Tag Archives: Labour

HALIFAX - A group representing Nova Scotia's university teachers says it's concerned the government is taking more control over which academic programs get funded. Legislation passed last year links u...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's health minister said the government is working with cybersecurity experts following a ransomware attack at the province's largest hospital, while the union representing nurses is...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the province cannot refuse enhanced income support to unhoused people living in tents. The unanimous ruling by a panel of three judges over...

OTTAWA - Canada's job market took a leap toward recovery in July, adding 75,000 jobs, but economists say there's still a long road ahead before the Bank of Canada considers tightening policy. Statisti...

OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.4 per cent in July. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, howe...

OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.4 per cent in July. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.3 ...

OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's July employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.4 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (60.8) Participation rate:...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's attorney general says he wants answers on how an innocent man served 18 months in prison for child exploitation charges after investigators mixed up his online username. "When ...

CALGARY - The union representing WestJet cabin crew has shared details of the tentative deal reached with the Calgary-based airline this week after a one-day strike. The Canadian Union of Public Emplo...

Linda Umlauf has maintained a rigid schedule for her high-needs autistic daughter since the London, Ont., group home where her daughter lived shuttered in May, as social and community service workers ...