Federal Government Has Used Almost 1,000 Unpaid Interns Since 2008
OTTAWA - More than 30 federal government departments and agencies have employed hundreds of unpaid interns since 2008, but only a few were hired for paying jobs.In House of Commons written responses to...
View ArticleShell Canada To Cut Alberta Albian Oilsands Jobs
EDMONTON - Shell Canada Ltd. says it is reducing its workforce at its Albian Sands oilsands operations near Fort McMurray, Alta.A company spokesman says the cuts will affect less than 10 per cent of...
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Canada's Labour Force Participation Rate Hits 13-Year Low
The number of Canadians who have a job or are actively looking for work has reached a 13-year low. Canada’s labour participation rate fell to 65.9 per cent in December, according to the latest jobs...
View ArticleUber Wants Lawsuit Filed By Vancouver Taxi Companies Thrown Out
VANCOUVER - Uber is asking a British Columbia court to throw out a lawsuit filed by four Vancouver-based taxi companies that are attempting to block the ride-sharing service from launching in the...
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Top Jobs In B.C.: The 60 Most High-Demand Occupations
Canada's economic balance of power is forecast to shift this year from Alberta's oilsands to British Columbia's coast. The prediction came this week from the Bank of Montreal's chief economist, and is...
View Article2015 Is A Pay Period Leap Year And That Means An Extra Paycheque For Some
Do you get paid bi-weekly? Well, friends, there may an extra paycheque coming your way at year’s end. What? Extra paycheque? Yes, it’s true. It’s all because of a calendar oddity that occurs about...
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Edmonton Freezeway Could Let Workers Skate To The Office
Edmonton often takes it on the chin for how cold it is in the winter (it was -15 degrees Celsius on Friday). But what if the former "City of Champions" turned its frigid reputation to its advantage?...
View ArticleFalling Gas Prices And A Weaker Loonie Are Good News For The Tourism Business
FREDERICTON - Falling gas prices and a weakening loonie are raising hopes within Canada's tourism industry that 2015 will be a banner year.Ian Jack, a spokesman for the Canadian Automobile Association,...
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Here's The Income You Need To Buy An Average House Across Canada
A household in Vancouver needs nearly three times the income of a household in Halifax to buy an average home, according to a new report on incomes and house prices in major Canadian cities. Job search...
View ArticleStop Threats To Canada's Online Pirates, Rights Holders Told
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Media companies must back off from threatening Canadians who illegally download movies, music and books with penalties that do not exist in Canadian law, the government said on...
View ArticleOil Price Collapse Raises Serious Questions About Viability Of Keystone XL
WASHINGTON - A 50-per cent plunge in the price of crude oil, resulting from abundant global oil supplies, and cheaper gasoline at the pump raise critical questions about whether the Keystone XL oil...
View ArticleRita Katz, Intelligence Expert, Challenges ISIS Video That Threatens Canada
OTTAWA - Canadian officials said Sunday the Islamic State has released a video that calls for attacks on Western countries including Canada, but a prominent American intelligence expert raised doubts...
View ArticleGreg Selinger Says Manitobans Want Provincial Sales Tax Hike
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger is sticking with his commitment to the provincial sales tax hike that some believe is the reason he's fighting to keep his job as leader of the province's...
View ArticleRogers Communications' Tracking Fee For Surveillance Not A Hit With Police...
OTTAWA - The RCMP and many other police forces are refusing to pay new fees imposed by Rogers Communications for helping track suspects through their mobile phones.Police say the telecommunications...
View ArticleNAFTA Scrutiny Of Oilsands Tailings Ponds Opposed By Canada
Canada is trying to stop NAFTA's environmental watchdog from taking a closer look at the environmental effects of the huge tailings ponds produced by Alberta's oilsands, and it appears Mexico and the...
View ArticleLululemon raises Q4 profit, revenue estimates. shares rise in premarket trade
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) says it's more optimistic about the revenue and profit that the clothing company will generate in the current quarter, which includes the...
View ArticleHIGHLIGHTS: 2015 Tokyo Auto Salon
Japanese car fans and aftermarket tuning enthusiasts rejoice, as we've got your 2015 Tokyo Auto Salon (TAS) fix in our mega gallery of JDM madness fresh from the show floor in Japan. As expected,...
View ArticleAmanda Lang Tried To Sabotage A CBC Story That Scandalized RBC, Who Paid Her
Multiple sources within CBC News have revealed to CANADALAND, under condition of anonymity, a shocking campaign Amanda Lang undertook in 2013 to sabotage a major story reported by her colleague,...
View ArticleApprentice Ad Claim Elicits NDP Complaint To Industry Watchdog
The Opposition New Democrats say they have filed a complaint with the ad industry's self-regulatory watchdog calling for a review of a new government ad touting a loan for apprentices because it...
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Travelzoo Taps Jordan Axani's 'Elizabeth Gallagher' Idea For Travel Contest
Travel deals website Travelzoo is tapping into a Toronto man's idea and offering a free trip to anybody with one of five "lucky names." Last year, Jordan Axani put out a call to anyone with the name...
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