Signs of strength in Canada’s labour market to close out 2024 are fuelling doubts among some Canadian economists about whether the central bank will deliver another interest cut later this month. A jump in new jobs helped bring the Canadian unemployment rate down a tick to 6.7 per cent in December, according to Statistics Canada….
The last time Lindsay Rupp saw her Los Angeles home, as flames from the devastating wildfires burning across the county quickly approached, her Brentwood neighbourhood looked like a war zone. The Canadian-born mother of two, who has lived in California for over 20 years, had returned Wednesday morning to grab “anything I saw that I…
Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. Last year’s global average temperature easily passed 2023’s record heat and kept pushing even higher. It surpassed the long-term warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees…
President-elect Donald Trump is preparing more than 100 executive orders starting Day One of the new White House, in what amounts to a shock-and-awe campaign on border security, deportations and a rush of other policy priorities. Trump told Republican senators about the onslaught ahead during a private meeting on Capitol Hill. Many of the actions…
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued a new alert on Thursday warning non-European carriers not to fly within western Russia airspace due to the risk of being unintentionally targeted by its air-defense systems. Russia’s civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsiya, denounced the alert as a new imposition of sanctions on Russian companies and an attempt to…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by deep economic and social crisis, was sworn in for a third term on Friday, despite a six-month-long election dispute, international calls for him to stand aside and an increase in the U.S. reward offered for his capture. Maduro, president since 2013,…
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment. The outcome cements Trump’s conviction before he returns to power before while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine. Trump’s sentence of an unconditional…
Sidney Crosby can add another accolade to his storied NHL career. During Tuesday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the 37-year-old Pittsburg Penguins captain secured his 15,183 faceoff win to become the NHL’s all-time leader in faceoff wins. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The 13-year-old B.C. girl who became North America’s first critical pediatric patient with avian influenza has been discharged from hospital, health officials said Thursday. The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) said the teen was discharged from BC Children’s Hospital on Jan. 7. 2:06 B.C. teen remains in…
Some eligible working Canadians are set to receive advanced payments of workers benefits from the federal government this week. The Advanced Canada Workers Benefit (ACWB) will go out on Friday to individuals and families who earn a low income. The CWB is a refundable tax credit and the payments are aimed to help workers cope…
