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OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.9 ...

OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's June employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (7.0) Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (60.8) Participation rate:...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Canadian government will "steadfastly" defend workers and businesses following the latest trade threats by U.S. President Donald Trump. In a post on social...

OTTAWA - Tesla legitimately claimed thousands of electric vehicle rebates in the final weekend before the department suspended its rebate program in January, Transport Canada said on Friday. In an ema...

If it seems like your phone has been blowing up with more spam text messages recently, it probably is. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says so-called smishing attempts appear to be on the rise, thanks ...

TORONTO - As a major funding shortfall looms over Pride Toronto, some prominent LGBTQ+ advocates say it's high time to rethink the organization's corporate partnerships and return to its political gra...

For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling plans to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected on N...

U.S. President Donald Trump has sent letters to Canada and a handful of other countries this week outlining higher tariffs they'll face if they don't make trade deals with the U.S. by Aug. 1. Some of ...

OTTAWA - The federal government is extending changes it made in March to the employment insurance program in response to the trade war with the U.S. The changes were meant to help businesses retain wo...

EDMONTON - Alberta animal farmers are pleased but anxious for updates after the provincial government paused new limits on annual on-farm slaughter sales. Under Alberta's on-farm slaughter program, li...