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PAKISTANI VOLUNTEERS RUSH AN INJURED PERSON TO A HOSPITAL IN QUETTA, PAKISTAN, AFTER MILITANTS ATTACKED APOLICE TRAINING ACADEMY KILLING 61 AND INJURING NEARLY 117 CADETS.

Speeding vehicle killsnewcomer Priyanka Mittal, 22

2 Pakistani youngsters in Times30 Most Influential Teens 2016

61 dead, 117 injured; IS claimspolice academy attack in Pakistan

DINESH BHATIA, INDIAN CONSUL GENERAL IN TORONTO HELD CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS IN PEI WITH CORNWALL HEATH,MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ALAN MCISAAC, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES.

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) Two teenagers ofPakistani-origin, Nobel Peace Prizewinner Malala Yousafzai and gamerSumail Hassan, have been listed in theTimes' 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016.At 17, Malala became the youngestperson to win the Nobel Peace Prize.Her organisation "The Malala Fund" hasreceived funding from famous personalities worldwide. At present, the 19-year-oldis working towards urging "world leaders to set aside $1.4 billion this year towardeducating young refugees," TIME Magazine said. Sumail Hassan, 17,won his team Evil Geniuses the Defense of the Ancient 2 (Dota 2)Asian championship in China in 2015 when he was just 15-year-old.

DON'T MISS THE HIGHADRENALINE BRAMPTON

BEAST DIWALI GAMEDESK REPORT

BRAMPTON - Do not miss the Brampton Beast Diwali game as it prom-ises to be intensely exciting. The game is being played on Friday, October28 by 7:15pm at the Powerade Centre between Brampton Beast and theMavericks. The event promises to be a full fun-filled event with severalgoodies in its kitty for every member of the family to enjoy. The centrewill have a number of stalls to buy a variety of things with bhagra dancerskeeping you entertained. Children and adults alike would be able to enjoythe pre-game laser show and post-game fireworks. So be there with thefamily and spend a great time this festive season!

ISLAMABAD (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday claimedresponsibility of a deadly attack at the Police Training Acad-emy in Pakistan's Quetta city, local media repor ted. The IS'Amaq news agency claimed that the outfit sent three men onMonday night to attack the cadets at the hostel of Sariab RoadPolice Training Academy, located 20 km away from Quetta,the capital city of the country's southwest Balochistanprovince.The Amaq news agency also posted on its website a picture ofthe men carrying Kalashnikovs and wearing suicide jackets,Xinhua news agency repor ted. The mouthpiece said themilitants "used machine guns and grenades, and then blew uptheir explosive vests in the crowd." Earlier speaking to themedia, Maj Gen Sher Afgan, chief of paramilitary FrontierCorps, said the militants belonged to banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al-Almi and had got instructions from their handlers inAfghanistan.

The group, however, did not take credit for the attack. Theattack was carried out at about 11.05pm local time on Mondaynight, and left 59 people killed and over 120 others injured. Thisis the second time that the IS has claimed terrorist attack inQuetta since the beginning of this year. Earlier in August, thegroup took credit for an attack on a gathering of lawyers at ahospital in Quetta that left 70 persons killed and over 100injured.The attack was also claimed by Pakistani Taliban factionJamaat-ur-Ahrar. Chief of Army Staff general Raheel Sharifreached Quetta to personally monitor the situation. DG ISI Lt.Gen. Rizwan Akhtar and DG MI Maj Gen Nadeem Zaki Manj arealso accompanying the COAS. Pakistani Prime Minister NawazSharif on Tuesday chaired a meeting at the Governor House todiscuss the situation following the terrorist attack. Earlier, theprime minister and army chief attended the funeral prayers ofthose killed in the attack.

DESK REPORT / OTTAWA - PriyankaMittal, 22, who had just moved to Ot-tawa from India at the end of August tostudy at Carleton University, died whilecrossing West Hunt Club Road in an in-dustrial par t of south Ottawa just after9pm on Friday night. Emergency crewsresponded to a repor t that said a pedes-trian had been struck by a vehicle. Para-medics said the female victim had lostpulse when they arrived at the sceneand could not be revived. Police informed that they were looking forthe driver in a white car and later said the driver had come to talk tothem. Investigation in the case is going on but no charges have beenpressed against anyone, police said on Monday. According to heruncle, Rajeev Goel, "her family is in really great shock.

MIDWEEK SURVEYARE SOUTH ASIANS MAKING CANADA

A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE?

DESK REPORT / TORONTO - In this week's exclusive survey YudhvirJaswal, Group Editor and CEO of YMedia asked the community if theSouth Asian community residing in the country is making Canada a betterplace and contributing positively. Conducted on Southasian PULSE PrimeTime on Tuesday morning between 10am to 12 noon, the communityremained divided on the issue saying the South Asians have definitelycontributed in a major way and due to sheer hard work have clinched toppositions in government and other fields. The station received nearly 50votes in total with 25 respondents saying the community has played aconstructive role while 25 others said they are not blending well andhave no role in bringing any betterment to society - keeping balance at50%-50%, respectively. YMedia regularly holds weekly polls on variousissues that of interest to the community and publish their results on allfive of its media platforms every week.


