Canada
- Technology
Emergency SOS via satellite now available on iPhone 14 lineup in US, Canada
Cupertino: Apple on Tuesday announced that its safety service Emergency SOS via satellite is now available to customers in the US and Canada. Available on all iPhone 14 models, the technology enables…
- India
IITian moves to Canada for Meta job, gets fired after two days
Soon after social media giant Meta chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg announced to lay of 11,000 jobs, an Indian man who had moved to Canada after securing a job at the…
- World
Canada’s immigration backlog drops to 2.4 mn people
Toronto: Canada’s immigration backlog has come down to just over 2.4 million from 2.6 last month, new data by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said. The data showed a large reduction…
- World
2022 Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize for Singapore Sikh
New York: Singapore-based Sikh researcher and documentary filmmaker Amardeep Singh has been honoured with the ‘The Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize’ for the year 2022. Administered by Hofstra University, New York, the $50,000…
- World
Immigrants successful at finding jobs in Canada: Survey
Toronto: Immigrants in Canada, including Indians, have been successful in finding jobs, and are filling up gaps in the country’s labour force, according to a new survey released by the national statistical…
- World
Canada to celebrate November as official Hindu Heritage Month
Toronto: Canada has for the first time officially celebrated November as its national Hindu Heritage Month to acknowledge the significant contributions of the Hindu community in the multi-cultural country’s growth story. Chandra…
- World
US risks losing talented H1-B visa holders to Canada: Study
New Delhi: The US risks losing talented foreigners, particularly those married to other skilled professionals, to Canada, which grants work authorisation to spouses of all skilled foreign workers, says a new study.…
- World
Canada approves 2nd bivalent Covid booster targeting Omicron variants
Ottawa: Health Canada has authorised an adapted version of the Moderna Spikevax Covid-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 sub-variants. Health Canada approved the bivalent vaccine for use as a booster dose…
- World
Indian-origin MP ushers in Hindu Heritage Month in Canada
Toronto: Indian-origin MP Chandra Arya marked Canada’s first Hindu Heritage Month beginning frorm November to acknowledge and celebrate contributions made by Hindus to make the country strong and prosperous. The Canadian House…
- World
Canada to welcome record 500,000 new immigrants
Toronto: In order to address acute labour shortage, Canada plans to welcome a record 500,000 new permanent residents till 2025, the government said while announcing the Immigration Levels Plan for 2023-2025 on…
- World
Report says Canada exploiting Indian students for ‘cheap labour’
New Delhi: Some Indian students in Canada are accusing the country of using them as a cheap source of labour and discarding them once they’re no longer needed, a media report said…
- World
1 dead after shooting at high school in Canada
Ottawa: One person was dead and another was in hospital after a shooting at a high school’s front yard in Toronto, the largest city of Canada, police said. The shooting happened just…
- World
Canada confirms 1,435 monkeypox cases
Ottawa: Canada has confirmed 1,435 cases of monkeypox, including 42 hospitalisations, health authoties announced. The Public Health Agency of Canada said on Friday that of the confirmed cases, 684 are from Ontario,…
- World
Bank of Canada increases policy interest rate
Ottawa: The Bank of Canada has increased its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 3.75 percent. Given elevated inflation and inflation expectations, as well as ongoing demand pressures in the…
- World
Indians, Khalistani supporters clash in Canadian city on Diwali night
Ottawa: Police in the Canadian city of Mississauga said that between 400 and 500 people clashed on Diwali night, during which one side waved the Indian Tricolour while some others held Khalistani…
