Canada: People shopping more today than last Black Friday?
Nov 25, 2017, at 04:19 am
Ottawa, Nov 24 (IBNS): Canadian people are spending more time online on this Black Friday than last year, media reports said.
Canada government introduces Canada Housing Benefit in 10-year national housing strategy
Nov 23, 2017, at 08:23 pm
Ottawa, Nov 23 (IBNS): The federal government in Canada has introduced the Canada Housing Benefit in the 10-year national housing strategy, media reports said.
Canada can't agree to extreme proposals in NAFTA agreement: Foreign Affairs Minister Freeland
Nov 22, 2017, at 08:26 pm
Ottawa, Nov 22 (IBNS): Amid the ongoing negotiations in the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said the country can't agree to extreme proposals put forward by the US, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau ensures actions against anti-terrorism lawbreakers
Nov 22, 2017, at 04:47 am
Ottawa, Nov 21 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the federal government will certainly take actions against those citizens who joined the Islamic State, a terrorist organisation, breaking the anti-terrorism law of the country, 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.
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.
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.
Canada's GDP in August declined by 0.1%
Nov 01, 2017, at 05:03 am
Ottawa, Oct 31 (IBNS): Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth declined by 0.1% in August, media reports said.
300,000 immigrants every year 'new normal' in Canada, says immigration minister
Oct 29, 2017, at 06:24 am
Ottawa, Oct 28 (IBNS): Canada's immigration minister, Ahmed Hussen, has said the influx of 300,000 immigrants in the country every year is "new normal", media reports said.
Canada's former PM Harper lashes out at Trudeau government over NAFTA negotiations
Oct 29, 2017, at 06:18 am
Ottawa, Oct 28 (IBNS): Canada's former Prime Minister Stephen Harper has lashed out at the Justin Trudeau government over the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), saying the government is "napping on NAFTA".
Canadian men held and tortured in Syria receives $31.3 million from Ottawa
Oct 27, 2017, at 04:36 am
Ottawa, Oct 26 (IBNS): Three Canadian men, who were held and tortured in Syria over the accusation of having links to a terrorist organisation, have received a settlement amount of $31.3 million by Ottawa, media reports said.
Legalisation of marijuana not a good step: York Police Chief
Oct 27, 2017, at 03:37 am
IBNS Canada's Suman Das and Asha Bajaj interact with York Regional Police Chief Eric Jolliffe. Excerpts:
Liberals likely to increase Canada child benefit
Oct 24, 2017, at 07:14 pm
Ottawa, Oct 24 (IBNS): The Liberals are likely to increase Canada child benefit, received by several families in the country, a report by CTV News said.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau wishes Diwali Mubarak, social media users react to choice of words
Oct 18, 2017, at 09:37 pm
Ottawa, Oct 18 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has conveyed Diwali greetings on Twitter, saying "Diwali Mubarak", which drew several reactions from the users of the social networking site for the choice of his words.
Joshua Boyle discloses reason behind his and wife's decision to have children in captivity
Oct 18, 2017, at 04:48 am
Ottawa, Oct 17 (IBNS): Joshua Boyle, who has been released from the Taliban captivity along with his wife last week, disclosed the reasons behind their decision to have kids in the captivity, media reports said.
Taliban deny Canadian man Joshua Boyle's allegations
Oct 17, 2017, at 03:50 am
Ottawa, Oct 16 (IBNS): The Taliban have denied Canadian man Joshua Boyle's allegations that the kidnappers had raped his wife and killed one of his children in the captivity, media reports said.
Quebec city: Drone collides with passenger aircraft, no major damage
Oct 16, 2017, at 11:45 pm
Ottawa, Oct 16 (IBNS): A drone, for the first time in Canada, has collided with an inbound passenger aircraft to Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec city, according to Transport ministry.
Seal meat dish: Toronto restaurant faces flak from animal rights activists
Oct 12, 2017, at 06:43 pm
Toronto, Oct 12 (IBNS): A restaurant in Toronto is engaged in a bitter battle with animal rights advocates after the latter objected to one of its dishes on the menu, reports said.
Canada court rules an immigration detainee's case as violation of human rights and freedom
Oct 07, 2017, at 06:13 am
Ottawa, Oct 6 (IBNS): A superior court in Canada has ruled that immigration detainee Ebrahim Toure's confinement in a maximum security jail without being charged is a violation of human rights and freedoms, media reports said.
Will ethnicity be hurdle for NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to win votes in Canada?
Oct 07, 2017, at 06:06 am
Ottawa, Oct 6 (IBNS): Ethnicity is expected not to become a big hurdle for recently elected leader of New Democratic Party (NDP), Jagmeet Singh, a Sikh person, to win votes in Canada's federal election in 2019, according to a poll, media reports said.
Canada relaxes requirements for attaining citizenship, to be effective from next week
Oct 06, 2017, at 05:12 am
Ottawa, Oct 5 (IBNS): The federal government has recently taken up a decision to relax some of the requirements necessary to attain the citizenship of the country.
Jagmeet Singh becomes Canada's NDP leader for federal election 2019
Oct 03, 2017, at 04:16 am
Ottawa Oct 2 (IBNS): Sikh politician in Canada, Jagmeet Singh, has been chosen as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) for the federal election which will be held in 2019, media reports said.
Higher immigration to benefit Canada, study finds
Oct 03, 2017, at 04:15 am
Ottawa, Oct 2 (IBNS): Higher immigration in Canada would hardly affect the country adversely, rather it would benefit in some ways, according to a recent study, media reports said.
Will never let violent extremism win: Justin Trudeau on Edmonton attack in Canada
Oct 02, 2017, at 06:14 am
Ottawa, Oct 1 (IBNS): Reacting to the Edmonton attack where a van driver allegedly drove at high speed near a stadium hosting a Canadian Football League game and hit a policeman on Sunday, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau said the country will never allow violent extremism win.
After Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama to visit Canada today
Sep 30, 2017, at 04:57 am
Toronto, Sep 29 (IBNS): Former US President Barack Obama will visit Canada on Friday, a day after Hillary Clinton, the defeated candidate in the US presidential election 2016, addressed a gathering in Toronto, media reports said.
Women from Muslim sect in Canada undergoes FGM: Survey
Sep 26, 2017, at 05:52 am
Ottawa, Sep 25 (IBNS): A research has recently found out that around 80% of Dawoodi Bohra women in Canada, who were surveyed, had undergone female genital mutilation, media reports said.
Barbie row: Canadian MP attacked for sexist remarks
Sep 21, 2017, at 07:48 pm
Toronto, Sep 21 (IBNS): A Canadian MP was forced to apologise following his 'climate barbie' comment about Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, which sparked a huge backlash on social media.
Canada threatens America of retaliation over 'Buy American' policy
Sep 15, 2017, at 04:38 am
Ottawa, Sep 14 (IBNS): Canada on Thursday threatened America of retaliation if the US does not withdraw their 'Buy Americans' policy, media reports said.
Third round of NAFTA talks to be held in Canada later this month
Sep 06, 2017, at 06:28 am
Ottawa, Sep 5 (IBNS): Canada is all set to host the third round of NAFTA (The North American Free Trade Agreement) negotiations in later part of September, media reports said.