Weekly yard waste collection in Mississauga, Brampton starts March 4
Mississauga (Feb 26) - Yard waste collection begins the week of March 4 in Peel, with the cities of Brampton and Mississauga receiving weekly...
Geeta Batra named as first woman director of World Bank’s GEF
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Geeta Batra, an Indian economist, has been named as the new Director at the Independent Evaluation Office of the World...
Renowned ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas passes away at 72
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Acclaimed playback singer and ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas (72) passed away here after a prolonged illness, a close associate said...
Canada pledges more than $3bn in aid to Ukraine
Kiev, Feb 26 (IANS) During his visit to Kiev on February 24, Prime Minister Trudeau signed a security agreement with Ukraine, pledging more than...
Mississauga upset about being deemed ‘ineligible’ for housing fund awarded to Brampton and Toronto
Mississauga (Feb 23) - Mississauga is asking the province to revisit how it allocates important housing funding to local municipalities after being told it...
Calgary-based Lynx Air to cease operations next week
Calgary (Feb 23) - Lynx Air (Lynx), a low-cost airline with service to destinations throughout Canada, the U.S. and Mexico will close shop next...
Navinder Gill sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing wife to death in Surrey home
Toronto, Feb 23 (IANS) A 40-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his wife to death at their home...
Brampton awarded more than $25.5mn for ‘making substantial progress’ toward 2023 housing target
Brampton (Feb 23) - Premier Doug Ford announced today that Ontario will be providing Brampton with over $25.5 million in funding through the Building...
Ontario govt. announces formal repeal of controversial wage restraint law – Bill 124
Toronto (Feb 23) - The Doug Ford government today announced a formal repeal of a controversial law that capped wage increases of public sector...
Google clarifies after fake note claims Gmail is shutting down
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Clarifying the rumours that created havoc among users that Google is shutting down Gmail, the tech giant on Friday...
