Gas shortage can affect Southern Ontario and parts of GTA: Experts
Oct 06, 2016, at 02:20 am
Toronto, Oct 5 (IBNS): Drivers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) would soon start coming across gas stations where there would be a shortage in fuel due to restrictions that have been placed on a major pipeline.
Truck loaded with pigs for slaughtering crashes at Burlington
Oct 06, 2016, at 02:14 am
Toronto, Oct 5 (IBNS): A transport truck carrying pigs to a slaughterhouse overturned in Burlington, setting free a few animals on the road.
Hijab wearing student barred from taking exam
Oct 05, 2016, at 05:18 am
Montreal, Oct 4 (IBNS): A female Muslim student who denied taking off her hijab at the time of her examination, now gets accommodated in a Montreal Junior college to take her exam.
Funeral Home Ad in Canada hospital troubles patients and families
Oct 05, 2016, at 04:55 am
Toronto, Oct. 4 (IBNS): Cancer patients and their families who received treatment at a Barrie hospital in Canada's Ontario were outraged after they saw an ad for a funeral home on the gates of the hospital parking lot in Sept 2016, reports said.
Daycare supervisor accused of sexual assault
Oct 01, 2016, at 03:32 am
Toronto, Sept 30, (IBNS): A daycare supervisor in Toronto was accused of sexually assaulting a young boy, police said.
Woman trapped inside her car for an hour
Oct 01, 2016, at 02:48 am
Toronto, Sept 30 (IBNS): Toronto emergency crews rushed to the scene of a crash at Dundas Street West and Sterling Road, around midnight, media reports said.
New Jersey train crashes into station, kills 1,injures several
Sep 30, 2016, at 04:58 am
New Jersey, Sept 29 (IBNS): A New Jersey Transit train plowed through a major station in Hoboken here on Thursday morning's rush-hour, killing at least one person and injuring several, media reports said.
Canada’s national bird yet to be decided
Sep 30, 2016, at 12:50 am
Toronto, Sep 29 (IBNS): The 'official' national bird of Canada is yet to be decided by the administration, according to media reports.
Planned rebellion against police brutality by Toronto Raptors
Sep 29, 2016, at 11:10 pm
Toronto, Sept 29 (IBNS): The Toronto Raptors have been planning to take a stand against police brutality, according to media sources.
Plans for more green energy cancelled by Ontario
Sep 29, 2016, at 10:44 pm
Toronto, Sept. 29 (IBNS): In view of rising electrical rates, Ontario’s Liberal government decided to cancel plans to sign contracts for up to 1,000 megawatts of power from solar, wind and other renewable energy sources, media reports said.
South Carolina school shooting: 2 students, 1 teacher injured
Sep 29, 2016, at 06:21 am
Townville, Sept 29 (IBNS): At least two children and a teacher were shot at an elementary school in US state of South Carolina on Wednesday, media reports said.
Toronto: Home depot pulls out 'Scary Pepper Creeper' after voyeurism complaint
Sep 29, 2016, at 01:55 am
Toronto, Sept 28 (IBNS): After a "serious crime" complaint lodged due to the "Scary Pepper Creeper" Halloween decoration, Home Depot has said it would pull out the item from its stores, this season.
Mayor Tory to host housing summit to discuss social housing issues
Sep 29, 2016, at 01:51 am
Toronto, Sept 28 (IBNS): Mayors from across Canada will be joining Mayor John Tory later this week as part of a housing summit where municipal leaders will discuss "the affordable and social housing crisis facing Canadian cities."
Microtransit services a good option for hard-to-serve areas
Sep 28, 2016, at 11:29 pm
Toronto, Sept. 28 (IBNS): Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong had foreseen privately-owned vans operating on-demand in low-density areas as a viable option and accordingly planned to put forth a proposal to this effect before the commission’s board, reported Ben Spurr, Transportation Reporter, thestar.com.
Ombudsman to probe school bus chaos
Sep 28, 2016, at 04:22 am
Toronto, Sept 27 (IBNS): Ontario’s Ombudsman Paul Dubé announced on Monday that with the growing number of complaints related to school busses, his office would be looking into the matter soon.
