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Deputy minister appointed interim CEO of AIMCo after Alberta government fires board
EDMONTON - Longtime Alberta bureaucrat Ray Gilmour has been appointed interim leader of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, the Crown agency set up to manage public pensions and investments...
Nov 08, 2024
Sides in B.C. port dispute to meet in bid to end lockout after talk with minister
VANCOUVER - Employers and the union representing supervisors embroiled in a labour dispute that triggered a lockout at British Columbia's ports will attempt to reach a deal when talks restart this wee...
Nov 08, 2024
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in October. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, h...
Nov 08, 2024
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 1...
Nov 08, 2024
National employment numbers for October from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's October employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 60.6 per cent (60.7) Participation ra...
Nov 08, 2024
Donald Trump election sparks U.S. interest in move to Canada, say immigration lawyers
Vancouver immigration lawyer Ryan Rosenberg says he's been getting so many inquiries from disaffected U.S. voters that he set up a website to address their concerns. It's called "Trumpugees.ca" and as...
Nov 08, 2024
'More of the same': Jobless rate holds steady at 6.5% in October amid weak hiring
OTTAWA - The Canadian job market posted another weak hiring month in October as employers added a modest 15,000 jobs, but economists say the results aren't bad enough to spark concerns at the Bank of ...
Nov 08, 2024
A look at Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's 16-member cabinet
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says cabinet changes announced Thursday signify a new beginning as his government looks to address issues in health care, affordability and education. Moe's Sas...
Nov 07, 2024
Alberta government fires AIMCo board, citing rising costs and poor performance
EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister has sacked the chief executive officer and entire board of directors of Alberta Investment Management Corp., the Crown corporation that manages pension and other ...
Nov 07, 2024
Negotiations are set to resume in B.C. port work stoppage
VANCOUVER - Talks are set to resume between the union representing more than 700 locked-out British Columbia port supervisors and their employers. A representative for the International Longshore and ...
Nov 07, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 19
Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...