MP Sahota announces faster reunion of spouses in Canada
Feb 16, 2018, at 01:12 am
Brampton, Feb 15 (IBNS): The process of spouse sponsorship by the Government of Canada had significantly improved over the past year, helping Canadians and permanent residents to reunite faster with their spouses, media reports said.
Patrick Brown's former girl friend raises questions to allegations against resigned PC leader
Feb 15, 2018, at 08:14 pm
Toronto, Feb 15 (IBNS): Resigned Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown, who has been accused of sexual misconduct, received support from his former girl friend, media reports said.
Florida school shooting kills 17, suspect taken into custody
Feb 15, 2018, at 03:31 pm
Florida, Feb 15 (IBNS): A 19-year-old man opened fire on students and teachers at a high school campus in Parkland area of Florida in the US on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau to announce legal framework for protection of Indigenous people
Feb 15, 2018, at 04:16 am
Ottawa, Feb 14 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shortly announce a legal framework to protect the interests of Indigenous people in the country, CTV News reported.
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Canada: CSA warns Canada-U.S. cannabis companies to strictly adhere to disclosure rules
Feb 14, 2018, at 07:48 pm
Ottawa, Feb 14 (IBNS): Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released a new guidance that requires U.S.-exposed Canadian cannabis companies to to strictly adhere to disclosure rules, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau meets family of Indigenous man who was killed by white farmer
Feb 14, 2018, at 07:15 pm
Ottawa, Feb 14 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met the family of the Indigenous man who was killed by a white farmer way back in 2016, media reports said.
Canada does not treat us right: Trump complains about new tax
Feb 14, 2018, at 12:11 am
Ottawa, Feb 13 (IBNS): Complaining about the new international tax imposed by Canada, US President Donald Trump has said the neighbouring country does not treat them right, media reports said.
Feb 13, 2018, at 04:42 pm
Saskatchewan, Feb 13 (IBNS): Indigenous people and activists in Canada are clamouring for a reform in the justice system in the country after a court acquitted a 56-year-old man accused of killing a young indigenous man in 2016.
Feb 13, 2018, at 04:40 pm
Toronto, Feb 13 (IBNS): A grand cultural event to celebrate the 69th Republic Day was organized on Sunday at Pearson Conventional Centre in Brampton, Ontario by Panorama India with the support of the Consulate General of India in Toronto, media reports said.
Canada: Former soldiers camp out in Ottawa, to protest with demand for better services
Feb 13, 2018, at 01:07 am
Ottawa, Feb 12 (IBNS): Former Canadian soldiers have camped out in Ottawa and is also scheduled to stage a protest against the federal government's ill-treatment of the veterans, media reports said.
Canada to launch border security app for fast moving of travelers
Feb 12, 2018, at 09:25 pm
Ottawa, Feb 12 (IBNS): Canada will launch its new border security app to allow its citizens to cross borders with ease simply by filing personal details, media reports said.
US: Grand Canyon helicopter crash kills 3
Feb 12, 2018, at 12:39 am
Washington, Feb 11 (IBNS): At least three people were killed when a tourist helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon in the US state of Arizona on Saturday, media reports said.
Two Canadians who were held in Cambodia for 'dancing pornographically', returns
Feb 11, 2018, at 04:19 am
Ottawa, Feb 10 (IBNS): Two Canadian girls, who were arrested in Cambodia for allegedly "dancing pornographically", have returned to their country, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau urges US not to snap NAFTA ties just for 'winning'
Feb 10, 2018, at 06:05 pm
California/Ottawa, Feb 10 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has once again urged his US counterpart Donald Trump to reconsider the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) before taking any tough decision, media reports said.
Two Canadian citizens went missing in Taiwan earthquake
Feb 09, 2018, at 08:29 pm
Taipei/Ottawa, Feb 9 (IBNS): A Hong Kong couple with Canadian citizenship have gone missing in the Taiwan earthquake, that killed 10 people, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau pitches country's tech market in San Francisco
Feb 09, 2018, at 07:56 pm
San Francisco, Feb 9 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday pitched his country's tech market in the city of of northern California, media reports said.
