number of sports activities.

In 2004 S/Sgt Jet Sunner along with group of police officers and college students formed Team Izzat. This happened when he was working with the RCMP in Richmond. Izzat means honour and respect in Punjabi and Hindi. Team Izzat members were all volunteers who would spend their own time off to connect with youth through sports and educational programs.

Team Izzat has organized several other youth events such as Drugs and Child Exploitation Forums at the Bell Centre in in Surrey in 2011.

Taking it one step further they began to organize a baseball tournament every year. Gurdwara Nanak Niwas was pleased to offer its premises

and refreshments to the participants. The latest 3 on 3 basketball tournament was organized by Richmond RCMP in co-operation with ICBC on Sunday, June 16 at Gurdwara Nanak Niwas.

This one day free tournament involved high school students from grades 8 to 11. Approximately 80 students from 17 teams-7 girls teams and 10 boys teams- from all over the Metro Vancouver area, participated in the tournament. The organizers were assisted by 26 volunteers. ICBC partnered with Team Izzat for the first time. India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas has hosted this event for several years and provided its facilities and pizza etc. to the participants. Like previous years, this year’s event was very successful thoroughly enjoyed by the players, organizers and spectators.

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Missing Person, Megan Terpsma, Date: Feb. 2018, Location: Surrey, BC Details: Surrey RCMP # 18-39289 Surrey RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating missing person, Megan Terpsma. Megan has had limited contact with her family since June of 2017, and was last seen in February of 2018. Her last known residence was in the City of Surrey. Police and her family are concerned for her wellbeing. Megan Terpsma is described as a Caucasian female, 24 years old, 5’3” tall, weighing 115 lbs. She has brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with more information on the whereabouts of Megan Terpsma is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502.

If you wish to make an anonymous report please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477) or www.solvecrime.ca.

Crime Stoppers “MOST WANTED” June 30, 2019

Name: MITCHELL, Shikell Alias: Anthony Morris, Age: 26 Height: 5’11” (180 cm) Weight: 220 (100 kg) Hair: Black,, Eyes: Brown Wanted: Canada-wide Parole *Trafficking Warrant in Effect: June 24, 2019 ----------------------------------------Name: KIM, Byung Seob, Age: 41 Height: 5’8” (172 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg), Hair: Black Eyes: brown, Wanted: Canada-wide Parole Parole * B&E / Theft Warrant in Effect: June 24, 2019 -----------------------------------------

Name: QUINNELL, Donald Age: 52, Height: 6’0” (183 cm) Weight: 190 (86 kg) Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Marks: Chest: Dragon, webbing, “bless this mess”; Left Arm: Grim Reaper, Bio Tech, Tribal; Right Arm: Skull, Flames; Upper Torso back: “GJM”, “Amber” Wanted: Canada-wide Parole *Fraud / Attempt Ind. Offence / Theft Warrant in Effect: June 19, 2019

‘Article 15’ - Compelling story could have ended better plot primarily to spout clichés like the play on the word “Jan’ (people) in the Indian national anthem. Though the rapes and murders are (thankfully) shown only implicitly, and the unraveling of the case done in a skilled stepProduced and directed by: Anubhav Sinha

by-step fashion, we also feel that the need for the CBI coming in as shown was also not really required. Maybe Sinha brought in the angle to highlight how things work in remote areas of India (in this case, Uttar Pradesh). This is highlighted by the hero Ayan Ranjan (Ayushmann Khurrana)’s pithy statement to Panicker (Nasser, in his debut Hindi film that is neither dubbed nor a bi-/tri-lingual!),

in which he tells him, in effect, how certain wrong things are given a moral sanction. As in “Mulk,” this part could have probably been specified by a dramatic device within the circle of honest and corrupt cops with a hint of the CBI to come and take over from the honest investigation by Ayan out of political expediency.That said, many a sequence holds attention: the repeated searches in the marshy sludge.

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Sinha’s 180 degree turn from “Dus” and “RA.One” et al. to “Mulk” was compelling, riveting, like a journey of self-discovery. But he overshoots with his tribute here, as someone over-influenced this time by the Kashyap-Bhardwaj ilk.

Instead of the vice-like emotional grip on the solar plexus in his former film, Sinha here goes dark like them but thankfully stays on the right side of deviance. There is a Prakash Jha touch to the political elements as well. But unlike Jha’s and Sinha’s original style (as seen in “Mulk” and also in portions of “Dus”), the mood here is often illustrated in the overdark camerawork (Ewan Mulligan) and a hazy, shadowy (can’t find a better word to describe it) feel.

Such cinematography does go well with the sequence in which the girls hanging from a tree are discovered, but later becomes too over-used and enhances the dull quotient.

Also, the screenplay of “Mulk” was organic and gripping in a searing way, with not a single dull or stretched moment. Here, though we feel empathy for the Dalits, there seems to be over-dramatization in many parts, and frankly, characters like the activist (Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub in a special appearance) were not really necessary to the

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Dharmendra to be part of ‘Khalli Balli’ Manoj Sharma is on cloud nine as he has just roped in superstar Dharmendra in his horror comedy “Khalli Balli� produced by Kamal Kishor Mishra of One Entertainment Film Productions and Prachi Movies.

Dharmendra will be playing the role of a psychiatrist in the film. The movie also stars Madhoo, Kainaat Arora, Rajniesh Duggal, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Ekta Jain, Yasmeen Khan, Brijendra Kala, Yogesh Lakhani and Asrani.

The film will be shot in Mumbai and Lucknow.

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Music director R.D. Burman’s 80th birth anniversary Had he been alive, music director R.D. Burman would have turned 80 this June 27.

Since his demise, an era wherein he also rules re-creations alongside maestros Laxmikant-Pyarelal, virtually everything under the sun has been written about the composer. So what’s there to remember or talk about? In a broad way, one answer is his bonding with other composers, senior, contemporary, or juniors. Let us not forget that today’s names like Vishal-Shekhar, Shantanu Moitra and Amit Trivedi consider him as one of their idols, and Vishal Bhardwaj speaks highly about him, as do Sajid-Wajid.

Pritam speaks of how, at one time, during his film institute days of training to be a sound engineer, he was smitten by his music to the extent that he barely heard anyone else.

From a generation earlier, Anu Malik talks of him being his inspiration in interviews and has followed his music style in specific

songs. Jatin-Lalit have scored music following his compositional, orchestral and sound patterns in a significant chunk of their scores and songs, and common arranger Babloo Chakravorty had a lot to do with that. Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen too, took inspiration from R.D. in many a song, considering him as one of the pillars of Hindi film music from whom they drew inspiration.

Bappi Lahiri claimed inspiration on record from three other composers (including Pancham’s father S.D. Burman), but so many of his songs and scores and the compositional and orchestral tenor actually reminded us of Pancham, who also became the greatest casualty following Lahiri’s success. The humble Pancham smiled off the fact that even staunch loyalist filmmaker Shakti Samanta had to sign Bappi under distributor pressure in RD’s down phase by saying, “Shaktida would make me hear and approve every song after Bappi’s recording, and I found the music very nice.”

Priyanka thanks in-laws

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On the occasion of Father’s Day on June 16, Priyanka tweeted a photograph of herself along with her father-in-law and captioned it: “Happy Father’s Day Papa Kevin Jonas I feel blessed to have you and Mama Denise Jonas in my life! Thank you for taking me in as your daughter with so much love and warmth. Love you loads. Happy Father’s Day.”

Priyanka married her pop singer husband Nick in December 2018.

The couple married at Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur in traditional Hindu and Christian ceremonies.

The 36-year-old actress on June 17 also shared a photograph of her mother Madhu Chopra on to wish her happy birthday. “Best birthday girl ever. Madhu Chopra I love you. Thank you for being my rock,” she captioned. On the Bollywood front, Priyanka has wrapped up shooting for Shonali Bose’s “The Sky Is Pink.” It also stars Farhan Akhtar and Zaira Wasim.

Saturday, June 29, 2019

Katrina Kaif At early age, Kaif won beauty contest in Hawaii, and received first modelling assignment in a jewellery campaign.

She subsequently m o d e l l e d professionally in London, working for freelance agencies and appearing regularly at London Fashion Week.At a fashion show Kaif attracted the attention of London-based filmmaker Kaizad Gustad. He selected her for a role in the English-Hindi erotic heist film Boom as part of an ensemble

cast that included Amitabh Bachchan, Gulshan Grover, Jackie Shroff, Madhu Sapre and Padma Lakshmi. While filming in India, Kaif received other offers and decided to stay in the country.

[19] In 2003, she received notice as a model after walking the ramp for Rohit Bal at the India Fashion Week and appeared in the first Kingfisher C a l e n d a r. K a t r i n a soon established a successful modelling career in India after endorsing brands such as Coca-Cola, LG, Fevicol and Samsung.

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Saturday, June 29, 2019 International conference on Guru Nanak Dev G: His Teachings, Philosophy and Legacy

International conference on Guru Nanak Dev G: His Teachings, Philosophy and Legacy was hled on Saturday, June 22 at Punjab Bhawan in Surrey, BC.

International conference on Guru Nanak Dev G: His Teachings, Philosophy and Legacy was hled on Saturday, June 22 at Punjab Bhawan in Surrey, BC. Kavinder Chand poet was honoured by Sukhi Bath, founder Punjab Bhawan.

Statement from Teresa Wat on Canadian Multiculturalism Day

BC Liberal Critic for Multiculturalism and Richmond North Centre MLA Teresa Wat released the following statement on Canadian Multiculturalism Day: “Today we celebrate the cultural diversity that enriches every one of us, and recognize the remarkable contributions made by multicultural communities to our society.

“We are fortunate to live in British Columbia, the most ethnically diverse province in Canada that has attracted newcomers from around the world. Our strength therefore lies in tolerance, acceptance and cooperation between the many people that call this province home. “In addition to preserving and enhancing the multicultural heritage of B.C., we must continue to guard against intolerance and hatred on the basis of race or place of origin. Discrimination demeans us all and has no place in our society.

