Canada's top doctor retiring ahead of time

Dec 16, 2016, at 04:52 am

Toronto, Dec. 15 (IBNS): Canada's top doctor Dr. Gregory Taylor, 61, would be retiring Friday as Canada's chief public health officer after a little more than two years of his term, media reported.

Toronto: Devastating house fire kills four

Dec 16, 2016, at 12:47 am

Toronto, Dec 15 (IBNS): A devastating house fire on Nickel Street East in Port Colborne near Toronto in the wee hours of Wednesday (before 1.30am) claimed the lives of four family members, according to a police report.

Canada workers' union launches campaign to protect call centre employees from abusive callers

Dec 15, 2016, at 01:08 am

Calgary, Dec 14 (IBNS): Verbally abusive customers are a serious risk to the mental and physical health of call centre employees and it’s time for employers to provide them with better protection, according to the United Steelworkers (USW), which represents approximately 10,000 call centre workers in Canada.

First Canadian Woman: Viola Desmond to be on banknote

Dec 10, 2016, at 11:17 pm

Toronto, Dec 10 (IBNS): Viola Desmond will be the first Canadian woman to be on front of the Canadian $10 bill to be circulated in 2018, reported CTVNEWS.

Canada: Capt. Thomas McQueen's dead body brought to Ottawa

Dec 09, 2016, at 03:27 am

Toronto, Dec 8 (IBNS): A military funeral was held earlier in the day for Capt. Thomas McQueen at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton in Canada's Ontario, reported CBCNews.

Toronto's Tamils mourn death of Jayalalithaa

Dec 09, 2016, at 12:48 am

Toronto, Dec. 8 (IBNS): Toronto's Tamil community was deeply immersed in the ocean of grief at the death of Jayalalithaa, India's 'Iron Lady' who spent 14 years as Tamil Nadu's chief minister, CBCNEWS reported.

Toronto: Suspicious item found in garage turned to be bomb

Dec 08, 2016, at 05:26 am

Toronto, Dec.7 (IBNS): Suspicious item found in a children's toys box inside the home's garage turned out to be a bomb in Toronto, reported CP24.

Canada requires universal and all-inclusive pharmacare based on a 'defined model'

Dec 08, 2016, at 01:00 am

Toronto, Dec. 7 (IBNS): A citizen-driven panel investigating the idea of national pharma-care recommended that the drug coverage in Canada should be all-inclusive, free from any disparities between the provinces and territories in Canada, according to media reports.

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hoists World AIDS Day flag

Dec 02, 2016, at 11:59 pm

Toronto, Dec. 2 (IBNS): Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, wearing a red scarf given him by the AIDS Committee of Ottawa, hoisted World AIDS Day flag on Thursday at Parliament Hill, Global News reported.

Canada: PM Trudeau approves long-pending pipeline projects

Dec 01, 2016, at 10:26 pm

Calgary, Dec 1 (IBNS Canada): Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government gave its approval to two much-awaited pipeline projects, one that of Kinder Morgan Pipeline to Vancouver and the other of Enbridge Inc's extension of Pipeline to Wisconsin, US, according to media reports.

Toronto: RBC's annual profit witnesses record high despite 2% decline in 4th quarter profit

Dec 01, 2016, at 03:22 am

Toronto, Nov 30 (IBNS): RBC saw a record high net annual income of $10.46 billion, a four percent increase from last year's $10.03 billion, reported MetroNews on Wednesday.

Toronto: TTC’s new online store of transit-themed merchandise

Dec 01, 2016, at 12:23 am

Toronto, Nov 30 (IBNS): Following the success of major transit agencies in the world, Toronto Transit agency launched this week its online store and claims it has “something for everyone”, reported CP24.

Canada: Torontonians approve road tolls on DVP and the Gardiner Expressway

Nov 30, 2016, at 04:48 am

Toronto, Nov 29 (IBNS): According to a new poll released on Monday majority of Torontonians said they approved of tolls being implemented on the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) and the Gardiner Expressway to pay for transit and infrastructure, CP24 reported.

Canada: Ontario participates in self-driving car pilot project

Nov 30, 2016, at 04:31 am

Toronto, Nov 29 (IBNS): Ontario became the first in Canada to open a pilot project to test the automated vehicles on public roads and self-driving vehicles are already on Ontario streets, reported CP24.

Toronto 12-year old basketball top player to compete for his high school

Nov 26, 2016, at 01:17 am

Toronto, Nov. 24 (IBNS): Elijah Fisher, 12-year-old and 6-foot-2 basketball phenom was considered as the top player to compete for the high school class of 2023, reported CBC News.

