The economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.1 per cent in the second quarter -- beating the Bank of Canada's forecast -- but continued to shrink on a per-person basis.
A sign at the Bank of Canada building is seen in Ottawa, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin TangThe economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.1 per cent in the second quarter -- beating the Bank of Canada's forecast -- but continued to shrink on a per-person basis.
While high interest rates have not pushed the economy into a recession, it continues to lag strong population growth.The labour market is also showing signs of economic weakness as the unemployment rate keeps trending higher. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to appear Friday at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty, a national nonprofit that has spearheaded efforts to get mentions of LGBTQ2S+ identity and structural racism out of K-12 classrooms.The bodies of three foreign workers who were trapped for days in a railway tunnel in northeastern Thailand that collapsed during construction have been retrieved after an intensive rescue effort, Thai officials said Friday.
Financial planning experts say understanding how deductions are calculated on a paycheque is vital for employees budgeting their money, especially those just entering the workforce or new to Canada.Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau was killed Thursday night in what the team is calling an 'unimaginable tragedy.
A man who says he was attacked by a bear on a popular Halifax-area trail says he’s lucky to be alive after the unusual and terrifying incident. The accused and the victim in a fatal stabbing at the Edmonton Corn Maze earlier this week had both previously been found not criminally responsible for violent crimes and confined to a psychiatric hospital, court documents show.Hundreds of trees around Wabasso Campground have been plastered to the ground, downed not by fire, but by hurricane-force winds that tore up asphalt and left tangled metal wrapped around the trees left standing.
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