(Satpal Singh Johal)- Welcome to the 363rd day, 29 December 2022. This day is, in total, a little less than 9 hours.
– ਨਵੇਂ ਸਾਲ ਮੌਕੇ ਯਾਦ ਰੱਖਿਓ, ਚੰਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਚੜ੍ਹਾਉਣਾ: The New year, 2023, will begin in 2 days. 17 persons of Punjabi origin were arrested and charged by the Dufferin County OPP when they were firing gunshots in the fields on the first day of this year, 2022. Eight guns were recovered from them.
– ਲੋਕ ਕਰਜੇ ਤੇ ਮਹਿੰਗਾਈ ਤੋਂ ਚਿੰਤਤ: According to CIBC’s recent Financial Priorities report, debt, inflation, growing interest rates, and recession are the big fears on the minds of an average person in Canada.
– ਪੁਲਿਸ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਖਤਰਨਾਕ! : 6 police officers have been killed in Canada during the past 4 months. Some criminologists believe that policing is becoming dangerous, and the responsibilities of the officers are growing.
– ਕੋਵਿਡ ਦੀ ਚਰਚਾ: Since China is starting to loosen its restrictive COVID policy in January, the USA, Italy, and India have proactively announced negative Covid-19 test requirements for air passengers arriving from China. Canada is still monitoring the situation.
– ਮੌਤ ਦਾ ਤਾਂਡਵ, ਸੜਕਾਂ `ਤੇ ਹਰੇਕ ਦਿਨ 127 ਮੌਤਾਂ: According to an official report of India’s transportation ministry, 16397 people died on road collisions during 2021 for not wearing a seat belt. Of those killed, 8438 were drivers and 7959 passengers. The report also says that during the 365 days of last year, 32877 drivers, and with them, 13716 passengers were killed on the roads countrywide.
