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OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s October employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 60.6 per cent (60.7) Participation rate: 64.8 per cent (64.9) Number unemployed: 1,429,000 (1,428,100) Number working: 20,596,900 (20,582,400) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 12.8 per cent (13.5) Men (25 plus) […]

TORONTO — The WWE is returning to Toronto’s Rogers Centre for the first time in more than two decades. The professional wrestling promoter says it will hold its Elimination Chamber premium live event at the downtown ballpark on March 1. This is WWE’s first event in Rogers Centre since WrestleMania 18 in 2002, which featured […]

OTTAWA — The unemployment rate held steady at 6.5 per cent in October as the economy added a modest 15,000 jobs, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Canadian TikTok creators fear that the federal government’s decision to shut down the app’s Canadian operations will erode their support system and limit earning potential. Toronto-based TikTok culture commentator Mikael Melo says the app’s Canadian division helped local creators with account optimization, resolving technical issues and securing sponsorships. He’s concerned that vital support […]

TORONTO — When the world’s hottest acts announce Canadian tour dates, fans have become accustomed to the ticket-buying experience being a mix of luck and loss. They often log onto ticket sites only to find prices that jump dramatically as they browse an arena of quickly disappearing seats. In other instances, shows are so in-demand […]

TORONTO — Three weeks after the death of another beluga whale at Marineland, the Ontario government is speaking publicly about its ongoing investigation of the park, saying water troubles are under control after a recent investment. The province’s chief animal welfare inspector told The Canadian Press that to her understanding, marine mammal deaths at the […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release its October labour force survey this morning, shedding light on employment trends and wage growth last month. RBC is forecasting the economy added a modest 15,000 jobs and the unemployment rate to have ticked back up to 6.6 per cent. The jobless rate declined slightly to 6.5 […]

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Bo Horvat had a goal and two assists, and the New York Islanders beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Thursday night. Anders Lee had a goal and an assist for New York, which won for the third time in four games. Oliver Wahlstrom and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored, and Semyon Varlamov […]

TORONTO — While it was an evening meant to celebrate the progress made by LGBTQ+ leaders and organizations across Canada, the star-studded inaugural PTP Pink Awards carried an underlying sense that dark times are ahead. Two days after U.S. voters re-elected Donald Trump as president, and a week after the Alberta government introduced sweeping legislation […]

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police have made another arrest and are seeking two other suspects following tense and sometimes violent protests at a Hindu temple in the Greater Toronto Area. Violence erupted on Sunday at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton after a visit by Indian officials was met by protesters seeking a separate Sikh nation […]