Gains led by services as consumers paid more for cellular services, travel and rent Customers shop at a grocery store in Edmonton. Inflation accelerated in Canada in May.Photo by Ed Kaiser/Postmedia Shelter prices also accelerated on a monthly basis, rising by 0.4 per cent in May from April. On a year-over-year basis, they rose 6.4 … Read more
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The sledgehammer was left behind on the floor of the bodega on East 188th Street. United Bodegas of America A mother of three and Bronx bodega worker was left with serious head injuries when a pair of brutes savagely beat her with a hammer over a hookah. Oralia Perez, 41, was working at A&D Deli … Read more
“Put simply, a rail stoppage put’s our economy in harm’s way — and that hurts everyone,”writes Chris Lane. A pending strike at CN Rail is simply bad for the city, province and country, writes Chris Lane.Photo by Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press Our economy runs on the rails. Canada’s rail system carries $380 billion worth of … Read more
Fingers crossed Prince William isn’t a 92%er. Just days before Travis Kelce met Prince William, Prince George and Princess Charlotte at Taylor Swift’s London concert, his brother, Jason Kelce, chastised the idea of a monarchy. “I’m out on honoring kings,” the retired Philadelphia Eagles player said in last Wednesday’s episode of their “New Heights” podcast. … Read more
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Ariana Grande has come under fire after revealing that her ‘dream’ dinner guest would be notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. The 30-year-old pop star’s surprising revelation was made during an episode of Penn Badgley’s podcast, … Read more
Recent campaigns include ones focused on promoting the COVID-19 vaccine and food safety, topics that are ripe for disinformation, says Treasury Board president Anita Anand. President of the Treasury Board Anita Anand responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Seeing newspapers on her kitchen counter go unread by … Read more
Don Stewart eked out the win by just 590 votes over Liberal Leslie Church. Don Stewart is seen during an election night campaign event in Toronto on June 24.Photo by Cole Burston /Bloomberg Hours after Canadians went to bed disappointed by a Stanley Cup loss Monday night, the Conservatives scored a stunning byelection upset to … Read more
Space junk from the ISS crashed through a Florida home (Picture: Nasa/Mike Hopkins) A family from Florida is suing Nasa after a piece of the International Space Station (ISS) smashed through their home. Law firm Cranfill Sumner, which is representing the family, said the case against the American space agency is the first of its kind, … Read more
Perrin Beatty is the CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce/cal Welcome to federal politics, where the official languages may be French and English but the practitioners speak in a tongue of their own. Take “investment,” for example. The 2024 federal budget uses “invest” or its variants 632 times in its 416 pages. In contrast, … Read more
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