Justin Trudeau attends Khalsa Day celebration in Toronto
May 03, 2023, at 05:35 pm
Toronto: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau recently attended Khalsa Day celebrations in Toronto City.
Police arrest man who allegedly killed his neighbours in Texas
May 03, 2023, at 01:58 pm
Houston: Police have arrested a man who is suspected to have shot dead five of his neighbours near Houston city of the US on Friday.
May 03, 2023, at 04:44 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has reached a tentative contract agreement with the Treasury Board covering more than 120,000 federal government workers across the country.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau to leave for London to attend King Charles’ coronation on May 6
May 03, 2023, at 03:41 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will head next week to the United Kingdom to attend King Charles’s coronation, according to an official in his office.
US: Three people shot at Akron hookah lounge, police investigating
May 02, 2023, at 12:43 pm
Akron: Akron police are currently investigating a case related to the shooting of three people at a hookah lounge in the US city on Saturday.
US: Dust storm in Illinois leaves at least 6 dead as several vehicles crash on highway
May 02, 2023, at 11:40 am
A dust storm caused crashes of dozens of vehicles along a major highway in the Central Illinois region of the US on Monday, killing at least six people and injuring several, media reports said.
Canada to no longer offer evacuation flights from Sudan over deteriorating security situation
May 02, 2023, at 02:45 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Evacuation flights out of crisis-hit Sudan would no longer be offered by Canada’s federal government due to Sudan’s deteriorating security situation.
May 01, 2023, at 02:08 pm
Cleveland: As many as 250 law enforcement officers from over a dozen agencies are currently engaged to find the gunman accused of shooting and killing five people on Friday night in the US city of Cleveland after neighbors asked him to stop firing his rifle outdoors
Texas mass shooting: Police searching for gunman who killed 5 people, including 8-yr-old
Apr 30, 2023, at 02:46 am
Washington: Cops are looking for a shooter, who allegedly gunned down five Hondurans, including a child aged eight, at a house in Texas in another mass shooting incident in the United States, the local sheriff confirmed on Saturday, media reports said.
Canada urges UN to include Afghan women in decision-making talks
Apr 29, 2023, at 04:39 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's ambassador for women, peace and security, Jacqueline O'Neill, Thursday, endorsed in a letter calling for inclusion of women in UN talks of decision-making about the future.
Western Canada receives warning about dangerous avalanche condition
Apr 29, 2023, at 04:36 am
Vancouver/IBNS: With dramatic rising temperatures due to winter transitioning to spring, backcountry users across western Canada have been warned of dangerous avalanche conditions.
War Killings: US blacklists Sri Lankan governor
Apr 28, 2023, at 10:31 pm
The United States on Wednesday said it will deny visa to Wasantha Karannagoda, Governor of North Western Province in Sri Lanka, due to his involvement in a gross violation of human rights during his tenure as a Naval Commander.
Toronto Police' auto theft investigation leads to over 100 charges, recovery of several vehicles
Apr 28, 2023, at 07:38 am
Toronto/IBNS: An ongoing Toronto Police Service investigation into car and catalytic converter thefts in the city's west end resulted in more than 100 people being charged, and recovery of 100s of vehicles, police announced Wednesday.
Canada completes first evacuation flight from war-torn Sudan, says defence minister Anita Anand
Apr 28, 2023, at 05:28 am
Ottawa/IBNS: First evacuation flight to get Canadians out of crisis-hit Sudan has been conducted, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Thursday.
Canada's public servants' strike drags on, more labour unrest likely: Experts
Apr 27, 2023, at 05:55 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's largest public sector union represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)'s strike is still continuing, with more labour unrest likely this year, experts say.
Canada: Ontario scraps tuition fees, post-secondary education requirement for new police recruits
Apr 27, 2023, at 05:26 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Ontario government is boosting police recruitment numbers by eliminating tuition fees of police training, and scrapping a post-secondary education requirement to be hired as an officer.
Survey says half of New York households facing cost of living crisis
Apr 26, 2023, at 01:00 pm
New York: A recent survey has shown that 50 percent of working-age households in New York City do not earn enough to meet basic needs.
Apr 26, 2023, at 02:54 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's federal auditor general Karen Hogan was reported saying that her office will not investigate the handling of two donations made to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation with possible links to the Chinese government.
Canada: Volkswagen’s new EV battery plant in Ontario's St.Thomas to create thousands of new jobs
Apr 25, 2023, at 04:40 am
St. Thomas/IBNS: A historic investment of $7 billion from Volkswagen, Europe’s largest automaker, was secured last month by Ontario in Canada, to establish its first overseas electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in St. Thomas, a news release has said.
Apr 25, 2023, at 04:23 am
Ottawa/IBNS: With the formal coronation of King Charles on May 6 less than two weeks away, a new poll from the Angus Reid Institute reportedly suggests that the new monarch could have a tough road ahead when it comes to winning over Canadians with even lesser support for his wife, Camilla.
US Senator Marco Rubio reintroduces Uyghur Policy Act
Apr 25, 2023, at 01:19 am
Washington: As recent arrests by federal law enforcement have shown, dissidents who oppose the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continue to be targets of intimidation campaigns by CCP security and intelligence officials on U.S. soil.
US temporarily suspends operation of embassy in Sudan
Apr 24, 2023, at 02:57 am
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Sunday announced the temporary suspension of the operation of the American embassy in conflict-torn Sudan.
Canada suspends work of embassy in Sudan: Foreign Ministry
Apr 24, 2023, at 02:25 am
Ottawa/Khartoum: Canada has decided to suspend the work of its embassy in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum amid ongoing fighting between the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the Canadian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
US in close contact with Sudan leaders to extend ceasefire: State dept
Apr 23, 2023, at 06:22 pm
Washington/IBNS/UNI: The United States is in close contact with Sudan's armed forces and civilian leaders about the possibility to extend the ceasefire, US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee said.
Apr 22, 2023, at 05:00 am
Toronto/IBNS: Investigation by Peel Region Police is underway after the theft of a high-value container carrying gold and other valuable items worth an estimated $20 million were stolen from Toronto Pearson International Airport, police reported.
Canada's annual pace of housing starts fell 11 pct in March compared with Feb
Apr 22, 2023, at 04:26 am
Toronto/IBNS: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp (CMHC) has reported that the country's annual pace of housing starts declined by 11 percent in March compared with February.
Apr 21, 2023, at 04:57 am
Montreal/IBNS: A Quebec Superior Court judge directed Google to pay $500,000 to a Montreal man for restoring a link to an online post falsely accusing him of being a pedophile.
Toronto expands Traffic Agents Program to increase road safety
Apr 21, 2023, at 04:50 am
Toronto/IBNS: Traffic Agents Program of the City of Toronto is being expanded to increase road safety and better to manage traffic congestion, a news release has said.
Canadian federal workers to go on strike today as govt fails to finalise any deal over their demands
Apr 20, 2023, at 03:34 am
Ottawa/IBNS: With failure of the Canadian government to come to an agreement by its Tuesday night deadline, approximately 155,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers are reported to go on strike at 12:01 a.m. EDT. the largest federal public-service union said
USA: Four dead, three wounded in shootings in Maine
Apr 19, 2023, at 07:12 pm
Washington, Apr 19 (UNI) Four people died and three others were wounded in two shootings on Tuesday in the northeasternmost US state of Maine.