Category Archives: Canada
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by province
OTTAWA - Canada’s national unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in March. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (revised numbers from the previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland an...
Apr 06, 2018
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in March. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, how...
Apr 06, 2018
National employment numbers for March from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at March employment (revised numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.8 per cent (5.8) Employment rate: 61.7 per cent (61.7) Labour force participation ...
Apr 06, 2018
Canada adds 32,300 jobs, all full time, as jobless rate stays at record low 5.8%
OTTAWA - The economy delivered 32,300 net new jobs last month as Canada generated a rush of full-time work that helped keep the national unemployment rate at its record low. Statistics Canada said Fri...
Apr 06, 2018
Canadian 'lifter under scrutiny at Commonwealth Games after hit and run charge
GOLD COAST, Australia - A senior Canadian team official at the Commonwealth Games says a weightlifter facing criminal charges related to a hit and run back home is eligible to compete at the Gold Coas...
Apr 06, 2018
RCMP dress as survey crew to catch drivers using cellphones, not buckling up
AMHERST, N.S. - Police in Nova Scotia are going undercover in a novel way to remind drivers to buckle up. Last month, RCMP officers in Amherst rented a pickup truck and disguised themselves as surveyo...
Apr 06, 2018
In the news today, April 6
Seven stories in the news for Friday, April 6 --- PM TRUDEAU VENTURES INTO OILSANDS TODAY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit the Alberta oilsands today, less than 24 hours after protesters in Va...
Apr 06, 2018
Wanted: Caregiver to join cycling adventure to tackle Parkinson's symptoms
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg couple planning the trip of a lifetime realized they would need some help along the way, so they put up an online advertisement looking for a very specific person - a qualified c...
Apr 06, 2018
Starting today, Canadians to get emergency alerts on their cellphones
Starting today, Canadians won’t have to be near a television or radio to receive emergency alerts. Life-threatening emergencies will now be broadcast on compatible mobile phones. As of today, th...
Apr 06, 2018
All bets are off. Caesars Windsor workers on strike after rejecting agreement
WINDSOR, Ont. - Workers at the Caesars Windsor hotel-casino in southwestern Ontario walked off the job at 12:01 a.m. Friday after rejecting a tentative contract agreement. Unifor Local 444 said 59 per...
Apr 05, 2018