Microtransit services a good option for hard-to-serve areas
Sep 28, 2016, at 11:29 pm
Toronto, Sept. 28 (IBNS): Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong had foreseen privately-owned vans operating on-demand in low-density areas as a viable option and accordingly planned to put forth a proposal to this effect before the commission’s board, reported Ben Spurr, Transportation Reporter, thestar.com.
Ombudsman to probe school bus chaos
Sep 28, 2016, at 04:22 am
Toronto, Sept 27 (IBNS): Ontario’s Ombudsman Paul Dubé announced on Monday that with the growing number of complaints related to school busses, his office would be looking into the matter soon.
Federal heritage status granted to three lighthouses in Atlantic Canada
Sep 28, 2016, at 03:57 am
Toronto, Sept. 27 (IBNS): Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act had designated three lighthouses in Atlantic Canada for federal protection making a total of ninety lighthouses in eight provinces selected for heritage status with more expected to be added to the list, reported The Canadian Press.
Teen hospitalised after brutal stabbing in Toronto
Sep 28, 2016, at 03:07 am
Toronto, Sept 27 (IBNS): A young boy was stabbed in the Toronto city's west end on Monday night.
Mayor Tory reveals new plans to stop Toronto traffic congestion
Sep 27, 2016, at 03:49 am
Toronto, Sept 26 (IBNS): To tackle the growing problem of traffic congestion, Mayor John Tory has recently launched a new step to control it.
Toddler eats pill in park: Police investigating the case
Sep 27, 2016, at 03:37 am
Toronto, Sept 26 (IBNS): On Sunday afternoon, a 15 -month -old ate part of an anti-anxiety medication pill that was found on a slide in a Toronto park.
Mi'kmaq protesters block natural gas storage site in Nova Scotia
Sep 27, 2016, at 03:10 am
Fort Ellis, Sept 26 (IBNS): Mi'kmaq protesters recently blocked the entrance of a construction site near the upcoming underground natural gas storage caverns in Nova Scotia.
Worker severely injured after tar spill in industrial accident
Sep 27, 2016, at 02:21 am
Toronto, Sept 26 (IBNS): A worker is severely injured after an accidental spill of hot tar on him, in the Logan Avenue and Danforth Avenue of Toronto, police said.
Macleod Trail shooting kills one
Sep 27, 2016, at 02:18 am
Calgary, Sept 26 (IBNS): One man died following a shooting on Sunday night in Calgary.
Two dead, one injured in Quebec plane crash
Sep 27, 2016, at 01:53 am
Quebec, Sept 26 (IBNS):A small plane crashed along the Mouchalagane River in northern Quebec on Sunday.
Targeted shooting in Surrey leads two hospitalised
Sep 27, 2016, at 01:41 am
Vancouver, Sept 26 (IBNS): On Sunday night two people were hospitalised after a targeted shooting took place in Surrey.
Ontario prioritizes community water needs to bottled water firms
Sep 26, 2016, at 11:51 pm
Toronto, Sept. 26 (IBNS): Nestle’s purchase of a well near Elora in Ontario, Canada to secure water supply for its own growing water bottling plant, forced Ontario to renew its government scrutiny of the bottling water industry, reported the media.
Eight competing monuments unveiled for Sparks Street
Sep 26, 2016, at 09:46 pm
Toronto, Sept. 26 (IBNS): The Canada Council for the Arts in downtown Ottawa, on Thursday, unveiled the final eight designs from which a jury of experts, both in public art and hockey, will choose one, for the new Ottawa monument commemorating Lord Stanley of Preston's gift of the Stanley Cup in 1892, according to media reports.
Calgary nightclub shooting: Canadian football player Mylan Hicks dead
Sep 26, 2016, at 03:04 pm
Calgary Sept 26 (IBNS): A Calgary football player, 23-year-old Mylan Hicks, died in a nightclub shooting in Calgary’s southeast Marquee Beer Market at 4630 Macleod Trail at 2:30 am this morning.
US: Gunmen open fire in Baltimore, injure 8
Sep 25, 2016, at 04:21 pm
Baltimore, Sept 25 (IBNS): At least eight people were injured after gunmen opened fire in US's Balimore city on Saturday night, reports said.
