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Canada added 75K jobs in July ‘summer surge,’ but uncertainty remainsCanada added 75,000 jobs in July, according to Statistics Canada, as the national unemployment rate ticked down to 6.4 per cent — the lowest since July 2024.EconomyAug 7
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CNE says it received 50K applications ahead of job fairYoung people still looking for summer work are expected to flock to a Toronto convention centre Wednesday for a shot at a job at Canada's largest agricultural fair.CanadaJul 29
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Fewer people running for trustee in some of Ontario’s supervised school boardsNew legislation has reduced the role of trustees, including cutting budget responsibilities at English-language boards, and mostly removing their role in central bargaining.Politics7 hours
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2 correctional officers, inmate killed in rural Alberta collision during transferTwo correctional officers and the 24-year-old inmate they were transferring from the Edmonton Institution for Women were killed in a crash near Wainwright in eastern Alberta.CanadaAug 6
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bet365 expands Canadian footprint with launch in Alberta’s gaming marketAlberta officially opened its regulated sports betting and iGaming market Monday, becoming the second Canadian province to do so.SportsJul 13
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Trump’s White House ballroom must stop construction: U.S. appeals courtIn a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals sided with historic preservationists who sued to stop construction of the 8,400-square-metre ballroom without congressional approval.U.S. NewsAug 7
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Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II astronaut, is leaving the Canadian Space AgencyAstronaut Jeremy Hansen, who made a historic trip around the moon in April as part of the Artemis II space mission, is leaving the Canadian Space Agency.CanadaJul 6
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U.S. hiring slowed in June with 57,000 jobs added amid global turmoilU.S. employers pulled back on hiring last month and added only 57,000 jobs, less than half the previous month’s total and a sign companies still have a cautious economic outlook.U.S. NewsJul 2
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25% of Canadians say StatCan not free of political influence: internal pollJust 62 per cent of Canadians believe Statistics Canada's data to be reliable, while 25 per cent do not believe the agency is free of political influence.CanadaJul 13
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U.S. Fed holds interest rate despite some dissents as inflation persistsThe Fed’s rate-setting committee reached its decision after two days of deliberations, marking the fifth straight meeting at which the benchmark rate was kept at around 3.6%.U.S. NewsJul 29
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Microsoft to lay off another 4,800 workers, including Xbox gaming divisionMicrosoft said on Monday it would cut 4,800 jobs, or about two per cent of its global workforce, including its Xbox gaming business.TechJul 7
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Temporary residents, employers in N.S. struggling with immigration changesSandeep Kaur said she submitted an application to the Nova Scotia Nominee Program in November 2023. After a two-and-a-half year wait, she was told her file was closed as of May 1.CanadaJul 17
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12 U.S. states sue over Paramount-Warner merger, cite competition concernsA Paramount-Warner combo would bring together two of Hollywood’s last five legacy studios and put Warner’s HBO Max libraries and even CNN under the same roof.U.S. NewsJul 17
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Bank of Canada holds rates at 2.25% as Iran war risks future hikesGovernor Tiff Macklem at the Bank of Canada warned that interest rates may need to rise if the war in Iran leads to persistent inflation in Canada.EconomyJul 15
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ICE releases body camera video in agency’s ‘best interests,’ policy saysThe rollout comes after recent fatal shootings by officers enforcing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown have intensified pressure for accountability.U.S. NewsAug 7
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Four extremist plots to attack Jewish targets disrupted in Canada, report saysThe June 29 report by the government's threat assessment agency also spoke of a longer-term extremism problem caused by the normalization of antisemitic acts.CanadaJul 23
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Rogers shutters six local radio stationsRogers Sports and Media is shutting down its Sportsnet 650 radio station in Vancouver and Sportsnet 960 station in Calgary, as well as four other stations.SportsJul 7
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Canada’s workforce is aging. Is it the wisdom economy — or a cost crunch?Statistics Canada's study released on Wednesday found that the proportion of firms with an average worker age over 40 rose from 26.2 per cent in 2001 to 42.3 per cent in 2022.EconomyJun 25
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Toronto constable fatally shot during police raid was ‘loved by everyone,’ mourners toldMourners are expected to gather Wednesday to honour a Toronto constable who was fatally shot during a police raid earlier this month.CanadaJun 24
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Three tankers struck in the Strait of Hormuz, British military saysOne tanker was traveling off the coast of Oman when it was hit and caught fire, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. The other two ships sustained some damage.WorldJul 7