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As Major Oleksandr described the situation in Ukraine’s embattled Donetsk region, he apologized that his eyes sometimes strayed from his laptop camera to a monitor beside him, where he could see feeds of Ukrainian drones flying near Kostyantynivka. The city represents one of the most dangerous sections along the sprawling …
Read More »Canada’s economy saw slight growth in January with gains in mining, oil and gas
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canada’s economy saw slight growth in January, as gains in goods-producing industries offset a slowdown in …
Read More »Will the far right’s gains in France’s local elections pave the way to the presidency?
In Hénin-Beaumont, a former mining town ringed by man-made mountains of coal refuse from a bygone age, the streets were nearly deserted on a recent morning in mid-March. Few braved the unrelenting rain to shop at the outdoor market, where sellers often outnumbered customers. Rachid laid out his cleaning products, …
Read More »U.S. conservative commentator Glenn Beck offers help as Sask. woman’s struggle to get surgery gains attention
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. An American conservative political commentator says he wants to help connect a Saskatchewan woman who has struggled for years to access specialized surgery for a rare disease …
Read More »Canada gains a surprise 67,000 jobs in October, beating economists’ expectations
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The Canadian economy added a surprising 67,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate ticked down to 6.9 per cent, Statistics Canada said on Friday, beating economists’ …
Read More »Canada’s economy added 60,000 jobs in September, with gains led by manufacturing
Canada’s economy added 60,000 jobs in September, beating expectations with gains largely led by the tariff-vulnerable manufacturing sector, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The data agency said 28,000 jobs were added to manufacturing, marking the industry’s first increase in employment since January and since the U.S. trade war forced it …
Read More »Party challenging Indigenous rights sees major gains in Norway’s Sámi Parliament election
An election to Norway’s Sámi Parliament this week returned major gains for a party opposed to land rights and other special privileges for the Indigenous group. The North Calotte People’s Party (NKF) ran on a platform of “equality” for Norwegians and Sámi, as well as for members of the Kven …
Read More »Retail sales inched up in April from sales gains at car dealers, but likely dropped in May
Retail sales rose 0.3 per cent to $70.1 billion in April, helped by gains in sales at new and used car dealers, according to Statistics Canada. For April, six of nine sub-sectors were up, as sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers gained 1.9 per cent, boosted by a 2.9 per …
Read More »Trump’s 104% tariffs on China to take effect at midnight, quashing earlier market gains
The United States said on Tuesday that 104 per cent duties on imports from China will take effect shortly after midnight, even as the Trump administration moved to quickly start talks with other trading partners targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plan. U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday for a fourth straight …
Read More »Unemployment rate ticked down to 6.6% in January as economy sees solid month of job gains
Canada’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell and the economy posted another solid month of job gains, Statistics Canada said on Friday, signalling that joblessness has started to ease. In January, the unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent, a notch below the 6.7 per cent seen a month earlier. The economy added 76,000 jobs — still …
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