Patti Hoffman Takes Over as the U.S. Consul General in Kolkata
Aug 06, 2018, at 03:04 pm
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): Ms. Patti Hoffman has assumed the post of Consul General of the United States of America for the Kolkata Consular District as of August 3, 2018, succeeding former Consul General Craig Hall.
Small plane crashes in California parking lot, five killed
Aug 06, 2018, at 09:24 am
California, Aug 6 (IBNS): A small plane crashed in a shopping center parking lot in Orange County, California, southeast of Los Angeles on Sunday, leaving at least five people killed, media reports said.
Canada: Man dies in tornado in Manitoba
Aug 04, 2018, at 10:02 pm
Winnipeg, Aug 4 (IBNS): A man has died in a tornado which touched down near Alonsa, Manitoba, on Friday night, media reports said.
Canada: Police detain man, seize car in German tourist shooting case
Aug 04, 2018, at 09:57 pm
Edmonton, Aug 4 (IBNS): Alberta police have detained one man and seized a car while probing into the case in which a German tourist was shot at his head, media reports said.
US city to host annual festival celebrating Canada
Aug 04, 2018, at 01:14 am
Little Canada/Toronto, Aug 3 (IBNS): A small US city, which is situated in the north of Toronto, is set to host an annual festival that will celebrate Canada, media reports said.
Number of illegal immigrants in Canada is too high: Angus Reid Institute poll
Aug 03, 2018, at 06:43 pm
Ottawa, Aug 3 (IBNS): Angus Reid Institute poll conducted online revealed that the number of illegal Canadian immigrants is too high, media reports said.
Canada: German tourist shot in head in Alberta
Aug 03, 2018, at 02:47 pm
Edmonton, Aug 3 (IBNS): A German tourist was shot in head while driving in rural Alberta, media reports said.
Canada: NDP leader Singh urges Trudeau govt to allow cities to put ban on handguns
Aug 03, 2018, at 01:02 am
Ottawa, Aug 2 (IBNS): New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh has urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to allow cities to put a ban on handguns to curb violence in the country, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario Science Centre celebrates Mars Festival
Aug 02, 2018, at 08:41 pm
Toronto, Aug 2 (IBNS): Mars Festival, organized by Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC), was observed in Ontario Science Centre from July 27-28.
Canada: McDonald's served cleansing solution to pregnant woman
Aug 02, 2018, at 07:22 pm
Lethbridge, Aug 2 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a pregnant woman was served a cleansing solution at a McDonald's in Lethbridge city of Canada, media reports said.
Ontario Government to reform Social Assistance program
Aug 02, 2018, at 01:39 am
Toronto, Aug 2 (IBNS): Ontario is working on a plan to reform Social Assistance to help more people re-enter the workforce and get back on track than just depend on dole, media reports said.
Aug 01, 2018, at 02:16 pm
Toronto, Aug 1 (IBNS): An Indian-origin couple has been abused and threatened by a man, who called himself a "racist", in Ontario province of Canada, media reports said.
Canada: Toronto Council opposes Ontario bill reducing number of councillors
Jul 31, 2018, at 07:05 pm
Toronto, July 31 (IBNS): Toronto Council has voted to oppose the new Ontario bill which is set to reduce the number of councillors from 47 to 25, media reports said.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau attends funeral of Toronto shooting victims
Jul 31, 2018, at 05:39 pm
Toronto, July 31 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has attended the funeral of victims of the Toronto mass shooting, which took place at the Danforth Avenue on July 22, media reports said.
US spy agencies report new nuclear activity in North Korea
Jul 31, 2018, at 01:39 pm
Pyongyang, July 31 (IBNS): Quoting US spy agencies, The Washington Post has reported that North Korea is constructing 'new missiles at a factory that produced the country’s first intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States'.
Canada: Dozens of forest fires in northeastern Ontario still out of control
Jul 30, 2018, at 06:40 pm
Toronto, July 30 (IBNS): Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources said dozens of forest fires in northeastern Ontario are still out of control, media reports said.
