Category Archives: Canada
CAQ minister apologizes, is booted from caucus after attending PQ election party
Quebec's former culture minister is apologizing for attending a Parti Qubcois election night gathering as his own party suffered a crushing defeat. The Coalition Avenir Qubec expelled Mathieu Lacombe ...
Oct 9, 2026
Poilievre unveils five-point steel plan, urges Ottawa to sue Stelco's U.S. owner
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Ottawa to sue Stelco's American owner as part of a five-point plan aimed at protecting Canada's struggling steel industry. Poilievre was in Burlingto...
Oct 9, 2026
Poilievre to campaign for Canadian unity in Alberta next week ahead of referendum
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday he will be in Alberta just days before the province's referendum to deliver a speech on Canadian unity. The House of Commons will be on a brea...
Oct 9, 2026
Top court sets sentencing framework for cases involving Indigenous offenders, victims
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says in cases where an Indigenous offender commits an offence against an intimate partner who is an Indigenous woman, a judge must apply sentencing principles rela...
Oct 9, 2026
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions,...
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador...
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National employment numbers for September from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's September employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.4) Employment rate: 60.6 per cent (60.8) Participation ...
Oct 9, 2026
In the news today: Quebec data centre hearing, food inflation, jobs data due
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Google and environmental group to question Hydro-Qubec consultants on data centres Lawyers representing Googl...
Oct 9, 2026
September job losses pour cold water on Bank of Canada rate hike chatter
OTTAWA - The labour market stalled for a second month in a row in September, pushing back on calls for interest rate hikes from the Bank of Canada. Statistics Canada said Friday the economy lost 68,00...
Oct 9, 2026
Outgoing Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette pushed off 'glass cliff' in election
MONTREAL - When former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne watched the results of Quebec's election come in, she says she couldn't help but draw parallels between herself and Christine Frchette. The outgoi...
Oct 9, 2026