Canada has maximum number of crying babies among countries
Toronto, Apr 5 (IBNS): A report of a meta-analysis of studies, conducted on about 8,700 infants in Canada, Germany, Denmark, Japan, Italy and the U.K by researchers at the University of Warwick, found that babies in Canada, Britain, Italy and the Netherlands cry more than babies in other countries.
Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee's percussion wizardry regales Toronto audience
Toronto, April 5 (IBNS): Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee regaled the audience with his mastery over Tabla, an Indian musical instrument, at the third Tookhar Tamasha Art's music festival held in Mississauga, Ontario.
Canada: A Dutch court clears repatriation of Amanda’s cyberbully to Canada
Toronto, Apr 4 (IBNS): A Dutch court has convicted a cyberbully and sentenced him to nearly 11 years in prison for cyberbullying dozens of young girls and gay men., media reports said.
Ontario calls for equal pay for women
Toronto, Apr 3 (IBNS): Indira Naidoo-Harris, Ontario’s Minister for the Status of Women, has said although women made up some 55 percent of the workforce within the public service, they take home about 12 percent less money than their male counterparts, media reports said.
Tory proposes vacant properties’ owners should be taxed
Toronto, Apr 3 (IBNS): Toronto Mayor John Tory has suggested, in a recent meeting with experts in the real estate, banking, business and housing sectors, that in the wake of the recent increases in prices of houses in Toronto, taxes should be levied on the vacant houses, media reports said.
If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will, says Donald Trump
Washington, Apr 3 (IBNS): Responding to nuclear threats from North Korea, US President Donald Trump has said that his government is going to take on the Kim Jong-un led nation, with or without the help of China.
193 people die as three rivers overflow in Columbia
Columbia, Apr 2 (IBNS): At least 193 people died as an avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers flooded a small city in Colombia in the US, media reports said.
Canada: Federal, provincial and indigenous leaders develop action plan to support First Nations
Toronto, Apr 2 (IBNS): A new agreement has been recently signed to plan for the First Nation community's future by Indigenous, federal and provincial leaders in Kashechewan, media reports said.
Bombardier chairman desires his salary increase to be reversed
Toronto, Apr 2 (IBNS): Senior Quebec cabinet ministers said on Friday that citizens and elected officials had been shocked regarding increased executive pay of senior executives of Bombardier, media reports said.
Saskatchewan Premier invites oil and gas companies to relocate, Alberta takes offence
Calgary, Apr 1 (IBNS): Brad Wall, Premier of Canada's Saskatchewan province, appears to have ruffled his counterpart from Alberta, Rachel Notley, by inviting a few Calgary-based oil and gas firms to relocated to Saskatchewan.
LGBTQ flag creator Gilbert Baker dies, aged 65
New York City, Apr 1 (IBNS): Gilbert Baker, creator of the Rainbow flag, the symbol of the LGBTQ community, has died, reports said.
Toronto firm to undertake Hyperloops project to connect Calgary with Edmonton
Calgary, Apr 01 (IBNS): A Toronto based new technology firm is likely to take up a project of Hyperloops, which is a proposed mode of passenger and freight transportation that would propel a pod-like vehicle through a reduced-pressure tube, to connect Calgary with Edmonton, said media reports.
Canada govt to invest 1.9 billion in GO train transit, Ontario welcomes decision
Toronto, Mar 31 (IBNS) The Federal Government in Canada will invest roughly $1.9 billion in the GO RER (Regional Express Railway) project thus upgrading the GO Transit train service, a move welcomed by Ontario.
Trump warns US companies against job loss, ahead of China meeting
Washington, Mar 31 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has urged American companies to look for other alternatives and has warned against any further job losses, ahead of next week's meeting with China.
Toronto named one of Canada's best diversity employers
Toronto, Mar 30 (IBNS): Mediacorp Canada Inc. announced that City of Toronto has been named one of Canada's best diversity employers for the second consecutive year for its workplace diversity and inclusion programs among the 100 winners of 2017 best diversity employers in a Globe and Mail magazine.