Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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National employment numbers for September from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's September employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 7.1 per cent (7.1) Employment rate: 60.6 per cent (60.5) Participation ...
Oct 10, 2025
Canada adds surprise 60,000 jobs in September, unemployment rate steady at 7.1%
OTTAWA - The labour market added an unexpected 60,000 jobs in September, led by gains in the tariff-struck manufacturing sector. Statistics Canada said the unemployment rate held steady at 7.1 per cen...
Oct 10, 2025 Statistics Canada released employment figures for September. Workers inspect sheets of stainless steel after being pressed from coils, at Magna Stainless and Aluminum in Montreal on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
'Stable' reputation makes Canada attractive to investors, Joly says
OTTAWA - Ottawa's industrial strategy will leverage Canada's reputation for stability to attract more foreign investment, Industry Minister Mlanie Joly said Thursday in a speech at the Canadian Club T...
Oct 09, 2025
China outlines more controls on exports of rare earths and technology
HONG KONG (AP) - China outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies on Thursday, extending controls over use of the elements critical for many high-tech and military products ...
Oct 09, 2025
Here's a list of the U.S. tariffs still hammering Canadian industries
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington this week to advance negotiations on lifting or easing a growing list of tariffs. Trump's ever-shifting tarif...
Oct 08, 2025
Murder was 'unexpected' by accused, trial of former B.C. lawyer hears
VANCOUVER - A former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer admits to killing his client, but his defence counsel says it wasn't planned and that evidence at the trial doesn't support a first-degree murder conviction...
Oct 08, 2025
Davies says NDP's budget support is up to Carney after sharing party's priorities
OTTAWA - Interim NDP Leader Don Davies says his party wants to see the coming budget offer more investment in health care, affordable non-market housing and projects that create unionized jobs. Speaki...
Oct 08, 2025
Alberta's Smith says Prime Minister Carney speaking Trump's 'love language'
TORONTO - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is lauding Prime Minister Mark Carney's ability to speak the language of U.S. President Donald Trump. Addressing the BMO US-Canada summit in Toronto, Smith sai...
Oct 08, 2025
Canada, U.S. have deep relationship despite shift to 'transactional' trade: Carney
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney said there is a path toward a deal with the United States on steel, aluminum and energy following his meeting with President Donald Trump this week, as he drew app...
Oct 08, 2025
Carney returns to Ottawa without a deal to end the U.S. tariffs
WASHINGTON - Mark Carney departed Washington Wednesday with no deal in hand to lift U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods - an outcome that drew both intense criticism during a heated question period and rar...
Oct 08, 2025
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8:30 - Saskatchewan Ministers have been given a warning from the House Speaker about increased heckling, interruptions a...