That's according to data tabled in Parliament this month that shows the average wait time on Service Canada's 1-800 line last year was 719 seconds, or about 12 minutes, for anyone seeking EI information.
VANCOUVER — Canadian referee Carol Anne Chenard will take charge of the Women's World Cup quarter-final between Germany and France in Montreal on Friday.
TORONTO — Real estate agent Priscilla Sookarow rang in the new year in a novel way, brokering the sale of a $3-million vacation property in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley to a family from Texas.
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has declined to hear the appeal of a New Brunswick man found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his former girlfriend.
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is applauding Vancouver city council for regulating medical marijuana dispensaries but is warning the new bylaws are too restrictive.
OTTAWA — A former adviser to Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he's not surprised to see right-leaning political organizers fighting back against union-financed third-party groups on the left.