www.theasianstar.com Vol 21 - Issue 49
Saturday, January 7, 2023
Former Kabbadi coach from Canada shot dead in Philippines 43 three-yearold Kabaddi coach from Canada & Punjab’s Moga was shot dead in Manila, Philippines. Residents of Moga district’s Pakharwad village said that Gurpreet Singh Gindru had gone to Philippines around four years back to earn a living. The report says Gindru was allegedly shot in the Continued on page 7
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At least 12 cases of XBB 1.5 COVID-19 subvariant now confirmed in BC The number of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 XBB 1.5 subvariant continues to grow in British Columbia, with at least 12 cases documented as of Wednesday, the province’s health minister said. That’s up from the five cases confirmed last Friday, Adrian Dix said.
And it’s likely a significant undercount. “There are obviously more cases than that. These are the tested cases that have gone through whole genome sequencing,” Dix said. “What it tells you is it’s here in B.C. For the moment it’s not the most important subvariant, but it’s just starting here.” Accurately tracking the true number of
cases of the new variant in the community is currently virtually impossible, as the province stopped doing PCR tests for the majority of the public in December 2021. XBB.1.5 is a sub-lineage of the Omicron subvariant XBB and has been deemed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the “most Continued on page 6
Business-woman is Canada’s wealthiest This year’s Bloomberg Billionaires Index has been revealed, and the richest Canadian on the list is no longer a crypto CEO. The title for richest Canuck goes to Sherry Brydson this year, claiming the 120th spot on
South Asian doctor who drove Tesla off the cliff with his wife & 2 kids, arrested for attempted murders The driver of a Tesla that plunged 250 feet off a notorious California cliff Monday has been arrested — after authorities say he intentionally drove over the edge with his wife and two children inside the car. Dharmesh Patel, a 41-year-old physician from Pasadena, will be booked on attempted murder and child abuse charges once he is out of a hospital, the California Highway Patrol said in a statement. CHP investigators worked throughout the night interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence from the scene,” the highway patrol said in a statement. Continued on page 6
the list with a total net worth of $13.6 billion. You might not have heard of her since she keeps an incredibly low profile, but her family’s name is well-known in the
media industry. According to Bloomberg, Brydson is the largest shareholder of Woodbridge, an investment firm that controls Thomson Reuters, the company Continued on page 8
BC becomes first province to require 3-day contract waiting period for homebuyers British Columbia has become the first province to require a three-day coolingoff period for buyers after they’ve signed an agreement to purchase a home. The new homebuyer protection period is designed to give purchasers more time to arrange financing or home inspections after a deal has been accepted, details that the provincial government has said were neglected in past sizzling housing markets. The government said in a statement that the extra days would also give Continued on page 7
Twin sisters born in diffent years Two baby girls born minutes apart on New Year’s Eve & New Year Day 2023
Fraternal twins in North Texas will not only be celebrating their birthdays on different days, but in different years. By being born minutes apart, Kali Jo Scott and Cliff Scott’s daughters each achieved a milestone at their birth, according to Fox station KDFW. The couple welcomed daughter Annie Jo at 11:55 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, making her Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton’s last baby of the year. Minutes later, just after the stroke of midnight, their daughter Effie Rose entered the world at 12:01 a.m., Continued on page 7
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