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Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by province
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.4 per cent (9.6) _ Prince Edward Island 8.2 per cent (8.9) _ Nova Scotia 6.7 per cent (7.0) _ New Brunswick 6.5 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National employment numbers for August from Statistics Canada, at a glance
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
OTTAWA – A quick look at Canada’s August employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (6.4) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation rate: 65.1 per cent (65.0) Number unemployed: 1,458,900 (1,398,500) Number working: 20,535,700 (20,513,600) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 14.5 per cent (14.2) Men (25 plus) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s unemployment rate rises to 6.6% in August amid challenging summer job market
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate increased to 6.6 per cent in August ““ up from 6.4 per cent in July ““ as students continued to face a difficult summer hiring season. The agency’s labour force survey says the economy added a modest 22,000 jobs last month, lagging the pace of population growth. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: StatCan to release August jobs report today
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Statistics Canada to release August jobs report today amid labour market slowdown Statistics Canada is set to release its August labour force survey this morning. Economists polled by Reuters are forecasting employers added 25,000 jobs and the unemployment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Many people at risk never got their 2nd mpox vaccine dose, public health agencies say
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
Public health agencies are encouraging people who received a first dose of mpox vaccine over the last two years to make sure they get a second dose. Many people at risk for mpox exposure got vaccinated in Canada beginning in spring 2022, when a global outbreak of the virus was declared, Canada’s chief public health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Secret swing state strategy’: Democrats push efforts for Americans abroad vote
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
WASHINGTON – Running between classes on the McGill University campus in Montreal, Jacob Wesoky’s thoughts drift between assignments and class schedules. But there’s another looming deadline for the political science and international development student: the U.S. election. Wesoky, a 20-year-old from Virginia, is one of more than 2,000 American students studying at McGill. There are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP used stock video from Russia, weeks after decrying Tories for doing the same
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
OTTAWA – The New Democrats used a stock image from Russia in a recent video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for doing the same. On Wednesday NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced in a video message that he was ending the supply and confidence deal with the Liberal government, while accusing Conservative policies of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada to release August jobs report today amid labour market slowdown
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada is set to release its August labour force survey this morning. Economists polled by Reuters are forecasting employers added 25,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 6.5 per cent in the month, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. Canada’s jobless rate has been rising for the last year and a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drones helped in big Vancouver arrest. It’s time for policy scrutiny, researchers say
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on September 5th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Canadian police forces have been using drones for many years, but scrutiny of their use is lacking, especially as the technology has evolved, privacy and surveillance researchers say. Their concerns come after Vancouver’s Chief Const. Adam Palmer revealed that investigators deployed drones to locate a suspect in a pair of gruesome stranger attacks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect charged with murder, assault over Vancouver stranger attacks
By The Canadian Press on September 5th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A 34-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault over what police called a pair of stranger attacks in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday. Vancouver police say in a statement that Brendan Colin McBride remains in custody until his next court appearance on Sept. 18. Police also identified the man who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Girl, 15, lit on fire at Saskatoon high school, staff injured trying to help
By The Canadian Press on September 5th, 2024
SASKATOON – A 15-year-old girl is in hospital with serious injuries after she was lit on fire at a Saskatoon high school, police said Thursday. Sgt. Ken Kane told reporters that a school resource officer, who was at Evan Hardy Collegiate for a different matter, apprehended a 14-year-old girl as a suspect. He did not ... Read More »
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