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I HAVE NO RELIGION, I'M AN INDIAN:AMITABH BACHCHAN

LIBERAL LEADERJUSTIN TRUDEAU :HOLDING GROUND

NEW DELHI: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says hedoes not belong to any religion. On the GandhiJayanti special episode of ‘Kaun BanegaCrorepati’, host Big B will be seen sharingan anecdote with sociologistBindeshwar Pathak. He said: "My sur-name 'Bachchan' does not belong toany religion as my father was against it. I CONTD. ON PAGE 14

INDIA-PAKISTAN NUCLEAR WAR MAY KILL125 MILLION PEOPLE: STUDY

WASHINGTON: As many as 125million people may die immedi-ately if India and Pakistan engagedin a nuclear war, and plunge theworld into a "nuclear winter" thatcould lead to global climate catas-trophe, according to a study. "Sucha war would threaten not only the locations where bombs might be tar-geted but the entire world," said co-author Alan Robock of Rutgers Uni-versity-New Brunswick in the US. I CONTD. ON PAGE 14

KASHMIR: WHAT HAPPENS NEXTThe disputed region of Kashmir has been front page news around the world fordecades. With Pakistan crying foul on a global platform every other day, theIndian state has been marred with controversy since Independence. In adramatic u-turn of events, Beijing has dropped references to the role of theUnited Nations in resolving the Kashmir issue. The move comes ahead ofChinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India and Nepal which is expected to beofficially announced on Wednesday.Changing their tack, Beijing has now called for direct talks between New Delhiand Islamabad. Speaking in the presence of visiting Pakistan Prime MinisterImran Khan and Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, ChineseForeign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said, “China's position on theKashmir issue is consistent and clear. We call upon India and Pakistan toenhance dialogue and consultation on issues including Kashmir and consoli-date mutual trust. This is in line with the interests of both countries andcommon aspirations of the world.”The statement which was a response to a press question, is a direct departurefrom the recent position adopted by China after India's revocation of Article370. Until now, it had backed Islamabad to internationalise the Kashmir issueat the UN. Just last month, State Councillor and Foreign Minister of China WangYi had said, “The Kashmir issue, a dispute left from the past, should bepeacefully and properly addressed in accordance with the UN Char ter, Secu-

rity Council resolutions and bilateral agreement.” Meanwhile, Geng pointedout that China was moving ahead with its ties with both India and Pakistanon separate tracks. Geng pointed out to last year's Wuhan informal summitbetween President Xi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that“There has been good momentum in our bilateral relations and we havebeen advancing our cooperation and properly managing differences andsensitive issues.” He stressed the same spirit would be maintained as tiesbetween New Delhi and Beijing enter their “next phase”.Geng refrained from elaborating on General Bajwa's Beijing visit, however,Pakistan media claims the Chief met Army General Han Weiguo of thePeople's Liberation Army (PLA) and General Xu Qiliang, Vice-Chairman ofthe Central Military Commission (CMC), at the PLA headquarters. GeneralBajwa repor tedly informed Chinese military leadership about “conse-quences” of the ongoing situation in Kashmir.KASHMIR OPEN TO TOURISTS FROM OCTOBER 10India is set to lift an advisory asking tourists and pilgrims to leave Jammu &Kashmir as it rolls back steps taken during a crackdown launched beforethe government scrapped the special status of the Muslim majority statetwo months ago. Thousands of Indian tourists, pilgrims and workers left theregion in early August af ter authorities issued a security alert over possiblemilitant attacks by Pakistan-backed groups.

CONSERVATIVE LEADERANDREW SCHEER :

TOUGH FIGHT AHEAD

NDP LEADERJAGMEET SINGH :

RISING AND SHINING

PPP LEADER MAXIMEBERNIER : NEW AND

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GREEN PARTY LEADERELIZABETH MAY : GREATIDEAS, BUT CAN THEY

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GOFUNDME SET UP FOR BRAMPTONCOUPLE KILLED IN CAR CRASH

Family and friends of a Brampton couple whowere in a fatal accident last week, have establisheda GoFundMe account to help pay for the ex-penses of their funeral services and other re-lated expenses. Kulvir Singh Sidhu, 53, andKulwinder Kaur Sidhu, 51, were involved ina crash in St Catharines on October 2.

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THREE STUDENTS FROM PUNJAB KILLEDIN ACCIDENT IN ONTARIO

Three Punjabi youth were killed in a caraccident near Sarnia in Ontario, over theweekend. Identified as Tanvir Singh (19)from Jalandhar, Gurvinder Singh (20) fromTanda and Harpreet Kaur (20) fromGurdaspur, the students of St Clair Col-lege in Windsor met with the crash at 1.30 am on the Saturday when thedriver lost control over it. I CONTD. ON PAGE 7

14 YEAR OLD KILLED IN HAMILTON, 4 ARRESTEDIn what is said to be Hamilton's ninth homicide this year, a 14 year old boy wasstabbed to death outside of his high school right in front of his mother. Sources saidthe teen victim identified as Devan Selvey was attacked outside of Sir WinstonChurchill Secondary School, and immediately taken to the hospital where he diedof his injuries. Two male suspects, an 18 year and a 14 year old boy, were locatedand arrested close to the crime scene shor tly after. I CONTD. ON PAGE 7

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GoFundMe Set Up for BramptonCouple Killed in Car CrashCONTD. FROM PAGE 3It is said they were driving on Highway 406 near GlendaleAvenue after dropping their daughter off at university whenthey were hit head-on by a car driving in the wrong direction.Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in a Twitter post that the vehicle withtwo people caught f i re not long af ter the crash. Thecrowdfunding account has already raised $128,116 by Tues-day evening.The account read, “We are grateful to everyone for all thesuppor t and love we have received so far and would greatlyappreciate any financial help that you could provide.”

Three students from Punjabkilled in accident in OntarioCONTD. FROM PAGE 3While the driver of the car managed to live with multipleinjuries, the three others died on the spot. The vehicle wasrepor tedly on high speed and over turned multiple times be-fore landing on the rural road south of Petrolia. Families ofthe victims are cur rently in a state of shock. Father of Tanvir,Bhupinder Singh said his son went to Canada on a study visaon Baisakhi this year. His relatives said he had taken a loanof Rs 15 Lakh to send his son abroad. Gurvinder and Harpreetwere married.

14 year old killed in Hamilton,4 arrested

CONTD. FROM PAGE 3The two appeared in cour t on Tuesday morning and weregiven a list of 26 names they are not allowed to contact. Athird suspect was also arrested later in the day, but was re-leased unconditionally after being questioned by the police.After, two 16 year old suspects were located and ar rested too.While the cause of the attack is not known, it was captured onvideo which is obtained by the police.

BRAMPTON: The NDP candidate for the riding of Brampton West inthe 2018 provincial election, Jagroop Singh has endorsed Kamal Kherain her re-election bid this past weekend. Singh was defeated in lastyear's election by a mere 490 votes.Singh said he has taken the time to evaluate the candidates in BramptonWest for the upcoming federal election - and it was Kamal's honestand pragmatic insight of Brampton's challenges, and her willingnessto collaborate to find solutions that stood out most for him. He notes that,"Kamal has been an avid supporter of youth in the community, who will form thelargest voting block come October 21st. And like the youth she has been mentoring,I too am suppor ting her and will be voting Liberal."Singh offered his suppor t for the campaign and expressed his inten-tion to spread the word in Brampton West by hitting the campaign trailin these final, critical days of the election.