“I encourage everyone to take today’s opportunity to build cultural awareness in your own home, workplace and community.

We all have a responsibility for social diversity and inclusion.

“Let’s ensure everyone is treated with respect and dignity and strive to create opportunity for all of B.C.”

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Deepika’s ‘Chhapaak’ shoot

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eepika Padukone started shooting for her upcoming film, Chhapaak, in which she plays an acid-attack survivor. We hear that post the shoot, at the end of the day, the actress makes sure that she unwinds by watching one episode of the TV series, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, a comedy-drama. Says a source, “Deepika’s role is very demanding and getting into the skin of the character takes a toll when you live the fierce journey of the survivor. So, to relax and divert her mind, she watches the series. It has now become a routine for her.”

Padukone was born on 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Konkanispeaking parents. Her father, Prakash Padukone, a former badminton player, and her mother, Ujjala, is travel agent. Her younger sister, Anisha, a golfer.Her paternal grandfather, Ramesh, was a secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association.

The family relocated to Bangalore, India when Padukone was a year old.[6] She was educated at Bangalore’s Sophia High School and completed her pre-university education at Mount Carmel College.

She subsequently enrolled at the Indira Gandhi National Open University for a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology but later quit it due to scheduling conflicts with her modelling career. Padukone has admitted to being socially awkward as a child and did not have many friends. The focus of her

life was badminton, which she played competitively from a young age.

Describing her daily routine in a 2012 interview, Padukone said, “I would wake up at five in the morning, go for physical training, go to school, again go for playing badminton, finish my homework, and go to sleep.”

P a d u k o n e continued to pursue a career in badminton throughout her school years and played the sport in national level championships.

She also played baseball in a few state level tournaments.

While concentrating on her education and sporting career, Padukone also worked as a child model, first appearing in a couple of advertising campaigns at the age of eight.

In the tenth grade, she changed focus and decided to become a fashion model. She later explained, “I realised that I was playing the game only because it ran in the family.

So, I asked my father if I could give up the game and he wasn’t upset at all.” In 2004, she began a full-time career as a model under the tutelage of Prasad Bidapa.

Early in her career, Padukone gained recognition with a television commercial for the soap Liril and modelled for various other brands and products.

Stunning Sunny Leone

S

unny Leone has been doing it all from her films to TV shows, and even promoting her makeup business.

When not neck deep in work commitments, the star makes it a point to jet out on relaxing holidays with her hubby Daniel Weber and their three kids.

This time around, the beauty headed over to Jaipur for a short break and surprised fans with a stunning photo to assure all that she is having a swell time there. Posting a mirror selfie in a floral bikini, the star not only showed off her curves but also gave everyone a good look at her sculpted abs.

“Pulled this bikini after a long time! Time for a swim in my private villa pool here in Jaipur! Gorgeous resort!” she captioned the photo.

While shooting for her TV show, Sunny also ventured South and starred in ‘Madhuraja’ featuring superstar Mammootty in the lead. known by the name Sunny Leone a Canadian-born Indian-American star and actress, model, currently in Indian film industry, Bollywood. She has American citizenship. She has also used the stage name Karen Malhotra.[8][9] She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003, was a contract performer for Vivid Entertainment, and was named by Maxim

as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010.

She has played roles in independent mainstream events, films and television series. Her first mainstream appearance was in 2005, when she worked as a red carpet reporter for the MTV Video Music Awards on MTV India. In 2011, she participated in the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss. She also has hosted the Indian reality show Splitsvilla.

In 2012, she made her Bollywood debut in Pooja Bhatt’s erotic thriller Jism 2 (2012) and shifted her focus to mainstream acting which was followed up with Jackpot (2013), Ragini MMS 2 (2014), Ek Paheli Leela (2015) and Tera Intezaar (2017). Apart from her acting career she has been part of activism campaigns including the Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Half-Marathon to raise money for the American Cancer Society and has also posed for a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ad campaign with a rescued dog, encouraging pet owners to have their cats and dogs spayed and neutered.Since 2011, Leone has been married to musician Daniel Weber. She currently lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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Home prices in Vancouver are quadruple what average millennial can afford: report Housing affordability is still far out of reach for millennials across the country, a new report says, with the average price of a house in Vancouver perched a particularly unattainable four times higher than what those prospective buyers could safely afford to pay.

The study, called Straddling the Gap, looked at the state of housing affordability in every Canadian province and their major cities.

It found millennial Canadians — those between the age of 25 and 34 — are stuck in a place where earnings aren’t rising enough to keep pace with housing prices.

Gabriel Del Cid Castro, 29, and his wife bought a house in Surrey a couple years ago.

They both now work three jobs each to make ends meet.

“We both work for municipal and provincial governments but the price influx we have in the province is astronomical,” Castro said.

“It’s a crisis and I don’t see a proper way how

The latest Canadian house price forecast from Moody’s Analytics really has no good news for anyone. If you’re a homeowner hoping to make big equity gains, forget it. And if you’re an aspiring homebuyer hoping for a reprieve from astronomical urban house prices, forget

to resolve it.” On average, Canadian millennials would need to nearly double their average income in order to bridge the gap, according to the study. Either that, or the average price for a house would need to come down by half. “These are massive numbers,” said the report’s lead author, Paul Kershaw, who described the numbers as a “troubling portrait.”

When it comes to Vancouver real estate, millennials don’t appreciate comparisons to the 90s The report said the chasm between money made and money needed is widest in B.C. and Ontario,

particularly in Vancouver and Toronto. The price of a house in the West Coast city is quadruple what any millennial could “safely” afford, and triple their budgets in the Six. In Vancouver, millennials would need to make $200,400 every year in order to afford the average home.

Torontonians would need an annual salary of $150,000.

“I don’t want to sound pathetic or anything but [I feel] a little bit helpless — there is nothing that I can do,” said Jeremy Hildred, 27.

He lives in Kelowna, where he was born and raised and rents a basement suite with his wife from a family member. The couple has a combined income close to $150,000, Hildred said, but home ownership seems out of the question.

E-mail: ads@theasianstar.com “It just doesn’t look possible for us,” he said.

The report said millennials in Vancouver would need to save for 29 years — around the amount of time they’ve been alive — to build up a 20 per cent down payment in the current market. The authors said it would take 21 years in Toronto. Hoping to buy a home in B.C.?

Sorry, it’s not likely to get much cheaper The average time to save a down payment across Canada is 13 years, which is still eight years longer than it would have taken in 1976.

The problem is also pronounced in Victoria and Kelowna in B.C., and in Hamilton and Kitchener in Ontario. The report also noted Edmonton, Calgary, Halifax and Montreal as tight markets. “Sometimes I think we think it’s only Vancouver or only Toronto and this report is showcasing for both provincial and especially federal policymakers, we see unaffordability going [far wider],” Kershaw said. In Vancouver, millennials would need to make $200,400 every year in order to afford the average home.

Canadian House Price Forecast: What The Next 5 Years Will Look Like In 33 Cities that too. The forecast calls for house prices nationwide to grow by an average of 2.2 per cent per year over the next five years. Given that the Bank of Canada is predicting inflation at 2 per cent in the coming years, this means that inflation-adjusted house prices will likely

see no net growth. With Canada’s economy bouncing back from a slowdown at the start of the year, Moody’s expects mortgage rates to rise by a full percentage point over the next two years. That increase in monthly housing costs, combined with high prices and high debt levels,

will keep prices in check, the research firm predicts.

“House price appreciation will slow down in 2020, turn briefly negative in 2021, and only recover in the following years,” wrote Andres Carbacho-Burgos, a director and head housing economist at Moody’s Analytics.

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Growth in Greater Vancouver house prices slowing: realtor survey

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rices for homes in Greater Vancouver have stalled over the last two quarters, a new survey says, even as prices year over year still show big growth.

The latest Royal LePage House Price Survey, released Tuesday, shows that when compared to the same time a year ago, the aggregate home price in the region is up 7.2 per cent to $1,269,816, with condominium sales driving much of that growth: the median condo price is up 18.4 per cent compared to a year ago, at $692,452.

But when tracked with data from January, when the same survey showed the aggregate home price was up 8.5 per cent year over year — a number driven again by condos; they were up 20.2 per cent — there has been a slowing in growth over the last six months.

The latest survey’s data show there has been little growth over the last two quarters, with the latest three-month period up just 0.5 per cent compared to the first three months of 2018.

While the year-over-year growth in aggregate price in Vancouver (2.4 per cent), West Vancouver (3.8 per cent), North Vancouver (5.9 per cent) and Richmond (six per cent) are all below the regional average; Burnaby, Coquitlam, Surrey and Langley saw above average growth of 8.5, 14, 16.4 and 21.2 per cent respectively. The aggregate price in both Surrey and Langley remains below $1 million: Surrey is at $900,433, Langley at $975,360.

The median condo price in Surrey is now $381,626, up 25.6 per cent compared to last year.

The long term picture is a staggering thing to contemplate, as laid out by a Royal LePage representative.

“Condominium prices continue to grow at unprecedented levels across Greater Vancouver,” Adil Dinani, real estate adviser, Royal LePage West Real Estate Services said in a news release.

“Purchasers look to condominiums for relative affordability, yet with competition continuing to intensify, property values within the segment now outstrip most detached markets across the country.

“To put it into perspective, the budget now needed to purchase a condo could have netted someone a two-storey home here in Greater Vancouver four years ago.”

New rules introduced in January, aimed at curbing consumer debt, have made it harder to get a mortgage, for instance.

“During the quarter inventory began to rise in the region’s detached segment as sales activity slowed and affordability constraints continued to price many purchasers out of the market.

“As a result, large swaths of prospective homeowners continued to look to condominiums in the metropolitan area in search of value, pushing prices higher and intensifying competition within the segment,” they said in a news release.

Meanwhile, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s latest report on housing starts showed an upward trend in the number of multiunit dwellings being built.

June 2018 saw 222,041 housing starts across the country, compared to May 2018’s 216,701.