Federal heritage status granted to three lighthouses in Atlantic Canada
Sep 28, 2016, at 03:57 am
Toronto, Sept. 27 (IBNS): Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act had designated three lighthouses in Atlantic Canada for federal protection making a total of ninety lighthouses in eight provinces selected for heritage status with more expected to be added to the list, reported The Canadian Press.
Teen hospitalised after brutal stabbing in Toronto
Sep 28, 2016, at 03:07 am
Toronto, Sept 27 (IBNS): A young boy was stabbed in the Toronto city's west end on Monday night.
Mayor Tory reveals new plans to stop Toronto traffic congestion
Sep 27, 2016, at 03:49 am
Toronto, Sept 26 (IBNS): To tackle the growing problem of traffic congestion, Mayor John Tory has recently launched a new step to control it.
Toddler eats pill in park: Police investigating the case
Sep 27, 2016, at 03:37 am
Toronto, Sept 26 (IBNS): On Sunday afternoon, a 15 -month -old ate part of an anti-anxiety medication pill that was found on a slide in a Toronto park.
Mi'kmaq protesters block natural gas storage site in Nova Scotia
Sep 27, 2016, at 03:10 am
Fort Ellis, Sept 26 (IBNS): Mi'kmaq protesters recently blocked the entrance of a construction site near the upcoming underground natural gas storage caverns in Nova Scotia.
Worker severely injured after tar spill in industrial accident
Sep 27, 2016, at 02:21 am
Toronto, Sept 26 (IBNS): A worker is severely injured after an accidental spill of hot tar on him, in the Logan Avenue and Danforth Avenue of Toronto, police said.
Macleod Trail shooting kills one
Sep 27, 2016, at 02:18 am
Calgary, Sept 26 (IBNS): One man died following a shooting on Sunday night in Calgary.
Two dead, one injured in Quebec plane crash
Sep 27, 2016, at 01:53 am
Quebec, Sept 26 (IBNS):A small plane crashed along the Mouchalagane River in northern Quebec on Sunday.
Targeted shooting in Surrey leads two hospitalised
Sep 27, 2016, at 01:41 am
Vancouver, Sept 26 (IBNS): On Sunday night two people were hospitalised after a targeted shooting took place in Surrey.
Ontario prioritizes community water needs to bottled water firms
Sep 26, 2016, at 11:51 pm
Toronto, Sept. 26 (IBNS): Nestle’s purchase of a well near Elora in Ontario, Canada to secure water supply for its own growing water bottling plant, forced Ontario to renew its government scrutiny of the bottling water industry, reported the media.
Eight competing monuments unveiled for Sparks Street
Sep 26, 2016, at 09:46 pm
Toronto, Sept. 26 (IBNS): The Canada Council for the Arts in downtown Ottawa, on Thursday, unveiled the final eight designs from which a jury of experts, both in public art and hockey, will choose one, for the new Ottawa monument commemorating Lord Stanley of Preston's gift of the Stanley Cup in 1892, according to media reports.
Calgary nightclub shooting: Canadian football player Mylan Hicks dead
Sep 26, 2016, at 03:04 pm
Calgary Sept 26 (IBNS): A Calgary football player, 23-year-old Mylan Hicks, died in a nightclub shooting in Calgary’s southeast Marquee Beer Market at 4630 Macleod Trail at 2:30 am this morning.
US: Gunmen open fire in Baltimore, injure 8
Sep 25, 2016, at 04:21 pm
Baltimore, Sept 25 (IBNS): At least eight people were injured after gunmen opened fire in US's Balimore city on Saturday night, reports said.
London explores safe injection sites
Sep 25, 2016, at 04:00 am
Toronto, Sept 24 (IBNS): A recovering addict, Dan in one of Canada's drug cities is applauding the federal government’s support in setting up safe injection sites, adding that such a site earlier in London could have helped him recover from addiction to opiate and crystal meth, reported CBC News.
Annie Pootoogook, Inuit artist body found in Ottawa river
Sep 25, 2016, at 12:01 am
Ottawa, Sept 24 (IBNS): 46- year-old Annie Pootoogook, the acclaimed, award winning Inuit artist was identified as the woman found dead Monday in Ottawa’s Rideau river.