Coronavirus economy
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Alberta’s unemployment rate drops to 8.7% in MayAlberta’s unemployment rate dipped slightly last month as businesses continued to struggle through the province's third wave of COVID-19.CanadaJun 4
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Alberta’s jobless rate stays steady in April amid third wave of COVID-19Alberta recorded a jobless rate of 9.0 per cent in April, down just a single tenth of a percentage point from the month prior.EconomyMay 7
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Alberta’s jobless rate continued decline in March, now 9.1%The unemployment numbers reflect conditions the week of March 14 to 20, shortly after Alberta announced the province would be transitioning to Step 2 of its “path forward" plan.EconomyApr 9
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Alberta’s jobless rate continues dropping, dips to 9.9 per cent in FebruaryThe Labour Force Survey reflects conditions the week of Feb. 14 to 20, shortly after Alberta eased COVID-19 health measures allowing for in-person dining.EconomyMar 12
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Alberta’s jobless rate drops to 10.7 per cent in JanuaryAccording to Statistics Canada’s January 2021 Labour Force Survey, only Newfoundland and Labrador had higher provincial unemployment numbers than Alberta last month.CanadaFeb 5
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Coronavirus: Research indicates women in the workforce hit hard by COVID-19“When we lose women as role models in jobs that are high quality, high paying and highly visible, we lose a generation of people who can take those jobs."HealthJan 18
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‘Small businesses are struggling to stay alive’: Alberta’s jobless rate remains among highest in countryAccording to Statistics Canada’s December 2020 Labour Force Survey, only Newfoundland and Labrador had higher provincial unemployment numbers than Alberta last month.EconomyJan 8
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Canada blocks Chinese Arctic gold mine takeover, citing national securityCanada is among the countries taking a more critical eye to Chinese investment amid the coronavirus pandemic and the economic ravages it has wrought.CanadaDec 22, 2020
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Grand Theatre ends fiscal year with $65K deficit. It could have been worse, officials sayA prescient insurance policy adjustment made in November 2019, mere moths before the coronavirus pandemic, kept the theatre's deficit from ballooning to more than $500,000.CanadaDec 7, 2020
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Hudson’s Bay in Coquitlam shuttered, landlord says it defaulted on rentIn a statement, the company says it is working with landlords across North America to "amicably and logically share the losses incurred during this ongoing pandemic."ConsumerNov 22, 2020
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