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ICCC, Indian Consulate to promoteinvestments in India jointly

TORONTO - The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce and theConsulate General of India in Toronto will be collaboratingmore intensively to promote the key schemes of the Govern-ment of India to Canadian entrepreneurs.Dinesh Bhatia, Consul General of India in Toronto, and ArunSrivastava, President, Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce(ICCC), announced the collaborative effor t at a meeting of theChamber's new board of directors with the Consul Generalheld at the Toronto Consulate Wednesday. The directors whomet the Consul General included Arun Srivastava, President;Abubakkar Noohujohn, Vice President, Membership &Business Development; Pappur Shankar, Vice President,Finance & SME; Devika Penekelapati, Vice President,Programs and Events, and Sponsorship; Sanjay Brahmbhatt,Directror, SME; Nareshkumar Chavda, Director, GovernmentRelations, and Membership and Events.According to the proposed collaboration, the Chamber and theConsulate will work together to promote three of Governmentof India's schemes - Make in India, Skills India and Star tupIndia - in Canada. Both the Chamber and the Consulate willorganize a series of seminars across the Greater TorontoArea and southern Ontario (especially the Toronto-Windsor

technology corridor) to promote these initiatives. Significantly,both the institutions will be equal par tners in these programs.The seminars will provide a platform to exper ts in each of theseinitiatives, who have firsthand experience of investing andoperating in India, to address audiences comprising Canadiancompanies seeking avenues in India, to help investors under-stand the ground realities of the Indian economy. "The focus ofthe program will not merely be to hard-sell these initiatives, butalso to help investors assess the new Indian business environ-ment that is focused on deliverables and growth," ArunSrivastava said following the meeting.India's reputation as an investor-friendly destination for foreigndirect investment has risen sharply over the last two yearsthanks to the effor ts of the new Narendra Modi-led government.It is at present one of the fastest growing economies in theworld, and among the G20 and the BRICS group of economies.In addition, the Government of India has been pushing innova-tion and has created a positive environment for star tups toflourish. At present, India is the third economy after the UnitedStates and Germany in terms of the number of star tups. Theseries of seminars will commence in late 2016 and continuewell into 2017.

ONTARIO BUILDING 28NEW SCHOOLSONTARIO - Ontario is building 28 new schools, andexpanding and renovating another 23 to suppor t morethan 21,000 students across the province as they learnand grow. This investment will ensure students arelearning in high-quality, modern buildings that can bettersuppor t their achievement and well-being.Premier Kathleen Wynne made the announcement atCourcelette Public School in Toronto, where funding willsuppor t an addition to the current building to accommo-date 138 more students. Ontario is making this invest-ment in 51 schools in 36 communities to addressdemand in areas of high population growth, and toreplace schools that are in poor condition. Investing innew and better schools, and improved learning environ-ments, is par t of the government's plan to create jobs,grow our economy and help people in their everydaylives. "Building modern schools across the province willhave a positive impact on the learning experience andwill make it easier for students to excel and reach theirfull potential." - Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario"High-quality schools are the heart of our local commu-nities and the foundation of our publicly funded educationsystem. We know that better buildings support betterlearning. The funding announced today is a strategicinvestment in student achievement and well-being, andin the long-term prosperity of our province." - MitzieHunter, Minister of Education.

Blaney to ban niqab if wins PCleadership race; Obhrai slams

DESK REPORT/QUEBEC - Que-bec MP Steven Blaney, runningfor Conservative Par ty's leader-ship has said he will put a banon the niqab adding he will in-troduce legislation to forbid theIslamic face-covering veil whilevoting and taking oath of citizen-ship. He told media: "We are a country that is built on immigration, butwe have to be sure that those new Canadians we welcome are under-standing of how we live. We don't want our country to become like thecountry they left. We fully welcome you, but we want you to respectwho we are. "Quebec has played a leadership role in discussingthose issues in an open manner. I believe we are ready in Canada fora robust and mature conversation about our Canadian identity. Cana-dian citizenship is one of the most valuable and highly respected inthe world. While this prestigious citizenship comes with a set of rightsenshrined in the Char ter of Rights and Freedoms, it also comes withresponsibilities which are based on a set of fundamental principlesdesigned to ensure dignity, freedom, and equality of all Canadiansregardless of their race, gender or age."

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Brainobrain Canada host successful 2nd National Competition

BRAMPTON - Brainobrain Academy Canada Inc. hosted their SecondNational Brainobrainfest event where student's effor ts and hard-workwas celebrated. Recently Brainobrain students did a three- minutecompetition, where they scored the highest in their category wasannounced as the winners.Following the competition, students par ticipated in demos, showcas-ing all of their skills acquired from Brainobrain. The demos left theparents and guests bewildered and in awe as they saw students men-tally calculate 60 numbers in the matter of seconds. Students men-tally calculated number faster than a calculator, Students demon-strated the ar t of multitasking by working on two sets of calculationssimultaneously and also calculating while singing as song. Among

the people amazed at the students' per formances were Dr SandyKissoon-Singh the Guest of Honour and special guest Karen Lin.Dr Sandy Kissoon-Singh is the Principal of Parkway Public School inthe Peel District and a community leader. Karen Lin, is a Public Affairstrategist, serving various government branches and a former schooltrustee candidate in Mississauga. Both educators spoke about theamazing program Brainobrain has for children. Prizes were distrib-uted to winners, with cer tificates to the Frist batch of graduates whocompleted all 10 levels of Brainobrain Program. With Brainobrain,students are able to learn how to concentrate, focus and use theirskills to improve their brain power. For more information on the pro-gram and its benefits, visit www.brainobrain.ca

