Ontario ban on Cleveland name, logo hearing in Toronto Court
Oct 18, 2016, at 03:30 am
Toronto, Oct 17 (IBNS): A suit filed in the Toronto court, will be heard on Monday on account of an attempt to bar the Cleveland Indians from using their team name and logo in Ontario.
Youth issues take centre stage in Toronto Housing summit
Oct 18, 2016, at 03:07 am
Toronto, Oct 17 (IBNS): Toronto Mayor John Tory and his counterparts in big cities like Vancouver and Edmonton are holding roundtable discussions on housing affordability.
Federal Mortgage rules take effect from today
Oct 18, 2016, at 02:54 am
Toronto, Oct 17 (IBNS): New federal rules that will limit down the purchasing power of some of the first-time home buyers in Canada will be in immediate effect starting from Monday.
Health Ministers to discuss new health accord in Toronto
Oct 18, 2016, at 12:56 am
Toronto, Oct 17 (IBNS): The provincial and federal health ministers planned to gather together before there scheduled meet on Tuesday with their federal counterpart Jane Philpott.
Donald Trump accuses media to rigging US election
Oct 17, 2016, at 04:05 pm
Washington, Oct 17 (IBNS): Republican nominee for the upcoming US Presidential election, Donald Trump on Sunday accused the media of distorting facts and rigging the polls.
Kentucky: US sprinter Tyson Gay's daughter shot dead
Oct 17, 2016, at 06:08 am
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Daughter of former US sprinter Tyson Gay was killed during a shooting incident in US state of Kentucky, media reports said on Sunday.
Teen shot dead in north west Toronto
Oct 17, 2016, at 03:15 am
Toronto, Oct 16 (IBNS): A 17-year-old teen boy died after a shooting incident happened early Sunday morning in northwest Toronto.
The pedestrian countdown law in Toronto
Oct 16, 2016, at 01:29 am
Toronto, Oct 15 (IBNS): The Highway Traffic Act states that it is against the law to start crossing when the hand is flashing, which is when the countdown starts.
Pink Ladoo project welcomes baby girls in the world
Oct 13, 2016, at 03:54 am
Toronto, Oct 12(IBNS): Most South Asian families welcome the birth of a son with a sweetmeat called "ladoo" but for girls it's mostly a hush hush matter.
UN mission 'extremely concerned' over increased incidents of violence across South Sudan
Oct 13, 2016, at 03:52 am
New York, Oct 12 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Tuesday that it is “extremely concerned†over increased reports of violence and armed conflict in various parts of the country in the last few weeks, including heavy artillery and gunfire exchanges between Government and opposition forces in Leer town.
U o T students say professor should apologise for transphobic comments
Oct 13, 2016, at 02:41 am
Toronto, Oct 12(IBNS): The students of University of Toronto are demanding the University to take strict action against psychology professor Jordan Peterson for making “transphobic†comments.
World's first airline climate plan signed by Canada
Oct 12, 2016, at 04:39 am
Montreal, Oct. 11 (IBNS): Canada had signed the first global agreement to tackle pollution in the airline industry.
Four killed in Brampton car crash
Oct 12, 2016, at 04:26 am
Toronto, Oct 11 (IBNS): At least four people were found dead after a fiery crash in Brampton on Monday, Peel police confirmed.
Canada soaks in the festive spirit of Durga Puja
Oct 12, 2016, at 03:07 am
Toronto, Oct 11 (IBNS): Statistics Canada says more than 15,000 people in Toronto are Bengalis, coming from either Bangladesh or Indian state of West Bengal. Together they celebrate the auspicious festival of Durga Puja in different parts of the country as well as in Toronto.
U.S. expat professionals attracted to Toronto
Oct 12, 2016, at 12:16 am
Toronto, Oct. 11 (IBNS): Affordability, safety, diversity, a strong public school system, publicly funded health care, career opportunities and culture, were the chief constituents of Toronto which made Karen Greve, the vice-president of partnerships for the MaRS Discovery District to reconsider her decision to move to Toronto to settle down with her husband and children.
