Category Archives: Canada
New $10 bank note unveiled to celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada has unveiled a new commemorative $10 bank note to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation - and it will mark the first time a Canadian woman and an indigenous Cana...
Apr 07, 2017
Fears heightened for Syrian refugees wary of U.S. action
TORONTO - Maha Alio’s heart sank when she learned the United States had bombed a Syrian air base in retaliation for the horrific gas attack that stunned the world. “I’m sure bad thin...
Apr 07, 2017
Protesting fishermen break into federal office over access to shrimp
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Staff got a scare Friday as angry fishermen forced their way into the federal fisheries headquarters in St. John’s, N.L., saying unfair access to shrimp stocks is bankru...
Apr 07, 2017
Prince Edward Island tables budget with small surplus of $600,000
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Prince Edward Island government tabled a budget with a $600,000 surplus Monday, the province’s first journey into black ink in more than a decade. The turnaround from an esti...
Apr 07, 2017
Ex-nurse charged with killing eight seniors waives right to prelim
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - A former Ontario nurse accused of killing eight seniors in her care has waived her right to a preliminary hearing and will go straight to trial. Elizabeth Wettlaufer, 49, appeared in...
Apr 07, 2017
Ontario premier reaches out to U.S. governors to win allies on free trade
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is reaching out to U.S. governors in the hopes of winning free trade allies, fearing a proposed Buy American bill in New York state could trigger a domino effe...
Apr 07, 2017
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in March. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, how...
Apr 07, 2017
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by province
OTTAWA - Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in March. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador 14.9 per cent ...
Apr 07, 2017
National employment numbers for March from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at March employment (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.7 per cent (6.6) Employment rate: 61.5 per cent (61.4) Labour force participation rate: 65.9 per cent (65.8...
Apr 07, 2017
Trudeau set to visit student skills competition in Halifax area
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to visit a community college in the Halifax area today to take in a skills competition for students. Trudeau is scheduled to make a stop at the Nova...
Apr 07, 2017