What is bugging a Toronto home?
Toronto, Feb. 16 (IBNS): A team of American entomologists were curious to know which kinds of bugs are found in an average home and had been entering homes around the world to undertake their study, media reports said.
Ontario to provide life-saving treatment to sick kids affected by US travel ban
Toronto, Feb. 16 (IBNS): Ontario had been arranging to provide critical health care to children who had been denied life-saving surgeries in America due to the U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban this month, media reports said.
US to NATO members: Increase defence spending or face consequences
Washington, Feb 16 (IBNS): US has warned that it will moderate its commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) if the alliance members do not increase their defence spending, according to media reports.
Trudeau meets Trump, takes up border security, economy
Washington, Feb 14 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met US President Donald Trump here on Monday, taking up key issues of border security and economy.
US national security adviser Michael Flynn quits
Washington, Feb 14 (IBNS): US national security adviser Michael Flynn has resigned over alleged contacts with Russia, the White House had announced.
Trump slams US media ahead of Florida visit
Washington, Feb 13 (IBNS): US President Donald trump slammed the US media as 'fake news' ahead of his Florida state visit.
Canada: Cat tests positive for rabies
Toronto, Feb. 9 (IBNS): A dead cat had tested positive for rabies, said Public health officials in Hamilton near Toronto, according to media reports.
Canada: Ontario Premier visits Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir
Toronto, Feb 8 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne visited Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir and Cultural Centre on Westney Road in Ajax, near Toronto to participate in cultural performances, media reports said.
Ontario Premier discusses OSAP with UOIT students
Toronto, Feb 8 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne had been at University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) in Oshawa near Toronto this week to discuss future changes to Ontario Student Assistance Plan (OSAP) with local students, media reports said.
Canada’s skills training to be enhanced
Toronto, Feb 8 (IBNS): In the wake of technological advances leading to automation of jobs, Governments needed to work hard to find relevant ways to avoid the risks of jobs becoming obsolete and irrelevant, said the head of the government's economic growth advisory council, media reports said.
Canada: Three supervised injection sites approved in Montreal
Toronto, Feb 7 (IBNS): In the wake of upsurge of opioid crisis, Health Canada has authorized three supervised injection sites in Montreal, media reports said.
Canada: Woman charged with disposing 6 infants in storage locker
Toronto, Feb 7 (IBNS): Andrea Giesbrecht from Winnipeg has been found guilty of disposing of the remains of six infants in a U-Haul storage locker, media reports said.
Canada: Saskatchewan deficit climbs to $1.2 billion
Toronto, Feb 7 (IBNS): The province of Saskatchewan in west Canada is facing a deficit up to about $1.2 billion, said Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, media reports said.
Threats from radical Islamic terrorism real, says Trump
Washington, Feb 7 (IBNS): Urging American courts to act fast, US President Donald Trump said that the threat from radical Islamic terrorism is real.
Canada: Dog dragged by car for nearly a kilometre
Toronto, Feb.6 (IBNS): Niagara Regional Police have charged two suspects after they received calls last Thursday that a small dachshund-beagle mix had been dragged about 800 metres by a car before it struck another vehicle, media reports said.