Addressing his decision to go against the NDP, the same par ty bannerunder which he contested the Brampton West MPP seat last year,Singh said he was disappointed by the manner in which the federalNDP was ignoring long-time suppor ters and volunteers and insteadparachuting candidates into Brampton ridings for the upcoming elec-tion. Singh said he no longer believed the NDP's promises since theirtactics on the ground reflect a different reality from the ambitiouspolicies in their platform.Kamal Khera welcomed Singh's suppor t, while commending him forstanding up for his values. Khera said, "Jagroop Singh fought a greatcampaign last year and I know he cares about building a better futurefor families in Brampton West. I am grateful for his suppor t and knowhe will bring renewed vigour and energy to our campaign as we headinto the homestretch."

SONIA SIDHU, WORKING HARD FOR YOU IN BRAMPTON SOUTHSonia Sidhu is your Liberal Candidate for Brampton South. She was first elected on October 19, 2015 in a wave of hope, inclusivity, andpositivity across the country, and she is running to represent us again.Over the last four years, Sidhu has worked hard to bring suppor t to the middle class in her community. She has fought for families,seniors, and young people.Over 24,000 children in Brampton South have more money to pay for the essentials because of the Canada Child Benefit, which is alsoresponsible for lif ting over 300,000 Canadian children out of pover ty.Before politics, she worked in the Healthcare field for nearly two decades, a record that has allowed her to champion ongoingimprovements to our universal healthcare system. As a member of the Standing Committee on health, she helped to shape policy onUniversal Pharmacare, and delivered resources to better assist Canadians with mental health needs and aging at home.She has helped to build up Brampton with a $750 million upgrade to GO rail service and transit funding for new buses including worldleading zero-emission vehicles that will lead the way on climate change action.Sonia was also instrumental in attracting Ryerson’s Cybersecure Catalyst Hub to Downtown Brampton, which will provide educationaloppor tunities while creating hundreds of well paying jobs as we transition to the economy of the future.Together with her husband, Gurjit, twin daughters, Arshia and Amrit, and son Akash, Sonia lives in Brampton South and is committedto building a community that is safe, vibrant and full of oppor tunity.SONIA IS PROUD OF HER MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR BRAMPTON SOUTH, AND IS PROUD TOSHARE THOSE WITH YOU BELOW:Lowering taxes for 9 million Middle Class Canadians, and raising them on the wealthiest 1%.Improving healthcare with dedicated funding to expand home & community care as well as mental health & addiction services. Alsoinvesting in Pharmacare to lower the cost of prescription medications.Lowered the retirement age from 67 to 65 & strengthened the Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security & Guaranteed Income Supplementso Canadians can count on a safe and secure retirement after a lifetime of hard work.Investing Millions in Brampton South Infrastructure Projects like GO Transit Expansion, Riverwalk Flood Mitigation, RyersonCybersecurity Hub, & community centres.Protecting a healthy environment for our children & grandchildren by taking action to fight climate change while creating good middleclass jobs through investments like the largest global deployment of electric buses here in Brampton.Strengthening the Canada Child Benefit, giving more money to 24,120 children in Brampton South and lifting more than 300,000Canadian children out of pover ty.Making post-secondary education more affordable & accessible by lowering student loan interest rates, No interest on loans 6 monthsafter graduation, and Increasing Canada Student Grants by 50%

PEEL POLICE ISSUE WARNINGOVER ONGOING FRAUDSOfficials from the Peel Regional Police Fraud Bureau haveissued a warning for the public of the ongoing and commonfraud schemes affecting communities on a regular basis.They have warned of Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)Scam, Rental Accommodation Frauds, Company Invoice/Paycheque Redirect, and Employment Scams.The CRA scam, according to the police, involves “the sus-pect calling a victim and pretending to be the CRA or thepolice warning of an arrest if payment is not received or,alternatively, a bank employee requesting assistance tosolve an internal fraud or to “fix” an account problem.”Vict ims of Rental Accommodation Frauds are usual lypeople in search of rental accommodation through buyand sell websites.The police said, “The 'landlord' requests a deposit in or-der to 'hold' the rental proper ty and the victim compliesby sending an Interac e-transfer as directed”. Peel Policewarned that the “purpor ted rental proper ty does not existor was not for rent.”In the Company Invoice scam, the victim company willreceive an email from an individual pretending to be aknown customer or employee requesting that funds bepaid to a new bank account in relation to an invoice oremployee paycheque. The email address utilised by thesuspect is usually “slightly different than the authenticemail address and this goes undetected by the victimcompany.”The four th kind of ongoing common scam is the employ-ment scam, in which people resor ting to websites to lookfor jobs come in contact with a person they “believe to betheir new employer”. The victim receives a cheque in themail and is directed to deposit the cheque into their ac-count and then send money via a Bitcoin ABM or to anaccount.Peel Pol ice have issued a warning asking people to,“Never send Interac e-transfers prior to receiving a ser-vice, product or securing rental accommodation unlessdealing with a reputable online service that provides aloss protection guarantee.” It also urged to never send cashin the mail or by courier or send money via a Bitcoin ABM ifasked to by a person you don't know.

INDIA TO SHOWCASE SPECIAL TRADE EXHIBITION INMISSISSAUGA FOUR-DAY FREE EVENT TO FEATURE TEXTILES,

HANDICRAFTS, JEWELLERY, FASHION AND MUCH MOREFor the first time ever, India Trade Promo-tion Organisation (ITPO), a Government ofIndia Enterprise, with the suppor t of theConsulate General of India in Toronto,brings to Canada, India Show, at Hall No.3, The International Centre, Mississaugafrom 10-13 October 2019.Over 40-50 exhibitors from India will dis-play a range of products including handi-crafts, giftware, textiles, home furnishings,carpets, gems and jewel lery, leathergoods, organic foods, spices, tourism andhospitality and several other ethnic goodsduring the four day FREE exhibition opendaily from 10am to 8pm for visitors.The exhibition will also feature a four-dayIndia Fashion Utsav organized by Liza Pro-ductions and Management as the officialFashion Par tner for ITPO. Leading fashiondesigners from India will showcase theirlatest designs from India. Amongst them arerenowned designers Rina Dhaka, Charu Parasharand Dinesh Ramsay as well as other well-knownlocal designers from GTA.The India Show, with the array of productson display and live fashion and culturalshows, will recreate glimpses of India thatis not seen in Canada. It will also give anoppor tunity to the Indian exhibitors to con-nect and network with visitors for buildingvaluable synergies for enhancing tradebetween the two countries.For more information, visit us on Facebook@indiashowcanada.


