Canada: Key facts and figures of Ontario 2018 Budget
Mar 29, 2018, at 06:43 pm
Ottawa, Mar 29 (IBNS): The 2018 Ontario budget unveiled by Ontario's Liberal government on Wednesday included billions in new spending on a variety of issues, media reports said.
Canada to expel 4 Russian diplomats and diapprove credentials of 3 others
Mar 29, 2018, at 02:37 am
Ottawa, Mar 28 (IBNS): Canada has decided to expel four Russian diplomatic staff, posted at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ottawa, over the poisoning of an ex-spy in Salisbury, United Kingdom (U.K.), media reports said.
Canada: Montreal man who forced Sunwing flight to return to country will be sentenced
Mar 28, 2018, at 07:23 pm
Montreal, Mar 28 (IBNS): A 40-year old Montreal man, who had forced Sunwing flight to return to Canada, will be sentenced on Apr 18, media reports said.
Canada gives border security extra powers to crack down on import of cheap materials
Mar 28, 2018, at 03:44 am
Ottawa, Mar 27 (IBNS): Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump via phone on Monday, emphasizing Canada was taking strong measures to crack down on companies that try to ship cheap foreign steel and aluminum through the Canadian market, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau apologises for exoneration for six Tsilhqot’in Chiefs
Mar 28, 2018, at 01:25 am
Ottawa, Mar 27 (IBNS): Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday delivered a statement of exoneration on behalf of the Government of Canada to the Tsilhqot’in Nation and the descendants of six Tsilhqot’in Chiefs, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau apologises for exoneration for six Tsilhqot’in Chiefs
Mar 28, 2018, at 01:25 am
Ottawa, Mar 27 (IBNS): Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday delivered a statement of exoneration on behalf of the Government of Canada to the Tsilhqot’in Nation and the descendants of six Tsilhqot’in Chiefs, media reports said.
Canada takes action to defend steel and aluminium industry: PM Trudeau
Mar 28, 2018, at 12:52 am
Ottawa, Mar 27 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said the country is taking action to defend its steel and aluminium industry.
Canada: Shooting takes place in NDG in Montreal, police searche suspects
Mar 27, 2018, at 11:27 pm
Montreal, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Montreal police are searching the suspects behind the shooting in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, which took place on Tuesday morning.
US expels 60 Russian diplomats
Mar 27, 2018, at 01:40 am
Washington, Mar 26 (IBNS): In a major development, the US on Monday announced their decision to expel 60 Russian diplomats from its nation.
Canada: Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou may have drowned in river, say police
Mar 27, 2018, at 01:32 am
Montreal, Mar 26 (IBNS): Ten-year old Quebec boy Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou, who has been missing for 14 days now, may have drowned in the Rivière des Prairies, Montreal police said on Monday.
Air Canada flight makes emergency landing in Washington
Mar 27, 2018, at 01:07 am
Toronto/Washington, Mar 26 (IBNS): The Air Canada flight from Toronto made an emergency landing in Washington, the US capital, on Sunday evening.
Brampton North MP Ruby Sahota chides Opposition for calling traditional Indian clothing 'costumes'
Mar 26, 2018, at 07:00 pm
Ottawa, Mar 26 (IBNS): Canada's House of Commons got a lesson in sartorial vocabulary from Ruby Sahota, Member of Parliament (MP) for Brampton North, Toronto, while the House was engaged in a debate over an Opposition Motion recently.
I was threatened to keep quiet: Stormy Daniels on Donald Trump affair
Mar 26, 2018, at 03:09 pm
Los Angeles, Mar 26 (IBNS): Adult film actress Stormy Daniels has said she was threatened to keep silent over her alleged sexual encounter with US President Donald Trump, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario shows transparency, releases information on public sector salaries
Mar 25, 2018, at 04:31 am
Ottawa, Mar 24 (IBNS): Ontario government's openness and transparency is evident in releasing the salaries of Ontario Public Service and broader public sector employees who were paid $100,000 or more in 2017, media reports said.
