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OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in August. 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 6.6 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.4 per cent (9.6) _ Prince Edward Island 8.2 per cent (8.9) _ Nova Scotia 6.7 per cent (7.0) _ New Brunswick 6.5 […]

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s August employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (6.4) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation rate: 65.1 per cent (65.0) Number unemployed: 1,458,900 (1,398,500) Number working: 20,535,700 (20,513,600) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 14.5 per cent (14.2) Men (25 plus) […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate increased to 6.6 per cent in August – up from 6.4 per cent in July – as students continued to face a difficult summer hiring season. The agency’s labour force survey says the economy added a modest 22,000 jobs last month, lagging the pace of population growth. […]

TORONTO — Ontario child-care centres that aren’t participating in the national $10-a-day program will soon lose provincial funding to offer fee subsidies to lower-income families and their staff could see a pay cut of $2 an hour. In a memo sent to licensed operators in Ontario outlining changes to how the province is funding the […]

OTTAWA — The New Democrats used a stock image from Russia in a recent video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for doing the same. On Wednesday NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced in a video message that he was ending the supply and confidence deal with the Liberal government, while accusing Conservative policies of […]

TORONTO — Carol Off hopes her latest book will become irrelevant as the years pass. She fears it will not. The journalist’s new book, “At a Loss for Words,” published Tuesday by Random House Canada, explores how political forces have changed the meaning of six different words: freedom, democracy, truth, woke, choice and taxes. It […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release its August labour force survey this morning. Economists polled by Reuters are forecasting employers added 25,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 6.5 per cent in the month, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. Canada’s jobless rate has been rising for the last year and a […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suddenly without the assistance of one of his longest advisers just as the threat of being forced into an early election has been heightened. Jeremy Broadhurst resigned as the Liberal Party of Canada’s national campaign director today, one day after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh ended the agreement supporting […]

FORT ERIE, Ont. — Midnight Mascot has been installed as the early 5-2 favourite for the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes. The second jewel of the OLG Triple Crown will be run Tuesday at Fort Erie Racetrack. Midnight Mascot received the No. 5 post in the race draw Thursday. Midnight Mascot is trained by Mark […]