Toronto deadly crash kills one

Nov 25, 2016, at 12:21 am

Toronto, Nov.24 (IBNS): Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) confirmed the death of the driver following a collision between a tractor-trailer and a car, Global News reported.

Heritage Beyond Borders’ first beauty pageant in Toronto organized by IPEN

Nov 24, 2016, at 05:28 pm

Toronto, Nov 24 (IBNS): The International Professional Entertainment Network (IPEN) organised a beauty pageant 'Miss Canada Heritage', which was hosted by Heritage Beyond Borders, a not for profit organization, on Nov 19 at the Grand Palace Convention Centre in Scarborough, Toronto.

Van Jones criticizes Trump in Toronto speech, warns Canada of Trump's presidency

Nov 24, 2016, at 05:11 am

Toronto, Nov 23 (IBNS): Van Jones, an eminent American political commentator, said that it was difficult to foretell what the actions of the president-elect would be once he's sworn in, reported CBCNews.

Canadian kids least active, says ParticipAction report

Nov 19, 2016, at 05:01 pm

Toronto, Nov 19 (IBNS): A new study has come up with figures stating that there is a possibility that the Canadian kids will soon be dubbed as the least active kids in the world.

Canadians do not favour relaxed rules for Americans’ entry to Canada

Nov 12, 2016, at 06:09 am

Toronto, Nov. 11 (IBNS): According to a new Mainstreet Research poll conducted last weekend 5,066 Canadians said they were not in favour of relaxing the rules for U.S. citizens to move to Canada after Donald Trumps is elected president.

US poll Season Finale grabs Canadians

Nov 09, 2016, at 09:35 am

Toronto, Nov 8 (IBNS): The US presidential elections are in its final stage and soon the new era of Hillary or Trump will take over the entire world. Being neighbours, Canada is all up like US, keeping its fingers crossed to look out for the right president of America. IBNS approached a few Canadians around and sought their reactions.

Toronto city progress on road safety plan

Nov 01, 2016, at 03:03 am

Toronto, Oct 31 (IBNS): The period between mid-November and mid-December, with days becoming shorter, is considered a dangerous season for traffic collision, said media reports.

Canada PM Trudeau to travel to Brussels for inking Canada-EU trade deal

Oct 30, 2016, at 01:46 am

Ottawa, Oct 29 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to travel to Europe tonight to sign the iconic Canada-EU free trade deal, soon after it got finalized after loads of discrepancies.

Woman dies after being struck by Brampton transit bus

Oct 29, 2016, at 02:06 am

Toronto, Oct 28 (IBNS): A 57-year-old woman was struck and killed by a Brampton transit bus on Thursday night, police reported

Canada soaks in the festive spirit of Durga Puja

Oct 12, 2016, at 03:07 am

Toronto, Oct 11 (IBNS): Statistics Canada says more than 15,000 people in Toronto are Bengalis, coming from either Bangladesh or Indian state of West Bengal. Together they celebrate the auspicious festival of Durga Puja in different parts of the country as well as in Toronto.

Canada to impose regulations on vaping products

Oct 10, 2016, at 12:46 am

Ottawa, Oct 9(IBNS): The liberal government of Canada says it has plans to introduce new legislation to regulate vaping products, once it comes back after the fall.

Canada's population soars with immigrant and refugee arrivals

Oct 10, 2016, at 12:06 am

Toronto, Oct 9 (IBNS): Statistic Canada says record number of immigrants and refugees arriving on Canadian shores have helped push Canada’s official population over 36 million as of July 1.

Police seized illegal marijuana plants from Health Canada licensed grow-op in Ontario

Oct 09, 2016, at 10:40 pm

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Oct. 9 (IBNS): Police have seized more than 4,000 illicit marijuana plants worth more than an estimated four million dollars from a Health Canada approved grow-op on Oct 3.

Canada added 67,000 new jobs but unemployment rate still the same

Oct 08, 2016, at 04:25 am

Toronto, Oct 7(IBNS): The Canadian economy recently added 67,000 jobs in September.

Canada violates international law as migratory children gets jailed: Advocacy groups

Oct 06, 2016, at 04:41 am

Toronto, Oct 5 (IBNS): According to 46 medical and legal advocacy groups who are pressing the government to stop imprisoning hundreds of migrant children in Canada, believes it violates the Canadian and International laws.