YouTuber who crashed his plane for views could face 20 years of jail term
May 13, 2023, at 06:03 am
A YouTuber who deliberately sent his plane crashing to the ground for views could be facing a jail term of 20 years, US authorities said on Thursday.
Canada's regulation to provide new grocery rebate receives Royal Assent
May 13, 2023, at 05:25 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Royal Assent has been granted to Canada’s Bill C-46, the legislation to provide new grocery rebate and strengthen public health care, a news release has said.
US: Man convicted for running four dark web child sexual abuse websites
May 12, 2023, at 09:48 pm
A federal jury convicted a Missouri man yesterday for running four websites dedicated to sharing images of child sexual abuse.
Canada, Latvia to jointly train Ukrainian junior officers: Defence Minister Anita Anand
May 12, 2023, at 04:08 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada’s Defence Minister Anita Anand reaffirmed the country's commitment to Latvia’s security as she welcomed her Latvian counterpart Inara Murniece to Ottawa, a news release has said.
Canada: Manitoba announces funding of $13.6 million to advance ecosystem research
May 12, 2023, at 04:01 am
Winnipeg/IBNS: The Manitoba government will fund $13.6 million in 2023-24 to Research Manitoba to advance the research ecosystem and support strategic investments in research and innovation, Jeff Wharton, Economic Development, Investment and Trade Minister has said.
Canada: Toronto's new Dr. Lillian McGregor Park honours indigenous community
May 11, 2023, at 05:01 am
Toronto/IBNS: The new 6,400 square metre park, Dr. Lillian McGregor Park in downtown Toronto, was officially opened by the City of Toronto, a news release has said.
Doctors, patients ask Canadians authorities to follow US calls to screen for breast cancer at 40
May 11, 2023, at 03:35 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian health authorities have been urged by doctors and breast cancer survivors to follow the example of the US task force and lower the recommended age for regular screening mammograms to 40.
May 10, 2023, at 05:29 pm
Washington: The Justice Department today announced the completion of a court-authorized operation, code-named MEDUSA, to disrupt a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised by sophisticated malware, called “Snake”, that the U.S. Government attributes to a unit within Center 16 of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB).
US: Man arrested over shooting of 14-year-old while she was playing hide-and-seek in Louisiana
May 10, 2023, at 02:54 pm
Los Angeles: Police in the US state of Louisiana have charged a man for shooting a group of juveniles who were playing hide-and-seek.
U.K. citizen extradited and pleads guilty to Cyber Crime offenses
May 10, 2023, at 01:45 pm
A U.K. citizen pleaded guilty today in New York to his role in cyberstalking and multiple schemes that involve computer hacking, including the July 2020 hack of Twitter.
US jury finds former President Donald Trump sexually abused columnist E Jean Carroll
May 10, 2023, at 12:57 pm
Washington: US President Donald Trump was found sexually abusing a magazine columnist in a New York department store in the 1990s by a jury while hearing a civil case, media reports said.
US Justice Department disables Russia's 20-year-old 'Snake' malware network
May 10, 2023, at 06:14 am
Washington/IBNS: The US Justice Department announced that it had successfully taken down a complex malware network that had been utilized by Russia's FSB intelligence agency for the past 20 years to conduct espionage in 50 countries, including a member of NATO, on Tuesday.
US President Joe Biden revokes proclamation on Covid vaccination requirement for air travel
May 10, 2023, at 05:41 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden Tuesday revoked his own proclamation that was issued on October 25, 2021, that introduced a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for international air travel.
Canada's child-care spaces at crisis, new report says
May 10, 2023, at 03:25 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's child-care spaces are in crisis, a new report has said. Published in April 2023 by the non-profit Childcare Resources and Research Unit, the report reveals the availability of just one spot in a child-care setting for 29 percent of children who need it.
