Top Canadian banks cancel business with marijuana industries
Sep 16, 2016, at 03:59 am
Toronto, Sept 15 (IBNS): Two Canadian top banks have declared they will not do business dealings with companies involved in the marijuana industry.
CBSA seizes millions of dollars from Vancouver Airport in recent years
Sep 16, 2016, at 02:33 am
Vancouver Sept 15 (IBNS): The Canadian Border Services Agency in recent years has seized millions of dollar in undeclared cash at the Vancouver International Airport, the second busiest airport of the country.
Toronto to shame dangerous dogs and their owners publicly
Sep 16, 2016, at 02:28 am
Toronto, Sept 15 (IBNS): According to a recent report introduced to the Toronto Municipal code, dogs with one biting incident would be labeled as 'dangerous dogs' via tags and warning signs on their owners' properties.
Rise in interest rate hits millions of Canadians
Sep 15, 2016, at 07:32 am
Toronto, Sept 14 (IBNS) A recent report from TransUnion, one of Canada’s major credit reporting agencies, said that one full percentage upward variation in interest rate could put Canadian mortgage payers into serious inconvenience which even result into non-payment of mortgages and loans.
Foster home shortage in Yorkton, Government looks for families
Sep 15, 2016, at 07:20 am
Yorkton, Sask Sept 14(IBNS): According to a recent report published by The Canadian Press, a decline of 50 percent in the number of foster homes in the Yorkton area is prompting the Saskatchewan government to reach out to the community.
Man stabbed near York University in Toronto
Sep 14, 2016, at 07:54 am
Toronto, Sept 13 (IBNS): A young man, probably in his 20s, succumbed to injuries after he was stabbed in the north end of Toronto, near the York University.
Pentagon confirms killing of ISIL leader during US airstrike
Sep 13, 2016, at 02:45 pm
Washington, Sept 13 (IBNS): US Defense Department officials on Tuesday confirmed the killing of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani during a U.S. precision airstrike on Aug 30.
Hillary Clinton diagnosed with pneumonia
Sep 12, 2016, at 03:05 pm
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been diagnosed with pneumonia, media reports said.
Canadians suffer from economic downpour
Sep 11, 2016, at 01:17 am
Toronto Sept 10 (IBNS): According to a recent pol half of the Canadians said they were able to save five percent or less from their earnings, and thirty-nine percent said that they were “overwhelmed†by their debt.
Florida: 3-year-old son dies in hot pick up truck, father arrested
Sep 10, 2016, at 05:32 pm
Florida, Sept 10 (IBNS): A 23-month-old Florida boy died inside a pickup van, after he was left there for eight hours, reports said.
Transgender rights welcomed by most Canadians
Sep 10, 2016, at 05:26 pm
Toronto, Sep 10 (IBNS): According to an online survey conducted by the Angus Reid institute, the majority of Canadians were in favor of transgender rights
Bee deaths a major concern: Environmentalists
Sep 10, 2016, at 05:24 pm
Toronto, Sep 10 (IBNS): According to a recent report published by the Daily News, more than a million bees died in South Carolina, Americas due to the aerial spraying of pesticides to eradicate Zika virus.
Hydrostor: Storing Canada's surplus hydro power
Sep 10, 2016, at 05:22 pm
Toronto, Sep 10 (IBNS): According to a recent report released by Geographic Canada, power system operators should explore the possibility of combining energy sources of wind and solar with hydro to store the energy for future use.
UOT students parade to celebrate the new school year
Sep 10, 2016, at 05:20 pm
Toronto, Sep 10 (IBNS): Students from various colleges under the University of Toronto paraded down the streets in the downtown core of Toronto, blocking traffic one way, to showcase they are back to school.
Florida: SpaceX rocket explodes at Cape Canaveral ahead of launch
Sep 02, 2016, at 05:18 am
Cape Canaveral, Sept 1 (IBNS): While being test-fired ahead of a launch, a rocket operated by the aerospace company SpaceX exploded on Thursday on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida, media reports said.
No survivors from Alaska mid-air collision say rescuers
Sep 01, 2016, at 07:08 pm
Bethel (Alaska), Sep 1 (IBNS): Alaska State Troopers who were searching for survivors following the mid-air collision between two small commercial planes said that none of the five travelling in the planes have survived, according to media reports on Thursday.
