Murray Wood: What the stars of the World Cup could learn from four-year-olds
Murray Wood says despite what his granddaughter's soccer team lacks in skill - or even understanding of why they're on t...
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Most OSAP growth came from career college students, documents show
TORONTO - When Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government drastically cut student assistance grants earlier this year, it cited "unsustainable" costs, but new figures show nearly all of the recent growth ...
Jun 05, 2026
What you need to know about the federal government's grocery and essentials rebate
OTTAWA - The federal government's new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit will see its first round of quarterly payments go out today. The benefit was known previously as the GST/HST credit, so pe...
Jun 05, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney shows his wife Diana Fox Carney an Indian bitter melon at a FreshCo grocery store in Brampton, Ont., Friday, June 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for May, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in May. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, howev...
Jun 05, 2026
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for May, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in May. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.6 p...
Jun 05, 2026
National employment numbers for May from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's May employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (6.9) Employment rate: 60.7 per cent (60.5) Participation rate: ...
Jun 05, 2026
Economy adds 88,000 jobs as unemployment rate falls to 6.6%: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy added a surprise 88,000 jobs in May, partially offsetting employment declines since the start of the year. The agency says the unemployment rate fell to 6.6...
Jun 05, 2026 A Statistics Canada sign is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Too soon to call recession, says Canadian authority on economic downturns
OTTAWA - The unofficial authority on recession calls in Canada says it's too soon to use that word to describe the sluggish economy. Debate has raged on Parliament Hill over whether the country is in ...
Jun 05, 2026
In the news today: Grocery benefit, Trade deal review, Energy drink bill, Job numbers
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Liberals' grocery benefit payments start for eligible Canadians today One of the federal Liberals' flagship a...
Jun 05, 2026
Quebec health minister tables bill banning energy drink sales to youth under 16
QUBEC - Quebec's health minister tabled a bill on Friday banning the sale of energy drinks to youth under the age of 16, describing the measure as an "extremely important" step to protect young people...
Jun 05, 2026
Businesses ‘desperately in search of certainty’ on trade deal — but at what price?
MONTREAL - When the Trump administration took aim at free trade last year, Ryan Zoehner felt like he was under fire. "Our supply chain got caught in the crosshairs," said the CEO of Algo, a Vancouver-...
Jun 05, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Our road to the World Cup begins
From a little girl listening to the match reports on the radio with her dad to a stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, Sara...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 22
**WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - Summer is officially here, and for a lot of Saskatchewan families, that means road...