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Haryana: Manohar Lal Khattar resigns from Karnal Assembly seat, says CM Saini will contest | Cabinet clears two new metro corridors in Delhi at estimated cost of Rs 8,400 crore | NIA detains key suspect in Bengaluru's Rameshwaram cafe blast | BJP govt depriving Indian children of their rights through CAA: Arvind Kejriwal | PM Modi lays foundation stone for 3 semiconductor projects worth about Rs 1.25L cr | Mamata Banerjee snaps ties with brother Babun Banerjee after revolt from within family | Sons of Kamal Nath, Ashok Gehlot feature in Congress's second list of 43 candidates | In another Haryana shocker, BJP drops minister Anil Vij from cabinet after Manohar Lal Khattar | Nayab Saini takes oath as Haryana CM | IAF's Tejas aircraft crashes in Jaisalmer, pilots evacuate safely

Shooting at Toronto downtown core: 1 critical

Nov 06, 2016, at 01:12 am

Toronto, Nov 5(IBNS): One man was critically wounded following a gun shot in Toronto’s downtown core, early morning, police confirmed.

Man dies in Toronto after street fight

Nov 06, 2016, at 12:51 am

Toronto, Nov 5(IBNS): A young man probably in his 20’s was pronounced dead in hospital after he was assaulted in a fight early Saturday near College and Bathurst Streets, Toronto police confirmed.

Woman drops alleged rape lawsuit against US presidential candidate Donald Trump

Nov 05, 2016, at 05:57 pm

Washington, Nov 5 (IBNS): A woman, who accused US Presidential candidate Donald Trump of raping her when she was 13, dropped her lawsuit against the Republican nominee on Friday, media reports said.

Top Al-Qaeda leader dies in US drone strike

Nov 05, 2016, at 05:45 pm

Washington/Kabul, Nov 5 (IBNS): The United States has confirmed the death of a top Al-Qaeda leader in a drone strike it carried out in Afghanistan last month, reports said.

Canada adds 44,000 new jobs in October but unemployment rate remains constant

Nov 05, 2016, at 03:39 pm

Ottawa, Nov. 04 (IBNS): Statistics Canada released a report on Friday confirming that to counterbalance the loss in full-time positions, 44,000 new part-time jobs had been created, yet the employment rate remained steady at 7 percent.

Bruce Carson, ex Harper aide fined $50,000 for illegal lobbying

Nov 05, 2016, at 03:52 am

Ottawa, Nov 4 (IBNS): Bruce Carson, confidant of Stephen Harper, the earlier Prime Minister of Canada, just before Justin Trudeau was charged by an Ontario court for illegal lobbying, accounting to $50,000 fine. 

Man arrested in murder of mother of three

Nov 05, 2016, at 03:14 am

Toronto, Nov 4 (IBNS): A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged in relation to the vicious sexual assault and murder of a mother of three inside Toronto’s Rexdale apartment tower in last January.

Indian pensioners to get life certificate in Toronto

Nov 04, 2016, at 07:07 am

Toronto, Nov 3 (IBNS): The consulate of India, Toronto will be organizing a few consular camps to hand over the Life certificates to pensioners who are Indian citizens residing in Canada.

Canada: Pedestrian fatally struck by VIA train

Nov 04, 2016, at 05:38 am

Oshawa, Nov 3 (IBNS): GO train service was temporarily suspended on a portion of the Lakeshore East line after a male pedestrian was fatally struck by a VIA train in Canada's Oshawa city on Wednesday night, media reports said.

Ontario bill to ban some door-to-door sales

Nov 04, 2016, at 04:07 am

Toronto, Nov 3 (IBNS): A new legislation introduced on Thursday in Ontario aims to control some home inspectors, banning certain door-to-door sales and enhance the payday loan rules.

School buses running in Toronto after deal gets finalised

Nov 04, 2016, at 02:35 am

Toronto, Nov 3 (IBNS): After a last minute deal between a private bus contractor and its workers, thousands of Greater Toronto Area (GTA) based children can avail their regular school bus ride from this morning.

Japan: Lockdown at US naval base over possible gunshots lifted

Nov 03, 2016, at 03:20 pm

Tokyo, Nov 3 (IBNS): The lockdown of a U.S. naval base in western Japan has been lifted as no evidence of an active shooter was found, officials said.

