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VOL 23 - ISSUE 45
www.theasianstar.com SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024
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International Student from Punjab gunned down while working as security guard in Edmonton The fatal shooting of an Edmonton security guard last week is leading some to question the circumstances that put him in harm’s way. Twenty-year-old Harshandeep Singh was gunned down early Friday morning in an apartment block on 107 Avenue, just north of Downtown Edmonton. Officers responding to reports of gunfire in the building found the young international student in a stairwell, wounded and unresponsive. He died in hospital. The pair accused of killing Singh — Evan Rain and Judith Saulteaux —
were arrested over the weekend and charged with first-degree murder. Outrage grew after leaked surveillance video purporting to show the killing was posted online. Richard LaForge “forced” himself to watch the video over the weekend to understand Singh’s final moments. LaForge, a career security professional who is chairman of ASIS chapter 156, an international organization for security professionals, wondered why Singh was tasked with patrolling an apartment with a tough reputation while alone. Continued on Page 10...
Gov-funded small business non-profit goes bankrupt one month after $2.7m federal grant A British Columbia non-profit dedicated to helping small businesses thrive has filed for bankruptcy. Small Business BC (SBBC), a non-profit organization that was in part funded by both the provincial and federal governments filed for bankruptcy Dec. 5 just one month after receiving a $2.7 million grant from Pacific Economic Development Canada, a federal funding agency. The news has the small business community in British Columbia
worried, with many programs and services in limbo. Continued on Page 10...
Indian teenager becomes youngest world chess champion by beating Ding Liren of China Indian grandmaster Gukesh D became the youngest world chess champion at the age of 18 years, six months and two weeks by defeating reigning champion Ding Liren from China in Game 14 of the world title match in Singapore on Thursday. Continued on Page 15... www.gabaautodetaling.com
Majority of Ontarians support deporting Temporary workers and international students
The federal government’s reduction in immigration and decision not to extend millions of visas that will expire next year has come as welcomed news to many Ontarians, according to a new poll.
In a One Persuasion poll commissioned by True North, 43.2% of Ontarians said they “strongly agree” that those with expired visas should be deported, while 34.1% said they “moderately agree.” A smaller cohort of 16.6% said they “moderately disagree” with deportation for those with lapsed visas while an even smaller minority said they “strongly disagree” at 6.1%. Documents tabled in Parliament by the Department of Immigration said that 4.9 million visas are going to expire between September 2024 and December 2025 and the government said it won’t be renewing many of them. Continued on Page 10...