JUST INSTRUMENTS INC. INAUGURATES NEW OFFICE IN BRAMPTON

BRAMPTON - Just Instruments Inc. inaugurated its new office at 173-49Advance Boulevard, Brampton last week in the presence of eminent busi-ness leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals and political leaders. KanwarDhanjal, President Just Instruments Inc. said that this is a Canadian companywho provides services in the field of process control and laboratory instru-ments since 2010. Just Instruments offer instrument calibration services,sales, repairs, installation. For more than six years Just Instrument Inc. hasprovided a high level of service and installation of process control instru-ments for a number of high profile manufacturers across Canada and be-comes the 1st choice of the industry for innovative problem solutions. The

company has a high Client Focus - Customer Service, Honesty, Integrity andCreativity, to build long lasting relations and Value for money to the custom-ers. The dignitaries present at the inauguration were MP Ruby Sahota; MPPHarinder Malhi; Pat Fortini, Acting Mayor City of Brampton; Councillor JeffBowmen, Regional councillor Martin Modeiros; Tod Letts, CEO BramptonBoard of Trade and Badar Shamim, Chair of Brampton Board of Trade; ArunSrivastava, President, Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce and other com-munities and business leaders. Just Instruments Inc. inaugurated its new office at173-49 Advance Boulevard, Brampton last week in the presence of eminent busi-ness leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals and political leaders.

Improved Technology Coming toMississauga Public Libraries

Under $10m Fund Over 3 YearsONTARIO - Ontario is helping libraries across the province offer accessto more technology in their communities, such as wireless internetconnections, new computers, and e-books, as well as classes on top-ics like social media and computer literacy. The province is celebratingPublic Library Week with new funding for a number of libraries includ-ing, the Mississauga Public Library Board which is receiving $76,034.The province is providing $2.5 million across Ontario as part of a $10-million investment over three years, through the Ontario Libraries Ca-pacity Fund. This funding helps increase access to technology for com-munities, and gets more people engaged in reading and learning at theirlocal library. "Our libraries provide accessible services to the people ofMississauga. This investment will help Mississauga's libraries] makeservices even better and continue to enrich people's lives right here inour own community, said Dipika Damerla, MPP for Mississauga East-Cooksville.The new technology enhancements coming to local libraries could in-clude:* New hardware and software, including computers, tablets, 3D print-ers, music recording equipment, video conference equipment, comput-erized white boards, and technology to support people with disabilities* Updated digital collections, like e-books and audio books* Website development, to help make library websites more user-friendly* Internet improvements, like wireless access for the public and fasterconnections."Our libraries provide accessible services to the people ofMississauga. This investment will help Mississauga's libraries makeservices even better and continue to enrich people's lives right herein our own community." - Dipika Damerla, MPP for MississaugaEast-Cooksville"Public libraries are an important resource for people of all ages;they offer high-quality programs and services that have a positiveimpact on Ontarians across the province. By improving access todigital and IT resources, we are helping libraries evolve with tech-nology, which is essential in today's knowledge economy." - EleanorMcMahon, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.

PROVINCIAL BYELECTIONSCALLED IN OTTAWA-VANIER AND

NIAGARA WEST-GLANBROOKONTARIO - Writs were issued today under Section 9.1 of theElection Act for by-elections in the electoral districts of Ot-tawa-Vanier and Niagara West-Glanbrook. The by-electionswill fill vacancies created in the provincial parliament. Underthe Election Act, elections must be called on a Wednesdayand held the fifth Thursday after the date of the issue of thewrit. Voting day will be November 17.


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The last three weeks may not have been historically momentous, assome in the establishment would like us to believe, but cer tainlyIndia has been in the news, both within and globally, and more forgood reasons. The repor ted surgical strikes conducted by India onSeptember 29, 2016 at seven Pakistani terror-camp locations acrossthe volatile Line of Control (LoC) changed the mood of the nation inone swift master-stroke.That all political par ties in India, cutting across par ty lines, unequivo-cally feted the Indian Army and the Modi government for this timelyinitiative to teach a perennially treacherous Pakistan a befitting les-son, showcased to the world Indian unity when confronted with anational challenge.However, like any succulent dish, happy tidings have a nasty habit ofnot lingering for long. With the euphoria of India's 'macho' actionsagainst a terror-expor ting Pakistan gradually receding, the mood inIndia's agitated political environment is back to its not-so-cordialnormal.Electronic media channels, naturally looking for better TRPs, seemedto exacerbate the eternal political divide by pinning down some politi-cal par ties with awkward and insolent questions on the par ties' senseof nationalism and their degree of suppor t to the government, as if it isa quantifiable commodity.Most political outfits seem to have walked into the media trap withthe ruling par ty, the Bharatiya Janata Par ty (BJP), chest-thumpingthemselves as the sole repository of fiery patriotism leaving otherpolitical dispensations in the country far behind in self-assessed jin-goistic formulations. Anyway, the media does not direct national poli-cies and hence it is time for the nation to leave behind the cacophonyof proving one's patriotism, introspect and seriously plan for the myriadchallenges looming ahead.

