Molly Shoichet is appointed as Ontario's first chief scientist

Nov 20, 2017, at 06:06 pm

Toronto, Nov 20 (IBNS): Based on public consultations, Molly Shoichet, a professor at the University of Toronto, has been appointed as Ontario’s first Chief Scientist.

US border patrol officer killed, partner injured; Trump tweets about building the wall

Nov 20, 2017, at 04:56 pm

Washington, Nov 20 (IBNS): Hours after a border agent was killed and another injured in Texas's Big Bend area, US President Donald Trump tweeted about building the 'wall'.

Mississauga resident Deepak Anand fights for Ontario PC nomination

Nov 19, 2017, at 11:10 pm

Mississauga, Nov 19 (IBNS): Indian origin Deepak Anand, who is living in Mississauga for over 16 years, will fight for the Ontario PC nomination, media reports said.

Trump calls Hillary biggest loser of all time, asks her to give it another try after three years

Nov 19, 2017, at 02:40 am

Washington, Nov 18 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Saturday slammed his 2016 Presidential opponent Hillary Clinton as the 'biggest loser of all time'.

Canada's mobileLIVE among Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 companies

Nov 18, 2017, at 05:13 pm

Richmond Hill/Ontario, Nov 18 (IBNS): mobileLIVE, a Canadian technology company assisting businesses accelerate their digital transformation, recently announced that it is among the fastest 50 growing companies in Canada, ranking 37th on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 program award.

Ontario’s new action plan to enable seniors to age with dignity

Nov 18, 2017, at 05:09 pm

Toronto, Nov 18 (IBNS): Dipika Damerla, Ontario’s Minister of Seniors Affairs, recently presented an overview of a new action plan titled  ‘Aging with Confidence: An Action Plan for Seniors’.

Ontario announces legislation to ban college strike, NDP blocks

Nov 17, 2017, at 09:15 pm

Toronto, Nov 17 (IBNS): The Wynne government in Ontario on Thursday announced legislation to ban all college strikes in the province, a decision which has been blocked by the New Democratic Party (NDP), media reports said.

Canada-U.K. sign deal to curb coal usage with concerns on climate change

Nov 17, 2017, at 08:02 pm

Ottawa, Nov 17 (IBNS): While the U.S. pulled themselves out of the Paris Accord, Canada and the U.K. have signed a deal with an aim to curbing the usage of coal keeping the climate change in mind, media reports said.

Camboadia's highest court dissolves opposition part, HRW says death of democracy

Nov 17, 2017, at 05:59 pm

Phnom Penh, Nov 17 (IBNS): The Human Rights Watch has claimed death of democracy in Cambodia after the country's Supreme Court dissolved the main opposition party on Thursday.

Member of Toronto-18 group Saad Khalid denied paraole

Nov 17, 2017, at 01:56 am

Toronto, Nov 16 (IBNS): A member of a so-called Toronto-18 group, Saad Khalid, has been denied a day or full parole, media reports said.

Canada offers helicopters, planes, trainers to UN without proper details

Nov 16, 2017, at 07:58 pm

Vancouver, Nov 16 (IBNS): Canada offered helicopters, planes and trainers to the United Nations (UN) on peace missions but little did they reveal about the details of such a step, media reports said.

Canada: Former police officers who opposed legalising pot launch weed business

Nov 15, 2017, at 09:38 pm

Ottawa, Nov 15 (IBNS): Former OPP commissioner MP and federal Conservative cabinet minister Julian Fantino, who had once greatly opposed the legalisation of the pot, has launched a weed-related business, media reports said.

Philippine President Duterte lashes out at Canada PM Trudeau over drug-war comments

Nov 15, 2017, at 07:35 pm

Manila, Nov 15 (IBNS): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lashed out at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the latter's drug-war comments, media reports said.

California: Gunman kills four before being shot down

Nov 15, 2017, at 04:36 pm

Tehama County, Nov 15 (IBNS): At least four people were killed after a gun man opened fire at random people from his vehicle in a remote Northern California community on Tuesday morning, media reports said.

