105.9 The Region

OTTAWA — Canada’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.8 per cent last month as more people looked for work in a weak job market. Statistics Canada’s November labour force survey says the jobless rate last month reached the highest since January 2017, outside of the COVID-19 pandemic. The unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in October. […]

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in November. 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 6.8 per cent in November. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.8 per cent (10.1) _ Prince Edward Island 8.0 per cent (10.0) _ Nova Scotia 6.1 per cent (6.2) _ New Brunswick 6.9 […]

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s November employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.8 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 60.6 per cent (60.6) Participation rate: 65.1 per cent (64.8) Number unemployed: 1,516,300 (1,429,000) Number working: 20,647,400 (20,596,900) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 13.9 per cent (12.8) Men (25 plus) […]

TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., says it has finished a review of strategic alternatives for its financial services business and decided it will keep 100 per cent ownership of the bank. The retailer says it explored options with a range of interested groups, including several of Canada’s leading financial services companies. Canadian Tire says […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.8 per cent in November as more people looked for work, while the economy added 51,000 jobs. More coming. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Canada Post and the union representing more than 55,000 striking workers appeared closer to resuming negotiations as the strike entered its fourth week. Federal mediation was put on hold last week due to the sides being too far apart. This week the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said it sent new counter-proposals to […]

VANCOUVER — After a year of anticipation, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour lands in Vancouver on Friday, with the first of three shows at BC Place. Sunday’s performance will be the last show of the entire tour. Here are some facts about Swift’s record-breaking tour. — A Place in This World The Eras Tour began almost […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release its November jobs report this morning. According to LSEG Data & Analytics, economists polled by Reuters expect the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.6 per cent last month. The jobless rate was 6.5 per cent in October. Job creation has lagged population growth considerably this year as […]

TORONTO — In a nook of Toronto’s Union Station, one of the country’s most beloved toy shops is working to send customers a message: “We’re open and we’re here to stay.” It was just a year ago that Mastermind Toys filed for creditor protection on one of the busiest shopping days of the year, Black […]