At least three die in Washington mall shooting
Sep 24, 2016, at 05:18 pm
Washington, Sept 24 (IBNS): At least three people were reported dead following a shooting incident in a Washington mall, reports said.
US: 4 killed in shooting at mall
Sep 24, 2016, at 03:25 pm
Washington, Sept 24 (IBNS): At least four people were killed in a shooting incident at a mall in US city of Burlington on Friday, officials said.
Halifax man arrested for human trafficking
Sep 24, 2016, at 06:06 am
Toronto, Sept 23 (IBNS): Toronto Police have arrested a man who is alleged of recruiting a young 17-year-old girl from Halifax, forced her to come to Toronto, work in a spa amd provide sexual services to clients.
Community worries with looming Tolko closure
Sep 24, 2016, at 04:23 am
Winnipeg, Sept 23 (IBNS): The intended closure of the pulp and paper plant in The Pas region of Manitoba has made the local community fear the worst conditions coming in.
Canada-China resolve Canola dispute
Sep 24, 2016, at 03:40 am
Ottawa, Sept 23 (IBNS): The leaders of the two countries, Canada and China, on Thursday finally agreed on a long term solution to a trade dispute over $2 billion worth of annual canola sales, keeping their arguments aside over the crop as they try to broaden trade ties.
Toronto Police who shot man three times gets cleared by SIU
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:48 am
Toronto, Sept 23 (IBNS): The Special Investigations Unit (SIU), watchdog of Ontario Police, announced there will be no charges after a man was shot three times and struck with a stun gun in Toronto in December 2015.
Head-on collision of SUVs in Calgary, 2 injured badly
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:34 am
Calgary, Sept 23 (IBNS): At least two people were injured badly and taken to the hospital as two SUVs collided head-on in the southwest Calgary neighbourhood of Wodlands.
Manitoba reserve declares state of emergency after devastating fire
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:23 am
Winnipeg, Sept 23 (IBNS): A Northern Manitoba First Nations community has declared a state of emergency following the burning down of the band office and only grocery store on Thursday.
Road rage in Toronto ends in Highway crash
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:20 am
Toronto, Sept 23 (IBNS): A road rage between a group of motorcyclists and the occupants of a car had led to an assault and fiery crash in Mississauga area near Toronto. Ontario police are looking for the suspects.
Woman shot in Queen and Sherbourne area, seriously injured
Sep 24, 2016, at 01:31 am
Toronto, Sept 23 (IBNS): A woman was shot near Moss Park, close to the intersection of Queen Street East and Sherbourne Street on Thursday night.
Projected operating deficit of $172 million, a big dilemma for TTC budget committee
Sep 24, 2016, at 01:05 am
Toronto, Sept 23 (IBNS): After Toronto Travel Commission’s (TTC’s) budget committee on Wednesday, Chair Josh Colle stated that there could be a fare increase, cuts to service or both as the TTC confronted a $172 million operating deficit in its budget for 2017, reported Chris Fox, CP24.com.
Canadian army officer faces 22 criminal charges
Sep 24, 2016, at 12:34 am
Edmonton, Sept 23 (IBNS): Capt. Malcolm Grace, a Canadian army captain, who once led a team of military trainers in Afghanistan, is now facing 22 criminal charges, including numerous sexual assaults.
New York: Abandoned car triggers panic, airport shut down
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:49 pm
New York City, Sept 23 (IBNS): An abandoned car outside a terminal caused panic and distress for passengers at the LaGuardia Airport on Thursday night, reports said.
IBM launches Toronto based innovation hub for start-ups
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:14 am
Toronto, Sept 22 (IBNS): IBM in partnership with Ontario Centers of Excellence and the Government of Ontario, has launched the IBM innovation Space, a start up hub based in Toronto which aims to help entrepreneurs and start-ups to scale up and enter the global marketplace.
Ontario couple gets 18 month jail for child confinement
Sep 23, 2016, at 03:39 am
Toronto, Sept 22 (IBNS): An Ontario based couple, who locked their 10-year-old nephew inside a bedroom and forcibly confined him for two years, have been sentenced imprisonment for 18 months.
