Great Recession
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Trump says ‘no rush’ for more U.S. financial aid despite 20M job losses last monthThe president’s low-key approach came as the Labor Department reported the highest unemployment rate since the Great Depression.EconomyMay 8, 2020
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Coronavirus: U.S. unemployment rate hits 14.7% in AprilThe newest figures mark the highest unemployment rate in the country since the Great Depression.WorldMay 8, 2020
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Finance Minister Morneau won’t draw red line on how far feds willing to push deficitLatest fiscal update showed the deficit is on track to deepen by billions of dollars.CanadaDec 22, 2019
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Alberta police nab 2 men for causing $300,000 in damage during copper thefts at oil well sites"This arrest will have a positive impact on the critical infrastructure in and around Calgary and ongoing trend of copper wire theft," police said.CrimeFeb 12, 2019
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World economic growth to slow in 2019 as trade wars, global uncertainty take tollThe International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for world economic growth this year, citing heightened trade tensions and rising U.S. interest rates.CanadaJan 21, 2019
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U.S. unemployment falls to 3.7 per cent — the lowest since 1969The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that jobs added to the U.S. economy extended an extraordinary 8½-year streak of monthly job growth, the longest on record.EconomyOct 6, 2018
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Millennials born in 1980s may never recover from the Great Recession: reportThe net worth of a typical family headed by someone born in the 1980s was 34 per cent below what was expected, according to the study, which is entitled "A Lost Generation."CanadaMay 23, 2018
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The pressure on men to be providers is one reason they have much higher suicide ratesStress about money is often a factor in men's high suicide rates, experts sayLifestyleJun 25, 2017
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Landmark Westmount jewelry store to shut its doorsAfter 70 years of serving loyal customers, Lou Goldberg, a Westmount jewelry store, is closing its Greene Avenue doors.CanadaDec 30, 2016
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