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Canada’s unemployment rate jumps to 6.1% in March as job growth comes to a halt
Canada's unemployment rate jumped to 6.1 per cent in March as more people looked for work, Statistics Canada reported Friday.The figure is up from 5.8 per cent in February and marks the largest increa...
Apr 05, 2024
Gushue thumps Japan 9-3 in six ends at men's curling worlds
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland - Brad Gushue enjoyed quite the bounceback effort on Friday as Canada thumped Japan's Shinya Abe 9-3 in six ends at the world men's curling championship. Gushue and his St. J...
Apr 05, 2024
Women's basketball growth helped by star players, more media coverage, rules changes
CLEVELAND (AP) - Women's basketball has grown in popularity over the past few years thanks in no small part to the sensational play of Caitlin Clark. She's become a household name that's brought milli...
Apr 05, 2024
'Disorganized protest': Defence questions if anyone was in charge at Coutts protest
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The trial of a trio accused of masterminding the COVID-era border blockade at Coutts saw the defence pursue a contrary narrative Thursday of a mishmash protest where no one had the po...
Apr 05, 2024
Israel dismisses 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - The Israeli military said Friday that it has dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid workers on a foo...
Apr 05, 2024
Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander vows retaliation for apparent strike that killed top generals
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guard General Hossein Salami vowed retaliation Friday for the airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran's Consulate i...
Apr 05, 2024
In the news for today: March jobs number due, Election threat task force to testify
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... StatCan to release March jobs report today Statistics Canada is set to release ...
Apr 05, 2024
Rescue effort to save stranded B.C. orca calf could occur next week, says chief
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Ehattesaht First Nation Chief Simon John says a highly orchestrated attempt to rescue a killer whale calf stranded in a Vancouver Island lagoon could happen as early as next week. He ...
Apr 05, 2024
RCMP issue Amber Alert for three-month-old baby boy in B.C.
RCMP in the Vancouver-area city of Langley have issued an Amber Alert for a baby boy. Police say three-month-old Tyler Durocher was last seen on Thursday in Langley. They say he has brown hair and is ...
Apr 04, 2024
Zhang among 4 tied for LPGA Match Play lead as wind plays havoc with the field
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - Rose Zhang watched her two-stroke lead with two holes to play Thursday turn into a four-way tie for first place, the strong wind playing havoc with her and everyone else w...
Apr 04, 2024