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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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High unemployment in Kelowna making it hard for young people to find workSome have handed out résumé after résumé, only to hear nothing back. Hooman Matin says he visited more than 20 stores before finally getting an interviewCanadaJul 24
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WestJet passengers can change or cancel flights ahead of looming strikeEarlier this month, WestJet flight attendants voted 99.4 per cent in favour of a strike, meaning that 4,400 union members could legally walk off the job as early as Aug. 2.EconomyJul 24
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WestJet flight attendants vote in favour of strike as soon as Aug. 2A strike by flight attendants would effectively ground Canada's second-largest airline the day before a statutory holiday in many provinces.CanadaJul 15
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Prime Minister Carney says he has no confidence in FIFA president InfantinoThe prime minister’s comments add to growing calls for Infantino’s resignation following an abandoned plan to sell off commercial rights to the World Cup to private investors.SportsAug 5
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How Trump’s new 50% tariffs could hit Canada’s already battered job marketCanada's job market faces further risk if new threatened tariffs hit businesses already reeling from a year of U.S. tariffs and trade war uncertainty, experts say.EconomyJul 21
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A tale of 2 cities: Edmonton floods while Calgary bakes in the sunAlberta's two biggest cities have had starkly different weather over the past month with Edmonton getting nearly 25 times the amount of rain that's fallen on Calgary in July.WeatherJul 31
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What’s driving WestJet strike threat? Union says ‘unpaid work’ is key issueA strike would effectively ground Canada’s second-largest airline in the middle of the August long weekend, a major travel period between Aug. 1 and the Aug. 3 statutory holiday.CanadaJul 24
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Unemployment rate fell to 6.5% in June with 18K new jobs, says StatCanThe Canadian economy kept adding jobs at a steady pace in June, in part because the youth summer job market got off to a great start, but economists say there are still concerns.EconomyJul 10
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Petition to oust U.S. ambassador from Canada gains thousands of signaturesNearly 30,000 Canadians have signed a petition calling for U.S. President Donald Trump's representative in Ottawa to be kicked out of the country.CanadaAug 12
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Canada weighs ‘all options’ to respond if Trump’s 50% tariffs go ahead"There is not a chance in hell that U.S. alcohol is going back on the shelf in British Columbia,” B.C. Premier David Eby said on Tuesday.EconomyJul 21
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Ottawa halved federal emergency centre staff before wildfire season: unionThe Public Service Alliance of Canada said in a statement Thursday that about 60 employees at the Government Operations Centre in Ottawa received layoff notices in January.CanadaJul 23
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WestJet, union talks ‘progressing’ as strike deadline nears, minister saysClose to 4,400 union members represented by CUPE Local 8125 could walk off the job as soon as Sunday, Aug. 2, unless both sides reach a negotiated agreement on a new contract.CanadaJul 29
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WestJet flight attendants hold information pickets as strike vote takes placeAlmost a year after Air Canada's flight attendants went on strike over the issue of unpaid work, flight attendants at WestJet are threatening to do the same.ConsumerJul 14
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WestJet begins parking 737 aircraft as strike deadline approachesIf a negotiated agreement on a new contract can’t be reached by Aug. 2 at midnight mountain time, those unionized flight attendants could walk off the job.CanadaJul 31
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Premier Ford charged taxpayers for Florida trip to attend union conference at DisneyThe province's travel, meal and hospitality expense disclosure list shows four individuals expensed commercial flights and hotels totalling $11,709 for the trip in mid-July 2025.CanadaJul 28
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How the Northern Tornadoes Project helps verify twisters as Alberta on track for record yearThe director of the Northern Tornadoes Project explains the work his research team does and what observations they've made about Alberta's 2026 summer storm season.WeatherJul 21
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Global burning at record low, despite North American and European wildfiresAs wildfires in Europe and North America grow more extreme, key worldwide burning statistics are at a record low largely because Africa and Asia are controlling fire more.EnvironmentJul 30
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Trump defends auto tariffs, economy in Michigan as U.S. midterms loomTrump argued his policies have revived the auto industry, even as businesses contend the tariffs he’s imposed against Canada — and threats of more to come — have hurt the state.U.S. NewsJul 27