Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Aug, 2023 10:21 AM
The jobless rate went up for a third straight month in July, rising to 5.5 per cent as the economy struggles to create enough jobs to match Canada's rapidly rising population.
Statistics Canada reports the economy lost 64-hundred jobs.
Job losses were led by the construction industry, while the greatest job gains were made in health care and social assistance.
The PBO recently estimated that the dental benefit will cost $703 million, while the rental support will cost up to $940 million. The dental benefit is meant to be an interim measure while the government works on a more complete dental-care program.
The three newly appointed justices include Anita Chan, a Crown prosecutor with 27 years of experience, Joseph Doyle, a private practice lawyer with experience in civil, criminal and administrative law, and Kevin Loo, a former appeal court law clerk and now partner in a Vancouver law firm.
Food retail prices in September rose at the fastest pace since 1981, with prices up 11.4 per cent compared with a year ago. That compared with an overall inflation rate of 6.9 per cent. Although the inflation rate has dropped from its peak of 8.1 per cent in June, food prices are outstripping the overall consumer price index and continue to rise.
Sunak will be the third British prime minister in less than two months, following the resignations of both Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. Truss spent just six weeks in the role before she was forced to step down following economic turmoil in response to her proposed tax cuts.
The BC Nurses Union has been calling for better protective measures for its members for at least 30 years. Its president, Aman Grewal, says nurses are punched, kicked, grabbed and verbally and sexually harassed at increasingly dangerous workplaces, where injury rates are under-reported and higher than those affecting first responders.
According to the Mounties, this does not appear to be a random act. The area surrounding the scene will be cordoned off for a significant amount of time. IHIT will be working in partnership with Langley RCMP.