US: Hyderabad woman dies in Texas mall shooting
May 09, 2023, at 12:32 pm
New Delhi: A 27-year-old Hyderabad woman, Aishwarya Thatikonda, has been identified as among the eight people killed when a gun-wielding man opened fire at shoppers outside a mall in Dallas area in the US on Saturday.
Canada's $20 banknote and coins to feature King Charles III
May 09, 2023, at 04:56 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Amid celebrations marking the UK King’s coronation Canada's federal government announced that the country's $20 banknote and coins will feature King Charles III.
Canadian man arrested for selling drugs from a mobile shop in Vancouver
May 07, 2023, at 05:36 am
British Columbia/IBNS: A 51-year-old man from Canada, identified as Jerry Martin, was arrested in British Columbia after opening a mobile shop to sell cocaine, heroin, and other dangerous substances.
Indian,Canadian officials meet, share vision to witness peaceful, stable Indo-Pacific region
May 06, 2023, at 05:57 am
Ottawa: Saurabh Kumar, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs met Canadian Foreign Ministry's Assistant Deputy Ministers Weldon Epp and Alexandre Leveque when they shared a vision for a peaceful and stable Indo-Pacific region.
Canada waives off fees for family members who fled Sudan
May 06, 2023, at 05:11 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Government of Canada will waive off temporary residence application fees for foreign nationals who fled Sudan with their Canadian family members, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship has announced.
Toronto's upcoming 2023 by-election for mayor creates thousands of jobs
May 06, 2023, at 04:58 am
Toronto/IBNS: Upcoming Toronto’s 2023 by-election for mayor has created the availability of thousands of jobs including ballot officers, tabulator officers, customer service officers and standby officers, a news release has said.
Canada: TD Bank Group calls off its deal to acquire US bank First Horizon amid regulatory delays
May 05, 2023, at 03:56 am
Toronto/IBNS: Canada's TD Bank Group has reportedly called off its US$13.4-billion takeover deal to acquire First Horizon Corp. over regulatory approval delay.
Canada Revenue Agency reaches tentative deal with PSAC's Union of Taxation Employees
May 05, 2023, at 03:49 am
Ottawa/IBNS: A tentative four-year deal was reached last night between the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and more than 35,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)'s Union of Taxation Employees (UTE) members ending a second strike of federal public servants just after the tax season wrapped up.
Canada holds back tax refunds of ineligible taxpayers for receiving CERB
May 04, 2023, at 04:34 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The government of Canada is reportedly holding back all or part of tax refunds of some taxpayers saying that they were ineligible to receive Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) payments
Justin Trudeau attends Khalsa Day celebration in Toronto
May 03, 2023, at 05:35 pm
Toronto: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau recently attended Khalsa Day celebrations in Toronto City.
Police arrest man who allegedly killed his neighbours in Texas
May 03, 2023, at 01:58 pm
Houston: Police have arrested a man who is suspected to have shot dead five of his neighbours near Houston city of the US on Friday.
May 03, 2023, at 04:44 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has reached a tentative contract agreement with the Treasury Board covering more than 120,000 federal government workers across the country.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau to leave for London to attend King Charles’ coronation on May 6
May 03, 2023, at 03:41 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will head next week to the United Kingdom to attend King Charles’s coronation, according to an official in his office.
US: Three people shot at Akron hookah lounge, police investigating
May 02, 2023, at 12:43 pm
Akron: Akron police are currently investigating a case related to the shooting of three people at a hookah lounge in the US city on Saturday.
US: Dust storm in Illinois leaves at least 6 dead as several vehicles crash on highway
May 02, 2023, at 11:40 am
A dust storm caused crashes of dozens of vehicles along a major highway in the Central Illinois region of the US on Monday, killing at least six people and injuring several, media reports said.
Canada to no longer offer evacuation flights from Sudan over deteriorating security situation
May 02, 2023, at 02:45 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Evacuation flights out of crisis-hit Sudan would no longer be offered by Canada’s federal government due to Sudan’s deteriorating security situation.