Ontario Ombudsman holds school boards responsible for bus crisis
Aug 11, 2017, at 06:43 am
Toronto, Aug 11 (IBNS): Ontario Ombudsman has held Toronto public and Catholic school boards responsible for the crisis regarding the school bus, media reports said.
Ontario invests in Massey Hall, Toronto's icon for music history and cultural performances
Aug 11, 2017, at 06:30 am
Ottawa, Aug 11 (IBNS): Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport Eleanor McMahon and Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance and JUNO award-winning band July Talk met at Massey Hall recently to announce Ontario’s investment in refurbishing of Massey Hall in Toronto, media reports said.
OPP seeks public assistance to identify motorcyclists driving dangerously on GTA highways
Aug 11, 2017, at 06:28 am
Toronto, Aug 11 (IBNS): Ontario Provincial Police sought help from people to identify several groups of motorcyclists who were driving dangerously on major GTA highways four days ago.
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:09 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): Investing in women and girls must be central to global efforts towards sustainable peace and development in both Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations deputy chief said on Thursday.
Over 500,000 children in Libya need aid; UNICEF urges political solution to years-long crisis
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:07 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): Ongoing conflict and the breakdown of the economy have left more than a half million children in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, according to the United Nations children's agency.
Smugglers throw 300 African migrants off boats headed to Yemen – UN agency
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:06 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): A total of 300 migrants have reportedly been forced from boats over the past two days by smugglers off the coast of Yemen – many feared dead or missing, the United Nations migration agency has reported.
UN agency begins moving hunger-relief assistance to Nigeria's troubled northeast
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:05 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian agency fighting hunger has begun transporting food assistance to Nigeria's crisis-hit northeast, where people – displaced by Boko Haram violence and the fight against it – face the threat of famine.
Celebrating India's 70th Independence Day Anniversary with Canada’s 150th Anniversary in Toronto
Aug 10, 2017, at 06:17 pm
Toronto, Aug 10 (IBNS): Dinesh Bhatia, Consulate General of India in Toronto, would be the chief guest at Panorama India's joint celebration of India's 70th Independence Day and Canada's 150th Birthday on Aug 20 at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto.
Afghanistan: Magnetic bomb explosion wounds at least four policemen
Aug 10, 2017, at 04:47 pm
Kabul, Aug 10 (IBNS): At least four policemen were injured after a magnetic bomb exploded near Cinema Pamir area of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city on Wednesday evening, local Khaama Press reported.
Syria: UN relief wing voices concern about civilians caught in crossfire in Raqqa city
Aug 10, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing is deeply concerned about the safety and protection of the thousands of civilians inside Raqqa city, many of them women and children, who are caught in the crossfire of the ongoing conflict, a UN spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Expert concludes review of new information on death of former-UN chief Dag Hammarskjöld
Aug 10, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Wednesday received an expert report that summarizes the new information made available by Member States and other sources and assesses whether and to what degree that information helps to establish the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic deaths of former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and 15 others traveling with him.
Guterres appoints British journalist to lead UN global communications department
Aug 10, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Alison Smale, a British journalist, to head the Organization's Department of Public Information as Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications.
South Asian Cultural Night to be held in Toronto on August 18
Aug 10, 2017, at 05:46 am
Toronto, Aug 10 (IBNS): With an aim to make immigrants "feel at home" in Canada, a South Asian Cultural Night is going to be held here on August 18.
Central Court in North Korea releases Canadian pastor over health issue
Aug 10, 2017, at 05:42 am
Pyongyang, Aug 10 (IBNS): North Korea's Central Court on Wednesday released imprisoned Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim over health issue. He was serving life imprisonment after being convicted of anti-state activities two years ago, media reports said.
Ex-Canadian soldier returns to Kabul for lighting Invictus flame
Aug 10, 2017, at 05:39 am
Ottawa/Kabul, Aug 10 (IBNS): An ex-Canadian soldier Jody Mitic, who has lost his feet in Kabul years ago, returned to the same soil on Wednesday to light the flame of Invictus game, media reports said.