US government shuts down for second time within a month
Feb 09, 2018, at 06:43 pm
Washington, Feb 9 (IBNS): The US government has officially shut down following the Congress' failure to meet the deadline to vote on a budget, media reports said.
Fentanyl found in antidote kit provided by Ontario pharmacy
Feb 09, 2018, at 06:25 pm
Toronto, Feb 9 (IBNS): An investigation was launched by the Ontario College of Pharmacists after fentanyl -- a powerful opioid -- was found in a naloxone kit that was given to a customer at a Shoppers Drug Mart recently, media reports said.
Canada not ready for driverless cars yet, Senate report says
Feb 09, 2018, at 05:09 pm
Ottawa, Feb 9 (IBNS): Senate Committee on Transportation and Communication reported last week that Canada was not prepared for the driverless cars, media reports said.
Feb 09, 2018, at 01:58 pm
Washington, Feb 9 (IBNS): The US Department of Justice today filed a complaint to revoke the naturalization of a Sudan native—who entered the United States on an F-1 student visa and gained lawful permanent resident status through the diversity visa lottery program—for violating and conspiring to violate sanctions imposed against Iraq under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), as well as obstructing Internal Revenue laws.
Snapping NAFTA will hurt U.S. middle class: Canada PM Trudeau
Feb 09, 2018, at 12:05 am
Chicago, Feb 8 (IBNS): Reminding Donald Trump about a possible consequence, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the fall of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will hurt the middle class of the United States, media reports said.
Despite Trudeau's human rights concern, Canada sells weapons to Philippines
Feb 08, 2018, at 11:20 pm
Ottawa, Feb 8 (IBNS): Despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's human rights concern in Philippines, Canada has sold weapons to the southeast Asian country, media reports said.
Ontario promotes mental health support for first responders
Feb 08, 2018, at 06:25 pm
Ottawa, Feb 8 (IBNS): Ontario is partnering with Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (OSCMHS) in Whitby to develop a mobile app that is expected to provide information about mental health, aid in self-assessment of symptoms and enable Durham Regional Police Service's officers and staff to find appropriate clinical services when needed, media reports said.
Rotman School of Management to hold panel discussion on Canada India Economic Partnership
Feb 08, 2018, at 06:23 pm
Toronto, Feb 8 (IBNS): A panel discussion on 'Canada-India Economic Partnership' has been scheduled by Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, on Monday, February 12.
CMA wants Health Canada, not industry, to design marijuana labelling
Feb 08, 2018, at 05:27 pm
Ottawa, Feb 8 (IBNS): Designing marijuana packaging and product labelling -- an important way to educate consumers, especially young people about the risks of using marijuana -- should be left to federal officials and public health experts, not cannabis producers and distributors, said The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) recently.
Canada: Truth will come out, says Patrick Brown on allegations of sexual harassment
Feb 07, 2018, at 11:39 pm
Toronto, Feb 7 (IBNS): Reacting to the allegations of sexual harassment leveled against him, resigned Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Patrick Brown has recently said that truth will come out.
Canada: Are Indian media really interested in Trudeau-Modi meet?
Feb 07, 2018, at 11:29 pm
Ottawa, Feb 7 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be on his maiden India visit later this month but some sections of Indian media seem to be not much interested, media reports said.
Toronto supports Black History Month events
Feb 07, 2018, at 05:26 am
Toronto, Feb 6 (IBNS): The City of Toronto like every year this time too proudly supports events and exhibits scheduled for Black History Month, inviting members of the public to explore and celebrate the heritage, traditions and culture of African-Canadians.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau corrects woman who said 'mankind' at town hall
Feb 07, 2018, at 01:51 am
Ottawa, Feb 6 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has received a round of applause at a town hall meeting last week when he corrected a woman who said "mankind".
Canada: Senate to question government on Marijuana bill ahead of legalisation
Feb 06, 2018, at 05:56 pm
Ottawa, Feb 6 (IBNS): With five months to go for the legalisation of Marijuana in the country, the Senate will question a panel of government representatives over the Marijuana bill in an unprecedented televised meeting in the Upper Chamber on Tuesday, media reports said.