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By Olivia Bowden, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Though the Public Health Agency of Canada said last week it’s “too early” to tell if the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is spreading in Canada beyond scattered cases cropping up— there’s still cause for concern and the public should be
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Russian authorities have announced criminal probes against a famous actor critical of the war in Ukraine and a philanthropist who supports the Russian opposition. Monday’s announcement of the parallel investigations are part of a months-long, sweeping crackdown on dissent. Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement that its chief Alexander Bastrykin ordered the launch of
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses went on strike Monday at two of New York City’s major hospitals after contract negotiations stalled over staffing and salaries nearly three years into the coronavirus pandemic. The privately owned, nonprofit hospitals were postponing nonemergency surgeries, diverting ambulances to other medical centers, pulling
Continue Reading By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Palestinian prime minister has accused Israel’s new ultra-nationalist government of blocking “even the most non-violent ways of fighting the occupation” and warned they will inflame the conflict. Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh told his Cabinet at its weekly meeting on Monday that Israel’s financial and
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has met with Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the longtime secretary of Pope Benedict XVI. Gaenswein was a key figure in his recent funeral but has raised eyebrows with an extraordinary memoir in which he settles old scores and reveals palace intrigue about the decade-long cohabitation of
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By Lauren del Valle, Ray Sanchez and Eric Levenson, CNN Sayfullo Saipov, the man accused of using a rented truck to fatally strike eight people on a New York City bike path in 2017, became radicalized by watching ISIS videos online and still believes he had a religious obligation to carry out the attack, his
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Spanish golfer Jon Rahm won his third PGA Tour title in six starts with a stunning comeback to overturn a seven-shot deficit at the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. The world No. 5 even bogeyed Sunday’s first hole but went on a remarkable run to finish the final round with a
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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Engineers are making final preparations for the first satellite launch from the U.K. A repurposed passenger plane is expected to release a Virgin Orbit rocket carrying several small satellites into space on Monday night. The mission will mark the first orbital space launch from U.K. soil and
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN Pentagon officials have held multiple high-level meetings in recent months in preparation for a barrage of Republican-led House investigations into issues varying from the US withdrawal from Afghanistan to what conservative lawmakers have deemed “woke” military policies, according to a senior defense official. House Republicans have long signaled
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Miles de viajeros cruzaron las fronteras de China continental este domingo para disfrutar de alegres reencuentros y viajes largamente esperados, mientras las autoridades relajaban las restricciones que habían separado a las familias y aislado al país más poblado del mundo durante casi tres años. En los aeropuertos internacionales de las
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Goldman Sachs will lay off as many as 3,200 employees this week as an uncertain economic and market climate pushes the bank to hunt for cost savings, according to a person familiar with the matter. More than a third of the job cuts are expected to be from the firm’s trading
Continue Reading By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Inflation has a way of affecting nearly every aspect of our finances. Big jumps in tax brackets could save you money, especially if you’re working and your raises — like those of most workers — haven’t kept pace with inflation. Plus, a $2,000 increase in 401(k) limits means you can
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses went on strike Monday at two of New York City’s major hospitals after contract negotiations stalled over staffing and salaries nearly three years into the coronavirus pandemic. The privately owned, nonprofit hospitals were postponing nonemergency surgeries, diverting ambulances to other medical centers, pulling
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN British nurses and ambulance drivers will press on with more strikes in a dispute over pay after talks with the government failed to produce a breakthrough on Monday. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), which represents close to half a million nurses, midwives and health care assistants described the talks as
Continue Reading By VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Officials at a vocational school in an eastern Ukraine city dismissed claims by Russia that hundreds of Ukrainian troops were killed in a missile strike there, saying Monday that a rocket merely blew out windows and damaged classrooms. Russia specifically named the vocational school in Kramatorsk
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN “Homeland” star Claire Danes and fellow actor Hugh Dancy will be welcoming another baby into the family this year. This will be the couple’s third child, their representative told People. They already have sons Cyrus and Rowan, aged 10 and 4, respectively. CNN has reached out to the pair’s representatives for
Continue Reading KFOX, OPPORTUNITY CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS, CNN By David Williams and Ashley Killough, CNN A homeless shelter in El Paso, Texas, released a video showing what the group said was Customs and Border Protection officials apprehending a person outside of its welcome center. The Opportunity Center for the Homeless posted the surveillance video, which shows
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Victoria Lee, one of the brightest new stars in mixed martial arts (MMA), has died at the age of 18, her sister confirmed. “She has gone too soon and our family has been completely devastated since then,” her sister Angela said in an Instagram post Saturday. “We miss her. More than
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN JJ Watt struggled to hold back his tears as he received a standing ovation while he left the NFL field for the final time after his likely Hall of Fame career came to an end on Sunday. The 33-year-old — one of the best defensive players of all time — announced
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has accused the royal family of being complicit in his wife Meghan’s anguish, claiming his stepmother Camilla, the queen consort, had leaked private conversations to the media in order to burnish her own reputation. In interviews broadcast Sunday, Harry accused members of the royal family
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