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Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by Canadian city
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. 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 January, by province
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.2 per cent (10.5) _ Prince Edward Island 7.6 per cent (7.1) _ Nova Scotia 6.9 per cent (6.4) _ New Brunswick 6.7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National employment numbers for January from Statistics Canada, at a glance
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s January employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.8) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation rate: 65.0 per cent (65.4) Number unemployed: 1,457,500 (1,551,700) Number working: 21,121,200 (21,146,000) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 12.8 per cent (13.3) Men (25 plus) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unemployment rate drops to 6.5% in January despite 25,000 job losses: StatCan
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy shed 25,000 jobs in the first month of the year but a drop in the number of people looking for work drove the unemployment rate down to 6.5 per cent. The agency says January’s job losses largely came from the private sector and part-time work, and were concentrated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Anand in Greenland, January job numbers, Olympics begin
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Foreign affairs minister to open consulate in Greenland today Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to officially open the new consulate today in Greenland’s capital of Nuuk, where Canadian consular staff have been operating quietly for several ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the ‘con code’, the unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
VANCOUVER — In a Surrey, B.C., pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his cellmate — dubbed a “rat” by fellow prisoners — but then dies after being put in a 10-minute chokehold. In a Vancouver court, a convicted gangland killer with multiple murders to his name refuses to testify at a hearing, fearing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign affairs minister to open consulate in Greenland today
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
NUUK — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to officially open the new consulate today in Greenland’s capital of Nuuk, where Canadian consular staff have been operating quietly for several weeks. The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What Trump’s aspiration to conquer Greenland means for Canada
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
NUUK — Canada’s closest physical neighbours are in an escalating dispute that risks breaking the military alliance that has protected the nations of the North Atlantic for decades. U.S. President Donald Trump keeps talking about annexing Greenland, the Danish territory where Canada is about to open a diplomatic mission. Here’s a look at why diplomacy, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From climate change to Inuit culture — five things shared by Greenland and Canada
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
NUUK — Canada is set to formally open its newest diplomatic mission Friday in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, to build on deep ties that precede the recent geopolitical crisis. U.S. President Donald Trump has demanded U.S. control of Greenland and only recently backed down after the White House refused to rule out securing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada set to release January jobs numbers
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release jobs figures for January this morning. A Reuters poll of economists expects employers added 7,000 jobs in the first month of 2026, good enough to keep the unemployment rate steady at 6.8 per cent. RBC forecasts a decline of 10,000 jobs in January, giving back some of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deportation closer for driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash: lawyer
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
CALGARY — A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says his client is one step closer to being deported to India. Lawyer Michael Greene says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has rejected one of two last bids for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu to stay in the country. “The wheels ... Read More »
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