Canada: Liz Kohn appointed as TIFF’S Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Aug 05, 2019, at 10:32 pm

Toronto, Aug 5 (IBNS): The appointment of Liz Kohn as Vice President, Marketing and Communications, effective Sept 3, 2019, has been announced by Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), TIFF reports said.

Website popular with extremists goes offline after mass shootings in US

Aug 05, 2019, at 05:17 pm

Moscow, Aug 5 (Sputnik/UNI) The imageboard 8chan, popular with white supremacists, is offline after the firm responsible for its Internet security canceled its services following two mass shootings in the United States.

US: Mass shooting in Dayton leaves 10 people killed

Aug 04, 2019, at 08:41 pm

Ohio, Aug 4 (IBNS): A mass shooting incident Ohio area of the US left 10 people killed and 27 others injured, officials said on Sunday.

Canada: MP Deepak Obhrai passes away

Aug 04, 2019, at 06:07 pm

Toronto, Aug 4 (IBNS): Long-time Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai died on Friday night of liver cancer, officials said on Sunday.

US: After Texas, 9 killed in another mass shooting in Ohio

Aug 04, 2019, at 02:59 pm

Ohio, Aug 4 (IBNS): Hours after the mass shooting at El Paso Walmart shopping mall in the U.S. state of Texas, nine people are dead in another shooting incident in Dayton, Ohio, reports said.

Canada: Oakville Diwali Gala to present Lights, Camera, Auction to raise funds

Aug 04, 2019, at 12:09 pm

Oakville, Aug 4 (IBNS): Oakville Diwali committee, in support of the Oakville Hospital Foundation, is once again organizing Oakville’s largest South Asian gala, 6th Annual Oakville Diwali Gala on Sept 20, media reports said.

Donald Trump condemns Texas shooting, pledges full support to Guv

Aug 04, 2019, at 11:14 am

Washington, Aug 4 (IBNS/UNI): US President Donald Trump has condemned the Texas shooting in which 20 people were killed and 26 others injured on Saturday and called it an act of 'cowardice'.

US welcomes ceasefire in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone: State Department

Aug 04, 2019, at 10:15 am

Washington, Aug 4 (Sputnik): The United States welcomed the ceasefire in Idlib de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria and called for action to end attacks on civilians and infrastructure, US State Department said in a statement on Saturday.

20 killed, 26 wounded in US Texas mass shooting

Aug 04, 2019, at 10:02 am

HOUSTON, Aug 4 (Xinhua): A mass shooting on Saturday killed at least 20 and injured 26 others in the U.S. state of Texas, local officials said at a press conference.

Trump says could win Afghanistan war in 7 days but does not want to kill 10Mln people

Aug 03, 2019, at 04:39 pm

Kabul, Aug 3 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump said he could win the war in Afghanistan within a week but did not want to kill 10 million people.

Canada: CannTrust Holdings In. under investigation

Aug 02, 2019, at 09:58 pm

Ottawa, Aug 2 (IBNS): An investigation into CannTrust Holdings Inc. has been opened by The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) after it was revealed that the company was growing cannabis without a license, media reports said.

Trump says US, Russia might reach deal on Arms Control

Jul 31, 2019, at 10:01 am

Moscow, July 31 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he counts on reaching an agreement on arms control between the United States and Russia.

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.