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Within this period, a series of bomb blasts rocked several Indian cities, allcarried out by what was called the ‘Indian Mujahideen’.Post-Mumbai, radical changes were made in the functioning of the securityand Intelligence agencies. This included changes to the Unlawful ActivitiesPrevention Act (UAPA) by giving sweeping powers to agencies, includingthat of arrest. An approach of joint operations and information sharingthrough an established channel called the multi-agency centre (MAC) worksseamlessly. Things did turn around, random bomb blasts were controlled,but the Kashmir situation continued to fester.

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India is nowadays living under a ‘threat’ of possible terror strikes engi-neered by terrorists trained and based in Pakistan. Such a strike couldresult in India retaliating militarily and even spiral out into a shor t skir-mish or war fanned by rhetoric-oriented media on either side.The lives of almost 12.5 crore people on either side of the divide are atrisk in case nuclear warheads get used.Since August 5, the day India changed the special status of Jammu andKashmir, there have been repor ts of Pakistan activating terror camps.Indian agencies have intercepted communication to say some 60 suchterrorists are believed to have entered India in the past two months andanother 500 odd are in Pakistan.Terror strikes pose a major threat to not just Army bases but also airbases in Nor th India, which hold war-fighting assets of the IAF like MiG29 (at Adampur), Apache and Mi35 attack copters (Pathankot), Sukhoi 30(Sirsa, Bathinda and Halwara) and Jaguar (Ambala). Besides this, long-distance trains, metros, malls and enter tainment centres like movie the-atres in big cities are at risk, is the warning from security agencies.New Delhi will retaliate to ter ror strikes. Two templates have been cast— one was the land-based surgical strikes at five different terror campsin Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on September 29, 2016, and the secondair strikes at Balakot on February 26 this year to destroy a terror camp. Inboth cases, India was responding to major terror strikes — one on amilitary camp at Uri and the other on a CRPF convoy at Pulwama.Former Northern Army Commander Lt Gen DS Hooda (retd) says, “Paki-stani deep state will not stop its effor ts in attempting to carry out terrorattacks in India. Infiltration has been stepped up and the situation at theLine of Control (LoC) is marked by heavy exchange of fire.”Since the last week of September, the Indian Army has carried out mockdrills ‘to flush out terrorists’ from major facilities, including the civilairpor t of Amritsar. The Indian Air Force fighter jets car ried out low-altitude flying on October 1. IAF jets overflying Punjab broke the ‘soundbarrier’, resulting in a sonic boom and fears that ‘someone’ was be-ing ‘chased’, hence the high speed. “It was a routine exercise” iswhat IAF officials said later, explaining that the sonic boom waspar t of it.An assessment of the Pentagon says India could be attacked by

Pakistan-trained terrorists. The US Assistant Secretary of Defencefor Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Randall Shriver, told an audi-ence in Washington on October 2: “Many have concerns that Pa-kistan keeps a lid on militant groups that might conduct cross-border activities as a result of the Kashmir decisions.”CHANGES POST MUMBAI HOLD KEYThe period 2001-2008 looks far away. Ter rorists launched auda-cious attacks in mainland India, including the ones on Parliament(December 2001) and Mumbai (November 2008). Within this pe-riod, a series of bomb blasts rocked several Indian cities, allcarried out by what was called the ‘Indian Mujahideen’.Post-Mumbai, radical changes were made in the functioning ofthe security and Intelligence agencies. This included changes tothe Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) by giving sweepingpowers to agencies, including that of arrest. An approach of jointoperations and information sharing through an established chan-nel cal led the mult i-agency centre (MAC) works seamlessly.Things did turn around, random bomb blasts were controlled, butthe Kashmir situation continued to fester.In the past few years, barring the attack on the Pathankot air basein 2016, gun-toting terrorists have been restricted to the Kashmirvalley, where ter rorists have tried to storm military bases likeUri, Nagrota, Sanjuwan, etc.THREAT OF WAR OR NUCLEAR WARAn escalation into a war-type scenario will boil down to whatchoice Pakistan makes and how India responds. Islamabad caneither risk its own soldiers and trigger a war for which it may notbe prepared, or else it could continue with the low-cost option ofwaging a proxy war through terrorists and keep the Indian Armyon its toes.But does Pakistan have the military and economic strength to ignitea full-scale war with India? Lt Gen Subrata Saha (retd), a former com-mander of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, has a per tinent query: “CanPakistan justify a war to its own people? Do they have the military strengthto fight one and what is the intention of such a war?”

Pakistan will opt for a proxy war for now, says Lt Gen Saha, whois now a member of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB).Almost 125 million (12.5 crore) people are at a risk of losing theirlives in case India and Pakistan open up their nuclear arsenal.Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a recent editorial in NewYork Times, unsheathed the nuclear sabre, saying: “If the worlddoes nothing to stop the Indian assault on Kashmir and its people,there will be consequences for the whole world as two nuclear-armed states get ever closer to a direct military confrontation.”A study by researchers from the University of Colorado and RutgersUniversity in the US says a nuclear war between India and Paki-stan could, in less than a week, kill 50-125 million people —more than the death toll during all six years of World War II, andlead to a global climate catastrophe. It examined how such ahypothetical future conflict would have consequences that couldripple across the globe.The study, published in the journal Science Advances, looked at awar scenario that may occur between India and Pakistan in 2025.India and Pakistan have almost an equal number of nuclear war-heads: 140-150. New Delhi holds the edge in having missileswith greater range and the ability to launch a strike from under-sea using a submarine.Lt Gen Hooda adds, “Unless Pakistan tones down its rhetoric anddesists from pushing in terrorists, it could lead to a major inci-dent between the two countries.”So, can China intervene? A US assessment made public by RonaldShriver in Washington said, “China may not want that kind of a con-flict or would suppor t that.”Across the border, Pakistan army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa chairedthe Corps Commanders Conference on October 3. The statement issuedthereafter indicated the need to have a back channel open, lest the mediaon either side dictate terms. The statement said: “Commanders reiter-ated resolve for a befitting response to any Indian misadventure or ag-gression being conveyed through irresponsible media statements byIndian military commanders.”