Chinese Premier to discuss on extradition treaty in his Canada visit
Sep 23, 2016, at 03:11 am
Ottawa, Sept 22 (IBNS): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Ottawa to meet his counterpart Justin Trudeau to press for an extradition treaty.
Tour bus rolls down at Banff lookout point: 1 woman killed
Sep 23, 2016, at 03:04 am
Calgary, Sep 22 (IBNS): One woman was killed and another man was seriously injured when a Hainan Airlines tour bus rolled uncontrollably off the Castle Mountain lookout point along the TransCanada Highway near Alberta's famous Banff National Park.
Canada: Man dies after falling at Devil's Punchbowl
Sep 23, 2016, at 02:51 am
Toronto, Sept 22 (IBNS): A 38-year-old man succumbed to his injuries, after a fall early Wednesday morning at Hamilton's Devil's Punchbowl waterfall in Canada.
Toronto Airport faces lawsuits with its wheelchair services
Sep 23, 2016, at 02:31 am
Toronto, Sept 22 (IBNS): According to a CBC News investigation report, Canada's busiest Pearson International Airport is facing a string of lawsuits for injuries and even a death allegedly resulting from problems with wheelchair services.
Oakwood village school’s new EQAO Maths results shines above the rest
Sep 23, 2016, at 01:25 am
Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): The Maths test scores from Toronto’s J.R. Wilcox School has gone up this year compared to the rest of the province, according to media reports.
Free education to Syrian refugees who do not have permanent address
Sep 23, 2016, at 12:00 am
Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): Syrian refugee children, who do not have a permanent address to get enrolled in schools, according to the rules in Toronto, are being given free education by two Toronto School Boards, according to reports.
Second switched-at-birth case in Manitoba termed a gross-error
Sep 22, 2016, at 03:29 pm
Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): A second set of DNA tests have confirmed that two men were switched at birth at a Norway House Indian Hospital in the same year and the government has appointed an independent third party to investigate what went wrong, reports said.
Sep 22, 2016, at 03:07 pm
Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): Uber, a ride-hailing company, has planned to dispatch sixty-five mapping vehicles across the Greater Toronto Area to pinpoint the best pickup and drop off points, according to media reports.
Crowded Toronto streets used by sexual predator to conceal crimes
Sep 22, 2016, at 03:03 pm
Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): A sexual predator has been assaulting teen girls in midtown Toronto and using busy pedestrian-filled streets to evade police and to conceal his crimes, according to recent media reports.
NSCC campuses evacuated following bomb threat
Sep 22, 2016, at 02:01 am
Toronto, Sept 21 (IBNS): Two campuses of the Nova Scotia Community College at Halifax and Cape Breton in Canada have been evacuated following bomb threat, officials said.
Brazen crime continues with double shooting at city’s Annex neighbourhood
Sep 22, 2016, at 01:24 am
Toronto, Sept 21 (IBNS): Police remain at the scene of a double shooting in the city’s Annex neighbourhood this morning as the investigation into the brazen crime continues, reported Chris Fox, CTV News Toronto.
Shooting in Northeast Calgary:Two dead
Sep 21, 2016, at 08:33 pm
Calgary, Sep 21 (IBNS): Two people died after an alleged shooting in Calgary’s Northeast Redstone community late Tuesday, according to media reports.
Negotiation between General Motors Canada and labour union averts strike
Sep 21, 2016, at 05:19 pm
Toronto, Sep 21 (IBNS): A likely strike at General Motors' (GM's) Canada units were averted after the company negotiated a deal with the Canadian labour union, Unifor, according to media sources.
Toronto again ranks among one of the most livable cities
Sep 21, 2016, at 04:52 pm
Toronto, Sep 21 (IBNS): Toronto has once again emerged as one of the most livable cities, this time according to a survey by the architecture magazine Metropolis, which said it considered a city’s housing, transportation, sustainability, and culture among other factors to arrive at the list.
New horse racing track to be built near Edmonton airport by Century Casinos
Sep 21, 2016, at 03:06 pm
Edmonton, Sept 21 (IBNS): The Edmonton area will see a new horse racing track in 2018.