Donald Trump takes jibe at PM Modi over import duty on Harley Davidson motorbike
Feb 27, 2018, at 05:14 pm
Washington, Feb 27 (IBNS): Expressing disgust over the trade pacts, US President Donald Trump on Monday said his country is suffering loss due to the import duty imposed on Harley Davidson bike by India, media reports said.
Xi Jingping's term limit 'up to Beijing', says Donald Trump
Feb 27, 2018, at 04:25 pm
Washington, Feb 27 (IBNS): China on Sunday announced that it is mulling to abolish the Presidential term limit to facilitate Xi Jingping to remain in power for life, thus giving his growing cult a boost.
Canada: 29 people hospitalised in B.C.'s Coquihalla highway
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:05 am
Victoria, Feb 26 (IBNS): At least 29 people have been hospitalised in a crash which took place in British Columbia's Coquihalla Highway on Sunday evening, media reports said.
Canada: Ottawa woman accuses singer Jacob Hoggard of rape
Feb 26, 2018, at 11:59 pm
Ottawa, Feb 26 (IBNS): Canadian singer Jacob Hoggard has been accused by a woman, who lives in the Canadian capital, of rape, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario promotes Sikh heritage with new learning resources
Feb 26, 2018, at 07:38 pm
Ottawa, Feb 26 (IBNS): Minister of Education Indira Naidoo-Harris, MPP for Brampton-Springdale and Minister of the Status of Women Harinder Malhi have announced Ontario's new development resources on Sikh history and heritage to familiarise students' understanding of Canada's diverse history and people, media reports said.
Ivanka Trump concludes her South Korea visit, calls visit 'wonderful'
Feb 26, 2018, at 03:23 pm
Seoul, Feb 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump's daughter and senior White House advisor Ivanka Trump has concluded her South Korean visit.
Canada: Patrick Brown sends libel notice to CTV News
Feb 25, 2018, at 05:19 am
Toronto, Feb 24 (IBNS): Resigned Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown has sent a libel notice to Bell Media, a parent firm of CTV News, for allegedly reporting a false sexual harassment case against him, media reports said.
Taliban attack leave 20 ANA soldiers killed
Feb 24, 2018, at 11:39 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): Taliban attacked military base in Afghanistan, killing at least 20 Afghan National Army soldiers on Saturday, media reports said.
More Canadians smoking pot compared to 1985: Statistics Canada
Feb 24, 2018, at 02:56 pm
Ottawa, Feb 24 (IBNS): Consumption of Cannabis has more than doubled among Canadians who are 15 and older, a new Statistics Canada report said.
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Canada: A document released from LAC unveils history of Canada's First Nations sick children
Feb 24, 2018, at 02:53 pm
Ottawa, Feb 24 (IBNS): Library and Archives Canada's (LAC) move to finally release a 98-year-old document on Ottawa's treatment of sick First Nations children has unveiled a part of Canada's history that has been hidden in the darkness of locked archives, media reports said.
Survey: More than half of U.S. gun owners do not safely store their guns
Feb 23, 2018, at 11:51 pm
Washington, Feb 23 (IBNS): More than half of gun owners do not safely store all their guns, according to a new survey of 1,444 U.S. gun owners conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Flabbergasted at Atwal's invitation to an event with Canada PM Trudeau, says former B.C. Premier
Feb 23, 2018, at 06:50 pm
Ottawa, Feb 23 (IBNS): Former B.C. Premier Ujjal Dosanjh has said he was "flabbergasted" at convicted pro-Khalistani Jaspal Atwal's invitation to an event with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife in India, media reports said.
Canadian MP Ruby Sahota's India visit with PM Trudeau on last leg
Feb 23, 2018, at 12:51 am
Ottawa/New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): Member of Parliament for Brampton North, Ruby Sahota, is on the last leg of her week-long India visit with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Donald Trump backs his theory of 'armed teachers' to prevent shootings in school
Feb 23, 2018, at 12:33 am
Washington, Feb 22 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Thursday backed his own proposed theory of 'armed teachers' in order to prevent shootings in schools.