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The six main federal par ty leaders attacked each other inbiting exchanges in the English language debate held inGatineau, yesterday. The only English debate with all six partyleaders saw the discussion range across affordability,economic security, climate, Indigenous issues, leadership inthe country and the world, and immigration.Battered last time, Conservative leader Andrew Scheerstar ted off swinging as he ignored the theme and chose tolaunch a hot attack on Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. “MrTr udeau, you are a phoney and you are a fraud and you donot deserve to govern this country. You know he's verygood at pretending things. He can't even remember howmany times he put blackface on because the fact of thematter is he's always wearing a mask,” he said.Not stopping shor t, he added, “He puts on a reconciliationmask and then fires the attorney general, the first one ofIndigenous background, he puts on a feminist mask andthen fires two strong female employees for not going alongwith his corruption.”MAXIME BERNIER AND IMMIGRATIONPeople's Par ty of Canada leader Maxime Bernier wasasked whether he had the temperament for leadership,considering his untasteful comments he has been makingon Twitter. Defending his statements, he said, “You musttell the truth to Canadians if you want to be the leader ofthis country and what I'm saying about extrememulticulturalism is not the way to build this country. Yes,this country is a diverse country and we must be proud ofthat. But we don't need legislation like the multiculturalismact to tell us who we are.”NDP leader Jagmeet Singh said the temperament forleadership requires a leader to look for things that uniteCanadians, rather than divide them. Bernier interruptedSingh and then went on to interrupt and talk over everyother leader, including Scheer, who called out Bernier forhis anti-immigrant positions.BILL 21 AND MULTICULTURALISMSecond segment of the debate focused on polarization,human rights and immigration. Moderated by HuffingtonPost Canada's Althia Raj, Singh was asked if he wasletting down Canadians by putting his par ty's electoralchances ahead of taking a stand on Bill 21 in Quebec.Vocal about the controversial law, Singh said Bill 21 wassomething that hur t him and made him feel bad. He saidhe would put his effor ts into services that build up people.Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet said 70 percent of people in the province suppor t the bill and that therest of Canada should recognize that they can decide howthey want to govern their own province. Tr udeau attackedSingh and said that while he recognized he had spokeneloquently on his experience with discrimination, he wasdisappointed Singh did not follow his lead and say hewould leave the door open to a federal cour t challenge ofthe law.Singh said living every day of his life as a visual religiousminority was how he took a stand, to which Tr udeau askedhim why he did not have the courage to stand up for hisconvictions. Blanchet, after the debate, said that while hedid not agree with Tr udeau's position on Bill 21, at least heknew where he stood, but the same could not be said forScheer and Singh.ABORTION AND WOMEN'S RIGHTThe debate then took a turn to the topic of abor tion and awoman's right to choose, which saw Scheer face attacksfrom all ends. Trudeau accused the Conser vative leader ofbacking candidates for his par ty who are determined totake away women's right to choose if they want anabor tion or not. “The laws of access on this issue have not

changed for 30 years under Liberal prime ministers, underConservative prime ministers, they will not change when I amprime minister,” Scheer said.Singh jumped into the heated exchange to say that “a man hasno position on a discussion on a woman's right to choose, let'sbe very clear on that.”Green Par ty leader Elizabeth May meanwhile, turned thequestion on the five male candidates, saying they all missedthe oppor tunity to call to her inclusion in the TVA French-language debate and show young girls that a woman can lead apar ty and can run for prime minister.SNC-LAVALIN SCAMOn SNC-Lavalin affair, Scheer went all out on Trudeau and saidthat in light of the leader's violation of ethics laws. “When didyou decide that the rules did not apply to you?” he asked.Trudeau said, “Mr Scheer, the role of a prime minister is tostand up for Canadians' jobs, to stand up for the public interestand that's what I've done and that's what I will continue to doevery single day.”Scheer attacked back, accusing Trudeau of lying to Canadians.In response, Tr udeau asked Scheer if he would not have stoodup for the jobs at risk at SNC-Lavalin. Blanchet took the momentto accuse Scheer of using the scam to fur ther his politics.Scheer said that regardless of the economic situation there wasno excuse for a politician to inter fere in a federal court case. “Itis essential that we preserve the independence of our judicialsystem,” he said.INDIGENOUS ISSUESBernier accused other leaders of being happy with the statusquo and how they just want to tweak Canada's relationship withIndigenous people. He said he would look into implementingproperty rights on reserves as a star t to a better relationship.May said Indigenous leaders are saying the number 1 issuefacing their people is climate change and that is where thegovernment has to act.She attacked Tr udeau with the line that he “bought a pipeline”and so was not really fighting climate change, to which Trudeaureplied that “a slogan is not a plan.” Singh attacked Trudeau forordering a judicial review of a recent Canadian Human RightsTribunal ruling that awarded compensation to Indigenouschildren harmed by the on-reserve child welfare system andunder-funded child and family services.Trudeau said his government had moved forward on Indigenousissues in a way that other governments never did before, butthere is still a great deal to do. He added that children would becompensated when his government could ensure that it is donein the right way.CLIMATE CHANGEModerated by the CBC's Rosemary Bar ton, the final topic of theevening was environment and energy. A public member said hewanted to know what the leaders would do in the climate fight.Scheer immediately took the oppor tunity to attack Trudeau forusing two campaign planes and excusing that choice bypurchasing carbon offsets. Trudeau said Scheer did not evenbuy carbon offsets because he does not believe in climatechange.Trudeau said his government had taken action by putting a priceon pollution across the country and implementing a plan that getsCanada three-quar ters of the way to the emissions reduction targets agreedto in Paris. “The choice tonight is very clear between two parties that havevery different views on climate change. Mr. Scheer wants to rip upthe only serious plan on climate change Canada has ever had,”said Trudeau.May attacked Tr udeau for buying the Trans Mountain pipeline,arguing that the government's emissions targets are guaranteedto miss the Paris targets. May added that she hoped Trudeaudid not get a majority because he would not make the neces-sary moves required to battle climate change.

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CONSULATE GENERAL OFINDIA, TORONTO HOLDSLIFE CERTIFICATE CAMPS

The Consulate General of India, Toronto has ar ranged Con-sular camps for issue of Life Certificates to Pensioners, andgeneral consultation on consular matters in November thisyear. Camps are schedule to start from November 2 andwill be conducted every weekend till November 24.The camps will be held in Hindu Heritage Centre, GurudwaraDashmesh Darbar, Hindu Sabha Temple, Sikh Heritage Cen-tre, Guru Ravi Dass Sabha Toronto, Vaishnodevi TempleOakville, Gurudwara Sahib, Sanatan Mandir Cultural CentreMarkham, and Town Line Gurudwara Cambridge.All applicants will bring a filled in application form in dupli-cate and a photo identity card issued by Indian/Canadianauthorities. The application is to be signed by the applicantin front of the Consular Officer at the Camp. For more de-tails, please visit www.cgitoronto.gov.in

KEEPING SENIORS HEALTHY,SAFE AND ACTIVE INMARKHAM—UNIONVILLEMARKHAM —Ontario is committed to helping seniors stayhealthy, safe and socially connected within their own com-munities. Many seniors face challenges accessing pro-grams and services that suppor t their safety, mental andphysical health, and overall well-being.That is why the government is investing $25,000 to theAngus Glen Older Adults Club to help seniors in Markhamstay active and socially connected. This funding is par t ofthe Seniors Community Grant program that is providing $3million to suppor t more than 260 projects to benefit se-niors in communities across the province.Daisy Wai, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister forSeniors and Accessibi l i ty, and Bi l ly Pang, MPP forMarkham-Unionvi l le, were at the Angus Glen OlderAdults Club today to announce funding for a Senior En-ter tainment Network project that will help engage se-niors in local events by helping them learn hands-onbroadcast journalism skills and create their own onlinecontent on seniors' related activities."Helping seniors here in Markham-Unionvil le accessprograms and services where they l ive has tremen-dous health benefits,including helping to keep seniorsout of the hospital," said PA Wai. "This project will stimu-late creativity and build inclusive and engaged com-munities by helping seniors get involved in local eventsthat are impor tant to them. Keeping seniors engagedand active wil l also benefit everyone's overal l well-being."This year's Seniors Community Grant program bettersuppor ts the un ique needs o f sen io rs l i v i ng i nunde rse rv iced ru ra l , r emote , mu l t i cu l t u ra l andFrancophone communities, including:Initiatives that focus on elder abuse;Programs and services that help prevent social isolation;Increasing accessibility and seniors' safety; and,Activities that help keep seniors physically and sociallyactive."This suppor t is great news for seniors and their familiesin Markham-Unionville," said MPP Pang. "This funding willgo a long way to help seniors in this community stay en-gaged and take part in a meaningful program that they maynot otherwise have access to. It will also help seniors inthis community stay socially connected and learn some-thing new together."Ontario remains committed to protecting what matters mostto seniors and their families.


