Sep 29, 2024, at 12:32 pm
US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine to help the country 'win this war' against Russia.
Police take suspect in custody following wild chase after gunman hijacks Los Angeles bus, one dies
Sep 29, 2024, at 12:32 pm
At least one person died after a gunman hijacked a Los Angeles bus in the USA, triggering a massive chase which eventually ended with the police taking the suspect into custody.
Canada: 2024 Celtic Colours International Festival returns to Cape Breton starting Oct 11
Sep 29, 2024, at 12:32 pm
Cape Breton/IBNS: The Celtic Colours International Festival will return to Cape Breton in Nova Scotia from Oct 11 to 19, 2024 with hundreds of events and performances scheduled to take place in communities around the island.
Sep 29, 2024, at 12:32 pm
United States President Joe Biden told leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday that with the world at a historical inflection point “our task, our test, is to make sure that the forces holding us together are stronger than those that are pulling us apart.”
Sep 29, 2024, at 12:32 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Months after stating that there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate Canadians if the situation deteriorates further In Lebanon, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has said nearly 45,000 citizens are still stuck in the middle eastern country.
US school shooting accused Colt Gray's mother charged with taping his grandmother with a chair
Sep 29, 2024, at 12:32 pm
A US woman, whose son is accused of killing four people during a shooting incident, is now facing allegations of taping her elderly mother to a chair, stealing her phone and damaging her home, media reports said.
US: Shooting in Alabama leaves four people dead
Sep 29, 2024, at 12:32 pm
At least four people died and 18 others were injured after multiple shooters opened fire at a popular entertainment centre in the US city of Birmingham in Alabama state.
City of Toronto recommends Shahaddah Jack as its first Youth Poet Laureate
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:00 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Shahaddah Jack has been recommended as the City of Toronto’s inaugural Youth Poet.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:00 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-François Blanchet has told reporters that his MPs will vote in confidence for the Liberal government next week.
Canada to reduce study and work permits aiming to cut down temporary residents in country: Trudeau
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:01 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada is aiming to reduce the study and work permits in one step closer to cut down on the number of temporary residents in the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:01 pm
Calgary/IBNS: Zakarya Rida Hussein, a 20 year old Calgary man, allegedly guilty of sharing Islamic State recruitment videos and propaganda on TikTok will be sentenced to spend the next six years behind bars.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:02 pm
A man from the Indian city of Hyderabad died after drowning in a lake in Canada recently on a day when he was celebrating his brother's birthday.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:03 pm
Tech billionaire Elon Musk reacted to the latest attack on Republcan nominee Donald Trump on Sunday asked why no attempt was made to assassinate US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Donald Trump escapes second 'assassination' attempt, one person arrested
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:03 pm
Ex-US President and Republican candidate Donald Trump remained safe after another suspected assassination attempt was made on him in Florida on Sunday.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:04 pm
An American school teacher has admitted she used other students as 'lookouts' while she had sex with a 16-year-old.
USA: Former CIA officer sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying for China
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:04 pm
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to gather and deliver national defence information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
She'll pay a price for it: Donald Trump slams Taylor Swift for endorsing Kamala Harris
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:05 pm
Former US President Donald Trump, who is running for the Presidential elections this time representing the Republicans, slammed international singing sensation Taylor Swift after she endorsed his opponent Kamala Harris.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:05 pm
An American woman will receive $5.6 million after she was sexually violated during a strip search when she visited a prison to meet her husband, media reports said.
Photojournalist Bill Biggart's last 9/11 image goes viral on social media on 23rd anniversary
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:05 pm
One of the haunting last images captured by photojournalist Bill Biggart, who died while covering the 9/11 attacks in the USA, has gone viral. It shows the collapsing remains of Tower 2 of World Trade Center which was razed to ground during the Sept 11 suicide attack when the terrorists seized US passenger jets and crashed them into the two iconic New York skyscrapers.
Trump says Kamala Harris 'hates' Israel during Presidential debate, Vice President hits back
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:05 pm
Former US President Donald Trump and her challenger American Vice President Kamala Harris exchanged barbs on numerous issues, including the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war and the situation in Gaza, during their fiery presidential debate ahead of the November 5 polls on Tuesday.
US woman Senator accused of forcing male aide into oral sex pushes for stricter sexual assault laws
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:06 pm
California/IBNS: A U.S. female senator, accused of coercing her former chief of staff into sexual acts, had introduced a bill against sexual assault in the California Senate shortly after firing him for allegedly rejecting her advances.
US School shooting: Suspect Colt Gray sent 'haunting' text to mother before killing four
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:07 pm
Georgia school shooting accused Colt Gray's grandfather sent a 'haunting' text and apologised before he allegedly attacked the school and shot dead four people.
USA: 3-year-old child shoots himself with mother's gun, critical
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:07 pm
Police said a 3-year-old boy was injured after he shot himself with his mother's gun in the US state of Detroit.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:07 pm
YouTube on Thursday said that it is terminating the Tenet Media channel and four other channels run by its owner, Lauren Chen, following an indictment from the U.S. Department of Justice over alleged connections with Russian state media network’s employees who face money laundering charges, Reuters reported.
US school shooting suspect Colt Gray was raised in troubled home: Reports
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:08 pm
The Apalachee High School shooter, who killed two teachers and students during the shooting incident this week, was raised in a troubled home, media reports said.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:08 pm
A Pakistani citizen residing in Canada has been arrested on Sept. 4 in Canada in connection with a terrorist plot to kill Jews in New York in the USA. He was held close to the US-Canada border after an FBI investigation and based on a complaint filed in the Southern District of New York.
Suspected US school shooter's father bought gun for son as 'Christmas holiday present'
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:08 pm
The father of the 14-year-old, who is suspected of having killed four people during a school shooting in Georgia state of the USA on Wednesday, has been arrested with authorities saying he 'knowingly allowed his son' to have the weapon.
Canada: Jagmeet Singh's NDP pulls support for Trudeau's govt
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:09 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: In a major blow to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) has pulled the plug on a two-and-a-half-year-old agreement with Trudeau's Liberals that had helped keep his minority government in power, CBS News reported.
USA: Georgia school shooting leaves four dead, suspect taken to custody
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:09 pm
At least four people died and nine others were injured after a gunman opened fire at a school in the US state of Georgia on Wednesday.
US charges Yahya Sinwar, senior Hamas leaders with 'terrorism' over savage Oct 7 attack
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:09 pm
The US Justice Department on Tuesday formally announced criminal charges of terrorism and murder conspiracy against six senior leaders of Hamas, including Yahya Sinwar, in connection with last year's October 7 attack in Israel, mindlessly killing and kidnapping American and Israeli citizens in a rampage that triggered the ongoing war in Gaza.