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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for April, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in April. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.6...
May 09, 2025
National employment numbers for April from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's April employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (6.7) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation rate...
May 09, 2025
Ottawa, Indigenous capital group sign first-of-its-kind 10-year agreement
OTTAWA - Ottawa and the National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association have signed a first-of-its-kind, $514 million agreement to help boost entrepreneurship. Indigenous Services Canada says it's...
May 08, 2025
Sarah Mills: Regina will see economic benefits by keeping second Costco inside city
The City of Regina is prepared to spend nearly $7M to ensure the second Costco location remains within the city limits. Sarah Mills says the benefits will surely outweigh the cost, due to the traffic ...
May 08, 2025
Some Ontario mayors against communities' financial incentives to attract doctors
Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can't pony up the ...
May 08, 2025
B.C. premier says softwood lumber accord could build "momentum" for U.S. trade deals
VICTORIA - Resolving the softwood lumber dispute could create "momentum" for a larger trade agreement between Canada and the United States, British Columbia Premier David Eby says. Eby said Wednesday ...
May 07, 2025
New rules on tipping, price labelling take effect across Quebec
MONTREAL - New rules on tipping and on price displays at grocery retailers took effect Wednesday across Quebec, in a move the government describes as an effort to make things easier for consumers. The...
May 07, 2025
VIDEO: 'End of the beginning' for new Canada-U.S. relationship, PM Carney says
Prime Minister Mark Carney described today as "the end of the beginning" of a new stage in the Canada-U-S relationship. Carney and U-S President Donald Trump met at the White House for the first time ...
May 06, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters during an availability at the Canadian Embassy in Washington on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
Carney set to meet with Trump at White House amid tariff turmoil today
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to navigate a delicate balance during his first in-person meeting with Donald Trump today, following months of the U.S. president targeting Canada wit...
May 06, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney disembarks a government planeas he arrives in Washington, D.C., Monday May 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Competition Bureau sues Canada's Wonderland over alleged 'drip pricing'
GATINEAU - The Competition Bureau is suing Canada's Wonderland for allegedly making false or misleading price claims online. The bureau says the amusement park north of Toronto is advertising prices t...
May 05, 2025
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