US: Vivek Murthy dismissed as Surgeon General

Apr 23, 2017, at 12:33 am

Washington, Apr 22 (IBNS): The White House administration has dismissed an Indian-American who was appointed as the Surgeon General.

Project Raphael: YRP concludes report, arrests 104 trying to buy child sex

Apr 22, 2017, at 05:43 pm

Toronto, Apr 22 (IBNS): The investigators of the York Regional Police Human Trafficking Team completed Project Raphael, a four-year investigation, with the arrest of 104 men attempting to purchase sex with children.

'Alberta hires Albertan first' getting popular among locals

Apr 21, 2017, at 06:12 pm

Calgary, Apr 20 (IBNS): The pilot project initiated by the provincial government in Alberta to encourage employers to hire Albertans on a priority basis has garnered much praise from the local populace, reports said.

Canada: Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne introduces Fair Housing Plan

Apr 21, 2017, at 06:59 am

Toronto, Apr 20 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on Thursday introduced Fair Housing Plan (FHP) to make housing more affordable for home buyers and help renters market, a recent news release said.

Ontario roads safest in country, why drivers pay the highest premiums? asks new report

Apr 21, 2017, at 05:20 am

Toronto, Apr 20 (IBNS): A recent report by David Marshall, CEO of Workplace Safety and Insurance Board released on April 11, said Ontario drivers paid the highest premiums in the country even though the roads were considered safest in North America, media reports said.

Canada: Three levels of government trying to rein in the soaring Toronto housing market

Apr 20, 2017, at 06:31 pm

Toronto, Apr 20 (IBNS): Charles Sousa, the Ontario Finance Minister, Bill Morneau, his Federal counterpart, and the mayor of Toronto, John Tory, met earlier this week to discuss on measures to rein in the red hot property market of Toronto, Canada.

Canada: Fears of flooding force relocation of hundreds of people in Kashechewan

Apr 20, 2017, at 05:32 am

Toronto, Apr 19 (IBNS): A state of emergency has been declared recently in Kashechewan First Nation over concerns of flooding and hundreds of residents were being moved to the northern Ontario town of Kapuskasing, media reports said.

Canada: Consulate General of India sets June 30 deadline for conversion of PIO to OCI

Apr 20, 2017, at 04:22 am

Toronto, Apr 19 (IBNS): Consulate General of India, Toronto, Dinesh Bhatia has set a June deadline for all members of Indo-Canadian community, still holding Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cards, to convert to Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) at the earliest so as to avoid any complications during their travel to India, an official statement said.

Alberta lagging far behind on workplace rules: says Christina Gary

Apr 20, 2017, at 12:50 am

Calgary April 19 (IBNS): Alberta’s Labour Minister Christina Gray said in a recent statement released by her ministry about the provinces intention to review and adopt the workplace rules which should be fair, modern and family-friendly that support a growing economy.

'Canada bears humanitarian obligations towards Korean Peninsula'

Apr 19, 2017, at 04:46 am

Toronto, Apr 18 (IBNS): John Bishop was one of hundreds of Canadians, sixty-six years ago this month, who had fought to keep the South Korean city of Seoul from falling back into North Korean hands, media reports said.

No ties as important as one with indigenous people: Canada PM

Apr 19, 2017, at 12:37 am

Toronto, Apr 18 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that no relationship is more important to his government than the one with the Indigenous Peoples of the land.

'Next Stop Canada' premium survival guide for Newcomers to Canada

Apr 18, 2017, at 12:15 am

Toronto, April 17 (IBNS): The YMCA of Greater Toronto, started a new service called “Next Stop Canada” since beginning of April, with the aim to help immigrants know and learn about the settlement services in Canada prior to their arrival in Canada.

US: Police search for man who live-streamed murder on Facebook

Apr 17, 2017, at 02:34 pm

Cleveland (Ohio), April 17 (IBNS): The police are searching for a suspect who has allegedly killed an elderly man in the US state of Ohio.

Canada set to legalize marijuana as ruling Liberals propose new law

Apr 15, 2017, at 05:30 pm

Ottawa, Apr 15 (IBNS): Plans to legalize marijuana in Canada had been announced this week at a news conference in Ottawa by the ruling Liberal Party, with the North American country becoming the first among developed nations to fully legalize pot.

Canada: CFIA updates Food Recall Warning due to E. coli O121

Apr 14, 2017, at 04:36 am

Toronto, Apr 13 (IBNS): Canada-wide recall of previous warning, issued on Apr 4, has been updated to include various brands of flour and flour products due to E. coli O121, after the most recent food safety investigation by Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA), media reports said.

