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OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in April. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.6 per cent (10.0) _ Prince Edward Island 6.

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's April employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (6.7) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Statistics Canada to release April job numbers Statistics Canada will release its latest look at the country's job market for April this morning.

OTTAWA — As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on the future of the NATO military alliance, Canada is looking to partner with the European Union on defence.

SMALL POINT-ADAM'S COVE-BLACKHEAD-BROAD COVE — Residents of two small communities in eastern Newfoundland fled their homes Thursday as a wildfire raged along the shore of Conception Bay, burning houses and other buildings about 45 kilometres northwes

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia researcher in South Asian affairs said Thursday that concerns about the current India and Pakistan tensions are justified, given that the region has not seen conflicts this intense in more than 25 years. M.V.

VICTORIA — A member of an ostrich farming family held back tears Thursday as she called on the provincial government to help stop the cull of their 400 birds.

TOFINO — A grey whale among a population that is listed as a special concern in Canada has washed ashore on a Vancouver Island beach.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Court of Appeal says an Indigenous mother who had her four kids temporarily removed from her care by a child welfare agency was discriminated against because the agency's view of the woman was "tainted by stereotype.

OTTAWA — Veterans, diplomats, members of the Armed Forces and political leaders gathered Thursday at events across Canada commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.