FTX founder Sam-Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers

A New York jury has convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried of fraud in a scheme that cheated customers and investors of at least $10 billion US.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bankman-fried-convicted-1.7017241?cmp=rss

Miller still hopes to see Afghans from Pakistan arrive in 'next few weeks'

The federal government is still speaking to counterparts in Pakistan and planning for flights of Afghans to arrive here from Islamabad in the next few weeks, Immigration Minister Marc Miller told journalists at a news conference in Toronto on Thursday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pakistan-afghanistan-refugees-1.7017041?cmp=rss

This folk band trekked across Wales by foot in the name of sustainable touring

Seth Bye and Chris Roberts, who make up the folk duo Filkin’s Drift, travelled 1,400 kilometres with little else but their instruments strapped to their backs. Their goal? To change the way the music industry thinks about touring.

source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/this-folk-band-trekked-across-wales-by-foot-in-the-name-of-sustainable-touring-1.7016969?cmp=rss

Dia de Muertos celebrations in Mexico and beyond

The Day of the Dead has long-standing roots in Mexico but that's far from the only place where it's celebrated, with countries like Bolivia and Cuba also taking part in the tradition of remembering the deceased.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dia-de-muertos-celebrations-in-mexico-and-beyond-1.7017076?cmp=rss