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americans applying for unemployment benefits last week was the highest in 8 months 2
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Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week was the highest in 8 months

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to its highest level in more than eight months, a sign the...

plenty of room for house prices in canada to rise as interest rates stay low
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Plenty of room for house prices in Canada to rise as interest rates stay low

In what’s shaping up as a post-pandemic battle for talent, an Ontario company has a plan to harness the Canadian itch to get into...

on this canada day canadians face calls for change and economic historians have been trying to adjust
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On this Canada Day, Canadians face calls for change — and economic historians have been trying to adjust

This week’s deadly heat wave, with its new record temperatures, is just one example of how the country’s economy seems to be embroiled in change this Canada...

youth job prospects face long term scarring from pandemic says employment minister
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Youth job prospects face ‘long-term scarring’ from pandemic, says employment minister

Canadians graduating from high school or entering the job market now are at risk of long-term damage to their job prospects because of...

when it comes to sucking up carbon not all trees are equal
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When it comes to sucking up carbon, not all trees are equal

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

airline deal means taxpayers once again take a risk on corporate canada
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Airline deal means taxpayers once again take a risk on corporate Canada

Once again taxpayers have stepped in to throw a multibillion-dollar lifeline to corporate Canada, but this time it looks as though Canadians may actually make...

cruise ships would bypass b c under proposed alaska law prompting worries for battered tourism sector
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Cruise ships would bypass B.C. under proposed Alaska law, prompting worries for battered tourism sector

There are fears British Columbia’s tourism industry could be in jeopardy with newly tabled U.S. legislation that would allow cruise ships to sail around current...

canada and new zealand both have hot housing markets but only 1 has plan to cool things down
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Canada and New Zealand both have hot housing markets, but only 1 has plan to cool things down

The idea that Canadian residential real estate prices are rising at an unsustainable pace is no longer just a subject for Twitter rants...

pandemics tough job market could hurt new graduates for life says report
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Pandemic’s tough job market could hurt new graduates for life, says report

With Friday’s jobs data expected to indicate a pandemic employment shortage extending into a second year, new research shows that a protracted dearth of...

ndp repays multimillion dollar campaign debt amid tough fundraising climate during pandemic
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NDP repays multimillion-dollar campaign debt amid tough fundraising climate during pandemic

The NDP says it has paid off its multimillion-dollar campaign debt — and the federal party did it during Canada’s worst economic recession in...

why experts argue governments must take risks besides pipelines to restart economic growth
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Why experts argue governments must take risks — besides pipelines — to restart economic growth

It is very likely that the environmentally inclined economist Mariana Mazzucato, whose new book, Mission Economy, hits the shelves today in Britain, would...

canada monitoring spread of coronavirus variants says chief public health officer
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Canada monitoring spread of coronavirus variants, says chief public health officer

The latest: Canada’s chief public health officer says the federal government is closely monitoring the spread of coronavirus variants that have been discovered...

global economy faces fears of a lost decade as covid 19 cases surge
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Global economy faces fears of a ‘lost decade’ as COVID-19 cases surge

Optimism that the early arrival of a vaccine meant that the global economy would be out of the woods in 2021 is facing...

not even the covid 19 crisis can hold back christmas shoppers with savings hoard to unload
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Not even the COVID-19 crisis can hold back Christmas shoppers with ‘savings hoard’ to unload

Boarded-up shop fronts and well-publicized cries of pain from retailers might leave you thinking the pandemic is the Grinch that stole Christmas shopping....

on the edge of a bleak pandemic winter freeland offers a vague plan for recovery
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On the edge of a bleak pandemic winter, Freeland offers a vague plan for recovery

The central metaphor of Chrystia Freeland’s speech to the House of Commons on Monday was seasonal. “We know the winter ahead will be...