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New Hope Senior Citizens of Brampton welcomes Indian Consul General, TorontoOn September 24, 2019 New Hope Senior's Club Brampton held a function atGrand Empire Banquet & Convention Centre with the help of Harbans SinghSidhu & Gurjit Singh Sidhu at 100 Nexus Avenue Brampton. The function wasattended by around 200 seniors coming from various communities and di-verse cultures. All were offered with tea and snacks.

Shambhu Dutt Sharma, President of the club began the function bysinging prayers and welcoming one and all. The National Anthem of Canada& India were sung by youngsters. As the Chief Guest of the Day Smt. ApoorvaSrivastava , New Consul General of India at Toronto entered, everyone cameforward to greet and honour her. Jake Dheer, a mentor, took control of thestage and star ted the programme as scheduled.

The lighting of the lamp was per formed by Smt. ApoorvaSrivastava followed by Mr. Rakesh Joshi, Mr. Satish Thakkar, Mr.Sudhi Kumar Handa, Mr. S Gurudev Singh Mann, S Pooran SinghPandhi, Mr. Sudhir AnanD, Mr. Manan Gupta, Mr. Naval Bajaj, Mr.Ranbir Sharda. Next, Mr. Satish Thakkar welcomed the RespectedCGI, Toronto and all attendees. Shri. Gurudutt Vaid and Mr. ParmodSharma introduced the history and activities of the club. Smt. UshaSharma and Sunita Vermani sang two songs. Mr. Satish Thakkar alsosang a song. The singers were well appreciated by all.One momento were presented to the Chief Guest by Mr. Satish Thakkar(Excelsior Group), Mr. Joshi LLB, Ms. Romana (MP Candidate) andother respected community leaders such as Naval Bajaj, Amar Er r y.Another framed momento was handed over by the Executive mem-bers and Board of Directors of the Club. The ladies put a flower gar-land and wrapped a shawl for the Consul General. A cheque for IndianRupees 5 lakhs was also handed over to the Honourable CGI. Mr.Sudhir Kumar Handa, S Gurudev Singh Mann, Mr. Manan Gupta, Mr.Amar Er ry, President of the Arya Samaj, Markham, Mr. Ranbir Sharda,Senior Homeopath and Journalist made speeches praising the goodworks and conduct of the senior club.Shambhu Dutt Sharma President thanked Smt. Apoorva Srivastava,CGI Toronto and community leaders, Shri Ranbir Sharda, Mr. SudhirHanda, philanthropist and President of National Council of Indo Canadians.,Mr. Satish Thakkar (Excelsior), Mr. Rakesh Joshi, Mr. Amar Erry, President ofArya Samaj, Markham and Jake Dheer (Rogers) for making the event amemorable success. He also thanked Mr. Krishan Kumar Salwan,Harbhagwan Makkar, Ram Moor ti Joshi, Rachpal Sharma, B S Kalia, RajinderSingh Saran, Par ful Bhavsar, Dalip Parik, Dr. Gurudutt Vaid, Usha Sharma,Sunita Vermani, Madhu Sudhan Lama for their guidance and cooperation.The executive members, Board of Directors, advisors all are dedicated to goto any extent for getting good name and fame for the club. They collectedIndian Rupees five lakhs to be donated for the flood relief in India and will besend to the PM Relief Fund of India.



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Donald Trump defends decision toabandon Kurdish allies in Syria

CONTD. FROM PAGE 3The study, published in the journal Science Advances, looked at awar scenario that may occur between India and Pakistan in 2025.While both the neighbouring countries have waged several warsover Kashmir, they could come to possess a combined count of400 to 500 nuclear weapons by 2025, the study noted.The researchers added that vegetation growth would decline glo-bally by 15 to 30 per cent on land, and the oceans could see aproductivity decline by 5 to 15 per cent. Overall, the study notedthat recovery from all these impacts would take more than tenyears since the smoke would linger in the upper atmosphere."Nine countries have nuclear weapons, but Pakistan and India arethe only ones rapidly increasing their arsenals," Robock said. Headded that the continuing unrest between the two nuclear-armedcountries, par ticularly over Kashmir, made it impor tant to under-stand the consequences of a nuclear war. According to the re-searchers, the nuclear weapons in the year 2025 could rangefrom 15 kilotonnes in explosive power -- the same size as thebomb dropped on Hiroshima by the US in 1945 -- to a few hundredkilotonnes.In the scenario, the researchers estimated that 50 to 125 millionpeople could die from the direct effects, with additional deathsfrom mass starvation also possible worldwide. "Nuclear weap-ons cannot be used in any rational scenario but could be used byaccident or as a result of hacking, panic or deranged world lead-ers," Robock said.According to Robock, the only way to prevent accidental usage ofnuclear weapons was to eliminate them.

INDIA-PAKISTAN NUCLEAR WAR MAYKILL 125 MILLION PEOPLE: STUDY

India weighs trade pact concernsahead of key Bangkok meet

CONTD. FROM PAGE 3However, domestic industry and affiliates of the Rashtriya SwayamsevakSangh (RSS) have expressed concerns about RCEP possibly leading to adeluge of Chinese goods in the Indian market.The meeting, attended by home minister Amit Shah, financeminister Nirmala Sitharaman, commerce minister PiyushGoyal and external affairs minister S Jaishankar, cameahead of a meeting of trade ministers of the 16 countriesnegotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Par t-nership (RCEP) in Bangkok during October 10-12.Goyal is expected to par ticipate in the Bangkok negotia-tions, which will probably be the last meeting of the tradeministers of the proposed RCEP states — 10 members ofAsean (Brunei , Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam)and its six FTA par tners (China, Japan, India, South Korea,Australia and New Zealand).A joint statement issued after the last such meeting in Thai-land in September said ongoing global uncer tainties hadadded to the urgency to conclude RCEP.There was no official word on Monday’s meeting but twoofficials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Indiashould be “very careful” in the negotiations because of theirwide-ranging implications, par ticularly on Indian farmers and dairy coop-eratives. The government has received several representations from thedairy industry about concerns on giving concessional access to Australiaand New Zealand for supplying milk and milk products.

