FATF: US President Joe Biden faces Pakistan challenge soon
Jan 28, 2021, at 07:10 pm
Islamabad/Washington: A geopolitical expert has warned that US President Joe Biden should not allow China to back Pakistan and help it in passing the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) test without much hindrance.
Canada: Indian consulate virtually observes 72nd Republic Day
Jan 28, 2021, at 01:57 am
Toronto/IBNS: The Consulate General of India, Toronto office began the observance of the 72nd Republic Day of India on Wednesday at 10 am with the virtual flag hoisting ceremony by Consul General Apoorva Srivastava.
Jan 27, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris has received her second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Joe Biden will purchase extra 200mln vaccine doses to reach 600mln by summer: White House
Jan 27, 2021, at 02:32 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Biden administration is working to purchase additional 200 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines to reach 600 million doses this summer and vaccinate 300 million people, the White House said in a press release.
Marc Garneau hopes Canada would consider invoking federal Emergencies Act to limit travel
Jan 26, 2021, at 05:58 am
Ottawa/IBNS: As the federal government is actively discussing further measures to limit travel owing to the rise in COVID-19 cases, Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said that he hopes that the federal government would consider invoking the Emergencies Act to limit travel.
Jan 26, 2021, at 05:25 am
Canada/IBNS: Hundreds of websites selling illicit edibles with packages designed to resemble all types of candy and chocolate bars were found by Go Public, an investigative news segment on CBC-TV, radio, and the web after concerns were raised in Canada about a spike in poisonings.
Canada: Former Captain of Maple Leafs George Armstrong passes away at 90
Jan 26, 2021, at 03:24 am
Canada/IBNS: The Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday mourned the death of George Armstrong, one of the first players of indigenous descent, to play professional hockey. He was 90.
Canada's Covid-19 cases mark one year since first virus detection
Jan 26, 2021, at 01:18 am
Canada/IBNS: It is exactly one year on Monday that the first case of virus causing COVID-19 was confirmed in Canada when a patient came to Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital after returning from Wuhan, China.
US Secretary of Defense speaks with Japan's defence minister, discusses Indo-Pacific security
Jan 25, 2021, at 01:35 am
Washington: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi on Sunday, reiterating American commitment to the U.S.-Japan Alliance and emphasizing its importance to the peace and security of the Indo-Pacific region.
Joe Biden says US economic crisis 'deepening'
Jan 24, 2021, at 10:10 pm
Washington/Sputnik: President Joe Biden said on Friday that the COVID-19 induced economic crisis in the United States is deepening.
Donald Trump impeachment trial to begin Feb 8 onwards: Senate Majority Leader Schumer
Jan 24, 2021, at 02:58 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Former US President Donald Trump's impeachment trial will begin the week of Febr 8, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said during remarks on the floor.
US economic crisis 'deepening': Joe Biden
Jan 24, 2021, at 02:05 pm
Washington/Sputnik/IBNS: President Joe Biden said on Friday that the COVID-19 induced economic crisis in the United States is deepening.
Joe Biden speaks to Canada's Justin Trudeau in first foreign leader call: White House
Jan 23, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his first call with a foreign leader, the White House said.
Joe Biden administration to review US-Taliban agreement: White House
Jan 23, 2021, at 04:59 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told his Afghan counterpart that the Biden administration will review Washington’s peace deal with the Taliban, the White House said in a statement.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau discusses delay in Pfizer doses with CEO by phone
Jan 23, 2021, at 04:16 am
Ottawa/IBNS: After learning from Pfizer on Thursday that delays to COVID-19 vaccines' shipments are going to be even worse than previously thought, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, spoke to the biopharmaceutical's CEO-Albert Bourla by phone on Thursday.
Jan 23, 2021, at 02:58 am
Canada/IBNS: Canada's Gov. Gen. Julie Payette and her secretary, Assunta di Lorenzo on Thursday resigned following the revelation of a devastating 'toxic' workplace environment at Rideau Hall by the review of the completed report done by an independent consulting firm, which the Privy Council Office hired.
