Alberta becomes Canada's top business destination due to its lowest national corporate tax rate
Jul 02, 2020, at 09:07 pm
Alberta/IBNS: Alberta's corporate tax rate has dropped to eight per cent, at least 30 per cent lower than any other Canadian provincial rate, making it Canada's top business destination, media reports said.
Manitoba faces unexpected fiscal impacts, must restart our economy: Premier Brian Pallister
Jul 01, 2020, at 11:38 pm
Manitoba/IBNS: Manitoba government's release of its economic and fiscal update assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was announced June 30 by Manitoba's Premier Brian Pallister and Manitoba's Finance Minister Scott Fielding, media reports said.
Canada: Toronto city council approves indoor non-medical masks to be mandatory
Jul 01, 2020, at 11:29 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto's city council has approved to make non-medical masks and face coverings mandatory in indoor public spaces to limit COVID-19 spread.
US approved 4 COVID-19 vaccine candidates for clinical trials: FDA Head
Jul 01, 2020, at 09:58 am
Washington/Sputnik: The United States has approved four coronavirus vaccine candidates for clinical trials, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) head Stephen Hahn told reporters.
US Federal Communications Commission classifies Chinese companies ZTE, Huawei as security threat
Jul 01, 2020, at 08:41 am
Washington/IBNS: The US Federal Communications Commission has said Huawei and ZTE pose a national security threat to the integrity of the country's communications networks and communications supply chain.
Toronto to virtually celebrate Canada Day on July 1st
Jul 01, 2020, at 03:27 am
Toronto/IBNS: The City of Toronto would be celebrating Canada Day on July 1 starting at 9 a.m. virtually with livestream shows throughout the day, including music performances, culinary showcases, comedy, dance, recognition of frontline workers and more, media reports said.
US National Security Advisor slams China, calls Xi Jinping a successor of Joseph Stalin
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:59 am
Washington: US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien recently launched an attack on China and likened the country's president Xi Jinping to dictator Joseph Stalin.
Virtual celebration of Toronto Pride Parade 2020
Jun 29, 2020, at 11:52 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto’s weekend 2020 Pride parade of June 28 was held online for the first time after several decades due to COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.
European Union, US agree to launch dialogue on China, CCP threat: Pompeo
Jun 29, 2020, at 10:01 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the United States and the European Union have agreed to launch a dialogue on China to address the threat of the Chinese Communist Party.
Donald Trump retweets video of supporter yelling 'white power', deletes later
Jun 29, 2020, at 08:36 am
Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump on Monday retweeted a video of one of his supporters chanting "white power" in a pro-Trump rally in Florida.
Shooting at Walmart distribution centre leaves 2 dead, 4 injured in California
Jun 28, 2020, at 07:34 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Two people are dead and four injured following a shooting at a Walmart distribution center in Red Bluff, California on Sunday, The New York Times reports.
Hundreds gather for Peaceful Protest to Demand $1Bln Cuts to New York Police Budget
Jun 28, 2020, at 06:49 pm
New York/Sputnik: Up to 1,000 protesters have been on an action in front of the New York City Hall for several days now, demanding that authorities deduct at least $1 billion from police budget in the next fiscal year and re-stream the funds to the Black community needs, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Sunday.
Breonna Taylor demonstration: One shot dead in protest in US Kentucky
Jun 28, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Washington/Xinhua: One person was killed and another injured on Saturday night in a shooting incident during a protest in the US city of Louisville, Kentucky, local authorities said.
Shooting at Walmart distribution centre leaves 2 dead, 4 injured in California
Jun 28, 2020, at 08:16 am
Washington, June 28 (Sputnik) Two people are dead and four injured following a shooting at a Walmart distribution center in Red Bluff, California on Sunday, media reports said.
Many U.S. states halt reopening amid sudden surge of COVID-19 infections
Jun 27, 2020, at 03:44 pm
Washington/Xinhua: Many states in the United States have moved to halt or backtrack their economic reopening following a sudden surge of new COVID-19 infections this week.
COVID-19 boosted chance for Trudeau's Liberal Party to secure majority govt in Canada: Poll Tracker
Jun 26, 2020, at 11:38 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Liberal Party under the leadership of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems to enjoy great support at present, not seen post-2015 election, boosting his chance of securing a majority government in the country, media reports said citing the latest projections from the CBC's newly re-launched Poll Tracker.
