Nov 10, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua/UNI: Three people were killed in a mobile home fire in Plumas area of central Canadian province of Manitoba Friday evening, CTV reported Saturday.
Imran Khan wishes Canadian PM Justin Trudeau over polls victory
Oct 23, 2019, at 09:59 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday wished Canadian PM Justin Trudeau as his party won the general polls in the country.
Justin Trudeau set to form minority government in Canada
Oct 22, 2019, at 02:12 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau is all set to become the Canadian Prime Minister for the second term but will lead a minority government as the results of the General Elections came out on Monday, media reports said.
Canada: Liberal Party falls short of 170 districts needed for majority government
Oct 22, 2019, at 10:20 am
Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) The Liberal Party of Canada has won in 158 districts in the national election, with at least 170 having been required for a majority government, preliminary data from the Commissioner of Canada Elections shows.
Oct 19, 2019, at 03:48 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Canada is gearing up for its general polls next week where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will once again be seen contesting to return to power in the face of stiffer opposition for another term on Oct 21.
Canada announces emergency aid for hurricane-hit Bahamas
Sep 05, 2019, at 02:42 pm
Washington: Ottawa is offering half a million dollars in emergency support plus damage assessment teams after the islands were hammered by Hurricane Dorian, one of the strongest Atlantic storms of all time, Global Affairs Canada said in a statement on Wednesday.
Panorama India to present Indian heritage at India’s I-Day celebrations in Toronto
Aug 10, 2019, at 07:19 pm
Toronto, Aug 10 (IBNS): Over 70,000 people are expected to converge at Toronto’s Nathan Philips Square on Sunday, Aug 18, to celebrate the 20th Annual India's Independence Day Celebrations and Grand parade, media reports said.
Torontonians celebrate Caribbean Carnival's Grand parade with pomp and glory
Aug 06, 2019, at 03:06 pm
Toronto, Aug 6 (IBNS): Torontonians welcomed the grand parade of the 52nd anniversary of Caribbean Carnival, when masqueraders in colourful costumes as made their way from the assembly area at Exhibition Place along Lake Shore Boulevard, Toronto, media reports said.
Canada: Liz Kohn appointed as TIFF’S Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Aug 05, 2019, at 10:32 pm
Toronto, Aug 5 (IBNS): The appointment of Liz Kohn as Vice President, Marketing and Communications, effective Sept 3, 2019, has been announced by Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), TIFF reports said.
Canada: MP Deepak Obhrai passes away
Aug 04, 2019, at 06:07 pm
Toronto, Aug 4 (IBNS): Long-time Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai died on Friday night of liver cancer, officials said on Sunday.
Canada: Oakville Diwali Gala to present Lights, Camera, Auction to raise funds
Aug 04, 2019, at 12:09 pm
Oakville, Aug 4 (IBNS): Oakville Diwali committee, in support of the Oakville Hospital Foundation, is once again organizing Oakville’s largest South Asian gala, 6th Annual Oakville Diwali Gala on Sept 20, media reports said.
Three murders in British Columbia leave Canada in shock
Jul 28, 2019, at 12:42 pm
Manitoba, Jul 27 (IBNS): RCMP said Friday afternoon there could be a possibility of two murderers, Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19, wanted in the killings of three people in Northern British Columbia, leaving Northern Manitoba area with the changed appearances with the help of someone who didn’t know who they were, media reports said.
RCMP believes alleged killers Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky still hiding in Gillam, Manitoba
Jul 26, 2019, at 09:56 pm
Toronto, July 26 (IBNS): Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, the suspects in the double homicide of Australian Lucas Fowler, 23, and American Chynna Deese, 24 on July 15, are still believed by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to be hiding in Gillam, Manitoba, media reports said.
Highest rate of hate crimes in Canada is in Hamilton(Ontario), report says
Jul 26, 2019, at 08:26 pm
Ottawa, July 26 (IBNS): A Statistics Canada report published earlier this week, showed that Hamilton, in Ontario, recorded the highest police-reported hate crimes in Canada.
Canada: First Nations will not be sided in Federal Election, says AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde
Jul 24, 2019, at 11:22 pm
Fredericton (NB, Canada) Jul 24 (IBNS): Ahead of Canada's federal election in October, Perry Bellegarde, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), is lobbying to influence political platforms, media reports said.
