Man dies in elevator accident in Downtown Toronto

Nov 17, 2016, at 02:09 am

Toronto, Nov16 (IBNS): Paramedics have confirmed the death of a male worker following an elevator accident at a building in downtown Toronto Tuesday evening, media reports said.

TDSB Curriculum to be more diverse, inclusive and reflective campaigns TDSB trustee

Nov 16, 2016, at 11:48 am

Toronto, Sept. 15 (IBNS): Neethan Shan, recently elected Trustee of Toronto District School Board (TDSB) presented his campaign to have Ontario government to review the curriculum to make it more diverse, inclusive and reflective at a Press Conference organised by the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (NEPCC) at the Toronto City Hall.

Salute to the unconquerable spirit: Invictus Games

Nov 16, 2016, at 11:15 am

Toronto, Nov 15 (IBNS): In a press conference organized by the National Ethnic Press Council of Canada (NEPCC), CEO of Invictus Games, Michael Burns informed the media how the games in 2017 will spread across the country, bringing in all war veterans and their families under one roof.

Kim Morgan, war veteran awarded the French Legion of Honour medal

Nov 16, 2016, at 05:32 am

Toronto, Nov 15 (IBNS): Kim Morgan, 97-year-old war veteran was awarded the French Legion of Honour medal, the highest decoration bestowed in France in September of this year, media reports said.

Bridging the cultural gaps in Toronto: Heritage Beyond Borders

Nov 15, 2016, at 09:19 am

Toronto, Nov 14 (IBNS): Heritage Beyond Borders, a not for profit organization, planned an annual gala dance and dinner event along with a beauty pageant contest on November 19 at the Grand Palace Convention Centre in Scarborough, Toronto.

Toronto pageants go global with IPEN

Nov 15, 2016, at 08:41 am

Toronto, Nov 14 (IBNS):  The International Professional Entertainment Network (IPEN) which nurtures the beauty industry in Toronto, organized a send-off program on November 12, to wish good luck to five of its Beauties and Gents who would be leaving for their respective international pageants in the coming days.

Multi-vehicle collision in Mississauga kills one and injures 14

Nov 15, 2016, at 04:29 am

Mississauga, Nov 14 (IBNS): The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to investigate a multi-vehicle collision that left one person dead and 14 others injured on Highway 401 near Winston Churchill Boulevard in Mississauga on Sunday, media reports said.

Donald Trumps elects key members

Nov 14, 2016, at 05:14 pm

Washington, Nov 14 (IBNS): US President-elect Donald Trump has elected his new chief of staff and chief strategist, according to media reports.

Massive fire breaks out at home in Oakville near Toronto

Nov 14, 2016, at 03:21 am

Toronto, Nov 13 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out at a house in Oakville near Toronto, early morning on Sunday.

Toronto bus collision: 5 injured

Nov 14, 2016, at 02:59 am

Toronto, Nov 13 (IBNS): A Toronto Transit Commission bus crashed in the city’s wesr end on Saturday night, injuring over five people at the spot.

Calgary campaigns for road safety

Nov 14, 2016, at 02:35 am

Calgary, Nov 13 (IBNS): As the nights in winter are getting longer and days shorter in this part of the world (as daylight is available only for eight hours or even less for the day) the City of Calgary appealed to the Calgarians to think about their own safety while on road during this time of the year.

Three youth charged for illegal graffiti in Toronto Go Train

Nov 13, 2016, at 01:49 am

Oshawa, Nov 12(IBNS): Two Oshawa based man aged 21 and 28 along with a 21-year-old woman were allegedly charged for spraying the interiors and exteriors of several GO Trains with graffiti, pressuring police to go undercover to watch, catch and arrest them.

One injured seriously, two more injured, after vehicle collision near Toronto

Nov 13, 2016, at 01:12 am

Toronto, Nov 12 (IBNS): A man was air lifted to the hospital in a serious life threatening condition, while two others were transported with minor injuries, following a three vehicle collision in Brampton, near Toronto, early Saturday morning.

National opioid strategy called by CAMH experts in Canaada

Nov 13, 2016, at 01:00 am

Toronto, Nov. 8 (IBNS): Addiction experts in Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) had been emphasizing the need for a national strategy to control the over prescribing of opioids and to reduce number of deaths in Canada by over dosage of powerful narcotics.

