Category Archives: Canadian Press
Robert Lepage says decision to cancel SLAV show a blow to artistic freedom
MONTREAL - Quebec stage director Robert Lepage broke his silence Friday on the abrupt cancellation of his controversial SLAV show, calling it a direct attack on artistic freedom. The Montreal Internat...
Jul 06, 2018
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by province
OTTAWA - Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.0 per cent in June. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrado...
Jul 06, 2018
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.0 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, howe...
Jul 06, 2018
National employment numbers for June from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at June employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.0 per cent (5.8) Employment rate: 61.5 per cent (61.5) Participation rate: 65.5 per cent (6...
Jul 06, 2018
US adds a solid 213,000 jobs; unemployment up to 4 pct.
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers kept up a brisk hiring pace in June by adding 213,000 jobs, a sign of confidence in the economy despite the start of a potentially punishing trade war with China. The job g...
Jul 06, 2018
US newsrooms fall silent to honour 5 slain at Maryland paper
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Newsrooms usually abuzz with approaching deadlines fell oddly silent as journalists nationwide paused to honour five people shot dead a week before at a Maryland newspaper. At a tempo...
Jul 06, 2018
Suspect in Charlottesville attack pleads not guilty
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - An Ohio man pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges in a deadly car attack on a crowd of protesters opposing a white nationalist rally in Virginia. James Alex Fields Jr...
Jul 06, 2018
Thai officials aim to rescue kids from cave before rain hits
MAE SAI, Thailand - Worried that heavy monsoon rain could soon make the job even more difficult, Thai officials said Saturday that they may need to quickly rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a...
Jul 06, 2018
Employment gains, job hunter influx clears way for rate hike: experts
OTTAWA - Canada received a dose of new jobs last month, maintained sturdy wage growth and saw more people searching for work - all seen as positives by experts who believe the path is clear for the ce...
Jul 06, 2018
Pakistani court sentences ex-PM Sharif to 10 years in prison
ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani anti-graft tribunal on Friday announced a much-awaited ruling in a corruption case against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, sentencing him to 10 years in prison over purchas...
Jul 06, 2018