In the past 24 hours the Canadian warship HMCS Winnipeg.has sent its Sea King helicopter after several skiffs that were shadowing a commercial vessel, using a large red “Stop” sign to tell the speedboat crews to get lost.
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Payroll employment decreased by 117,000 (-0.8%) in January from the previous month, the largest drop since March 1991. Since the peak reached in October 2008, the number of employees has decreased by 230,500.
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Pirates have captured another luxury boat operating in the Indian Ocean Seychelles archipelago after it dropped off tourists on one of its islands, according to officials.
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Two European-owned tankers have been sea-jacked off the Somali coast within a few hours time and have triggered an alert by the European Union's anti-piracy naval mission to other vessels in the area since a significant increase of pirate activity can be observed. The crews of both hijacked vessels are believed to be unharmed.
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Canada's population grew by 0.19% in the fourth quarter of 2008, the fastest fourth-quarter growth rate since 1992. As of January 1, 2009, Canada's population was an estimated 33,504,700, up 63,400 from October 1, 2008.
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A sizeable earnings gap exists between Canadian women with children and those without children, according to a study by Statistics Canada. During the period 1993 to 2004, average hourly earnings of women with children were 12% below those of women without children.
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The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits rose to 560,400 in January 2009, up 4.4% or 23,700 from December 2008.
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Greece's Merchant Marine Ministry finally confirmed that pirates have seized a Greek-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia. The ministry says the St. Vincent-flagged M/V TITAN, with 24 crew members on board, was seized late Thursday night, March 19, 2009, while the attack was reported already earlier in the week.
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Because of increases in the detection of cancer and improving survival, the number of Canadians living with cancer is rising.
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Manufacturing sales decreased 5.4% to $41.7 billion in January 2009, falling to the lowest level in almost 10 years. Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts industries, particularly in Ontario, reported record decreases during the month.
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