“I love my reworked kitchen, the kitchen is the worst place to spend your cash,” Pendleton stated. Instead, concentrate on the main toilet of the home, which often holds a lot of attraction with buyers. When it comes to paint, although, the devil House is within the particulars. Painting your […]
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Canada added 378,000 mostly full-time jobs in September as COVID-19 case spike
Canada’s COVID-19 ravaged economy created 378,000 jobs in September, even as COVID-19 cases surged. The bulk of them, 334,000, were full-time positions, according to Statistics Canada. “The surprising advance was also heavily tilted toward the hard-hit services sector (+303K), particularly accommodation and food services, education, and information, culture and recreation, […]
Canada added 378,000 jobs in September, even more than in August
© Anis Heydari/CBC After losing more than three million jobs in the early days of the pandemic, Canada’s job market has recovered to within 720,000 positions of its pre-COVID highs. Canada’s economy added 378,000 new jobs in September, Statistics Canada says, almost all of which were full-time positions. September’s job […]
CBC announces it’s cutting about 130 jobs across Canada over next 3 months
© Mark Blinch/Reuters CBC announced Wednesday it is cutting more than 130 jobs across the country. Most of the losses are in Toronto, home of the Canadian Broadcasting Centre, above. The CBC is cutting about 130 jobs across the country over the next three months, the Crown corporation said Wednesday. “As […]
Westland Insurance Acquires 2 Brokerage Firms in Alberta, Canada
Westland Insurance Group Ltd. announced it has acquired two brokers, based in Alberta, Canada, effective October 1, 2020. Ironside Insurance Brokers is a family-owned brokerage located in Carstairs, Alberta. Its professional insurance advisors are experts in residential, auto, life, travel, recreation, farm and commercial insurance services. G&E Insurance has been […]
Canada Launches C$10 Billion Infrastructure Plan to Aid Economic Recovery | Investing News
By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Thursday launched a C$10 billion ($7.5 billion), three-year infrastructure plan it said would help the country create jobs and recover from the economic slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “With smart, targeted investments, we can get people back on […]
Air Canada Flight Attendant Union Says Rapid Testing Needed to Save Airline Jobs, Industry
Air Canada Flight Attendant Union Says Rapid Testing Needed to Save Airline Jobs, Industry Business Wire VANCOUVER, British Columbia — October 1, 2020 The union representing flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge is calling on the federal government to administer rapid testing at airports, to make flying […]
Sermonix Pharmaceuticals Partners With Exactis Innovation for ELAINE 1 Clinical Trial Sites in Canada
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sermonix Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of female oncology products in the precision medicine metastatic breast cancer arena, today announced a collaboration with Exactis Innovation, a pan-Canadian Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) in precision medicine, […]
Sedgwick Canada launches Building Consulting Division
TORONTO, ONT, SEPT. 15, 2020/insPRESS/ – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, today announced the creation of a new building consulting division in Ontario, Canada. The new building consulting division in Canada is crucial to the continued growth of Sedgwick in the region […]
Canada coronavirus throne speech: Trudeau pledges to create 1 million jobs, invest in child care
A broad sketch of Trudeau’s agenda to “build back better” was outlined in a highly anticipated “speech from the throne,” a centuries-old ritual that reopens Parliament. The speech was written by Trudeau and his aides, but delivered by Governor General Julie Payette, Queen Elizabeth’s representative in Canada. Trudeau, who was […]
BlackBerry and TELUS Partner on Critical Event Management Across Canada
Edmonton Police Services selects TELUS & BlackBerry AtHoc for emergency preparedness WATERLOO, ON and VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) and TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) today announced a new partnership to provide secure emergency management and crisis communications to organizations across Canada. […]
Canada adds more jobs in August, but pace of gains slows
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada added 245,800 jobs in August, the fourth consecutive monthly increase though the pace of new gains slowed, bringing employment within about a million jobs of pre-pandemic levels, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The unemployment rate in August fell to 10.2%. The headline numbers were slightly weaker […]
Satisfaction with Credit Card Issuers in Canada Remains Flat Amid COVID-19, J.D. Power Finds
Tangerine Bank Ranks Highest in Overall Credit Card Customer Satisfaction for Second Consecutive Year With 73% of credit card customers in Canada saying COVID-19 has negatively affected them financially and 24% who say they are unable to make monthly credit card payments, overall satisfaction with their primary credit card issuer […]
5,400 Shares in Quidel Co. (NASDAQ:QDEL) Acquired by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new position in Quidel Co. (NASDAQ:QDEL) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 5,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,208,000. Other institutional investors and hedge funds […]
New neutron source in Canada would spur innovation, medical treatments
Neutrons have many applications in scientific and medical research. Credit: Shutterstock Technological progress owes much to our scientific understanding of the materials we use to build the world around us, from longer-lasting cell-phone batteries to new medicines. Scientists and engineers rely on a full suite of tools to understand the […]
ADP Canada National Employment Report: Employment in Canada Decreased by 205,400 Jobs in August 2020
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. TORONTO, Sep. 17, 2020 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) — Employment in Canada decreased by 205,400 jobs from July to August according to the August ADP(®) Canada National Employment Report. Broadly distributed to the public each month, free […]
Inner Spirit Holdings Announces Additional Strategic Investment to Fund Spiritleaf Corporate Store Expansion across Canada
Canada’s premium retail cannabis brand raises additional funds to support further Spiritleaf store expansion in key customer markets CALGARY, AB, Sept. 14, 2020 /CNW/ – Inner Spirit Holdings Ltd. (“Inner Spirit” or the “Company“) (CSE: ISH), a Canadian company that has established a national network of Spiritleaf retail cannabis stores, today […]
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Lowers Stock Holdings in Xcel Energy Inc (NYSE:XEL)
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board trimmed its holdings in shares of Xcel Energy Inc (NYSE:XEL) by 28.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 385,159 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling […]
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Trims Stock Position in CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME)
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board lowered its stake in shares of CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) by 5.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 172,086 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 9,049 shares during the period. Canada […]
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Increases Position in Elanco Animal Health (NYSE:ELAN)
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its stake in shares of Elanco Animal Health (NYSE:ELAN) by 3,068.7% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 856,369 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 829,343 shares during the quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s holdings in […]