Global National: June 18

American senators and some grieving families of Boeing plane crash victims lashed out at company CEO Dave Calhoun at a hearing in Washington, where he testified about safety issues and offered an apology. Jackson Proskow speaks with the family of Danielle Moore, a Canadian killed in a 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash; and reports on an admission Calhoun made while on the stand. While Canada’s official poverty rate is roughly seven per cent, there are many more Canadians who cannot afford their basic needs than previously thought, according to a new report from Food Banks Canada. Heidi Petracek explains how the new numbers were tabulated, some of the simple things more people cannot afford, and what it means as Canada works to address its growing cost of living crisis. Western countries are keeping a close eye on Russian President Vladimir Putin, who received a red-carpet welcome for his first visit to North Korea in 24 years. How Putin and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un want to strengthen their countries’ ties, and the fears they could be teaming up to take on the West. Plus: arrested. The criminal charges singer and actor Justin Timberlake has been hit with on New York’s Long Island; and the mug shot police have released of him. And nerves are sky-high for Edmonton Oilers fans, who are hoping their team can beat the Florida Panthers again and stay alive after game five in the Stanley Cup Final. Slav Kornik reports from Sunrise, Fla. on what’s at stake, and Jeff Semple speaks with some die-hard Oilers fans who travelled far and wide to Edmonton to support the team.