Sixth of Canadian small businesses consider closing for good, 2.4mln jobs at risk: Study
Jan 22, 2021, at 02:44 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: A sixth of Canadian small businesses impacted by the COVID-19-related restrictions are contemplating closing for good, potentially putting 2.4 million jobs in jeopardy, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) said in a report.
FIBA sanctions Canada Basketball, levies $227K fine
Jan 22, 2021, at 06:00 am
Canada/IBNS: Canada Basketball President and CEO Glen Grunwald was fined up to $227,138 for the sport by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and also threatened by it for docking Canada's national team a point in the standings for having chosen not to attend a FIBA AmeriCup qualifier in November on the advice of medical experts amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Forced labour: US solar companies rely on materials from China's Xinjiang
Jan 22, 2021, at 03:14 am
Washington: US solar companies are heavily dependent on materials produced in Xinjiang region of China where forced labour and re-education camps have become a major issue of concern for the global human rights activists.
First Nations in Western Canada hit hard by COVID-19
Jan 22, 2021, at 03:10 am
Canada/IBNS: Canadian federal officials are alarmed by the rising curve of COVID-19 outbreaks in people of First Nations in Western Canada, making up half the number of hospitalizations in some provinces.
Statistics Canada to do large scale hiring ahead of 'contact-free' census
Jan 22, 2021, at 02:29 am
Canada/IBNS: In its attempt to perform a contact-free or physically distanced census during the COVID-19 pandemic, Statistics Canada said in a press release published this week that it is looking to hire approximately 32,000 field staff to survey the Canadian population this spring.
Jan 21, 2021, at 06:07 am
Washington: Gen (retired) Lloyd Austin, US president Joe Biden’s pick to head the Pentagon, has voiced his concern over China’s “increasingly aggressive actions” across the Indo-Pacific.
"This is America's day, democracy's day": Joe Biden after taking oath as 46th US President
Jan 21, 2021, at 04:54 am
Washington/IBNS: As Joe Biden took oath as the 46th President of the United States, he said this is "America's day. This is Democracy's day."
Joe Biden takes oath as 46th President of United States
Jan 21, 2021, at 04:09 am
Washington/IBNS: Democrat leader Joe Biden took oath as the 46th President of the United States at the 59th inauguration ceremony held in the West Front of the US Capitol.
"This is your time": Barack Obama congratulates Joe Biden
Jan 21, 2021, at 03:31 am
Washington/IBNS: Former US President Barack Obama on Wednesday congratulated Joe Biden with a meaningful photo ahead of the Democrat leader's oath-taking ceremony.
'New day in America': Biden tweets ahead of taking oath as 46th US President
Jan 21, 2021, at 03:14 am
Washington/IBNS: As Joe Biden is all set to take oath as the 46th President of the United States, the Democrat leader tweeted that it is a "new day in America" ahead of the inauguration ceremony.
Pfizer cancels Covid-19 vaccine delivery to Canada for next week
Jan 21, 2021, at 03:02 am
Canada/IBNS: Pfizer-BioNTech cancelled its delivery of Covid 19 doses to Canada for the next week, said Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander leading vaccine logistics for the federal government.
Canada: Quebec changes its vaccination campaign
Jan 21, 2021, at 02:36 am
Quebec/IBNS: Canada's Quebec will make changes to its vaccination plan, the province's health minister Christian Dubé has announced.
Canada: Saskatchewan ranks 5th in rate of Covid-19 testing
Jan 21, 2021, at 01:53 am
Saskatchewan/IBNS: Saskatchewan ranked fifth among provinces, behind Alberta, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec in its rate of testing, Health Canada said, with its testing rate per one million people being 274,535 on Monday, compared to the national average of 441,939.
Canada to lobby Biden administration at the highest level in a bid to save Keystone XL
Jan 20, 2021, at 02:50 pm
Ottawa/Sputnik: The Canadian government will lobby the "highest levels" of the incoming Biden administration in a bid to salvage the Keystone XL oil pipeline extension, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday.