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The U.S. labor market remains solid while many employers take a wait-and-see approach to see how tariffs play out. Job vacancies declined sharply in March, but little change in new hires and layoffs signals that the U.S. labor market remains solid. The number of job openings tumbled by 288,000, to 7.192 million, the lowest in
Ontario is introducing legislation that would give law enforcement the authority to stop and search vehicles for auto theft devices, including fob hacking tools. The provincial government made the announcement on April 29, saying it was part of a series of changes to tackle the high volume of car thefts in the province. The new
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to begin resetting Alberta’s strained relationship with Ottawa following his federal election victory on April 28, saying her province will “no longer tolerate” policies she says threaten Alberta’s economy. The Liberals held on to power for a fourth consecutive term, winning 169 seats–three short
Carney also spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron, the PMO said. Prime Minister Mark Carney has spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron following his victory in the April 28 election. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the U.S. president congratulated Carney on his election win. “The leaders agreed on the
The latest results from Elections Canada, with 99.8 percent of the results counted, show that the Liberals are poised to form another minority government. Preliminary results on the afternoon of April 29 show that the Liberals have won 169 seats, three short of the 172 required to form a majority government. The results could change
Preliminary results show Liberals won 168 seats, falling just short of the majority needed to govern without support from other parties. The Liberal Party, led by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, has won Monday’s federal election in Canada, capping a campaign shaped in part by President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and calls to make Canada
Some of Beijing’s top critics in Parliament were re-elected this week, but a Tory candidate said by authorities to be targeted by a Chinese regime operation lost his bid to sit in the House of Commons. There is no evidence so far that Conservative candidate Joe Tay fell short because of Beijing’s efforts, but in
Elections Canada says more than 68 percent of eligible voters cast a ballot in the federal election—more than 19.5 million people. While this election was widely expected to see increased turnout, it did not surpass the record set in March 1958, when 79.4 percent of eligible Canadians voted. But turnout was higher than in the
Three members of a family of Colombian immigrants have been identified among the 11 people killed in a vehicle ramming in Vancouver on Saturday. Metro Vancouver resident Alejandro Samper says he lost his mother Glitza Maria Caicedo, his father Daniel Samper and his sister Glitza Daniela Samper in the attack. Samper says he rushed to
The Liberals rose from the ashes under Prime Minister Mark Carney but the party’s failure to sweep many of its targeted ridings last night denied it a resounding majority mandate. A big part of that failure happened in Ontario, where the party lost many incumbents — even as Carney called for a strong mandate to