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Jobless rate rises as tariffs take ‘bite’ out of Canada’s labour market in April
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s labour market was showing cracks in April as the early impacts of the tariff dispute with the United States started to appear in economic data. Economists expect that weakness could persist through the summer in an uncertain trade war and some argue it could push the Bank of Canada off the sidelines ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. judge grants injunction in legal battle over tailings dam at Mount Polley mine
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Supreme Court in British Columbia has ordered a pause of operations at a wastewater storage facility at the Mount Polley mine as an addition to the dam is challenged by a local First Nation. The court’s decision issued Thursday orders the Mount Polley Mining Corp. not deposit mine tailings into a storage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Mark Carney to unveil his new cabinet on Tuesday
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil his new cabinet at a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday. Carney has committed to gender parity in his cabinet — a standard established by Liberal predecessor Justin Trudeau when he took office in 2015. The Liberals attracted a spate of star candidates in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian researchers reach ‘major milestone’ in search for ALS treatment
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
TORONTO — Standing in an MRI control room packed with fellow ALS researchers, Dr. Lorne Zinman excitedly points to the brain scan on his phone. There’s a white spot on the image, right where Bill Traynor’s motor cortex is. The 70-year-old patient is lying on the MRI bed with his head inside a dome that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Mark Carney to unveil his new cabinet on Tuesday morning
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil his new cabinet at a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall at 10:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday. After winning the Liberal leadership in March, Carney swiftly named 23 MPs to his cabinet, not including himself. His first cabinet was smaller than former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP talking to the Carney government about getting official party status: Davies
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Interim NDP leader Don Davies says his party is in “very early” discussions with the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney about being granted official party status in the House of Commons. The NDP was reduced to seven seats in the election, below the 12-seat threshold for official party status in the Commons. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unemployment rate rises to 6.9% in April as trade war hits factory jobs
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate ticked up to 6.9 per cent in April as the manufacturing sector started to strain under the weight of tariffs from the United States, Statistics Canada said Friday. The Canadian economy added 7,400 jobs last month, the agency said, slightly outpacing economist expectations for a gain of 2,500 positions. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for April, by Canadian city
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in April. 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 April, by province
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in April. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.6 per cent (10.0) _ Prince Edward Island 6.6 per cent (7.5) _ Nova Scotia 7.2 per cent (6.1) _ New Brunswick 6.9 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National employment numbers for April from Statistics Canada, at a glance
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s April employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (6.7) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.2) Number unemployed: 1,548,100 (1,508,800) Number working: 20,969,300 (20,961,900) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 14.1 per cent (13.7) Men (25 plus) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economy adds 7,400 jobs in April as unemployment rate rises to 6.9%
By Canadian Press on May 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy added 7,400 jobs in April, but that wasn’t enough to keep the unemployment rate from rising for the second straight month. The agency says the unemployment rate rose two tenths of a point to 6.9 per cent in April, matching a recent high from November. The increase in ... Read More »
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