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Recent immigrants shut out of strong wage growth as unemployment rises in Canada
Canada's unemployment rate continued to trend higher in August - reaching 6.6 per cent - as the job market slowdown hits workers and job seekers unevenly.Statistics Canada's labour force survey on Fri...
Sep 06, 2024
Jacob Hoggard seeking leave to appeal sex assault conviction to Canada's top court
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is seeking leave to appeal his sexual assault conviction before Canada's top court. The Supreme Court of Canada website shows Hoggard filed a notice of application for ...
Sep 06, 2024
Decorated Canadian para surfer Victoria Feige lobbying for inclusion in L.A. 2028
PARIS - Surfing is California's official state sport and Canadian para surfer Victoria Feige wants Los Angeles to live up to that pledge in 2028. The five-time women's world champion from Vancouver is...
Sep 06, 2024
Teen charged in deadly shooting at Georgia high school appears in court for hearing
WINDER, Ga. (AP) - The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting at a Georgia high school that killed four people will stay in detention as his lawyer declined to seek bail at a Friday morning court hearing. ...
Sep 06, 2024
Canadian thrower Jesse Zesseu claims Paralympic silver in discus
PARIS - Canadian discus thrower Jesse Zesseu has won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games. The 25-year-old from Toronto reached the podium in his Paralympic debut with a throw of 53.24 metres. He wa...
Sep 06, 2024
NDP used stock video from Russia, weeks after decrying Tories for doing the same
OTTAWA - The New Democrats used a stock image from Russia in a recent video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for doing the same. On Wednesday NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced in a...
Sep 06, 2024
A fire in a school in Kenya kills 17 students and seriously burns 13 others
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said Friday. There are fears that the death toll may rise, police said. The cause ...
Sep 06, 2024
In the news today: StatCan to release August jobs report today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Statistics Canada to release August jobs report today amid labour market slowdown Statistics Canada is set to ...
Sep 06, 2024
Statistics Canada to release August jobs report today amid labour market slowdown
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release its August labour force survey this morning. Economists polled by Reuters are forecasting employers added 25,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 6.5...
Sep 06, 2024
'Secret swing state strategy': Democrats push efforts for Americans abroad vote
WASHINGTON - Running between classes on the McGill University campus in Montreal, Jacob Wesoky's thoughts drift between assignments and class schedules. But there's another looming deadline for the po...
Sep 06, 2024