Alberta becomes first Canadian province to invest in serology testing of Covid-19
Jun 25, 2020, at 11:14 pm
Alberta/IBNS: Alberta has announced an investment of $10 million for targeted serology testing to help to track the spread of Covid-19 across the province, media reports said.
With focus on safe relaunching of Phase 2, Ontario extends its Declaration of Emergency to July 15
Jun 25, 2020, at 12:14 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Ontario government, in consultation with the Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, on Wednesday extended the provincial Declaration of Emergency to July 15 media reports said.
Canada: Alberta makes free non-medical masks to stem Covid-19 spread
Jun 23, 2020, at 06:58 pm
Alberta/IBNS: In a bid to stem the spread of Covid-19 during the first phase of its reopening, Canadian province Alberta distributed more than 14 million free non-medical masks at A&W, McDonald’s Canada, and Tim Hortons drive-thrus across the province, media reports said.
China receives jolt as it loses WTO dispute against EU
Jun 23, 2020, at 11:09 am
Beijing/IBNS: China's long fought war to gain market-economy status received a jolt last week when it lost the landmark World Trade Organization dispute against the European Union, media reports said.
US designates four major Chinese media outlets as 'foreign missions'
Jun 23, 2020, at 09:09 am
Washington: A move that may further deteriorate the relationship between the two nations, the US government on Monday described operations of four major Chinese media outlets as "foreign missions" as they are “substantially owned or effectively controlled” by the Chinese government. They thus became the equivalent of an embassy.
COVID-19 Economy: Donald Trump suspends H-1B, other visas till year end
Jun 23, 2020, at 08:43 am
Washington: In an attempt to help the COVID-19 hit economy of the nation, US President Donald Trump has suspended issuing of H-1B visas, which is popular among Indian IT professionals, and several other foreign work visas till the end of the year.
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Canada: Alberta RCMP fines 7 Americans for stopping to sightsee in Banff National Park
Jun 23, 2020, at 12:06 am
Alberta/IBNS: Seven tickets were issued by Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to Americans who stopped in Banff National Park in Alberta to see the sights last week despite Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)'s current rules which bans non-essential travel between Canada and the United States till July 21, media reports said.
Canada: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh gets expelled from House of Commons for calling Bloc MP a racist
Jun 19, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Expulsion of Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Jagmeet Singh from the House of Commons for the rest of the day by Speaker Anthony Rota on June 16 resulted when Singh called a Bloc Québécois MP Alain Therrien racist, breaking a parliamentary rule by refusing to apologize and withdraw his comments, media reports said.
Mass protests in US caused no new spike in COVID-19 cases: reports
Jun 19, 2020, at 04:55 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The wave of mass protests against racism and police violence has not resulted in a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States, media reported, citing preliminary studies.
US reaches troops reduction target of 8,600 in Afghanistan: U.S. general
Jun 19, 2020, at 09:03 am
Washinton/Xinhua: The United States has reduced its troops level to 8,600 in Afghanistan, fulfilling its first phased pullout obligation under the U.S.-Taliban deal, a U.S. general said on Thursday.
Canada: Quebec orders public inquiry into COVID-19 related deaths in long-term care homes
Jun 18, 2020, at 11:46 pm
Quebec/IBNS: Quebec's chief coroner Pascale Descary ordered a wide-ranging public inquiry into the occurrence of deaths in the province's long-term care homes, private seniors' residences and other residential institutions for vulnerable people over the first six weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.
Canada loses its four-year bid to secure a seat on UN Security Council
Jun 18, 2020, at 08:45 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Liberal Government has lost a four-year bid for one of two available temporary UN Security Council seats by getting the third position, behind Norway and Ireland, media reports said.
US Supreme Court ruling ‘extremely positive’ for LGBT community, says UN Rights Expert
Jun 18, 2020, at 07:12 pm
New York/IBNS: A UN expert on Wednesday hailed an historic judgement issued by the United States Supreme Court on 15 June that firing a person on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is unlawful.
Jun 17, 2020, at 11:41 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said in his daily news conference in Ottawa that his government is open to the suggestion of the National Hockey League (NHL) operating a hub city in Canada but the same is subjected to the approval by local health authorities, media reports said.