Protecting rights and dignity of indigenous peoples 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN
Aug 10, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Ten years after the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, progress in several countries has been made in formally recognizing indigenous peoples, but overwhelmingly they continue to face discrimination, marginalization and major challenges in enjoying their basic rights.
With devastating impact on civilians, conflict is 'major cause of famine' – UN Security Council
Aug 10, 2017, at 04:55 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Expressing its grave concern about the threat of famine facing some 20 million people in conflict-affected Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and north-east Nigeria, the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday requested the Secretary-General to provide early warning when a conflict could lead to famine.
Suicide bomber killed in Kabul city explosion
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:57 pm
Kabul, Aug 9 (IBNS) : A suicide bomber was killed as an explosion rocked Kabul city after the man detonated the bomb close to a security check post on Wednesday
ISIS suicide bombers blown up by own explosives in Kunar province
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:34 pm
Kabul, Aug 9 (IBNS) : At least two militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in an explosion in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan.
Six French soldiers injured as car hits patrol
Aug 09, 2017, at 07:10 pm
Paris, Aug 9 (IBNS) : Six French soldiers were reportedly injured after a vehicle rammed into their patrol in Paris’ Levallois-Perret locality on Wednesday, media reports said.
China quake toll rises to 13, 175 injured
Aug 09, 2017, at 06:57 pm
Beijing, Aug 9 (IBNS) : At least 13 people have been killed and 175 injured in Tuesday's China earthquake that struck Sichuan province at 7 magnitude, to Chinese daily Global Times reported.
CBS to launch streaming service in Canada next year
Aug 09, 2017, at 06:23 pm
Toronto, Aug 9 (IBNS): CBS Corp – an American commercial mass media company that creates content and distributes it to audiences, around the world, across a variety of platforms -- is planning to expand its digital streaming service in Canada in 2018, media reports said.
N Korea considering missile strike on Guam after Trump's 'fire and fury' statement
Aug 09, 2017, at 05:14 pm
Pyongyang/Washington, Aug 9 (IBNS): The North Korea-United States of America 'war-of-words' is at a tipping point now, with both countries threatening to inflict pain on each other.
Recovery in Iraq's war-battered Mosul is a 'tale of two cities,' UN country coordinator says
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Even as schools and markets begin to re-open in war-torn eastern Mosul, whole neighbourhoods of the western part of the Iraqi city have been destroyed and nearly a quarter of a million people have nowhere to return “anytime soon,†a senior United Nations official said on Tuesday.
Quick response critical to stem year-long cholera outbreak in South Sudan – UN agency
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Rapid responses are critical to stemming a cholera outbreak that has afflicted South Sudan for more than a year, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation that has left approximately four million people displaced by conflict, according to the UN migration agency.
UN refugee agency voices 'grave concern' as crisis escalates at Manus Island processing centre
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday expressed a grave concern over the deteriorating conditions for refugees and asylum seekers at Australia's offshore immigration processing facility on the Manus Island of Papua New Guinea.
Mauritania: UN chief says 'disagreements' over referendum results must be addressed peacefully
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Following Mauritania's 5 August constitutional referendum, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has encouraged all stakeholders to ensure that disagreements are addressed peacefully within the confines of the law and respect for the rights to freedom of assembly and expression.
Search and rescue missions in Sahara Desert help 1,000 migrants, says UN migration agency
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Search and rescue operations conducted by the United Nations migration agency have saved a total of 1,000 migrants in northern Niger since April, the agency reveals.
Technical glitch causes temporary delays in Toronto International Airport
Aug 09, 2017, at 05:06 am
Toronto, Aug 8 (IBNS): A technical glitch with the baggage scales resulted in temporary delays in the Toronto International Airport on Tuesday, media reports said.
Huge number of Americans flooding in with arms in Canada
Aug 09, 2017, at 05:01 am
Saint John, Aug 8 (IBNS): A latest concern for the Canadian government is the influx of alarming number of Americans in Canada with arms, Global News said.