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November LFS data finds notable increases in employment among females and young people
Compared with October 2024, November’s industry unemployment rate is up 0.6 percentage points while employment is down 0.8%.
Ontario building new base, buying 2 planes for Ornge air ambulance
Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the new hangar will be built at the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport northeast of Barrie.
Stantec tapped for Gardiner phase 4 contract
Section 4 of the rehabilitation will replace 2.2 kilometers of elevated roadway from Grand Magazine Street to York Street.
Rental supply gains help cool pace of rent growth in 2024: CMHC
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the pace of rent growth cooled significantly this year amid Canada's largest gain of purpose-built rental supply in over three decades.
Housing crisis voted Canadian Press News Story of the Year
The Jasper wildfires came in second place, while tensions between Canada and India received the third greatest number of votes for news story of the year.