Canada's Quebec town bans nudity in pool locker rooms

Nov 15, 2017, at 02:05 am

Montreal, Nov 14 (IBNS): Montreal-area town of Quebec in Canada has banned nudity in the swimming poll locker rooms after receiving several complaints, media reports said.

Justin Trudeau pitches Canada at ASEAN Summit, speaks about Rohingya crisis

Nov 15, 2017, at 12:53 am

Manila, Nov 14 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pitched the country in the ASEAN Summit with an aim to open the door to Canada for its exclusive circle, media reports said.

Canada: Week of action for middle class will highlight real change that`s working

Nov 14, 2017, at 04:26 am

Toronto, Nov 13 (IBNS): Fifty four of Ontario’s Liberal Members of Parliament are holding a week of action for the middle class this week.

Costa Rica rocked by 6.5M quake

Nov 13, 2017, at 06:13 pm

San Jose, Nov 13 (IBNS): A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica on Sunday night, reports said.

Will not call North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un short and fat: Donald Trump

Nov 13, 2017, at 02:44 am

Washington, Nov 12 (IBNS): Attacking North Korean leader  Kim Jong-Un, US President Donald Trump on Sunday sarcastically called him 'short and fat'.

Melania Trump meets panda, pictures go viral online

Nov 12, 2017, at 11:42 pm

Beijing, Nov 12 (IBNS): US First Lady Melania Trump has shared several images from her recent trip to China which included her visit to the Great Wall of China.

Alberta family forced into car by naked kidnappers calls experience 'frightening'

Nov 12, 2017, at 03:00 am

Edmonton, Nov 11 (IBNS): An Alberta family, who were forcefully taken into a car by five naked kidnappers days ago, called the experience as "frightening", media reports said.

Canada PM Justin Trudeau marks remembrance day in Vietnam

Nov 12, 2017, at 02:58 am

Ottawa/Hanoi, Nov 11 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the remembrance day along with the the country's military personnel in Vietnam on Saturday, media reports said.

Donald Trump, Putin confirm their determination to defeat ISIS in Syria

Nov 12, 2017, at 01:51 am

Hanoi, Nov 11(IBNS): US President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, meeting on the margins of the APEC conference in Da Nang, Vietnam, confirmed their determination to defeat ISIS in Syria.

Thank you President Xi & Madame Peng for your warm hospitality: Melania Trump

Nov 12, 2017, at 01:40 am

Beijing, Nov 11 (IBNS): US First Lady Melania Trump on Saturday thanked China's President Xi Jinping for the 'warm hospitality' she received during the visit to the Asian nation.

Alberta car crash: Naked kidnappers suspected to drink trippy tea

Nov 10, 2017, at 08:19 pm

Edmonton, Nov 10 (IBNS): The naked kidnappers who have crashed a car with a lorry in Alberta days ago have been suspected to drink trippy tea leading to the incident, media reports said.

New Jersey elects first Sikh mayor Ravi Bhalla

Nov 10, 2017, at 05:51 pm

New Jersey, Nov 10 (IBNS): Ravi Bhalla has been elected as the first Sikh mayor of New Jersey in the United States, media reports said.

Following meeting, Trump all praise for Xi

Nov 10, 2017, at 03:24 pm

Beijing/Washington, Nov 10 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump was all praise for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jingping after their meeting in Beijing on Thursday.

Canada in no hurry to sign revised Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: PM Trudeau

Nov 09, 2017, at 08:15 pm

Hanoi, Nov 9 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government is in no hurry to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal at the time other countries are looking forward to seal the deal, media reports said.

Stephen Bronfman's explanation on Paradise Papers satisfies Canadian PM Trudeau, not Opposition

Nov 09, 2017, at 08:13 pm

Ottawa, Nov 9 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is satisfied with the explanation of a top Liberal fundraiser Stephen Bronfman, whose link to an offshore trust in the Cayman Islands came into light in the Paradise Papers, media reports said.

US President Donald Trump commences his China visit

Nov 08, 2017, at 10:42 pm

Washington./Beijing, Nov 8 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has arrived in China for his three-day state visit to the nation.