India's surgical strike targeting Pakistan over a frontage of 250 kmacross the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir has sent a clear messageto the state and non-state actors conglomerate in Pakistan that India'spatience must not be taken for granted. However, it is apparent, onceagain, that history has a bad habit of repeating itself as regards Paki-stan is concerned. Terror activities inside the Kashmir Valley, onceagain, are increasing, with the Pakistanis and their terrorist protegestaking on the security forces, snatching rifles from Jammu and Kash-mir (J&K) police personnel besides committing arson at unprotectedgovernmental buildings.Pakistan has upped the ante along the International Border (IB) andLoC with unprovoked firings and multiple infiltration endeavours intoJ&K, before the onset of snow as happens each year. Their numeroussleeper cells would have been instructed to indulge in some sensa-tional terror acts, not only in J&K but in the Indian hinterland, espe-cially, in the current festival season and in areas where there arelarge public congregations.With Pakistani mischief in full flow, India now needs to zealouslyimplement some baby steps it pragmatically initiated recently. Firstand foremost, India must build up, with alacrity, its military muscle tothwar t threats emanating from a two half-front challenge (China, Pa-kistan and internal security), even collectively in a worst case sce-nario. Combat capabilities take very long to fructify, and, thus both thearmed forces and the government need to address operational voidswith the urgency it deserves.Secondly, India must pursue relentlessly the diplomatic measures ithas instituted recently with the global community and the UN to getPakistan declared a terrorist state. The singular way for Pakistan tobe taught a lesson to live in a civilized way is for the many nationswho fund Pakistan to survive to shut their financial aid to it. In thecurrent scenario, the US and other EU nations may do so whilst Chinaand Saudi Arabia will ensure that Pakistan remains financially sol-vent. For China, its strategic game changer, namely, the China-Paki-stan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and development of the Gwadar por tis only possible with Pakistan's submission to the Chinese, and thuscome what may, China's suppor t for Pakistan is etched in stone. Thatthe CPEC runs through the "disputed territories" in Gilgit-Baltistan andPakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is hardly of consequence to a na-

tion like China which scoffs at internationally accepted norms in state-craft.Never theless, Pakistan's consistent record in promoting terrorismacross the world must prompt the international community imposingeconomic sanctions against it. Diplomatic ostracisation of Pakistanby the world community must be endeavoured for with greater deter-mination by India as done at the recently concluded BRICS-BIMSTECmeetings in Goa.Pakistan's stock has predictably fallen with its South Asian neighboursand much over the globe as Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif'slamenting the same to his Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) has come toindicate.Importantly, India needs to carve out a consistent and coherent policytowards its continually errant neighbor. India must cut off all eco-nomic, social and diplomatic ties with Pakistan. Diplomatic repre-sentation with Pakistan should be downgraded with immediate effect.Pakistan has prevented Indian trade with Afghanistan and thence to-wards the Central Asian Republics, we must take away the most-favored nation status granted to Pakistan that is not reciprocated bythem. The enduring message to Pakistan should be that we do notneed them anyway.The villain-de-piece in Pakistan is its own army. Far from defendingits own country, the Pakistani Army is busy guarding its multi-billiondollar industry (FAUJI Foundation, Shaheen Foundation, Bahria Incand the like) and perpetuating the opulent lifestyles of its officers. TheAmericans, who have traditionally looked the other way and glossedover the many sins of their errant proteges, must now factor in theuntrustworthiness of the Pakistani army and its unwavering ties withanti-US terrorist outfits. If nuclear waywardness ever results, it willstem from a failing state like Pakistan with repercussions not only forthe region but the world. Never theless, the Pakistani army can takecomfort in the precedent that the US is not brimming with strategicprudence anyway.Keeping one's guard up in totality and the powder dry, India has to beready for any eventuality in the entire spectrum of conflict. Persistentgloating over a moderate tactical success across theLoC is hardlybecoming of the largest state in South Asia as it endeavours to estab-lish a safe and harmonious environment in the region.

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Win or lose. Donald Trump may or may not be able to "Make AmericaGreat Again". But one thing is sure, American politics will never bethe same - and so much fun - again! The Republican presidentialcontender though has promised to keep the par ty going long after thelast vote is cast and counted keeping all in "suspense" over whetherhe would accept the result of what he has dubbed a "rigged" election.As "horrified" pundits, the President and rival Democratic contenderHillary Clinton looked askance at this "attack on democracy", thebrash billionaire assured that "I will totally accept the results of thisgreat and historic presidential election - if I win!" Trump also recalledhow Democrat Al Gore first conceded the 2000 presidential electionto George Bush and then withdrew his concession when he found thatsome "hanging chads" and "butter fly ballots" in Florida could changethe outcome.Barack Obama, the current tenant of the White House, dismissed

