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National employment numbers for February from Statistics Canada, at a glance
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s February employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.7 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 60.6 per cent (60.8) Participation rate: 64.9 per cent (65.0) Number unemployed: 1,514,200 (1,457,500) Number working: 21,037,300 (21,121,200) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 14.1 per cent (12.8) Men (25 plus) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada lost 84,000 jobs in February, pushing unemployment rate to 6.7%: StatCan
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says employment came in sharply lower than expected in February as a surprise drop of 84,000 jobs pushed the unemployment rate up two ticks to 6.7 per cent. The agency says last month’s job losses were concentrated among youth aged 15 to 24 and men between the ages 25 and 54, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!68-year-old powerlifter smashes records and says she lives for ‘clang’ of the weights
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
ST. JOHN’S — On Thursday morning, 68-year-old Mava Brydges put the weight of a household refrigerator onto her back, lowered herself toward the floor and then stood up again. Her 132.5-kilogram squat at the Canadian Powerlifting National Championships in St. John’s, N.L., was five kilograms shy of the national record for her age and weight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa to announce $550M in funding for Canadian research projects
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Ottawa is expected to announce $552 million in funding for academic research projects this morning. The federal government is set to name the projects getting funding through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation at an event at the University of Sherbrooke. The money, distributed through the Innovation Fund, is being put toward dozens of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Carney in Norway, Canada CUSMA talks leverage, March break destinations
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Carney to observe NATO Arctic drills in Norway. Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Norway today, where he will observe NATO’s Cold Response exercises alongside the Norwegian prime minister. Carney is on the trip at the invitation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA wants to scrap B.C.’s Human Rights Code. Some constituents want her gone instead
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
VICTORIA — A B.C. legislator who has sought to scrap the province’s Human Rights Code and ban land acknowledgments, and has blamed the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting on “transgender ideology,” is facing a recall campaign from constituents who say she has left them without “coherent” representation. Tara Armstrong has also been accused of spreading hate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
Every member of a former panel the British Columbia government appointed to identify old-growth for potential protection in 2021 now says they’re concerned about continued logging in those same rare and “irreplaceable” forests. The five former panellists say in a document sent to Premier David Eby and other officials this week the proposed old-growth deferrals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Record-smashing powerlifter, 68, says she lives for the ‘clang’ of the weights
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
ST. JOHN’S — On Thursday morning, 68-year-old Mava Brydges put the weight of a household refrigerator onto her back, lowered herself toward the floor and then stood up again. Her 132.5-kilogram squat at the Canadian Powerlifting National Championships in St. John’s, N.L., was five kilograms shy of the national record for her age and weight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney to observe NATO drills in northern Norway with Norwegian and German leaders
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Norway today, where he will observe NATO’s Cold Response exercises alongside the Norwegian prime minister. Carney is on the trip at the invitation of Norway, which hosts these joint NATO exercises every two years. This year, about 25,000 troops from 14 different nations are taking part in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Price shocks from Iran war could give Canada leverage in CUSMA talks: experts
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Countries around the world are grappling with skyrocketing costs for key commodities like oil and fertilizer as the war with Iran continues to upend global trade. With no end in sight, the war is likely to cast a shadow over trade negotiations ahead of the mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada set to report jobs, unemployment data for February
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release fresh jobs data for February this morning. A Reuters poll of economists expects the economy added 10,000 jobs last month but that the unemployment rate edged up to 6.6 per cent. Statistics Canada reported a loss of 25,000 positions in January but said the jobless rate swung ... Read More »
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