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National employment numbers for November from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s November employment figures (numbers from the previous month…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by province
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in November. Here are the…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in November. Statistics Canada also…
Here’s the latest on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Superstar Taylor Swift is in Vancouver tonight for the first of three shows…
Conservatives intervene to delay debate on NDP motion in House of Commons
OTTAWA — The Conservatives stalled debate on an NDP opposition day motion in the House…
As postal strike enters fourth week, pressure mounts for Ottawa to step in: experts
As the Canada Post strike drags into a fourth week, experts say there’s growing pressure…
Canada’s Jonathan David scores milestone goal in Lille win over Brest in France
PARIS (CP-AP) — Canadian striker Jonathan David scored twice to go past the 100-goal career…
Telus asks court to quash cabinet order for review of wholesale fibre internet rules
Telus Corp. is challenging a federal order for a CRTC review on whether Canada’s Big…
LGBTQ+ refugees languish as Kenyan government blocks Canadians from resettling them
NAIROBI — In a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, seven people gather in…
Apiaries abuzz over ruling against widening cross-border trade in live honeybees
OTTAWA — The dismissal of a class-action lawsuit over rules governing the cross-border live bee…
Not just for your parents: Facebook’s buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials
HALIFAX — A historic 400-kilogram anchor that was dragged up from the ocean floor off…
MP Jamil Jivani meets U.S. vice president-elect amid Trump’s tariff threats
WASHINGTON — A Conservative member of Parliament met with Donald Trump’s second-in-command over the weekend…
In once tranquil N.S. town, intimidation in the lobster industry now all too common
METEGHAN, N.S. — Standing by a bullet hole in his dining room wall, lobster buyer…
Trudeau says fall of Assad ‘ends decades of brutal oppression’ for Syria
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a new chapter for Syria can begin that’s free of…
French-speaking LGBTQ+ activists want Canada to do more to address funding gap
DOUALA — LGBTQ+ activists across francophone Africa say Western governments and global foundations are ignoring…
BoC expected to lower interest rates again, with odds leaning toward larger cut
OTTAWA — Financial markets and forecasters are betting on another jumbo interest rate cut from…
Liberal government survives third Conservative non-confidence vote
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s latest attempt to topple the minority Liberal government in…
GST break would cost Ottawa $2.7B if provinces with HST asked for compensation
OTTAWA — The federal government’s GST holiday would cost as much as $2.7 billion if…
Finance minister says government’s fiscal update coming Dec. 16
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will publish the government’s fall economic statement on Dec.…
Corrective to Dec. 7 story about beekeepers’ lawsuit
OTTAWA — In a story published Dec. 7 about a class-action lawsuit launched by Canadian…
North anxious over dwindling necessities, no Christmas gifts, due to postal strike
HALIFAX — Community leaders in Northern Canada say the postal strike is choking off the…
Critics raise eyebrows over plan to send prohibited firearms to Ukraine war effort
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s plan to send prohibited firearms to Ukraine to fight the Russian incursion…
Ontario First Nations mull next steps on child welfare amid various legal opinions
OTTAWA — First Nations leaders are split over next steps after a landmark $47.8-billion child…
Trudeau says dealing with Trump will be ‘a little more challenging’ than last time
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said dealing with incoming president Donald Trump and his…