Vol 21 - Issue 46
Saturday, December 17, 2022
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Canada is developing high-speed train faster than an airplane A Canadian company has unveiled plans for a fully electric train-style vehicle which could travel at 1,000 kilometers per hour and, it claims, would cost less than a plane ticket to travel on. FluxJet was announced by TransPod in its home city of Toronto last month, with a scaled-down one-tonne version of what it terms the “plane-train hybrid” featuring in a live demonstration of its capabilities. It’s based on similar principles to the
“hyperloop” concept made famous by US entrepreneur Elon Musk: FluxJet will be propelled at ultra-fast speeds
along a protected tube-guideway using groundbreaking technology based on a new field of physics called “veillance flux.” The pods are magnetically levitated and the vacuum tubes allow them to travel at great speed. The idea is that the train will operate exclusive on a network system dubbed the TransPod Line, with stations in major cities and key locations. The proposed first phase of what will is Continued on page 6
Intense arctic cold blast to hit Lower Mainland next week Warm clothes and winter tires will be a must next week in the Lower Mainland with an intense cold front forecast to hit the region. “A massive arctic blast (of air) is about to
hit B.C. just in time for the official transition into winter on Wednesday December 21,” . “Although conditions across B.C. have been generally colder than average for
Major Canadian grocery chain says cyberattack cost $25 million Sobeys parent company Empire Co. Ltd. has shared new details on a cyberattack that shut down its pharmacy services and other in-store functions last month. The security breach in early November left customers unable to fill prescriptions for four days, while other in-store functions like self-checkout machines, gift card use and the redemption of loyalty points were offline for about a week. The cybersecurity event is expected to cost $25 million after insurance recoveries, Empire said Thursday. But the company, which owns drugstore chain Lawtons Drugs, declined to reveal the total cost of the disruption. Continued on page 7
over a month now, the temperatures are expected to get even colder.” The region could be hit with record-breaking cold next week.
Surrey City Council gives final approval to scrap police transition Surrey city council voted 6-3 to reinstate the RCMP and to stop the transition to a municipal police force Monday night. Halting the transition to a municipal police force was a key Continued on page 6
US sends stern message to China on Tawang clash: ‘Fully support India’s effort’ China is growingly asserting itself and being proactive in areas directed toward US allies and partners in Indo-Pacific, Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder said. The Pentagon said the US department of defence is closely watching the situation along the Line of Actual Control and slammed China for continuing to “amass forces and build military infrastructure along the socalled LAC”. Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder said it is important to point out the growing trend by China to assert itself and ‘be proactive’ in areas directed toward US allies and partners in Indo-Pacific. “We will continue to remain steadfast in our commitment to ensure the security of our partners. We fully support India’s effort to de-escalate the situation,” Pat Ryder said. On December 9, there was a clash between the Indian soldiers and the Chinese troops at the Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh on the India-China border. Chinese troops tries to transgress the LAC and unilaterally change the status quo leading to a clash in which the Indian soldiers gave a firm and resolute response forcing the Chinese side to retreat. In his statement presented in Parliament. defence minister Rajnath Singh said there was no fatality and no serious injuries to the Indian soldiers. Continued on page 7
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