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Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by province
By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.7 per cent (10.5) _ Prince Edward Island 8.1 per cent (8.8) _ Nova Scotia 6.5 per cent (7.0) _ New Brunswick 7.7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National employment numbers for August from Statistics Canada, at a glance
By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s August employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 7.1 per cent (6.9) Employment rate: 60.5 per cent (60.7) Participation rate: 65.1 per cent (65.2) Number unemployed: 1,594,600 (1,560,200) Number working: 20,954,900 (21,020,400) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 14.5 per cent (14.6) Men (25 plus) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unemployment rate climbed to 7.1 per cent in August as economy lost 66,000 jobs
By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy lost jobs for the second month in a row as the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level since May 2016, excluding the pandemic period. Statistics Canada said Friday the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.1 per cent in August, its highest level since August 2021, as the economy lost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unemployment rate climbs to 7.1 per cent in August as economy loses 66,000 jobs
By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.1 per cent in August as the economy lost 66,000 jobs for the month. The report follows the July labour force survey that showed a loss of 41,000 jobs and an unemployment rate of 6.9 per cent. A poll of economists heading into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Unemployment rate rises to 7.1% in August as economy shed 66,000 jobs
By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.1 per cent in August, up from 6.9 per cent the previous month, as the economy lost 66,000 jobs. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Portuguese police say two Canadians dead in Lisbon streetcar crash
By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025
Police in Portugal say two Canadians are among the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed Wednesday. The dead also included five Portuguese nationals, three British citizens, two South Koreans, one American, one French, one Swiss and one Ukrainian, police said in a statement. The list of nationalities was published following forensic identification. The French ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Portuguese police say two Canadians dead in Lisbon streetcar crash
By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025
Police say two Canadians are among the 16 dead in Lisbon after a streetcar derailed in the Portuguese capital on Wednesday, The Associated Press reports. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: James Smith offers condolences to Hollow Water
By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… James Smith offers condolences to Hollow Water Messages of condolences and support poured in for a Manitoba First Nation after a mass stabbing on Thursday, including from a First Nation in Saskatchewan that experienced one of its own ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney to make announcement in GTA after wrapping up cabinet retreat
By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025
TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to make an announcement in the Greater Toronto Area today after meeting with his cabinet for two days to prepare for the return of Parliament. Carney’s itinerary says he’s planning to make an announcement about Canada’s “strategic sectors” at 11:00 a.m. ET. On Thursday, Carney and his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!G7 speakers, officials gathering in capital region today
By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada is hosting U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and other officials from G7 countries and Ukraine in the Ottawa area today. Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia will be in meetings with his counterparts until Saturday as part of Canada’s G7 presidency. Canada has invited the chair of Ukraine’s parliament and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada to release August labour force survey today
By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada will release its latest reading of the country’s job market this morning. The agency is set to release its labour force survey for August. A Reuters poll of economists heading into the release expects a gain of 10,000 jobs and the unemployment rate to rise to seven per cent for the ... Read More »
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