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Statistics Canada to release October jobs report today
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release its October labour force survey this morning, shedding light on employment trends and wage growth last month. RBC is forecasting the economy added a modest...
Nov 08, 2024
Donald Trump election sparks U.S. interest in move to Canada, say immigration lawyers
Vancouver immigration lawyer Ryan Rosenberg says he's been getting so many inquiries from disaffected U.S. voters that he set up a website to address their concerns. It's called "Trumpugees.ca" and as...
Nov 08, 2024
Time limits were meant to speed up justice. They also halt hundreds of criminal cases
When police turned up at Melanie Hatton's home in Kelowna, B.C., in November 2021, she says they found her in the bathroom covered in blood, her then-husband Jeffrey Maclean was standing over her "in ...
Nov 08, 2024
How many criminal cases in each province or territory were halted by time limits?
A review of information provided by provinces and territories shows more than 400 criminal cases have been halted across Canada since the start of last year because they had exceeded time limits on ho...
Nov 08, 2024
Results expected in B.C. election recounts, confirming if NDP keeps majority
VANCOUVER - Judicial recounts in British Columbia's provincial election should wrap up today, confirming whether Premier David Eby's New Democrats hang onto their one-seat majority almost three weeks ...
Nov 08, 2024
Hurricanes beat Penguins 5-1 to keep winning streak alive
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jack Roslovic had two goals and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. Jordan Martinook, Jaccob Sla...
Nov 08, 2024
Hughes continues hot streak, Canucks overcome loss of Boeser to beat Kings 4-2
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, and the Vancouver Canucks overcame the loss of top scorer Brock Boeser to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Thursday night. Boeser, who scored...
Nov 07, 2024
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck back to Vezina Trophy form
WINNIPEG - They call him 'Vezina-Buyck' in Winnipeg. Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who won his second Vezina Trophy last season, made 35 saves in his third shutout this NHL season as the Jets bla...
Nov 07, 2024
Manitoba, Nova Scotia catch Saskatchewan in Canadian mixed curling championship
ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO - Saskatchewan's Jason Ackerman dropped his first game of the Canadian mixed curling championship Thursday, but remained among the frontrunners for a semifinal berth. After sev...
Nov 07, 2024
Connor Hellebuyck's 35-save shutout lifts Jets to 1-0 win over Avalanche
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck stopped 35 shots for his third shutout this season and 40th of his career as the Jets blanked the Colorado Avalanche 1-0 on Thursday. Gabriel Vilardi scored the game's lon...
Nov 07, 2024