Tag Archives: Labour

OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's August employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.4 per cent (6.4) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation rat...

OTTAWA - Economists weren't ringing any alarm bells after fresh data showed the labour market broke its hot streak with a loss of 42,000 jobs in August. The unemployment rate held steady at 6.4 per ce...

REGINA - Saskatchewan says there's strong support for limits on kids accessing social media among those who responded to a recent survey. The government says about 86 per cent of the more than 26,000 ...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba Labour Board is scheduled to hear a request next week that medical laboratory staff be deemed essential workers - the same day they're set to go on strike. Labour Minister Mala...

OTTAWA - U.S. negotiators were pushing in trade talks last month for concessions from Canada that would have caused key sectors like the automotive industry to either become U.S. subsidiaries or be "w...

WASHINGTON - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is set to introduce legislation to stop U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs as Democrats ramp up their affordability messaging ahead of midte...

MONTREAL - Legal aid lawyers in four regions of Quebec are on strike this week. They are asking the government to offer them the same salary as Crown prosecutors. Cdric Bernier is an executive member ...

OTTAWA - Nepalese community organizations across the country cancelled annual cultural festivals over the weekend following the devastating flash flooding that struck Nepal and China. This weekend wou...

MONTREAL - Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's plan to more than halve temporary immigration in Quebec drew criticism from his rivals Saturday, who accused him of making immigrants bear th...

OTTAWA - Union and industry leaders at a rally in Ottawa on Friday, urged the federal government not to rush to get back to the table with the U.S., arguing Canada should use the leverage it has in ne...