Canada-Trump officials discuss curb on phoney goods
Dec 05, 2017, at 12:18 am
Ottawa, Dec 4 (IBNS): Canada and US President Donald Trump's officials have discussed over the curbing phoney goods like fake iPhones and phoney Prada fashions, media reports said.
Canada: Liberal government wants to reduce cases against those hiding HIV status to sex partners
Dec 03, 2017, at 03:09 am
Ottawa, Dec 2 (IBNS): The Liberal government in Canada wants to limit the number of prosecutions against those who do not reveal their HIV status to thesexual partners, media reports said.
Daughter of Canadian couple detained in China pressurises Trudeau on foreign visit
Dec 03, 2017, at 03:08 am
Ottawa, Dec 2 (IBNS): Daughter of Canadian couple, who have been detained in China since 2016, is hoping that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's China visit would release her captive parents before Christmas this year, media reports said.
Speaker boots Tory MP Richards from house for excessive heckling
Dec 01, 2017, at 09:28 pm
Ottawa, Dec 1 (IBNS): Tory MP Blake Richards has been given boot by House of Commons Speaker Geoff Regan for excessive heckling, media reports said.
Ontario plans to expand First Link program to communities to promote diagnosis of dementia
Dec 01, 2017, at 04:16 am
Toronto, Nov 29 (IBNS): Ontario has planned to expand the First Link program to every community across the province to promote diagnosis of dementia with a patient navigator, media reports said.
US tourists held in Thailand for nude temple photo
Nov 30, 2017, at 04:01 pm
Bangkok, Nov 30 (IBNS): Be careful about what you brag on the internet, as not everything goes unnoticed and unpunished, like two Americans learned, the hard way.
Nov 30, 2017, at 02:50 pm
Washington, Nov 30 (IBNS): Amid missile tests, the US on Thursday urged global community to send a 'unified message' to North Korea that it must abandon its weapons of mass destruction programs.
US President Donald Trump slams UK PM May for criticism over anti-Muslim video
Nov 30, 2017, at 01:43 pm
Washington, Nov 30 (IBNS): Triggering a controversy, US President Donald Trump has urged Theresa May to focus on "terrorism" in the UK after the British Prime Minister criticised him for sharing 'anti-Muslim' videos.
Canada PM Trudeau apologises to LGBT community over ill-treatment, calls 'collective shame'
Nov 29, 2017, at 07:55 pm
Ottawa, Nov 29 (IBNS): Apologising to the LGBT community, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said it is "our collective shame" to mistreat people on the basis of their sexual orientation, continuing in the country for a long time, media reports said.
New York lorry attacker Sayfullo Saipov pleads not guilty
Nov 29, 2017, at 04:47 pm
New York City, Nov 29 (IBNS): The man who attacked and killed at least eight people and injured 12 others in New York's Manhattan area in October after ploughing through a crowd using a truck, has pleaded not guilty, reports said.
Father was academic, I am teacher, says Canada PM Trudeau on apologies
Nov 28, 2017, at 08:22 pm
Ottawa, Nov 28 (IBNS): Days after apologising to the First Nations people over the abuses in schools, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has drawn a comparison with his father over apologies, media reports said.
Canada: House of Commons passes Marijuana bill, moves to Senate
Nov 28, 2017, at 07:52 pm
Ottawa, Nov 28 (IBNS): The House of Commons in Canada has cleared the marijuana bill, brought by the federal government, as the country is heading towards the legalisation of weed consumption by next year, media reports said.
Kathleen Wynne announces over $800 million in new agreements with China
Nov 28, 2017, at 03:57 am
Toronto/Beijing, Nov 27 (IBNS): To bolster the job sector, Kathleen Wynne, the Premier of Ontario, announced over $600 million in new agreements which would create 583 new jobs in Ontario, during a programme in Beijing, China, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau apologises to first nations people over boarding school abuse
Nov 26, 2017, at 03:37 am
Ottawa, Nov 25 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday apologised to hundreds of first nations' people who had undergone abuse in a boarding school system.
Canadian retailer Sobeys aims to create one big national organisation from regional units
Nov 26, 2017, at 03:25 am
Stellarton, Nov 25 (IBNS): Sobeys, the second largest food retailer in Canada, is aiming to create one big national organisation out of five regional retail units, media reports said.
