Canada: Ontario premier Doug Ford unveils plan to reduce Toronto council seat

Jul 28, 2018, at 12:18 am

Toronto, July 27 (IBNS): Ontario premier Doug Ford on Friday unveiled his plan to reduce the Toronto council seats from present 47 to 25, media report said.

Canada: Doug Ford to reduce Toronto council seats almost to half of its present number

Jul 27, 2018, at 03:02 pm

Toronto, July 27 (IBNS): Ontario premier Doug Ford will slash the Toronto council seats to just more than half of its present number, media reports said.

Canada: Police identify 10-year old girl who died in Toronto shooting

Jul 25, 2018, at 02:19 pm

Toronto, July 25 (IBNS): The Toronto Police have identified a 10-year-old girl who died in a shooting at Danforth Avenue in the city on Sunday, media reports said.

Canada: Toronto shooting leaves 1 dead, 13 hurt

Jul 23, 2018, at 04:19 pm

Toronto, July 23 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and 13 others hurt as a gunman opened fire on a busy avenue in the Canadian city of Toronto on Sunday night, officials said on Monday.

Canada: Two dead, 14 injured in Toronto shooting

Jul 23, 2018, at 10:41 am

Toronto, July 23 (IBNS): At least one person died, while, 14 others sustained injuries as a shooter opened fire in Canada's Toronto city on Sunday.

Canada deeply proud of its historical friendship with Nelson Mandela: Canada PM Trudeau

Jul 18, 2018, at 10:17 pm

Ottawa, July 18 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his country is deeply proud of its historical friendship with anti-apartheid revolutionary and former South African President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the latter's 100th birthday on Wednesday.

Ontario Science Centre presents interactive travelling exhibition

Jul 18, 2018, at 08:33 pm

Toronto, July 18 (IBNS): Ontario Science Centre's interactive travelling exhibition PoPnology, the convergence between popular culture and current technology, is being run from May 19 to August 6, media reports said.

Face-off between students and Indian-Canadians in Canada over jobs

Jul 12, 2018, at 08:38 pm

Ottawa, July 11 (IBNS): A clash has started between the Indian-Canadians and the students in Canada over jobs, a Times Of India report says.

Canada: Woman reporter confirms encounter with PM Trudeau at music festival

Jul 07, 2018, at 09:30 pm

Calgary, July 7 (IBNS): A former woman reporter has confirmed that she had an encounter with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a music festival in British Columbia in 2000, media reports said.

Canada: Heat wave in Quebec kills 33 people

Jul 06, 2018, at 02:30 pm

Quebec City/Montreal, July 6 (IBNS): The prevailing heat wave in central and eastern Canada led to the death of at least 33 people in Quebec, media reports said.

Canada: Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls meeting with PM Trudeau as 'productive'

Jul 06, 2018, at 01:17 pm

Ottawa/Toronto, July 6 (IBNS): Ontario's newly elected Premier Doug Ford has called his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as "productive".

Extreme heat prevails in Canada, kills six people in Montreal

Jul 04, 2018, at 02:05 pm

Montreal, Jul 4 (IBNS): At least six people have died due to intense heat wave sweeping large parts of Canada, media reports said.

Ontario Premier Ford announces end of Cap-and-Trade Carbon Tax Era

Jul 03, 2018, at 11:19 pm

Ottawa, Jul 3 (IBNS):  Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday confirmed that  there would be an end of the Cap-and-Trade Carbon Tax Era in Ontario, media reports said.

Canada PM Trudeau interacts with Mexican President-elect Amlo, vows to work together

Jul 03, 2018, at 05:28 pm

Ottawa, July 3 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has interacted with Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador and wished to work closely with the latter.

Canada: Saskatchewan highway crash kills six; Mayor calls incident as 'tragedy'

Jul 01, 2018, at 12:27 am

Sakatchewan, Jun 30 (IBNS): Saskatchewan Mayor Dennis Dixon has called Saskatchewan highway tragedy, which killed six people including three children, as a "tragedy", media reports said.

Canada: New Ontario government to have 21-member cabinet

Jun 29, 2018, at 10:07 pm

Toronto, Jun 29 (IBNS): The newly elected Progressive Conservative (PC)-led Ontario government will have a cabinet of 21 ministers including premier Doug Ford, media reports said.

