Bomb scare at CNN's New York City office
Dec 07, 2018, at 07:32 pm
New York, Dec 7 (IBNS): Police have declared the site secure after the offices of TV news channel CNN here were evacuated following a phoned-in bomb threat on Thursday night.
Canada Post cancels holiday delivery over rotating strike
Dec 06, 2018, at 07:48 pm
Ottawa, Dec 6 (IBNS): Canada Post has cancelled the holiday delivery guarantee over the backlogs created due to the rotating strike, media reports said.
Canada: Doug Ford faces criticism over quashing of Hydro One deal
Dec 06, 2018, at 07:41 pm
Toronto, Dec 6 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Doug Ford is facing criticism from the opposition parties over the quashing of $6.7-billion Hydro One deal, media reports said.
Canada: Forced out of job over sexual orientation, alleges Calgary principal
Dec 05, 2018, at 09:55 pm
Calgary, Dec 5 (IBNS): A Calgary principal has alleged that she was forced out of job owing to her sexual orientation, media reports said.
Bank of Canada keeps overnight rate target unchanged
Dec 05, 2018, at 09:33 pm
Ottawa, Dec 5 (IBNS): The Bank of Canada has kept the overnight rate target unchanged at 1.75 per cent, media reports said.
Paris Agreement: Donald Trump says Macron's decision on fuel price justifies his own
Dec 05, 2018, at 04:21 pm
Washington, Dec 5 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron's move of retreating fuel tax hikes amid riots in Paris justified his decision of rejecting 2015 Paris Agreement.
Donald Trump may meet Kim Jong Un in 2019?
Dec 02, 2018, at 04:59 pm
Washington, Dec 2 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has said his next meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is likely to take place in 2019.
UN chief saddened at news of death of former US President George H.W. Bush
Dec 02, 2018, at 04:17 pm
New York, Dec 2 (IBNS): In a statement released on Saturday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his sadness at the news of the death of former US President George Herbert Walker Bush, who died on Friday.
US govt proposes change in H1B application process
Dec 02, 2018, at 03:01 pm
Washington, Dec 2 (IBNS): The United States has proposed new change to the H1B rules to help those with advanced degrees from U.S. universities over regular H1B applicants.
Canada PM Trudeau condoles death of George HW Bush
Dec 01, 2018, at 08:56 pm
Ottawa, Dec 1 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with his wife Sophie have condoled the demise of former US President George Herbert Walker Bush, who passed away on Friday evening aged 94.
Canada, US, Mexico formally sign new trade deal USMCA
Dec 01, 2018, at 08:48 pm
Buenos Aires, Dec 1 (IBNS): Canada, the United States and Mexico have formally signed the new trade deal, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), at Buenos Aires in Argentina.
US' 41st President George HW Bush dies at 94
Dec 01, 2018, at 12:03 pm
Washington, Dec 1 (IBNS): George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st US President, passed away on Friday evening at an age of 94.
Former US President George HW Bush passes away
Dec 01, 2018, at 11:04 am
Washington, Dec 1 (IBNS): Former US President George HW Bush has passed away at an age of 94.
Canada, US, Mexico to sign new trade deal today
Nov 30, 2018, at 04:12 pm
Ottawa, Nov 30 (IBNS): Canada, the United States and Mexico will sign the trade deal, which is a renewed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), on Friday morning, media reports said.
Canada: Earthquake strikes St. John in BC; no damage
Nov 30, 2018, at 04:02 pm
St John, Nov 30 (IBNS): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 struck near St. John, British Columbia (BC) in Canada on Thursday, media reports said.
Canada: Conservatives call for official resignation of Raj Grewal
Nov 29, 2018, at 06:37 pm
Ottawa, Nov 29 (IBNS): Federal Conservatives have called for an official resignation of Liberal MP Raj Grewal, media reports said.
Canada Post says parcel delivery may be delayed
Nov 28, 2018, at 06:32 pm
Ottawa, Nov 28 (IBNS): Canada Post workers have been forced to join works with back-to-work legislation, which was passed in the House of Commons last week, media reports said.
Syrian man who was living in Malaysia airport reaches Canada
Nov 28, 2018, at 06:15 pm
Vancouver, Nov 28 (IBNS): Syrian man, who had spent seven months in the Malaysia airport, has finally arrived in Canada, media reports said.
Canada: Green Party leader Elizabeth May is getting married
Nov 27, 2018, at 03:02 pm
Ottawa, Nov 27 (IBNS): Green Party leader of Canada, Elizabeth May, will soon be getting married.
Canada PM Trudeau condoles death of girl at Santa Claus parade
Nov 26, 2018, at 07:25 pm
Ottawa, Nov 26 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condoled the death of a four-year girl child, who was killed at the Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, media reports said.
Canada Post strike: House passes back-to-work legislation
Nov 24, 2018, at 06:11 pm
Ottawa, Nov 24 (IBNS): MPs have passed back-to-work legislation in the House of Commons to end the Canada Post strike, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau meets Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi
Nov 23, 2018, at 05:13 pm
Ottawa, Nov 23 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and the two had a discussion over the city.
Canada: Liberal MP Raj Grewal resigns from Ontario seat
Nov 23, 2018, at 03:36 pm
Brampton, Nov 23 (IBNS): Canadian MP Raj Grewal, who belongs to the Liberal Party, has resigned from his Ontario seat owing to "personal and medical reasons".
Canada: Ontario PC MPP opposes Ford for scrapping French-language services
Nov 22, 2018, at 07:46 pm
Toronto, Nov 22 (IBNS): Amanda Simard, a newly-elected Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) MPP, has opposed Premier Doug Ford's plan to scrap the French-language services in the province, media reports said.
Canada: Federal government might introduce legislation to force stop Post workers' strike
Nov 21, 2018, at 11:09 pm
Ottawa, Nov 21 (IBNS): The federal government might introduce a legislation to force stop the strike of Canadian Post workers, media reports said.
US court temporarily blocks Trump's order barring asylum to illegal migrants
Nov 20, 2018, at 03:08 pm
Washington D C, Nov 20 (IBNS) : In the latest courtroom defeat for Donald Trump on immigration policy, a US judge on Monday temporarily blocked an order by the President that barred asylum for immigrants who enter the country illegally from Mexico, the latest courtroom defeat for Trump on immigration policy, media reports said.
Chicago hospital shooting leaves medical staff and policeman among four dead
Nov 20, 2018, at 09:39 am
Chicago, Nov 20 (IBNS): At least four people, including the attacker, were killed during a shooting at a hospital in US city of Chicago on Tuesday, police said.
Week after Guyana plane crash, one Canadian dead: Global Affairs
Nov 19, 2018, at 02:34 pm
Ottawa, Nov 19 (IBNS): Global Affairs Canada on Sunday stated that one Canadian has died after one week of Guyana plane crash, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau wishes Latvia on its 100th anniversary of independence
Nov 19, 2018, at 02:31 pm
Ottawa, Nov 19 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has wished people of Latvia on the occasion of the country's 100th anniversary of independence.
Pakistan doesn't do a damn thing for us: Donald Trump
Nov 19, 2018, at 10:08 am
Washington, Nov 19 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has once again attacked Pakistan holding that the South Asian nation does not do 'anything' for America and even helped terrorist Osama Bin Laden hide near its garrison city.