Canada: Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area to brighten up winter with light festival
Toronto/IBNS: Canada's Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area will be launching a month-long free interactive light festival, Illuminite, in the heart of the Downtown Yonge neighbourhood.
Indian-origin techie couple, two children found dead at their home in US
An Indian-origin family from Kerala, including two minor children, were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide case in the US state of California, police said.
One dies, five injured after vehicle crashes into Austin medical center emergency room
At least one person died and five others were injured after a vehicle crashed into an Austin medical center emergency room Tuesday evening, media reports said.
Ontario signs $3B health-care deal with Canada to increase access to doctors, reduce wait times
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford has signed a $3.1-billion health-care deal with the federal government to increase access to primary care and reduce wait times.
New Jersey Township Mayor celebrates Losar, raises Tibetan flag despite Chinese objection
Rejecting a written objection from China’s vice consul in New York, Belleville Township Mayor Michael Melham flew the Tibetan flag in on Feb 9.
New York subway shooting leaves one dead
At least one person died and five others, including two teens, were injured during a shooting incident inside a subway station in Bronx region of New York on Monday.
Toronto observes February as Black History Month
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has proclaimed Feb as Black History Month and launched the City of Toronto’s annual celebration of Black Canadians’ heritage, traditions, and culture.
Minor boy, man hurt in US church shooting
At least two people, including a five-year-old boy child, were injured after a shooting incident at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in southwest Houston on Sunday, media reports said.
US teen jumps to death from New York University building
An 18-year-old woman died after she jumped from the fifth floor of the six-storey New York University building in the US city on Saturday.
Six feared dead in California helicopter crash
Sacramento/IBNS/UNI: A helicopter carrying six people crashed in California, near Nevada border, with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department saying on Saturday that no survivors were found.
Masked man robs 50 iPhones from California store, video goes viral
A video has gone viral on social media where a man was seen robbing 50 iPhones, valued at $49,230, from a store in California city in the USA.
US report shows malicious activity by Chinese state-sponsored cyber actor
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), along with key U.S. and international government agencies published a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory recently on malicious activity by a People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actor, known as Volt Typhoon, to compromise critical infrastructure and associated actions that should be urgently undertaken by all organizations.
Senior commander of an Iran-backed militia killed in US drone strike in Baghdad
A drone strike conducted by the US in Baghdad has killed a senior commander of an Iran-backed militia, the Central Command said on Tuesday.
Canada extends ban on foreign buyers' homes purchase till 2027
Ottawa/IBNS: The federal government of Canada will continue to ban foreign nationals from buying homes in the country till 2027 due to housing affordability concerns continuing to trouble cities.
Violent clash erupts among Khalistani groups during ‘Referendum’ in the US
In an alarming turn of events, two opposing groups of Sikhs involved in the Khalistan referendum clashed violently in San Francisco on January 28. Shocking videos of the incident have surfaced on social media, shedding light on the ongoing tensions within the Khalistani separatist movement in the United States.