KASHMIR IS IN BLOOD OF PAK, SAYS MUSHARRAF IN COMEBACK SPEECH OVER PHONEKashmir is in the blood of the Pakistani nation and the country and the army willstand by the Kashmiri people “no matter what,” the ailing former military rulerPervez Musharraf has asser ted, as he returned to active politics. General(retd) Musharraf, now based in Dubai, also referred to Kargil conflict, andalleged that India was repeatedly threatening Pakistan despite Islamabad’speace overtures.“Perhaps, the Indian army has forgotten the Kargil war,” he said, claim-ing that India had to seek the US president’s help in ending the conflict in1999. The 76-year-old All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Chairmanmade the remarks while addressing par ty workers on the APML’s found-ing day in Islamabad via telephone from Dubai on Sunday. He took abreak from political activities last year because of his deteriorating health.Kashmir is in the blood of Pakistani nation, the former president said, inprobably his first public comments since the worsening of relationsbetween India and Pakistan after the Indian government revoked Jammuand Kashmir’s special status on August 5.“We will continue to stand by our Kashmiri brethren no matter what,” hesaid, adding that the Pakistani nation and Pakistan Army will fight till thelast drop of their blood,” Musharraf was quoted as saying by The Express

Tribune. He said that Pakistan’s desire for peace should not be seen asweakness, adding, the Pakistan armed forces are ready to give a “befittingresponse to any Indian misadventure.” Tension between India and Paki-stan escalated after New Delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s specialstatus on August 5. Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties with New Delhiand expelled the Indian High Commissioner. India has asserted that theabrogation of Article 370 was its “internal matter”. India has also askedPakistan to accept the reality and stop its anti-India rhetoric.Musharraf also criticised Indian politicians and military commanders forramping up tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours withtheir “irresponsible statements.” Musharraf has been living in Dubaisince March 2016 is facing the treason case for suspending the Con-stitution in 2007, a punishable offence for which he was indicted in2014. A conviction for high treason carries the death penalty or lifeimprisonment.With improvement in health, Musharraf plans to return to politics, Pa-kistani media repor ts said. Commenting on repor ts of his deterioratinghealth, Musharraf said that he suffers from amyloidosis and is onmedication for it in Dubai.

CONTD. FROM PAGE 3My surname was Srivastava but we never believed in it. I feel proud saying that I'm the first person to hold this family name. "When I wastaking admission to Kindergar ten, my father was asked my surname and then he decided that my surname would be 'Bachchan'. WhenCensus employees come to my place, they ask me about my religion and I always answer that I belong to no religion, I'm Indian."Big B also spoke about his family tradition of starting Holi festival by putting colour on the feet of a person who is highly respected andelderly. "I have no shame in saying that my father respected the people around him. It was our tradition that a person during Holi putscolour on the feet of the eldest and highly respected man. My father Harivansh Rai Bachchan used to put colours on legs of the personwho cleaned toilets before star ting his celebration," he added.

I HAVE NO RELIGION, I'M AN INDIAN: AMITABH BACHCHAN

President Donald Tr ump on Monday cast his decision to abandonKurdish fighters in Syria as fulfilling a campaign promise to withdrawfrom “endless war” in the Middle East, even as Republican criticsand others said he was sacrificing a U.S. ally and undermining Ameri-can credibility. Trump declared U.S. troops would step aside for anexpected Turkish attack on the Kurds, who have fought alongsideAmericans for years, but he then threatened to destroy the Turks’economy if they went too far.Even Tr ump’s staunchest Republican congressional allies expressedoutrage at the prospect of abandoning Syrian Kurds who had foughtthe Islamic State group with American arms and advice. It was thelatest example of Trump’s approach to foreign policy that critics con-demn as impulsive, that he sometimes reverses and that frequentlyis untethered to the advice of his national security aides.“A catastrophic mistake,” said Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3House Republican leader. “Shot in the arm to the bad guys,” said Sen.Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.Trump said he understood criticism from fellow GOP leaders but dis-agreed. He said he could also name suppor ters, but he didn’t.Pentagon and State Depar tment officials held out the possibility ofpersuading Turkey to abandon its expected invasion. U.S. officialssaid they had seen no indication that Turkey had begun a militaryoperation by late Monday.Trump, in late af ternoon remarks to reporters, appeared largely un-concerned at the prospect of Turkish forces attacking the Kurds, whoinclude a faction he described as “natural enemies” of the Turks.

RAJNATH SINGH MEETS MACRONTO DISCUSS STRONGER INDIA-

FRANCE DEFENCE TIESPARIS: Defence minister Rajnath Singh, who is in France foran official handover ceremony of the first Rafale fighter jetacquired by the Indian Air Force (IAF), discussed stronger In-dia-France defence and strategic ties at a meeting with FrenchPresident Emmanuel Macron here on Tuesday. During the meet-ing at Elysee Palace, the official base of the French President,minister Singh welcomed F rance as an "impor tant strategicpar tner" of India."We have a multi-dimensional relationship with France and theties are progressing on all fronts. The talks today are par t of acomprehensive defence dialogue between the two countries,"said defence secretary Ajay Kumar, who is par t of the ministe-rial delegation to France. Ahead of his talks with Macron, Singhheld discussions with France's Armed Forces minister Flo-rence Parly. Also present at the meeting was Admiral BernardRogel, defence advisor to the French President. After the talks,Singh will be flown to Merignac, a suburb of the south-westernFrench town of Bordeaux, where he will par ticipate in a tour ofthe facility of Rafale manufacturer Dassault Aviation before asymbolic ribbon-cutting ceremony for the first Rafale combatjet. Arrangements have also been made for a traditional IndianShastra Puja, or weapons' worship which forms par t ofDussehra celebrations and this year also marks Air Force Day- IAF's 87th anniversary.



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ON MONDAY, MEDIA EXCLUSIVELY BROKE THE NEWS THAT DEEPIKA PADUKONE WILL BE HOSTING A WRAP-UP BASH OF '83 THEFILM WHICH COMPLETED ITS SHOOT A FEW DAYS BACK. IN THE FILM, RANVEER SINGH PLAYS THE LEAD ROLE AS THE LEGENDARYCRICKETER KAPIL DEV WHILE DEEPIKA PLAYS HIS ONSCREEN WIFE ROMI DEV. '83 IS DIRECTED BY KABIR KHAN AND IS BASEDON INDIA'S FIRST WIN AT CRICKET WORLD CUP IN THE YEAR 1983.TALKING ABOUT THE BASH, DEEPIKA HAD SENT A PERSONALISED INVITE TO EACH CAST AND CREW OF '83 AND IT READ AS"MEMBER OF TEAM ’83, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS ICONIC MOMENTS HAVE BEEN RELIEVED AND MEMORIES HAVE BEENETCHED IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER.I AM BEYOND PROUD TO BE A PART OF A TEAM THAT IS DRIVEN BY LOVE, PASSION, ENTHUSIASM AND ETERNALLY GRATEFULFOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION.AND FOR THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO A CELEBRATION! LOTS OF LOVE, DEEPIKA PADUKONE"

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Priyanka Chopra has come a long way indeed from the time when a producertold her that “you are an actress and actresses are replaceable”. Actor, globalicon and producer is just some of the few hats that she wears now. However,in an interview to Pinkvilla, she accepted that when she was thrown out offilms at the beginning of her career, it hit her hard. “I have been replaced andit has happened twice. Once, a co-actor told me, and once, I read it in thenewspaper. I went and cried to my father, why me? But then he told me what areyou going to do about it? I just made sure to be excellent in my next film and learnthe job well. Even if the film doesn’t do well, I want to make sure that what I do isexcellent,” she said that she decided not to be a “victim of her circumstances”.Talking about how she deals with bad days, Priyanka said, “You take a couple ofdays to feel what you are feeling. I am strong because my parents raised me to bea strong woman but that doesn’t mean that I am not vulnerable, that doesn’t meanI don’t have dark days when I feel apologetic, stressed, sad, insecure, pressured.I chose not to do it publically. I have a support system that I have around me. Youbecome the people around you.” In an earlier interview, Priyanka had spokenat length about this. “I have had situations when I have been thrown out offilms because someone else was recommended -- a girlfriend was recom-mended after I was signed for a movie. So, that’s an abuse of power, girlfriendof the hero or girlfriend of the director. “I couldn’t do anything about it. I wasremoved last minute from many such situations because I never catered tothe whims and fancies of powerful men.

