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Visit Walmart.ca/VaisakhiBeginsHere A-2 | Friday, April 6, 2018 www.WeeklyVoice.com Leader in South Asian News - Tel: 905-795-0639 Friday, AprilJune 6,2, 20182017 www.WeeklyVoice.com VolVol 24, 23, No. No. 14 22 PM: 40025701 GTA Home Sales Down 39.5 % From Last Year, page 8 Shivani Gupta - A Force In Corporate World , page 12 Osler Sets Out Quality Agenda For Year, page 17 Salman Gets 5 Years’ Jail In Poaching Case JODHPUR: Bollywood super- tion laws of the country. blatantly filming the act. star Salman Khan was on Thurs- Salman’s sisters Alvira and The court also imposed a small day sentenced to five years in Arpita were present in the court fine of Rs 10,000 on one of the prison after a court here convict- when the judgement was pro- biggest Bollywood stars who cur- ed him for killing two rare black- nounced. rently has an upwards of Rs 600 bucks, putting an end, at least for Amid tight security, Salman crore worth of unfinished film now, to a legal battle that ran for was taken to the Jodhpur Central projects under his belt. 20 years. Jail where he will spend at least Salman has sought bail but his Chief Judicial Magistrate Dev a night in barrack number one. application will be heard on Fri- Kumar Khatri, while pronounc- The prison houses rape-accused day morning in the Jodhpur ses- ing the guilty verdict in the case Asaram Bapu, Bhanwari Devi sions court. If the bail does not of killing the protected antelopes, murder accused Malkhan Singh come through, he will have to called Salman, 52, a “habitual of- Vishnoi and Shambhu Lal Regar, stay in jail for at least three more fender” under the wildlife protec- arrested for killing a Muslim and Continued on page 5 Ottawa Uged To Grant Refugee Status To Rohingyas OTTAWA: Bob Rae says The Canadian government and Canada needs to consider grant- others have referred to the cri- ing refugee and resettlement sta- sis as ethnic cleansing, because tus to Myanmar’s persecuted eth- branding the crisis genocide nic Rohingya, 700,000 of whom Continued on page 5 have fled to neighbouring Ban- gladesh to escape a brutal cam- paign by Myanmar’s military. Rae, who was appointed Can- ada’s special envoy to the seven- month-old crisis, makes that rec- ommendation and others in his Canada’s flag-bearer diver Meaghan Benfeito walks into Carrara Stadium as Canadian athletes final report released today. take part in the Parade of Nations Commonwealth Games 2018 opening ceremony in Gold Coast, He says Canada needs to step Australia on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. - The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz up its spending on the mass mi- gration crisis and should play a leading role in the investigation by the International Criminal Fireworks , Beach Party Court of possible war crimes. He also suggests the federal government could target some of Myanmar’s military leaders under Kick Off C’Wealth Games its new Magnitsky Act that seeks to isolate human rights abusers. But Rae stops short of recom- 71 Nations At 21st Event On Gold Coast; Indian Team Is 222-Strong mending further sanctions be- cause, saying those would only GOLD COAST, Australia: Canada is a heavy hitter at these ports told of spectators queuing hurt the 50 million people of an Fireworks followed rain on games, collecting 82 medals four up for buses to get to the stadium. already impoverished country. Thursday as the 21st Common- years ago in Glasgow to finish The Queen’s Baton, the Com- The 39-page report is notice- wealth Games opened on the Gold third behind Australia (137) and monwealth Games’ version of ably silent on another major is- Coast complete with a beach par- England (174). The Canadians the Olympic flame, came into the sue: how to address Nobel laure- FOR SALE IN ty featuring dancing lifeguards hope to win more than 100 med- stadium with eight-time Olympic ate and honorary Canadian citizen and a floating white whale and a als this time out. and 15 Commonwealth Games Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s BURLINGTON musical soundtrack that included Most Canadians slept through swim medallist Susie O’Neill, de facto political leader who has • DENTAL OFFICE a didgeridoo maestro and aborigi- the party, which kicked off at 6 nicknamed “Madame Butterfly.’’ been widely criticized for not nal rapper. a.m. ET _ 8 p.m. local time. Some She handed it off to a series of speaking out against the atroci- • MEDICAL LAB Fortunately for the 35,000 of the locals may have wished Australian sports stars, from net- ties being committed against the spectators at Carrara Stadium, in- they were tucked in bed. TV re- ball to field hockey, with former Rohingya. • MEDICAL OFFICES cluding Prince Charles and wife Olympic sprint champion Sally The Liberal government has Camilla, heavy rain stopped a Pearson the final recipient. Scot- expressed the view that Suu Kyi few minutes after the opening land’s Louise Martin, president is not in charge of her country’s Broker ceremony began. of the Commonwealth Games powerful military, which once The games draw on 71 nations Federation and a former swim held her under house arrest, and and territories, some of which competitor in Perth at the 1962 that targeting her does not address likely had many spectators quick- British Empire and Common- the main crisis. ly heading to Google to learn wealth Games, dug out the mes- Rae made two trips to Myan- more about the likes of Tuvalu, a sage from within to end a 388- mar in recent months and de- Polynesian island nation located day journey that took the baton scribes seeing what he essentially in the Pacific Ocean midway be- around the globe to every Com characterizes as a slow march to- tween Hawaii and Australia. Continued on page 4 wards genocide. India, Canada To Promote ‘Talent Mobility’ NEW DELHI,: The Union both countries,” said an official Technology, Engineering and researchers in three years from Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minis- statement in New Delhi. Mathematics (STEM) fields,” it each side would participate in 16 ter Narendra Modi, was apprised The core of the MoU, signed said. to 24 weeks’ research with indus- on Wednesday of an agreement on February 21, is to ignite col- The students from eligible try partners located in the coun- between India and Canada to pro- laboration through talent mobil- universities in India would par- terpart country,” the Cabinet said. mote collaboration in research ity. It would enable Indian and ticipate in 12 to 24 weeks’ re- The collaboration is expected and innovation through talent Canadian researchers to under- search with Canadian university to lead to new knowledge cre- mobility. take graduate level academic re- research laboratories in a three- ation, joint scientific publica- “The Memorandum of Under- search mobility and cross-border year period. The same number of tions, industrial exposure, IP gen- standing (MoU) aims at foster- industry-academic cooperation. researchers from Canadian uni- eration and others. ing cross-border partnerships fo- “Under the graduate level versities will also participate for “This MoU will further cused on research excellence and academic research mobility pro- the same period in India. strengthen the long-standing rela- industry-academic collaboration gramme, both sides intend to sup- “Under the cross-border Indus- tionship in Science, Technology between India and Canada that port up to 110 Master’s and PhD try-Academic Cooperation, up and Innovation Cooperation with brings robust innovation gains to student researchers in Science, to 40 Master’s and PhD student Canada,” it said. A-4 | Friday, April 6, 2018 FRONT PAGE www.WeeklyVoice.com THE WEEKLY VOICE EDITOR 6,500 Athletes & Officials At Games; Bala Menon CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Preeti Thandi Prince Charles Opens Dazzling Event Harj Chaggar Continued from page 3 Amitabh Saxena monwealth nation and territory. Graphic Design Forrest talked up the games, Tamarind Tree calling the Commonwealth a vast HarSimrat Panfer global family of 2.4 billion people “more relevant than ever before.’’ GENERAL MANAGER She also cited the games’ medal Dhruv Ghosh gender equality, its reconciliation action plan recognizing the first ACCOUNT MANAGERS nations of the entire Common- Manu Ramachandran wealth, and its expanded para- G Prasaad sports program. Rohit Malhotra Prince Charles then did the honours. ONLINE MARKETING “It now gives me the greatest MANAGER Amitabh Saxena pleasure to declare the 21st Com- monwealth Games open,’’ he ACCOUNTS said. Asha J Singhh Aussie pop star Delta Goodrem followed, singing “Welcome to India’s women’s 48kg Weightlifting gold medalist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, center, stands with photographer Earth.’’ silver medalist of Mauritius Marie Hanitra Ranaivosoa, left, and bronze medalist of Sri Lanka Manohar Sagoo The ceremony started with a Dinusha Gomes at the Commonwealth Games, Thursday. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) rapid-fire countdown starting Gold Coast 2018 Common- 65,000 years ago before quickly wealth Games Corporation, Gross Circulation: 30,000 telling the story of Australia’s took the podium.