Category Archives: Canada
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by province
OTTAWA - Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.0 per cent in June. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrado...
Jul 06, 2018
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.0 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, howe...
Jul 06, 2018
National employment numbers for June from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at June employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.0 per cent (5.8) Employment rate: 61.5 per cent (61.5) Participation rate: 65.5 per cent (6...
Jul 06, 2018
Employment gains, job hunter influx clears way for rate hike: experts
OTTAWA - Canada received a dose of new jobs last month, maintained sturdy wage growth and saw more people searching for work - all seen as positives by experts who believe the path is clear for the ce...
Jul 06, 2018
Ontario asks Trudeau for resources to address influx of asylum seekers
TORONTO - Just a week after Doug Ford took office, the rift between his new Tory government and Justin Trudeau’s federal Liberals appears to be growing as they verbally spar over funding for ref...
Jul 06, 2018
Google Doodle celebrates birthday of civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond
Civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond is being celebrated today with a Google Doodle slideshow. The doodle on the Google.ca homepage was created by artist Sophie Diao and features 10 panels depicting Des...
Jul 06, 2018
Fishing boats converge on Nova Scotia harbour as part of effluent pipe protest
PICTOU, N.S. - Dozens of fishing boats steamed towards a hulking pulp mill in northern Nova Scotia on Friday, marking the climax of a boisterous demonstration that saw more than 1,000 protesters call ...
Jul 06, 2018
Fishing boats expected to converge on Nova Scotia harbour as part of protest
PICTOU, N.S. - Fishing boats from all three Maritime provinces were expected to converge off a small coastal town in northern Nova Scotia on Friday to protest a pulp mill’s plan to dump millions...
Jul 06, 2018
In the news today, July 6
Seven stories in the news for Friday, July 6 --- MASS PLANNED ON LAC-MEGANTIC ANNIVERSARY A church service will be held in Lac-Megantic, Que., today to mark the fifth anniversary of the train derailme...
Jul 06, 2018
'A gift that will light her up:' Alberta woman revives mother's favourite treat
CAMROSE, Alta. - Every time Crystal Regehr Westergard would go out shopping as a youth, she would ask her mother if she wanted anything. There was only ever one request: Cuban Lunch. The rectangular p...
Jul 06, 2018