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The Canadian economy lost more than 40,000 jobs in July, sinking the share of people employed to an eight-month low, Statistics Canada reported on Friday, as the labour market gave back substantial gains seen in June. The unemployment rate, however, remained steady but at a multi-year-high level of 6.9 per cent, the …
Read More »‘She wanted them in the world’: N.B. community maintains book shed after owner’s death
A small shed sits on a property close to the ferry in Pettes Cove, N.B., on Grand Manan. The shed is white with green trim and a black roof. It looks like any other backyard shed. But it is packed with hundreds of books — a legacy of the late …
Read More »She came to Canada for university, but she’d never been accepted. The scam cost her $7K
With an admission letter to a Quebec university in hand, Aminata flew from Benin, west Africa, to Montreal with $2,000 in her pocket to fulfil her dream of pursuing higher education in Canada. Back in 2022, she’d connected with a man who she says positioned himself as a consultant who …
Read More »Federal government’s effort to shed underused office space falling short, audit finds
A new report by Canada’s auditor general says the 10-year plan to cut federal government office space in half is not on track. One of eight performance audits released Tuesday morning by Auditor General Karen Hogan found the reduction effort launched in 2019 has only just begun, “mainly because of a lack of …
Read More »She feared she’d be homeless after abusive ex was jailed. Here’s how she won her eviction case
WARNING: This story may affect those who’ve experienced gender-based violence or know someone impacted by it. For a couple of months, single mom Chantelle Edgar was afraid she’d be kicked out of her London, Ont., apartment with her two-year-old daughter in tow, joining the tens of thousands of people in Ontario alone who are living on …
Read More »This 237-million-year-old fossil from Brazil could shed light on rise of dinosaurs
Scientists in Brazil have announced the discovery of one of the world’s oldest fossils believed to belong to an ancient reptile dating back some 237 million years that could help explain the rise of the dinosaurs. Named Gondwanax paraisensis, the four-legged reptile species was roughly the size of a small …
Read More »3 found dead after Calgary shed fire in Crowfoot Crossing
Three people are dead after a fire early Monday destroyed a shed outside a home improvement store in northwest Calgary. News Source link
Read More »Crews contain Point Douglas shed fire creating major flames, smoke
Crews were on scene of a fire in the Point Douglas area sending smoke billowing into the air Thursday night. News Source link
Read More »Retirement age protests in France shed light on new retirement realities: Canadian experts – National
Protests erupted in France this week against plans to raise the retirement age, with experts saying that people don’t want to defer their retirement any longer. While the nationwide strikes have been unique to the situation in France, some experts say the events still underscore the fact that retirement as a general concept …
Read More »New census data to shed light on Canada’s labour force, commuting habits – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 30, 2022 6:34 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new census release from Statistics Canada Wednesday is expected to shed light on how people got to work last year, and what kind of jobs they were doing. A notable …
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