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Ottawa should recommit to debt-to-GDP anchor, IMF report says
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — A new report by the International Monetary Fund pushes the federal government to recommit to an old fiscal anchor. The report, released Friday as part of the IMF’s regular review of the Canadian economy, said the federal government’s budget tabled Nov. 4 rightly pivots toward higher public investment as U.S. tariffs and shifting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals MPs warned that NDP bill on military exports could ‘dismantle’ defence trade
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — A leaked briefing document prepared for the federal Liberal caucus claims that a bill put forward by NDP MP Jenny Kwan would “decimate” Canada’s defence industry and “dismantle” defence sector trade with the U.S. The briefing document, obtained by The Canadian Press, arms Liberal MPs with blunt talking points that call the legislation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 10,000 CBSA removal warrants active for more than a year
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — More than 10,000 removal warrants in the Canada Border Services Agency inventory have been active for more than a year — even though the agency says removals are at an all-time high. CBSA statistics show more than 33,000 removal warrants in the current inventory. Agency vice-president Aaron McCrorie said more than 22,000 people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court restores woman’s conviction for attempted murder of her mother
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has restored a woman’s conviction for attempting to kill her mother by injecting her with insulin. In June 2019, a neighbour found the woman — identified only as B.F. due to a publication ban — her mother and B.F.’s 19-month-old daughter unconscious in their home. Emergency responders discovered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Liberals expel member from caucus because she is under ethics investigation
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
QUÉBEC — The Quebec Liberals have lost another member of their caucus, as a crisis within the party shows no signs of abating. The Liberals announced Thursday that Montreal-area member of the legislature Sona Lakhoyan Olivier has been expelled because she is under investigation by Quebec’s ethics commissioner. In a statement, the office of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!10,000 CBSA removal warrants active for more than one year
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — More than 10,000 removal warrants in the Canada Border Services Agency inventory have been active for more than a year even as the agency says removals from Canada are at an all-time high. CBSA statistics show there are 33,000 removal warrants currently on the CBSA list and agency vice-president Aaron McCrorie says more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian economy held up better than expected under U.S. tariffs, IMF report says
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — A new report by the International Monetary Fund says the Canadian economy has held up better than expected under the trade shock from U.S. tariffs. The report says the impact of the trade dispute was mitigated by exemptions under the free trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico, but employment and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by Canadian city
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in November. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples. Here are the jobless rates last month by city (numbers from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by province
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in November. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.4 per cent (10.1) _ Prince Edward Island 7.7 per cent (8.5) _ Nova Scotia 6.7 per cent (6.7) _ New Brunswick 6.6 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National employment numbers for November from Statistics Canada, at a glance
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s November employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.9) Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (60.8) Participation rate: 65.1 per cent (65.3) Number unemployed: 1,477,800 (1,557,300) Number working: 21,135,500 (21,081,900) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 12.8 per cent (14.1) Men (25 plus) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: MLS Cup Finalists Prepare Ahead of Saturday’s Match
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
Thomas Muller and The Vancouver Whitecaps are in Florida to take on Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in the league’s championship game tomorrow. The team playing in its home stadium, or home market, has won 11 of the last 14 MLS Cup titles. Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter says they’re not concerned with those numbers. The Canadian ... Read More »
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