Trump's fears of a "stolen election" as "whining before the game iseven over" but his supporters went wild over his "major announce-ment" at a campaign rally.With Clinton topping Trump by six-plus points in the first polls after thelast debate just 17 days before the November 8 election, the "dishon-est liberal media" as he calls it, suggested that the mogul was pre-paring a ground for his defeat.Time magazine claimed the reality star was planning to turn his likelyloss into a win by setting up a "media entity" and forming a politicalaction committee to exact revenge against "disloyal" Republicanswho have deserted him.The pundits conceded the brash billionaire had delivered his bestpresidential debate performance, for once focusing on policy issues- jobs, immigration and trade deals - but suggested he had fritteredaway the gains with his rash declaration.By disparaging his "groping" accusers, now numbering 10, as fameseekers or agents of Hillary, whom he called "such a nasty woman",and vowing to throw out "some bad hombres" Trump had lost the twogroups he needed most - women and Hispanics.He had also failed to capitalise on WikiLeaks's steady drip-drip-dripof revelations from Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta's hackedemails, by offering media some juicy morsels of his own to chase.Stories about Clinton's key Indian-American aide Neera Tanden sug-gesting that "her instincts are sub-normal" and "apologies are like herAchilles heel" got little play amid Trump's "bimbo eruptions".So did Clinton's admission to Wall Street bankers about her dream of"a hemispheric common market with open trade and open borders" orrepor ts of Clinton Foundation donors' "expectation of quid pro quobenefits in return for gifts". After declining to shake hands at their lastdebate, the rivals carried their bitter feud to a New York charity dinnerthat has been a good-natured roast of presidential candidates for de-cades. "Just before taking the dais, Hillary accidentally bumped intome. And she very civilly said, 'Pardon me'," said Trump, as murmursfilled the room, "I very politely replied, 'Let me talk to you about thatafter I get into Office'."Clinton hit back playing the Russian card. If at the debate she hadinsinuated that Vladimir Putin's hackers were trying to put a "puppet"Trump in the White House, she suggested the mogul was "translatingfrom the original Russian" on his teleprompters.



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FINALLY! A NEW HOME FORTHE OTTAWA RIVER RUNNERS

BY MPP YASIR NAQVIOTTAWA - Recently the Ottawa River Runners (ORR) held a publicgroundbreaking to celebrate a milestone in their long-awaited questto replace the shipping containers from which they have operated forthe past few decades with a proper home. I was so happy to join theevent as Ottawa Centre MPP, along with Mayor Jim Watson, as wellas Olympians Cameron Smedley and Michael Tayler, JamesPuddicombe, a volunteer with the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF),and NAME from the National Capital Commission, to mark the event.Plans for a stunning new, Barry J. Hobin-designed clubhouse andstorage facil i ty were unveiled and wil l be ready for Canada'ssesquicentenary in 2017. Just in time for the club and capital to hostthe Canadian Whitewater National Championships. All the pieces nec-essary for the new on-shore facility will complement the area's world-

class whitewater and flatwater that recreational and competitive ath-letes flock to.Earlier in the year, ORR received a $150,000 Capital grant from theOntario Trillium Foundation to help with construction costs. I was soproud to present Dr. Corkery with a plaque from the Ontario TrilliumFoundation alongside James Puddicombe (OTF volunteer). Once com-plete, the Club plans on expanding the programs it offers to the com-munity thanks to a quadrupling of boat storage space.The Ottawa River Runners is an organization dedicated to whitewaterpaddling and the stewards of the Pumphouse Whitewater facility. Itprovides an introduction to the spor t and ongoing development with arange of oppor tunities for paddlers of all ages and abilities to pursuetheir personal paddling goals. To learn more about the Club and pro-grams, please visit the website at: www.ottawariverrunners.com

RCMP- India's CBI discusspending Letters RogatoryNEW DELHI, (IANS) CBI Director Anil Sinha on Thursdayheld talks with Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commis-sioner Bob Paulson on pending Letters Rogatory in severalcases. The Canadian police officer was in the city to de-liver the 17th D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture, held annually inthe honour of the founding director of the Central Bureau ofInvestigation. The CBI is hopeful of disposal of the judicialrequests to Canada that seek to examine Canadian nation-als, including a witness in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and abusinessman allegedly involved in a bribery case relatedto Air India. "The issue of examining Narinder Singh, a wit-ness in the anti-Sikh riots, as well as Nazir Karigar, sus-pected of involvement in an Air India bribery case, wasflagged during the meeting," said a CBI source. "The meet-ing was fruitful and we are hopeful of disposal of our re-quests," said the source, adding that extradition of severalCanadian residents accused in corruption and drug traf-ficking cases in India also came up for discussion. Karigar, a busi-nessman in Ottawa, was in May 2014 convicted by a Canadian courtfor bribing officials in India with a view to bag a $100-million contractfrom Air India. India and Canada have signed the MutualLegal Assistance Treaty in criminal matters.

