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Meghan Markle makes appearance without engagement ring, sparks speculations of divorce from Harry | Mumbai police arrest minor boy for issuing bomb threats to airlines; 'accused wanted to frame friend' | Sanction Indian diplomats, ban RSS: Anti-India Canadian leader Jagmeet Singh goes ballistic | MUDA chief resigns amid probe into Siddaramaiah's 'land scam' | Omar Abdullah swears in as Jammu and Kashmir CM in maiden govt formation after Article 370 abrogation | Wanted to see India cooperating with Canada: US on New Delhi-Ottawa tussle over Nijjar killing | Election Commission announces dates for Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls | Setback for Mamata govt as Calcutta HC allows Bengal junior doctors' carnival in Kolkata | Apologise to Bishnoi community: BJP MP's advice to Salman Khan after Baba Siddique's murder | Bishnoi Gang is connected to agents of India govt: Canada police's claim

Bank of Canada unveils new $10 banknote to celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary

Apr 11, 2017, at 03:55 am

Toronto, Apr 10 (IBNS): The $10 commemorative banknote for Canada's 150 celebrations was unveiled recently at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, media reports said.

Canada: Large number of icebergs affect North Atlantic’s shipping lanes

Apr 11, 2017, at 03:49 am

Toronto, Apr 10 (IBNS): During the past week more than 400 icebergs have drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes, consequently slowing down the ships to a mere crawling or forced them to change their directions to hundreds of miles, media reports said.

Canada: Snowy conditions and high winds cause power outages in Ontario

Apr 08, 2017, at 01:23 am

Toronto, Apr 7 (IBNS): A series of power outages across southern and eastern Ontario, due to heavy snow and high winds, were caused this morning, media reports said.

Spike in E. coli cases results in Canada-wide recall of Robin Hood flour

Apr 07, 2017, at 05:07 am

Toronto, Apr 6 (IBNS): Recent increase in cases diagnosed with E. coli O121 in Canada resulted in extending the original recall of 10-kilogram bags Robin Hood brand flour by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to (CFIA) to the entire Canada, media reports said.

Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee's percussion wizardry regales Toronto audience

Apr 05, 2017, at 06:56 pm

Toronto, April 5 (IBNS): Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee regaled the audience with his mastery over Tabla, an Indian musical instrument, at the third Tookhar Tamasha Art's music festival held in Mississauga, Ontario.

Canada: A Dutch court clears repatriation of Amanda’s cyberbully to Canada

Apr 05, 2017, at 12:22 am

Toronto, Apr 4 (IBNS): A Dutch court has convicted a cyberbully and sentenced him to nearly 11 years in prison for cyberbullying dozens of young girls and gay men., media reports said.

Canada: Federal, provincial and indigenous leaders develop action plan to support First Nations

Apr 02, 2017, at 06:10 pm

Toronto, Apr 2 (IBNS): A new agreement has been recently signed to plan for the First Nation community's future by Indigenous, federal and provincial leaders in Kashechewan, media reports said.

Canada: TDSB bans further travel to U.S.

Mar 25, 2017, at 02:36 am

Toronto, Mar 24 (IBNS): The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) announced that all future trips to United States had been banned allowing only already planned trips to proceed, media reports said

Canadian employees lack career development opportunities: Survey reports

Mar 19, 2017, at 05:40 pm

Toronto, Mar 19 (IBNS): Canadian employees had been complaining that they lacking career development opportunities and were wiling to see a cut in their pay as an alternative to getting better career development opportunities, media reports said.

US proposal to reintroduce B.C. grizzlies in North Cascade area gets huge response

Mar 18, 2017, at 02:52 pm

Toronto, Mar 18 (IBNS): The United States recently identified The Wells Gray area of central B.C.-- which had 317 grizzlies in 2012-- along with a larger area in northwest Montana, as possible sources of bear population to be tapped for reintroducing these to The North Cascade area, media reports said.

Canada Goose goes on sale in Toronto and New York

Mar 18, 2017, at 04:57 am

Toronto, Mar 17 (IBNS): The Toronto-based company Canada Goose, popular for its winter jackets and for its $900 parkas with fur-lined hoods, has gone public in stock markets in Toronto and New York under the symbol “GOOS,” media reports said.

Trudeau detaches himself from Senate in Meredith's case

Mar 18, 2017, at 04:46 am

Toronto, Mar 17 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been compelled by NDP's democratic reform critic to put more pressure on the Senate to strengthen its disciplinary actions in the Senator Don Meredith’s case of sexual relationship with a teenager, media reports said.

Canada: Toronto Public Health alarmed at rise of Mumps in city

Mar 18, 2017, at 04:44 am

Toronto, Mar 17 (IBNS): The investigation by the Toronto Public Health (TPH) has revealed the cases of Mumps virus in Toronto has almost doubled from 28 early in the month to 43 as of March 15, media reports said.

