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VOL 25 - ISSUE 44
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2025
Sikh man who helped restrain attacker at Sydney's Bondi Beach says 'wanted to get attacker down'
A 34-year-old Indian-origin man who helped restrain one of the alleged shooters of the Bondi Beach attack in Australia said he wanted to help bring one of the assailants down and assist anyone who needed help. Fifteen people were killed after a father-son duo launched a gun attack on the occasion of a Jewish festival being celebrated at the beach on December 14. Forty others, including three Indian students, were injured in the attack. One of the attackers, Sydney resident Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead. His 24-year-old Australia-born son, Naveed Akram, was injured. Amandeep Singh-Bola, born in New Zealand to Indian and Kiwi parents, helped tackle suspect Sajid Akram, SBS News reported. Continued on Page 10...
Canada & US may not get sectoral deals before CUSMA renewal: Carney
Rain, wind and snowfall warnings in place across BC
Canada and the United States may not end up with specific sectoral trade deals — rather, those talks may “roll into” a renewed CanadaU.S.-Mexico (CUSMA) trade deal, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. In October, U.S. President Donald Trump cancelled trade talks with Canada after Ontario aired an anti-tariff ad featuring former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. The U.S. currently has multiple rounds of tariffs on key sectors of the Canadian economy, including steel, aluminum, autos and lumber. While talks have been aimed at getting trade deals for those sectors that could see the U.S. tariffs lifted, Carney said that with the clock ticking towards the CUSMA review set for 2026, those talks might fold into a broader CUSMA negotiation. Continued on Page 6...
B.C. is in for another round of stormy weather with Environment Canada warning of heavy rain, wind and snow in various parts of the province. The warnings and special weather statements are the latest in what has been a difficult 10 days of harsh weather that has caused flooding in the Fraser Valley and major power outages in other parts of the South Coast. • Up to 70 millimetres of rain is forecast for Metro Vancouver and Howe Sound. • Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, Eastern Vancouver Island and parts of the Fraser Valley could see wind gusts up to 90 km/h. • 15 centimetres of snow could fall in and around Whistler. Continued on Page 10...
Vision becoming reality at Cloverdale’s Guru Nanak Diversity Village More than a year after dignitaries gathered to mark the project’s ground-breaking, construction of a long-term care facility in Cloverdale is well underway. The Guru Nanak Diversity Village, located near 176 Street and 64 Avenue, has passed the halfway point of
its two-year construction schedule. Satbir Cheema, president and CEO of the Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS), said the progress is encouraging, noting that each day brings the project closer to delivering much-needed care to the community. Cheema said the long-term care home reflects PICS’s dedication to delivering culturally responsive support for seniors. Speaking with the Cloverdale Reporter, he described the facility as a welcoming space built around inclusion, emphasizing that it will be open to residents of all backgrounds. Continued on Page 6...
India’s exports jumped 20 percent, despite Trump’s trade war
India’s exports increased by nearly 20 percent in November year-on-year, the country’s fastest growth in three years, driven primarily by exports to the United States and China. The rise comes at a time when many countries are struggling to protect exports from the impact of steep US tariffs introduced by US President Continued on Page 10... Donald Trump.
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