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VOL 23 - ISSUE 27
www.theasianstar.com SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2024
Canadian households are spending nearly half of their paycheques on taxes A new study finds that the average Canadian family spends most of its income on taxes instead of basic necessities. The Fraser Institute released the 2024 edition of the Canadian Consumer Tax Index on Wednesday, revealing just how much households spent on taxes in 2023. The report found that the average family spent 43% of its income on taxes last year, more than the 35.6% spent on basic needs like housing, food and clothing combined. Continued on Page 7...
Virtual long-term care support & monitoring for seniors in BC
The provincial government is adding a new virtual care program for seniors who need daily care but want to remain in their own homes rather than a longterm care centre. It’s called the long-term care at home program and some of the first homes being fitted with health technology will be in Delta and Victoria. Eligible seniors will receive tech products like medicine dispensers, robot vacuums to help with housekeeping, and wearable pendants for
fall detection — but also devices to help with communication. Derrick Bernardo, president and CEO of Broadmead Care Centre in Victoria, tells 1130 NewsRadio it will provide seniors with a direct line to its healthcare workers. “They can connect 24/7 to any of our expert staff to support them in any of their requirements, whether it be health-related, wellnessrelated and so forth,” said Bernardo. Continued on Page 7...
Metro Vancouver heats up in time for the long weekend Beach and picnic weather is back to Metro Vancouver just in time for the B.C. Day long weekend. After a few rainy and damp days, the heat is coming back full force with temperatures expected to rise to the mid-20s in the B.C. south coast, hitting the low 30s inland in the eastern portions of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. “We’ve got a great summer weekend on tap here,” said meteorologist Matt Loney with Environment Canada. The sunshine is a sure thing for the next seven days as “we don’t see anything in the short term coming in that would put the edge off the temperatures.”
The weather agency is forecasting a high of 25 C near the water from Friday to Saturday, dipping slightly to 24 C starting Monday. Temperatures are warmer in the Fraser Valley, nudging up to 31 C in Abbotsford, with Saturday expected to be the hottest day of the week. The average high for this time of year is about 23 C near the water and 26 C inland, said Loney. “We’re going to be above that by a significant amount.” There is a potential for smoke to make its way in from the B.C. Interior next week, he noted, depending on weather conditions, the number of new wildfires and their proximity to the region.
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Starving American yoga student chained to tree ‘for 40 days’
An American woman who went to India a decade ago to study yoga and meditation has claimed she survived without food and water for 40 days after being shackled to a tree by her former husband. U.S. citizen Lalita Kayi Kumar, 50, was found starving and emaciated on Saturday by a local shepherd in a remote forest in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra about 25 miles from Goa, according to reports. Continued on Page 7...
6 charged, 1 wanted Canada-wide in extortion against Edmonton’s South Asian community Edmonton police say six people have been charged and Canada-wide warrants have been issued for a seventh man in connection to a series of extortion incidents against the South Asian community in the city. The EPS says Project Gaslight is a massive investigation into a series of extortion, a good portion of which have happened in the Cavanagh neighbourhood. There are 40 incidents believed to be connected to the extortions. Police say the latest of which happened Friday morning when a fire was set at an apartment building in Cavanagh. Continued on Page 10...
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