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Nova Scotia group wants a court to declare a First Nation's lobster fishery illegal
HALIFAX - A commercial lobster fishing group in southwestern Nova Scotia is seeking a court to have a lobster fishery run by a First Nations community declared illegal. The United Fisheries Conservati...
Aug 23, 2024
Montreal-area mayors say Quebec government has not delivered on promised flood relief
MONTREAL - A group of mayors from the Montreal region says the Quebec government has fallen short of its promise to increase financial aid for victims of torrential rain that hit the province earlier ...
Aug 23, 2024
'We don't want to be here': Sask. CPKC workers frustrated by rail lockout
Just hours after Canadian Pacific Kansas City locked them out of their workplaces, many rail workers were out on the picket lines early on Thursday morning in Saskatoon, pleading for the union and com...
Aug 22, 2024 Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. locked out 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers after months of difficult negotiations. Workers in Saskatoon say they want a deal done as soon as possible. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Canada's inflation rate fell to 2.5% in July, lowest since March 2021
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 2.5 per cent last month, matching forecasters' expectations as price pressures continue to retreat. Tuesday's consumer price index report says prices fo...
Aug 20, 2024
Here's a list of July inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.5 per cent in July, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.1 per cent ...
Aug 20, 2024
Here's a list of July inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.5 per cent in July, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because...
Aug 20, 2024
Former President Barack Obama tells Democratic convention to fight for America
CHICAGO - Barack Obama cautioned the party faithful not to get distracted by the excitement building since Kamala Harris swiftly ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket as the former president ca...
Aug 20, 2024
'Median family after-tax income in 2022 down after inflation"
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the median family after-tax income in 2022 fell compared with 2021, after adjusted for inflation, with young people being the hardest hit. The agency says the median fa...
Aug 19, 2024 Statistics Canada says lone-parent families in which the parent was under 25 saw the largest decrease, falling 15.1 per cent in constant dollars to $24,690 in 2022. (The Canadian Press)
Sectors that earned most corporate capital gains created no jobs over 5 years: report
OTTAWA - Two sectors were responsible for the majority of corporate capital gains earned in Canada over five years but added no new jobs over that time span, a new study found. The Centre for Future W...
Aug 19, 2024
Tenant advocate decries ruling that let B.C. landlord hike rent 27% after rates rose
VANCOUVER - Lawyer Rob Patterson says the phones at B.C.'s Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre never stop ringing - but he worries a decision allowing a landlord to impose a 27 per cent rent increase ...
Aug 15, 2024
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