Ivanka Trump greets Indians on Diwali, says looking forward to visit India
Oct 19, 2017, at 04:54 pm
Washington, Oct 19 (IBNS): Joining the other world leaders on greeting Indians on the occasion of Diwali, Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, says she's looking forward to her visit to India sometime later this year.
US: Three killed in shooting at business park in Maryland
Oct 19, 2017, at 04:41 am
Edgewood, Oct 18 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and several were injured in a shooting incident which took place at a business park in Harford County, Maryland, in the United States, media reports said.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau wishes Diwali Mubarak, social media users react to choice of words
Oct 18, 2017, at 09:37 pm
Ottawa, Oct 18 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has conveyed Diwali greetings on Twitter, saying "Diwali Mubarak", which drew several reactions from the users of the social networking site for the choice of his words.
Charges lay at unlicensed day support centre for disable people
Oct 18, 2017, at 08:07 pm
Vaughan, Oct 18 (IBNS): Investigators with York Regional Police District Criminal Investigations Bureau have laid several charges against the owners and staff at an unlicensed day support centre for people with disabilities in the city of Vaughan.
Joshua Boyle discloses reason behind his and wife's decision to have children in captivity
Oct 18, 2017, at 04:48 am
Ottawa, Oct 17 (IBNS): Joshua Boyle, who has been released from the Taliban captivity along with his wife last week, disclosed the reasons behind their decision to have kids in the captivity, media reports said.
Taliban deny Canadian man Joshua Boyle's allegations
Oct 17, 2017, at 03:50 am
Ottawa, Oct 16 (IBNS): The Taliban have denied Canadian man Joshua Boyle's allegations that the kidnappers had raped his wife and killed one of his children in the captivity, media reports said.
Louisiana: Oil rig explosion injures at least seven
Oct 16, 2017, at 03:25 pm
Kenner, Oct 16 (IBNS): At least seven people were injured, some gravely, after an oil rig explosion in Lake Pontchartrain in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, rocked the adjoining area, media reports said.
Canadian man released from Taliban captivity says kidnappers raped his wife, killed child
Oct 15, 2017, at 05:30 am
Ottawa, Oct 14 (IBNS): A Canadian man, who has been released along with his family from the Taliban captivity in Afganistan, said the kidnappers had raped his wife and killed one of his children, media reports said.
Captors authorized the killing of my daughter, says freed hostage Joshua Boyle
Oct 14, 2017, at 11:26 pm
Toronto, Oct 14 (IBNS): In a major revelation, a man, who was freed with his family after five years in militant captivity in Afghanistan, has said that people who had captured them had authorized the killing of one of his children and raped his wife.
Montreal actress Erika Rosenbaum breaks silence on sexual harassment by Weinstein
Oct 14, 2017, at 06:38 pm
Montreal, Oct 14 (IBNS): Montreal actress Erika Rosenbaum has finally gone public with her alleged sexual harassment complaints against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, saying Weinstein harassed her years ago, media reports said.
Quebec: Uber wishes to negotiate with transport minister Fortin on new regulations
Oct 14, 2017, at 04:17 am
Montreal, Oct 13 (IBNS): After threatening to cease operations in Quebec, Uber has expressed its willingness to negotiate the new regulations imposed by transport minister André Fortin, media reports said.
Toronto doctor accused of sexual intimacy with minor girl, police file charges
Oct 14, 2017, at 04:15 am
Toronto, Oct 13 (IBNS): Police have alleged a Toronto doctor of creating sexual intimacy with a 15-year old girl and later injecting her with medication, media reports said.
Donald Trump calls ObamaCare a 'broken mess'
Oct 13, 2017, at 11:20 pm
Washington, Oct 13 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Friday called the ObamaCare as a 'broken mess'.
California fires: Death toll climbs to 31, officials announce names of 10 victims
Oct 13, 2017, at 03:35 pm
Napa, Oct 13 (IBNS): The death toll in the northern California wildfire has risen to 31, officials said on Thursday.
Canada-U.S. deal possible, says Donald Trump after meeting Justin Trudeau
Oct 13, 2017, at 03:42 am
Washington, Oct 12 (IBNS): After meeting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at the possibility of a bilateral deal between the two countries, media reports said.
