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Canadian Union of Postal Workers urges workers to reject contract offer
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging workers to reject Canada Post's latest contract offer, saying a government-imposed vote on the Crown corporation's "best and final" offer sets a dangerou...
Jul 18, 2025
Premier Smith's panel makes changes to three surveys to fix 'oversight'
EDMONTON - Alberta is making changes to its online citizen survey following criticism that the original version was a slanted push poll designed to stir up discontent with the federal government. Smit...
Jul 17, 2025
Defence spending will lift Canada's economy, but not out of a recession: report
OTTAWA - Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Oxford Economi...
Jul 17, 2025
Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21
OTTAWA - Unionized Canada Post workers will get a chance to vote directly on the employer's offers for a new collective agreement starting on Monday. The Canada Industrial Relations Board will run the...
Jul 16, 2025
'Bratty children': Alberta's Smith faces criticism, anger at Edmonton panel town hall
EDMONTON - After receiving a warm welcome and widespread support just 24 hours earlier, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faced a more vocally critical and frustrated crowd as she and her hand-picked pan...
Jul 16, 2025
Canada adds surprise 83,000 jobs in June, driving unemployment rate down to 6.9%
OTTAWA - Canada's labour market topped expectations in June amid a surprise surge in hiring. Statistics Canada said Friday that the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percentage point to 6.9 per c...
Jul 11, 2025 Statistics Canada reported June employment figures on Friday. A worker uses an angle grinder on a vessel under construction at Seaspan Shipyards, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday, October 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, howe...
Jul 11, 2025
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.9 ...
Jul 11, 2025
National employment numbers for June from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's June employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (7.0) Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (60.8) Participation rate:...
Jul 11, 2025
Government extends temporary trade war relief measures for employment insurance
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending changes it made in March to the employment insurance program in response to the trade war with the U.S. The changes were meant to help businesses retain wo...
Jul 10, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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