At the beginning of the year, Royal LePage predicted there would be 5.2 per cent growth over the rest of the year, but they now expect growth to be relatively flat, just 1.5 per cent over the next quarter.

Royal LePage points to erosion in affordability and new governmental policies that have put pressure on purchasing power as the reasons for this slowed growth.

“Notably, the national inventory of newly completed and unabsorbed multi-unit dwellings has remained below its 10-year historical average so far in 2018, indicating that demand for this type of unit has absorbed increased supply,” said Bob Dugan, CMHC’s chief economist.

In Vancouver, however, housing starts trended lower in June 2018; the first half of 2018 matched housing starts in the same period during 2017.

Affordable housing unit projects starts in Toronto The city has commenced construction work on hundreds of affordable housing units, with the help of a $357 million cash injection from the federal government.

Liberals detail $40B for 10-year national housing strategy, introduce Canada Housing Benefit.

Adam Vaughan, MP for Spadina–Fort York, made the announcement on Thursday,

said the project would include three towers comprising some 761 units, of which 229 are affordable units; 532 market units; and 4,371 square feet of non-residential space.

“We are in a housing crisis in this part of the country,” said Vaughan, who is also parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.

“This investment is wonderful news for the Toronto middle-income families that will

move into these new rental housing units.”

The project, located on Block 8 of the West Don Lands in downtown Toronto, will provide affordable housing options close to public transit, schools and services for middle-income families. Mayor John Tory described the announcement as “a big deal” for the city.

“This investment will positively impact the

Over 11% of Vancouver condos have a non-resident owner, says new CMHC report

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Over 11 percent of Vancouver condos have at least one non-resident as an owner, a number that jumps to more than 19 per cent when it comes to newer built condos.

The information is contained in a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation housing market insight report which also found that non-residents — defined as someone who

doesn’t have their principal residence in Canada — tend to own more expensive properties than residents, especially in Vancouver.

Some of the other findings: 7.2 per cent of all Vancouver properties have at least one non-resident owner.

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lives of many residents in our city and ensure that more families have access to affordable and quality housing here in Toronto,” Tory said. Toronto Community Housing data paints ‘grim’ picture of future repair needs, mayor says The mayor said the project represents the kind of co-operation that can occur between three levels of government and the private sector.

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Government lays out fine print of new CMHC program that could contribute 10% to price of first home The government on Monday released details of a program announced during the last federal budget, an initiative that could see Canada’s housing agency contribute up to 10 per cent of the price of a buyer’s first home if certain conditions are met.

Under the fine print for the First Time Home Buyer Incentive program, which was announced in March and will officially launch in September, a first-time homebuyer

who earns less than $120,000 can qualify. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation would kick in up to 10 per cent of the purchase price of the home, providing the borrower comes up with the minimum amount for an insured mortgage, which is now at five per cent. There’s also a requirement that the total value of the mortgage plus the CMHC’s portion don’t eclipse $480,000. A government official says that effectively means the program

is only available for properties worth a maximum of about $565,000, regardless of whether or not they have met the other requirements.

If that bar is met, the CMHC may kick in an additional five per cent of the purchase price of a resale home. For a newly built home, the CMHC may contribute up to 10 per cent.

The stakes from the CMHC would be interest free, meaning no ongoing cost to pay down, like a mortgage does.

But the government says in exchange for its stake, the CMHC would get to participate “in the upside and downside of the change in the property value” — which means they would be entitled to any corresponding increase in the value of a home when the buyer eventually sells. On the flip side, the government would also be on the hook for any share of the loss if the property depreciates.

Louisiana Pacific announces indefinite shutdown of Peace Valley mill, John Horgan and the NDP continue to do nothing for forest industry in crisis As troubles continue to mount for British Columbia’s forestry industry with three mill shutdowns announced in as many days, John Horgan and the NDP are still refusing to do anything to help the struggling sector.

Today, Louisiana Pacific announced an indefinite shutdown of its oriented strand board (OSB) mill in Fort St. John as of August 9. This follows similar news on Tuesday, when Norbord announced the indefinite curtailment of its OSB mill in 100 Mile House. On Monday, Canfor announced it is curtailing operations at all but one of its B.C. sawmills “This is the third major closure announcement in rural B.C. this week,” said Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Critic and Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad. “The industry is facing a complete meltdown and the BC Liberals will be offering immediate solutions on how to best help the troubled sector.”

So far in 2019, forestry companies have announced at least 83 weeks of operational downtime, an additional two permanent mill closures, significant shift reductions and hundreds of millions of board feet curtailed in British Columbia.

“This latest shutdown will put at least 190 workers out of work and will affect hundreds of additional indirect jobs.

My community simply can’t afford this loss,” said Peace River North MLA Dan Davies.

“For months my fellow MLAs and I have raised concerns about the mounting crisis in the forest industry and for months our concerns have been ignored. It’s time for John Horgan and the NDP to step up, take action.

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Jealous salesman who killed his romantic rival gets life in prison Randy Scott was obsessed with his co-worker in Pitt Meadows, They’d had a brief fling, and when she told him she didn’t want to be his girlfriend, he was unwilling to accept the rejection.

She asked Scott to move on and leave her alone, but he wouldn’t let his obsession go. When he learned she was dating someone else, he became violently enraged.

Within hours of confirming the new relationship, Scott loaded his shotgun, drove to the local church where the other man was parked, and shot him four times in the head, killing him instantly.

Police found 33-year-old Peter Bender’s body inside his car in the Haney Presbyterian Church parking lot in the early morning hours of Dec. 19, 2015. By then, Scott had packed up

his belongings and was on his way to the U.S. Maple Ridge homicide victim was 33-year-old Pitt Meadows man, say police The details of this “tragic and horrific” murder are laid out in a sentencing decision posted on the B.C. Supreme Court website this week.

Now 33, Scott was convicted of second-degree murder earlier this year, and in May, he was sentenced to life

in prison with no chance of parole for 14 years.

Bender was a father of two small children he co-parented with his estranged wife, and Justice Kathleen Ker wrote that his murder has “shattered” the lives of his close-knit family.

“The impact of the offence on the Bender family is sudden, tragic, and farreaching,” Ker wrote.

“As a result of this needless shooting, a mother has lost a beloved son, two very young children have lost an adored father, two sisters have lost a cherished sibling, and

the community of friends and family of Mr. Bender have been forever tragically affected.”

Scott ‘decided he wanted to harm someone’ According to the sentencing reasons, Scott briefly left his job at The Brick after he was rejected by Miranda Thomas in 2015.

While he was gone, the furniture store brought on Bender to work as a sales associate. Scott returned to the store in early December after another job fell Peter Bender was killed through, and almost in Maple Ridge in 2015 immediately became suspicious that Bender and Thomas were dating.

The night before the murder, Thomas agreed to attend a Christmas party with Scott, the decision says. But when he picked her up at home, he noticed a picture of her with Bender and his suspicions grew.

During the course of the evening, Scott tried kiss Thomas at least twice, but she rebuffed him, according to the decision. Later, he confronted her about the photograph. She admitted she was dating Bender, and things got violent.

Scott physically picked up Thomas twice in an attempt to restrain her. She finally had to slap him in the face to get free.

For the rest of the night, Scott continued to call and text Bender and Thomas, sending them “vile” messages, according to the judge.

Scott made his way home and tried to go to bed, but couldn’t sleep.

7 fires in 7 days caused by discarded cigarette butts in Langford Since June 19, a Vancouver Island fire department has been called to seven fires, all causedbythesamething:discardedcigarettebutts.

Paul Obersteller, fire prevention officer with Langford Fire Rescue, said he believes it’s a combination of people tossing cigarette butts out the car window as they drive and people throwing them into garden beds.

“You can’t guarantee that a cigarette butt is ever going to be fully extinguished if [you] use a garden bed or a planter box,” he told All Points West guest host Megan Thomas.

He said he’s seen many instances of people purposely using a garden bed as an ashtray, but a slight gust or change in temperature can ignite a smoldering cigarette butt.

The fire department puts up signs at the site of fires caused by cigarette butts to make people more aware about how they’re disposing of cigarettes.

“There are other options besides just throwing it on the ground,” Obersteller said, noting that portable ashtrays are available for purchase online or in local dollar stores.

Obersteller said ignorance to how fires start is to blame for continued calls about human-caused fires within the municipality.

“I think people just kind of get in the routine ... of storing their butts on the ground. They might not just be aware that this is going to cause a fire,” he said.

Obersteller is asking anyone who sees someone tossing a cigarette butt out the window or putting it out in an inappropriate spot to text or call *5555 which will direct them to the B.C. Forest Service.

11-year-old environmentalist wants to stop cigarette butts from washing into the ocean He also said that people should write down a license plate if the person is driving and note the location.

“If you’re seeing somebody walking down the street, maybe give him a polite reminder that that could cause a fire if their cigarette butts get into the garden because they might not realize it.”

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Ontario court upholds federal government’s carbon-pricing law The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the federal government’s carbon price as constitutional, saying it falls within Ottawa’s powers to address matters of national concern under the “peace, order and good government” clause.

In a 4-1 decision, the court rejected Ontario’s claim that the federal government had exceeded its jurisdiction by applying a tax on greenhouse gas emissions. It said the carbon price is not technically a tax because it is meant to achieve a regulatory result and the revenues are returned to jurisdictions in which they are collected.

“The need for a collective approach to a matter of national concern, and the risk of non-participation by one or more provinces, permits Canada to adopt minimum national standards to reduce GHG emissions,” Justice George Strathy wrote for the majority.

The federal legislation “leaves ample scope for provincial legislation in relation to the environment, climate change and GHGs, while narrowly constraining federal jurisdiction to address the risk of provincial inaction.”

The Liberal government imposed the levy on four provinces that did not have

their own pricing systems: Ontario, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Albertans will face a federal carbon price on Jan. 1, after the move by Premier Jason Kenney to kill the system imposed by the previous NDP government.