Canada: City of Toronto plans to complete construction projects

Apr 14, 2017, at 02:41 am

Toronto, Apr 13 (IBNS): The City of Toronto, municipal governing body of Toronto, have planned to complete various construction projects from April 24 to end of October 2017, which could impact the Ryerson community, media reports said.

Trump signs own report card, happy with overall development

Apr 13, 2017, at 05:01 pm

Washington, Apr 13 (IBNS): Trashing media reports about his competence as the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has awarded himself higher grades, claiming that "the country is on its way to becoming great again".

Canada: Spike in mumps continues in Manitoba

Apr 13, 2017, at 05:27 am

Toronto, Apr 12 (IBNS): The number of mumps in Manitoba could hit 600 before its disappearance, said Richard Rusk, Provincial medical officer of health.

Canada: International activist Malala Yousafzai to receive honorary citizenship

Apr 13, 2017, at 02:27 am

Toronto, Apr 12 (IBNS): Nobel Peace Prize winner and a brutal Taliban attack survivor, Malala Yousafzai would receive honorary citizenship today during a formal ceremony in Ottawa before she addresses the House of Commons, media reports said.

Affordable housing is not a distant dream, says Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne

Apr 12, 2017, at 10:46 pm

Toronto, Apr 12 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said recently that her government will soon rein in the soaring prices seen in the Toronto area housing market.

Canada imposes new air security measures

Apr 12, 2017, at 10:36 pm

Toronto, April 12 (IBNS) Transport Canada, the federal transportation governing body of Canada, imposed new airlines security measures on certain Canada-bound flights on Tuesday.

Canada: NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft detects metal ions in upper atmosphere

Apr 12, 2017, at 10:17 pm

Toronto, Apr 12 (IBNS): NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN) spacecraft has detected metal ions in the upper atmosphere (ionosphere) of a planet other than Earth, media reports quoted said Joseph Grebowsky as saying recently.

US: Man forcibly dragged off overbooked flight

Apr 11, 2017, at 03:32 pm

Washington, Apr 11 (IBNS): United Airlines has triggered an outrage after a video was posted which showed a man was dragged off a plane as it was overbooked.

Bank of Canada unveils new $10 banknote to celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary

Apr 11, 2017, at 03:55 am

Toronto, Apr 10 (IBNS): The $10 commemorative banknote for Canada's 150 celebrations was unveiled recently at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, media reports said.

Canada: Large number of icebergs affect North Atlantic’s shipping lanes

Apr 11, 2017, at 03:49 am

Toronto, Apr 10 (IBNS): During the past week more than 400 icebergs have drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes, consequently slowing down the ships to a mere crawling or forced them to change their directions to hundreds of miles, media reports said.

Canada: Saskatchewan announces elimination of hearing aid plan from the budget

Apr 10, 2017, at 11:44 pm

Toronto, Apr 10 (IBNS): The Saskatchewan provincial government's announcement, made on budget day last month, about the elimination of hearing aid plan from the budget to save $3 million had been strongly protested by parents of deaf or hard of hearing children, media reports said.

Canada: Toronto experiences 73 percent spike in drug overdose deaths over the past decade

Apr 10, 2017, at 11:40 pm

Toronto, Apr 10 (IBNS): Six suspected cases of drug overdose and the death of a young woman in Toronto has caused great concern among law enforcement public health agencies regarding the safety of people in night clubs, media reports said.

Canada: Unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage

Apr 09, 2017, at 11:13 pm

Toronto, Apr 9 (IBNS): Employment in Canada has little changed in March (+19,000 or +0.1%), while the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 6.7% as more people searched for work, said Statistics Canada website.

Canada: Tookhar Tamasha Arts performance supports Project Udaan

Apr 08, 2017, at 09:28 pm

Toronto, Apr 8 (BNS): Performance of Tookhar Tamasha Arts earlier this week, to celebrate Canada’s 150 anniversary with local and overseas performers in their field and in support of Project Udaan (PU), was organized at Glenforest Secondary school in Mississauga, Ontario.

Canada: Snowy conditions and high winds cause power outages in Ontario

Apr 08, 2017, at 01:23 am

Toronto, Apr 7 (IBNS): A series of power outages across southern and eastern Ontario, due to heavy snow and high winds, were caused this morning, media reports said.