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OTTAWA — The Canadian labour market exceeded many economists’ expectations in September, adding more than twice as many jobs as the previous month while unemployment ticked lower. Statistics Canada reported on Friday that the economy added 47,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate declined for the first time since January to 6.5 per cent. […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up more than 200 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were also headed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 205.86 points at 24,508.12. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 336.62 points at 42,790.74. The S&P 500 index was up 34.19 points […]

OTTAWA — The economy added 47,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate declined for the first time since January to 6.5 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. The agency says youth and women aged 25 to 54 drove employment gains last month, while full-time employment saw its largest gain since May 2022. The […]

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. 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 […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.0 per cent (10.4) _ Prince Edward Island 7.1 per cent (8.2) _ Nova Scotia 6.3 per cent (6.7) _ New Brunswick 6.7 […]

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s September employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.6) Employment rate: 60.7 per cent (60.8) Participation rate: 64.9 per cent (65.1) Number unemployed: 1,428,100 (1,458,900) Number working: 20,582,400 (20,535,700) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 13.5 per cent (14.5) Men (25 plus) […]

OTTAWA — The economy added 47,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate declined for the first time since January to 6.5 per cent, Statistics Canada reported. More coming. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — The prime minister offered condolences today to the family of a Canadian who was killed in the ongoing fighting in Lebanon. Justin Trudeau reiterated Canada’s call for a ceasefire in Lebanon and in Gaza when he spoke with reporters at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Laos. Global Affairs Canada says […]

Broadcaster Adnan Virk’s passion for sports blossomed as a youngster when he lived above a convenience store his family owned in the small Kingston-area town of Morven, Ont. He made a habit of watching the sportscast on CTV’s “Canada AM” before running downstairs to the newspaper rack to devour the Toronto Star’s sports section. As […]

OTTAWA — Former public safety minister Bill Blair is expected to face questions at a federal inquiry today about why it took much longer than usual to sign off on a spy service warrant in 2021. A commission of inquiry into foreign interference has heard that it took 54 days for the Canadian Security Intelligence […]