NEW YORK CITY: Inflation could remain elevated for longer than expected, posing a risk to the US economy’s near-term health, JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jamie Dimon said on Monday. In his annual letter to shareholders, Dimon pointed to “persistent inflationary pressures” that belie the stock market’s confidence about …
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Michigan parents of teen school shooter sentenced to at least 10 years for manslaughter
The mother and father of a Michigan teen who shot and killed four classmates were each sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison on Tuesday after a jury convicted them of manslaughter in a rare case of parents being held responsible in a school shooting. School shooter Ethan Crumbley’s …
Read More »Peter Higgs, physicist behind Higgs boson particle, recalled as ‘truly gifted scientist’
Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “God particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94. Nobel prize-winning scientist helped solve one of universe’s fundamental riddles dead at 94. Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the …
Read More »Tesla settles lawsuit on eve of trial in deadly automated-driving crash
Tesla has settled a lawsuit over a 2018 car crash that killed an Apple engineer after his Model X, operating on Autopilot, swerved off a highway near San Francisco, court documents showed on Monday. Walter Huang, an engineer for Apple, was killed in a 2018 Northern California highway crash. Why …
Read More »Big grocers, retailers want Ontario’s recycling plan changed
Premier Doug Ford’s government is facing corporate pressure to change Ontario’s plan that sees industry taking on the full cost of blue box recycling programs, CBC News has learned. Corporate groups lobby Doug Ford government for reforms they say would cut blue box costs by $100M. Premier Doug Ford’s government …
Read More »The way you pronounce Calgary says a lot about where you’re from
Jesse Stewart, an associate professor of linguistics at the University of Saskatchewan, said we need to look at the origins of the name to unpack the varying pronunciations. CBC podcast looks at local language pronunciations. In Saskatchewan, most people say the name of Alberta’s most populous city in two chunks: …
Read More »Displaced tenants call for work to stop at UBC construction site
Last week 84 residents of the Hadgraft Wilson Place building were ordered by Kelowna’s fire chief to leave their homes due to safety risks in their building. Evacuation order for 84 low-income tenants extended due to risks from UBC development project. Displaced residents of a subsidized housing complex in Kelowna, …
Read More »What’s the most expensive home you could afford?
Use this tool to calculate the most expensive home you could buy based on your income and passing the mortgage “stress test.” Use this tool to see the most expensive home you could afford. The numbers are based on what banks are typically willing to lend. If you’re buying with …
Read More »Ontario man guilty of allergy testing fraud in U.S. was key employee of DNA lab in paternity controversy
Kyle Tsui, who is currently in a U.S. jail awaiting sentencing for running a fraudulent allergy testing company, also worked in a Canadian DNA laboratory that a CBC News investigation found has a history of producing wrong paternity results. Kyle Tsui represented Viaguard on TV to discuss former PM’s suspected …
Read More »Forget the win. Toronto Blue Jays fans want to know who moved ‘Home Plate Lady’
The Toronto Blue Jays won their home opener last night, but some fans were still angry. Not mad at the game, in which Jose Berrios threw 6⅔ shutout innings and Davis Schneider drove in two runs as they defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-2. And not necessarily annoyed at the Rogers …
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