Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Taking the possibility of flying saucers and the existence of UFOs to a new height, a flight traveller captured a strange object flying over New York.
Fifty-six children, among 223 civilians, executed by Burkina Faso military, says Human Rights Watch
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
The Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages on February 25, 2024, Human Rights Watch said.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Police in San Antonio city of the US shot dead an Indian-origin man after he struck two officers with his vehicle when they were attempting to apprehend him in connection with an assault case.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Washington: Chinese company ByteDance has said that it would challenge the US law that has put TikTok’s existence in the US in trouble and claimed that a ban on the app would be equivalent to a ban on people of the US and their voices.
British Columbia sets target date for Surrey police transition plan
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Surrey/IBNS: British Columbia has set a target date for the Surrey police transition plan for the Surrey Police Service to assume policing and law enforcement in the city.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has rescheduled its internal launch of phasing in Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) digital initiative plan to modernize tax collection of import goods.
Toronto endorses city-wide expansion of its alcohol in parks program
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Following the success of the pilot project, the expansion of the alcohol in parks program has been endorsed by the Toronto City Council to permit residents and visitors of 19 years of age and older to consume personal alcohol at the 27 pilot park locations and additional parks across the city.
TikTok influencer Eva Evans dies at 29, cause of death not disclosed
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Popular TikTok influencer Eva Evans, who created and featured in web comedy series "Club Rat", died at the age of 29, leaving her followers mourning.
Antony Blinken to discuss Middle East, Russia-Ukraine war, during meetings with officials in China
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to China April 24-26 where he will meet officials in Shanghai and Beijing to discuss a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues.
Fifteen hurt in tram mishap at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
At least 15 people were injured in a tram mishap at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles on Saturday (April 20, 2024).
US House of Representatives ratifies bill to ban TikTok if it continues ties with China
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Washington: US House of Representatives legislators gave quick approvals to two crucial aid bills on Saturday, aimed at countering China's influence and bolstering Taiwan, media reported.
Washington sanctions entities for allegedly supplying ballistic missile items to Pakistan
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
The United States on Friday (April 19, 2024) said three entities from China and one from Belarus have been sanctioned for allegedly supplying ballistic missile items to Pakistan, the State Department said.
Canada: Police investigation link a vehicle used in armed carjackings in Greater Toronto Area
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Toronto/IBNS: A vehicle used in armed carjackings across the Greater Toronto Area was linked by Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit and are seeking additional witnesses to come forward.
Canada Federal Budget 2024 promises to make life fair for every generation
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Canada's 2024 federal budget unveiled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland proposes $52.9 billion in new spending over five years, including $8.5 billion in new spending for housing.
US reacts to Elon Musk's X post on India's permanent UNSC seat
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Washington/IBNS: The United States has reacted to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's remarks backing a permanent United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat for India.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Washington/IBNS: Congressional-Executive Commission on China chair Rep. Chris Smith said the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is “getting away with murder” as it expands its tentacles in international bodies such as the United Nations (UN) to shun criticism.
Canada: Tropical fish worth thousands of dollars stolen from Ottawa Valley restaurant
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: The Ontario Provincial Police is investigating a theft worth "several thousand" dollars of tropical fish that was reported to be stolen from an Upper Ottawa Valley restaurant last week.
Canada: Manitoba's new tax credit to benefit more homeowners
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Winnipeg/IBNS: The Manitoba government’s $1,500 Homeowners Affordability Tax Credit would provide relief for more homeowners, province's Premier Wab Kinew and Finance Minister Adrien Sala have jointly announced.
Indian student Chirag Antil shot dead in Vancouver
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
An Indian student has been shot dead inside his car in the Vancouver region of Canada, police said on Saturday (April 13, 2024).
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Washington/IBNS: Riddhi Patel, a pro-Palestine Indian-American citizen, was arrested on Wednesday after she gave death threats to the Bakersfield Council members in California, United States.
Ex-American diplomat Victor Manuel Rocha admits to secretly acting as Cuban agent
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, of Miami, a former US Department of State employee, who served on the National Security Council from 1994 to 1995, and as US Ambassador to Bolivia from 2000 to 2002, has pleaded guilty to secretly acting for decades as an agent of the government of Cuba.
US Senator calls for banning Chinese electric vehicles
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has asked the government to ban Chinese-made electric vehicles to protect Ohio autoworkers, and to combat the economic and national security threats posed by Chinese automakers.
Chinese interference in Canadian polls confirmed
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Canada’s recent accusations of Indian interference in their federal elections have been met with a firm rebuttal from its own officials. In a surprising turn of events, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has failed to substantiate claims that India played a role in influencing Canada’s democratic processes.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Vancouver/CMEDIA: Indigenous youth struggling reportedly with drug addiction on Vancouver Island in British Columbia (BC) would soon be benefited by the Orca Lelum Youth Wellness Centre in Lantzville, the first-of-its-kind detox centres and treatment services.
American football icon turned celebrity murder defendant, O.J. Simpson, dies at 76
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Former star football player turned actor O.J. Simpson, who was famously acquitted in a highly-publicized trial for the murder of his ex-wife and her friend, died Thursday from cancer at the age of 76, media reports said citing his family.
Canada's Federal budget won't raise taxes for middle class, Chrystia Freeland says
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has ruled out raising taxes on the middle class in the upcoming federal budget to be unveiled on Apr 16. But she did not reveal if Carada's corporations or the wealthy are included in the same category.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
The Canadian spy agency has claimed that it believes the Chinese government "clandestinely and deceptively" interfered in 2019 and 2021 federal polls of the country.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
A US judge on Tuesday (April 9, 2024) sentenced James and Jennifer Crumbley to 10-15 years in prison for their roles in the 2021 Oxford High School mass shooting that was committed by their son Ethan Crumbley.
Indian-origin man killed in Edmonton shooting in Canada
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
At least two people, including an Indian-origin man, died in a shooting incident in Canada's south Edmonton on Monday (April 8, 2024).
Arizona Supreme Court upholds 1864 near-total abortion ban
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
The Arizona Supreme Court Tuesday upheld the 160-year-old near-total ban on abortion which means that doctors performing the procedure could be jailed for five years.