University of Toronto’s fundraising campaign exceeds previous targets

Dec 14, 2016, at 01:53 pm

Toronto, Dec 14 (IBNS): University of Toronto’s collection of $2.4-billion Thursday towards its Boundless fundraising campaign had exceeded the limit of $2-billion in the last five years, media reports said.

Christmas festive spirit grips Toronto

Dec 14, 2016, at 01:48 am

Toronto, Dec 13 (IBNS): With just few days left, Toronto is fully soaked in the Christmas festival spirit.

Toronto hit by the first severe winter snow storm

Dec 13, 2016, at 01:39 pm

Toronto, Dec 13 (IBNS): Warning of 15 centimetres of snow between morning of Dec. 11 and afternoon of Dec. 12, as was issued on Dec. 11 by Environment Canada for the Greater Toronto Area, and much of southern Ontario.

Canada’s food guide should be more influential with consumers in mind

Dec 11, 2016, at 01:34 pm

Toronto, Dec 11 (IBNS): The Canadian Food Guide is considered by public institutions, schools, universities and community-based organizations as an image of our basic and essential nutritional values, said Sylvain Charlebois dean of the faculty of management and professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University, reported on Tuesday by The Globe and Mail.

Ottawa Police ‘CopShop’ event unfurls Christmas spirit

Dec 11, 2016, at 04:20 am

Toronto, Dec. 10 (IBNS): Ottawa Police visited the Carlingwood Shopping Centre, mid week, as part of thir ‘CopShop’ event to spread the Christmas warmth and spirit in a festive way.

Donald Trump rubbishes Apprentice involvement as 'Fake News'

Dec 11, 2016, at 04:04 am

Washington, Dec 10 (IBNS): US President-elect Donald Trump has rubbished reports linking him as the executive producer of TV show The Apprentice.

Canada constantly ranks 4th globally in Science education: reports

Dec 11, 2016, at 04:04 am

Toronto, Dec. 10 (IBNS): The latest survey conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISAA) ranks Canada fourth internationally in Science, maths and reading.

First Canadian Woman: Viola Desmond to be on banknote

Dec 10, 2016, at 11:17 pm

Toronto, Dec 10 (IBNS): Viola Desmond will be the first Canadian woman to be on front of the Canadian $10 bill to be circulated in 2018, reported CTVNEWS.

Canadian Museum for Human Rights wins international award for inclusion

Dec 10, 2016, at 10:49 pm

Winnipeg - Dec 10 (IBNS) The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) was Friday presented with the prestigious Gold Award from the International Association of Universal Design (IAUD) at a ceremony in Nagoya, Japan.

Won't allow H-1B visa holders to replace native Americans in US companies : Donald Trump

Dec 10, 2016, at 07:38 pm

Washington, Dec 10 (IBNS): Maintaining his his stern stand towards against outsourcing and H-1B visa holders, US president-elect Donald Trump has reiterated that he will not allow foreign workers on H-1B visa replacing native Americans in US companies, media reports said.

Canada: Ottawa Police’ 'CopShop' plan brings Christmas spirit to local kids

Dec 10, 2016, at 02:26 pm

Toronto, Dec. 10 (IBNS): With the aim of spreading Christmas cheer in Ottawa, the capital of Ontario, Ottawa Police appeared on Carlingwood Shopping Centre Wednesday, CTVNEWS reported.

Canada: Capt. Thomas McQueen's dead body brought to Ottawa

Dec 09, 2016, at 03:27 am

Toronto, Dec 8 (IBNS): A military funeral was held earlier in the day for Capt. Thomas McQueen at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton in Canada's Ontario, reported CBCNews.

Toronto's Tamils mourn death of Jayalalithaa

Dec 09, 2016, at 12:48 am

Toronto, Dec. 8 (IBNS): Toronto's Tamil community was deeply immersed in the ocean of grief at the death of Jayalalithaa, India's 'Iron Lady' who spent 14 years as Tamil Nadu's chief minister, CBCNEWS reported.

Calgary man rides scooter in snow receives car as gift from auto dealer, Calgarians pitch in with donations

Dec 08, 2016, at 06:56 pm

Calgary, Dec 8 (IBNS): After a video was posted on social media about a man riding a scooter down the Deerfoot trail in the midst of a snow storm because he could not afford a safer vehicle, he has received a car as a gift from autodealership AutoMaxx Calgary.

Toronto: Suspicious item found in garage turned to be bomb

Dec 08, 2016, at 05:26 am

Toronto, Dec.7 (IBNS): Suspicious item found in a children's toys box inside the home's garage turned out to be a bomb in Toronto, reported CP24.

