Most employed Canadians are happy in their roles, Statistics Canada’s October employment survey showed, even as a growing number give up on the job hunt amid a softening labour market. Canada’s jobless rate was 6.5 per cent last month, the agency said, as employers added some 15,000 positions to their payrolls, largely concentrated in full-time…
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service confirmed it has been in contact with a B.C. First Nation after two grizzly bears were killed in their territory. The Lil’wat Nation, near Mount Currie, north of Whistler, shared that on Nov. 4, twin grizzly bears that had been spotted in the community before had been killed due to…
An Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre left at least seven people dead, among them five siblings, three of whom were deaf and mute, officials and a resident said Saturday. Elsewhere in Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes killed 31 people. The rise in Tyre’s death toll came as Israel’s air force carried out airstrikes…
U.S. women dissatisfied with the re-election of Donald Trump are taking a sudden interest in a feminist movement that started in South Korea and encourages the rejection of heterosexual marriage, sex, childbirth and dating. The 4B movement, as it’s called, began in South Korea when women started swearing off heterosexual dating in protest of misogyny…
Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in the eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to demand the resignation of the regional president in charge of the emergency response to last week’s catastrophic floods that left more than 200 dead and others missing. A group of protestors clashed with riot police in front of Valencia’s city hall, where…
Elon Musk’s dream of transporting humans to Mars will become a bigger national priority under the administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, sources said, signaling big changes for NASA’s moon program and a boost for Musk’s SpaceX. NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to use SpaceX’s Starship rocket to put humans on the moon as a proving ground for later Mars…
After fleeing Uganda, Kateregga Raymond Calvin’s mind is more at ease than when he first arrived in Canada just over a year ago. The refugee claimant was being harassed so he sought a new life in what he describes as a “peaceful” country. Calvin was able to find a place to call home in Montreal,…
The winds of change continue to swirl around the NCAA as the governing body for U.S. collegiate sports opened the door Thursday for Canadian Hockey League players to join their squads. For the past few decades, once a player suited up for a team in the CHL — where NHL teams often place draft picks…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Moderna said on Friday that Canada’s health regulator has approved its vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults 60 years and older, making it the country’s first authorized mRNA-based shot for the condition. Health Canada has approved the vaccine, mRESVIA, for the prevention of lower respiratory…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 8, 2024 10:37 am Updated November 8, 2024 5:46 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian TikTok creators fear that the federal government’s decision to shut down the app’s Canadian operations will erode their support system and limit earning potential. Toronto-based TikTok culture commentator Mikael Melo says…
