Unemployment rate stays at 7.0 per cent in August: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's unemployment rate in August remained unchanged from the previous month at 7.0 per cent.Between July and August, the economy lost 11,000 jobs, most of them...
View ArticleToronto, Wall Street barely changed amid Ukraine deal and jobs numbers
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was little changed Friday, amid a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine and disappointing job numbers in Canada and the U.S.The S&P/TSX composite index was up 1.42...
View ArticleHiring slowed in August as US employers added just 142K jobs; rate dips to...
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added just 142,000 jobs in August, snapping a six-month streak of hiring above 200,000 and posting the smallest gain in eight months.The unemployment rate fell to 6.1 per...
View ArticleLoonie falls amid weak Canadian jobs figures; unemployment rate stays at 7%
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was slightly lower Friday, as Statistics Canada reported that the country's unemployment rate stayed unchanged in August, while 11,000 jobs were lost last month.The loonie...
View ArticleCanada's Unemployment Rate Unchanged As Country Loses 11,000 Jobs
Canada turned in another disappointing performance on the jobs front in August, with StatsCan reporting a net loss of 11,000 jobs for the month. That wasn't enough to budge the unemployment rate, which...
View ArticleApple planning to add more security measures after celebrity photo hacking...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Apple plans to tighten its online security measures to reduce the chances of its users being victimized by intrusions like the ones that stole nude photos from actress Jennifer...
View ArticleInfluential Women In Canada 2014: 25 Names You Should Know
We may be used to looking at lists of powerful women made up of international celebrities, influential politicians and CEOs of some of the most successful companies in the world, but when you really...
View ArticleHarvest Operations reaches deal to sell oil refinery in Come by Chance, N.L.
COME BY CHANCE, N.L. - Calgary-based energy company Harvest Operations reached an agreement Friday to sell its oil refinery in Come by Chance N.L., to SilverRange Financial Partners LLC of New...
View ArticleUS stocks little changed at midday after employers add fewer jobs than...
The stock market is drifting sideways at midday following news that U.S. job growth slowed last month.Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which moves in the opposite direction of...
View ArticleCanada Largest Contributor To Deforestation Worldwide: Study
Add another black mark to Canada’s environmental image around the world: The country now leads the planet in the degradation of untouched forests, according to a study from Forest Watch. Some 8 per...
View ArticleTesla Motors Opens First Supercharger Stations In Ontario
The reality of traveling between Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City on zero-emissions and for free is finally here — the only catch is you have to own or use one of Tesla Motors’ Model S electric...
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B.C. Photographer Of The Month: Joann Pai
Joann Pai is used to eating her dinners cold. When the food photographer first started playing around with a camera, she would take the necessary time to style and shoot her meals. When she was finally...
View ArticleE-commerce company Alibaba Group seeks to raise up to $24.3 billion to set...
SAN FRANCISCO - China's Alibaba Group is seeking to raise up to $24.3 billion in its upcoming IPO, an amount that would be the most ever raised by a company heading into its stock market debut.The...
View ArticleOntario's Ring Of Fire Gets A Development Corporation As First Nation Objects
The First Nation band closest to the Ring of Fire says the Ontario government is failing to live up to promises it made to the community and has neglected to include First Nations in initial plans....
View ArticleKey figure in Livent financial scandal has tentative settlement of OSC action
TORONTO - One of the leading figures in the Livent Entertainment financial scandal, Myron Gottlieb, has reached a tentative settlement agreement with Ontario financial regulators — subject to approval...
View ArticleJames Moore Calls Provincial Trade Barriers 'Perfect Storm Of Dumb'
VANCOUVER - Federal Industry Minister James Moore says trade barriers between provinces are "the perfect storm of dumb."In a speech to business leaders at the Vancouver Board of Trade, Moore says its...
View ArticleGreek premier says economy expected to expand in third quarter for the first...
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's economy is expected to expand in the third quarter for the first time in eight years, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Saturday.In a speech in the northern Greek city of...
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Target Launches Most Canadian Promo Ever
Target Canada has been saying sorry all over the place for its empty shelves problem, and its new leadership has vowed to stick it out in the Great White North, come what may. The store's new strategy...
View ArticleTim Hortons Extra-Large A Ripoff? Here Are The Facts (VIDEO)
Some coffee drinkers might see their cup as half full while others see it as half empty but if you're a regular drinker of Tim Hortons' extra large, you might have had reason to view your cup as a...
View ArticleCrews search off Jamaica for private plane carrying prominent upstate New...
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Search-and-rescue crews searching off Jamaica's northeast coast on Saturday were stymied in efforts to solve the mystery of a small private plane carrying a prominent upstate New...
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