Youth unemployment: The canary in the coal mine
The youngest cohort of workers, those aged 15 to 19, have seen the biggest increase in the unemployment rate in the last two years. The post Youth unemployment: The canary in the coal mine appeared...
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Monday, February 2, 2026
Politics & Government
Ontario town worried over planned military radar site: ‘Very frustrating situation’
The radar system, with an estimated cost of $6 billion, is being built to monitor airspace from the Canada-United States border to the Arctic for incoming missiles.
Man accused of St. Albert murder, indignity to bodies of mom, baby seeks legal aid
The suspect accused in the St. Albert slaying of Ayla Egotik-Learn — and two counts of indignity to a body as the search continues for her nine-month-old baby girl — has applied for legal aid....
Canadian woman identified as the deceased in decades-old Florida cold case
DNA testing helped police determine the skeletal remains found near Orlando 41 years ago are those of Jeanette Marcotte, who was last seen in Saskatchewan in the early 1980s
Man guilty of 1st-degree murder for shooting of rap artist outside Scotiabank Arena
A Vaughan man who admitted to killing a Toronto-area rap artist but argued he was not guilty due to a mental disorder has been found guilty of first-degree murder.
Business & Economy
‘Project Vault’ Wins Some Metals Industry Support as Stocks Gain
The US government’s planned $12 billion initiative to stockpile critical minerals is winning support from parts of the metal markets, while raising doubts elsewhere about how effective the...
S&P 500 Heads For Record as Manufacturing Data Lifts Spirits
US stocks rebounded on Monday after stronger-than-expected manufacturing data outweighed lingering questions about the interest-rate outlook following President Donald Trump’s decision to pick...
Cosmetics company Estée Lauder fined $750,000 after ‘forever chemicals’ found in eyeliners
Company pleads guilty to two counts of violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
How the other half rents: taking stock of Canada’s high-end rental market
Despite evident demand, the supply of exclusive, high-end rental units remains limited
U.S. Labor Department delays January jobs report, citing partial government shutdown
Economists expect the report to show employers added 80,000 jobs last month, up from 50,000 in December