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Growing vaccine mandates reveal split in labour movement

Growing vaccine mandates reveal split in labour movement

TORONTO — The head of Canada's largest private sector labour union has a blunt message for Unifor staff: Get vaccinated or find another job.
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Economy added 90,000 jobs in August, Statistics Canada reports

Economy added 90,000 jobs in August, Statistics Canada reports

OTTAWA — Canada's economy finished a sizzling summer by adding 90,200 jobs in August, the third consecutive monthly increase that brought the country as close as it has been to recouping historic employment losses last year.
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Judge loosens Apple's grip on app store in Epic decision

Judge loosens Apple's grip on app store in Epic decision

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge ordered Apple to dismantle part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely run app store, threatening one of the iPhone maker’s biggest moneymakers.
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Mortgage borrowing hits record in the second quarter, Statistics Canada says

Mortgage borrowing hits record in the second quarter, Statistics Canada says

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says mortgage borrowing hit a record in the second quarter as the amount Canadians owe relative to their income climbed higher.
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National employment numbers for August from Statistics Canada, at a glance

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

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's August employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 7.1 per cent (7.5) Employment rate: 60.5 per cent (60.3) Participation rate: 65.1 per cent (65.
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by Canadian city

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by Canadian city

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in August. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by province

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by province

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 12.1 per cent (12.7) _ Prince Edward Island 10.
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US producer prices jump an unprecedented 8.3% in August

US producer prices jump an unprecedented 8.3% in August

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level climbed 8.3% last month from August 2020, the biggest annual gain since the Labor Department started calculating the 12-month number in 2010.
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Retailer Roots reports $1.2M second-quarter loss, sales up from year ago

Retailer Roots reports $1.2M second-quarter loss, sales up from year ago

TORONTO — Roots Corp. reported a second-quarter loss of $1.2 million compared with a loss of $1.8 million in the same quarter last year as its sales edged higher.
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Alberta to move hospital patients to homes, care centres as COVID-19 crisis worsens

Alberta to move hospital patients to homes, care centres as COVID-19 crisis worsens

EDMONTON — Alberta will move more patients to other care settings to free up space in hospitals so overrun with COVID-19 cases that some children's surgeries, cancer surgeries and transplant operations are being cancelled. Dr.
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