Saskatchewan’s top court also upheld the federal legislation in May, and the provincial government is appealing. Mr. Kenney said his government will also launch a legal challenge to the federal plan to impose its carbon levy in his province.

The Ontario Court of Appeal decision is a major victory for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is heading into a fall election campaign in which climate change will likely be a major issue. The Liberal government will defend its carbon tax, which kicked in on April 1 at $20 per tonne – or 4.5-cents per litre of gasoline – and will rise to $50 per tonne in 2022.

However, Ms. McKenna said recently the Liberals do not plan to increase the rate after 2022, but will rely on additional measures to meet Canada’s target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030.

Liberal MP hired girlfriend to work in riding office, then fired her and refused to support their baby, lawyers allege A Liberal MP hired his girlfriend as a constituency assistant, then fired her at his wife’s behest and refused to provide child support to their daughter, according to allegations contained in two lawyers’ letters obtained by the National Post.

Ying (Stella) Yu — who says she gave up a lucrative career in business to work for Don Valley North MP Geng Tan — fell into deep depression after her “ignominious” dismissal, with suicide attempts, anxiety attacks and crying fits, the two letters claim. But the MP dismissed Yu’s mentalhealth problems, one of the letters alleges, urging her not to get professional help.

Tan, 55, has strongly denied the allegations, saying Yu’s job in his constituency office was supposed to be temporary, and that he had only provided her a donation of sperm without agreeing to support the resulting child. There was no “misuse” of their acquaintance.

“I will strongly fight for my dignity and honour which is improperly being maligned, alleging wrong facts and concealing the real ones,” the MP said in a statement to the Post.

“I have strong support and love of my family.”

He promised to bring a “strong legal

response.” The accusations have surfaced days after Tan — who made history in 2015 as the first Mandarin-speaking, mainlandChina native to be elected to Parliament — unexpectedly announced that he would not run for re-election in October. In recent days Tan and his wife have issued statements describing him as a devoted family man. Yu, 54, acknowledged that Tan provided her with a sperm donation for use in in-vitro fertilization, but said it was merely because she had difficulty getting pregnant naturally at her age. She said her relationship with the MP ended last September, but that she held off on court action in the hope he would voluntarily provide child support and play a part in their daughter’s life. When that did not happen, she said, she decided reluctantly to make her allegations openly. “Even now, I don’t want to hurt him, but I have no other choice (but to go public),” Yu said in an interview with the Post. “I don’t have any hope.” Tan surprised the political world when he won the Liberal nomination for Toronto’s Don Valley North riding before the past election, defeating a candidate favoured by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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Face-to-face between Kenney, Horgan is focus of western premiers meeting Jason Kenney ran an election campaign focused on getting tough with anyone perceived to be standing in Alberta’s way. Still threatening to choke off oil and gas exports to the West Coast when he took office, Kenney proclaimed the Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act as his first order of business.

The law gives the provincial government power to control the amount of Alberta oil and gas sent to markets in British Columbia and across Canada.

It was passed under the previous NDP government, but never proclaimed into law due to fears it would trigger a court battle with B.C. British Columbia has sought an injunction against the law, but that legal action is still before the courts.

Kenney said at the time he wanted to build relationships with other premiers and would only use the Bill 12 provisions if all other options had been exhausted.

The bill was proclaimed, he said, to demonstrate that Alberta is prepared to do what it takes to defend its economic interests.

1st meeting Against that backdrop, on Wednesday Kenney and B.C. Premier John Horgan will meet face-to-face for the first time since the April election.

Horgan, the only remaining NDP premier in Canada, is the outlier in the largely conservative group of leaders who will gather in Edmonton for the annual meeting.

The summer get-together is usually

characterized by casual, short-sleeve diplomacy.

Alberta government targets Horgan, high gas prices in ad campaign There’s a private dinner, followed by a day-long meeting where reporters lob questions at the leaders as they come and go. Horgan wasn’t available for an interview Tuesday, but his spokesperson Jen Holmwood wrote in an email that Horgan is looking forward to “speaking up for British Columbians” on a variety of issues, ranging from interprovincial trade, opioids, wildfires and “building our economy or protecting our coast.”

“The premier is hopeful this week’s meeting is a place for productive discussions on issues that matter to all western Canadians,” Holmwood said.

There was no mention of pipelines. Though the federal government approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project last week, threats of slowing things down or stopping the project haven’t gone away, said Calgary-based political analyst Janet Brown. Noting that Horgan has vowed to use every tool to fight the pipeline expansion project, Brown anticipates a major focus of the premiers meeting will be how things play out between the Alberta and B.C. premiers.

Watching for ‘fireworks’ “We’re all interested to see whether there’s going to be some fireworks,” said Brown. “He [Horgan] used up some of his tools, but he hasn’t used up all of them.

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LOCAL / NATIONAL BC meat producers react to Chinese ban on Canadian exports

Beef and pork producers in B.C. are worried about how a meat ban imposed by China could affect their business amid rising tensions between the Chinese and Canada.

China temporarily suspended all imports of Canadian meat starting Wednesday, citing regulatory issues. Chinese authorities say the ban is a result of a number of inauthentic veterinary health certificates accompanying some meat products bound for China.

China considering halting all meat products from Canada over fake veterinary health certificates “To have this happen right now is, of course, disappointing,” said Kevin Boon, head of B.C. Cattleman’s Association, a group that represents 1,200 cattle ranchers.

Canadian Cattlemen’s Association says exports to China accounted for 2.6

per cent of Canada’s total beef exports in 2018 — and B.C.’s contribution is roughly $5 million in product per year.

Boon worries what will happen if the dispute isn’t resolved quickly.

“The big thing is the long-term ability to move more product in there and create stability for us — and that’s in jeopardy with this.”

Canadian pork for sale at a butcher shop in Vancouver’s Chinatown. (Ben Nelms/CBC) Jack Dewitt, head of the B.C. Pork Producers Association, is also worried.

“China over the years has been a growing market and a premium market, and some of the other markets might not give the producers and the processors the same returns,” Dewitt said.

But many in Canada — including B.C. premier John Horgan — are skeptical about

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North Vancouver real estate agent has licence suspended nine months A longtime North Vancouver real estate agent has had his real estate licence suspended for nine months and been told to pay $39,000 in enforcement expenses plus a $7,500 fine after being found guilty last year of professional misconduct and conduct unbecoming a licensee.

A real estate council disciplinary committee handed down the penalty to Trevor Inglis and his company, Trevor Inglis Personal Real Estate Corporation.

The suspension will not go into effect, however, until after an appeal is heard.

The penalty follows a decision handed down by a Real Estate Council in August 2018 which found Inglis engaged in “deceptive dealing” by either faking or changing an offer to purchase his client’s property on Graveley Street in Pemberton Heights in 2013.

According to details of the case, Inglis was co-listing a property in October 2013 with another real estate agent, and had recently reduced the price to just under $1.2 million. When one prospective buyer emailed Inglis to say he’d like to make an

offer for a lower amount, Inglis wrote back to say the owners weren’t interested and that other potential buyers had made an offer.

But when the co-listing real estate agent heard about that and asked for a copy of offers Inglis had received, she thought the documents he provided looked unusual.

She spoke to her managing broker – who called the real estate council.

The committee concluded Inglis had changed or made up an offer to create the impression that his story about receiving offers on the property was true, then later made “false statements” to the real estate council about it.

When Inglis found out about the investigation, he called the co-listing agent and left her a phone message, according to the panel’s written reasons, saying, “So if you really want to get blackballed you’ve gone to the right person because trust me I wield a bigger bat than you do.”

The message continued, “So you’re off my books as far as ever doing a deal.

Ottawa signs self-government agreements with Métis Nation in Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan The federal Liberal government signed self-government agreements with the Métis Nation of Ontario, Métis Nation of Alberta and Métis Nation-Saskatchewan on Thursday — the first-ever such agreements with Métis governments.

After decades of legal wrangling and failed negotiations, these agreements are a major breakthrough for at least some Métis communities who have long demanded that their Indigenous rights — including hunting and fishing rights, and the right to occupy their traditional territories — be respected by Ottawa.

“It’s a very exciting day,” CrownIndigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said. “What we’re signing today is a true acknowledgment of the Métis Nation and the relationship we will have going forward — government to government.

We’re here to sign not one, not two, but three historic self-government agreements and to recognize that you, the Métis, have control over your own governance.”

The agreements give the Métis jurisdiction in core governance areas —

citizenship, leadership selection and government operations. The agreements also hand these Métis nations the chance to develop their own laws and draft constitutions to govern their communities.

“Wow. I just want to say it’s a great day. This is truly a historic day,” said Audrey Poitras, president of the Métis Nation of Alberta. “It’s not an exaggeration to say the agreements signed today are something we’ve been fighting for for close to a century.

Finally, Canada has recognized our right to self-government.”

Poitras said Canadian colonization left the Métis as “refugees in our homeland” as settlers stripped them of their traditional territories and left the original inhabitants in a “jurisdictional wasteland.”

“It was a shameful chapter in the country’s history,” she said. “Many in the Métis Nation thought this day would never come. But today Canada has formally acknowledged what we’ve always known to be true: the Métis Nation in Alberta deserves self-government, and we have a right to govern ourselves.”

Colleague tricked advisor into redeeming dad’s RRSP An advisor lost her job after a colleague tricked her into redeeming $20,000 from his father’s RRSP, therefore engaging in unauthorized trading.

Laurina Mahendran was registered, from January 20, 2016, to July 25, 2016, in Ontario as a dealing representative with TD Investment Services, conducting business from a branch in Scarborough. She was 22 years old at the time.

Partly as a result of the rules breach, for which she was fined $10,000 by the MFDA, Mahendran’s position at the firm was terminated. She is not currently registered in the securities industry in any capacity.

Her client was a 57-year-old immigrant to Canada, who did not speak fluent English. His son was Mahendran’s colleague who worked at the same branch. Unlike Mahendran, he was not an Approved Person but was able to process banking transactions.

