Liberals win Tory seat in Quebec, Conservatives victorious in Alberta

Oct 24, 2017, at 07:04 pm

Montreal/Edmonton, Oct 24 (IBNS): Bringing a sigh of relief to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Liberal candidate Richard Hebert cliched a win in the Tory seat of Quebec in a recent by-election on Monday, media reports said.

Opening arguments to start in Laura Babcock murder trial

Oct 24, 2017, at 02:28 am

Toronto, Oct 23 (IBNS): The opening arguments are all set to start in the murder trial of a Toronto woman, Laura Babcock, who had vanished five years ago, media reports said.

MP Sahota seconds Sikh Heritage Month legislation

Oct 24, 2017, at 01:07 am

Ottawa, Oct 23 (IBNS): Ottawa, ON, Ruby Sahota, Member of Parliament for Brampton North was honoured to second a Private Member’s Bill introduced by Sukh Dhaliwal, Member of Parliament for Surrey-Newton, to recognize April as Sikh Heritage Month.

Toronto: Anti-Trudeau, anti-racism demonstrators clash, four arrested

Oct 23, 2017, at 04:52 am

Toronto, Oct 22 (IBNS): Four people have been arrested as anti-Trudeau and anti-racism demonstrators clashed here on Saturday.

York Regional Police Services Board approves 2018 police budget

Oct 22, 2017, at 02:15 am

Vaughan, Oct 21 (IBNS): The York Regional Police Services Board has approved the 2018 operating budget of $323.5 million which is a 4.1 percent increase over the 2017 budget and features 22 additional personnel.

York Regional Police Services welcomes new board member

Oct 21, 2017, at 02:38 am

Vaughan, Oct 20 (IBNS): The York Regional Police Services Board has welcomed its newest member Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua of the City of Vaughan.

Brampton: Vehicle roll-over in Highway 410 kills one woman

Oct 20, 2017, at 04:56 am

Brampton, Oct 19 (IBNS): A single vehicle roll-over in Highway 410 of Brampton killed one woman on Wednesday night, media reports said.

York Regional Police Services Board elects new chair and vice chair

Oct 20, 2017, at 02:58 am

Vaughan, Oct 19 (IBNS): The York Regional Police Services Board has elected Mayor of the Town of East Gwillimbury Virginia Hackson as its chair until January 2018.

Denver: Sex racket busted, baby and child among scores of minors rescued

Oct 19, 2017, at 07:26 pm

Denver, Oct 19 (IBNS): A three-month old infant and a five-year-old child were among the scores of under-aged children rescued following a nation wide crackdown on sex racket in the United States, reports said.

Ivanka Trump greets Indians on Diwali, says looking forward to visit India

Oct 19, 2017, at 04:54 pm

Washington, Oct 19 (IBNS): Joining the other world leaders on greeting Indians on the occasion of Diwali, Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, says she's looking forward to her visit to India sometime later this year.

US: Three killed in shooting at business park in Maryland

Oct 19, 2017, at 04:41 am

Edgewood, Oct 18 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and several were injured in a shooting incident which took place at a business park in Harford County, Maryland, in the United States, media reports said.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau wishes Diwali Mubarak, social media users react to choice of words

Oct 18, 2017, at 09:37 pm

Ottawa, Oct 18 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has conveyed Diwali greetings on Twitter, saying "Diwali Mubarak", which drew several reactions from the users of the social networking site for the choice of his words.

Charges lay at unlicensed day support centre for disable people

Oct 18, 2017, at 08:07 pm

Vaughan, Oct 18 (IBNS): Investigators with York Regional Police District Criminal Investigations Bureau have laid several charges against the owners and staff at an unlicensed day support centre for people with disabilities in the city of Vaughan.

Joshua Boyle discloses reason behind his and wife's decision to have children in captivity

Oct 18, 2017, at 04:48 am

Ottawa, Oct 17 (IBNS): Joshua Boyle, who has been released from the Taliban captivity along with his wife last week, disclosed the reasons behind their decision to have kids in the captivity, media reports said.

Taliban deny Canadian man Joshua Boyle's allegations

Oct 17, 2017, at 03:50 am

Ottawa, Oct 16 (IBNS): The Taliban have denied Canadian man Joshua Boyle's allegations that the kidnappers had raped his wife and killed one of his children in the captivity, media reports said.

