Category Archives: Labour
Harris touts child care funding and payments to families
Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the Biden administration's efforts to expand child care and relieve the financial pressures of parenthood during a visit to a child care center on Friday.
Business Highlights: Prices jump, jobless claims drop
___ Another jump in prices tightens the squeeze on US consumers
New federal COVID-19 safety rules exempt most employers
NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration has exempted most employers from long-awaited rules for protecting workers from the coronavirus, angering labor advocates who had spent more than a year lobbying for the protections.
Digital shift cushioned blow to post-pandemic growth outlook, BoC deputy says
OTTAWA — The economy's ability to grow coming out of the pandemic isn't as hobbled by COVID-19 as the central bank first feared, a top Bank of Canada official says. Deputy governor Timothy Lane said that's because the country quickly embraced
US unemployment claims fall to 376,000, sixth straight drop
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the sixth straight week as the U.S. economy, held back for months by the coronavirus pandemic, reopens rapidly.
Despite economic reopening, students still worry about lack of summer work
OTTAWA — Brandon Rheal Amyot was sweating while perusing summer job opportunities in February, realizing that opportunities weren't abundant. The Lakehead University student watched something similar happen last year when job opportunities dried up as ...
Trudeau says government looking at plan for return of international tourists
OTTAWA — The federal government is looking at taking a phased approach to welcoming back international visitors as pandemic restrictions loosen, focusing on case counts globally as part of decision-making, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. Federal of...
Biden says jobs report bolsters case for government spending
President Joe Biden portrayed the May jobs report as a jumping off point for more spending on infrastructure and education to keep growth going — essentially an argument for his agenda. But the employment numbers issued Friday also hinted at
Business Highlights: May’s jobs report, Facebook’s Trump ban
___ US businesses struggle to fill jobs even as hiring picks up
Stocks end the week higher as US jobs report calms Fed fears
TOKYO — Wall Street closed out a week of mostly choppy trading with broad gains Friday, pushing the S&P 500 to its second straight weekly gain.