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VOL 23 - ISSUE 48
www.theasianstar.com SATURDAY, JANUARY 04, 2025
Five ridiculous ways taxpayer dollars were spent in 2024 Canadian taxpayers have faced an onslaught of jaw-dropping expenditures this year, with government spending sometimes leaving taxpayers scratching their heads. While 2024 saw billions of taxpayer dollars wasted on things taxpayers might not agree with, some expenditures were less expensive but even more jawdropping and outlandish. Here are some of the most ridiculous examples of how taxpayer dollars were spent in the past year. Not all of the spending occurred exclusively in 2024, but all of these expenditures came to the public’s attention this year. Prime
Vancouver Canucks' Arshdeep Bains is getting married
Minister Justin Trudeau’s four-day trip to Italy and Switzerland racked up a $71,000 food bill, with $43,000 spent on dining aboard the government’s airplane. Continued on Page 4...
Vancouver Canucks winger Arshdeep Bains reached a major milestone, but it has nothing to do with hockey. Continued on Page 12...
Fears of all-out war between Afghanistan and Pakistan Afghan Taliban forces have targeted “several points” in neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense said, days after Pakistani
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aircraft carried out aerial bombardments inside the country. The statement from the defence ministry on Saturday did not directly specify that Pakistan was hit, but said the attacks were conducted “beyond the ‘hypothetical line'”. The hardline Islamist group boasted it had obliterated 'several' Pakistani positions and mobilised battalions of fighters to confront any retaliation from Islamabad, in a chilling show of force. The attacks come in response to Pakistani airstrikes targeting the Tehreek-eTaliban Pakistan (TTP), an ally of the Afghan Taliban, in eastern Afghanistan. Continued on Page 12...
Suspect with extensive criminal record arrested after attempted armed robbery Vancouver police say a 66-year-old suspect is facing multiple criminal charges following an attempted armed robbery at a downtown retailer. Police say officers arrived at Holt Renfrew just before noon on Monday after reports that someone had entered the store, threatened to shoot staff and attempted to steal merchandise. Police say officers then seized weapons, including a firearm and two improvised explosive devices, which were rendered safe by explosive technicians with the department's Emergency Response Section. They say the suspect has been arrested and charged with robbery, uttering threats to cause death and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
Six things that will cost more in BC in 2025 A new year brings fresh hope and opportunity, but also rising costs. Canada’s inflation rate is just under two per cent, after peaking at 8.1 per cent in June 2022. Compared with the past three years, cost-ofliving hikes should slow down in 2025.
But prices for goods and services will still rise. Here is a look at some increased costs for British Columbians this year. 1. Food Canada’s 2025 Food Price Report says families will spend around $800 more for a set bundle of groceries in the new year. Researchers say that food prices are expected to go up by three to five per cent. Meat is expected to rise between four and six per cent, vegetables between three and five per cent, and baked goods between two and four per cent. A Canadian family of four will spend around $17,000 on food in 2025, compared to $16,200 in 2024. Continued on Page 6...
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