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Ottawa (PTI): An Indian-origin rookie truck driver who caused a deadly crash which killed 16 people in Canada's Saskatchewan province in 2018 has lost his bid to stay in the country, according to media reports.

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years in prison after his semi-trailer truck failed to stop at a highway intersection on April 6, 2018, killing 16 people and injuring 13 on the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team and others en route to a playoff game.

He was granted parole earlier this year, and the Canada Border Services Agency had recommended he be deported to India, the CBC reported on Thursday.

On Thursday, a judge dismissed Sidhu's applications for the agency to be ordered to conduct a second review of the case and set aside its earlier decision, according to the report.

Sidhu was new to truck driving and had been on the job less than a month before the tragedy in 2018, CTV News reported.

His lawyer, Michael Greene, argued before the Federal Court in September that border services officials did not consider Sidhu's previously clean criminal record and remorse.

Chief Justice Paul Crampton wrote in his decision that border officials were fair in their assessment and addressed both Sidhu's record and "extraordinary degree of genuine, heart-wrenching remorse."

"The officer's decision was appropriately justified, transparent and intelligible," the report cited Crampton's decision.

The judge said Sidhu now faces removal to India after spending years of hard work establishing a life with his wife in Canada.

He added that Sidhu can still ask to be allowed to stay on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, according to the report.

Toby Boulet, whose 21-year-old son, Logan, was killed in the crash, said that he doesn't want Sidhu in Canada.

"We have no ill feelings toward the man we just don't want to see him ever again," Boulet was quoted as saying in the report.

"We don't want to run into him. We don't want to have an actual incidental passing with the gentleman. We want him gone and gone means, in this case, deported," he said.

Chris Joseph, whose 20-year-old son, Jaxon, was also killed in the crash, had been calling for Sidhu's deportation.

"It's the right decision and sends the right message," Joseph was quoted as saying in the report.

"It's been five years of pain for our family and many other families. For all of us, it's been ongoing pain that's never left," he said.

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Several users on ‘X’ on Thursday and Friday shared claims that LPG cylinders booked at 11:45 AM were being delivered within just two hours, prompting humorous and curious reactions online. 

Meanwhile netizens quickly responded to the sudden similar bookings by many users.

One ‘X’ user tweeted, “Booked a Bharat Gas LPG cylinder at 11:45 AM today and it was delivered at my doorstep by 1:30 PM. Without any extra cash or charges. I asked the delivery guy if there was any shortage. His reply was negative. This copy is circulating 👇.”

Another user questioned the timing, asking, “How can all book at the same time?” while a separate post wondered, “Why is everyone booking LPG at 11:45 AM?”

Many netizens joked about the posts. One wrote, “Everyone is booking LPG gas cylinders at 11:45 AM, and surprisingly it’s getting delivered in two hours. IT cell has some special gas agency. Is it LPG or Naale ka Gas?” 

One urged, “Please tell these hundreds of people to book at 11:45 AM too,” sharing a photo of people standing in ques.

“Booked an Indane Gas LPG cylinder at 11:46 AM today and it wasnt delivered at my doorstep by 2:30 PM. I asked the delivery guy, why didn't he deliver. He replied cylinders were delivered only to people who booked exactly at 11:45 AM,” wrote another. 

 

One user asked, “What was the auspicious occasion to book at 11:45 AM?” while another tweeted, “I am going to book a gas cylinder at 11:45 AM tomorrow, hope Modi Ji will deliver it by 1:30.”

“I want to ask one thing… If I book an LPG cylinder tomorrow at 11:45 AM and the gas agency is unable to deliver it by 1:30 PM, will it be free like Domino’s pizza, or will I get it at some discounted price? BJP IT Cell experts, please confirm so that I can book my LPG cylinder tomorrow exactly at 11:45 AM,” said another humorously.

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