Loser

Akash, a young man from India 

A man police are only identifying as Akash received a BMW for his 22nd birthday… but pushed it into a river because it wasn't the Jaguar he had been hoping for, police claim.

Villagers in Yamunanagar, in the northern state of Haryana, were shocked to see a pricey white BMW 3 Series sinking into the Western Yamuna Canal.

 One witness called police, who sent a recovery team to make sure nobody was trapped inside.

Police divers borrowed an earthmover and, with the help of locals, recovered the BMW from a patch of tall grass it was moored on. Authorities determined the car belonged to a man named Akash, reportedly the son of a prosperous local landowner.

According to police, Akash deliberately pushed his new car into the canal.

The car, which retails for more than $49,000, was a gift to Akash for his birthday two months ago. 

Sources told authorities that Akash made a video of himself pushing the vehicle down the embankment into the water and sent it to his parents.

Winner

Bianca Andreescu

Canadians celebrated on Sunday when 19-year-old Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont, became Rogers Cup champion — the first Canadian woman to win the tennis tournament in 50 years.

While speaking to the media, Andreescu discussed the victory, which came after Serena Williams had to pull out of the match due to injury… 

The last Canadian woman to win the Rogers Cup was Faye Urban in 1969. 

Urban was watching the match and cheering for Andreescu. 

Andreescu was asked what Urban’s support meant to her… 

 

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Loser

Akash, a young man from India 

A man police are only identifying as Akash received a BMW for his 22nd birthday… but pushed it into a river because it wasn't the Jaguar he had been hoping for, police claim.

Villagers in Yamunanagar, in the northern state of Haryana, were shocked to see a pricey white BMW 3 Series sinking into the Western Yamuna Canal.

 One witness called police, who sent a recovery team to make sure nobody was trapped inside.

Police divers borrowed an earthmover and, with the help of locals, recovered the BMW from a patch of tall grass it was moored on. Authorities determined the car belonged to a man named Akash, reportedly the son of a prosperous local landowner.

According to police, Akash deliberately pushed his new car into the canal.

The car, which retails for more than $49,000, was a gift to Akash for his birthday two months ago. 

Sources told authorities that Akash made a video of himself pushing the vehicle down the embankment into the water and sent it to his parents.

Winner

Bianca Andreescu

Canadians celebrated on Sunday when 19-year-old Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont, became Rogers Cup champion — the first Canadian woman to win the tennis tournament in 50 years.

While speaking to the media, Andreescu discussed the victory, which came after Serena Williams had to pull out of the match due to injury… 

The last Canadian woman to win the Rogers Cup was Faye Urban in 1969. 

Urban was watching the match and cheering for Andreescu. 

Andreescu was asked what Urban’s support meant to her…

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Varadero, Cuba

Nov 7-Dec 5

Air & 7 nights in a 4-star beachfront all-inclusive resort

$899 + $430 tax (1329) --- (Adults only & family resort options same price)

 

Kauai, Hawaii

Nov 1-Dec 10

Air & 7 nights hotel

$999 + $300 tax (1299)

 

10 Night Greek Isles Cruise

Sep 6, 2020

Air, 1 night hotel, 10 night cruise and transfer

(Rome, Sicily (Messina), Chania, Mykonos, Ephesus (Kusadasi), Santorini, Athens, Naples)

$1999 + $898 tax (2897)

 

Guest: Claire Newell 

President and Founder of Travel Best Bets 

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August 12 is a day for big ideas about big animals. World Elephant Day stomped onto the scene in 2012 as a way to raise awareness about conservation efforts for Asian and African elephants. Anthropologist Jane Goodall, known for her work with chimpanzees, is using this day to call on the government of Canada to ban the country's legal trade in elephant ivory. In an op-ed in the Globe and Mail,

 

Guest:  Tessa Vanderkop

Director of Strategic Relationships and Advocacy for Elephanatics

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August 12 is a day for big ideas about big animals. World Elephant Day stomped onto the scene in 2012 as a way to raise awareness about conservation efforts for Asian and African elephants. Anthropologist Jane Goodall, known for her work with chimpanzees, is using this day to call on the government of Canada to ban the country's legal trade in elephant ivory. In an op-ed in the Globe and Mail,

 

Guest:  Tessa Vanderkop

Director of Strategic Relationships and Advocacy for Elephanatics

A luke-warm reception from cab drivers at YVR airport this morning, to the news that Lyft will provide ridehailing services in Metro Vancouver.

However, it says the NDP government's requirement all drivers have a class 4 commercial license means it won't yet operate in other parts of British Columbia.

The province's Passenger Transportation Board is taking applications next month, with the goal to have ridesharing vehicles on the road by Christmas. 

Guest: Peter Lukomskyj

Lyft’s newly-appointed B.C. General Manager

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A luke-warm reception from cab drivers at YVR airport this morning, to the news that Lyft will provide ridehailing services in Metro Vancouver.

However, it says the NDP government's requirement all drivers have a class 4 commercial license means it won't yet operate in other parts of British Columbia.

The province's Passenger Transportation Board is taking applications next month, with the goal to have ridesharing vehicles on the road by Christmas. 

Guest: Peter Lukomskyj

Lyft’s newly-appointed B.C. General Manager

The collapse of the popular Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish on Saturday has dashed dozens of wedding plans for the rest of the season.

The Squamish RCMP is treating the collapse as a criminal investigation and said Saturday that the gondola’s cable appears to have been cut. No timeline has been given for when the gondola may be repaired and reopened, which has planners scrambling to find alternative venues.

The collapse was reported around 4:30am on Saturday morning. No one was injured.

The company that operates the attraction says a haul rope (five-centimetre cable) snapped, and most of the gondola’s 30 cabins fell to the ground. Six cabins were in the gondola’s upper and lower stations and were unaffected.

The lift manufacturer, Dopplemayr, has sent a team to the site to inspect the gondola along with an international rope maintenance company.

Guest: Rachael Lythe

Wedding planner, and owner of Sea-To-Sky Celebrations

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The collapse of the popular Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish on Saturday has dashed dozens of wedding plans for the rest of the season.

The Squamish RCMP is treating the collapse as a criminal investigation and said Saturday that the gondola’s cable appears to have been cut. No timeline has been given for when the gondola may be repaired and reopened, which has planners scrambling to find alternative venues.

The collapse was reported around 4:30am on Saturday morning. No one was injured.

The company that operates the attraction says a haul rope (five-centimetre cable) snapped, and most of the gondola’s 30 cabins fell to the ground. Six cabins were in the gondola’s upper and lower stations and were unaffected.

The lift manufacturer, Dopplemayr, has sent a team to the site to inspect the gondola along with an international rope maintenance company.

Guest: Rachael Lythe

Wedding planner, and owner of Sea-To-Sky Celebrations