Kaetyn Osmond becomes first Canadian to win figure skating championship in 45 years
Mar 25, 2018, at 04:02 am
Milan, Mar 24 (IBNS): Kaetlyn Osmond has become the first Canadian to win the figure skating championship in a period of 45 years, media reports said.
Canada: Green party leader, New Democrat MP protest against pipeline expansion in B.C., arrested
Mar 25, 2018, at 03:43 am
Burnaby, Mar 24 (IBNS): Green party leader Elizabeth May and New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart were arrested following their protest against the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline in British Columbia, media reports said.
Canada's inflation rate jumps to 2.2 per cent in February
Mar 24, 2018, at 08:13 pm
Ottawa, Mar 24 (IBNS): Inflation rate in Canada had risen to 2.2. per cent in February, from 1.7 a month before, Statistics Canada reported on Friday.
Donald Trump disallows most transgender people from serving in the US Army
Mar 24, 2018, at 07:18 pm
Washington, Mar 24 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump's Friday night order reiterated his stance on transgender troops partially, reports said.
Beijing mulling retaliation after US announces tariffs on Chinese imports
Mar 23, 2018, at 09:09 pm
Beijing/Washington, Mar 23 (IBNS): Alleging years of intellectual property theft by China, the White House announced on Thursday that it is planning to impose tariffs on Chinese imports, prompting the latter to mull retaliatory steps.
Mar 23, 2018, at 08:09 pm
Ottawa, Mar 23 (IBNS): The liberal government's much awaited marijuana bill was passed by the senators on Thursday, media reports said.
Donald Trump appoints John Bolton as new US National Security Adviser
Mar 23, 2018, at 02:36 pm
Washington, Mar 23 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has appointed John Bolton as the new National Security Adviser.
Canada: Police issue country-wide warrant to find second suspect in assault of autistic man
Mar 22, 2018, at 10:38 pm
Mississauga, Mar 22 (IBNS): A Canada-wide warrant has been issued by the police in search of the second suspect in the case of an assault on an autistic man in Mississauga last week, media reports said.
Trump hints at sanctioning Beijing, experts say US-China trade war could widen
Mar 22, 2018, at 06:23 pm
Washington/Beijing, Mar 22 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has hinted that his administration could impose sanctions against China on Thursday, after reports claimed that Beijing indulges in transfer and theft of intellectual property from US businesses.
Parents of Canadian man accused in plotting terror attack in NYC plead for mercy
Mar 22, 2018, at 06:06 pm
Ottawa, Mar 22 (IBNS): Parents of a 20-year-old Canadian man, who is accused of plotting a terror attack in the New York City in 2016, are pleading for mercy of their son, media reports said.
US: Suspected Austin bomber kills himself
Mar 21, 2018, at 10:08 pm
New York, Mar 21 (IBNS): A suspect, who was involved in series of parcel bombs in Austin area of the US, has died, police said on Wednesday.
Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands wins Abel Prize
Mar 21, 2018, at 08:32 pm
Ottawa, Mar 21 (IBNS): Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands has won the Abel Prize for developing a programme that connects representation theory to number theory, media reports said.
Toronto: Mayor Tory's statement on new federal firearms legislation
Mar 21, 2018, at 05:49 pm
Toronto, Mar 21 (IBNS): Toronto Mayor John Tory made the following statement on Tuesday on new federal firearms legislation:
Pakistan needs to do lot more against Taliban, other terrorist outfits: US
Mar 21, 2018, at 04:07 pm
Washington, Mar 21 (IBNS):The US on Tuesday said Pakistan is heading towards the right direction but 'a lot more needs to be done' by the Asian nation to wipe out terrorism from the region.
Victim suddenly stepped infront of self-driving Uber vehicle: Police
Mar 21, 2018, at 03:05 pm
Arizona, Mar 21 (IBNS): A video from Uber self-driving car, which is involved in a fatal crash in the US last Sunday, has revealed that the deceased woman had moved infront of the vehicle suddenly, police said.
US President Donald Trump congratulates Vladimir Putin on winning Russian presidential poll
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:45 pm
Moscow/Washington, Mar 21 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has congratulated Vladimir Putin over his re-election as Russian President for another term.