Former Canada PM Stephen Harper planning to visit White House without informing govt

Jun 28, 2018, at 05:45 pm

Ottawa, Jun 28 (IBNS): Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is planning to visit the United States (US) soon but without notifying the government, media reports said.

French teen accidentally crosses Canadian border while jogging, held

Jun 23, 2018, at 10:50 pm

Victoria, Jun 23 (IBNS): A French teen had landed herself into a trouble as she crossed the Canadian border and entered into the US while jogging on a beach in White Rock, British Columbia (BC), media reports said.

Canada: Donald Trump calls on Justin Trudeau for NATO spending

Jun 23, 2018, at 10:16 pm

Washington/ottawa, Jun 23 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump is reportedly calling on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a meeting over more North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) spending, media reports said.

Canada: Cannabis will be legal in October, says PM Justin Trudeau

Jun 21, 2018, at 07:11 pm

Ottawa, Jun 21 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said cannabis will be legal in the country on Oct 17, media reports said.

Canada: Liberal MP Karina Gould breastfeeds son in House of Commons; colleagues support

Jun 21, 2018, at 07:09 pm

Ottawa, Jun 21 (IBNS): Canada's Liberal MP Karina Gould has received applauds for breastfeeding her son in the House of Commons, media reports said.

Canada: ​Consulate Gen of India, Toronto hosts Interactive Open House Session

Jun 21, 2018, at 06:18 pm

Toronto, Jun 21 (IBNS): An Interactive Open House Session was held by the Consulate General of India, Toronto with the Indian and Indo-Canadian community organizations on 19 June 2018 at Etobicoke, Ontario.

Canada: Liberals rejecting Senate amendments to impaired driving bill

Jun 20, 2018, at 02:00 pm

Ottawa, Jun 20 (IBNS): The Liberals are not accepting the amendments brought by the Senate to the impaired driving bill, media reports said.

Canada legalises use of recreational marijuana

Jun 20, 2018, at 12:03 pm

Ottawa, Jun 20 (IBNS): After years of debate, the Canadian parliament has passed a nationwide law legalising the use of recreational marijuana or cannabis, reports said on Wednesday.

Canada: Marijuana will be legalised in Sept if bill passes by this week, says Blair

Jun 18, 2018, at 10:30 pm

Ottawa, Jun 18 (IBNS): Canadian MP Bill Blair has said the use of marijuana will be legalised in September if the bill passes by the end of this week, media reports said.

Over 1,200 Canadian children abused by school staff in 20 years: Study

Jun 15, 2018, at 09:46 am

Toronto, June 15 (IBNS): The Canadian Centre for Child Protection (Canadian Centre) has released the most comprehensive study of child sexual abuse by school personnel ever done in Canada.

Canadians embrace indigenous goods to protest against US' trade tariffs imposition

Jun 14, 2018, at 09:28 pm

Ottawa, Jun 14 (IBNS): Hitting back at US President Donald Trump's imposition of trade tariffs, Canadians have started to boycott the US goods and also launched several campaigns on social media.

Canada to co-host FIFA World Cup 2026

Jun 14, 2018, at 08:26 pm

Ottawa, Jun 14 (IBNS): Canada will host the FIFA World Cup jointly with the US and Mexico in 2026, media reports said.

Freeland to promote Canada's multilateralism and oppose U.S.tariffs

Jun 13, 2018, at 11:49 pm

Ottawa, Jun 13 (IBNS): During her two-day visit to Washington, Chrystia Freeland, Canada's foreign affairs minister, would be promoting Canada's support for multilateralism, and its opposition to recently imposed tariffs by United States (U.S.), media reports said.

Canada Foreign Minister Freeland to promote Canada's multilateralism & oppose U.S.tariffs

Jun 13, 2018, at 07:19 pm

Ottawa, Jun 13 (IBNS): During her two-day visit to Washington, Chrystia Freeland, Canada's foreign affairs minister, would be promoting Canada's support for multilateralism, and its opposition to recently imposed tariffs by United States (U.S.), media reports said.