8 d. ago Hiring stalls in U.S. with companies reluctant to expand in an uncertain economic landscape

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labour market continued to cool due to uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. Hiring decelerated from 79,000 in July, the Labor Department said Friday, and came in below the roughly 80,000 economists had expected for August. The unemployment rate ticked up to […]

Economics

9 d. ago Residences above Vancouver pizza restaurant evacuated because of fire

No one was injured during evacuations and residents should be allowed to return home later Thursday.

Events

1 week ago Winter maintenance report reveals shortfalls in Saskatoon snow clearing

With cooler temperatures creeping in, Saskatoon city council is discussing this year's snow response, but the city's residents are worried about history repeating itself.

Other

1 week ago Evacuation order for Cariboo wildfire covers more than 86,000 hectares

Anyone in the area must leave immediately and are being asked to proceed to Highway 20 and then east to Williams Lake, where an emergency centre has been set up.

Events

1 week ago What's ahead for the Thames Valley school board after painful year of scandal

Fewer courses. Larger classes. Cuts to special education. Police back in high schools. When the Thames Valley District school board’s roughly 83,000 students return to their classrooms this week it will potentially be a different environment following deep cuts that include the elimination of teaching positions, reduced special needs supports and 42 jobs slashed from […]

Society

3 w. ago Little new in Epstein files given to Congress, top House Democrat says

The ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee on Saturday criticized the Justice Department’s initial release of files from the investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying it consisted mostly of materials that had already been made public. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-California) said in a statement that the “overwhelming majority” of the roughly 33,000 pages […]

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3 w. ago ‘We dodged a very big bullet’: Snow Lake residents return after wildfire evacuation

Snow Lake Mayor Ron Scott says the mandatory evacuation order for the northern community is being lifted and residents are now allowed to return.

Events

3 w. ago Roughly 1,000 residents from Snow Lake, Man., set to return home after evacuation

A northern Manitoba town that has been evacuated twice this summer due to out-of-control wildfires has been given the go-ahead to return home later this week.

Events

3 w. ago Your letters for Aug. 19: Canada's fighter fleet goals grounded by reality

I cannot fathom how badly the Canadian F-35 review missed the mark on affordability and Arctic readiness. The numbers make the failure painfully clear. To match NATO averages, Canada would need roughly 2,500 aircraft for territorial coverage or 5,000 to cover our coastline. The notion that we are building an effective fighter fleet is little […]

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3 w. ago Spain deploys 500 more troops to wildfire fight, joining 1,400 already sent

Wildfires in Spain this year have burned 158,000 hectares (390,000 acres), the European Forest Fire Information System suggests, an areas roughly as big as metropolitan London.

Events

4 w. ago Full impact of Manitoba wildfires reflected in hydro outages, Crown corp says

The impact of wildfires in northern Manitoba continues to be felt, with thousands of evacuees still waiting to return home as major hydro repair efforts are underway.

Events