Toronto: The Canadian government has reportedly offered $ 20,000 to $ 25,000 to families of each Air India Kanishka victim - 25 years after all 329 people on board Flight 182 from Montreal to New Delhi perished when it was blown off mid-air near the Irish coast June 23, 1985. A public inquiry by former Canadian chief justice John Major in June blamed various Canadian agencies for failing to stop...
05:01 PM, Oct 23, 2010
Vancouver: Canada's privacy watchdog accused Google Inc on Tuesday of violating the rights of thousands of Canadians by inappropriately collecting their personal information in building its Street View service. Google must tighten its privacy protection systems to prevent a repeat of the incident, blamed on a careless software engineer, and should get rid of the data it accidentally collected, Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said. "Our investigation shows that Google did...
11:31 AM, Oct 20, 2010
In a new way to keep students interested in class, teachers in Canada have allowed the students to let them use their cellphones and iPods. ...
09:46 AM, Oct 18, 2010
Ottawa: Indian filmmaker Vijay Kumar is still not free to leave Canada. He has been detained since Wednesday and questioned by immigration authorities in Canada. Kumar has not been charged yet but will be defending himself in court for deportation. The filmmaker was detained in Canada just a day after being freed by US. Vijay served a 20-day jail term in Houston for carrying brass knuckles and jihadi literature in...
10:52 AM, Sep 18, 2010
Boston: An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an alarming new gene have sickened people in three states and are popping up all over the world, health officials reported on Monday. The US cases and two others in Canada all involve people who had recently received medical care in India, where the problem is widespread. A British medical journal revealed the...
07:12 PM, Sep 14, 2010
Toronto: BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) Monday refused to comment on concessions it has granted India in getting a 60-day reprieve for ban on its services from Aug 31. But Canadian International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan was "pleased" with the developments between RIM and the Indian government. "We'll let you know when we have any further updates," RIM told IANS in its brief response. The wireless giant, which...
11:33 AM, Aug 31, 2010
Toronto: Three Canadian citizens were charged for an alleged terror plot with links to senior al-Qaeda figures in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Hiva Mohammad Alizadeh, and Misbahuddin Ahmed: believed to be born in India, both from Ottawa and Khurram Syed Sher, of London, were charged on Thursday for an alleged terror plot. The suspects are accused of conspiring with others in Iran, Afghanistan, Dubai and Pakistan to build improvised explosive devices...
07:29 AM, Aug 27, 2010
Toronto: An Al-Qaeda-linked terror plot was unearthed by Canadian security agencies on Wednesday, with one of the suspects reportedly hailing from India. Under what is curiously called "Operation Samosa,'' the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested two suspects early on Wednesday. One of them said to be named Misbahuddin Ahmed who reportedly comes from India. Search for more suspects is on. It is the second Al-Qaeda-linked terror plot to be...
09:58 AM, Aug 26, 2010
New Delhi: Even after a three-fold pay hike, Indian MPs still rank much below their fellow parliamentarians in other major countries in terms of their monthly salaries. With the Cabinet giving its nod on Friday to the MPs' pay rise besides doubling several other emoluments, the basic monthly salary of Indian lawmakers has now gone up to Rs 50,000 from Rs 16,000. However, the new salary component, excluding perks and...
07:10 PM, Aug 20, 2010
A British passenger of Air Canada's flight from Montreal to Heathrow captured in a video the lax in security checks. ...
01:21 PM, Aug 02, 2010
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Defence officials in Ottawa say Canadian CF-18 fighter jets had confrontation with two Russian TU-95 Bears. ...
11:32 AM, Jul 31, 2010
Canada has kicked out its top military man in Haiti for his involvement in 'inappropriate' sexual relations. ...
10:58 AM, Jul 10, 2010
Penguin rehired Lisa Rundle, whose allegations of sexual harassment against Davidar led to his sacking by the publishing giant. ...
10:25 AM, Jul 09, 2010
The sexual harassment scandal that cost David Davidar his job has been buried amicably out of court. ...
12:47 PM, Jul 07, 2010
The deal provides for cooperation in civil nuclear energy including import of uranium and equipment from Canada. ...
08:17 AM, Jun 28, 2010
The Indian Prime Minister says India will welcome the Most Favoured Nation status by Pakistan. ...
10:03 PM, Jun 26, 2010
Toronto virtually went under lockdown before the G-20 summit as protesters marched through the city streets. ...
11:35 AM, Jun 26, 2010
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Leaders of the G-20 countries will meet on Saturday and Sunday in Toronto. ...
09:42 AM, Jun 25, 2010
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Face The Nation, Sagarika Ghose speaks to a panel of experts on the issue. ...
08:13 AM, Jun 22, 2010
The lawyer of David Davidar admits he had a 'consensual relationship' with former Penguin Canada employee. ...
08:54 PM, Jun 21, 2010