London explores safe injection sites
Sep 25, 2016, at 04:00 am
Toronto, Sept 24 (IBNS): A recovering addict, Dan in one of Canada's drug cities is applauding the federal government’s support in setting up safe injection sites, adding that such a site earlier in London could have helped him recover from addiction to opiate and crystal meth, reported CBC News.
Annie Pootoogook, Inuit artist body found in Ottawa river
Sep 25, 2016, at 12:01 am
Ottawa, Sept 24 (IBNS): 46- year-old Annie Pootoogook, the acclaimed, award winning Inuit artist was identified as the woman found dead Monday in Ottawa’s Rideau river.
Sep 24, 2016, at 11:27 pm
Toronto, Sept 24 (IBNS): An adolescent died following a stabbing in Scarborough Friday night.
Millions of dollars in ‘departure tax’ by Toronto Hydro’s sale
Sep 24, 2016, at 11:16 pm
Toronto, Sep. 24 (IBNS): Privatisation of Toronto Hydro could cost the city millions of dollars in 'departure tax', according to media reports.
Calgary leads province in HPV vaccinations
Sep 24, 2016, at 11:11 pm
Calgary, Sep 24 (IBNS): According to new statistics released by the Alberta Health Services (AHS), Calgary has been leading the province in the vaccination of young children against the deadly Human Papillomavirus (HPV).
US mall shooting : Toll goes to 5
Sep 24, 2016, at 10:50 pm
Los Angeles, Sept 24 (IBNS) : Police on Saturday were searching for a gunman who killed five people during a shooting at a mall in the US state of Washington, CNN reported.
Canada's justice system expensive and inefficient says think tank
Sep 24, 2016, at 10:26 pm
Toronto, Sep 24 (IBNS): While grading justice systems of Canada's provinces and territories, across five categories -- public safety, victims support, efficiency, fairness and access to justice, and costs and resources -- The Macdonald-Laurier Institute placed Atlantic Canada and Quebec at the top, while Manitoba and the three territories were placed at the bottom, according to media reports.
At least three die in Washington mall shooting
Sep 24, 2016, at 05:18 pm
Washington, Sept 24 (IBNS): At least three people were reported dead following a shooting incident in a Washington mall, reports said.
US: 4 killed in shooting at mall
Sep 24, 2016, at 03:25 pm
Washington, Sept 24 (IBNS): At least four people were killed in a shooting incident at a mall in US city of Burlington on Friday, officials said.
Halifax man arrested for human trafficking
Sep 24, 2016, at 06:06 am
Toronto, Sept 23 (IBNS): Toronto Police have arrested a man who is alleged of recruiting a young 17-year-old girl from Halifax, forced her to come to Toronto, work in a spa amd provide sexual services to clients.
Community worries with looming Tolko closure
Sep 24, 2016, at 04:23 am
Winnipeg, Sept 23 (IBNS): The intended closure of the pulp and paper plant in The Pas region of Manitoba has made the local community fear the worst conditions coming in.
Canada-China resolve Canola dispute
Sep 24, 2016, at 03:40 am
Ottawa, Sept 23 (IBNS): The leaders of the two countries, Canada and China, on Thursday finally agreed on a long term solution to a trade dispute over $2 billion worth of annual canola sales, keeping their arguments aside over the crop as they try to broaden trade ties.
Toronto Police who shot man three times gets cleared by SIU
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:48 am
Toronto, Sept 23 (IBNS): The Special Investigations Unit (SIU), watchdog of Ontario Police, announced there will be no charges after a man was shot three times and struck with a stun gun in Toronto in December 2015.
Head-on collision of SUVs in Calgary, 2 injured badly
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:34 am
Calgary, Sept 23 (IBNS): At least two people were injured badly and taken to the hospital as two SUVs collided head-on in the southwest Calgary neighbourhood of Wodlands.
Manitoba reserve declares state of emergency after devastating fire
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:23 am
Winnipeg, Sept 23 (IBNS): A Northern Manitoba First Nations community has declared a state of emergency following the burning down of the band office and only grocery store on Thursday.