Canada: Indigenous woman promotes indigenous culture in U of T

Mar 15, 2017, at 04:12 am

Toronto, Mar 14 (IBNS): A free event was organized by the Indigenous Studies Student Union at the University of Toronto (U of T) featuring dancing, singing, food, and workshops, media reports said.

Canada: Federal Court Judge Robin Camp quits for his controversial remark in 2014 rape case

Mar 14, 2017, at 04:48 am

Calgary, Mar 11 (IBNS): A Federal Court Judge, who during a rape case trial in 2014 asked a 19-year-old rape victim that why could she not keep her knees together, has been forced to quit the bench following a scathing attack by the body that oversees the Canadian judiciary, reports Calgary Metro.

Canada: FNUC undertakes revitalization of indigenous languages in Saskatchewan

Mar 14, 2017, at 04:36 am

Toronto, May 13 (IBNS): With the aim of revitalization of indigenous languages in Saskatchewan, First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) has been working with Prince's Charities Canada and published five children's books in indigenous language written by SayITFirst Inc., media reports said.

Canada: PM Justin Trudeau gets award at Houston energy conference

Mar 11, 2017, at 03:56 am

Toronto, Mar 10 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the proud recipient of 'CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award for his commitment to sustainability', informed CERAWeek.

Police raid marijuana dispensaries across Canada

Mar 10, 2017, at 05:14 am

Toronto, Mar 9 (!BNS): Canada wide raid by police on marijuana dispensaries belonging to Marc Emery and his wife Jodie resulted in their arrest at Pearson International Airport on Wednesday night as they were on their way to a pot festival in Europe, media release said.

mobileLIVE wins Canada's Best Managed Companies title

Mar 10, 2017, at 05:02 am

Toronto, Mar 9 (IBNS): Nestled in Ontario's Richmond Hill, IT professional services company, mobileLIVE has been honoured with the prestigious Canada's Best Managed Companies designation.

Canada consumer price index rises in Dec last finance na us/canada?

Mar 05, 2017, at 12:46 am

Calgary, Mar 4 (IBNS) As per recent report of Statistics Canada, the consumer price index- which measures changes in the price level of market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households- had gone up by 2.1 percent in Dec 2016 in comparison to Dec 2015.

Canada: Ontario wraps up pre-budget consultations

Mar 03, 2017, at 04:39 am

Toronto, Mar 2 (IBNS): Participation of people of Ontario in the budget process has been a part of Ministry of Finance’s plan to create jobs and grow the economy, a media release said.

Emergency visas are granted immediately now: India's Consul General in Toronto

Mar 01, 2017, at 10:51 pm

In an exclusive interview with IBNS Toronto bureau, Consul General of India in Toronto, Canada, Dinesh Bhatia talks about improved consular services, trade between the two countries and his personal life

Canada: 112 different types of bugs found in average homes

Feb 18, 2017, at 04:55 am

Toronto, Feb 17 (IBNS): A team of American entomologists were curious to know what is found in an average home and had been entering homes around the world to undertake their study, media reports said.

Canada: Brampton house fire kills three

Feb 15, 2017, at 02:42 am

Toronto, Feb. 14 (IBNS): Peel Regional Police received a call shortly after 4 a.m. on Tuesday about a fire on Madison Street, near Dixie Road and Bovaird Drive East, near Toronto, media reports said.

Canada: Ontario Premier visits Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir

Feb 09, 2017, at 05:02 am

Toronto, Feb 8 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne visited Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir and Cultural Centre on Westney Road in Ajax, near Toronto to participate in cultural performances, media reports said.

Canada: Woman charged with disposing 6 infants in storage locker

Feb 07, 2017, at 11:50 pm

Toronto, Feb 7 (IBNS): Andrea Giesbrecht from Winnipeg has been found guilty of disposing of the remains of six infants in a U-Haul storage locker, media reports said.

Toronto: Disabled student locked in school bus for six hours

Feb 04, 2017, at 05:06 am

Toronto, Feb. 3 (IBNS): A Toronto school bus driver has been fired after leaving a disabled student locked inside school bus for six hours last week, media reports said.

Toronto: Coyotes pose a serious threat for pet owners

Feb 04, 2017, at 01:28 am

Toronto, Feb .3 (IBNS): A Mississauga family’s beloved pet dog was attacked and killed by a coyote on Tuesday morning, media reports said.

Canada Mosque shooting: PM Justin Trudeau condemns

Jan 30, 2017, at 09:53 pm

Toronto, Jan 30 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday called the shooting at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec, which left at least six people killed, as a 'terrorist attack on Muslims'.

Quebec mosque shooting: At least six killed, eight injured

Jan 30, 2017, at 07:09 pm

Quebec City, Jan 30 (IBNS): The casualty in the Quebec City mosque mass shooting has risen to six, with eight others sustaining injuries, media reports said.