Category Archives: Canadian Press
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by province
OTTAWA - Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.3 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador 14.5 per cen...
Nov 03, 2017
QuickStats: Facts and figures about employment in Canada in October
OTTAWA - A quick look at October unemployment (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.3 per cent (6.2) Employment rate: 61.6 per cent (61.6) Labour force participation rate: 65.7 per cent (...
Nov 03, 2017
Economy added 35,300 jobs last month, unemployment rate up: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy continued to churn out more jobs in October even amid forecasts that economic growth is slowing in the second half of the year. Statistics Canada said Friday that the eco...
Nov 03, 2017
Daylight time comes to an end this weekend -- amid renewed scrutiny
Daylight saving time ends on Sunday in most parts of the country, with many Canadians dreading the darkness that will come earlier every night until the solstice on Dec. 21. As usual, most people will...
Nov 03, 2017
Irving company New Brunswick Southern Railway charged over oil shipments
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - New Brunswick Southern Railway - a subsidiary of J.D. Irving - is facing 24 charges around the transport of oil. The charges allege the railway failed to create proper shipping docu...
Nov 03, 2017
Quebec family drops price on sprawling N.B. island with homes, private beaches
FREDERICTON - It sounds like a spectacular buy: A 100-hectare island with two houses and several private beaches on the scenic Bay of Fundy, all for less than the price of a Toronto or Vancouver bunga...
Nov 03, 2017
Health Canada expands fire extinguisher recall involving 2.7 million devices
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is expanding a recall of Kidde and Garrison brand fire extinguishers to cover some 2.7 million of the devices in Canada, including some that date back more than 40 yea...
Nov 03, 2017
Key breach-of-trust charge at gas plants trial fizzles; two others in play
TORONTO - One of three charges laid against two former senior Liberal aides in Ontario’s politically explosive gas plants scandal fizzled Friday when the prosecution asked it be dismissed, while...
Nov 03, 2017
Quebec woman sentenced to 7.5 years for role in Australian cocaine smuggling
A Quebec woman who pleaded guilty to importing a large amount of cocaine into Australia was sentenced Friday to seven-and-a-half years behind bars. Isabelle Lagace gained international notoriety when ...
Nov 03, 2017
Elderly woman dies retrieving dead cat from New Brunswick roadway
ALDOUANE, N.B. - A 75-year-old woman has died after being struck while retrieving a dead cat from a New Brunswick road. RCMP Cpl. Mario Maillet said she was hit by a car Wednesday evening on Route 134...
Nov 03, 2017