America urges China to fulfill pledge to fight illegal fishing
Jun 28, 2022, at 03:46 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States urges China to fulfill its commitment to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU), a senior US administration official said on Monday.
Jun 28, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Bodies of as many as 46 people, who are believed to be migrants, were recovered from an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas, media reports said on Tuesday.
Toronto Pride Parade in-person returns after 2 years, thousands throng downtown
Jun 28, 2022, at 04:49 am
Toronto/IBNS: After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, Canada’s largest pride celebration returned to Toronto Sunday, with thousands of merrymakers thronging downtown streets.
Prepared to handle anti-govt protests on Canada Day: Ottawa Police
Jun 28, 2022, at 03:43 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Ottawa Police officials Monday said they are prepared for Canada Day observation with plans to keep anti-government protests from turning into another occupation.
Pelosi, McGovern promise bill to push Tibet-China conflict resolution
Jun 26, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Washington: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Jim McGovern said this week that new legislation will soon be introduced pushing for a peaceful resolution to the Chinese government’s decades-long illegal occupation of Tibet.
After Supreme Court ruling, abortion clinics across US close down
Jun 26, 2022, at 01:12 am
Washington: After a US Supreme Court ruling on Friday struck down American women's constitutional right to abortion, clinics across the country have started to pull their shutters down, BBC reported on Saturday.
USCIRF appoints Uyghur-American Nury Turkel as USCIRF chairman
Jun 26, 2022, at 12:10 am
Washington: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has unanimously elected Uyghur-American Nury Turkel as its Chair to lead the Commission for 2022-2023.
'Supreme Court took away Constitutional right from Americans': Joe Biden on abortion ruling
Jun 25, 2022, at 05:38 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Friday called the Supreme Court ruling on abortion a 'sad day for the court and the country' which 'took away' Americans' constitutional right.
Almost 100,000 mail ballots were uncounted in federal election: Elections Canada
Jun 25, 2022, at 03:35 am
Ottawa/IBNS: It has been revealed by Elections Canada, the country's federal agency in charge of elections and referendums, that almost 100,000 mail-in ballots were not counted in the federal election, as they either arrived after the deadline, were not filled in properly or lacked a signature.
US Supreme Court strikes down right to abortion
Jun 25, 2022, at 03:19 am
Washington/IBNS: The United States Supreme Court Friday ended the right to abortion in a ruling that overturn constitutional protections on one of the most bitterly fought issues in America.
Canada: ACISA hosts South Asian culture festival Vibrant Brampton
Jun 24, 2022, at 03:40 am
Brampton/IBNS: Downtown Brampton in Canada is once again set to come alive to the sights and sounds of South Asian culture with Vibrant Brampton on Thursday and Friday.
Canada: Toronto observes National Indigenous Peoples Day with Sunrise Ceremony
Jun 23, 2022, at 02:39 am
Toronto/IBNS: Organized by the city of Toronto, National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) was observed by Mayor John Tory at Nathan Phillips Square on Tuesday following a Sunrise Ceremony honouring Indigenous traditions and culture.
Canadian employers more inclined to hire workers with soft skills without experience, says survey
Jun 21, 2022, at 03:47 am
Toronto/IBNS: Canadian employers are willing to hire workers without experience related to the job due to a labour shortage, a new study by Censuswide on behalf of Indeed, an employment website for job listings reported.
Canada: Manitoba's heat warning cancels Marathon, two players hospitalized
Jun 21, 2022, at 03:32 am
Winnipeg/IBNS: Canada's Manitoba Marathon was cancelled on Sunday by the organizers after two participants were hospitalized due to the sweltering heat and an extreme heat wave.
Shooting in New York's Harlem leaves one dead: Police
Jun 21, 2022, at 01:22 am
Washington/UNI: One person was killed while eight others were injured in gunfire that broke out in New York's Harlem during Father's Day weekend.
