Asian American Literature Festival to be held at library of Congress
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:04 pm
Washington, July 30 (IBNS): The 2019 Asian American Literature Festival (AALF), co-hosted by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (SAPAV), along with the Library of Congress (LoC) Poetry and Literature Center and the Poetry Foundation, would be held at the LoC, Washington, Friday through Sunday, August 2–4, 2019, media reports said.
Hacker compromises personal data of 106 million US and Canadian Capital One customers
Jul 30, 2019, at 09:15 pm
Ottawa, July 30 (IBNS): It was revealed last night by Capital One --an Amazon Web Services customer -- that a hacker had stolen personal data of 106 million US and Canadian Capital One customers, media reports said.
Two children among victims killed in festival shooting in N California
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:22 am
San Francisco, July 30 (Xinhua/UNI) A six-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were among the victims killed in a shooting at an annual garlic festival held in Gilroy city, Northern California, Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said Monday.
Canada: Library of Congress makes available online rare 2,000-year-old text of early Buddhism
Jul 29, 2019, at 10:49 pm
Washington, Jul 29 (IBNS): The Gandhara Scroll, one of the world’s oldest Buddhist manuscripts, has been restored and made available online by the Library of Congress (LoC), Washington, LoC reports said.
US hopes Russia will be supportive of engaging China in nonproliferation talks: Pompeo
Jul 29, 2019, at 08:43 pm
Washington, July 29 (Sputnik): The United States hopes Russia will be supportive of the efforts to engage China in negotiations on nonproliferation, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday.
Canada: Heat warning continues for most of GTA, including Toronto
Jul 29, 2019, at 08:17 pm
Toronto, July 29 (IBNS): After a prolonged winter in Canada, most of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), including Toronto, are still under a heat warning, which was issued by Environment Canada (EC), on Friday, media reports said.
Canada: RCMP start searching York Landing for two B.C. homicide suspects
Jul 29, 2019, at 07:39 pm
Manitoba, Jul 29 (IBNS): Responding to a tip of sighting of the two B.C. fugitives Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19, RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) officers have started searching York Landing, Manitoba, media reports said.
Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting: Three killed
Jul 29, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Los Angeles, July 29 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and 11 others were injured in a shooting incident in the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California city of the US, media reports said.
US military kills ISIS terrorist in northern Somalia
Jul 29, 2019, at 10:15 am
Mogadishu, July 29 (Xinhua/UNI) The United States military said Sunday it conducted an airstrike against ISIS terrorist in northern Somalia on Sunday, killing one militant.
Active shooting at Gilroy Garlic Festival, Trump urges people to remain safe
Jul 29, 2019, at 09:05 am
Los Angeles, July 29 (IBNS): Several people are feared to have been hurt as police are responding to reports of an active shooting at the famed Gilroy Garlic Festival in Northern California, media reports said.
Three murders in British Columbia leave Canada in shock
Jul 28, 2019, at 12:42 pm
Manitoba, Jul 27 (IBNS): RCMP said Friday afternoon there could be a possibility of two murderers, Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19, wanted in the killings of three people in Northern British Columbia, leaving Northern Manitoba area with the changed appearances with the help of someone who didn’t know who they were, media reports said.
Several injured is NY shooting at playground
Jul 28, 2019, at 10:51 am
Albany, Jul 28 (UNI) Several people were injured after shooting at a playground in Brooklyn, the most populous borough of New York City, local media reported on Sunday.
RCMP believes alleged killers Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky still hiding in Gillam, Manitoba
Jul 26, 2019, at 09:56 pm
Toronto, July 26 (IBNS): Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, the suspects in the double homicide of Australian Lucas Fowler, 23, and American Chynna Deese, 24 on July 15, are still believed by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to be hiding in Gillam, Manitoba, media reports said.
Highest rate of hate crimes in Canada is in Hamilton(Ontario), report says
Jul 26, 2019, at 08:26 pm
Ottawa, July 26 (IBNS): A Statistics Canada report published earlier this week, showed that Hamilton, in Ontario, recorded the highest police-reported hate crimes in Canada.
Nearly 140 pieces of luggage stolen at Vancouver International Airport last year
Jul 26, 2019, at 06:51 pm
Vancouver (B.C.), Jul 26 (IBNS): Nearly 140 pieces of luggage were reported stolen at Vancouver International Airport between June 2018 and July 2019, media reports said.