Pro-Khalistani accompanies Trudeau in India, invited for dinner tonight
Feb 22, 2018, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi/Ottawa, Feb 22 (IBNS): Embarrassing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pro-Khalistani and convicted attempted murderer Jaspal Atwal's accompaniment with the PM has been revealed, media reports said.
Florida shooting: Trump says armed teachers could prevent attacks
Feb 22, 2018, at 04:41 pm
Washington, Feb 22 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has said that arming teachers could prevent gun-attacks like the one which took place in Florida recently, killing at least 17 people.
Quebec's top court upholds kirpan ban at provincial legislature
Feb 22, 2018, at 03:14 pm
Montreal, Feb 21 (IBNS): Quebec's top court on Feb 20 upheld kirpan ban at National Assembly, media reports said.
Canada: Patrick Brown's fate in Ontario PC leadership will be decided today
Feb 21, 2018, at 08:20 pm
Toronto, Feb 21 (IBNS): Resigned Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown's bid to run for the party leadership in the next election will be decided on Wednesday, media reports said.
Canada: Most First nations' families do not have access to childhood development program
Feb 21, 2018, at 03:26 pm
Ottawa, Feb 20 (IBNS): The federal program designed in 2003 for early childhood development on First Nations was accessible only to 18 to 19 percent of eligible First Nations children across the country, media reports said.
Canada's Governor General Julie Payette visits Ontario for the first time
Feb 21, 2018, at 02:07 pm
Ottawa, Feb 21 (IBNS): During her first official visit to Ontario this morning, Canada's Governor General Julie Payette was received with a ceremonial welcome at the Legislative Assembly in Toronto, media reports said.
Canada: Patrick Brown skips Ontario legislature for PC leadership campaign
Feb 21, 2018, at 04:00 am
Toronto, Feb 20 (IBNS): Resigned Ontatio Progressive Conservative Party leader Patrick Brown has skipped the first day of the final session of Ontario legislature to campaign for the party leadership, media reports said.
Canada: Child molester's 'unduly and harsh sentence' gets halved
Feb 20, 2018, at 11:18 pm
Ottawa, Feb 20 (IBNS): An appeal court has reduced the jail term of a 74-year old man, who is accused of molesting several young girls, to 30 months from original 5 years, media reports said.
US President Donald Trump backs Mitt Romney's bid for the US Senate from Utah
Feb 20, 2018, at 03:01 pm
Washington, Dec 20 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed Mitt Romney's bid for the US Senate from Utah.
Canada expresses concerns over Israel's plan to deport African refugees
Feb 20, 2018, at 01:21 am
Ottawa, Feb 19 (IBNS): Canada has expressed its concern over Israel's planning of mass deportation of African asylum seekers, media reports said.
Patrick Brown attends PC leadership campaign event
Feb 19, 2018, at 11:32 pm
Mississauga, Feb 19 (IBNS): Patrick Brown, who was reportedly accused of sexual assault by three women, attended the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership campaign event on Sunday, media reports said.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau to visit Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat today
Feb 19, 2018, at 04:47 pm
Ahmedabad, Feb 19 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday will visit his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat, media reports said.
US: San Jose film festival to screen Jeremy Guy’s documentary feature PURDAH
Feb 19, 2018, at 03:22 pm
Washington, Feb 18 (IBNS): Jeremy Guy’s documentary feature PURDAH will be premiered at the Cinequest Film and VR Festival in San Jose California, running Feb 27 to Mar 11, media reports said.
Feb 19, 2018, at 03:53 am
Ottawa, Feb 18 (IBNS): Ontario has successfully issued the largest green bond in Canadian history by raising $1 billion for infrastructure projects in communities, hospitals, schools, public transit, roads and bridges across the province that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario to expand early years programs for Indigenous children
Feb 19, 2018, at 03:48 am
Ottawa, Feb 18 (IBNS): Ontario is expanding early years programs for First Nation, Métis and Inuit children and their families living in urban and rural areas across the province by investing in more child care spaces, media reports said.
Canada: Ottawa to end rejection policy for immigrants on medical grounds by April
Feb 18, 2018, at 04:01 pm
Ottawa, Feb 18 (IBNS): Canadian Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said this week he will present a plan by April to abandon 40-year-old policy that excludes immigrants based on their medical conditions, media reports said.