In June 2023, there were 1.35 million employer businesses in Canada and 3.16 million non-employer businesses with annual revenues greater than $30,000, reports Statistics Canada.
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Yellowknife is now under evacuation order and all residents are asked to be out of the city by Friday at noon.
Yellowknife has a population of approximately 22,000.
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Toronto-born guitarist-songwriter-singer Robbie Robertson, who led the Canadian-American group the Band to rock prominence in the 1970s and worked extensively with Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, has died. He was 80, reports Variety.
Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River (Official Music Video)
Robbie Robertson – Somewhere Down The Crazy River (Official Music Video)
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The unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points to 5.5%.
Employment fell among core-aged men aged 25 to 54 years old (-27,000; -0.4%) and increased among male youth aged 15 to 24 (+13,000; +0.9%). There was little variation in employment among young and core-aged women, and among men and women aged 55 and older, as reported by Statistics Canada.
Meanwhile, the average hourly wages grew 5 per cent in July for third consecutive month of gains.
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Floods, drought, warm waters lapping three coasts — but mostly wildfire smoke from sea to sea and overseas. Yes, this is climate change, scientists warn us to expect more weather extremes.
This will increase electricity rates while costing jobs and revenue for municipalities and landowners, according to the Pembina Institute.