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Canada's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.1 per cent in April. Statistics Canada said employment increased by 90,000 across the country. According to its monthly labour force survey, those gains were driven by part-time employment. Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, and New Brunswick saw employment gains in Ap...

The Canadian government is funding more emergency preparedness and response efforts across the country. The government announced a new pilot program for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and $1.2 million for the Canadian Interagency Forest Centre for wildfire prevention, according to a news release. "Last year...

It will be at least three years before King Charles III appears on a new Canadian $20 bill. The Bank of Canada is working on a redesign of the bank note. It will feature a portrait of the King with the back continuing an image of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. It will also be vertical, similar to the $10 note, ma...

"Be Prepared. Know your Risks." That's the theme for Canada's 29th edition of Emergency Preparedness Week. Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan encourages Canadians to learn about the disaster risks that could affect their community and how to prepare themselves, their families, and their homes. &quo...

Canada's inflation rate eased, and growth slowed down in 2023, says the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Inflation declined to 3.4 per cent in December 2023 from the peak of 8.1 per cent in June 2022 Growth slowed down in 2023. GDP grew about 1 per cent, compared to the growth of 3.8 per cent in 2022. "Can...

A strike has been avoided for now between WestJet and the union representing its maintenance engineers. In a statement, the airline says they have come to a tentative agreement with Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), after issuing a 72-hour lock out notice, Saturday. Diederik Pen, President of WestJet Air...

Sending a letter in Canada will now cost you a bit more. Canada Post has received approval to increase prices by seven cents per stamp. As of Monday, stamps purchased in a booklet, coil, or pane cost 99 cents, up from 92 cents. The price of a single stamp increased to $1.15 from the current price of $1.07. The Crown co...

With longer days and warmer weather on the horizon, Canadians are bracing for an irritating summer nuisance: mosquitoes. The small, long-legged insects are not just a nuisance, but also the world's deadliest animal because of the diseases they carry. Sean Rollo, technical director for Orkin Canada, said fortunately, th...

A national public inquiry has found there was foreign interference during the last two federal elections. But an interim report says it did not have an impact on the overall results of the 2019 and 2021 elections. "Nonetheless, the acts of interference that occurred are a stain on our electoral process and impacte...

Cutouts of red dresses are being hung across the country for Red Dress Day on Sunday. Patty Musgrave-Quinn says it honours missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples, and invites solidarity and action. "Missing and murdered indigenous women and girls is a form of genocide and there has b...