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Salvation Army holiday donations down 50 per cent since mail strike began
The Salvation Army says holiday donations are down 50 per cent since the Canada Post strike began, amounting to a drop of roughly $9.3 million in seasonal giving compared to this time last year. Mail-...
Dec 09, 2024
BoC expected to lower interest rates again, with odds leaning toward larger cut
OTTAWA - Financial markets and forecasters are betting on another jumbo interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada on Wednesday, which would bring its key rate down to 3.25 per cent. Statistics Canada'...
Dec 09, 2024
'Go beyond the board': Chess helping Alberta youth keep troubles in check
EDMONTON - Every Friday in a southern Alberta classroom, youth are learning how to keep their troubles in check. Hunched over chess boards at the University of Lethbridge, teens and young adults who a...
Dec 08, 2024
Quebec liquor store employees secure new collective agreement after 2-year fight
MONTREAL - Members of a union representing more than 5,000 Quebec liquor store employees have secured a new collective agreement, ending two years of negotiations with the province-owned company. The ...
Dec 07, 2024
Ontario government is not unlawfully locking out provincial engineers: labour board
TORONTO - The Ontario Labour Relations Board says the government is not unlawfully locking out provincial engineers who are taking part in rotating strikes. Members of the Professional Engineers Gover...
Dec 06, 2024
Jobless rate hits 6.8% in Nov., highest since Jan. 2017 outside pandemic
OTTAWA - Canada's unemployment rate jumped to 6.8 per cent last month as more people looked for work in a weak job market. Statistics Canada's November labour force survey says the jobless rate last m...
Dec 06, 2024
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in November. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, ...
Dec 06, 2024
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in November. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador ...
Dec 06, 2024
National employment numbers for November from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's November employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.8 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 60.6 per cent (60.6) Participation r...
Dec 06, 2024
As postal strike enters fourth week, pressure mounts for Ottawa to step in: experts
As the Canada Post strike drags into a fourth week, experts say there's growing pressure on the government to act as the business community's calls for intervention get louder. So far Ottawa has said ...
Dec 06, 2024
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8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...