OTTAWA — A new report finds that women in the skilled trades earn about half what men do, because they’re concentrated in lower-paying fields. The report from the Labour Market Information Council looks specifically at those who received their certifications over a decade ago in 2009, and follows their annual earnings through to 2017. Researchers […]
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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 15, 2021 10:41 am Updated March 15, 2021 10:53 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Canadian Real Estate Association says its outlook suggests […]
DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is sending a team to Detroit to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that drove beneath a semitrailer. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Monday night that a special crash investigation team will go to the city to investigate the “violent crash.” Two people were critically […]
News that the long-anticipated merger between Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications might finally happen evoked starkly different reactions from investors, on one side, and consumer advocates on the other. The two companies said Monday they have reached an agreement for Rogers to acquire Shaw in a deal valued at $26 billion, including debt. The […]
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Walmart Canada is closing six stores and spending $500 million to upgrade more than half its remaining locations and improve its online business, the company said Monday. The Mississauga, Ont., based retailer said it’s closing three stores in Ontario, two in Alberta and one in Newfoundland and Labrador. Workers will be offered […]
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 15, 2021 1:19 pm Updated March 15, 2021 1:44 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Walmart Canada is closing six stores and spending […]
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. — 2020 has already been coined one of the most complicated tax filing seasons on record. And things just got a little more complicated after Canada Revenue Agency locked out approximately 800,000 Canadians out of their CRA accounts as a precaution. Think back to February when there was a threat a potential hacking […]
When Canada began to lock down its economy last March as the novel coronavirus spread across the country, Connie Kuipers knew she would need financial help immediately. The Toronto, Ont. native, who was making a living cleaning homes and Airbnb suites, saw her client list quickly dry up. She was still in school working […]
BANGKOK — Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday as China reported a variety of data that painted a complicated picture of its recovery from the pandemic. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong and Tokyo but fell in Shanghai and South Korea. The passage of a US$1.9 trillion aid package for the U.S. economy has added […]
Gun sales in the United States reached a record level last year, with the biggest increases in background checks for firearms overlapping with months of social and political unrest, according to industry and government data. Industry data and firearms background checks show nearly 23 million guns were purchased in 2020, according to Small Arms Analytics, […]