Carney announces $8 billion Quebec shipbuilding deal for six Coast Guard icebreakers
Aug 25, 2026, at 05:22 am
Quebec: Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Monday the "largest" shipbuilding contract in Québec’s history, with investment more than C$11 billion ($7.9 billion) to build six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard at Chantier Davie Canada Inc.
Help Iran, lose dollar access: US Treasury chief issues stark warning
Aug 24, 2026, at 11:38 pm
The US has stepped up pressure on Iran, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warning that countries and entities helping Tehran launder money or generate revenue could be cut off from the US dollar system.
Trump escalates Canada trade war, threatens 50% auto tariffs from 2027
Aug 24, 2026, at 09:13 pm
US President Donald Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to as high as 50% from January 1, 2027, escalating a trade dispute with the country's northern neighbour.
US weighs new H-1B and OPT fees: Why Indian students and tech workers could bear the brunt
Aug 24, 2026, at 06:49 pm
Indian students and technology professionals hoping to study, work and build long-term careers in the United States could face another increase in immigration costs as the Donald Trump administration moves to tighten scrutiny of foreign workers and students.
Aug 24, 2026, at 05:29 pm
An Indian-origin student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in the US, died after the car she was travelling in plunged off a cliff into the Pacific Ocean along Santa Cruz's iconic West Cliff Drive.
Aug 24, 2026, at 05:06 pm
Three years after the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, a purported leaked audio recording has brought gangster Goldy Brar into focus, with Brar allegedly claiming that he orchestrated the assassination.
US horror: Gujarati-origin shopkeeper shot dead in store robbery
Aug 23, 2026, at 08:35 pm
An Indian-origin shop owner was shot dead during an armed robbery at his store in the United States, police said.
Trade talks collapse: Trump targets Canada with ‘US State’ remark
Aug 23, 2026, at 06:42 pm
US President Donald Trump on Sunday targeted Canada after trade talks between the two countries collapsed, accusing the neighbouring nation of seeking the benefits of being an American state without actually becoming one.
Pizza delivery turns fatal: Indian-origin man shot dead in New York
Aug 23, 2026, at 01:33 pm
Gurdeep Singh, a 28-year-old Indian-origin man from Punjab, was shot dead by an unidentified person while he was out delivering a pizza in New York City on Friday, in an incident police suspect may have stemmed from road rage.
Trump calls Strait of Hormuz 'new US territory' once again as Iran refuses to reopen waterway
Aug 23, 2026, at 11:40 am
US President Donald Trump on Sunday once again shared a map depicting the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz as "new US territory", escalating his rhetoric over the key waterway amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.
Sikh gurdwara stabbing in Canada: 27-year-old arrested after two injured
Aug 22, 2026, at 09:26 am
Police have arrested a person after a stabbing incident at a Sikh Gurudwara in Edmonton, Canada left two people injured, officials said on Friday.
Nirmala Sitharaman to visit Canada for talks on strengthening economic ties
Aug 22, 2026, at 04:36 am
Toronto: Canada and India are set to deepen economic and financial cooperation as Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne hosts India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Toronto on August 26 and 27.
Trump says Canada trade talks are ‘moving along’ as tariff deadline nears
Aug 22, 2026, at 04:07 am
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump said trade negotiations with Canada are “moving along” as American and Canadian officials race to reach an agreement before a new deadline for steep U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports.
Aug 21, 2026, at 05:01 pm
A Kosovo-born man who claims to have worked undercover for US intelligence and helped authorities target terrorists is facing deportation from the United States, according to media reports.
Canada, European allies condemn Israel’s West Bank settlement plans
Aug 21, 2026, at 02:05 am
Ottawa: Canada and six European countries condemned Israel’s decision to publish construction tenders for the E1 settlement project in the West Bank, warning that the plan could undermine the prospects of a two-state solution.
Six years in prison: Transgender woman sentenced over plot to kill Scott Bessent
Aug 19, 2026, at 02:51 pm
A transgender woman from Massachusetts has been sentenced to 73 months in prison for attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with Molotov cocktails, US authorities said.