US Presidential debate: Trump and Clinton fight a bitter battle
Oct 10, 2016, at 06:45 pm
St.Louis,Washington, Oct 10 (IBNS) : The vicious spurring going on between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton turned nasty in their second debate on Sunday where he wanted her to be in jail and she called him a 'congenital liar'.
Canada to impose regulations on vaping products
Oct 10, 2016, at 12:46 am
Ottawa, Oct 9(IBNS): The liberal government of Canada says it has plans to introduce new legislation to regulate vaping products, once it comes back after the fall.
Canada's population soars with immigrant and refugee arrivals
Oct 10, 2016, at 12:06 am
Toronto, Oct 9 (IBNS): Statistic Canada says record number of immigrants and refugees arriving on Canadian shores have helped push Canada’s official population over 36 million as of July 1.
Police seized illegal marijuana plants from Health Canada licensed grow-op in Ontario
Oct 09, 2016, at 10:40 pm
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Oct. 9 (IBNS): Police have seized more than 4,000 illicit marijuana plants worth more than an estimated four million dollars from a Health Canada approved grow-op on Oct 3.
Official celebration of October Islamic Heritage Month in Ontario
Oct 09, 2016, at 03:29 am
Toronto, Oct 8 (IBNS): The legislature of Ontario had unanimously passed an act for the official recognition of the month of October to celebrate Islamic Heritage in Ontario, reports said.
New bill to punish Ontario teachers convicted of abuse
Oct 09, 2016, at 03:29 am
Ottawa, Oct 8 (IBNS): According to a recent update from the education minister Mitzie Hunter, a new bill surfaced that would automatically expel teachers out of the profession if they are convicted of sex abuse or child pornography.
Major gaps in Ontario personal support worker registry says the report
Oct 09, 2016, at 03:08 am
Toronto, Oct 8 (IBNS): Miranda Ferrier, head of the Ontario Personal Support Worker (PSW) Association, displeased with the shut down of the registry by the province in January, said reports.
Sexting and digital flirting poses threat to teenage life: Experts
Oct 09, 2016, at 03:00 am
Toronto, Oct 8 (IBNS): Grade 4 students in Nova Scotia are being tutored how to stay safe online, to avoid the personal and legal damages associated in the age of digital flirting and sexting.
Shining lights on bikes for Toronto cyclists in dark
Oct 08, 2016, at 04:29 am
Toronto, Oct 7 (IBNS): The annual Get Lit! campaign sponsored by the city and Bike Law Canada, would be organized by cyclist-advocacy group Cycle Toronto with the aim of educating cyclists to have well lit bikes while cycling in the dark, reports said.
Thomson Reuters to expand in Canada
Oct 08, 2016, at 04:27 am
Toronto, Oct 7(IBNS): Thomson Reuters Corp. has planned a major extension to its Canadian operation by building a technology hub, which will add over 400 high-tech jobs in downtown Toronto over the next coupe of years.
Canada added 67,000 new jobs but unemployment rate still the same
Oct 08, 2016, at 04:25 am
Toronto, Oct 7(IBNS): The Canadian economy recently added 67,000 jobs in September.
Dormant Mount Meager shows new signs of volcanic activity
Oct 07, 2016, at 03:57 am
Vancouver, Oct 6 (IBNS): Mount Meager, a dormant volcano near Pemberton in British Columbia, showed some volcanic activity recently, which made experts take a close look and monitor its course of action.
Toronto schools get spooked by clown threats
Oct 07, 2016, at 03:38 am
Toronto, Oct 6 (IBNS): A group by the mane of "Clowns in the 6" have been sending threats to schools in Toronto through social media.
Ontario drivers to lose their licence if found high on drugs
Oct 07, 2016, at 01:47 am
Toronto, Oct 6 (IBNS): The new road safety rules adopted by the Ontario Government can now confiscate temporarily the driving licence of drivers in Ontario if they are caught high on drugs, akin to drinking and driving incidents.
New Brunswick college to start Marijuana cultivation course
Oct 07, 2016, at 01:36 am
Toronto, Oct 6 (IBNS): A school official from a college in the Atlantic Canada province of New Brunswick plans to start-up a program on marijuana cultivation so that students can be trained to work at local companies that produce the drug.