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CanadaAug 04, 2023

Canada loses 6,400 jobs in July, jobless rate rises to 5.5%

An increase in Canada's unemployment rate has been recorded for the third consecutive month.In the month of July, Canada's unemployment rate was 5.5%.Statistics Canada says the country lost a total of 6,400 jobs last month.According to the July data, the number of jobs in Canada is not increasing according to the population.The federal agency says the construction sector experienced the largest job loss last month, while the health care and social assistance sectors saw the largest job gain.
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BCAug 03, 2023

Surrey Board of Trade to attend G20/B20 Summit in India from Aug 24-27

The President and CEO of the Surrey Board of Trade will travel to New Delhi for the G20/B20 summit as part of a summit organized by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce from August 24-27, 2023.Surrey Board of Trade President Anita Huberman says the Surrey Board of Trade was the first board of trade/chamber of commerce to advocate for the Canada-India Free Trade Agreement.India has officially taken over the G20 chairmanship from Indonesia on December 1, 2022.Areas like supply chain resilience, energy, climate change, tech, digital transformation will be discussed in the G20/B20 summit.
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CanadaAug 03, 2023

Police 'engaged' as video targets Indian diplomats

The Canadian government says it is investigating after a video circulated online threatening Indian diplomats in Canada.Public Safety Canada tweeted this week that Ottawa will ensure the safety of all diplomats in Canada, but the department would not provide details on whether a criminal investigation has been launched or which specific video is under investigation.Notably, some Canadian Sikhs have claimed that New Delhi was involved in the death of Surrey's Hardeep Singh Nijjar in the month of June, although police say they have no evidence of such a link.
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AlbertaAug 03, 2023

Alberta announces pause on renewable energy, citing rural concerns

Alberta's United Conservative government is announcing a pause on all approvals of large renewable energy projects.In a statement this morning, the government says it will stop approving all wind and solar power projects greater than one megawatt, effective immediately.Nathan Neudorf, minister of affordability and utilities, says the move is in response to rural concerns about development on agricultural land, the effect on scenery, reclamation security and system reliability.Pau McLaughlin of Rural Municipalities Alberta is welcoming the move, saying his group wants to see an approval process
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BCAug 02, 2023

Residents close to B.C's wildfire warned about health risks

Residents closest to some of B.C.'s roughly 350 active wildfires are being warned about the risks of wildfire smoke.Dr. Sue Pollock, the chief medical health officer for Interior Health, says people, especially those with breathing issues, the elderly and children, should be ready to get medical help if they feel short of breath, dizzy or have chest pain.Smoke from the 30-square kilometre Eagle Bluffs fire near Osoyoos was intense as the flames spread north from Washington state on Saturday and burned within metres of some Osoyoos homes on Sunday.Winds pushed the fire away from the south Okana
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CanadaAug 02, 2023

Trudeaus announce separation after 18 years of marriage

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are separating after 18 years of marriage.This was announced in online statements issued by both."Sophie and I would like to share the fact that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate," Trudeau wrote in his Instagram post.He wrote in the post that for the welfare of his children, people should respect the privacy of the family.It is worth mentioning that both of them have two sons and one daughter.Justin Trudeau, 51, and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, 48, were married in May 2005.Ac
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CanadaAug 01, 2023

Poilievre says Canada's immigration system is broken

While speaking from Parliament Hill, Pierre Poilievre raised several questions about the immigration system.He said Canada's immigration system is broken, but Conservative leaders are deflecting questions about whether they will change existing goals.Poilievre criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent comments on housing, which promised to speed up the entry of skilled immigrants in the building trades.Poilievre has also opposed the new dental care program.It is worth mentioning that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that his government's plan to settle 500,000 immigrants in Canad
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CanadaAug 01, 2023

All news in Canada will be removed from Facebook, Instagram within weeks: Meta

Meta says it is officially moving to end news access for Canadians on its Facebook and Instagram platforms.The company says it is removing news for all Canadian users over the course of the next few weeks.Meta was previously running a test that limited news for up to five per cent of its users, and now says it is moving out of the testing phase.That means links to news articles and other content posted by Canadian publishers and broadcasters will no longer be viewable to people accessing the social-media platforms in Canada.Meta says it is defining such content based on how it's defined in the
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CanadaJul 31, 2023

Conservative Party again raised more funds than Liberals in the second quarter of this year

The Conservative party continues to hold a big fundraising edge over the Liberals, bringing in millions more than the governing party in this year's second quarter.The Tories raised nearly $8 million in donations from almost 47,000 contributors between April and June.Figures provided by the party show that's a slight decrease from the $8.3 million the Tories raised during the first three months of the year, though more people made donations.The Liberals, who held a policy convention in May, brought in nearly $3.2 million from over 30,000 people during the second quarter with both figures sligh

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AlbertaMay 12, 2026

Elections Alberta says Centurion Project leader not co-operating in voter list leak probe

Elections Alberta says the man linked to a major voter information leak has not co-operated with an ongoing investigation into the unauthorized use of the province’s official voter registry. In a statement, the agency said Centurion Project leader David Parker has not complied with a cease-and-desist letter issued last week. The letter required Parker to sign a declaration confirming he would stop using Alberta’s official voter list, which contains the names and addresses of nearly three million residents. According to Elections Alberta, investigators identified the Centurion Project as th
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BCMay 12, 2026

B.C. nurses vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action

Members of the British Columbia Nurses Union have voted 98.2 per cent in favour of strike action as contract negotiations with the province remain stalled. The union said more than 50,000 of its roughly 55,000 members participated in the vote after bargaining talks reached an impasse in April. Key issues in negotiations include wages, benefits and ongoing staffing shortages across the health-care system. The BCNU has not announced a strike date. Any potential job action would follow further negotiations and could involve mediation or additional bargaining steps under provincial labour rules. T
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CanadaMay 12, 2026

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand begins official visits to Oman and Qatar

Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand has begun official visits to Oman and Qatar aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and advancing cooperation on regional and economic priorities. According to Global Affairs Canada, Anand will remain in Muscat and Doha until May 15 for meetings with senior government officials focused on defence cooperation, trade, and people-to-people connections between Canada and Gulf states. In Oman, Anand is scheduled to meet Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi and other senior officials. Discussions are expected to include economic
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BCMay 12, 2026

Oakridge Park mall in Vancouver to open May 28 as major redevelopment project advances

Oakridge Park, the retail and residential redevelopment under construction in Vancouver, is scheduled to open its shopping mall component on May 28, developers QuadReal Property Group and Westbank announced. The project, located at the former Oakridge Centre site, is part of a broader redevelopment expected to total about five million square feet by its planned completion in 2029. Developers have previously estimated the full project cost at approximately $6.5 billion. According to project details released by QuadReal and Westbank, the first phase opening later this month will include about 2.
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AlbertaMay 12, 2026

Alberta NDP accuses Smith government of avoiding accountability in privacy breach response

Alberta’s Opposition NDP is accusing Premier Danielle Smith of allowing a United Conservative caucus staffer to take responsibility for a privacy breach involving Albertans’ personal information. The issue stems from an April meeting where private information was allegedly displayed through an app used during discussions attended by UCP caucus members and staff. According to the UCP caucus, a staffer present at the meeting later briefed the caucus executive director about the incident. Smith said the information was not passed on to her office by the executive director, resulting in a dela