A quick look at Canada's May employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (6.9)
Employment rate: 60.7 per cent (60.5)
Participation rate: 65.0 per cent (65.0)
Number unemployed: 1,482,400 (1,566,400)
Number working: 21,121,500 (21,033,700)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 13.4 per cent (14.3)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.6 per cent (5.8)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.3 per cent (5.7)
The Conservatives are calling on the Liberal government to "reject" the CRTC’s recent decision tripling streamers’ financial contributions.
The Public Health Agency of Canada says temporarily blocking entry for people coming from Ebola-affected countries is necessary to reduce the risk of importing the disease, despite the World Health Organization's recommendation against travel restrictions.
Police have arrested four people in Vancouver in connection with an alleged cheating scheme that defrauded a local casino of more than $200,000.
On Wednesday evening, before a packed crowd of supporters, Councillor Dylan Kruger launched his mayoral bid and the One Delta campaign, pledging a “back-to-basics” vision focused on building infrastructure, public safety, responsible spending, economic growth, and restoring trust and collaboration at City Hall.
Three men convicted of the violent killings of an Abbotsford, B.C., couple sat hunched over with their heads down as family members read out anguished victim impact statements.
British Columbia's health minister says a massive fire at the site of a long-term care home under construction in the Okanagan will reset the project, and is "devastating" to seniors in the region.