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Volume 21 Issue 564 - February 11, 2022 -Rajab 10,1443 H, $1
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Molana Naumani,Mr. Liaqat Bajwa & M.Shamim B.C. expanding vaccine mandate to remain Quebec City Mosque Massacre 5 years
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Police issue warnings in effort to control Freedom Convoy protests Christy Somos
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olice in Ottawa and other parts of the country, impacted by ongoing protests and blockades, are warning participants of increased law enforcement efforts as the country heads into its second straight week of Freedom Convoy demonstrations.The Ottawa Police Service issued a notice to protesters on Wednesday, saying it may arrest those blocking streets in the downtown core and seize vehicles. Demonstrators have flooded the cityâs downtown for nearly two weeks to protest vaccine mandates and pandemic restrictions. In the border town of Coutts, Alta., where truck drivers and others have set up a blockade in
support of the Ottawa convoy, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was met with anger and chants of âHell no, we wonât goâ as officers attempted to persuade protesters to move elsewhere.Two blockades are in place â an original one immediately north of the border crossing and another near Milk River about 15 kilometres north of Coutts. Police are asking protesters at the second protest site to move to an area off the highway north of Milk River, citing safety concerns. Officers have started issuing tickets. âReally itâs going to be up to them,â RCMP Supt. Roberta McKale told reporters.âUp
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Growing calls for Canada to end mandatory testing for travellers returning home
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aybe the rain is getting to you and youâre dreaming of a beach vacation. Perhaps you havenât been able to visit family since the pandemic began. Whatever the reason, some Canadians are anxious to start travelling again. And with several provinces easing COVID-19 restrictions, there are growing calls for Ottawa to scrap mandatory testing requirements for Canadian travellers. Some of that advice is coming from doctors.âWhat are we trying to prevent with testing? Are we trying to prevent Omicron cases from coming into Canada? Well, thereâs a lot
of Omicron thatâs already in Canada,â said Zain Chagla, an infectious diseases doctor and associate professor at McMaster University. He also pointed out the widespread transmission of COVID-19 in Canada leads to another potential problem for would-be travellers. Chagla said in provinces like B.C. and Ontario, where access to COVID-19 testing is extremely limited, many who have become sick at home have no way to document their infection. That means they canât get an exemption to travel testing requirements, but do face the risk of testing positive even after To be Continued at page 4
âReprehensible actâ: Pakistan summons Indian envoy over hijab ban in Karnataka schools
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akistan on Wednesday deplored the âreprehensible actâ of banning Muslim students from wearing hijab in the Indian state of Karnataka and summoned the Indian envoy to convey Islamabadâs concerns.Students at a government-run high school in the Indian state were told not to wear hijabs last month, an edict that soon spread to other educational institutions in the state. A hijab-clad student was
also heckled and jeered at by a mob of Hindutva supporters in Karnataka on Tuesday.In a statement issued today, the Foreign Office (FO) said that the Indian Charge dâAffaires was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was conveyed the governmentâs âgrave concern and condemnation on the deeply reprehensible actâ of banning Muslim students To be Continued at page10
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiâun
Master Shamim Ahmad
BC Local Community loses key figures Maulana A. Latif Naumani, Master Shamim Ahmad, and Mr. Liaqat Ali Bajwa