Louisiana: Oil rig explosion injures at least seven

Oct 16, 2017, at 03:25 pm

Kenner, Oct 16 (IBNS): At least seven people were injured, some gravely, after an oil rig explosion in Lake Pontchartrain in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, rocked the adjoining area, media reports said.

Canadian man released from Taliban captivity says kidnappers raped his wife, killed child

Oct 15, 2017, at 05:30 am

Ottawa, Oct 14 (IBNS): A Canadian man, who has been released along with his family from the Taliban captivity in Afganistan, said the kidnappers had raped his wife and killed one of his children, media reports said.

Captors authorized the killing of my daughter, says freed hostage Joshua Boyle

Oct 14, 2017, at 11:26 pm

Toronto, Oct 14 (IBNS): In a major revelation, a man, who was freed with his family after five years in militant captivity in Afghanistan, has said that people who had captured them had authorized the killing of one of his children and raped his wife.

Montreal actress Erika Rosenbaum breaks silence on sexual harassment by Weinstein

Oct 14, 2017, at 06:38 pm

Montreal, Oct 14 (IBNS): Montreal actress Erika Rosenbaum has finally gone public with her alleged sexual harassment complaints against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, saying Weinstein harassed her years ago, media reports said.

Quebec: Uber wishes to negotiate with transport minister Fortin on new regulations

Oct 14, 2017, at 04:17 am

Montreal, Oct 13 (IBNS): After threatening to cease operations in Quebec, Uber has expressed its willingness to negotiate the new regulations imposed by transport minister André Fortin, media reports said.

Toronto doctor accused of sexual intimacy with minor girl, police file charges

Oct 14, 2017, at 04:15 am

Toronto, Oct 13 (IBNS): Police have alleged a Toronto doctor of creating sexual intimacy with a 15-year old girl and later injecting her with medication, media reports said.

Donald Trump calls ObamaCare a 'broken mess'

Oct 13, 2017, at 11:20 pm

Washington, Oct 13 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Friday called the ObamaCare as a 'broken mess'.

California fires: Death toll climbs to 31, officials announce names of 10 victims

Oct 13, 2017, at 03:35 pm

Napa, Oct 13 (IBNS): The death toll in the northern California wildfire has risen to 31, officials said on Thursday.

Canada-U.S. deal possible, says Donald Trump after meeting Justin Trudeau

Oct 13, 2017, at 03:42 am

Washington, Oct 12 (IBNS): After meeting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at the possibility of a bilateral deal between the two countries, media reports said.

Kidnapped Canadian couple in Pakistan released after five years

Oct 13, 2017, at 03:40 am

Ottawa, Islamabad, Oct 12 (IBNS): A Canadian couple, who were kidnapped in 2012 during backpacking through Central Asia, have been released after five years, media reports said.

Seal meat dish: Toronto restaurant faces flak from animal rights activists

Oct 12, 2017, at 06:43 pm

Toronto, Oct 12 (IBNS): A restaurant in Toronto is engaged in a bitter battle with animal rights advocates after the latter objected to one of its dishes on the menu, reports said.

At least 23 people die as northern California firestorm grows

Oct 12, 2017, at 03:24 pm

Napa, Oct 12 (IBNS): The death toll in the California firestorm incident has risen to 23 as the wildfire spread rapidly through the northern part of the state, forcing new evacuations, reports said.

Important to retain female politicians than recruiting: Justin Trudeau at Washington Summit

Oct 12, 2017, at 04:28 am

Washington, Oct 11 (IBNS): Addressing a gathering at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, said it is important to retain female politicians than merely recruiting them, media reports said.

US flies two supersonic bombers over Korean peninsula in show of force against North Korea

Oct 11, 2017, at 09:32 pm

Washington DC, Oct 11 (IBNS): The United States, in a 'show of force' against North Korea, flew two supersonic heavy bombers over the Korean peninsula, according to media reports on Wednesday.

California fires: Death toll touches 15, over 150 missing

Oct 11, 2017, at 04:34 pm

Napa, Oct 11 (IBNS): The death toll in the deadly California fires has increased to 15, while scores of people are still missing, reports said.