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In Alberta, Carney follows Poilievre in pledging to speed up resource projects
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his promise of making Canada an "energy superpower" to the heart of Canada's oil industry Wednesday, becoming the second party leader in three days to promise ...
Apr 09, 2025
Carney and Poilievre target voters in B.C., while Singh focuses on Ontario
OTTAWA - The Liberal and Conservative leaders are both in British Columbia today, where the Liberals are promising environmental conservation measures and support for seniors, while the Tories are off...
Apr 07, 2025 A composite image made from three file photographs shows, from left, Liberal Leader Mark Carney in London, Monday, March 17, 2025; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Montreal on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025; and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in L'Orignal, Ont., Monday, March 17, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick, Christinne Muschi, Adrian Wyld)
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 04, 2025
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 (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10 ...
Apr 04, 2025
National employment numbers for March from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's March employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.7 per cent (6.6) Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (61.1) Participation rate...
Apr 04, 2025
Economy posts biggest job loss since 2022 as U.S. tariffs begin to take their toll
OTTAWA - March saw the Canadian economy post its biggest job loss since January 2022 as the uncertainty caused by U.S. tariffs started to take a toll. Statistics Canada said Friday the economy shed 33...
Apr 04, 2025
Alberta, nurses union reach four-year deal, pay increases up to 20 per cent
EDMONTON - Alberta's nurses union has signed a four-year contract with the province after months of bargaining and mediation. The United Nurses of Alberta says the new deal will see over 30,000 nurses...
Apr 03, 2025
Quebec coroner calls out 'hero firefighter' culture in 2023 flooding deaths
MONTREAL - Quebec's firefighting academy should warn students that "hero" culture can sometimes lead firefighters to overlook their own safety in their attempts to save others, a coroner said Wednesda...
Apr 02, 2025
Ontario minimum wage to rise to $17.60 with annual inflationary increase
TORONTO - Ontario minimum wage earners will be making $17.60 an hour, starting Oct. 1. The provincial government announced today the amount of the annual increase to the minimum wage, which is tied to...
Apr 01, 2025
Special mediator called in over Kootenay Lake Ferry dispute in B.C.
British Columbia's government has called in a special mediator to try and solve a months-long labour dispute impacting the Kootenay Lake ferry. Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside says in a statement t...
Mar 30, 2025
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