On July 4, 2016, the banking information of her client was changed from being in his name to his son’s. The son then told Mahendran his father had agreed to redeem investments from his RRSP in order to help him pay off tuition

fees. No client authorization was requested or obtained from the father before four redemptions of $5,000 each were processed, leaving a nominal balance left in the account.

Each of the redemptions was subject to a holding tax of $500, which resulted in a total of $2,000, which had not been discussed with the client.

After TD Investment Services questioned the client’s signature on the trades as not matching others on record, and during a subsequent investigation of the matter by the MFDA, the son admitted that the money was actually used to pay off personal debts.

The MFDA said: “By processing redemption transactions in [the client’s] account based upon instructions that she received from [her colleague] without obtaining signed trade documentation from [the client] at the branch before processing the trades, the Respondent engaged in unauthorized trading and contravened the policies and procedures of the Member, contrary to MFDA Rules.”

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Liberals add far-right extremist groups to list of outlawed terror networks The Liberal government has added two international neo-Nazi groups to Canada’s list of outlawed terrorist organizations — part of a series of new measures to combat online hate.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale announced today that Blood & Honour and its “armed branch,” Combat 18 — which have a presence in Canada and have carried out murders and bombings outside the country — are the first far-right extremism groups to be included on Canada’s terror list. “Small toxic segments of society continue to peddle vile, hateful intolerance,” he said at a news conference in Regina. “We need to be alert to it in all its forms, and work relentlessly to confront it and stop it and prevent it from extracting the horrific toll that we’ve witnessed recently.”

Three other groups linked to the Iranian regime — Al-Ashtar Brigades (AAB), Fatemiyoun Division (FD) and Harakat alSabireen (HaS) — also have been added to the list. Goodale also announced $1 million in funding for a United Nations initiative called Tech Against Terrorism, which helps the

global information technology industry tackle terrorist exploitation of its tech and supports smaller companies in protecting their users and reputations. Canada also will host a youth summit this summer to discuss countering online hate, Goodale said. According to the government’s website, Blood & Honour is an international neo-Nazi network whose ideology is derived from the National Socialist doctrine of Nazi Germany; it was founded in the U.K. in 1987. The organization and its armed wing, Combat 18, have spread across Europe and North America. In January 2012, four Blood & Honour members in Tampa, Florida, were convicted of the 1998 murder of two homeless men — killed because the group considered them “inferior.” In February 2012, members of the group firebombed a building in the Czech Republic occupied mostly by Romani families, including children. Asked why it took so long for the groups to be added to the list, Goodale said it’s not a decision the government makes lightly because there are significant financial and criminal implications.

Plastic forks at Trudeau’s lunch meeting show he’s a phoney environmentalist: Tories The federal Conservatives are calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a hypocrite over plastic cutlery that was available at a lunch meeting he held with youth activists in his Montreal riding.

Trudeau tweeted a picture of himself having lunch on Monday with about half a dozen members of the Papineau Youth Council, including pizzas in cardboard boxes, paper plates, a pitcher of water with glasses, and a handful of plastic forks.

In the photo, nobody is visibly using a fork but they also appear to have barely started lunch. Most of the plates have no food on them, the water pitcher is full and the glasses are empty. The Liberals have started a regulatory review that’s expected to end with severe restrictions on single-use plastics as soon as 2021. The most wasteful products, including

things like straws and plastic cutlery, could be banned outright. The Tories say the picture shows Trudeau is a phoney environmentalist.

“This is no different than how Justin Trudeau will lecture moms and dads driving their kids to and from hockey practice about their carbon footprint and force them to pay a punishing carbon tax one day, and then on the next day Justin Trudeau will jet away to Florida for a sunny weekend getaway,” the party said in an election-style statement.

China unlikely to resume Canadian meat imports until political issues resolved, industry expert says While Canada’s meat industry has pinned its hopes on a quick end to Beijing’s suspension of imports, an industry expert has warned that resolving the problem may depend on improving the strained relations between the two countries, even as China’s Foreign Ministry renewed demands for the release of a telecom executive arrested in December. On Tuesday, the Chinese government halted imports of Canadian beef and pork, citing counterfeit veterinary health certificates for meat that contained ractopamine, a feed additive banned in China. The office of Canada’s Minister of Agriculture confirmed the problem but called it a “technical” issue, while the BC Cattlemen’s Association said it is optimistic the problem is a “blip.”

But the suspension of imports of Canadian meat comes amid a deepening dispute over the arrest in Vancouver of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, which has damaged relations between Ottawa and Beijing. Within that context, it’s difficult to imagine how Canadian authorities

could persuade their Chinese counterparts to resume imports, said Lin Rongquan, a Chinese veterinary health expert. “It’s fair to say that how long it takes to normalize Canada’s meat exports will largely depend on the normalization of China and Canada’s diplomatic relations – or at least an easing of tensions,” said Mr. Lin, a former researcher for the Shanghai Meat Trade Association. Chinese inspection standards have remained little changed in recent years, he noted, and exports of Canadian meat have “worked well for all of these years. Then suddenly something like this happens.”

If politics is at play, Mr. Lin added, finding a resolution “is no longer within the scope of my expertise, which is health quarantine.”

China’s Foreign Ministry did little to dispel that notion Wednesday, reiterating its call for Ms. Meng to be set free even as it demanded that Canada address shortcomings in its agricultural exports.

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Congress party’s Siddaramaiah slams people of his assembly constituency for backing BJP Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday expressed surprise over how the BJP got a lead of 9,000 votes from his Assembly constituency in the Lok Sabha polls, despite giving “Panchayat Bhawan, rice and shelter” to the people of the area. Siddaramaiah, who was addressing a public meeting here, said: “I don’t know why you people voted in favor of the BJP. Even in my constituency Badami, BJP got 9,000 votes’ lead. We built Panchayat Bhawan in this area.

We gave you rice and shelter, but votes went to the BJP. I don’t know what they have done in five years.” However, to everybody’s surprise, when Siddaramaiah was speaking, a man from the crowd stood up and started arguing

with him on why the people voted for the BJP. The cops present pounced on him, but was freed on Siddaramaiah’s request, who asked him to sit down while he continued speaking.

In 2018 Assembly polls, Siddaramaiah contested from Badami seat and won the seat by getting over 67,000 votes against BJP’s B Sreeramulu. However, in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, BJP’s got a lead of over 9,000 votes Badami Assembly seat.

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.

Only the headline has been changed.

The official SNB figures do not include the money that Indians, NRIs or others might have in Swiss banks in the names of entities from different countries.

US bound Air India flight lands in UK after bomb scare A US-bound flight of Air India from Mumbai made a precautionary landing at London’s Stansted Airport on Thursday following a bomb scare, forcing Britain to scramble its fighter jets to escort the flight.

UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort Flight AI 191 at around 09.50 am local time after the bomb scare that later turned out to be a hoax.

“AI 191 Mumbai-Newark of June 27 has made a precautionary landing at London’s Stansted airport due to a bomb threat,” the national carrier said. All 327 passengers have been deplaned and the Boeing 777-300ER plane remains grounded at the Stansted Airport, an Air India spokesperson said. All

passengers are currently on the airport premises, he added. Earlier, the airline, in a tweet had said that the plane made a precautionary landing at London’s Stansted airport due to a “bomb threat.”

However, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) termed it a move for operational reasons. “The Typhoon aircraft were authorised to transit at supersonic speed to escort Air India plane for operational reasons,” an MoD statement said.

“An aircraft was diverted to Stansted Airport at around 9.50am today following reports of a security alert. The plane is currently at the airport and officers are making enquiries,” Essex Police added.

Take strict action against terror funding in J-K, Amit Shah tells security forces Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday impressed upon security forces in Jammu and Kashmir to show zero-tolerance towards terrorism and take strict action against terror funding in the state. Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, gave these directions during a security review meeting with top officials from the state government and the Centre. Governor Satya Pal Malik was also present in the meeting.

The minister called for tightening the noose around terrorist activities in the state, State Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said while briefing reporters about the visit of Shah.

“There should be zero-tolerance towards terrorism and terrorists. There should be continued strict action against terror funding.

The Rule of Law should be enforced,” Subrahmanyam said, quoting the minister. He praised efforts of Jammu and Kashmir Police in countering terrorism and militancy, and directed that the state government should commemorate the martyrdom of its policemen in their hometowns and villages in an appropriate manner each year. “Prominent public places should also be named after martyred policemen,” Shah said in the meeting. The minister also reviewed the preparations for Amarnath Yatra, which will start on July 1. “The review focused on the preparations made so far by security forces in this regard, the improvements made in the arrangements as compared to the previous years and any further requirements of security forces.

Indians’ money in Swiss banks falls, hits second-lowest level in two decades Money parked by Indian individuals and enterprises in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches, fell by nearly 6 per cent in 2018 to 955 million Swiss francs (about ₹6,757 crore) to hit its second-lowest level in over two decades, Swiss National Bank data showed Thursday. Aggregate funds of all foreign clients of Swiss banks also fell by over 4 per cent to CHF 1.4 trillion (nearly ₹99 lakh crore) in 2018, as per the annual banking statistics released by the Zurich-based central banking authority of Switzerland. However, the ‘locational banking statistics’ of the Bank for International Settlement (BIS), which the Indian and Swiss governments had said last year was a more reliable measure for deposits

by Indian individuals in Swiss banks, showed a greater fall of 11 per cent for 2018.

According to the SNB, its data for ‘total

liabilities’ of Swiss banks towards Indian clients takes into account all kinds of funds of Indian customers at Swiss banks, including deposits from individuals, banks and enterprises. This includes data for branches of Swiss banks in India, as also non-deposit liabilities. The funds, described by the SNB as ‘liabilities’ of Swiss banks or ‘amounts due to’ their clients, are the official figures reported by the banks and do not indicate the quantum of the much-debated alleged black money held by Indians there.

The official SNB figures also do not include the money that Indians, NRIs or others might have in Swiss banks in the names of entities from different countries. The SNB data had shown the total liabilities of Swiss banks towards Indian clients rising by over 50 per cent in 2017 to CHF 1.01 billion ( ₹7,000 crore), reversing a three-year downward trend.

