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FIFA World Cup, youth job gains gave the labour market a lift in June
OTTAWA — The FIFA World Cup and a better summer jobs market for young workers…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by province
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in June. Here are the…
National employment numbers for June from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s June employment figures (numbers from the previous month…
In the news today: U.S.-Iran tensions, B.C. wildfires, positivity in Ontario town
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
‘It’s infectious’: Optimism a priority for Ontario town’s chief positivity officer
NEWMARKET — When Newmarket Mayor John Taylor appointed a few dozen people to serve as…
Ontario man sentenced to 20 years in U.S. for leading cross-border drug ring
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An Ontario man convicted in the United States of running a drug-trafficking operation across the…
Transport Canada detains boat linked to fatal B.C. sinking, citing violations
RICHMOND — Transport Canada has ordered the detention of a boat operated by a British…
‘Like a Biblical event’: Raging wildfire destroys buildings near Boston Bar, B.C.
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BOSTON BAR — Shayne Findlay, the owner of Blue Lake Resort, near Boston Bar, B.C.,…
B.C. government approves higher Mount Polley tailings dam, 12 years after disaster
VICTORIA — Ministers in British Columbia have approved plans to increase the height of the…
Diarrhea-causing parasite infecting more than 1,200 in Michigan has not spread to Canada: PHAC
TORONTO — The outbreak of a parasite that causes weeks of watery diarrhea and has…
$8-million settlement proposed in national beef price-fixing class-action
VANCOUVER — Conner Macdonald says he’s watched for the last eight years as the price…
B.C. Conservative candidate tells Poilievre to ‘unite, not divide’ after Stampede jab
OTTAWA — Former B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Caroline Elliott is pushing back at Pierre Poilievre’s…
B.C. First Nation challenges dredging plan to accommodate larger tankers in Vancouver
NORTH VANCOUVER — A British Columbia First Nation says it has launched a legal challenge…
Trucking industry actors applaud stricter rules for Ontario drivers in Quebec
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MONTRÉAL — Quebec trucking industry actors are praising the provincial government’s decision to tighten rules…
B.C. man indicted in U.S. fought off deportation in 2008, despite drug conviction
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VANCOUVER — Court and immigration board records show that a British Columbia suspect indicted by…
Former Chrétien chief of staff Eddie Goldenberg has died
OTTAWA — Eddie Goldenberg, who served as chief of staff to former prime minister Jean…
CN Rail says safety is top priority as service resumes after Quebec train derailment
CN Rail says safety is its top priority, as train service resumes following a derailment…
Carney’s Saudi Arabia trip a ‘high-water mark’ for relations: Business leader
JEDDAH — Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi…
Carney says revolvers gifted to NATO leaders by Turkish president were unexpected
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said the personalized revolver and ammunition gifted to him…
Wildfire season so far considered manageable across Canada, officials say
OTTAWA — The 2026 wildfire season has been manageable so far, largely because of significant…
Canada objects to Olympics loosening restrictions on Russia athletes amid Ukraine war
OTTAWA — Canada objected on Thursday to the International Olympic Committee loosening its suspension on…
Over 70 Montreal households in emergency housing as affordability in city gets worse
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MONTREAL — A little over a week after Quebec’s unofficial moving day, 71 households in…
Iran’s attacks on Gulf ships ‘unacceptable’ and ‘unjustified’: Foreign Minister Anand
JEDDAH — Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days…