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  Canada launches probe into missing salmon stocks AFP - Fri Nov 6, 6:04 PM

  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.

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  Is Canada still in recession or in mother of all jobless recoveries? The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 6, 4:10 PM

  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.

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  More Cavendish Farms shutdowns possible CBC - Fri Nov 6, 3:36 PM

  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. lost 13,000 jobs in October CBC - Fri Nov 6, 3:09 PM

  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.

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  Canadian unemployment rises to 8.6 percent AFP - Fri Nov 6, 10:40 AM

  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.

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  Canada's unemployment rate rises to 8.6 per cent, as economy sheds 43,200 jobs The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 6, 9:01 AM

  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.

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  Yukon ex-premier proposes new party CBC - Thu Nov 5, 11:18 PM

  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.

• Duffy blasts NDP MP as 'faker' CBC - Thu Nov 5, 10:48 PM

  Conservative Senator Mike Duffy calls MP Peter Stoffer a "faker" after the New Democrat releases a report questioning the expenses of new Tory senators.

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  Harper announces judicial inquiry into disappearing B.C. salmon stocks The Canadian Press - Thu Nov 5, 7:36 PM

  VANCOUVER, B.C. - How did more than nine million sockeye salmon disappear in the Pacific Ocean?

• Olympic preparations generated 20,000 jobs CBC - Thu Nov 5, 6:07 PM

  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.