US: Armed man attempts to breach FBI office, flees
Aug 12, 2022, at 03:20 pm
Washington: An armed suspect attempted to breach an FBI office in Cincinnati, Ohio, but fled after an alarm went off and FBI special agents responded to the breach, the field office said on Thursday.
Aug 12, 2022, at 03:41 am
Toronto/IBNS: A legislation dubbed the ‘Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act’, was introduced by the Ontario government on Thursday that would give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa more responsibility to deliver on shared provincial-municipal priorities including the power to hire and fire department heads, single-handedly propose the municipal budget, and veto bylaws related to matters of provincial authority, approved by council.
Canada: Ontario court settlement reclassifies volunteers as employees, sets new precedent
Aug 12, 2022, at 03:33 am
Ottawa/IBNS: An Ontario court has approved a settlement between the organizations that ran student travel excursions and former trip leaders who argued they were not paid as employees after more than four years after the class action lawsuit was launched.
Over 30,000 US users report outage of twitter's service
Aug 10, 2022, at 06:55 am
Washington: More than 30,000 users in the United States reported an outage of Twitter at around 2 p.m. EST (18:00 GMT) on Tuesday, according to outage tracker Downdetector.
Canada: Privacy commissioner calls for stronger laws at RCMP use of spyware's 2nd day hearing
Aug 10, 2022, at 05:25 am
IBNS: During the second day of hearings into RCMP’s use of spyware, Canada’s privacy commissioner reportedly said that he wants Parliament to strengthen and modernize privacy laws adding that it was through the media that his office learned about the RCMP’s use of spyware.
China will not be allowed to isolate Taiwan: Nancy Pelosi
Aug 10, 2022, at 01:23 am
Washington/UNI: The United States will not allow China to isolate Taiwan, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told NBC News.
Washington D.C: Lightning strike in Lafayette Park leaves three dead
Aug 06, 2022, at 11:03 pm
Washington/IBNS: An elderly couple from Wisconsin were among the three that passed away after the lightning strike in Washington D.C
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Japan
Aug 05, 2022, at 12:57 am
Tokyo/UNI: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Japan on Thursday, reaching the final stop of her Indo-Pacific tour, local media reports said.
Joe Biden remains Covid positive, to continue strict isolation: White House
Aug 04, 2022, at 05:10 am
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden tested positive again for the novel coronavirus and continues to experience less frequent, occasional cough with all other indicators being normal, presidential physician Kevin O’Connor said on Wednesday.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departs from Taiwan
Aug 04, 2022, at 01:08 am
Taipei/UNI: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday left Taiwan for South Korea after a brief stopover on the island.
Nancy Pelosi trip to Taiwan 'extremely dangerous': China
Aug 03, 2022, at 02:54 pm
Beijing: China has called the visit by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan as "extremely dangerous", BBC reported on Wednesday.
Despite threats from China, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan
Aug 03, 2022, at 02:43 am
Taipei: United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday amid a face-off with China over her visit.
China could make show of force if Pelosi visits Taiwan: US
Aug 02, 2022, at 10:45 pm
Washington: The White House has warned that China may undertake military provocations in response to Nancy Pelosi's mooted visit to Taiwan, BBC reported on Tuesday.
US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid again, returns to isolation
Jul 31, 2022, at 02:50 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time and is returning to isolation, the White House said Saturday.
Countering China: US Senate passes bill investing USD 52 billion in semiconductor production
Jul 31, 2022, at 04:46 am
Washington: The US Senate has passed a long-awaited bill aimed at boosting US semiconductor production in a bid to increase American competitiveness.
Taiwan to enhance security partnership with US: Min
Jul 29, 2022, at 08:37 pm
Taipei: Taiwan will further strengthen security cooperation with the US, the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry said on Friday, commenting on the recent talks between the US and Chinese presidents.
Xi Jinping, Joe Biden hold telephonic conversation
Jul 29, 2022, at 05:42 am
Beijing/UNI: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China and the United States need to maintain communication on such important issues as coordinating macroeconomic policies, keeping global industrial and supply chains stable, and protecting global energy and food security.
Canada public health agency urges gay, bisexuals to practice safe sex due to monkeypox outbreak
Jul 29, 2022, at 05:19 am
Canada’s gay and bisexual men have been urged by the Public Health Agency of Canada to practice safe sex and limit the number of their sexual partners due to the monkeypox outbreak.
China threatens of 'consequences' if Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
Jul 27, 2022, at 03:20 pm
Beijing: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's rumoured plan for a trip to Taiwan has infuriated China and left the White House with a serious geopolitical headache, BBC reported on Wednesday.
Canada: Pope Francis to hold public mass, participate in annual Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage
Jul 27, 2022, at 06:13 am
Edmonton (Alberta)/IBNS: Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium is expected to fill with tens of thousands of people, including Indigenous groups, residential and day school survivors, elders, knowledge keepers, and Catholics to listen to Pope Francis’ address during the roughly hour-long mass.
Pakistan Ambassador in US facing tough moments after change in govt in Islamabad
Jul 26, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Washington: The Pakistani envoy in Washington DC Sardar Masood Khan is facing confusion moments in running his diplomatic affairs due to change in the government in Islamabad, media reports said.
Canada: 3, including suspect, die in Langley shooting
Jul 26, 2022, at 03:15 pm
Langley,Canada: At least three people, including the shooter, were killed in a six-hour shooting rampage early Monday morning in the suburban Vancouver-area community of Canada's Langley city, media reports said.
Canada: Pope Francis in Alberta to deliver apology for residential school abuses
Jul 26, 2022, at 05:23 am
Edmonton/IBNS: Aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools, Pope Francis reportedly landed Sunday in Edmonton in his six-day penitential trip to Canada.
Canada: Report of multiple shootings in Langley, BC; RCMP issues emergency alert
Jul 26, 2022, at 03:06 am
Langley (B.C.)/IBNS: An emergency alert has been reportedly issued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Langley, B.C. on Monday morning, warning residents about multiple shootings
Man kills Pakistani wife in Chicago after she reveals details of divorce on social media
Jul 25, 2022, at 08:15 pm
Chicago: A man killed her Pakistani wife in Chicago after she shared details about her divorce and path to healing on social media.
Two US citizens killed in Donbas
Jul 23, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Two US citizens, who are believed to have been fighting for the Ukrainian forces, have been killed in Donbas, a spokesperson for the Department of State said.
Canada’s Conservative Party to hold third leadership debate over Erin O’Toole's successor
Jul 23, 2022, at 04:32 am
Toronto/IBNS: The Conservative Party of Canada announced that it will hold a third leadership debate for the candidates looking to succeed Erin O’Toole as the party’s official leader.
Donald Trump ignored pleas to condemn Capitol attack
Jul 22, 2022, at 05:27 pm
Washington/UNI: The committee hearing the case relating to the Capitol riots has been told that former US President Donald Trump watched the entire event on TV at the White House, ignoring his children and aides who "begged him" to rebuke the mob, BBC reported.
Canada proposes a cap-and-trade system to cut carbon emissions 40-45 pct by 2030
Jul 22, 2022, at 05:20 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada is aiming to cut emissions across all sectors by 40 to 45 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030 by using use an industry-specific cap-and-trade system or a modified carbon pricing system to set a ceiling for emissions from the oil and gas sector.
Montreal offers Canadian camp experience to hundreds of Ukrainian refugees
Jul 22, 2022, at 05:10 am
Montreal/IBNS: Canadian camp experience for hundreds of Ukrainian refugees’ children and their parents is being offered by a new summer camp in Montreal.