Category Archives: CP Canada
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in November. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador ...
Dec 05, 2025
National employment numbers for November from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's November employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.9) Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (60.8) Participation r...
Dec 05, 2025

In the news: Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum to meet at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum to meet at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to...
Dec 05, 2025

Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum talk trade at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney met privately Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Washington, D.C., as relationships between the North American n...
Dec 05, 2025

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says politician recall legislation being misused
CALGARY - The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in ille...
Dec 05, 2025

Newfoundland girl’s disappearance prompts calls for tougher laws to stop abductions
ST. JOHN'S - Bouchra Marbouhi says she last saw her young daughter more than two months ago, when the girl left with her father for a routine sleepover. The five-year-old never came home, she said. In...
Dec 05, 2025

Feds to proceed with promised review of firearms classification regime, minister says
OTTAWA - The federal government will move ahead with a promised review of Canada's firearms classification regime that will include consultations with Indigenous communities on the SKS rifle, Public S...
Dec 05, 2025

Critics question Saab's offer to bring 10,000 aerospace jobs to Canada
OTTAWA - Critics are questioning the solidity of Saab's pitch to deliver 10,000 jobs in Canada if it decides to set up shop here to assemble Gripen fighter jets. The Swedish company has said little ab...
Dec 05, 2025

Economy adds 54,000 jobs in 'perplexing' November labour report
OTTAWA - Canada's economy continued to blow past job forecasts in November but some economists caution against reading too much into a series of strong headline figures. Statistics Canada said Friday ...
Dec 05, 2025

April federal leaders’ debates had 'shortcomings,' organizer admits
OTTAWA - The head of the federal Leaders' Debates Commission says the body should no longer be responsible for organizing post-debate press conferences and the rules for participating in the debates s...
Dec 04, 2025