Legislation to ReduceElectricity Costs forFamilies and BusinessesONTARIO - Ontario passed legislation that will rebate theprovincial por tion of the HST from electricity bills as ofJanuary 1, 2017. The Ontario Rebate for Electricity Con-sumers Act, 2016 will reduce electricity costs by 8 percent on the amount before tax, an average savings of about$130 annually or $11 each month, for about five millionresidential consumers, farms and small businesses. Eli-gible rural electricity ratepayers will receive additional re-lief, decreasing total electricity bills by an average of $540a year or $45 each month. Commercial, institutional andindustrial ratepayers would also benefit from up to 34 percent lower electricity costs through the expansion of theIndustrial Conservation Initiative. Making electricity moreaffordable is par t of our plan to create jobs, grow oureconomy and help people in their everyday lives. "The gov-ernment recognizes the need to do more to ensure an af-fordable energy system for everyone and is committed to provid-ing electricity rate relief that will benefit ratepayers in a meaningfulway. Starting January 1, we will provide an 8 per cent rebate to provideextra relief for Ontario's families, farms and small busi-nesses." - Glenn Thibeault, Minister of Energy

IMPROVING ROADS ANDBRIDGES IN NIAGARAREGION TO BOOST GROWTHONTARIO - Ontario is supporting upgrades to roads, bridgesand other local community infrastructure in Niagara Re-gion, helping to connect communities and keep peoplemoving while creating jobs and economic growth. Munici-palities benefitting from upgrades include:" Grimsby" Lincoln" Pelham" West Lincoln" Niagara Falls" Niagara-on-the-Lake" For t Erie" Por t Colborne" Thorold" Wainfleet" WellandOntario is making the largest investment in public infra-structure in the province's history - about $160 billion over12 years, suppor ting 110,000 jobs every year across theprovince with projects such as hospitals, schools, roads,bridges and transit. Since 2015, the province has announcedsupport for more than 475 projects that will keep peopleand goods moving, connect communities and improve qual-ity of life. To learn more about infrastructure projects inyour community, go to Ontario.ca/BuildON."Investing in municipal infrastructure is par t of our plan tocreate jobs, grow our economy and help people in theireveryday l ives. Investments in crit ical infrastructureprojects through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fundprogram stimulate local economies. These specific projectsin the Niagara region will help to create oppor tunities forfamilies and businesses in the region." - Charles Sousa,Regional Minister, Golden Horseshoe"Our government is committed to working with communi-ties in Niagara to provide stable, predictable funding to build andrepair critical infrastructure. Investments like the one announced to-day help to support significant economic activity in local communi-ties, create jobs and help maintain a strong regional busi-ness climate across the province." - Jeff Leal, Minister ofAgriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Trudeau Announces Amazon Jobs In Brampton

BRAMPTON - In early September, Amazon opened Canada's first-ever Amazon high-tech robotic distribution centre in Brampton Thehigh-tech facility falls within the riding of Brampton South, and MP forBrampton South Sonia Sidhu was on-hand with Prime Minister JustinTrudeau, Brampton Mayor Linda Jeffrey, and MPP Vic Dhillon for thelaunch announcement. "Brampton South is an ideal location for newbusiness to set up and expand in Canada," said MP Sidhu. "Canada is

becoming a global centre for innovation, and I am so proud that Ama-zon decided to grow here, and to hire our talented people. The facility has alreadyhired over 300 employees, and is expected to generate more than 700 jobs total inPeel Region. MP Sidhu added, "This facility will create good, well-paying jobs thatwill help middle class families in Brampton and Mississauga today. I want to thankthe Prime Minister for coming to personally give the good news in myriding about these jobs."

TORONTO MAYOR JOHN TORY AND MISSISSAUGA MAYOR BONNIE CROMBIE MET WITH JUSTIN TRUDEAU TO CONGRATU-LATE HIM ON COMPLETION OF ONE YEAR.



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DELHI SCHOOLS TO GET MAKE-OVER EVERYSUMMER VACATION: SISODIANEW DELHI, (IANS) Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday instructed all governmentschools to be white-washed every year during the summer vacations so that "students look forward" tocoming to the school. "Every classroom and every wall in Delhi government schools will be renovatedand whitewashed every year during the summer vacations," Sisodia tweeted."When students and teachers come back to school after the vacations, they should find the school cleanand fresh. Everyone will like it." He added that preparations have already star ted to whitewash all theschools and instructions have been issued to the Education Depar tment and the Public Works Depart-ment. In his order, Sisodia has said that renovation work has been completed in many governmentschools and students are happy with it. "But we have to ensure that our schools are always well-maintained so that students look forward to attend classes," the order said. It added that any laxity inmaintaining classrooms as well as the exterior walls will not be tolerated.

CBI shielding Tytler in 1984 riots case: PhoolkaNEW DELHI, (PTI) AAP leader H S Phoolka today claimed that CBI is shielding Congress' JagdishTytler in an 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, amid repor ts that a witness was willing to join the investi-gation, but the probe agency filed a repor t in the cour t saying he was untraceable.He alleged that the CBI under the Modi government is making wrong statement in the cour t toensure that Congress is not harmed in the upcoming polls in Punjab and claimed that this is the"biggest proof" of alliance between BJP-Akali Dal and Congress."Narinder Singh, who is a witness in the Jagdish Tytler case, has gone on record to a newspapersaying that he is willing to join the investigation in the 1984 carnage," the AAP leader, who iscontesting the upcoming Punjab Assembly polls, claimed. "Why is the CBI telling the cour t thatNarinder Singh is untraceable? We provided the CBI with his contact information, but it appears tobe unwilling to investigate this case," he alleged. "This shows that this Akali Dal-BJP governmentis doing everything possible to protect a Congress leader in the 1984 carnage case," claimedPhoolka, who has been representing victims of the riots in cour t for the last few decades. "If theBJP government arrests Tytler and throws him in jail then it will harm the Congress," he said.

