A quick look at Canada's November employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.9)
Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (60.8)
Participation rate: 65.1 per cent (65.3)
Number unemployed: 1,477,800 (1,557,300)
Number working: 21,135,500 (21,081,900)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 12.8 per cent (14.1)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.6 per cent (5.9)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.4 per cent (5.5)
Firefighters from Fort St. John, B.C., and the provincial wildfireservice were battling a blaze that prompted evacuations late Thursday, the city said.
Two Montreal men have pleaded guilty to committing an indignity to a body after admitting they left the remains of an Indigenous woman on the couch in their home for sixmonths.
King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month, Prime Minister Mark Carneysaid Friday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) — SharkNinja is recalling more than 2 millionpressure cookers sold in the U.S. and Canada — afterconsumers reported over 100 burn injuries spanning from a hazard that can cause hot food to spew out.
The British Columbia government has granted short-termrental platforms an extra month to confirm their listings arelegal.