Canada: Planes collide in mid-air over Ottawa; one dies

Nov 05, 2018, at 09:17 pm

Ottawa, Nov 5 (IBNS): A plane collision in the mid-air over Ottawa led to the death of one person on Sunday morning, media reports said.

Monitoring the situation and thinking of affected people: Canada PM Trudeau on Tornado in Ottawa

Sep 22, 2018, at 10:29 pm

Ottawa, Sept 22 (IBNS): Following the tornado that ripped apart Ottawa, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his government is monitoring the situation and thinking of the affected people.

Canada: Tornado rips apart Ottawa, several people without power

Sep 22, 2018, at 10:27 pm

Ottawa, Sept 22 (IBNS): A Tornado has left several people without power after ripping apart Ottawa, the capital city of Canada, on Friday afternoon, media reports said.

Canada PM Justin Trudeau meets Malala Yousafzai in Ottawa

Sep 08, 2018, at 02:20 pm

Ottawa, Sept 8 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday met activist and Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai in Ottawa, the capital of the country.

Canada: 'Suspicious' fire engulfs home in Ottawa's south end

Aug 06, 2018, at 11:27 pm

Ottawa, Aug 6 (IBNS): A "suspicious" fire has engulfed a house in Ottawa's south end on Monday early morning, media reports said.

Canada: Former soldiers camp out in Ottawa, to protest with demand for better services

Feb 13, 2018, at 01:07 am

Ottawa, Feb 12 (IBNS): Former Canadian soldiers have camped out in Ottawa and is also scheduled to stage a protest against the federal government's ill-treatment of the veterans, media reports said.

Ottawa: Firefighters called to tackle 3-alarm fire in Napean

Jan 07, 2018, at 04:37 am

Ottawa, Jan 6 (IBNS): Firefighters have been called in Ottawa to tackle 3-alarm fire in Napean part of Ontario district, media reports said.

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.

Ottawa Police ‘CopShop’ event unfurls Christmas spirit

Dec 11, 2016, at 04:20 am

Toronto, Dec. 10 (IBNS): Ottawa Police visited the Carlingwood Shopping Centre, mid week, as part of thir ‘CopShop’ event to spread the Christmas warmth and spirit in a festive way.

Canada requires universal and all-inclusive pharmacare based on a 'defined model'

Dec 08, 2016, at 01:00 am

Toronto, Dec. 7 (IBNS): A citizen-driven panel investigating the idea of national pharma-care recommended that the drug coverage in Canada should be all-inclusive, free from any disparities between the provinces and territories in Canada, according to media reports.

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hoists World AIDS Day flag

Dec 02, 2016, at 11:59 pm

Toronto, Dec. 2 (IBNS): Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, wearing a red scarf given him by the AIDS Committee of Ottawa, hoisted World AIDS Day flag on Thursday at Parliament Hill, Global News reported.

Health Ministers to discuss new health accord in Toronto

Oct 18, 2016, at 12:56 am

Toronto, Oct 17 (IBNS): The provincial and federal health ministers planned to gather together before there scheduled meet on Tuesday with their federal counterpart Jane Philpott.

Annie Pootoogook, Inuit artist body found in Ottawa river

Sep 25, 2016, at 12:01 am

Ottawa, Sept 24 (IBNS): 46- year-old Annie Pootoogook, the acclaimed, award winning Inuit artist was identified as the woman found dead Monday in Ottawa’s Rideau river.