Category Archives: Canada
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions,...
Oct 06, 2017
Labour data 'impressive' as Canada adds jobs for 10th straight month
OTTAWA - The labour market posted a 10th-straight month of net job gains in September to match the economy’s longest monthly streak since the financial crisis almost a decade ago, Statistics Can...
Oct 06, 2017
Two military members charged with sexually assaulting other personnel
OTTAWA - Two members of the Canadian Forces have been charged with sexually assaulting other military personnel in separate incidents. National Defence says Cpl. George MacLeod of 36 Combat Engineer R...
Oct 06, 2017
Union: Two sides remain far apart in GM CAMI strike
INGERSOLL, Ont. - The union representing about 2,500 striking workers at GM’s CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., says the two sides remain far apart on job security and economic issues. The...
Oct 06, 2017
'It is scary:' Researchers say rocket splashdown in Arctic could be toxic
Europe’s space agency is defending plans to launch two satellites that would drop a rocket stage likely to contain highly toxic fuel in some of the most ecologically sensitive waters of the Cana...
Oct 06, 2017
'Man, we found something:' Girl, 6, uncovers fossil find near Lake Diefenbaker
SASKATOON - A failed search for meteorite fragments has turned into a big fossil find for a six-year-old girl in Saskatchewan. Lily Ganshorn was out with her dad Jon in an area around Lake Diefenbaker...
Oct 06, 2017
Eight stories in the news for today, Oct. 6
Eight stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 6 --- FEDS SET TO ANNOUNCE 60’S SCOOP SETTLEMENT The federal government is poised to announce a settlement with the Indigenous survivors of the 60̵...
Oct 06, 2017
Struggling Saint John mourns lost pipeline: 'A huge economic blow'
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - At what would have been the eastern end of the Energy East Pipeline, rookie Mayor Don Darling is in mourning. The veteran businessman, elected mayor just last year, presides over a ...
Oct 06, 2017
Video game deemed racist won't be released, says company
TORONTO - The Toronto-area developer of a video game denounced as racist says the product will not be released as planned. The game, called “Dirty Chinese Restaurant,” features players cha...
Oct 05, 2017
Canadian Mint unveils new $2 coin commemorating Vimy Ridge battle
CALGARY - The Royal Canadian Mint is paying homage to Canada's fallen with a special toonie now in circulation for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The commemorative $2 coin, which d...
Oct 05, 2017
