Alberta becomes first Canadian province to invest in serology testing of Covid-19
Jun 25, 2020, at 11:14 pm
Alberta/IBNS: Alberta has announced an investment of $10 million for targeted serology testing to help to track the spread of Covid-19 across the province, media reports said.
With focus on safe relaunching of Phase 2, Ontario extends its Declaration of Emergency to July 15
Jun 25, 2020, at 12:14 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Ontario government, in consultation with the Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, on Wednesday extended the provincial Declaration of Emergency to July 15 media reports said.
Canada: Alberta makes free non-medical masks to stem Covid-19 spread
Jun 23, 2020, at 06:58 pm
Alberta/IBNS: In a bid to stem the spread of Covid-19 during the first phase of its reopening, Canadian province Alberta distributed more than 14 million free non-medical masks at A&W, McDonald’s Canada, and Tim Hortons drive-thrus across the province, media reports said.
China receives jolt as it loses WTO dispute against EU
Jun 23, 2020, at 11:09 am
Beijing/IBNS: China's long fought war to gain market-economy status received a jolt last week when it lost the landmark World Trade Organization dispute against the European Union, media reports said.
US designates four major Chinese media outlets as 'foreign missions'
Jun 23, 2020, at 09:09 am
Washington: A move that may further deteriorate the relationship between the two nations, the US government on Monday described operations of four major Chinese media outlets as "foreign missions" as they are “substantially owned or effectively controlled” by the Chinese government. They thus became the equivalent of an embassy.
COVID-19 Economy: Donald Trump suspends H-1B, other visas till year end
Jun 23, 2020, at 08:43 am
Washington: In an attempt to help the COVID-19 hit economy of the nation, US President Donald Trump has suspended issuing of H-1B visas, which is popular among Indian IT professionals, and several other foreign work visas till the end of the year.
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Canada: Alberta RCMP fines 7 Americans for stopping to sightsee in Banff National Park
Jun 23, 2020, at 12:06 am
Alberta/IBNS: Seven tickets were issued by Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to Americans who stopped in Banff National Park in Alberta to see the sights last week despite Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)'s current rules which bans non-essential travel between Canada and the United States till July 21, media reports said.
Canada: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh gets expelled from House of Commons for calling Bloc MP a racist
Jun 19, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Expulsion of Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Jagmeet Singh from the House of Commons for the rest of the day by Speaker Anthony Rota on June 16 resulted when Singh called a Bloc Québécois MP Alain Therrien racist, breaking a parliamentary rule by refusing to apologize and withdraw his comments, media reports said.
Mass protests in US caused no new spike in COVID-19 cases: reports
Jun 19, 2020, at 04:55 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The wave of mass protests against racism and police violence has not resulted in a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States, media reported, citing preliminary studies.
US reaches troops reduction target of 8,600 in Afghanistan: U.S. general
Jun 19, 2020, at 09:03 am
Washinton/Xinhua: The United States has reduced its troops level to 8,600 in Afghanistan, fulfilling its first phased pullout obligation under the U.S.-Taliban deal, a U.S. general said on Thursday.
Canada: Quebec orders public inquiry into COVID-19 related deaths in long-term care homes
Jun 18, 2020, at 11:46 pm
Quebec/IBNS: Quebec's chief coroner Pascale Descary ordered a wide-ranging public inquiry into the occurrence of deaths in the province's long-term care homes, private seniors' residences and other residential institutions for vulnerable people over the first six weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.
Canada loses its four-year bid to secure a seat on UN Security Council
Jun 18, 2020, at 08:45 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Liberal Government has lost a four-year bid for one of two available temporary UN Security Council seats by getting the third position, behind Norway and Ireland, media reports said.
US Supreme Court ruling ‘extremely positive’ for LGBT community, says UN Rights Expert
Jun 18, 2020, at 07:12 pm
New York/IBNS: A UN expert on Wednesday hailed an historic judgement issued by the United States Supreme Court on 15 June that firing a person on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is unlawful.
Jun 17, 2020, at 11:41 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said in his daily news conference in Ottawa that his government is open to the suggestion of the National Hockey League (NHL) operating a hub city in Canada but the same is subjected to the approval by local health authorities, media reports said.
