weather c
Vancouverairing now
91.5FM
|
91.5HD2
airing nowConnect FM 101.7 Edmonton
airing now
weather8.85 c
Edmonton
airing now|
91.5 FM
91.5 HD2
Connect FM 101.7 Edmonton
connectfmlogo
NewsEntertainmentShowsAboutCareersConnect OriginalsAdvertisers
connectfmlogo

News

AllAlbertaBCCanadaIndiaWorld

Canada

Signs people will choose work over CERB in jobs data, Qualtrough says

Canada's employment minister says the country's most recent job figures suggest that low-wage workers will go back to a job if one is available instead of remaining on federal aid.Carla Qualtrough says the growth in jobs from May gives her confidence that workers will choose to work when they get an offer and are able to do so.Statistics Canada's labour force survey for May showed that lower-wage jobs rebounded at a faster rate than the national rate as restrictions meant to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus started to ease.Speaking at the Senate's finance committee today, Qualtrough sa...

newsimg

COVID-19 to leave some lasting economic damage, Bank of Canada chief says

Canada's top central banker says there will be long-term economic damage from the COVID-19 pandemic as the country charts a bumpy and prolonged course to recovery.Governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank expects to see growth i...

newsimg

updated

Canada will not trade Meng Wanzhou for the two Michaels

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rebutting Chinese officials for calling him "irresponsible" by linking the spying charges against two Canadians to the arrest in Canada of a Chinese high tech executive. He said today Chinese off...

newsimg

Feds lay out guidelines for returning public servants to workplaces

Canada's roughly 250,000 federal public servants are being primed for an eventual return to their workplaces, though many are expected to continue working remotely for the foreseeable future. The preparations, which include the di...

newsimg

updated

407 COVID-19 cases reported in Canada

There are 100,627 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 54,550 confirmed (including 5,375 deaths, 22,972 resolved) Ontario: 33,095 confirmed (including 2,564 deaths, 28,250 resolved) Alberta: 7,625 confirmed (includi...

newsimg

Deputy PM Freeland says securing the release of two Canadians, a foreign policy priority

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says securing the release of two Canadians facing spying charges in China isn't just another consular issue. She calls it a foreign policy priority for the Trudeau government. Freeland toda...

newsimg

updated

China charges two Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case

China has charged two detained Canadians with spying today, further escalating tensions between the two countries. Chinese prosecutors say Michael Kovrig was charged on suspicion of spying for state secrets. They say Michael Spa...

newsimg

updated

367 COVID-19 cases and 46 deaths reported in Canada

There are 100,220 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 54,383 confirmed (including 5,340 deaths, 22,754 resolved) Ontario: 32,917 confirmed (including 2,553 deaths, 28,004 resolved) Alberta: 7,579 confirmed (includi...

newsimg

updated

Blanchet is calling on NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to apologize for calling a Bloc MP racist

Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is defending the actions of one of his MPs, who NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called a racist for blocking a New Democrat motion on systemic racism in the RCMP.Bloc Quebecois leader is calli...

Latest News

newsimg

Iranian Officials Confirm Meeting Between Elon Musk and U.N. Ambassador

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and a close adviser to Donald Trump, held a secret meeting with Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, at a undisclosed location in New York on Monday. According to reports, the me...

1...287288289...354

Sign up for the newsletter

We'll deliver best of entertainment right into your inbox
We love to hear from our listeners, so feel free to send us message
whatsUp icon
Message us on whatsapp