Daily Headlines

May 21, 2024

ECONOMY

May 21, 2024 7:43 am

Inflation continues to cool. So is the Bank of Canada ready for rate cuts?

April’s inflation report is the final reading the Bank of Canada will get on price pressures ahead of its next interest rate decision on June 5.

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WORLD

May 21, 2024 9:52 am

1 dead after ‘severe turbulence’ hits Boeing 777 flying from London to Singapore

Flight tracking data suggests that the Singapore Airlines flight dropped several thousand feet in a matter of minutes.

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File photo of a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft as seen on final approach flying over the houses of Myrtle Avenue at London Heathrow Airport. A Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore experienced 'severe turbulence' on May 21, 2024, resulting in one passenger's death.

CANADA

May 21, 2024 12:04 pm

Canada lays new sanctions on Russia over North Korean weapons transfer

Canada is imposing new sanctions against Russia over Moscow’s alleged use of North Korean missiles in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, now in its third year.

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CRIME

May 20, 2024 9:50 pm

Serial killer Robert Pickton attacked in Quebec prison

Correctional Service Canada says an inmate who was the victim of an assault was taken to an outside hospital but would not confirm the identity of the prisoner.

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CONSUMER

May 21, 2024 10:12 am

‘We need to occupy the house’: Ontario landlord says tenant won’t leave

A Brampton woman and her husband say they’re out more than $22,000 in unpaid rent and can’t occupy their home because a tenant has refused to leave after being asked to move.

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