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Carney defends paying 2 CEO appointees upwards of $577,000 a year
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending his decision to pay the CEOs of two new government offices annual salaries that are higher than his own. The federal Conservatives have criticized the ...
Oct 10, 2025
Mail delivery set to resume as Canada Post workers to switch to rotating strikes
Mail delivery is set to resume on a limited basis after the union representing Canada Post employees announced it would transition from a countrywide strike to rotating stoppages starting Saturday mor...
Oct 10, 2025
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions,...
Oct 10, 2025
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador...
Oct 10, 2025
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
'A big mess': Expert, parents criticize Alberta tool kit for students during strike
EDMONTON - An education expert is criticizing online lessons the Alberta government has curated for students during a provincewide teachers strike as "incoherent." Maren Aukerman, an education profess...
Oct 10, 2025
Canada Post union switching from countrywide to rotating strikes
OTTAWA - The union representing Canada Post employees says it will switch from a countrywide strike to rotating strikes starting Saturday morning, in a decision that will get mail and parcels moving a...
Oct 09, 2025
B.C. strike escalates to include about 26,000 public service workers, professionals
Two unions representing British Columbia professionals and public service workers escalated their weeks-long job action on Thursday to include about 26,000 staff across more than 20 ministries and pro...
Oct 09, 2025
Striking Alberta teachers, province to resume bargaining talks Tuesday
EDMONTON - The union representing 51,000 striking Alberta teachers is set to resume negotiations with the provincial government's bargaining team after the long weekend. The meeting would be the first...
Oct 09, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...