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National employment numbers for February from Statistics Canada, at a glance

National employment numbers for February from Statistics Canada, at a glance

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's February employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (6.6) Employment rate: 61.1 per cent (61.1) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.
AltaGas reports $203M Q4 profit, up from $113M a year ago

AltaGas reports $203M Q4 profit, up from $113M a year ago

CALGARY — AltaGas Ltd. reported its fourth-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago, helped by strength across its business.
Tennis Canada issues update on five-year gender equity plan

Tennis Canada issues update on five-year gender equity plan

The positive affect of Canada's Billie Jean King Cup win in 2023 can already be seen in tennis registration numbers across the country.
MDA Space reports Q4 profit and revenue up from year ago

MDA Space reports Q4 profit and revenue up from year ago

BRAMPTON, Ont. — MDA Space Ltd. reported its fourth-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago as its revenue also climbed higher, helped by strong contributions from its satellite systems business. The company says it earned $25.
Tech workers skip Women's Day events to avoid giving false sense of progress

Tech workers skip Women's Day events to avoid giving false sense of progress

When International Women’s Day arrives on Saturday, Christa Hill won't be at any of the many celebrations marking the occasion.
China’s foreign minister criticizes US tariffs and accuses the country of ‘meeting good with evil’

China’s foreign minister criticizes US tariffs and accuses the country of ‘meeting good with evil’

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China will continue to retaliate for the United States’ “arbitrary tariffs” and accused Washington of “meeting good with evil” in a press conference Friday on the sidelines of the country’s annual
Trump changes course and delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada

Trump changes course and delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war .
B.C. to get about $3.7 billion in tobacco lawsuit settlement

B.C. to get about $3.7 billion in tobacco lawsuit settlement

British Columbia's share of a landmark settlement for health damages from the big tobacco firms will be about $3.7 billion, the province's attorney general said Thursday, with the money to be distributed over at least 18 years. It's part of a $32.
Canada halts second tariff wave after Trump announces pause on some duties

Canada halts second tariff wave after Trump announces pause on some duties

WASHINGTON — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Ottawa will suspend a second wave of retaliatory tariffs after U.S.
SpaceX's latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion

SpaceX's latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion

Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost contact minutes into the test flight as the spacecraft came tumbling down and broke a