News Headlines

– (Satpal Singh Johal) -Welcome to the 5th day of 2023. The weather may change a few times during the day. Be safe on the roads and walkways.

– ਟੋਰਾਂਟੋ `ਚ ਬਜੁਰਗਾਂ ਦਾ ਟ੍ਰਾਂਜਿਟ (ਬੱਸ, ਸਬਵੇ) ਪਾਸ ਮਹਿੰਗਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ: Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) plans to hire 50 more special constables to have a control over the increasing violent crimes. The City’s transit (bus, subway) system is also planning to increase fares by 10 cents, but seniors’ monthly bus passes will not become more expensive.

– ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਤੋਂ ਭਾਰਤ ਜਾਣ ਲਈ ਕੋਵਿਡ ਟੈਸਟ ਨਹੀਂ: Travelers from Canada to India are not required to test negative before boarding the plane. 124 of 19227 international travelers tested covid positive at Delhi airport from Dec 24 to Jan 3.

– ਸੰਸਦ ਦਾ ਸੈਸ਼ਨ 30 ਤੋਂ: Canada’s MPs (338) will continue to be in their constituencies as the House of Commons session will not begin until January 30.

– ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਦਾ ਸੈਸ਼ਨ 21 ਫਰਵਰੀ ਤੋਂ: Ontario’s MPPs (124) have more time to return to the Queen’s Park. The session is scheduled to begin on February 21.

– ਵੱਧ ਇਮੀਗ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ 75 ਫੀਸਦ ਲੋਕ ਚਿੰਤਤ: Canada has an ambitious immigration plan for the coming 3 years. The target for 2023 is 465000 new Immigrants, and that will reach 500000 by 2025. A new Legar survey says that nearly half of Canadians (49 percent) think the government’s immigration level plan is too high, and infrastructure expansion is slow. 75 percent of residents are concerned about, as a result of immigration, growing pressure on housing and public services.