Canada: Trudeau expected to attend funeral of Toronto shooting victim Reese Fallon today
Jul 30, 2018, at 05:33 pm
Toronto, July 30 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to attend the funeral of Reese Fallon, who had died in the recent Toronto mass shooting, on Monday, media reports said.
US catholic Cardinal McCarrick resigns over accusation of sexual abuse
Jul 28, 2018, at 11:13 pm
New York, July 28 (IBNS): Prominent US catholic, Cardinal Theordore McCarrick has resigned over the accusation of sexually assaulting a teenager five decades ago, media reports said.
Canada: NDP leader Horwath compares Ontario premier Ford to 'dictator' over his political shakeup
Jul 28, 2018, at 10:05 pm
Toronto, July 28 (IBNS): New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Andrea Horwath has compared Ontario premier Doug Ford to a "dictator" over the latter's political restructuring by reducing the number of Toronto council seats, media reports said.
Canada: Fire at a Toronto hydro station leaves thousands of houses without power
Jul 28, 2018, at 09:39 pm
Toronto, July 28 (IBNS): A fire at a hydro station in Toronto has left thousands of houses in the city without power, media reports said.
Five dead in shootings tied to Texas nursing home killing
Jul 28, 2018, at 04:04 pm
Robstown, Texas, July 28 (IBNS): Five people were killed in separate shootings that included a nursing home in a Corpus Christi suburb in Texas in what authorities said were related incidents.
Ontario Introduces Legislation to end Cap and Trade Carbon Tax Era
Jul 28, 2018, at 12:22 am
Ottawa, Jul 27 (IBNS): The average Ontario family will receive $260 in annual savings thanks to the elimination of the cap-and-trade carbon tax as Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Rod Phillips announced details of legislation that would, if passed, formally end the cap-and-trade carbon tax era in Ontario.
Canada: Ontario premier Doug Ford unveils plan to reduce Toronto council seat
Jul 28, 2018, at 12:18 am
Toronto, July 27 (IBNS): Ontario premier Doug Ford on Friday unveiled his plan to reduce the Toronto council seats from present 47 to 25, media report said.
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says US President had prior knowledge about Russia meeting
Jul 27, 2018, at 04:31 pm
Washington, July 27 (IBNS): Kicking off another controversy, former lawyer of US President Donald Trump has claimed that the latter knew about the June 2016 Russia meeting.
Canada: Doug Ford to reduce Toronto council seats almost to half of its present number
Jul 27, 2018, at 03:02 pm
Toronto, July 27 (IBNS): Ontario premier Doug Ford will slash the Toronto council seats to just more than half of its present number, media reports said.
'Come, we are ready': Iranian general's rebuttal to Trump's threat
Jul 27, 2018, at 01:19 pm
Tehran, July 27 (IBNS): A few days after US President Donald Trump, in an all-caps, no-holds-barred tweet, threatened Iran with destruction, if it intimidates America, an Iranian general has paid back the former in the same coin.
Canada: Police identify 10-year old girl who died in Toronto shooting
Jul 25, 2018, at 02:19 pm
Toronto, July 25 (IBNS): The Toronto Police have identified a 10-year-old girl who died in a shooting at Danforth Avenue in the city on Sunday, media reports said.
Jul 24, 2018, at 02:28 pm
Toronto, July 24 (IBNS): Astronaut David Saint-Jacques from Canadian Space Agency expects to work on application of isolated medicine in space where human bodies are in a fragile state and are relatively more susceptible to diseases.
US monitoring site says N Korea dismantling key rocket launch site
Jul 24, 2018, at 11:55 am
Pyongyang/Washington, July 24 (IBNS): North Korea appears to finally deliver on its promise of doing away with its nuclear programme, if reports of a US monitoring site are to be taken into account.
Toronto shooter identified, family claims son plagued by “severe mental challengesâ€
Jul 24, 2018, at 06:11 am
Toronto, July 23 (IBNS): Ontario police watchdog Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has identified the man behind yesterday’s shooting rampage as Faisal Hussain, 29, media reports said.