Second switched-at-birth case in Manitoba termed a gross-error

Sep 22, 2016, at 03:29 pm

Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): A second set of DNA tests have confirmed that two men were switched at birth at a Norway House Indian Hospital in the same year and the government has appointed an independent third party to investigate what went wrong, reports said.

Uber plans to map Toronto

Sep 22, 2016, at 03:07 pm

Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): Uber, a ride-hailing company, has planned to dispatch sixty-five mapping vehicles across the Greater Toronto Area to pinpoint the best pickup and drop off points, according to media reports.

Crowded Toronto streets used by sexual predator to conceal crimes

Sep 22, 2016, at 03:03 pm

Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): A sexual predator has been assaulting teen girls in midtown Toronto and using busy pedestrian-filled streets to evade police and to conceal his crimes, according to recent media reports.

NSCC campuses evacuated following bomb threat

Sep 22, 2016, at 02:01 am

Toronto, Sept 21 (IBNS): Two campuses of the Nova Scotia Community College at Halifax and Cape Breton in Canada have been evacuated following bomb threat, officials said.

Brazen crime continues with double shooting at city’s Annex neighbourhood

Sep 22, 2016, at 01:24 am

Toronto, Sept 21 (IBNS): Police remain at the scene of a double shooting in the city’s Annex neighbourhood this morning as the investigation into the brazen crime continues, reported Chris Fox, CTV News Toronto.

Shooting in Northeast Calgary:Two dead

Sep 21, 2016, at 08:33 pm

Calgary, Sep 21 (IBNS): Two people died after an alleged shooting in Calgary’s Northeast Redstone community late Tuesday, according to media reports.

Negotiation between General Motors Canada and labour union averts strike

Sep 21, 2016, at 05:19 pm

Toronto, Sep 21 (IBNS): A likely strike at General Motors' (GM's) Canada units were averted after the company negotiated a deal with the Canadian labour union, Unifor, according to media sources.

Toronto again ranks among one of the most livable cities

Sep 21, 2016, at 04:52 pm

Toronto, Sep 21 (IBNS): Toronto has once again emerged as one of the most livable cities, this time according to a survey by the architecture magazine Metropolis, which said it considered a city’s housing, transportation, sustainability, and culture among other factors to arrive at the list.

New horse racing track to be built near Edmonton airport by Century Casinos

Sep 21, 2016, at 03:06 pm

Edmonton, Sept 21 (IBNS): The Edmonton area will see a new horse racing track in 2018.

Man stabbed at Toronto Eaton Center in broad daylight

Sep 21, 2016, at 03:04 pm

Toronto, Sept 21 (IBNS): According to Police a man in his twenty’s has been admitted in the hospital following a stabbing incident at the Eaton Center mall in downtown Toronto.

Saskatchewan government refuses to declare emergency on HIV epidemic

Sep 21, 2016, at 03:57 am

Regina, Sept 20 (IBNS): Despite the growing number of HIV/AIDS epidemic and the recommendation of the doctors, the Saskatchewan government will not be declaring a public health emergency in the province for the said disease.

C-Train derails at city's Northwest Tuscany station

Sep 21, 2016, at 03:55 am

Calgary, Sept 20 (IBNS): A Calgary transit CTrain derailed at the city's Northwest Tuscany LRT station just before 7 AM. The transit driver is injured but is in a stable condition.

Pride Toronto apologizes for racial discrimination

Sep 21, 2016, at 02:14 am

Toronto, Sept 20 (IBNS): According to a recent statement released by the organization, Pride Toronto, says it deeply apologizes to Black Lives Matter Toronto (BLMTO) for "deepening the divisions” in the LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer) community and for “a history of anti-blackness.”

Justin Trudeau to speak at UN assembly

Sep 21, 2016, at 01:47 am

Toronto, Sept 20 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined the world leaders for the annual gathering at the United Nations general assembly.

Fatal bear attacks in Western Canada have left visitors on high alert

Sep 21, 2016, at 01:06 am

Calgary, Sept 20 (IBNS): For the past couple of months’ bear attacks on humans have left outdoor enthusiasts on high alert in Western Canada.

