Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 1...
Nov 07, 2025
National employment numbers for October, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's October employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (7.1) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.6) Participation ra...
Nov 07, 2025
European Union vessel reaches ship raided by pirates off Somalia; all 24 crew on board safe
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A European Union naval force on Friday reached a Malta-flagged tanker earlier attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, finding all its 24 mariners safe after an...
Nov 07, 2025
Republican US Rep. Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York
NEW YORK (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York, her campaign announced Friday. In a video shared on social media, Stefanik called Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul ...
Nov 07, 2025
Canadian sprinter Brendon Rodney helping with hurricane relief aid in Jamaica
Brendon Rodney knows even helping a few people is enough to make a big difference. The three-time Olympic medallist sprinter from Toronto lives in Jamaica where Hurricane Melissa caused significant da...
Nov 07, 2025
Multiple explosions shake a mosque in an Indonesian high school and injure 54
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian authorities said Friday they have identified a 17-year-old boy as the suspect in an attack that shook a mosque at a high school in the capital, Jakarta, injuring a...
Nov 07, 2025
In the news today: Gunshots herald ostrich cull on B.C. farm
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Gunshots herald ostrich cull after police limit access to British Columbia farm Gunshots rang out at a British...
Nov 07, 2025
Gunshots at ostrich farm as cull at B.C. farm moves ahead
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - An operation to kill hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm is underway, with numerous gunshots heard on the property overnight. The shots were coming fr...
Nov 07, 2025
Bid to save Vancouver Chinatown's last post office, a 'lifeline' for community
VANCOUVER - There is no computer at the Wongs' Benevolent Association in Vancouver's Chinatown. Everything is done by mail, from paying utility bills to contacting members for an event, just as it was...
Nov 07, 2025
Concordia defers sabbaticals, offers retirement program due to foreign student drop
MONTREAL - Montreal's Concordia University says it's not renewing some teaching contracts and deferring previously approved sabbaticals because of major budget shortfalls due in part to federal and pr...
Nov 07, 2025