Canada’s unemployment rate fell to 5.7% in January, first decline since December 2022
Canada’s unemployment rate fell to 5.7 per cent last month, marking the first decline since December 2022, Statistics Canada reported on Friday
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Global Affairs Canada ‘aware of reports’ of missing Canadian in Gaza Strip
Ottawa says it is aware of reports that another Canadian citizen has gone missing in the Gaza Strip
Trudeau hints at tougher penalties for car thieves as feds seek ideas at national summit
The Liberal government will consider tougher criminal penalties for people who steal vehicles, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday as he kicked off a daylong summit aimed at confronting the scourge of auto theft
Feds seek ideas at national summit to help put brakes on auto theft
Officials from various levels of government are set to gather with police and industry leaders in Ottawa today to brainstorm on fighting the scourge of automobile theft
Canadian reported missing in Gaza makes contact with family, posts video online
A spokeswoman for the family of a Palestinian Canadian who was reported missing in the Gaza Strip says he has made contact with his loved ones
Canada needs time for ‘deeper conversation’ on assisted dying, mental health: Holland
Thirteen years ago, in the throes of a major political loss and personal crisis, Mark Holland experienced the darkest period of his life
Disruptions continue as Nova Scotia emerges from under heavy snow
Cleanup in Nova Scotia could take days after more than a metre of snow piled up in some parts of the province over the weekend
‘Not be tolerated’: Alberta files formal response to proposed oilsands emissions cap
Alberta says a federal emissions cap on greenhouse gases “will not be tolerated” as the province’s environment minister meets today with her federal counterpart
Celine Dion surprises at Grammy Awards, Joni Mitchell performs
Celine Dion emerged as a surprise presenter in the final minutes of the show, herself making a rare appearance since announcing her own health troubles
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Ottawa to open new provincial office
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Ottawa today where she is set to open a new provincial office
Foreign interference inquiry to hear public safety minister on navigating secrecy
A commission of inquiry into foreign interference will hear from Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc today, as it looks for ways to make as much information public as possible
Global Affairs Canada investigating ‘malicious’ cyberattack and data breach
Global Affairs Canada announced Tuesday it is investigating a cyberattack and data breach that has forced it to limit remote access to its networks
Economy grew 0.2% in November, growth expected for Q4: StatCan
The Canadian economy grew 0.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada reports
Champagne says he’s working phones to court new players for Canadian grocery market
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is once again insisting that he is reaching out to international grocers in the hopes they will open up shop in Canada and spur more competition
Provinces ask Ottawa for indefinite pause on expansion of assisted dying eligibility
A majority of provinces and territories are asking the federal government to “indefinitely” hold off on a controversial plan to expand eligibility for assisted dying
After pausing funding to UNRWA, Canada will send another $40M in aid for Gaza
Canada is sending another $40 million in aid to organizations that are helping Palestinians in Gaza after pausing funding to the UN’s relief agency in the region
Foreign interference inquiry’s goal is to ‘uncover the truth,’ commissioner says
The head of an inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian affairs says the commission’s job is to uncover the truth, whatever it may be
Ceremony to honour memory of those killed in 2017 Quebec City mosque attack
A ceremony commemorating the deadly 2017 attack on a Quebec City mosque is scheduled to take place today