Category Archives: Canada
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by province
OTTAWA - Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in January. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador 13.8 per cen...
Feb 10, 2017
January's national employment numbers from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at January employment (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.8 per cent (6.9) Employment rate: 61.4 per cent (61.3) Labour force participation rate: 65.9 per cent (65...
Feb 10, 2017
Northerners press Trudeau on electoral reform; PM admits 'I turned my back'
YELLOWKNIFE - Now is no time to be provoking political instability in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday as he justified turning his back - his words - on his unequivocal promise to cha...
Feb 10, 2017
Canada adds 48,300 new jobs, but wage growth and hours worked slip
OTTAWA - The country’s labour market continues to pump out new jobs, but Canadians are seeing wage increases fade and their work hours shrink. Last month, the job market unexpectedly added 48,30...
Feb 10, 2017
Syrian student, embraced by Canada, opts for U.S. after Trump order halted
OTTAWA - Canada became a brief beacon of hope for Alaa Alsabeh of Syria after his plan to study engineering in Michigan was shattered by Donald Trump’s executive order banning nationals from sev...
Feb 10, 2017
Six stories in the news today, Feb. 10
Six stories in the news for Friday, Feb. 10: --- PM CONTINUES ARCTIC TRIP TODAY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Yellowknife today as he continues his two day trip to Canada’s Arctic. He will...
Feb 10, 2017
Winter storm blows through Atlantic Canada: 'It certainly was intense'
Drivers faced snow squalls and blinding whiteouts Friday as a powerful, fast-moving winter storm blew into Atlantic Canada from the United States, closing schools throughout the region and hampering t...
Feb 10, 2017
After selling off all oilsands assets, Statoil looks to Newfoundland offshore
CALGARY - A week after Statoil sold off all its assets in Alberta’s oilsands, it looked eastward, to Newfoundland’s offshore. There, the Norwegian energy giant saw opportunity in the North...
Feb 10, 2017
Trudeau attempts to avoid frosty Trump meeting while facing questions in Arctic
YELLOWKNIFE - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent Friday visiting with a ‘Snow King’ and he also tried to head off the prospect of a frosty meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump next we...
Feb 10, 2017
One dead, five in hospital after fire at Toronto Community Housing building
Toronto’s fire chief says one person died and five others were taken to hospital after a fire at a downtown community housing building on Thursday evening. Matthew Pegg told a late-night news co...
Feb 09, 2017