Canada promises non-lethal aid to Ukraine, expands training mission
Jan 28, 2022, at 05:11 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada will expand its military training mission in Ukraine by deploying 60 more troops to the country in the coming days, intelligence sharing, support to combat cyberattacks and shipping non-lethal equipment to help the latter face the threat of Russian invasion.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, exposed to COVID-19, goes into self-isolation
Jan 28, 2022, at 04:47 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reportedly said that he has been exposed to COVID-19 and will be self-isolating for five days, following Ottawa Public Health guidance.
Consulate General of India in Toronto observes country's 73rd Republic Day today
Jan 27, 2022, at 05:59 am
Toronto/IBNS: The Consulate General of India, Toronto office virtually celebrated the 73rd Republic Day of India on Wednesday.
Canada to host International Student Information Sessions to support learners
Jan 26, 2022, at 06:03 am
Toronto/IBNS: International Student Information Sessions will be hosted virtually on Jan 29 from 10 AM-12:30 PM by the International Youth, a non-profit organization established three years ago by Jerin Raj, to provide programs to support international learners before, during, and after their studies in Canada.
Bitterness mounts: US suspends 44 China-bound flights from Chinese airlines
Jan 26, 2022, at 04:37 am
Beijing: The United States has decided to suspend over three dozen flights from Chinese carriers over the next couple of months, a move that may further escalate the tense bond between the two nations.
Canada orders probe into foreign affairs department's cyber security threat
Jan 26, 2022, at 02:55 am
Ottawa/IBNS: A cyber security incident experienced by Canada’s foreign affairs department last week that has disrupted some internet-based services, and is still under investigation, the federal government has confirmed.
Consul Gen of India Toronto office to observe 73rd Indian Republic Day
Jan 25, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Toronto/IBNS: The Consulate General of India, Toronto office will be virtually celebrating the 73rd Republic Day of India at 10 am on Jan 26 at its premises.
Canada advises its citizens against visiting Ukraine
Jan 25, 2022, at 09:36 pm
Ottawa/UNI/Sputnik: Canada has advised its nationals to cancel plans for non-essential trips to Ukraine as tensions run high and military builds up on either side of the Russian-Ukrainian border, according to an advisory issued by the country's ministry of foreign affairs.
Jan 25, 2022, at 05:35 am
Vancouver/IBNS: As a protest to in-person learning in the midst of British Columbia's fifth wave of COVID-19, students at Simon Fraser University (SFU) planneded a walk-out of class Monday.
Jan 25, 2022, at 04:38 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Hundreds of truckers left on Sunday from British Columbia for Ottawa to protest a federal vaccine mandate despite the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), the country's largest trucking federation, urging to comply.
Ukraine-Russia tension: US directs families of embassy staff to leave
Jan 24, 2022, at 03:32 pm
Washington: The US government has directed all relatives of its embassy staff in Ukraine to leave amid rising tension in the region.
US reissues Russia travel advisory over Ukraine
Jan 24, 2022, at 02:59 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US State Department has reissued its Russia travel advisory urging American citizens not to take trips to the country amid "tension" along the border with Ukraine.
Justin Trudeau terms deaths of 4 Indians in blizzard as 'tragic'
Jan 22, 2022, at 10:10 pm
Ottawa/UNI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has termed the deaths of four Indians, including an infant and a teen, in a blizzard on the Canada-US border as “tragic” and said they were victims of human trafficking.
About 60 pct of Canadians struggling to provide enough food for their families, a new poll says
Jan 22, 2022, at 05:22 am
Toronto/IBNS: A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute, released on Friday, shows that 57 percent of Canadians are struggling to feed their family recently, an increase from 36 percent in 2019.
Ontario's plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions not being followed by Quebec, Alberta
Jan 22, 2022, at 04:55 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Ontario's plan to ease restrictions starting from Jan 31 will not be followed by Quebec and Alberta.
