After US, now Canada confirms sighting of suspected spy balloon
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:46 pm
Toronto: The Canadian government on Friday confirmed sighting a suspected spy balloon and said it was tracking its movement.
Feb 03, 2023, at 04:50 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: In order to facilitate better delivery of visa and consular services, it has been decided to start walk-in services at all BLS centres in Canada with effect from Feb 1, 2023.
ServiceOntario's new changes facilitate easier access to get driver’s licenses, health cards
Feb 03, 2023, at 05:11 am
Toronto/IBNS: New changes to ServiceOntario have been announced in Brampton on Wednesday by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to facilitate “faster” and “easier” services to get driver’s licences and health cards.
Canada: Ontario aligns with its long-term care home residents to increase diagnostic services
Feb 02, 2023, at 03:06 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario's Long-term care residents are being connected by the government to improve residents’ quality of life and to reduce avoidable emergency department visits or hospital stays, a news release has reported.
Canada: Hazel McCallion, longtime mayor of Ontario's Mississauga, dies at 101
Jan 31, 2023, at 05:11 am
Mississauga/IBNS: Hazel McCallion, who ruled Mississauga in Canada's Ontario as mayor for 12 terms, has died. She was 101.
Jan 25, 2023, at 05:51 am
Ottawa: Canadian officials have warned citizens to be wary of apps that could leave their data in the "wrong hands" at a time when popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok faces claims that it has spied on its users.
Canada: Ontario pursues to reduce wait times for surgeries, other procedures
Jan 20, 2023, at 04:46 am
Toronto/IBNS: In its effort to eliminate surgical backlogs and reduce wait times for Ontarians, the provincial government is significantly expanding the number of surgeries being done through community surgical and diagnostic centres to make it easier and faster for people to access publicly-funded surgeries and procedures they need, a news release has said.
Canada imposes sanctions on former Sri Lankan presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Jan 12, 2023, at 05:12 am
Ottawa: The Canadian government has imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankan state officials, including former presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, over human rights violations, officials said on Tuesday.
Canada grants nearly $132 million in support of more than 380 housing units across Ontario
Jan 12, 2023, at 04:52 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Minister of Housing and Diversity Ahmed Hussen has announced a combined investment of nearly $132 million to support the construction of over 380 units in the province.
Canada sees big increase in 3D-printed homemade firearms known as ‘ghost guns’
Jan 11, 2023, at 05:55 am
Toronto/IBNS: Canada is witnessing a big increase in 3D-printed guns, homemade firearms referred to as “ghost guns,” even as more than 100 of these were seized by the Canada Police last year, media reports said.
Top-selling Canadian cookbook author Joan Pare passes away at 95
Dec 29, 2022, at 03:42 am
Ontario/IBNS: Jean Pare, a top-selling Canadian cookbook author, known for her Company’s Coming cookbook series, has died in Edmonton on Christmas Eve at 95, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario Provincial Police officer shot dead in shooting near Hagerville, 2 suspects arrested
Dec 29, 2022, at 02:58 am
Ontario/IBNS: Canada's Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) personnel. Grzegorz “Greg” Pierzchala, aged 28, was killed in a shooting near Hagersville, Tuesday afternoon while on duty.
Canada: Bus crash in British Columbia leaves 50 people injured
Dec 25, 2022, at 09:25 pm
British Columbia: At least 53 people were injured as an intercity coach crashed in the British Columbia province of Canada, media reports said on Sunday.
US blizzard kills 18, leaves over a million people without electricity
Dec 25, 2022, at 06:54 pm
At least 250 million people in the United States and Canada have been affected by a fierce winter storm, killing 18 people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, media reports said.
Canada: Five die in Vaughan shooting
Dec 19, 2022, at 11:34 pm
Toronto: At least five people died as a gunman opened fire at a block of flats in the Canadian city of Toronto on Sunday, police said.
Five dead, suspect killed in Toronto shooting
Dec 19, 2022, at 11:00 pm
Toronto/UNI: Five people were killed in a shooting incident in a condo unit in Vaughan, north of Toronto, local authorities said.
Canada: Sikh woman stabbed to death in British Columbia
Dec 12, 2022, at 02:28 pm
Surrey/British Columbia/Canada: A 40-year-old Sikh woman died after she was stabbed to death in Surrey, British Columbia, on Wednesday, police said on Monday.
Poll shows most Canadians support pivot away from China trade
Dec 10, 2022, at 04:52 am
Beijing: Public opinion in Canada has shown it is against trade with China as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government promises to pivot toward democratic allies in Asia.
Ottawa 'police stations': Canada issues ‘cease and desist’ warning to China
Dec 04, 2022, at 05:02 am
Ottawa: Canadian authorities have now summoned Beijing’s ambassador following reports of a network of illegal Chinese “police stations” in the country, media reports said on Saturday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping slams Justin Trudeau at G20 before media
Nov 17, 2022, at 04:37 pm
Bali/UNI: China's President Xi Jinping has been filmed accusing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of leaking meeting details, days after they held talks at the G20 summit here in Indonesia.
National Security Concerns: Canada orders three Chinese firms to exit lithium deals
Nov 05, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Ottawa: The Canadian government has directed three Chinese firms to divest from a trio of small lithium miners based in the country.
Canada: CRTC hosts first scam communications meeting with five countries
Nov 03, 2022, at 04:57 am
Regulators from Canada, Australia, Ireland, Hong Kong, and the United States met in person for the first time, to find better ways to combat misinformation.
Canada: Toronto parks to see return of Pumpkin Parade festival tomorrow
Nov 01, 2022, at 04:14 am
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto will see the return of Pumpkin Parades on Tuesday to more than 40 parks across the city.
Canada: More than 40 Toronto parks to host Pumpkin Festival, parades on Nov 1
Oct 31, 2022, at 06:04 am
Toronto: More than 40 parks in the Canadian city of Toronto will host Pumpkin Parades on Tuesday, officials said on Sunday.
Canada's Sovereignty Bonds: A new way to support Ukraine
Oct 29, 2022, at 08:00 pm
Washington/IBNS: Canada will offer a new fiver year bond backed by the Government for sale to raise money for Ukraine, and apply new sanctions on 35 Russian individuals which includes Gazprom personnel, as per media reports.
Canada: Ottawa's Parliament Hill hosts Diwali celebration
Oct 29, 2022, at 04:46 am
IBNS: A Diwali celebration event hosted at Parliament Hill in Ottawa was attended by more than 450 people across Canada.
Canada: Toronto Public Health reminds families to update student immunization records
Oct 29, 2022, at 04:34 am
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto Public Health has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of child-age immunizations for diseases including Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Meningococcal Disease, Pertussis (whooping cough) and Varicella (chickenpox.
Canada: 3 men of Punjabi origin arrested in drug bust
Oct 28, 2022, at 10:29 pm
Ottawa: Three Punjab-origin people were among six people charged in the Peel municipality in Toronto, in connection with an international drug trafficking enterprise, media reports said on Friday.
Canada freezes sales, purchase, transfer of handguns
Oct 22, 2022, at 04:43 am
Toronto/IBNS: Canadian federal government’s promise to freeze the national sale, purchase, and transfer of handguns takes effect Friday.
Quebec is challenged by spread of viruses, thousands of students miss classes
Oct 20, 2022, at 04:50 am
Quebec/IBNS: There has reportedly been a jump in absences of Canada's Quebec students in recent weeks with approximately 4,000 of them missing classes during the week of Oct 12 due to illness.