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Centre to install nuclear power plants in Punjab The Centre says it was in the process of “exploring new sites in Punjab for setting up atomic power plants”. Replying to a supplementary by Anantnag MP Hasnain Masoodi on the shortage of power in Jammu and Kashmir during Question Hour, Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh said while the government was already in the process of setting up a plant

in Haryana, it was exploring new sites near Bathinda and Patiala to set up nuclear power plants. Around 2016, there were reports about the Centre looking for possible sites in Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana for setting up plants. However, the then Punjab Government and also the Congress had rejected the proposal, saying there was no need for such facility in a power surplus state.

Haryana Congress leader Vikas Chaudhary shot dead in Faridabad Local Congress leader and HPCC spokesperson Vikas Chaudhary was shot dead outside a gym in Sector 9 here on Thursday morning. Chaudhary (42) was fired upon by unidentified youths as soon as he came out of the gym and was about to sit in his car. He was considered close to HPCC chief Ashok Tanwar.

A dozen bullets were fired from close range

on Chaudhary by three to four armed youths who came in a car around 9.15 am.

While he was rushed to a hospital in Sector 8, the doctors declared him brought dead.

The body has been sent for postmortem. The accused managed to flee. The police have collected the CCTV footage of the place.

A manhunt has been launched.

Lovers hacked to death in Amritsar In a case of alleged honour killing, a minor girl and her paramour were hacked to death by the girl’s family in Majitha this afternoon.

The police have booked girl’s father Balkar Singh, brother Harpal Singh, cousins Kashu and Onkar Singh, servant Laddi and two unidentified persons and launched a manhunt.

Pawan, 18, was attacked outside his house.

Critically injured, his family took him to a local hospital where doctors declared him dead.

DSP Ravinder Singh said before hacking Pawan to death, the accused allegedly killed the 15-year-old girl. He said Pawan, who ran a car service centre, reportedly had an affair with the girl. Livid, the girl’s family asked him to keep away. Worried, Pawan’s family promised to intervene in the matter.

Some days ago, the girl had reportedly disappeared from her house. Her family suspected she had eloped with Pawan. They went to his house and enquired about his whereabouts. They were told Pawan and his brother had gone to give their sister’s wedding card to a relative. The girl returned home from a gurdwara later that evening. Pawan’s

1 killed, 35 hurt in clash at Ludhiana Central Jail An inmate of the Ludhiana Central Jail was killed and 35 injured when a clash broke out between two groups of gangsters on Thursday, prompting police to open fire to bring the situation under control.

A senior police officer was among those injured in the mayhem.

The violence broke out around 11.30 am after news of the death of a prison inmate, identified as Sunny Sood, in Rajendra Medical College Hospital, Patiala, reached the jail. Sood was an under-trial in an NDPS Act case.

As per preliminary information, the news of Sood’s death triggered a riot in the jail premises, with the 3100-odd inmates refusing to go back into the barracks and starting to pelt stones, which were available due to some ongoing construction work.

The rioting inmates also set on fire the record room, along with car of the Jail Superintendent apart from vandalising the jail property.

DCP Ludhiana Ashwani Kapoor said Sunny Sood was referred to a Patiala hospital due to illness on Wednesday, where he died. The DCP said the inmates were agitated today morning after death of the prisoner. The prisoner was later shifted to Patiala but he could not survive, he said.

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Gov’t of Paksitan refuses visa to 58 Sikh ahead of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s death anniversary Pakistan on Wednesday refused visas to 58 Sikh pilgrims who wanted to go Lahore to observe death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) had sent 282 applications for visas and only 224 visas were granted, while 58 were denied. “We filed the application for 282 Sikh pilgrims but only 224 have been granted. 58 visas were not cleared,” SGPC Secretary Manjeet Singh said.

The pilgrims will be visiting Pakistan by a special train from Attari to Lahore railway station.

Sikhs, whose visa were not approved, protested outside the SGPC office. They demanded that there should not be a visa system.

“We have demanded an end to this visa system. Pilgrims should be allowed without it.

We are now waiting for Pakistan’s response,” he added.

Within the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, thousands of pilgrims from India visit Pakistan to observe various religious festivals and occasions every year.

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Kohli surpasses Sachin and Lara, becomes fastest to 20,000 international runs India captain Virat Kohli, on Thursday, became the fastest batsman to reach 20,000 international runs, eclipsing batting greats Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara.

Kohli broke the longstanding feat held jointly

by Tendulkar and Lara during India’s World Cup encounter against West Indies in Manchester.

Kohli reached the milestone in only his 417th international innings, while Tendulkar and Lara, both retired now, took 453 innings each to get there. Prior to Thursday’s match, Kohli was 37 runs short of the milestone and reached the feat with a single off West

Indies skipper Jason Holder in the 25th over of the India innings. Kohli, thus, became the 12th batsman and third Indian after Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid to reach 20,000 international runs.

The 30-year-old India captain has so far accumulated 6,613 runs in Tests, besides 2263 runs in T20 Internationals.

His runs tally in ODIs prior to Thursday’s match stood at 11087. Besides this, Kohli also became only the third captain in the history of the World Cup to register four consecutive 50-plus scores. The other skippers to attain the feat are Graeme Smith (in 2007) and Aaron Finch (2019).

India beat West Indies by 125 runs in ICC World Cup cricket India beat West Indies by 125 runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Manchester on Thursday.

India played first and scored 268 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 50 overs and set the target of 269, chasing the target West Indies scored 143 runs for the loss of 10 wickets in 34.2 overs.

Captain Virat Kohli scored 72 Runs from 82 balls, whereas M.S Dhoni scored 56 runs from 61 balls.

For West Indies, S. Ambris scored 31 runs from 40 balls.

India will play against England on Sunday, June 30th.

Fans unhappy with Rohit Sharma’s dismissal against West Indies Rohit Sharma's dismissal off the bowling of West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach during the World Cup 2019 league match on Thursday caused quite a stir on social media, with many questioning the accuracy of the Decision Review System (DRS). The Indian opener was adjudged not out by the on-field umpire but the decision was overturned by the TV umpire after West Indies skipper Jason Holder called for a review. After he was given out, Rohit Sharma was quite upset with the decision and left the field shaking his head.

The replay showed a spike when the ball passed both bat and pad at the same time,

creating doubts over the real cause of it. People claimed that even after watching replays from every available angle there was no clear evidence, and since the on-field decision was not out, the TV umpire shouldn't have changed it. It was not only the fans who had an issue with the decision but also England Test bowler James Anderson, who felt the decision could have gone either way even after watching replays from every possible angle.

"That was a tricky decision, even with the amount of replays you can have, to be 100 percent sure it's either one or the other," Anderson said.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 schedule Cricket World Cup 2019 fixtures May 30th, Thursday - England vs South Africa, at The Oval (10:30 BST) England won by 104 runs.

May 31 Friday - West Indies vs Pakistan, Trent Bridge (10:30 BST) West Indies won by 7 wickets.

June 1st - Saturday - New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Cardiff (10:30 BST) New Zealand won by 10 wickets.

Saturday 1st - Afghanistan vs Australia, Bristol (DN) (13:30 BST) Australia won by 7 wickets.

Sunday 2nd - South Africa vs Bangladesh, The Oval (10:30 BST) Bangladesh won by 21 runs.

Monday 3rd - England vs Pakistan, Trent Bridge (10:30 BST) Pakistan won by 13 runs.

Tuesday 4th - Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Cardiff (10:30 BST) Sri Lanka won by 34 runs.

Wednesday 5th - South Africa vs India, Southampton (10:30 BST) India won by 6 wickets.

Wednesday 5th - Bangladesh vs New Zealand, The Oval (DN) (13:30 BST) New Zealand won by 2 wickets Thursday 6th - Australia vs West Indies, Trent Bridge (10:30 BST) Australia won by 15 runs.

Friday 7th - Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Bristol (10:30 BST) Match abandoned in rain draw.

Saturday 8th - England vs Bangladesh, Cardiff (10:30 BST) England beat Bangladesh by 106 runs.

Saturday 8th - Afghanistan vs New Zealand, Taunton (DN) (13:30 BST) N.Z won by 7 wickets Sunday 9th - India vs Australia, The Oval (10:30 BST) India won by 36 runs Monday 10th - South Africa vs West Indies, Southampton (10:30 BST) Match abandoned in rain draw. Tuesday 11th - Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Bristol (10:30 BST) Match abandoned in rain draw.

Wednesday 12th - Australia vs Pakistan, Taunton (10:30 BST) Australia won by 40 runs.

Thursday 13th - India vs New Zealand, Trent Bridge (10:30 BST) Match abandoned in rain draw.

Friday 14th - England vs West Indies, Southampton (10:30 BST) England won by 8 wickets Saturday 15th - Sri Lanka vs Australia, The Oval (10:30 BST) Australia won by 87 runs.

Saturday 15th - South Africa vs Afghanistan, Cardiff (DN) (13:30 BST) S.A. won by 9 wickets Sunday 16th - India vs Pakistan, Old Trafford (10:30 BST) India won by 89 runs Monday 17th - West Indies vs Bangladesh, Taunton (10:30 BST) Bangladesh won by 7 wickets Tuesday 18th - England vs Afghanistan, Old

Trafford (10:30 BST) England won by 150 runs.

