Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
The latest numbers from Statistics Canada show that the annual pace of inflation rose to 1.9% in June. It’s a hike from 1.7% in May, but was largely in line with economists’ expectations. The removal of the consumer carbon price continues to dampen the annual price comparisons, as the inflation rate was 2.7% if you exclude energy.
BREAKING NEWS: Canadian inflation rises to 1.9% in Junehttps://t.co/xdmK6jvmlU
— BNN Bloomberg (@BNNBloomberg) July 15, 2025
India police say Fauja Singh was killed in a hit and run on Monday. He was 114 years old. Singh was known as the world’s oldest marathon runner, still competing after turning 100 more than a decade ago. He earned the nickname “Turbaned Tornado” after taking up marathon running in his late 80s.
World’s oldest marathon runner dies in a hit-and-run at 114 https://t.co/zx5YWrQRtS
— CTV News (@CTVNews) July 15, 2025
A woman convicted in a high-profile BC murder has had her day parole revoked due to drug use. The Parole Board of Canada says Kerry Sim, known as Kelly Ellard when she killed Victoria teen Reena Virk in 1997, breached her conditions to abstain from drugs.
Day parole has been revoked for the woman who drowned Victoria teenager Reena Virk 28 years ago. https://t.co/c26FSiVYAj
— CityNews Vancouver (@CityNewsVAN) July 14, 2025
Baseball fans were treated to dozens of big dingers on Monday night as the 2025 Home Run Derby took place in Atlanta. Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh lifted the trophy after beating Tampa Bay Rays youngster Junior Caminero in the final. The MLB All-Star Game will be played tonight and the second half of the season will begin on Friday.
CAL RALEIGH IS YOUR 2025 @TMOBILE #HRDERBY CHAMPION š pic.twitter.com/jHHDU5GWeW
— MLB (@MLB) July 15, 2025
An NYPD transit drone team caught four people riding on top of an express train last week. The boys range from 12 to 16 in age. Police say it’s the 200th subway surfing arrest since November 2023 and it came less than a week after a 15-year-old boy was killed trying to ride on top of a train in Queens.
SUBWAY SURFERS SPOTTED: Police arrested four boys – two 12-year-olds, a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old. They say it's the 200th subway surfing arrest since November 2023. https://t.co/36C5QcW7yh pic.twitter.com/hlRKDOwIGr
— News12BX (@News12BX) July 14, 2025
Thumbnail photo a video screenshot courtesy of the NYPD via CNN.
