MONTREAL (AFP) - Canada launched a judicial inquiry Friday into why millions of Pacific salmon failed to reach Canadian rivers some months ago, in a bid to salvage the stocks that could shake up domestic fishery policies.
OTTAWA - Canada's economic recovery is suddenly looking vulnerable after Statistics Canada shocked observers Friday with new data showing the country lost 71,000 jobs last month.
The scheduled downtime of Cavendish Farms' operations could be more extensive than originally reported, with shutdowns continuing into the new year if the economy doesn't improve.
B.C.'s unemployment rate jumped nearly a full percentage point last month to 8.3 per cent, but the province's economic development minister says there is still reason for optimism about the provincial economy.
OTTAWA (AFP) - The Canadian unemployment rate rose to 8.6 percent in October, the first rise in two months, as the economy shed 43,000 part-time jobs, official data showed Friday.
OTTAWA - Canada's economy shed more than 43,000 jobs last month in a clear indication that the struggling economy is still feeling the aftershock of the deep recession that erupted a year ago.
Former Yukon premier Willard Phelps wants to form a new political party that he says will move away from partisan bickering and root itself in consensus building.
Conservative Senator Mike Duffy calls MP Peter Stoffer a "faker" after the New Democrat releases a report questioning the expenses of new Tory senators.
VANCOUVER, B.C. - How did more than nine million sockeye salmon disappear in the Pacific Ocean?
Preparations to host the 2010 Winter Olympics created more than 20,000 jobs in B.C., according to a new report examining the economic impact of the Games during the six-year period between 2003 and 2008.