New focus on daycare welcomed by Ontario parents

Sep 20, 2016, at 10:47 pm

Toronto, Sep 20 (IBNS): Ontario Lieutenant-Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell said on Monday that she plans to add 100,000 more licensed spots in schools, workplaces and community settings across Ontario by doubling the child care for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers over the next five years, according to media reports.

New York bombing: Suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami charged with attempted murder of officers

Sep 20, 2016, at 03:35 pm

New York, Sept 20 (IBNS): The man captured by the police as a suspect in the New York bombing has been charged with five counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer after a shootout Monday with police in Linden.

Police arrests man who climbed Calgary construction crane

Sep 20, 2016, at 03:07 pm

Calgary, Sep 20 (IBNS): A man who attempted to hijack a crane in Calgary’s downtown construction site, on Monday, has been arrested, according to media reports.

New York bombing: Suspect captured

Sep 20, 2016, at 05:57 am

New York, Sept 20 (IBNS): The key suspect in the New York bombing incident was captured by the police on Monday, officials said.

Health Canada recommends stricter labelling of Acetaminophen

Sep 20, 2016, at 03:34 am

Toronto, Sept 19 (IBNS): Health Canada in a recent announcement emphasised on stricter labelling rules for acetaminophen, the popular pain killer. The new rules underlined not to exceed the maximum dosage of four grams per day for the normal pill, or eight tablets of extra-strength acetaminophen.

Kids more vulnerable to toxic chemicals in household dust

Sep 19, 2016, at 11:58 pm

Toronto, Sep 19 (IBNS): Canadian environmental health experts welcomed the latest American research that shows kids are vulnerable to the presence of toxic chemicals in household dust, according to media reports.

New York bombing: Police seek 28-year-old man

Sep 19, 2016, at 11:31 pm

New York, Sept 19 (IBNS): New York authorities are finding a person identified as 28-year-oldAhmad Khan Rahami, in connection with the bombing in the city which left 29 people injured.

Canada Minister Navdeep Bains meets his voters

Sep 19, 2016, at 04:44 pm

Toronto, Sep 19 (IBNS): The Minister of Innovation Science, and Economic Development, Navdeep Bains, took time out to meet and greet the people of his constituency to learn about their local issues and problems. The event took place at Mississauga’s Versailles Convention Center.

Minnesota: ISIS recruit injures eight in mass stabbing, shot dead by police

Sep 19, 2016, at 03:06 am

Minnesota, Sept 18 (IBNS): An ISIS recruit in guise of a security guard injured at least eight people in a mass stabbing incident inside a Minnesota mall, before he was shot dead by an off-duty police officer, media reports said.

Minnesota mall attack: IS claims responsibility

Sep 19, 2016, at 02:29 am

Minnesota, Sept 18 (IBNS): The stabbing of eight people at a Minnesota shopping mall in the US has been claimed by militant group ISIS, media reports said.

All 29 victims released from hospital, says New York Governor

Sep 19, 2016, at 02:10 am

New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said all the 29 people, who were injured in the explosion that rocked New York city in the US, have been released from the hospital.

New York: Explosion leaves 29 injured

Sep 18, 2016, at 02:38 pm

New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): At least 29 people were injured in an explosion at Chelsea neighborhood of New York city in the US on Saturday, officials said.

Explosion rocks New York's Lower Manhattan, 29 injured

Sep 18, 2016, at 02:37 pm

New York, Sept 18 (IBNS) An explosion in lower Manhattan of New York rocked the area on Saturday night and injured about 25, according to initial reports.

American playwright Edward Albee dies

Sep 17, 2016, at 09:59 pm

New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): American playwright Edward Albee died at Long Island near New York on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan mosque attack: US condemns

Sep 17, 2016, at 02:40 pm

Washington, Sept 17 (IBNS): The US on Saturday condemned suicide attack at a mosque in Pakistan which killed at least 28 people.