Unemployment climbs as Canada's June job market stalls
Statistics Canada reports a 1,400 job drop in June with the unemployment rate rising to 6.4 percent, the highest since January 2022. Thunder Bay’s rate falls to 3.0 percent while overall hours and sectors shift, led by declines in transportation warehousing and public administration and gains in accommodation and food services and agriculture.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Statistics Canada
Thunder Bay
Leslie Preston
TD Bank
Preston
Central Bank
BMO
Doug Porter
Porter
Conservatives vow to undo Human Rights Commission pick
The Conservative Party pledged to remove Birju Dattani, the Liberal appointee to lead the Canadian Human Rights Commission, calling for Trudeau to fire him. They cited past online posts under Mujahid Dattani and a panel appearance with a Hizb ut-Tahrir member as grounds for the action.
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Ottawa
Pierre Poilierre
Justin Trudeau
Dattani
Common Sense Conservatives
Lantsman
Liberals
Mujahid Dattani
London
Hizb ut-Tahrir
Officers injured during arrest of drug squad officer
Peel police report two officers hospitalized with minor injuries after the late night arrest of a Toronto drug squad detective constable. The 37-year-old suspect faced seven charges including fleeing police and impaired driving.
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Mississauga
Peel
Toronto
Ont
Toronto Police
Peel Police
Heat warnings widen as B C faces extended heat wave
Environment Canada and British Columbia authorities warn of high temperatures into next week across the province. Sunshine Coast Howe Sound and eastern Vancouver Island face daytime highs in the low 30s with Kamloops near 40 C. Public health advisories urge precautions for seniors and those with chronic conditions as wildfire risk rises with the heat.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Environment Canada
Weather Agency
Sunshine Coast
Howe Sound
Vancouver Island
Kitimat
Terrace
B.C
Ministries of Health and Emergency Management
Metro Vancouver
Fraser Valley
Dana Bates
Machelle Thornton
Kim Walters
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Bates
Alaska
Kamloops
Mercury
Fort Nelson
False Creek
Church Ordered to Pay Abuse Victims in Newfoundland Case
The Roman Catholic Church must pay 104 million to 292 abuse survivors in Newfoundland and Labrador, including Mount Cashel victims. The payout, while relief to many, triggers painful memories as funds may not cover all claims. 10 remain pending and 65 were disallowed. The Mount Cashel case established church liability for abuse by its associates, enabling further settlements.
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ST. John’s
Mld
Newfoundland and Labrador
Mount Cashel
Geoff Budden
Budden
Christian Brothers
Supreme Court of Canada
St. John
Streaming Act challengers file court bids in Canada
Global platforms including Netflix Disney Plus and Crunchyroll contest a CRTC rule demanding five percent of Canadian revenue into a Canadian content fund. MPA Canada seeks leave to appeal and judicial review arguing lack of statutory authority and potential disclosure of confidential revenues to broadcasters. Digital Media Association members Amazon Apple and Spotify also challenge the measure calling it backward looking and unsustainable.
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Netflix
Disney Plus
Canada
Motion Picture Association-Canada
HAYA
Sony
Crunchyroll
Paramount Plus
Pluto TV
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
CRTC
Mpa-Canada
Digital Media Association
Amazon
Apple
Spotify
Wendy Noss
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Canadian Press
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Isaac
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Canad
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