Joe Biden falls from bicycle, recovers unhurt
Jun 19, 2022, at 07:58 am
US President Joe Biden fell from his bicycle which he was riding near his beachside home in Delaware Saturday morning but recovered unhurt.
Canada: Retired priest arrested over indecent assault in Manitoba residential school RCMP probe
Jun 18, 2022, at 05:18 am
Winnipeg/IBNS: In a decade-long RCMP investigation, charges have reportedly been laid against Manitoba's retired priest Arthur Masse, 92, in connection with the sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl, who was a student at the Fort Alexander residential school, northeast of Winnipeg.
Canada: FIFA names Toronto as one of the host cities for FIFA World Cup 2026
Jun 18, 2022, at 05:13 am
Toronto/IBNS: The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has named Toronto in Canada as one of the host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2026 along with Vancouver and 14 other cities in Mexico and the United States.
US: Shooting at a church in Alabama leaves one dead
Jun 17, 2022, at 01:56 pm
Birmingham: At least one person died during a shooting at a church in Birmingham city in the US state of Alabama on Thursday, media reports said.
Canada’s defence minister Anita Anand to provide more military aid to Ukraine
Jun 17, 2022, at 05:04 am
Brussels/IBNS: Canada’s Minister of National Defence Anita Anand, during her participation in the United States-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, announced that her country would provide military aid valued at approximately $9 million to Ukraine with 10 replacement barrels to enable the sustainment of M777 howitzer artillery guns.
Quebec’s new language law could hurt tech companies' recruitment, damage economy: Report
Jun 17, 2022, at 04:46 am
Quebec/IBNS: Quebec’s Premier François Legault has been warned by the leaders of dozens of Quebec-based technology companies that the province’s new language law, known as Bill 96 could cause enormous damage to the province’s economy due to the problems in recruiting talented people.
Canada suspends vaccine mandates for domestic travellers, federal employees
Jun 16, 2022, at 03:34 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The federal government of Canada has suspended the vaccine mandate for federal employees and for passengers wishing to board a plane or train in the country.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau tests COVID-19 positive for second time
Jun 15, 2022, at 03:23 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested COVID-19 positive for the second time.
Canada: Alberta to lift remaining COVID-19 restrictions
Jun 15, 2022, at 03:15 am
Alberta/IBNS: The province of Alberta in Canada is lifting all the remaining COVID-19 public health restrictions including mandatory masking on public transit and isolation.
US inflation rate touches 40 years high as households face trouble tackling rising food costs
Jun 14, 2022, at 03:54 pm
Washington: Rising energy and food costs have pushed USA's inflation to a record level since 1981.
TPH partners with Toronto Blue Jays in hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics
Jun 14, 2022, at 05:19 am
Toronto/IBNS: As part of its efforts to help the residents access all COVID-19 vaccine doses, Toronto Public Health (TPH) is partnering up with the Toronto Blue Jays to host a vaccination clinic at the venue of the team's game against the New York Yankees on Saturday.
Canada's inflation to cause 1 in 4 homeowners to sell their homes: Survey
Jun 14, 2022, at 01:56 am
Toronto/IBNS: A new debt survey from Manulife Bank of Canada conducted between Apr 14-20 revealed that nearly one in four homeowners would have to sell their home if interest rates go up further.
Canada to increase length of stay for parents, grandparents on Super Visa to 5 years per entry
Jun 11, 2022, at 03:32 am
The Canadian government has announced to increase the length of stay for parents and grandparents on Super Visa to 5 years per entry, media reports said.
US warns Chinese hackers breached 'major' telecoms firms
Jun 11, 2022, at 01:57 am
Washington/Beijing: US security agencies warned that Chinese hackers have breached "major telecommunications companies," among a range of targets worldwide, by exploiting known software flaws in routers and other popular network networking gear.
Canada's Ontario to remove most masking requirements on June 11
Jun 10, 2022, at 03:38 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario administration Wednesday notified that the remaining provincial masking requirements, including on public transit, will be lifted from June 11.