INDIAN MUSLIMS TAKE PART IN A PROTEST RALLY AGAINST THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A UNIFORMCIVIL CODE IN MUMBAI.

LUCKNOW, (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Par ty was in turmoil on Monday as par ty supremoMulayam Singh Yadav publicly pulled up his son and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at a meeting whichended on a fiery note with sacked minister Shivpal Yadav calling Akhilesh a "liar".The Shivpal and Akhilesh factions within the once united par ty came to blows ahead of the meetingcalled by Mulayam Singh, who made it clear that he would never let go either his brother Shivpal Yadavor long-time aide Amar Singh, who the Chief Minister intensely dislikes.On two occasions during the marathon meeting attended by Samajwadi Par ty leaders, Mulayam Singh,76, shouted his son down, once asking him to shut up and later asking "tumari haisiyat hi kya hai?"(Who the hell are you?)The Monday meeting was a desperate attempt by Mulayam Singh to stamp his authority on the SamajwadiPar ty ahead of crucial assembly elections early next year but it could not do away with the bitternesswithin.While defending Shivpal Yadav, who was sacked on Sunday from the cabinet by Akhilesh Yadav alongwith three other ministers, and Amar Singh, Mulayam Singh, however, made it clear that AkhileshYadav would stay put as the Chief Minister.He also warned that if the par ty failed to overcome its cracks, the ugly unprecedented faction fightingwould help the Bharatiya Janata Par ty (BJP) to return to power in the country's most populous state.

MULAYAM PULLS UP AKHILESH, SHIVPAL CALLS CM A LIARAs the meeting ended, Mulayam Singh shouted at MLC Ashu Malik, a Shivpal backer, for brandingAkhilesh Yadav "an Aurangazeb". Shivpal Yadav himself reportedly raised his voice: "Your Chief Minis-ter is a liar."Earlier, in a choking voice, Akhilesh Yadav said his father was his "guru" and he would never split theSamajwadi Par ty. He said he was ready to quit if his father asked him - to end the turmoil in the par ty.The 43-year-old, however, alleged a conspiracy against him and that Shivpal Yadav was a par t of it.Shivpal Yadav then launched a scathing attack on Akhilesh Yadav, accusing him of trying to form a newpar ty or stitch an alliance with another par ty.He alleged that officials refused to listen to him at the behest of the Chief Minister. "We have been beatenby police, have been to jail, pedalled cycles for hundreds of kilometers to bring the par ty to thissituation," he pointed out.Mulayam Singh, who threw his lot behind his brother, the par ty's new state unit chief, said he won't evenhear a word against him. "Nobdoy can become a big leader without having a big hear t."Chiding his son for sacking Shivpal Yadav and for his diatribe against Amar Singh, Mulayam Singh said:"You all know nothing about Amar Singh. He saved me from going to prison."As Akhilesh Yadav rose to protest against the praise of Amar Singh, an angry Mulayam Singh asked himto shut up and sit down.


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Kejriwal accepts Amarinder's debate challengeBHATINDA, (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday agreed to have a debate with PunjabCongress leader Amarinder Singh after initially telling him to debate with the AAP's Punjab team.Amarinder Singh sought the debate after first accusing the Aam Aadmi Par ty leader of making baselessallegations against him.On Sunday evening, after coming under attack from Kejriwal who is now touring Punjab, the former PunjabChief Minister tweeted: "Kejriwal better set his own house in order before he sets his sights on Punjab."Kejriwal responded promplty: "Sir, Badals closed corruption cases against you just a few months beforeelections. Why? Punjab asking what's the deal?"

The AAP leader tweeted again: "Akalis and Congress fighting elections together in Punjab. Captain(Amarinder Singh) their joint CM candidate."On Monday morning, Amarinder Singh attacked Kejriwal: "Country is increasingly sick of your theatricsjust to grab headlines." Referring to Punjab's controversial Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia,Kejriwal said people were asking if the Akali Dal leader's "drug money" was being used in the Congressleader's election campaign. Amarinder Singh then challenged Kejriwal for a debate. "Show courage andcome for an open debate. Choose the time, place and platform."Kejriwal suggested the names of four AAP leaders who would debate with him.Amarinder Singh then tweeted: "Punjabis believe in leading from the front, not hiding behind others. Orhave you already accepted that you can't face me for a public debate?"Replying instantly, Kejriwal said: "I am not hiding behind anyone, Sir. I am ready for a debate with Rahuljior Soniaji anytime. Our Punjab team will debate with you.""So you have chickened out?" asked Amarinder Singh. "You are the 'aam aadmi' who levels allegations oneveryone but would like to engage only with the Prime Minister and Presidents of par ties."Kejriwal then replied in Hindi: "Sir, it would have been better had you agreed to debate with our Punjabteam. Anyway, it is your wish. But, Sir, why is the BJP army defending you?"The AAP has emerged as a key player in poll-bound Punjab where the two traditional political fronts havebeen the Akali Dal and Congress besides the urban-centred BJP.