LGBTQ activist Sarah Hegazi death:#RaiseTheFlagForSarah storms Twitter
Jun 17, 2020, at 11:25 pm
Toronto/IBNS: The death of 30-year old Sarah Hegazi, an LGBTQ activist, due to apparent suicide on June 13 in her Toronto apartment, has sparked affluence of support on social media, with many people using the hashtag #RaiseTheFlagForSarah in her honour, media reports said.
Ontario allows visits by family to long-term care, retirement homes under strict health protocols
Jun 15, 2020, at 08:57 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada has decided to gradually resume visits of family and friends to long-term care homes, retirement homes and other residential care settings in Ontario beginning June 18, authorities informed during a news conference on June 11.
US records over 25,000 new COVID-19 cases
Jun 14, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Washington/UNI: The United States has confirmed 25,540 new cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, up from 25,396 the day before, which brings the country's tally to 2,074,526, according to the latest data provided by Johns Hopkins University on Sunday.
Protests erupt in US's Atlanta after cop shoots and kills a black man, police chief resigns
Jun 14, 2020, at 11:32 am
Washington/IBNS: The Police Chief of Atlanta in the United States has resigned after an officer shot and killed a black man outside a fast-food restaurant while trying to make an arrest.
Arizona reports highest daily confirmed cases of COVID-19
Jun 13, 2020, at 09:49 am
Los Angeles/Xinhua/UNI: The number of COVID-19 cases in the western US state of Arizona spiked by 1,654 on Friday, the largest single-day increase, raising the total confirmed cases in the state to 32,918, reported the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS).
Canada Border Service Agency seizes over 1,400 kg of suspected cannabis
Jun 13, 2020, at 03:09 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said it has seized more than 1,400 kilograms of suspected cannabis from two locations in the Greater Toronto Area, CBSA reports said.
Windstorm rips through southern Quebec causing power outages
Jun 12, 2020, at 02:31 am
Montreal/IBNS: More than 100,000 Hydro-Québec customers across southern Quebec have been without electricity due to power outages caused by strong and gusting winds, media reports said.
US ignores Russia’s request to release imprisoned citizens amid COVID-19 pandemic: Envoy
Jun 11, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The United States has ignored Moscow’s requests to release Russian citizens from US prisons amid the novel coronavirus pandemic for humanitarian reasons, Russian Ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov said on Thursday.
Lack of safety upgrades in Ontario nursing homes made them more vulnerable to deadly COVID-19
Jun 11, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Absence of safety upgrades in Ontario's long-term-care homes for the past two decades has increased their vulnerability to the deadly spread of COVID-19, media reports said.
Canada: 6th International Day of Yoga to be virtually observed in Toronto on Jun 21
Jun 11, 2020, at 06:56 pm
Toronto/IBNS: The sixth International Day of Yoga will be virtually observed here on Jun 21, Consulate General of India, Toronto office reported.
Trump says 'domestic terrorists' have taken over Seattle, lashes out at local leaders
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:32 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out at the leadership in Washington state for refusing to disperse protesters from the streets of Seattle, the state's capital, claiming “domestic terrorists” have taken over the city.
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Canada-US border closure extends further to late July: Reports
Jun 10, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: The Canada-US border closure, set to expire on June 21, is further extended till late July, media reports said quoting sources.
Jun 10, 2020, at 03:51 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Liberal government is set to impose stricter rules for claiming the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), as well as fines and jail terms for fraudulent applicants, media reports said.
US to reopen consulate in Wuhan before end of June - State Department
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:41 am
Washington/Sputnik: The US State Department intends to reopen the consulate in Wuhan, China, on or before the end of June, Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs Mary Elizabeth Taylor said in a notice.
Jun 09, 2020, at 07:37 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders, who is the first Black to assume the position, has announced to step down from the Toronto Police Service (TPS) from Jul 31 "to do things for the city he wants to do free", media reports said.
Jun 09, 2020, at 03:04 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: The second phase of reopening in Canada's Ontario will allow gathering of up to ten people besides resumption of more business activities later this week.