Kidnapped Canadian couple in Pakistan released after five years
Oct 13, 2017, at 03:40 am
Ottawa, Islamabad, Oct 12 (IBNS): A Canadian couple, who were kidnapped in 2012 during backpacking through Central Asia, have been released after five years, media reports said.
Seal meat dish: Toronto restaurant faces flak from animal rights activists
Oct 12, 2017, at 06:43 pm
Toronto, Oct 12 (IBNS): A restaurant in Toronto is engaged in a bitter battle with animal rights advocates after the latter objected to one of its dishes on the menu, reports said.
At least 23 people die as northern California firestorm grows
Oct 12, 2017, at 03:24 pm
Napa, Oct 12 (IBNS): The death toll in the California firestorm incident has risen to 23 as the wildfire spread rapidly through the northern part of the state, forcing new evacuations, reports said.
Important to retain female politicians than recruiting: Justin Trudeau at Washington Summit
Oct 12, 2017, at 04:28 am
Washington, Oct 11 (IBNS): Addressing a gathering at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, said it is important to retain female politicians than merely recruiting them, media reports said.
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US flies two supersonic bombers over Korean peninsula in show of force against North Korea
Oct 11, 2017, at 09:32 pm
Washington DC, Oct 11 (IBNS): The United States, in a 'show of force' against North Korea, flew two supersonic heavy bombers over the Korean peninsula, according to media reports on Wednesday.
California fires: Death toll touches 15, over 150 missing
Oct 11, 2017, at 04:34 pm
Napa, Oct 11 (IBNS): The death toll in the deadly California fires has increased to 15, while scores of people are still missing, reports said.
Homeless Syrian family finds new place after fire destroyed their Mississauga house
Oct 10, 2017, at 11:36 pm
Mississauga, Oct 10 (IBNS): A Syrian family, who had turned out to be homeless after their Mississauga house was destroyed in a fire, found a new place as an Iranian offered them an apartment, media reports said.
California: Deadly fire kills at least 10 people
Oct 10, 2017, at 06:29 pm
Napa, Oct 10 (IBNS): At least 10 people have lost their lives in a deadly fire which devoured parts of California's wine region, media reports said.
Troops can be employed despite being medically unfit, hints Canada's top general
Oct 10, 2017, at 03:44 am
Ottawa, Oct 9 (IBNS): Canada's top general has dropped a hint that troops, who get medically unfit for deployment, can be employed in some other services in the future, media reports said.
Fire in Mississauga leaves Syrian refugees homeless
Oct 10, 2017, at 03:43 am
Mississauga, Oct 9 (IBNS): A Syrian family has become homeless after a fire struck a house and burnt completely in Mississauga on Saturday, media reports.said.
Oct 09, 2017, at 06:54 pm
Toronto, Oct 9 (IBNS): Ontario is on track to balance the budget this year, and has added 34,700 Jobs in September. media reports said, quoting the 2017-18 First Quarter Finances -- which contained updated information about Ontario's fiscal outlook for the current fiscal year .
US suspends visa services in Turkey following staffer's arrest
Oct 09, 2017, at 03:39 pm
Ankara, Oct 9 (IBNS): The United States of America has suspended all regular visa services in Turkey after the arrest of one of its staffers in the national capital, media reports said.
Canadian man guilty of plotting terror attack targeting New York, to be sentenced in December
Oct 08, 2017, at 06:10 am
Ottawa, Oct 7 (IBNS): A 19-year old Canadian teen, who had pleaded guilty of plotting a terror attack targeting New York, will be sentenced in December this year, media reports said.
Diwali Gala meets up noble cause of assisting Oakville Hospital Foundation in Canada
Oct 08, 2017, at 03:49 am
Toronto, Oct 7 (IBNS): The Oakville Diwali Gala, which was organised in the Halton region of Ontario, has successfully met the noble cause of securing state of the art equipment to assist the Oakville Hospital Foundation (OHF).
Canada court rules an immigration detainee's case as violation of human rights and freedom
Oct 07, 2017, at 06:13 am
Ottawa, Oct 6 (IBNS): A superior court in Canada has ruled that immigration detainee Ebrahim Toure's confinement in a maximum security jail without being charged is a violation of human rights and freedoms, media reports said.