Wednesday 19th - New Zealand vs South Africa, Edgbaston (10:30 BST) New Zealand won by 4 wickets Thursday 20th Australia vs Bangladesh, Trent Bridge (10:30 BST) Australia won by 48 runs Friday 21st England vs Sri Lanka, Headingley (10:30 BST) Sri Lanka won by 20 runs Saturday 22nd - India vs Afghanistan, Southampton (10:30 BST) India won by 11 runs Saturday 22nd - West Indies vs New Zealand, Old Trafford (DN) (13:30 BST) New Zealand won by 5 runs Sunday 23rd - Pakistan vs South Africa, Lord’s (10:30 BST) Pakistan won by 49 runs Monday 24th - Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Southampton (10:30 BST) Bangladesh won by 62 runs Tuesday 25th - England vs Australia, Lord’s (10:30 BST) Australia won by 64 runs Wednesday 26th - New Zealand vs Pakistan, Edgbaston (10:30 BST) Pakistan won by 6 wickets Thursday 27th - West Indies vs India, Old Trafford (10:30 BST) India won by 125 runs Friday 28th - Sri Lanka vs South Africa, Chester-leStreet (10:30 BST) South Africa won by 9 wickets Saturday 29th - Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Headingley (10:30 BST) Saturday 29th - New Zealand vs Australia, Lord’s (DN) (13:30 BST) Sunday 30th - England vs India, Edgbaston (10:30 BST July 1st, Monday - Sri Lanka vs West Indies, Chester-le-Street (10:30 BST) Tuesday 2nd - Bangladesh vs India, Edgbaston (10:30 BST) Wednesday 3rd - England vs New Zealand, Chester-le-Street (10:30 BST) Thursday 4th - Afghanistan vs West Indies, Headingley (10:30 BST) Friday 5th - Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Lord’s (10:30 BST) Saturday 6th - Sri Lanka vs India, Headingley (10:30 BST) Saturday 6th - Australia vs South Africa, Old Trafford (DN) (13:30 BST) Tuesday 9th - First semi-final: 1st team vs 4th team, at Old Trafford (10:30 BST) Thursday 11th - Second semi-final: 2nd team vs 3rd team, Edgbaston (10:30 BST) July 14th, Sunday - Final at the Lord’s (10:30) BST)

Petition against Pakistan cricket team dismissed Responding to a petition filed against Pakistan cricket team’s performance in the ongoing World Cup, Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday referred to the country’s win over South Africa and dismissed the petition.

Justice Athar Minallah heard the petitioner’s lawyer who stressed that the Pakistan Cricket Board and the selection committee had failed and urged to allow proceedings

against the respondents. The petition stated the national cricket board is answerable to the nation and “owing to its present-day precarious operations is causing shame, disrepute and dishonour to the citizens of Pakistan”. After reports emerged that groups formed in the current World Cup squad, an inquiry against those responsible was urged in the petition demanding formulation of a fact-finding commission.

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Amnesty raises fresh fears of executions in Sri Lanka Amnesty International raised on Tuesday fresh concerns that Sri Lanka may soon end a 42-year moratorium on capital punishment and hang 13 men convicted of drug offences. The London-based rights group said it was “alarmed” over media reports of preparations to resume hangings although the country still does not have a qualified hangman.

“Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena must immediately halt his plans to resume executions for at least 13 prisoners convicted of drug-related crimes,” Amnesty said in a statement.

Sirisena in February announced he would carry out the first executions in 42 years within less than two months, but he is yet to sign any death warrant, officials said.

He said this was in response to spiralling narcotics-related crime inspired by President Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines. The

president has also appealed to human rights organisations not to pressure him on his decision.Criminals in Sri Lanka are regularly

handed death sentences for murder, rape and drug-related crimes but since 1976 their punishments have been commuted to life imprisonment. The Justice Ministry which is responsible for the correctional system said more than a dozen people had been shortlisted to fill the vacancy for an executioner, but no formal appointment has been made.

Donald Trump lashes out at India, Japan, Germany ahead of G20 Donald Trump lashes out at what he calls ‘unacceptable’ tariffs imposed by India as US president headed towards high-stakes G20 summit likely to be dominated by trade tensions. “I look forward to speaking with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi about the fact that India, for years having put very high Tariffs against the United States, just recently increased the Tariffs even further.

This is unacceptable and the Tariffs must be withdrawn!” tweeted the president. The summit hosts Japan have desperately tried to steer attention away from the Trump show and on to the formal aspects of their

G20 agenda, including the challenges posed by ageing populations and climate change.

“Confrontation tends to attract attention… but Japan, as the chair, hopes to find common ground rather than differences in opinions,” said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he left Tokyo for Osaka. But tensions over the final statement on climate change are likely to burst into the open, with a German source saying it was “particularly difficult this year” to reach agreement. And Trump appeared in no mood for compromise, hitting out at traditional allies one-by-one, even his hosts.

“Almost all countries in this world take tremendous advantage of the United States.

Bangladesh police kill three suspected Rohingya traffickers Bangladesh police killed three people suspected of trying to smuggle 15 Rohingya Muslim refugees to Malaysia in a clash on Tuesday near the South Asian nation’s main refugee camp, an official said, the second such incident in as many months.

Nearly 900,000 Rohingya who fled a military-led crackdown in neighboring Buddhist-dominated Myanmar in 2017 live in Kutupalong, the world’s largest refugee camp, and other temporary settlements in Bangladesh’s beach town of Cox’s Bazar.

“On sensing the presence of our team, they fired on police, and police also responded,” said Prodip Kumar Das, a police official in the nearby town of Teknaf. The men attempting to smuggle the refugees, who included some girls, were shot and died on the way to hospital, Das added. The refugees were rescued and sent to two different camps after initial questioning. The clash, around 30 km (19 miles) from Kutupalong, followed a tip-off to police, Das told Reuters, adding that they had retrieved three locally-made guns and 15 rounds of ammunition. The men were themselves Rohingya known to be human traffickers living in the area since their arrival in Bangladesh before 2017, he added.

Sri Lankan police overturn local council ban on Muslims Sri Lanka’s police Tuesday stepped in to prevent a local council from banning Muslim traders from a weekly fair in another backlash from the devastating Easter attacks blamed on Islamist extremists. The local government body had ordered minority Muslims not to participate in the farmer’s market in the town of Dankotuwa, 47 kilometers north of the capital.

“We got a court order against the Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Saba (council) because we can’t allow this Islamophobia,” local police Superintendent K.A.B. Kumarapeli told AFP by telephone.

He said the local council chairman representing a political party affiliated to former president Mahinda Rajapakse ordered Muslims to stay away, saying their presence could trigger violence in the region. The region has a high concentration of Christians who suffered the most in the April 21 suicide bombings that targeted three churches and three hotels. At least 258 people were killed and nearly 500 wounded in the attacks. However, police said there was no basis for Tuesday’s action by the council when communal tensions had eased and the region was returning to normality after several days of anti-Muslim riots last month.

“We have asked courts to take action against the council chairman for causing tension between communities,” Kumarapeli said adding that a hearing has been scheduled for Friday.

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Nepal police arrest protesters over nationwide shutdown Nepalese police arrested two for attempting to impose a shutdown called by an outlawed Maoist group after one of its members was killed in the country’s south-east. The splinter group on Tuesday shut markets, schools and factories across the country. The group called the strike after one of its members was shot dead by police in the south-east district of Sarlahi last week. While the group claimed its member had not attacked the police, the country’s home ministry said that the man was killed during an exchange of fire.

“We have arrested two people who

were enforcing the shutdown,” said police spokesman Bishwa Raj Pokharel.

Shops and schools were closed and there was not much traffic on the streets of Kathmandu on Tuesday.

Authorities have blamed the Maoist group for the twin blasts in Kathmandu which killed four people and left five others wounded late last month.

The main Maoist faction is part of the current ruling coalition in Nepal. Maoist rebels fought an armed insurgency against state security forces between 1996 and 2006 that killed more than 16,000 people.

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It’s unbelievable,” said the president.

He described Vietnam as the “single worst abuser” on trade, lashed Germany as “delinquent” and mocked Japan, which has been under a US military umbrella since World War II. “If Japan is attacked, we will fight World

War III. We will go in and protect them with our lives and with our treasure,” he told Fox Business Network.

“But if we’re attacked, Japan doesn’t have to help us. They can watch it on a Sony television.”

International Criminal Court’s prosecutor seeks full Myanmar atrocities probe The International Criminal Court (ICC) announces that Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda will request that the court’s judges open an investigation into crimes relating to two waves of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

Myanmar is not an ICC member. But last year, the court confirmed its jurisdiction over crimes where an element occurred in Bangladesh, an ICC member since June 2010.

Rohingya refugees

The prosecutor’s move to bring victims, survivors, and their families, the vast majority of whom are Rohingya Muslims, one step closer to justice comes after the United Nations created a body to gather and preserve evidence of all possible crimes in Myanmar that could be used in future trials.

Both developments throw into sharp relief Myanmar’s farcical accountability efforts to date. In December, the chair of its justly maligned commission of inquiry created to look into abuses in Rakhine State said the commission had so far found “no evidence” to support allegations of grave abuses. In February, Myanmar told the UN women’s rights committee there was “no evidence” to

support the “wild claims” that the military carried out brutal and widespread sexual violence during the 2017 operations. And Myanmar’s recently self-created military court to probe Rohingya atrocity allegations promises more of the same, judging from the country’s dismal track record on accountability. But the military’s lengthy list of atrocities in Myanmar demands an even bolder response.

Last August, UN appointed fact-finders concluded that Myanmar’s top generals, including Commander-in-Chief Sr.Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, should be investigated and prosecuted for genocide in northern Rakhine State, as well as for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Rakhine, Kachin, and Shan States. If the ICC prosecutor’s proposed investigation moves ahead, she couldn’t touch most of these crimes, as they were committed solely in Myanmar. Though the UN Security Council should refer the entire situation in Myanmar to the ICC, council dynamics – notably Chinese and Russian opposition – make this extremely unlikely for now. UN member states, including those on the Security Council, should continue to call for a resolution referring Myanmar to the ICC. Doing so keeps focus on, and the political cost high for, those that stand in the way.

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Navy working to identify vessels that are ‘high value targets’ for bringing hard drugs into the country The Fiji Navy through the Maritime Surveillance and Rescue Coordination Centre and patrols is actively working to identify vessels that are ‘high value targets’ for bringing hard drugs into the country and is sharing that information with Police and the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service.

The Fiji Maritime Surveillance and Rescue Coordination Centre has state of the art technology that allows it to monitor what is coming into Fiji waters and also help in search and rescue operations.

Centre Director, Lieutenant Sairusi Colati says they do have indications that drugs are coming in through yachts from international waters and share this information with Police and the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service.

There have been numerous cases where cocaine and methamphetamine have been found on yachts in Fiji waters.

One prominent case is where Australian national, John Nikolic was jailed last year for importing 12.9 kilograms of cocaine and 34.4 grams of methamphetamine with an estimated value of $30 million.

In March this year, Police through the help of a member of the public found an underwater transponder in the Lomaiviti Group within the range of an area where drugs had been found.

A dive team led by Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho searched the area after suspecting the underwater transponder may have been allegedly used to give coordinates for a drop off and pick up point for drugs.

Police officer stabbed in Nakasi Police Station and another run over in Vatuwaqa A police officer sustained serious injuries after he was allegedly stabbed inside the Nakasi Police Station last night while another police constable was allegedly run over by a vehicle in Vatuwaqa when he asked the driver to produce his driver’s license. Corporal Manoj Mani was on duty when the suspect allegedly entered the Nakasi Police Station and stabbed the officer on the back of his head and his back with a kitchen knife.

The 36-year-old suspect was arrested and will be produced in the Nasinu Magistrates Court this afternoon. In a separate incident Police Constable Munishal Segran was injured after he was allegedly run over by a man who refused to stop along Fletcher Road, Vatuwaqa yesterday afternoon. The officer saw a vehicle parked in a no parking zone and when the driver was approached and asked to produce his license, the suspect allegedly drove off and

Government plans to provide 100% access to electricity to all households in Fiji by the end of 2021 We want to provide 100% access to electricity to all households in Fiji by the end of 2021.

This was highlighted by the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Jone Usamate during the Seminar for the Project for the introduction of Hybrid Power Generation System in Pacific Island countries at Holiday Inn, Suva. He also says there are more than 200 communities in Fiji whom they are targeting to transform their electricity supplies from diesel

to other sustainable forms.

He says those communities that use diesel for power in Viti Levu, Taveuni and Ovalau are to be totally renewable energy focused.

Usamate had earlier said that JICA has assisted in solar and hydro energy in Fiji by contributing $3.7 million to this project and their plans are to provide hybrid systems because of the supply of 24 hours of electricity.

PM requests High Commission of India to work with Ministry of Education in updating notes on yoga in schools Prime Minister Voreqe personal issue and we all need to Bainimarama has put forth a commit to building a healthier proposal for the High Commission Fijian society by encouraging of India to work closely with the healthier living among our Ministry of Education to update people. the notes on yoga exercises which He says physical exercise is have been circulated to schools by one critical pro-active strategy to the ministry since 2016. prevent a further rise in NCDs, He put the proposal to the and Bainimarama believes that Indian High Commissioner to yoga, as well as other forms of Fiji, Padmaja, when they met on exercise, should be practised Tuesday.

PM Voreqe Bainimarama more widely throughout the Bainimarama says every Fijian country including in our schools. knows someone who is affected by NCDs or He added as as the birthplace of the practice has lost someone they love to one of these of yoga itself - India has a lot to share with Fiji deadly diseases. in encouraging more Fijians to practise this Bainimarama says for all of us this is a physical discipline.

Atunaisa Ravatu changes plea to not guilty for misusing Homes initiative funds A man who had earlier admitted to misusing funds under the Help for Homes initiative changed his plea to not guilty in the Suva Magistrates Court today.

FICAC had charged Atunaisa Ravatu with one count of General Dishonesty – Causing a Loss and two counts of General Dishonesty – Obtaining a Gain .

Ravatu disputed some facts contained in the summary of facts and wished to change his earlier guilty plea to a plea of not guilty.

It was alleged that he dishonestly caused a loss to the government by misappropriating MPAISA cards which belonged to villagers of Vuna District in Taveuni amounting to $22,231.22 in 2016.

He also allegedly obtained $1,600 in Suva and $2,000 in Sigatoka from the Cash Back promotion given by Vinod Patel Company Limited.

The matter has been adjourned to 2nd August 2019.

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Minister calls for probe against previous gov’t for failing to secure financial action task force Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari called for a thorough probe against specific officials and ministers of previous governments for their failure to secure the membership of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for Pakistan.

Participating in the budget debate, she said, “Parliament should conduct an investigation against specific members of bureaucracy, foreign ministers and institutional heads (of previous governments) for not applying for the membership of FATF.” She said that Financial Action Tack Force was established by the G-7 countries in 1989 to act against money laundering. She alleged that previous government did not apply for the membership just to hide their money laundering

and corruption. She said, “Past leadership did not apply for the membership, because their money laundering and corruption would have been exposed”.

The minister said Pakistan was still facing the negative affects of not becoming the member of FATF. “We would not have faced difficulties, if we were part of FATF,” she added. She said Pakistan suffered huge losses as it was not member of an important institution like FATF. She also called for an investigation into non-registration of PakistanIndia bilateral agreement, signed in 2008 in

Army chief general Bajwa praised before being severely criticized for watching cricket match at the Lord’s Pakistan’s win over South Africa at the Lord’s in London on Sunday may be a relief for Pakistan, the presence of two spectators, Pakistan army chief General Bajwa, and the military’s seniorspokesperson Major General Ghafoor has attracted the attention. General Bajwa was accompanied by British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and was cheered by fans of Pakistan team.

However, social media has a different Army chief general Bajwa (second from right) accompanied reaction to it.

by British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt (right) was cheered by The presence of army chief and his Pakistan team fans. spokesperson at the Lord’s cricket “Yeh jo karkardagi (performance) hai, iss ke ground in London to watch World Cup peechay wardi hai “ (The uniform is behind match between Pakistan and South Africa the team’s performance),” Some Pakistan is doing the rounds of social media, with spectators at the Lord’s were heard shouting some cricket fans satirically attributing on the win, one person tweeted: “Koi puchay Pakistan’s victory to the presence of army to kehna... Qamar Bajwa aya tha”. chief general Bajwa, saying

Court acquits ruling party’s former minister, but rejects plea by the opposition party the in corruption case Accountability court acquits former law minister Dr Babar Awan in the long-running Nandipur Power Project corruption case reference.

Accountability Court Judge Arshad Malik announced the judgment on Tuesday that was initially reserved on acquittal pleas filed by five accused in the reference. Aside from Awan, Justice (retd) Riaz Kiyani also acquitted.

The court dismissed the acquittal pleas of the three accused Shumaila Mehmood, Riaz Mehmood and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. A total of seven accused had been nominated by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in reference, but Shahdi Rafi and Masood Chishti had not filed acquittal pleas to the trial court. The court had

reserved its judgment on four cases on Monday, while the verdict on Babar Awan’s plea was reserved on April 26, after hearing arguments at large. The NAB had stated in its reference that the national exchequer had faced a loss of Rs27 billion due to delay in execution of the Nandipur Project. The accused had committed dishonesty in their responsibilities, it stated.

Later on, President Arif Alvi called Babar Awan to congratulate him on his acquittal.

Awan, earlier, had given resignation as an adviser to the prime minister on parliamentary affairs after NAB filed a case on the said reference.

The court also dismissing the acquittal plea of former minister Raja Pervaiz in corruption case.

United Nations regarding not giving consular access to spies arrested in each other’s countries.

Mazari said that if the agreement would have been registered in UN, International Court of Justice would not have been able to entertain the Indian case about consular access to

Kulbhushan Jadhav. The minister said that as per international laws, bilateral agreement signed between the two countries was required to be registered with the United Nations. She said that international institutions only recognised agreement registered with the United Nations.

Masood Azhar escaped unhurt in military hospital blast’ A Pakistani Twitter user has claimed admitted here,” Ahsan Ullah MiaKhail, that there was a blast at a military a social activist and human rights hospital in Rawalpindi where Jaishworker, tweeted on Sunday night. e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood “Completely media blackout by Army.

Azhar has been admitted.

Media asked strictly not to cover this “Huge blast at Military Hospital story,” he added. Along with his tweet, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 10 injured Masood Azhar the activist also posted a video where shifted to emergency.

Jaish-esmoke is seen coming out of a building.

Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azahar is There were no other details of the news.

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A 26-year-old NRI driver has been killed in a hit-and-run collision in California, according to a media report. Syed Waseem Ali, who hailed from Hyderabad and lived in Fremont, was driving the Toyota and had Sela Henriquez as the passenger via the Lyft ride-hailing service, who were pronounced dead after the crash in San Francisco’s Bayview District on Sunday, the SFGate reported. The city’s medical examiner’s office has identified Ali and Henriquez, 49, of San Francisco, as the victims who died in the collision reported at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday

at Third Street and Paul Avenue, the report added. A silver Mercedes-Benz was speeding on Third Street and did not stop at a red light at the Paul Avenue intersection, causing a collision with a silver Toyota sedan, police said. Two passengers from the Mercedes were taken to a hospital but are expected to survive.

The driver fled on foot, leaving the vehicle behind, and had not been arrested till now, police said. A description of the suspect has not been released.

Indian-origin woman jailed for assaulting Singapore police An Indian-origin man in Singapore has been jailed for eight months for physically assaulting his girlfriend and abusing a police officer. Sri Murugan Subramaniam, 44, who was unhappy with her girlfriend Radika Rajavarma, 31, after she uploaded her ex-husband’s picture on Facebook, quarrelled with her and branded her cheek with a cigarette on March 31.

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“The little girl, Zulfa, received injuries when the car driven by her father, who works as a mosque imam in Ras Al Khaimah, turned over several times,” police said, adding that the father, mother and the child were injured in the accident. Prasad Sreedharan, a social worker affiliated with a medical committee recently constituted by the Consulate General of India (CGI) in Dubai, said the child had a head injury which impacted her brain.

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Visit our dealership: 15437 Fraser Highway, Surrey www.sukhibathmotors.com

*All prices exclude taxes, $799 doc fee, some conditions may apply, on approved credit. *Weekly payment is based on 4.99% interest over 96 months. *Call for details

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