US-Canadian couple appear in Taliban video, pleads govt to change policy
Aug 31, 2016, at 04:36 pm
Kabul, Aug 31 (IBNS): A Canadian man and his American wife, who were captured by the Taliban in 2012 in Afghanistan following their visit to the nation, purportedly appeared in a video uploaded by the fringe unit, US watchdog SITE reported.
Donald Trump to meet Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto
Aug 31, 2016, at 03:25 pm
Washington, Aug 31 (IBNS): US Republican candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed that he is all set to meet Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
100-year-old Indian woman runs to win gold in Vancouver
Aug 31, 2016, at 01:00 am
Vancouver, Aug 30 (IBNS): 100-year-old woman from India Man Kaur, challenges her age as she competes and wins gold in 100-meter dash at the America’s Masters Games in Vancouver.
Bugfest at Canadian National Exhibition
Aug 30, 2016, at 11:09 pm
Toronto, Aug 30 (IBNS): Every year the Canadian National Exhibition awes its fans and visitors with some innovative concoctions. This year the Ex allowed crickets and beetles to enter officially as they were dished out in the food plates.
Indian Consul General Toronto visits Dixie Gurudwara
Aug 30, 2016, at 03:23 pm
Toronto Aug 30 (IBNS): The Consulate General of India Toronto, Dinesh Bhatia, paid a visit to the Dixie Gurudwara, the largest Sikh Temple in Canada.
Canada's crime rate surges back after 12 years
Aug 30, 2016, at 04:59 am
Ottawa, Aug 29 (IBNS): The national crime rate in Canada has increased three percent in 2015, showing the first increase in 12 years.
‘Upskirt’ voyeurism charges against a man at the CNE
Aug 28, 2016, at 01:03 am
Toronto, Aug 27 (IBNS): Police charged and arrested 28-year-old, Daniel Alder, on account of allegedly using a hidden camera inside a toy owl to peek under women’s skirts at the 2016 Canadian National Exhibition.
Trump promises to fix African-American problems
Aug 27, 2016, at 04:24 pm
Washington, Aug 27 (IBNS): Reiterating his stance about African-American voters, where US Presidential candidate Donald Trump had pronounced a week earlier that the coloured people in USA have nothing to lose, he promised to solve their problems, if elected in the Oval Office.
BC elderly couple forced to separate, questions Canada’s seniors’ care
Aug 27, 2016, at 03:17 pm
Toronto, Aug 27 (IBNS): A 83-year-old Wolfram Gottschalk and his 81- year- old wife Anita, who have been married for the past 62 years, have been forced to stay apart from each other for the past eight months in different healthcare facilities, owing to their health issues.
Toronto man charged for triple murder in crossbow deaths
Aug 27, 2016, at 07:51 am
Toronto, Aug 26 (IBNS): Three first degree murder charges had been filed against a 35-year-old Toronto man, Brett Ryan, in connection with the deaths of three people in an incident involving crossbow in Scarborough here.
US delivers four new light attack copters to Afghanistan
Aug 26, 2016, at 04:12 pm
Kabul, Aug 26 (IBNS): Strengthening their combative power, the Afghan Air Force (AAF) on Thursday received four new light attack helicopters (MD-530 Cayuse Warrior) from the United States, reports said.
West Nile Virus found in Toronto mosquitoes
Aug 23, 2016, at 04:02 am
Toronto, Aug 22 (IBNS): Toronto mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile Virus for the first time this year, the media reported recently in August quoting the city's public health department.
US: Donald Trump cries foul against American media, Wall Street
Aug 22, 2016, at 03:20 pm
Washington, Aug 22 (IBNS): Republican nominee for the American Presidential election, Donald Trump on Sunday accused his country's media and the Wall Street of foul play.
Cyclosporiasis affects over 50 people in Canada
Aug 20, 2016, at 07:59 pm
Toronto, Aug 20 (IBNS): According to a recent report released by the Public Health Agency of Canada, over 50 people have been found affected by Cyclosporiasis, a parasitic food borne disease.