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)
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Air Canada CEO's English-only message of condolence after Sunday's deadly crash in New York lacked compassion.
On March 22, 2026, DARPAN Magazine hosted the fourth annual DARPAN Power Women of Influence Gala at the stunning Vancouver Convention Centre, presented by RBC and powered by Save-On-Foods and Cadillac. As one of the most anticipated celebrations of its kind in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, the evening brought together a remarkable community to honour the strength, resilience, and achievements of women across industries.
The Alberta government announced Friday it's shutting down the province's first-ever supervised drug consumption site.
Intelligence and cybersecurity experts are warning the Liberal government about national security risks posed by allowing Chinese electric vehicles onto Canadian military bases.
Residents of British Columbia's south coast are breathing easier with the return of blue skies after several days of heavy rains that triggered flood advisories.
A Quebec-based shipping company says three Canadians have returned home after being stuck aboard their vessels in the Persian Gulf.