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Quebec judge declares Northvolt insolvent as province recovers $200 million
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has declared insolvent the North American branch of battery maker Northvolt as the provincial government looks to recover $260 million owed to it by the compan...
Sep 05, 2025
Unemployment rate climbed to 7.1 per cent in August as economy lost 66,000 jobs
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy lost jobs for the second month in a row as the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level since May 2016, excluding the pandemic period. Statistics Canada said Friday...
Sep 05, 2025 Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
'In this together': Historian reflects on Saskatchewan's 120th birthday
This week marks 120 years of Saskatchewan. On Thursday, an event was held at Saskatoon's Remai Modern gallery, with speakers from across the province sharing the history of Saskatchewan, its treaties ...
Sep 05, 2025 Historian Bill Waiser speaks at an event in Saskatoon marking Saskatchewan's 120th birthday on Sept. 4, 2025. (Steve Hiscock/Submitted)
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in August. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, ho...
Sep 05, 2025
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10...
Sep 05, 2025
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: 7.1 per cent (6.9) Employment rate: 60.5 per cent (60.7) Participation rat...
Sep 05, 2025
Carney to make announcement in GTA after wrapping up cabinet retreat
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to make an announcement in the Greater Toronto Area today after meeting with his cabinet for two days to prepare for the return of Parliament. Carney's...
Sep 05, 2025
Bondi says human smuggling across the border with Canada is getting worse
TAMPA - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday human smuggling across the border with Canada is getting worse - and that traffickers are looking north following the Trump administration's crack...
Sep 04, 2025
Kiefer Sutherland hopes Canada and U.S. can go back to being friends
MONTREAL - Actor Kiefer Sutherland says the ongoing trade war between Canada and the U.S. is unfortunate, saying he hopes the disagreements soon come to an end. "I've never met a single U.S. citizen w...
Sep 04, 2025
Carney sending MP Blois to China to help Saskatchewan push back on canola tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney's parliamentary secretary will go to China to join Saskatchewan's efforts to get Beijing to scrap its canola tariffs and address other "trade irritants," the prime minister'...
Sep 04, 2025
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