Canada: Two school buses catch fire in St-Eustache, dozens of children hospitalised
Jul 24, 2019, at 08:12 pm
Montreal, July 24 (IBNS): Around 70 people were hospitalised as two school buses in St-Eustache caught fire on a highway near St-Eustache on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
At least 69 people injured in Canadian traffic accident
Jul 24, 2019, at 10:19 am
Ottawa, Jul 24 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 69 people, most of them children, were injured after two school buses burst into flames when they were involved in a three-vehicle crash in Saint-Eustache, Canada, Tuesday morning, according to CBC.
After failing to get better life, homeless immigrant in Canada builds shack
Jul 23, 2019, at 03:00 pm
Winnipeg, July 23 (IBNS): After failing to get a better life in Canada, a homeless immigrant has finally made a shack by himself in Winnipeg, a CBC News report reported.
Canada's middle-class families to benefit from Increased child benefits
Jul 22, 2019, at 09:58 pm
Ottawa, July 22 (IBNS): An announcement to raise the Child Care Benefit (CCB) for the 2019–20 to keep up with the cost of living, was made earlier this week by Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, media reports said.
46 people hospitalized, 15 in critical condition, in carbon monoxide leak at Canada hotel
Jul 10, 2019, at 10:27 am
Ottawa, July 9 (Xinhua/UNI) Forty-six people have been rushed to hospital, including 15 in critical condition, following a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a hotel in the City of Winnipeg, Canada's Manitoba, local authorities said Tuesday.
Second Quake Hits Canada Off Pacific Coast, Aftershocks Rattle California - Gov’t. Monitor
Jul 06, 2019, at 06:59 am
Washington, Jul 6 (Sputnik/UNI) Canada has registered its second earthquake in two days off the coast of Vancouver Island, estimated at magnitudes of 4.9 and 5.0, the federal government's monitoring service Earthquakes Canada reported.
Canada signs agreement with California to reduce vehicle emissions
Jun 26, 2019, at 11:34 pm
Ottawa, Jun 26 (IBNS): Catherine McKenna, Canada's environment minister has signed a memo of understanding with the chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, that Canada and California would work together to cut vehicles greenhouse gases to promote the use of cleaner-running vehicles, media reports said.
Canada: Toronto Raptors create history, win NBA series for first time as non-American team
Jun 18, 2019, at 03:04 pm
Toronto, Jun 18 (IBNS): Creating history, Toronto Raptors have won the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the first time as a non-American team, media reports said.
Canada: Quebec bans government employees from wearing religious Garb
Jun 18, 2019, at 11:19 am
Ottawa, June 18 (UNI): Canada's Quebec province bans some government employees from wearing religious symbols at work, prompting an outcry from civil liberties and Muslim groups.
Canadian man shot dead in armed robbery in Sint Maarten
Jun 09, 2019, at 07:11 pm
Ottawa, Jun 9 (Xinhua/UNI) A Canadian man was shot dead during a robbery in Sint Maarten in the Caribbean, the CTV report said.
Canada suspends operations temporarily at its embassy in Venezuela
Jun 03, 2019, at 10:39 am
Ottawa, Jun 3 (UNI): Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said her country has suspended operations at its embassy in Venezuela because its diplomats will no longer be able to obtain visas.
US, Canada in joint statement confirm agreement to lift metal tariffs within 2 days
May 18, 2019, at 07:36 am
Washington, May 17 (Sputnik/UNI) The United States and Canada said in a joint statement on Friday that they will lift all tariffs on aluminum and steel products they imposed on the other within two days.
Pence discusses China, Venezuela with Canadian PM Trudeau : White House
May 15, 2019, at 09:48 am
Washington, May 14 (Sputnik/UNI) US Vice President Mike Pence and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed the ongoing humanitarian and political crisis in Venezuela as well as China’s coercive economic practices, the White House said in readout of their phone call on Tuesday.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau discusses developments in US-China trade talks with Donald Trump
May 11, 2019, at 11:41 am
Moscow, May 11 (Sputnik): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed the latest developments in the Chinese-US trade talks in a phone calls with US President Donald Trump, Trudeau's press service said in a statement.
Three people killed as light plane crashes in Canada's British Columbia
May 06, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Moscow, May 6 (Sputnik) A pilot and two passengers were killed after a light aircraft crashed near the town of Smithers in the western Canadian province of British Columbia on Saturday, local media reported, citing the Coroners Service.