Plastic microbeads to be banned in Canada

Nov 13, 2016, at 12:41 am

Ottawa, Nov.11 (IBNS): The federal government says it will ban the sale of shower gels, toothpaste and facial scrubs containing plastic microbeads, effective July 1, 2018.

Won't take even a dollar as salary : Donald Trump

Nov 12, 2016, at 06:38 pm

Washington DC, Nov 12 (IBNS) : US President-elect Donald Trump has said he will not accept a salary for being president.

Afghanistan: Casualties feared as explosion rocks US military base

Nov 12, 2016, at 04:03 pm

Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): An explosion ripped through the largest US military base in Afghanistan's Bagram on Saturday morning, reports said.

Indo-Canadians worry as Indian rupee cancellations grips over

Nov 12, 2016, at 06:19 am

Toronto, Nov 11 (IBNS): While Indians living in India are flocking the banks to exchange the 500 and 1000 Rupee notes, they held with them, overseas Indians, Indo-Canadians are in big dilemma with the cancellation of the currency denominations early this week.

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.

Toronto police on the look out of a chubby man following stabbing

Nov 12, 2016, at 04:54 am

Toronto, Nov 11 (IBNS): Toronto police said, early morning on Friday, a man was stabbed in his abdomen and the suspect us described as a “chubby man wearing a poncho with his hear in a bun”.

CGI Toronto intensifies political-economic relations with New Brunswick in his visit

Nov 12, 2016, at 03:28 am

Toronto, Nov 11 (IBNS): The Consul General of India, Toronto, Dinesh Bhatia paid the first visit to the capital city of Fredericton in New Brunswick from November 7th to 9th.

Toronto City Council favours an addition of three new municipal wards

Nov 12, 2016, at 02:59 am

Toronto, Nov. 11 (IBNS): After a study of seven different options as part of a review of Toronto’s ward boundaries, Toronto city council had voted on Wednesday in favour of a proposal to increase the number of municipal wards from 44 to 47 for 2018 ballot.

Canadians honour the fallen soldiers in services across the country

Nov 12, 2016, at 02:35 am

Toronto, Nov 11 (IBNS): Canadians, from all walks of life gathered together to honour the services of the soldiers who laid their lives for the sake of the country in a special Remembrance Day service, held in different community groups across the country.

Economic growth to slow down post downturn in Calgary: Experts

Nov 12, 2016, at 01:55 am

Calgary, Nov 10 (IBNS): Speculation had been rife in the business circle in Calgary that the worst part of economic downturn would be over soon, although economic growth and employment opportunity in 2017 would be slower than expected in the region.

Meeting with Obama was really good: Trump

Nov 11, 2016, at 02:56 pm

Washington, Nov 11 (IBNS): US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday visited the White House and met current President Barack Obama.

Community groups in Quebec help Syrian refugees in settlement in Canada

Nov 11, 2016, at 02:09 am

Montreal, Nov 10 (IBNS): The refugees, Dania Saad and her husband, Samir Altabra have been continuously receiving monthly cheques of $1,000 from their private sponsors, eight months since arriving in Montreal as Syrian refugees, a media report said.

Youth in Toronto arrested for sexual assault

Nov 11, 2016, at 01:44 am

Toronto, Nov 10 (IBNS): Police have recently arrested a 13-year-old boy with several charges of sexual assaults in Toronto’s North York area.

Canada: Domestic Violence shoots high in Calgary

Nov 11, 2016, at 01:27 am

Calgary, Nov 10 (IBNS): A recent report on Domestic Violence in Calgary prepared by the Calgary Domestic Violence Collective had been released by Calgary Police which shows that domestic violence has a seen steep rise of 36 percent in comparison to the last five years.

Woman run over by car near Toronto

Nov 10, 2016, at 06:43 pm

Mississauga, Nov 10 (IBNS): A woman was run over by a car in Mississauga near Toronto on Wednesday, police said.

Protest rallies in the US against Donald Trump's victories

Nov 10, 2016, at 06:08 pm

Washington, Nov 10 (IBNS) : Thousands of people hit the street in different parts of the US on Wednesday protesting against Donald Trump's surprise victory in the Presidential election, Time reported.