She made her big Bollywood debutwith Dhadak. And since then JanhviKapoor has been busy with back-to-back biggies – be it the Gunjan Saxenabiopic, Roohi Afza to Ghost Storiesand the upcoming Dostana 2. Butnow, late Sridevi’s daughter is set foran extremely special project. We’veexclusively learnt that Janhvi willsoon team up with her father, pro-ducer Boney Kapoor, in a film. Ap-parently, the film has been titledBombay Girl, and will go on thefloors in January next year. “It willsee Janhvi in an all-new avatar. Un-doubtedly, it’s going to be a specialproject for both, her as well as Boneyji.After all, the father-daughter duo iscoming together for the first time. For the same film, Boneyji has joined hands with[producer] Mahaveer Jain,” says an industry insider. Although makers are tight-lipped about the details of the project, we have learnt that Bombay Girl is going tobe written and directed by Ssanjay Tripaathy. “It’s going to be a coming-of-agestory of a rebellious teenager and Janhvi is also very excited about the film asthe part is diametrically opposite to her other roles,” says the insider.

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar feels Rohit Sharma’s Test careerwill only grow after his century in both the innings of his debut match asopener while pacer Mohammed Shami can become the king of reverseswing. Akhtar also lamented that no Pakistani pacer has sought his ad-vice while Indians like Shami has been keeping in touch with him regard-ing fast bowling.Akhtar said that he once advised Shami, who played a major in India’sbig win over South Africa in the first Test, to try and become atearaway pacer while also using reverse swing as a lethal arsenal.“After India’s (50-over) World Cup disappointment, Shami called me up oneday and said he was feeling sad that he could not do well for India. I told himnot to lose heart but maintain fitness. The home series is coming and you willdo well I said. “I told Shami that I want him to become a tearaway pacer,running through batting line-ups. He has seam and swing, besides that hehas reverse swing which very few bowlers in the subcontinent have. I toldhim you can become king of reverse swing,” said Akhtar.“Now, you see what he has done, he has got wickets from a docile pitch (inVisakhaptnam). I am very happy for him,” said the 44-year-old who took 178wickets from 46 Tests between 1997 and 2007.He said he was ready to give advice to the Pakistani pacers but nobody isasking for his help. “Sadly, our Pakistani fast bowlers don’t ask me how theycan improve their bowling but the Indian bowlers like Shami are doing that. Itis a sad scenario as far as my country is concern.” VISAKHAPATNAM: MOHAMMED SHAMI HOLDS A STUMP BROKEN BY HIM.





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Cashmere Collection Unites History’s Legends of Fashion With16 TOP Canadian Designers to Support Breast Cancer Cause

CASHMERE COLLECTION: LEGENDS OF FASHION PAYS HOMAGE TO ICONS OF FASHION AS 16CANADIAN DESIGNERS SHOWCASE THEIR CASHMERE BT COUTURE.

TORONTO, ON - A stunning showcase of talent, the 16th annual Cash-mere Collection debuted before a packed-out audience of fashion in-dustry insiders, influencers and the media at Toronto’s Globe andMail Centre, on September 25.Starring 16 top Canadian designers and their visionof a future without breast cancer, this year ’s land-mark collection pays tribute to the Legends of Fash-ion, and their influence on the world of design, allcrafted in luxuriously soft Cashmere Bathroom Tis-sue, Canada’s best-selling brand. Curated by Ca-nadian-born, L.A.-based fashion authority, and TVpersonality, Joe Zee, the exclusive, invite only eventwas hosted by CTV News anchor Bev Thomson andfeatured a moving per formance by award-winningCanadian singer and breast cancer survivor Bif Na-ked, in addition to the spectacular runway show.Legends of Fashion, Icon InspiredThe annual kick-off to October Breast Cancer Aware-ness Month, the Cashmere Collection has show-cased close to 200 Canadian designers to date and has raised mil-lions of dollars for the breast cancer cause throughout its 16 years.This year’s collection honours The Legends of Fashion — the el-egant, bold and forward-thinking designers who pushed boundariesand forever changed the way we wear clothes. Dior, Valentino,Yamamoto are just three of the big names who inspired this year ’s#Cashmere19 designers.The Cashmere Collection designer lineup includes:• Ryan Alexander, Ontario, inspired by Valentino• Ar ti Gogna, Quebec, inspired by Versace• Adrienne Goodine, New Brunswick, inspired by Huber t de Givenchy• Lesley Hampton, Ontario, inspired by Christian Siriano• Sarah Haunts, Ontario, inspired by Zac Posen• Jillian Joy, Ontario, inspired by Christian Dior• Steven Lejambe, Ontario, inspired by Alexander McQueen• Chavah Lindsay, New Brunswick, inspired by Vivienne Westwood• Stephanie Moscall-Varey, Ontario, inspired by Yohji Yamamoto• Sage Paul, Ontario, inspired by Thierry Mugler• Rebecca Rowe, Ontario, inspired by Diane von Furstenberg• Sarah Runnalls, British Columbia, inspired by Junya Watanabe

• Dee Silkie, Ontario, inspired by Balmain• TOMÉ, Ontario, inspired by Jean-Paul Gaultier• Joan Kelley Walker, Ontario, inspired by Stephan Caras

• Alex S. Yu, British Columbia, inspired by MaisonMar tin MargielaProduced by Kruger Products, maker of Cashmere Bath-room Tissue, the Cashmere Collection is a heartfelt dis-play of the brand’s commitment to nurturing Canada’sfashion industry, while inspiring Canadians to suppor tand contribute to the breast cancer cause.NOTHING FEELS LIKE MAKING A DIFFERENCEThe annual Cashmere Collection heralds the return oflimited-edition Cashmere Bathroom Tissue in suppor tof breast cancer effor ts. Twenty-five cents from the saleof every specially-marked package (up to a maximumof $35,000) goes directly towards breast cancer effortsat the Canadian Cancer Society, throughout the month ofOctober.Canadians are also invited to help Cashmere make a