Canada: First Nations will not be sided in Federal Election, says AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde
Jul 24, 2019, at 11:22 pm
Fredericton (NB, Canada) Jul 24 (IBNS): Ahead of Canada's federal election in October, Perry Bellegarde, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), is lobbying to influence political platforms, media reports said.
Canada: Two school buses catch fire in St-Eustache, dozens of children hospitalised
Jul 24, 2019, at 08:12 pm
Montreal, July 24 (IBNS): Around 70 people were hospitalised as two school buses in St-Eustache caught fire on a highway near St-Eustache on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
At least 69 people injured in Canadian traffic accident
Jul 24, 2019, at 10:19 am
Ottawa, Jul 24 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 69 people, most of them children, were injured after two school buses burst into flames when they were involved in a three-vehicle crash in Saint-Eustache, Canada, Tuesday morning, according to CBC.
We are moving in right direction: Mike Pompeo says after meeting Imran Khan
Jul 24, 2019, at 09:54 am
Washington, July 24 (IBNS): US Secretary of Defence Mike Pompeo on Tuesday met Pakistan PM Imran Khan and said both the nations are moving in the right direction of building trust.
B.C. witnesses highest Police-reported opioid drug offences: Statistics Canada reports
Jul 23, 2019, at 07:53 pm
Ottawa, Jul 23 (IBNS): The data collected by the Public Health Agency of Canada, which promotes and protects the health of Canadians, from January 2016 to December 2018 revealed that opioid drug offences were highest in British Columbia (B.C.), Statistics Canada reported.
After failing to get better life, homeless immigrant in Canada builds shack
Jul 23, 2019, at 03:00 pm
Winnipeg, July 23 (IBNS): After failing to get a better life in Canada, a homeless immigrant has finally made a shack by himself in Winnipeg, a CBC News report reported.
After India rejects Trump's claim of Modi seeking Kashmir help, US in damage control mode
Jul 23, 2019, at 10:40 am
Washington/New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): The United States came down to a damage control mode after India rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought help from the western country to resolve the ongoing Kashmir issue with Pakistan.
Canada's middle-class families to benefit from Increased child benefits
Jul 22, 2019, at 09:58 pm
Ottawa, July 22 (IBNS): An announcement to raise the Child Care Benefit (CCB) for the 2019–20 to keep up with the cost of living, was made earlier this week by Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, media reports said.
Trump says report of Iran capturing US spies 'totally false'
Jul 22, 2019, at 07:57 pm
Washington, July 22 (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran's claims of uncovering a CIA spy network and detaining 17 alleged spies are "totally false”.
Toronto plans vigil for the victims of the Danforth shooting one year ago
Jul 22, 2019, at 07:24 pm
Toronto, July 22 (IBNS): A commemoration ceremony was held yesterday at Greektown’s Withrow Park, Toronto to mark the anniversary of the shooting in Toronto’s Danforth which had taken the lives of 18-year-old Reese Fallon and 10-year-old Julianna Kozis, and injured 13 others, media reports said.
Canada recognizes national historic significance of Rose Fortune
Jul 22, 2019, at 10:18 am
Annapolis Royal (Nova Scotia), July 22 (IBNS): Colin Fraser, Member of Parliament for West Nova, in partnership with The Historical Association of Annapolis Royal and the town of Annapolis Royal, at a ceremony held at the wharf in Annapolis Royal unveiled on July 20 a commemorative plaque in honor of Rose Fortune, a Black Loyalist, and challenges faced by Black Loyalist women, in colonial Nova Scotia during the 18th century, media reports said.
Trump does not want war with Iran, people around him want it - Iranian Foreign Minister
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:23 am
Moscow, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump does not want the war with Iran, but people around him want this conflict, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said.
At least one killed, 15 injured in massive gas blast in California - Reports
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:20 am
Moscow, July 16 (Sputnik/UNI) At least one person was killed and 15 injured after a huge gas explosion rocked a house in the city of Murrieta in the US state of California, local media reported.
Power supply restored in New York's Manhattan
Jul 14, 2019, at 01:36 pm
New York, Jul 14 (UNI) Power has now been restored to all customers after a power failure in New York halted subway trains and trapped people in lifts on Saturday evening.
Economists make predictions of a stronger Canadian dollar
Jul 12, 2019, at 08:12 pm
Ottawa, July 12 (Canadian-Media): A stronger Canadian dollar is predicted as the Bank of Canada is on hold and the U.S. Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates, media reports said.