Oct 16 2019 — The Canadian Press — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is refusing to explain how he travelled to the United States as a citizen without a valid U.S. passport. Multiple requests to the party for an explanation have been ignored over the last 11 days. The United States Immigration and Nationality Act says it is against the law for U.S. citizens […]
Oct 15 2019 — The Canadian Press — The Alberta government won’t seek out a meeting with teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, but Environment Minister Jason Nixon said he hopes the Swedish girl takes time to learn about the province’s oil and gas industry. “I think when you look at some of Miss Thunberg’s comments, she doesn’t understand our province, that she doesn’t […]
Oct 15 2019 — The Canadian Press — Justin Trudeau is promising that a re-elected Liberal government would come to the rescue of an abortion clinic in Fredericton that could be forced to close its doors without the support of the province. Trudeau says he would sit down with New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs to remind him of his province’s obligation to fund […]
Oct 14 2019 — The Canadian Press — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is targeting voters in Ontario’s struggling manufacturing heartland, billing his government’s NAFTA rescue mission as a critical victory that his NDP and Conservative rivals would abandon.
Oct 13 2019 — The Canadian Press — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer jokes in his stump speeches that one of the few criticisms he gets is that “I smile too much.” But in the opening moments of the English-language leaders’ debate last Monday, there was no sign of his famous dimples as he turned to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, beat his palm up […]
Oct 11 2019 — The Canadian Press — Party leaders entered the home stretch of the federal election campaign Friday, picking up the pace of their cross-country travel as they confronted listless poll numbers and a shrinking number of days left to inspire Canadians before they cast ballots on Oct. 21. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer was in Tsawwassen, B.C. to unveil his party’s […]
Oct 11 2019 — Colin Perkel — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The Ontario government's order that made certain student fees optional was a politically motivated attack on student unions and services that threatens university independence, Divisional Court heard on Friday. In his submissions, a lawyer for the students said the Progressive Conservative government under Premier Doug Ford had no authority to implement its "Student […]
Oct 11 2019 — The Canadian Press — The Liberals scooped the Conservatives in revealing a handful of the numbers from their election platform’s costing Friday, accusing Tory Leader Andrew Scheer of trying to “bury” billions of dollars in cuts. Scheer has been repeatedly attacked by his rivals for delaying the release of the document, with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau quipping earlier this […]
Oct 11 2019 — Jordan Press, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's unemployment rate nudged down to a near four-decade low last month as the economy added more jobs than analysts expected — dropping an economic figure into a tight electoral race, and warnings from economists that things may not be as rosy as they seem. Statistics Canada's monthly labour force survey showed the […]
Oct 11 2019 — Jordan Press, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's unemployment rate nudged down to a near four-decade low last month as the economy added more jobs than analysts expected — dropping an economic figure into a tight electoral race, and warnings from economists that things may not be as rosy as they seem. Statistics Canada's monthly labour force survey showed the […]
Oct 11 2019 — Jim Bronskill , The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A convicted person is entitled to the lesser of two punishments — the one in effect when the offence took place, or the one on the books at the time of sentencing — the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. However, the guilty party does not have a constitutional right to the least severe penalty that might have […]
Oct 11 2019 — The Canadian Press — The national statistics office says Canada’s unemployment rate nudged down to 5.5 per cent in September as the economy added 54,000 net new jobs, driven by gains in full-time work. Statistics Canada says the jobs growth was largely concentrated in the health-care sector, and notes gains in the number of public-sector and self-employed workers. The […]
Oct 11 2019 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 5.5 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador 11.5 per cent (13.1) — Prince Edward Island 8.8 (8.9) — Nova Scotia 7.2 (7.9) — New Brunswick 8.3 (8.6) — Quebec 4.8 (4.7) — Ontario 5.3 (5.6) — Manitoba 5.0 (5.6) — Saskatchewan 5.3 (5.1) — Alberta 6.6 (7.2) — British Columbia 4.8 (5.0) The Canadian Press
Oct 11 2019 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A quick look at September employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.5 per cent (5.7) Employment rate: 62.1 per cent (62.0) Participation rate: 65.7 per cent (65.8) Number unemployed: 1,113,200 (1,160,100) Number working: 19,165,200 (19,111,500) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 11.9 per cent (11.5) Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.5 per cent (5.1) Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.3 […]
Oct 11 2019 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 5.5 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 previous month […]