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National employment numbers for August from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's August employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (6.4) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation rat...
Sep 06, 2024
Recent immigrants shut out of strong wage growth as unemployment rises in Canada
OTTAWA - Canada's unemployment rate continued to trend higher in August - reaching 6.6 per cent - as the job market slowdown hits workers and job seekers unevenly. Statistics Canada's labour force sur...
Sep 06, 2024
Statistics Canada says country posted $684M merchandise trade surplus in July
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade surplus of $684 million in July. The result compared with a revised deficit of $179 million in June. The initial reading for June...
Sep 04, 2024
China retaliates with anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports
OTTAWA - China has announced an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports in response to Canada planning to impose tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. In a new...
Sep 03, 2024 In a news release on Tuesday, China's Ministry of Commerce says it is launching an anti-discrimination investigation into the tariffs and an anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports as well as certain chemical products. (The Canadian Press)
Manitoba's NDP government caught in fiscal squeeze during first year
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's NDP government, approaching the first anniversary of its election victory, is facing a fiscal squeeze as it tries to fulfil promises to cut living costs, give more money to publi...
Sep 02, 2024
Liberal immigration pivot forces Canada to reckon with approach to labour shortages
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's decision to reel in the temporary foreign worker program after loosening the rules to help businesses find workers after the pandemic is sparking a contentious debate...
Sep 01, 2024
U.S. escalates efforts to halt Ottawa's digital services tax
WASHINGTON - The federal government says it's in close contact with its American partners as the Biden administration escalates efforts to halt Canada's tax on large foreign digital services companies...
Aug 30, 2024
Cash-strapped parents seek back-to-school deals
TORONTO - When August rolled around, April Hicke realized the $100 she typically gives her 13-year-old son to update his wardrobe in time for school to start was no longer enough. "Even on the sale ra...
Aug 30, 2024 Interest and mortgage rates remain high and many have seen the cost of household staples like food soar, leaving less cash for binders, books and new school looks. Back to school supplies in a shop in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston)
Ottawa posts federal deficit of $2.9B from April to June
OTTAWA - The Finance Department says the federal deficit was $2.9 billion over the first three months of the fiscal year. The result compared with a $3.6-billion surplus for the same period a year ear...
Aug 30, 2024
Ban on commercial dog walkers at Toronto park spotlights use of off-leash dog areas
TORONTO - Toronto is developing criteria to determine which sites would be acceptable for commercial dog walkers to use across the city, as a ban on the walkers at an off-leash area in one park has br...
Aug 27, 2024
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