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VOL 26 - ISSUE 16
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026
The artificial ice pyramids saving India's mountain villages
Jonathan David hat trick leads Canada over Qatar for historic 1st win in men's World Cup history When in doubt, have no doubt. Go with your horses. Go with your heroes. Canada’s men won the first World Cup match in their program’s history, demolishing
At an altitude of almost 4,000m (13,000ft) and receiving almost no rainfall, the Himalayan village of Sakti is a hostile place to be a farmer. "Ladakh has a brutal, singlecultivation season," says Gelak Gutme, who has been growing wheat, peas and potatoes there for most of his 65 years. Continued on Page 10...
Carney and Eby announce $3.2B developer subsidy; plan to buy unsold BC condos
Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Vancouver Thursday, June 18 to announce measures to “unfreeze” the province’s real estate market with the aim of creating greater affordability for British Columbians. Carney made the announcement with Premier David Eby and their respective housing ministers Gregor Robertson and Christine Boyle in South Vancouver’s River District, flanked by condo towers where twobedroom units are selling for close to $1.1 million. First, Carney announced $1.6 billion over the next 10 years, to be matched by the provincial government, to lower development cost charges (DCCs) for multi-unit housing by up to 50 per cent, or as much as $40,000 per unit in “priority communities.” Continued on Page 2...
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Qatar 6-0 in front of a deafening B.C. Place crowd on a glorious Thursday afternoon. Their first goal came in the 16th minute from Cyle Larin, the 31-year-old veteran who had earned the start after he’d scored as a substitute in last week’s draw with BosniaHerzegovina. Now he’d scored again, this one from close range after Jonathan David’s long volley rebounded off the chest of the helpless Qatari goalkeeper. Continued on Page 10...
Vancouver bar drunk dry by Aussie fans as World Cup brings surge in businesses Vancouver's Tyler Broers said he's never seen anything like what unfolded on Saturday. Australian World Cup fans filled his multilevel sports bar, Dublin Calling, before and after their team's match against Turkey, and
nearly drank the bar dry. "That never happens. That was the first time I've ever felt like I was actually going to run out of booze," Broers, the bar's manager, said Tuesday. Now he and other Vancouver bar operators are bracing for Thursday's match at B.C. Place between Canada and Qatar, and the next five matches in Vancouver. Reinforcements of staff and beer are being rushed to Granville Street, which has been pedestrianized for the tournament and is the front line in the World Cup's war on thirst. Continued on Page 7...
India has witnessed transformative growth across sectors in last 12 years: PM Modi tells diaspora Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India has witnessed transformative growth across sectors in the last 12 years and beyond economic growth, the country's journey is about empowering people and transforming lives. Addressing members of the Indian diaspora here, PM Modi said 25 crore people have been brought out of poverty.
"Over the past 12 years, India's exports have increased 35-fold. The country's mobile manufacturing units have experienced a remarkable 100fold growth, making India the world's second-largest mobile manufacturer. Fuelled by this rapid progress and development, India now stands as the fastestgrowing major economy," he said. Continued on Page 15...
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