No reservations about Sidhu joining Congress: AmarinderPATIALA, (IANS) Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Monday once again said that he hasno reservations about cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu and other leaders of Awaaz-e-Punjab political forum joining the par ty.Amarinder said he has always maintained that Sidhu and all other leaders aligned to the Congresspolicies are welcome to join the par ty."I don't know why I am being asked this question repeatedly," Amarinder said, adding that his standon the issue has been clear from the beginning."In fact, I was the one who told Sidhu, when he left the Bharatiya Janata Par ty (BJP), that he shouldjoin the Congress," he said. "Whether it is Sidhu or the Bains brothers or Pargat Singh, the doors ofmy par ty have always been open to them," Amarinder said, adding that these are the people whohave their roots in the Congress and could not possibly remain away from the par ty for long.When Sidhu quit his Rajya Sabha seat in July this year, Amarinder had recalled that Sidhu's fatherwas a Congress leader in Patiala district and said that the former cricketer should join the Con-gress. However, when Sidhu hobnobbed with the Aam Aadmi Par ty (AAP), tried to float a four thfront and even put conditions on his joining the Congress, an upset Amarinder said the Congressdoes not need Sidhu.



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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND MANAGING DIRECTOR CHRISTINE LAGARDE MET WITH PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER NAWAZ SHARIFAT PM HOUSE IN ISLAMABAD DURING HER FIRST VISIT TO PAKISTAN. SHE SAID PAKISTAN'S ECONOMIC INDICATORS ARE ENCOURAGINGAS THE COUNTRY IS OUT OF ECONOMIC CRISIS.

Kashmir core issue between Pakistan,India: Nawaz Sharif tells UKISLAMABAD (IANS): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Mon-day said Kashmir is the core issue between India and Pakistan andits resolution will ensure peace in the region.Sharif told the UK's National Security Adviser, Sir Mark Lyall Grant,that Pakistan is a peace-loving country and pursues the policy ofmaintaining friendly relationships with its neighbours, News Interna-tional repor ted. According to the Prime Minister, the Kashmir issuemust be resolved in accordance with the UN resolutions.He called upon the international community to take note of the 'humanrights violations and atrocities committed by Indian forces' in Kash-mir.At least 93 persons have been killed and over 12,000 injured in morethan three months' violence between security forces and protestersin the Kashmir Valley.Kashmir has been in grip of violence-worst since the 2010 unrest-after the July 8 killing of militant leader Burhan Wani in a gunfight withsecurity forces.The tension between the two neighbouring nations dipped to a newlow after the September 18 attack on an Indian Army camp in Uri townof Kashmir, which left 19 soldiers martyred.Appreciating Sharif's policy of reaching out to neighbouring coun-tries, the British NSA said such effor ts would be encouraged.

Pentagon chiefurges 'isolationoperation' forIS-held RaqaARBIL (PTI): US defence chiefAshton Car ter today said thatan operation to isolate theIslamic State group in Syria'sRaqa should begin in conjunc-tion with the assault on thejihadists' Iraqi bastion Mosul."We want to see an isolationoperation begin around Raqaas soon as possible," Car tersaid during a visit to Iraq'sautonomous region ofKurdistan to review anongoing offensive to retakeMosul from IS. "We areworking with our par tnersthere (in Syria) to do that," theUS secretary of defence said,adding: "There will be somesimultaneity to these twooperations." Iraqi forceslaunched a huge operation lastweek to retake Mosul, the lastmajor city in Iraq under IScontrol. The United Statesleads a 60-nation coalitionthat has provided key suppor tin the form of thousands of airstrikes, training to Iraqi forcesand advisers on the ground.The loss of Mosul would leaveRaqa -- the de facto capital ofthe jihadists' self-declared"caliphate" -- the only majorcity still under IS control.Car ter said the idea ofsimultaneous operationsagainst Mosul and Raqa "hasbeen par t of our planning forquite a while". He also saidthat destroying IS's externaloperations capabilities was"our highest priority". "We aregetting better and better andbetter at that. "Mosul will helpus with that, even as all theother territories we havetaken." The gathering of moreintelligence information wouldalso provide "new oppor tuni-ties to attack external plot-ters", Car ter said.

Tahirul Qadrijoins hands withImran Khan forIslamabad siegeDESK REPORTLAHORE - Pakistan AwamiTehreek (PAT) chairmanTahirul Qadri has told mediathat he will be joining Paki-stan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)chief Imran Khan in his questto lockdown Islamabad onNovember 2. Imran Khantalked to Qadri on telephoneand welcomed Qadri'sdecision to join the anti-government protest. Qadrisaid: "I have told Imran thatPAT will par ticipate in PTI'sNov 2 sit-in. The modalities ofthe cooperation between thetwo par ties, however, will befinalised in the next fewdays."

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