Canada: Woman faces charge for driving slow in eastern Ontario
Dec 09, 2017, at 04:42 am
Toronto, Dec 8 (IBNS): A 47-year old Canadian woman has faced charge for allegedly driving slow on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario, media reports said.
Canada's embassy in Israel to remain in Tel Aviv: PM Trudeau
Dec 08, 2017, at 06:03 am
Ottawa, Dec 7 (IBNS): Though US President Donald Trump has triggered a firestorm by announcing that American embassy in Israel will be shifted to Jerusalem to recognize it as the capital of the Jewish nation, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country's embassy will continue to be in Tel Aviv, media reports said.
Canada: Federal government to launch ad campaign over drug-impaired driving
Dec 06, 2017, at 04:16 am
Ottawa, Dec 5 (IBNS): The federal government in Canada is set to launch an ad-campaign to create awareness over drug-impaired driving, with few months to go for the legalisation of recreational marijuana in the country, media reports said.
Canada-Trump officials discuss curb on phoney goods
Dec 05, 2017, at 12:18 am
Ottawa, Dec 4 (IBNS): Canada and US President Donald Trump's officials have discussed over the curbing phoney goods like fake iPhones and phoney Prada fashions, media reports said.
Daughter of Canadian couple detained in China pressurises Trudeau on foreign visit
Dec 03, 2017, at 03:08 am
Ottawa, Dec 2 (IBNS): Daughter of Canadian couple, who have been detained in China since 2016, is hoping that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's China visit would release her captive parents before Christmas this year, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau apologises to LGBT community over ill-treatment, calls 'collective shame'
Nov 29, 2017, at 07:55 pm
Ottawa, Nov 29 (IBNS): Apologising to the LGBT community, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said it is "our collective shame" to mistreat people on the basis of their sexual orientation, continuing in the country for a long time, media reports said.
Canada: House of Commons passes Marijuana bill, moves to Senate
Nov 28, 2017, at 07:52 pm
Ottawa, Nov 28 (IBNS): The House of Commons in Canada has cleared the marijuana bill, brought by the federal government, as the country is heading towards the legalisation of weed consumption by next year, media reports said.
Canadian retailer Sobeys aims to create one big national organisation from regional units
Nov 26, 2017, at 03:25 am
Stellarton, Nov 25 (IBNS): Sobeys, the second largest food retailer in Canada, is aiming to create one big national organisation out of five regional retail units, media reports said.
Canada: People shopping more today than last Black Friday?
Nov 25, 2017, at 04:19 am
Ottawa, Nov 24 (IBNS): Canadian people are spending more time online on this Black Friday than last year, media reports said.
Canada government introduces Canada Housing Benefit in 10-year national housing strategy
Nov 23, 2017, at 08:23 pm
Ottawa, Nov 23 (IBNS): The federal government in Canada has introduced the Canada Housing Benefit in the 10-year national housing strategy, media reports said.
Canada can't agree to extreme proposals in NAFTA agreement: Foreign Affairs Minister Freeland
Nov 22, 2017, at 08:26 pm
Ottawa, Nov 22 (IBNS): Amid the ongoing negotiations in the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said the country can't agree to extreme proposals put forward by the US, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau ensures actions against anti-terrorism lawbreakers
Nov 22, 2017, at 04:47 am
Ottawa, Nov 21 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the federal government will certainly take actions against those citizens who joined the Islamic State, a terrorist organisation, breaking the anti-terrorism law of the country, media reports said.
Canada-U.K. sign deal to curb coal usage with concerns on climate change
Nov 17, 2017, at 08:02 pm
Ottawa, Nov 17 (IBNS): While the U.S. pulled themselves out of the Paris Accord, Canada and the U.K. have signed a deal with an aim to curbing the usage of coal keeping the climate change in mind, media reports said.
Canada offers helicopters, planes, trainers to UN without proper details
Nov 16, 2017, at 07:58 pm
Vancouver, Nov 16 (IBNS): Canada offered helicopters, planes and trainers to the United Nations (UN) on peace missions but little did they reveal about the details of such a step, media reports said.
Canada: Former police officers who opposed legalising pot launch weed business
Nov 15, 2017, at 09:38 pm
Ottawa, Nov 15 (IBNS): Former OPP commissioner MP and federal Conservative cabinet minister Julian Fantino, who had once greatly opposed the legalisation of the pot, has launched a weed-related business, media reports said.
Canada in no hurry to sign revised Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: PM Trudeau
Nov 09, 2017, at 08:15 pm
Hanoi, Nov 9 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government is in no hurry to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal at the time other countries are looking forward to seal the deal, media reports said.
Canada's GDP in August declined by 0.1%
Nov 01, 2017, at 05:03 am
Ottawa, Oct 31 (IBNS): Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth declined by 0.1% in August, media reports said.
300,000 immigrants every year 'new normal' in Canada, says immigration minister
Oct 29, 2017, at 06:24 am
Ottawa, Oct 28 (IBNS): Canada's immigration minister, Ahmed Hussen, has said the influx of 300,000 immigrants in the country every year is "new normal", media reports said.
Canada's former PM Harper lashes out at Trudeau government over NAFTA negotiations
Oct 29, 2017, at 06:18 am
Ottawa, Oct 28 (IBNS): Canada's former Prime Minister Stephen Harper has lashed out at the Justin Trudeau government over the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), saying the government is "napping on NAFTA".
Canadian men held and tortured in Syria receives $31.3 million from Ottawa
Oct 27, 2017, at 04:36 am
Ottawa, Oct 26 (IBNS): Three Canadian men, who were held and tortured in Syria over the accusation of having links to a terrorist organisation, have received a settlement amount of $31.3 million by Ottawa, media reports said.
Legalisation of marijuana not a good step: York Police Chief
Oct 27, 2017, at 03:37 am
IBNS Canada's Suman Das and Asha Bajaj interact with York Regional Police Chief Eric Jolliffe. Excerpts:
Liberals likely to increase Canada child benefit
Oct 24, 2017, at 07:14 pm
Ottawa, Oct 24 (IBNS): The Liberals are likely to increase Canada child benefit, received by several families in the country, a report by CTV News 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.
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.
Quebec city: Drone collides with passenger aircraft, no major damage
Oct 16, 2017, at 11:45 pm
Ottawa, Oct 16 (IBNS): A drone, for the first time in Canada, has collided with an inbound passenger aircraft to Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec city, according to Transport ministry.
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.
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.
Will ethnicity be hurdle for NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to win votes in Canada?
Oct 07, 2017, at 06:06 am
Ottawa, Oct 6 (IBNS): Ethnicity is expected not to become a big hurdle for recently elected leader of New Democratic Party (NDP), Jagmeet Singh, a Sikh person, to win votes in Canada's federal election in 2019, according to a poll, media reports said.
Canada relaxes requirements for attaining citizenship, to be effective from next week
Oct 06, 2017, at 05:12 am
Ottawa, Oct 5 (IBNS): The federal government has recently taken up a decision to relax some of the requirements necessary to attain the citizenship of the country.