Many young people are struggling to find work, according to Statistics Canada.
Keb Wold recently graduated from the University of Calgary with a degree in Kinesiology but he's had a tough time finding work in his field."I applied to over 35 jobs. Barely heard back from any of them," Wold said.Wold currently works at Orange Theory as a coach and the University of Calgary as a physical therapy and research assistant.In June, the employment rate fell to 46.8 per cent for returning students aged 15 to 24.
"This indicates that students are facing more difficulties finding work as they enter the summer job market.""This is the group that's most impacted by the rapid growth and the high skills and experience and maturity of the people coming into this province," McNichol said. "Very experienced people are taking lower or less experienced jobs, which is further putting downward pressure and pushing youth out," he said.
Saskatoon police say the man accused of causing a crash that killed one woman and injured three others last month, did not have a valid driver’s license.Greg Fertuck will spend life behind bars with no chance of parole until he is 90 years old, a judge ruled on Thursday at Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench.
Two Halton Regional Police officers shot and killed a 29-year-old man after finding him stabbing another man with a knife in the living room of an Oakville home in March, the province’s police watchdog has found.Montreal police say a man was sent to hospital after being stabbed with an "edged weapon" in the city's Village neighbourhood on Friday.
Court documents are detailing for the first time the series of events that led to Hawkesbury doctor Brian Nadler being charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of four of his patients—charges he was acquitted of this week.Residents in Carlington neighbourhood sounding alarm over spike in crime on nearby supportive housing
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