Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in February. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador ...
Mar 13, 2026
National employment numbers for February from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's February employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.7 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 60.6 per cent (60.8) Participation r...
Mar 13, 2026
Cuban president says talks were recently held with the US to resolve differences
HAVANA (AP) - Cuban President Miguel Daz-Canel said Friday that his government has held recent talks with the U.S., marking the first time the Caribbean country confirms such speculation. He said the ...
Mar 13, 2026
DeBrusk's shootout goal gives Vancouver Canucks 4-3 victory over Nashville Predators
VANCOUVER - The good times at Rogers Arena have been few and far between this season. But as they stared down a two-goal deficit with less than five minutes remaining in regulation time, the Vancouver...
Mar 13, 2026
Alexis Lafreniere has goal, assists to lead New York Rangers past Winnipeg Jets 6-3
WINNIPEG - The New York Rangers did not look like a team that is already out of the NHL playoff picture. The Winnipeg Jets, who are still clinging to fading post-season hopes, looked like they are. Th...
Mar 13, 2026
Ottawa earmarks half a billion dollars for labs and research equipment
OTTAWA - Ottawa committed to $552 million in science funding on Friday for equipment, tools and labs needed for academic research projects across the country. The federal government released a list of...
Mar 13, 2026
In the news: Carney in Norway, Canada CUSMA talks leverage, March break destinations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney to observe NATO Arctic drills in Norway. Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Norway today, where he will ...
Mar 13, 2026
MLA wants to scrap B.C.'s Human Rights Code. Some constituents want her gone instead
VICTORIA - A B.C. legislator who has sought to scrap the province's Human Rights Code and ban land acknowledgments, and has blamed the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting on "transgender ideology," is facing ...
Mar 13, 2026
B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it
Every member of a former panel the British Columbia government appointed to identify old-growth for potential protection in 2021 now says they're concerned about continued logging in those same rare a...
Mar 13, 2026
A 68-year-old powerlifter smashes records and says she lives for 'clang' of weights
ST. JOHN'S - On Thursday morning, 68-year-old Mava Brydges put the weight of a household refrigerator onto her back, lowered herself toward the floor and then stood up again. Her 132.5-kilogram squat ...
Mar 13, 2026