Student killed in Canada school stabbing at Abbotsford, 1 injured

Nov 03, 2016, at 07:05 am

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Nov 2 (IBNS): A stabbing incident Tuesday afternoon at a school in Abbotsford in British Columbia killed a girl student while another was injured, police said.

Indian consulate remembers Sardar Valabhbhai Patel in Toronto

Nov 02, 2016, at 11:30 pm

Toronto, Nov 2 (IBNS): The Consulate General of India Toronto in association with Canada People’s Group and 24 Gam Patidar Samaj of Toronto celebrated the 141st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Monday, Oct 31.

Patients, treated in unsterile conditions, developed serious illnesses

Nov 02, 2016, at 04:13 am

Toronto, Nov 1 (IBNS): A disciplinary committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) described Dr. Stephen James’ antiseptic technique at the time as “extremely poor” and said he had displayed a lack of “self-scrutiny” in his practice.

Mississippi: Halloween hayride meets accident, 3 killed

Nov 01, 2016, at 07:41 pm

Jackson, Mississippi, Nov 1 (IBNS): Amid the fun filled Halloween Day celebrations, two children and an adult person died while several other got injured when a trailer pulling revellers was struck by a vehicle in eastern Mississippi in the United States.

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.

Barack Obama celebrates Diwali, lights first-ever diya in Oval Office

Oct 31, 2016, at 06:20 pm

Washington, Oct 31 (IBNS): US President Barack Obama, who celebrated Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, on Sunday, became the first man to kindle a diya in the Oval Office.

Canada-EU free trade deal gets signed

Oct 31, 2016, at 04:12 am

Brussels, Oct 30 (IBNS): After seven long years of negotiations, Canada and EU Finally signed a free trade agreement, on Sunday.

First Nations worry diesel spill may harm wildlife in BC coast

Oct 31, 2016, at 03:52 am

Vancouver, Oct 30 (IBNS): First Nations worry that the diesel spilled from a sunken tug off British Columbia’s central coast is causing serious issues with their food supply and harming the other wildlife around.

Man dies after fatal crash in Toronto

Oct 31, 2016, at 03:10 am

Toronto, Oct 30 (IBNS): Toronto Police confirmed a man, probably in his 40s, is dead after his car crashed into a pole in Scarborough, Toronto’s east end, early Sunday.

Alberta in economic doldrum

Oct 30, 2016, at 02:51 am

Calgary, Oct 29 (IBNS): With $10.9 Billion budget deficit the NDP premier of Alberta Rachel Notley in a recent speech, addressed to Alberta Urban Municipalities Association's (AUMA) convention, held in Edmonton, warned municipal leaders of the province’s status, whereby not to expect any funding initiative from the cash strapped provincial government.

Car and body of driver recovered from Lake Ontario

Oct 30, 2016, at 02:47 am

Toronto, Oct 29 (IBNS): Both the car and the body of the female driver were recovered from Lake Ontario on Friday morning, media reports said.

Toronto to observe Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel birthday

Oct 30, 2016, at 02:42 am

Toronto, Oct 29(IBNS): The Consulate General of India Toronto in association with Canada People’s Group and 24 Gam Patidar Samaj of Toronto would be celebrating the 141st birth anniversary of the ace leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Monday, Oct 31.

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.

Brampton police station shooting incident led to pursuit

Oct 30, 2016, at 01:41 am

Toronto, Oct 29 (IBNS): Police kept investigating following a shooting incident at the Brampton police station, division 22, located at 7750 Hurontario Street, close to 9:30 pm on Friday night.

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: Mutilated body of person found in B.C. roadside

Oct 29, 2016, at 12:48 am

Langley, Oct 28 (IBNS): A gruesome crime was being investigated by the B.C. Police after they found the human remains by the side of the road in Langley.

Six missing Calgary kids found in Ontario

Oct 28, 2016, at 04:52 am

Toronto, Oct 27 (IBNS): Six allegedly kidnapped children from Calgary have been found in Ontario's Bowmanville, police confirmed.

Truck driver dies in crash in highway near Milton in Canada

Oct 28, 2016, at 12:22 am

Milton, Oct. 27 (IBNS): A crash in the westbound lanes of a highway in Milton in southern Ontario, Canada, resulted in the death of a man on Wednesday, police reports said.