May Jobs Data Show Surging Canadian Hiring and Steady U.S. Growth
Canada added 56,100 jobs in May lowering unemployment to 7.2 percent the lowest since 2001 while the Canadian dollar rose above 74 cents US. U.S. payrolls rose by 248,000 with the jobless rate at 5.6 percent as economists expect gradual rate hikes in both countries.
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BC forest fires rise 40 percent from last year
Victoria reports a sharp rise in fires with 323 incidents to date, 292 caused by people. Officials urge the public to fully extinguish matches, cigarettes, and campfires to curb the trend, noting last year's interior blazes destroyed hundreds of homes and forced tens of thousands to evacuate.
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Disabled veterans seek $2.5 billion in class-action suit
TORONTO CP The federal government faces a $2.5 billion debt claim from thousands of disabled veterans who allege the state, acting as trustee, deprived them of investment income. Lawyer David Greenaway cites $2.1 to $2.5 billion owed as compensation and respect for veterans like George Langen, Italian campaign survivor, whose family endured decades of hardship and care after his return. The suit, filed in 1999, has not been resolved.
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Diary evidence in Air India bombing trial debated
In Vancouver BC Supreme Court defense lawyers argued a seized diary from Hardial Singh Johal is highly relevant to the Air India bombing case. The diary reportedly notes a June 18 meeting at Talwinder Parmar’s home linked to ticket purchases for the bomb plot.
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Royal extends hours as branches to open Saturday
Royal Bank extends Friday hours and opens more branches on Saturday to clear a backlog from a computer glitch that disrupted processing for tens of millions of transactions. The outage affected payroll for Ontario and New Brunswick public services and delayed direct deposits across Canada. The fix came after a Monday software upgrade and ongoing manual processing to complete backlogged transactions.
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