The rise of so-called precarious employment in Canada — mainly work in the services and retail sectors — has brought with it some questionable employer practices that have employees stressed out and labour activists fuming.
They say victims across Canada have paid between $2,000 and $15,000 to self-proclaimed fortune tellers.
Statistics Canada said Thursday that the trade deficit narrowed to $593 million in July from June's revised deficit of $811 million. The June deficit had initially been reported at $476 million.
Guido Amsel was back in front of a Winnipeg judge Wednesday for the second part of his bail hearing.
Atsumi Yoshikubo, who was 45, was last seen Oct. 22, 2014, as she walked along a highway north of the city.
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper put off a campaign announcement and cancelled a photo op Thursday as Europe's migrant and refugee crisis washed over the federal election.