Skip to content
×
Join Our Newsletters
Sign in or register for your free account
Messages
Post a Listing
Your Listings
Your Profile
Your Subscriptions
Your Likes
Your Business
Payment History
Sign Out
Registered Users
Already have an account?
Sign In
New Users
Create a free account.
Register
Sign up for Daily Headlines
Sign up for Notifications
Contact Us
Home
News
Local News
Local Sports
Athabasca News
Barrhead News
Westlock News
Alberta News
Alberta Sports
Indigenous Alberta
National News
National Sports
Beyond Local
Opinion
National Business
Local Business
Climate
National Entertainment
Features
Spotlight
Contests
Lowest Gas Prices
Road Report
Adopt a Pet
Athabasca Advocate E-Edition
Barrhead Leader E-Edition
Westlock News E-Edition
Dear Abby
Horoscopes
Hot Summer Guide
Babies of the Year
Home Sweet Home
Obits
Obituaries
In Memoriam
Events
View Events
Submit an Event
Advertise in Calendar
Discover Local
Discover Local
Restaurants
Job Listings
Pets
Classifieds
All Listings
Post an Ad
My Ads
My Account
Today's Ads
Special Occasions
Garage Sales
Jobs
Eats
Lunch
Breakfast
Delivery
Barbecue
Diner
Greek
Sandwiches & Soup
Seafood
Steakhouse
Sushi
All Restaurants
Public Notices
General Notices
Legal Notices
Municipal Notices
Provincial Notices
Connect
About Us
Contact Us
Sign up for FREE daily headlines
Sign up for notifications
Advertising
Great West Digital Agency
Make Us Your Home Page
Athabasca Advocate on Facebook
Athabasca Advocate on X
Athabasca Advocate on Threads
Athabasca Advocate on LinkedIN
Barrhead Leader on Facebook
Barrhead Leader on X
Westlock News on Facebook
Westlock News on X
TownandCountryTODAY on Threads
Search Type
Site
Listings
Directory
Search
Home
National Business
National Business
Stock market today: Wall Street leaps after eventually finding things to like in nuanced jobs report
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied in a whipsaw Friday after looking deeper into the nuances of a surprisingly strong report on the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% after erasing an earlier drop of 0.9%.
Oct 6, 2023 2:06 PM
Read more >
A surge of hiring in September defies predictions, pointing to US job market's enduring resilience
WASHINGTON (AP) — An unforeseen burst of hiring last month has lifted hopes that the economy will prove durable once again, even as an array of threats lie ahead. Businesses across the U.S.
Oct 6, 2023 1:21 PM
Read more >
Enbridge CEO calls for national Indigenous loan guarantee program
CALGARY — The CEO of Enbridge Inc. is calling on the federal government to create a national Indigenous loan guarantee program to help First Nations communities in Canada acquire equity stakes in major resource and infrastructure projects.
Oct 6, 2023 12:53 PM
Read more >
Strong jobs gain last month hides signs of weakening labour market, economists say
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy added more jobs than expected last month, but with the gains driven by a seasonal spike in education employment and an increase in part-time work, economists say the job market is weaker than it looks.
Oct 6, 2023 11:08 AM
Read more >
Canadians likely to spend more on Thanksgiving dinner this year
After more than a year of high food inflation, families gathering this weekend to gobble Thanksgiving dinner may be feeling the pinch after their grocery shopping.
Oct 6, 2023 8:17 AM
Read more >
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 5.5 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.
Oct 6, 2023 7:11 AM
Read more >
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by province
OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 5.5 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.7 per cent (8.9) _ Prince Edward Island 6.
Oct 6, 2023 7:11 AM
Read more >
National employment numbers for September from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's September employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.5 per cent (5.5) Employment rate: 62.0 per cent (61.9) Participation rate: 65.6 per cent (65.
Oct 6, 2023 7:11 AM
Read more >
Unifor says it's facing resistance as GM contract deadline nears
TORONTO — Unifor says it is still facing resistance from General Motors as an Oct. 9 deadline approaches for contract negotiations, while signs of dissent also rise within the union itself as bargaining with the three major automakers continues.
Oct 6, 2023 2:00 AM
Read more >
B.C. and Ottawa applaud NAFTA decision on U.S. softwood lumber duties
OTTAWA — Officials in Ottawa and British Columbia have welcomed a ruling under the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying it found elements of the United States' calculation of softwood lumber duties are inconsistent with that country's own law.
Oct 5, 2023 7:56 PM
Read more >
<<
<
285
286
287
288
289
290
>
>>
×
Be the first to read breaking stories.
Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks
Subscribe
No thanks
Subscribe