Category Archives: Canada
A closer look at the federal government's books for 2015-16 fiscal year
OTTAWA - The federal government released its year-end financial figures Friday for 2015-16. Here are some highlights of the report, with 2014-15 numbers in parentheses: Revenue from sale of GM shares:...
Oct 07, 2016
In the red: federal government posts narrow $1 billion deficit in 2015-16
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a razor-thin $1-billion deficit in 2015-16, a period in which both the Liberals and Conservatives had turns managing the public books. The shortfall, released in...
Oct 07, 2016
Dolphins appear to be free after lengthy stranding in northern N.B.:official
LAMEQUE, N.B. - Six dolphins who stubbornly refused efforts to free them from a shallow bay in northern New Brunswick appear to have been finally coaxed back to open ocean. “We don’t see t...
Oct 07, 2016
QuickList: Unemployment rates in selected Canadian cities in September
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 7.0 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities but cautions ...
Oct 07, 2016
QuickList: Canadian unemployment rates by province for month of September
OTTAWA - Canada’s national unemployment rate was 7.0 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador 13.6 per c...
Oct 07, 2016
QuickStats: Facts and figures about employment in Canada for September
OTTAWA - A quick look at September employment (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 7.0 per cent (7.0) Employment rate: 61.1 per cent (60.9) Labour force participation rate: 65.7 per cent (...
Oct 07, 2016
Canada adds 67,200 jobs with help from boost in part-time, self-employed work
OTTAWA - The country’s labour force beat expectations last month by gaining a healthy 67,200 net new jobs, with most of the increase concentrated in part-time and self-employed work, Statistics ...
Oct 07, 2016
Thomson Reuters to create 400 jobs in Canada, relocate senior roles to Toronto
TORONTO - Thomson Reuters unveiled plans Friday to create 400 jobs in Canada over the next two years by establishing a new technology centre in Toronto, a move the company credited to the region’...
Oct 07, 2016
Rapper, women's advocate pan sentence in Newfoundland sexual assault case
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Outrage is building around the case of a man who sexually attacked an 11-year-old Newfoundland girl on several occasions, with a women’s advocate and rapper Classified s...
Oct 07, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Oct. 7
Five stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 7 --- LATEST JOBS NUMBERS OUT TODAY Canadians will find out today whether August’s robust hiring numbers were a blip on the radar, when Statistics Canad...
Oct 07, 2016
