Road rage in Toronto ends in Highway crash

Sep 24, 2016, at 02:20 am

Toronto, Sept 23 (IBNS): A road rage between a group of motorcyclists and the occupants of a car had led to an assault and fiery crash in Mississauga area near Toronto. Ontario police are looking for the suspects.

Man stabbed at Toronto Eaton Center in broad daylight

Sep 21, 2016, at 03:04 pm

Toronto, Sept 21 (IBNS): According to Police a man in his twenty’s has been admitted in the hospital following a stabbing incident at the Eaton Center mall in downtown Toronto.

Pride Toronto apologizes for racial discrimination

Sep 21, 2016, at 02:14 am

Toronto, Sept 20 (IBNS): According to a recent statement released by the organization, Pride Toronto, says it deeply apologizes to Black Lives Matter Toronto (BLMTO) for "deepening the divisions” in the LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer) community and for “a history of anti-blackness.”

Justin Trudeau to speak at UN assembly

Sep 21, 2016, at 01:47 am

Toronto, Sept 20 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined the world leaders for the annual gathering at the United Nations general assembly.

New focus on daycare welcomed by Ontario parents

Sep 20, 2016, at 10:47 pm

Toronto, Sep 20 (IBNS): Ontario Lieutenant-Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell said on Monday that she plans to add 100,000 more licensed spots in schools, workplaces and community settings across Ontario by doubling the child care for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers over the next five years, according to media reports.

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.

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.

More than 200,000 homeless in Canada every year

Sep 11, 2016, at 01:54 am

Calgary Sept 10 (IBNS): According to a recent study conducted by the Canadian Homelessness Research Network (CHRN) and the Canadian Alliance to end homelessness, at least 200,000 Canadians become homeless every year.

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.

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.

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.

Proposed Montreal dog bylaw aims to euthanize dangerous dogs

Aug 20, 2016, at 01:23 am

Montreal, Aug 19 (IBNS): The city of Montreal has revealed its proposed new animal control bylaw to tackle the issue of dangerous dogs, according to media reports.

Ontario's University of Waterloo rushes to correct gender bias in salary

Aug 10, 2016, at 06:07 pm

Ontario, Aug 10 (IBNS): A top notch university in Canada, University of Waterloo, through a recent email to its faculty notified that a task group of the university assigned to analyse faculty salaries has uncovered a “systemic gender anomaly” that was “consistent across the university,” and which is being rectified, according to media reports.

Glitz and glamour marked Toronto’s India Day celebration

Aug 09, 2016, at 06:00 pm

Toronto, Aug 9 (IBNS): People of Indian origin in Canada, observed India’s 70th Independence Day, a week in advance, at the India Day festival organised by Panaroma India in association with the Indian Consulate Toronto and CIBC Bank, on Monday, at the Yonge Dundas Square of Toronto.

Go Goa in Toronto

Aug 09, 2016, at 05:04 pm

Toronto, Aug 9 (IBNS): The Goan Overseas Association (GOA), a non-profit organisation, recently organised a two-day Viva Goa festival at Toronto's Father Kamber Croatian Recreational Park on Mississauga Road to highlight the unique culture of the Indian state.

In Canada, Ban applauds country's commitment to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees

Feb 12, 2016, at 03:41 pm

New York, Feb 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS) During his fifth visit to Canada as United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon on Thursday applauded the country's commitment to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees, stressing that they "deserve opportunity, human rights protection and peace."

4 killed in Canada school shooting

Jan 23, 2016, at 03:33 pm

Toronto, Jan 23 (IBNS) At least four people were killed in a shooting at Saskatchewan province in Canada on Friday, media reports said.