[ad_1] Ep. 495 – Rep. Fred Upton – The Ax Files with David Axelrod – Podcast on CNN Audio 10 p.m. ET: Documentary from January 6, Ukraine Aid, Student Debt Relief and more 5 things ListenCNN 5 things Fri, 06/24 On your computer On your mobile device Smart speakers US world politics business podcast David…
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Big labour shortages to continue in food, hotel industries
[ad_1] Despite record-low unemployment across Canada, many industries are suffering from labor shortages in the second quarter of 2022, with restaurants and hotels remaining the hardest hit. According to a new Statistics Canada survey, nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of businesses in the hospitality industry said they would face labor shortages in the next three months…
Nigerian couple charged with plotting to get child to UK to harvest organs
[ad_1] LONDON: A Nigerian senator and his wife were remanded in custody in London on Thursday (June 23) on charges of plotting to take a 15-year-old boy to Britain for organ harvesting, the BBC and police said. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, have both been charged with conspiring to arrange another person’s…
Conservatives Lose 2 U.K. By-Elections, Adding to Pressure on Boris Johnson
[ad_1] LONDON – Britain’s ruling Conservative Party lost two strategically important parliamentary seats on Friday, dealing a severe blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and raising new doubts about his scandal-ridden leadership. Voters in Tiverton and Honiton, rural south-west England, the party’s heartland, and in the faded industrial town of Wakefield to the north, drove…
Righting Your Financial Wrongs – Diversifying
[ad_1] Straighten Your Financial Mistakes – Diversification – Podcast on CNN Audio 10pm ET: Documentary from January 6th, Ukraine Aid, Student Debt Relief and more 5 things ListenCNN 5 things Fri, 06/24 On your computer On your mobile device Smart speakers US world politics business podcast Does it feel like the financial system is turned…
‘Good news’: Former AFN national chief reacts to news of papal visit
[ad_1] Former First Nations Assembly national chief Phil Fontaine calls the details of Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Canada “good news”. “I think it’s wonderful news that Pope Francis will fulfill the promise he made to delegates at the general audience in Rome,” Fontaine told CTV News Channel. The Vatican reconfirmed Thursday that the pope…
UK PM Johnson’s Conservatives lose two by-elections
[ad_1] LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party was defeated in two parliamentary by-elections on Friday (June 24), a sign of voter discontent after months of scandals and a growing cost-of-living crisis. The defeats, including one in a previously safe spot, could reignite speculation about Johnson’s future after he survived a move against him…
In Warsaw Park, Ukraine’s Teen Refugees Hang Out and Hang On
[ad_1] WARSAW – Every afternoon, dozens of Ukrainian teenagers gather in a park in front of a prominent Stalinist skyscraper in central Warsaw. They are young refugees trying to cope. Many dropped out of school to roam around Warsaw, rootless, even lost, only 14 or 15, smoking cigarettes and drinking cheap beer. They gather under…
Vault by CNN releases NFT of wartime photos from Ukrainian citizens
[ad_1] Today (June 23) Vault by CNN and Superchief Gallery are releasing an exclusive NFT photo collection available for purchase. War Notes contains 51 portraits and interviews of Ukrainian citizens collected by photographer Cheney Orr, documenting the making of war memories. The NFTs are available from June 23 at 6:00 p.m. through June 30, and…
Inflation could peak within a few months: economists
[ad_1] As inflation continues to rise, experts say Canadians will have to hold out for a while longer before prices drop again. “We may not see the peak for a few months,” Sal Guatieri, director and senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, told CTVNews.ca. “At least in the short term, I don’t think we’re going…