dif ference, by taking par t in Vote Couture for the Cure® atFacebook.com/Cashmere throughout October. Cashmere will donate$1 for every vote (to a maximum of $10,000), to the CCS’s breastcancer effor ts in the winning designer ’s name. Voters can return dailybetween September 26th, 2019 and October 26th, 2019 to be enteredinto a draw for the chance to win a shopping spree valued at $1,500.“The Cashmere Collection encourages Canadian fashion design whileproviding much-needed suppor t to a worthy cause that we are proudto put our mark behind,” says Nancy Marcus, Chief Marketing Officerat Kruger Products. “Raising awareness and funds for breast cancerresearch is integral to this initiative and we are delighted to be amongthe top five par tners suppor ting the breast cancer cause at the Cana-dian Cancer Society.”Creating Breathtaking BT Couture#Cashmere19 came to life under the leadership of internationallyacclaimed TV producer, host and fashion exper t, Joe Zee, this year ’sCurator. “The Canadian fashion industry is one-of -a-kind — pairingfashion with compassion, a principle at the forefront of this uniquepresentation.It’s been a real pleasure to work with these talented designers on

such an impor tant cause,” he says.High-fashion photographer Arline Malakian captured the 2019 Cash-mere Collection: Legends of Fashion in a beautiful photo essay postedon Cashmere.ca. Dedicated collection par tners MAC Cosmetics andFLOW Haircare each brought inspired ensemble to life with feminine,polished make-up and hair. Jewellery from Canadian custom jewellerydesigner, Tara Fava, added a touch of sparkle to each design.About Cashmere and Kruger Products LPCashmere Bathroom Tissue, Canada’s best-selling brand, reflectsKruger Products’ commitment to providing the finest quality, Cana-dian-made tissue products to consumers. Kruger Products is one ofCanada’s leading tissue manufacturers and serves the Canadian con-sumer market with well-known brands such as Cashmere, Purex,SpongeTowels and Scotties, as well as away-from-home productsfor industrial and commercial use across Canada and the U.S.A longstanding and committed contributor to the breast cancer cause,Kruger Products L.P. has suppor ted the Canadian Breast Cancer Foun-dation (CBCF), now known as the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS)since the collection’s debut in 2004, and is currently one of the topfive national par tners suppor ting the breast cancer cause at CCS.ABOUT BREAST CANCER AND THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY1 in 8 Canadian women is expected to be diagnosed with breast can-cer in her lifetime. More than 80% of breast cancers occur in womenwho are 50 and over.The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is proud to be a champion andvoice for Canadians who care about cancer. The charity supportspeople with all types of cancers in communities across the country.CCS is the largest national charitable funder of breast cancer re-search in Canada. CCS dedicated $11.5 million in 2018 to fund a widerange of Canadian research projects related to breast cancer. Re-search investments combined with early detection, improvements inscreening and better treatment have resulted in a 48% decrease in thebreast cancer death rate since it peaked in 1986.More work needs to be done as breast cancer continues to be themost commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause ofcancer-related deaths among Canadian women. Money raised throughthis par tnership will fund breast cancer research, education and aware-ness activit ies. For more information, please visit cancer.ca/breastcancer.



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Hrithik Roshan-Tiger Shroff drama is high on action, low on story

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CAST: HRITHIK ROSHAN,

TIGER SHROFF, VAANI KAPOOR

DIRECTION: SIDDHARTH ANAND

RATING - 3.5/5

War has swag, style and sass in abundance, and comes pepperedwith high-octane action scenes, car-and-bike chases and jaw-drop-ping series of twists. What else do you expect from a film that hasHrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff as the lead pair?Directed by Siddhar th Anand, War is an espionage thriller that servesyou with just the right amount of action, humour and tops it withridiculously good-looking people. However, don’t expect too muchfrom story because with two bonafide action stars fighting it out onthe big screen, everything else is secondary.War opens with Kabir (Hrithik Roshan), a rogue agent, killing his own.Through a flashback sequence, it is established how he met Khalid(Tiger Shroff) who went on to join his unit in an intelligence agency.Story takes an interesting turn when Khalid, who has always wor-shipped Kabir as his mentor, is assigned the task of finding and ar -resting him. Khalid is also supposed to find out why Kabir went badand another flashback sequence post intermission reveals his rea-sons.Throughout War, Hrithik and Tiger ’s onscreen camaraderie is on point.It is the USP of the film — just as makers intended. Each frame wherethe two appear together receives whistles and cheers from fans.Whether they’re fighting or dancing, or just flaunting their six-packabs and chiselled bodies — it’s nothing shor t of a visual treat. Thebest aspect of War is that no actor is aiming for one-upmanship,instead you see them feeding off each other’s energy. There’s a pleas-ant comic vibe, too, between Hrithik and Tiger and director Siddhar thAnand uses it cleverly without it sounding awkward.

Hrithik — Bollywood’s resident Greek god, unapologetically flauntshis age and swag. You’d love those wrinkles. Tiger — the hot favouriteamong youth — delivers an honest per formance even though heseems absolutely star struck by his reel and real life mentor. Butwho’s complaining?Unfor tunately, War doesn’t give any scope to its female lead to per-form. Vaani Kapoor only appears in the film in its second half, andbefore you can even understand what her role in the plot is, shedisappears. The 20-minute forced cameo, with a song thrown in,doesn’t impress one bit. Vaani’s role seems to be limited to addingglamour to the film. It’s sad that even in today’s day and age, that’swhat many filmmakers cast female actors in their film for.

ANGELINA JOLIE ON BRAD PITTSPLIT: ‘I FELT A DEEP ANDGENUINE SADNESS, I WAS HURT’Actor Angelina Jolie has said that she lost herself after hersplit from husband Brad Pitt. Angelina and Brad abruptlyparted ways in 2016, af ter two years of marriage and over adecade together.She told French magazine Madame Figaro, “I had lost my-self a bit” when her “relationship with Brad was coming toan end.” She added, “I felt a deep and genuine sadness, Iwas hur t.” Angelina said that she did a bit of soul searchingin the moment, and realised, “All these things settle in youand remind you of how lucky you are of being alive.” Sheadded that the chance to “reconnect with this humility andthis insignificance” has helped her appreciate the good thingsin life. Angelina and Brad have six children - Zahara, 14,Shiloh, 13, and Vivienne, 11, and sons Maddox, 18, Pax, 15,and Knox, 11. She said that she is currently in a “period oftransition, like a homecoming, a return to (herself).”

In his for thcoming memoir Me, singer Elton John recalled apar ty he once organised where actors Richard Gere andSylvester Stallone seemed to come very close to duking itout over Princess Diana. According to the autobiography,exclusively excerpted in the Daily Mail, the legendary singerrevealed that the London party was organised for formerWalt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg."Straight away, Richard Gere and Diana seemed very takenwith each other," wrote John, explaining that at the time,Diana was separated from Prince Charles and Gere hadended his relationship with Cindy Crawford."As the rest of us chatted, I couldn't help notice a strangeatmosphere in the room. Judging by the kind of looks hekept shooting them, Diana and Richard Gere's newly blos-soming friendship was not going down well with SylvesterStallone at all," he added. "I think he may have turned up tothe par ty with the express intention of picking Diana up,only to find his plans for the evening ruined."During dinner both Gere and Stallone were absent, andJohn's husband David Furnish discovered them "squaringup to each other, apparently about to settle their differencesover Diana by having a fist-fight."Although Furnish was able to break things up, John notedthat the tension between the trio was noticeable for the restof the evening.

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