New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan congratulated teenage squash sensation Anahat Singh after she scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win the World Junior Squash Championship. The 17-year-old achieved the milestone on Saturday at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, defeating Egypt’s Ruqayya Salem in straight games to secure the biggest title of her career and end Egypt’s 15-year dominance in the women’s event. Reacting to the landmark achievement,…
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New Delhi/Ontario, July 24 (IANS) In one of biggest crackdown on organised drug trade, the police busted an illegal cross-border trafficking network and seized nearly $140 million worth of illegal drugs in Ontario on Thursday.The operation, seen as the largest drug bust in Canada’s Ontario, resulted in recovery of a staggering 1.7 tonnes of illegal drugs allegedly comprising cocaine, opium and other narcotics.More than 21 suspects have been charged with cross-border smuggling and set to face tri…
Ontario, July 24 (IANS) Canadian authorities have dismantled an alleged cross-border drug trafficking network in one of Ontario’s largest drug seizures by weight, with investigators recovering illegal drugs worth nearly C$140 million and charging 21 people, local media reported.The operation, named Project Bay, resulted in the seizure of approximately 973 kilograms of suspected cocaine, 660 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine and 49 kilograms of suspected opium, according to a joint stateme…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) India’s Anahat Singh has been given top billing in the women’s section of the World Squash Junior Championships starting on Monday in Ontario, Canada, while Aryaveer Dewan is seeded 5/8 among men.Women’s world No 20 Anahat, who has won 16 singles titles on the circuit so far after turning pro in 2023, will be looking to clinch her maiden world junior crown following her bronze-medal-winning semifinal finish last year.Meanwhile, Aryaveer will aim to build on his gr…
Toronto, July 2 (IANS) A destructive “heat dome” is gripping large areas of Canada, triggering persistent extreme heat across the country, while some regions are grappling with torrential rain and severe flooding, local media have reported. Millions of Canadians are currently under heat alerts as the oppressive conditions persist. Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued heat warnings for parts of Ontario, Quebec, the Prairies, and the Northwest Territories, where daytime highs and humid…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday shared highlights of his visit to Canada and said that engagements reaffirmed “the renewed momentum in India-Canada relations”.In a social media post titled “Glimpses of my highly productive visit to Canada”, Goyal said that the visit also reaffirmed “shared commitment to advancing mutual growth and prosperity”.The video posted by Goyal shared glimpses of his meetings with Canadian PM Mark Carney, Canada’s M…
Vancouver, May 17 (IANS) A Canadian cruise passenger currently in isolation has tested presumptive positive for hantavirus, health authorities in Canada’s British Columbia province announced.Bonnie Henry, a provincial health officer, said the patient began developing mild symptoms, including fever and headache, two days ago and was taken to a local hospital. The presumptive positive result came back on Friday and the person is currently being treated in isolation as a positive patient, Xinhua ne…
Ottawa, March 23 (IANS) The so-called ‘Khalistani movement’ is a toxic cycle of intimidation and glorification of violence that has been kept alive by a small section of the diaspora as a grotesque parody of activism in Canada. It suppresses free speech in Western countries, undermines India-Canada relations, and unfairly impacts the majority of law-abiding Sikhs who have no affiliation with separatism, a report highlighted on Monday. Highlighting a post on X by Canadian investigative journalist…
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The White House confirmed that President Donald Trump floated the idea of renaming major infrastructure sites after himself and defended his stance on control of a US-Canada bridge project.Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about reports that Trump had suggested renaming Penn Station in New York and Dulles Airport near Washington.“To your first question about the renaming, why not?” Leavitt said. “It was something the president floated in his conversation …
Toronto, Jan 21 (IANS) Underscoring India’s significant role in inclusive, responsible, and impact-driven artificial intelligence (AI), the Consulate General of India in Canada’s Toronto hosted the “India-Canada AI Dialogue 2026”, emphasising the significance of bilateral cooperation for shared economic and societal benefits.The high-level dialogue was organised in partnership with the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada India Tech Council, and Zoho Inc.According to the Indian Cons…