Canada’s largest icebreaker reaches North Pole, reinforcing Arctic presence
Aug 19, 2026, at 02:35 am
Ottawa: Canada’s largest and most powerful icebreaker, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent, reached the North Pole on Sudnay as part of its 2026 Arctic deployment.
Canada records 4.1 million hectares burnt as 2026 wildfire season continues
Aug 19, 2026, at 02:18 am
Ottawa: Canada has recorded 4,793 wildfires and 4.1 million hectares burnt so far this year, with 582 fires still active nationwide, as federal officials warn that elevated wildfire risks could persist into September.
Philippines school shooting horror: Student gunman, two guards among 4 dead
Aug 18, 2026, at 02:13 pm
At least four people, including a student and the gunman, were killed in a shooting at Ateneo de Zamboanga University in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, according to media reports.
Trump praises India’s voter ID system, pushes SAVE America Act
Aug 18, 2026, at 11:42 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has stressed the importance of a “valid photo identity document” while casting votes, citing the election model followed in India.
Indian-origin US teacher with Green Card detained by ICE after 27 years in America
Aug 18, 2026, at 10:49 am
An Indian-origin teacher and Green Card holder who has lived in the US for 27 years has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), months after an immigration judge dismissed the government's attempt to remove her from the country.
Trump's shock threat to bomb Oman: US President warns ally over Iran deal and Hormuz crisis
Aug 18, 2026, at 09:30 am
US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of Washington's efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war with Iran, media reports said.
Canada: RCMP helps return 2,000-year-old Peruvian artefact from Montreal to Peru
Aug 18, 2026, at 05:00 am
Ottawa: A pre-Hispanic bowl believed to be about 2,000 years old is being returned to Peru after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police helped facilitate its voluntary recovery and repatriation from a Montreal auction house.
Canada unveils nearly $70B clean energy investment in Newfoundland and Labrador, Québec
Aug 18, 2026, at 04:29 am
Ottawa: Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a nearly $70 billion clean energy investment involving the expansion of the Churchill Falls Generating Station, development of the Gull Island hydroelectric project and new transmission infrastructure across Newfoundland and Labrador and Québec.
Trump threatens Oman with bombing over Strait of Hormuz talks with Iran
Aug 17, 2026, at 09:14 pm
US President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if the Middle Eastern nation interferes with US efforts amid the ongoing conflict with Iran in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
Trump announces major cut to US-South Korea military exercise, citing Kim Jong Un ties
Aug 17, 2026, at 05:32 pm
US President Donald Trump on Monday announced plans to reduce joint military exercises with key regional ally South Korea, citing his positive relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul’s decision not to assist the US in its efforts related to Iran.
Indian-origin CEO, who fired over 900 employees on a brutal Zoom call, now loses own job
Aug 17, 2026, at 05:05 pm
Indian-American entrepreneur Vishal Garg, who became widely known in 2021 after dismissing more than 900 employees during a four-minute Zoom call, is seeking to return as chief executive of New York-headquartered mortgage company Better Home & Finance, which runs ibusiness as Better or Better.com.
Aug 17, 2026, at 02:10 pm
New York/IBNS: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has once again connected with the city's Bengali-speaking community, announcing in Bengali that more than 2,000 free Broadway tickets will be made available to high-school students through a lottery.
Indian-origin teen murders mother, brother in US home; 'searched kill family fantasies' on ChatGPT
Aug 15, 2026, at 03:25 pm
An Indian-origin teenager has been charged with the murder of his mother and younger brother at their suburban home in Massachusetts, United States, in an incident that has shocked the local community.
Canada sanctions five Iranian officials over Strait of Hormuz navigation restrictions
Aug 15, 2026, at 06:51 am
Ottawa: Canada has imposed sanctions on five Iranian individuals, including senior officials linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, over activities Ottawa says have threatened navigation rights and stability around the Strait of Hormuz.