Global National: July 7

60,000 new job roles across thousands of Canadian businesses were filled this June, increasing the nation’s labour pool massively. As a result, experts believe that the Bank of Canada will increase interest rates, once again, next week. The ongoing B.C. port worker strike entered its seventh day On Friday, and with cargo piling up, an apparent end to this walkout is still not in sight. Also, following the announcement of a new, $800M U.S. military aid package for Ukraine, the dangers and controversy surrounding cluster munitions — weapons included in the newly-announced package – are explained. And, as a result of climate change, forecasters are raising their hurricane season predictions above average. In fact, it’s being dubbed an “overactive” hurricane season.