Following three months of little change, 534,400 people received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in August, up 16,400 (+3.2%) from July.
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There were about 38,000 adults in Canada's prisons. This was nearly 900 more than the year before, resulting in a 0.9% increase in the rate of incarceration per 100,000 adults.
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This year, his The Crisis of Zionism has taken the Jewish world by storm. It looks at Israel and suggests how we should relate to the situation on the ground. From Fresh Air (NPR) to the Charlie Rose show, the attention, not without controversy and praise, has been intense.
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Employment increased for the second consecutive month in September, up 52,000, mainly in full-time work.
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In 2011, ethnic stations posted the highest growth in operating revenues, at 5.3%, compared with 3.7% for English-language stations and 3.2% for French-language stations.
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Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $898.00 in June, up 0.6% from the previous month. On a year-over-year basis, earnings increased 3.0%.
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Canada's merchandise imports rose 2.3% while exports edged up 0.2% in June. As a result, Canada's trade deficit with the world widened from $954 million in May to $1.8 billion in June.
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In May, average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $894.61, up 0.5% from the previous month. On a year-over-year basis, earnings increased 2.5%.
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Bomb squad experts in the U.S. state of Colorado are preparing to enter the booby trapped home of the man accused of opening fire in a crowded movie theater, killing 12 people.
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In June, employment was little changed for the second consecutive month and the unemployment rate edged down 0.1 percentage points to 7.2%, as fewer people searched for work.
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