Canada requires universal and all-inclusive pharmacare based on a 'defined model'

Dec 08, 2016, at 01:00 am

Toronto, Dec. 7 (IBNS): A citizen-driven panel investigating the idea of national pharma-care recommended that the drug coverage in Canada should be all-inclusive, free from any disparities between the provinces and territories in Canada, according to media reports.

Toronto: Suspicious item found in garage

Dec 07, 2016, at 12:32 am

Toronto, Dec. 6 (IBNS): Conducting a search warrant for drugs on Scarborough Golf Club, near Toronto, led the police to the discovery of a suspicious item in a children’s box in a garage, said Det. Andrew Lipkus, Monday around 7:20 p.m., reported CTVNews.

Syrian refugees in Canada face uncertainty as federal assistance to end

Dec 06, 2016, at 01:50 am

Toronto, Dec. 5 (IBNS): Uncertainty stares at the Syrian refugees settled in Canada as their monthly stipend provided by the federal government would be discontinued from the end of December since the first group of people who took refugee after fleeing the conflict in their country would complete their second year in the country.

Oakland warehouse fire toll likely to increase as search for victims continue into Monday

Dec 05, 2016, at 09:04 pm

Oakland (Califronia), Dec 5 (IBNS): Police and rescuers have recovered 33 bodies so far from the Oakland (California) warehouse that was engulfed by fire on Friday night live programme, according to media reports.

Donald Trump thanks Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen

Dec 03, 2016, at 06:45 pm

Washington, Dec 3 (IBNS): US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday thanked Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen for congratulating him on his win over Hillary Clinton last month.

Unemployment in oil-rich Alberta hits 9 per cent, highest in 22 years

Dec 03, 2016, at 05:19 pm

Calgary, Dec 3 (IBNS) November seemed to be the month when 10.3 per cent Albertans still remained jobless pushing the unemployment rate the highest since 1994, according to Statistics Canada latest labour survey.

Canadian economy enhances with OPEC’s plans to cut oil production

Dec 03, 2016, at 02:20 am

Toronto, Dec 2 (IBNS): Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)’s decision to cut oil production and the consequent rise in oil prices lead to the strengthening of Canadian dollar against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, reported Global News.

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hoists World AIDS Day flag

Dec 02, 2016, at 11:59 pm

Toronto, Dec. 2 (IBNS): Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, wearing a red scarf given him by the AIDS Committee of Ottawa, hoisted World AIDS Day flag on Thursday at Parliament Hill, Global News reported.

Donald Trump names Gen. James Mattis as defence secretary

Dec 02, 2016, at 06:33 pm

Washington, Dec 2 (IBNS): US President-elect Donald Trump has named General James Mattis as the US Defence Secretary, media reports said.

Canadian economy costs billions of dollars due to lack of sleep

Dec 02, 2016, at 04:03 am

Toronto, Dec 1 (IBNS): A new study 'Why Sleep Matters — The Economic Costs of Insufficient Sleep' revealed that a lack of sleep among Canada's working population is costing the economy up to $21.4 billion (U.S.) a year — which is 1.35 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), reported the star.com

Canada: PM Trudeau approves long-pending pipeline projects

Dec 01, 2016, at 10:26 pm

Calgary, Dec 1 (IBNS Canada): Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government gave its approval to two much-awaited pipeline projects, one that of Kinder Morgan Pipeline to Vancouver and the other of Enbridge Inc's extension of Pipeline to Wisconsin, US, according to media reports.

Introduction of electric cars likely to reduce gasoline demand

Dec 01, 2016, at 10:04 pm

Calgary, Dec 1 (IBNS): The International Energy Agency believes that the demand for gasoline is now on a downward spiral and may even flatten over the next 25 years, according to media reports.

Canadian city mulling introduction of driver-less shuttle services

Dec 01, 2016, at 09:33 pm

Calgary, Dec 1 (IBNS): The Canadian city of Calgary has been trying to introduce a driver-less shuttle that would operate between Zoo LRT Station and Telus Spark Science Museum, according to media reports. The driver-less shuttle operation is expected to begin in 2018, media reported.

Toronto: RBC's annual profit witnesses record high despite 2% decline in 4th quarter profit

Dec 01, 2016, at 03:22 am

Toronto, Nov 30 (IBNS): RBC saw a record high net annual income of $10.46 billion, a four percent increase from last year's $10.03 billion, reported MetroNews on Wednesday.

Toronto: Video of a Russian daredevil performing dangerous stunts released

Dec 01, 2016, at 12:28 am

Toronto, Nov 30 (IBNS): Oleg Cricket and the Swiss watchmaker Bomberg released a video on Monday in which Cricket, a Russian daredevil was shown performing dangerous stunts at the edge of a rooftop in downtown Toronto, reported CBCNEWS.