Canada: People shopping more today than last Black Friday?
Nov 25, 2017, at 04:19 am
Ottawa, Nov 24 (IBNS): Canadian people are spending more time online on this Black Friday than last year, media reports said.
Canada government introduces Canada Housing Benefit in 10-year national housing strategy
Nov 23, 2017, at 08:23 pm
Ottawa, Nov 23 (IBNS): The federal government in Canada has introduced the Canada Housing Benefit in the 10-year national housing strategy, media reports said.
Mississauga resident Deepak Anand wins Ontario PC nomination
Nov 22, 2017, at 09:40 pm
Mississauga, Nov 22 (IBNS): Deepak Anand, a resident of Mississauga for over 16 years, emerged as the winner in the nomination for the Ontario Provincial Parliament, according to media reports.
Canada can't agree to extreme proposals in NAFTA agreement: Foreign Affairs Minister Freeland
Nov 22, 2017, at 08:26 pm
Ottawa, Nov 22 (IBNS): Amid the ongoing negotiations in the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said the country can't agree to extreme proposals put forward by the US, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau ensures actions against anti-terrorism lawbreakers
Nov 22, 2017, at 04:47 am
Ottawa, Nov 21 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the federal government will certainly take actions against those citizens who joined the Islamic State, a terrorist organisation, breaking the anti-terrorism law of the country, media reports said.
Ontario passes legislation to end college strike and resume classes
Nov 21, 2017, at 05:24 am
Toronto, Nov 20 (IBNS): A legislation to end the Ontario college labour dispute and return students to the classroom was passed by Ontario on Sunday, media reports said.
US: Cult leader and criminal Charles Manson dies, aged 83
Nov 20, 2017, at 07:24 pm
Sacramento, Nov 20 (IBNS): Cult leader and mass murderer Charles Manson died on Sunday of natural causes, according to California Department of Corrections.
Molly Shoichet is appointed as Ontario's first chief scientist
Nov 20, 2017, at 06:06 pm
Toronto, Nov 20 (IBNS): Based on public consultations, Molly Shoichet, a professor at the University of Toronto, has been appointed as Ontario’s first Chief Scientist.
US border patrol officer killed, partner injured; Trump tweets about building the wall
Nov 20, 2017, at 04:56 pm
Washington, Nov 20 (IBNS): Hours after a border agent was killed and another injured in Texas's Big Bend area, US President Donald Trump tweeted about building the 'wall'.
Mississauga resident Deepak Anand fights for Ontario PC nomination
Nov 19, 2017, at 11:10 pm
Mississauga, Nov 19 (IBNS): Indian origin Deepak Anand, who is living in Mississauga for over 16 years, will fight for the Ontario PC nomination, media reports said.
Trump calls Hillary biggest loser of all time, asks her to give it another try after three years
Nov 19, 2017, at 02:40 am
Washington, Nov 18 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Saturday slammed his 2016 Presidential opponent Hillary Clinton as the 'biggest loser of all time'.
Canada's mobileLIVE among Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 companies
Nov 18, 2017, at 05:13 pm
Richmond Hill/Ontario, Nov 18 (IBNS): mobileLIVE, a Canadian technology company assisting businesses accelerate their digital transformation, recently announced that it is among the fastest 50 growing companies in Canada, ranking 37th on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 program award.
Ontario’s new action plan to enable seniors to age with dignity
Nov 18, 2017, at 05:09 pm
Toronto, Nov 18 (IBNS): Dipika Damerla, Ontario’s Minister of Seniors Affairs, recently presented an overview of a new action plan titled ‘Aging with Confidence: An Action Plan for Seniors’.
Ontario announces legislation to ban college strike, NDP blocks
Nov 17, 2017, at 09:15 pm
Toronto, Nov 17 (IBNS): The Wynne government in Ontario on Thursday announced legislation to ban all college strikes in the province, a decision which has been blocked by the New Democratic Party (NDP), media reports said.
Canada-U.K. sign deal to curb coal usage with concerns on climate change
Nov 17, 2017, at 08:02 pm
Ottawa, Nov 17 (IBNS): While the U.S. pulled themselves out of the Paris Accord, Canada and the U.K. have signed a deal with an aim to curbing the usage of coal keeping the climate change in mind, media reports said.