Canada: Quebec’s anti-corruption squad probes large number of fake vaccine passports
Jan 21, 2022, at 06:07 am
Quebec/IBNS: Various fraudulent schemes to make and distribute fake vaccine passports in the province of Quebec are being investigated by the province's anti-corruption squad with a warning that people involved could face serious criminal charges.
Canada welcomes over 200 Afghan refugees to Vancouver, British Columbia
Jan 20, 2022, at 04:47 am
Vancouver/IBNS: Sean Fraser, Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, Wednesday announced that over 200 Afghan refugees landed in Vancouver last night, marking the largest flight to date of Afghan nationals arriving in BC.
Canada's annual inflation rate rises to 4.8 pct in Dec, highest since 1991: says Statistics Canada
Jan 20, 2022, at 04:30 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The annual pace of inflation in Canada climbed to 4.8 per cent in December, the highest since 1991, says Statistics Canada.
Jan 19, 2022, at 04:51 am
Toronto/IBNS: The Beijing Olympic Committee's use of reportedly stricter than usual testing for COVID-19 has made it harder for Canadian athletes to pass tests upon arriving in China, especially those who have recently recovered from the virus.
Truckers coming into Canada from US must be fully vaccinated: Canadian govt
Jan 18, 2022, at 05:15 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Canadian government has mandated truckers to be fully vaccinated when crossing into Canada from the United States effective Jan 14.
Canada: Most schools in Ontario and Quebec to be closed today due to severe snowstorm
Jan 18, 2022, at 05:01 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Most of the schools in the provinces of Canada's Ontario and Quebec have either been closed or been moved to online learning Monday due to a severe snowstorm.
Texas hostage crisis: Pakistani accused shot dead
Jan 16, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Texas/UNI: US Security Forces have shot dead a suspect assumed to be a Pakistani man who took four hostages in a Texas synagogue.
Texas hostage-taker dead, say police
Jan 16, 2022, at 08:48 pm
Texas/UNI/Sputnik: Colleyville Police Chief Michael Miller has confirmed to reporters that the suspect in the hostage-taking at the synagogue is dead.
US: Thieves loot trains carrying e-commerce packages in Los Angeles
Jan 16, 2022, at 07:18 am
Los Angeles/IBNS: Multiple freight cars are being looted in Los Angeles's railways by thieves, who leave thousands of empty boxes after taking away products packed in them, taking advantage of trains' stoppages, AFP reported.
Ontario launches virtual 2022 budget consultations
Jan 15, 2022, at 06:24 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ahead of the delivery of the budget in March 2022, an online budget consultation launch was announced by Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy enabling Ontarians to share their ideas for making Ontario the best place to build a career, a family, and a future.
Jan 15, 2022, at 04:47 am
Ontario/IBNS: Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, has said during a news conference that it is unclear if businesses ordered to close by the government last week will reopen on Jan 26.
Canada: Ontario Provincial Police investigates use of fake toonies in Hawkesbury
Jan 14, 2022, at 05:04 am
Toronto/IBNS: An investigation has been launched by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on counterfeit two-dollar coins after OPP discovered them being used to purchase items at a store in Hawkesbury, Eastern Ontario.
Ontario not to follow Quebec's proposal of taxing the unvaccinated: Premier Doug Ford
Jan 14, 2022, at 04:40 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford while touring a vaccination site at the Toronto Zoo has said that Ontario would not follow Quebec's policy of taxing unvaccinated people.
Canada: Unvaccinated Quebecers without medical exemptions to pay health tax, says Quebec Premier
Jan 13, 2022, at 05:35 am
Quebec/IBNS: Health tax will be imposed on Quebecers who refuse to get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks, Premier François Legault has announced at a news conference.
Toronto Police Service Board unanimously approves 2.3 pct increased 2022 operating budget
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:21 am
Toronto/IBNS: The 2022 budget proposals for the Toronto Police Service (TPS) operating and capital budgets had been unanimously approved by the TPS Board's special meeting essentially allowing maintenance of its current staffing levels and promoting important police reform work for community safety.