Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Craig Lord
Publication Date: June 11, 2025 - 07:45
Ottawa expands summer jobs program as students face high unemployment
June 11, 2025
The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students – even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader softness in the job market.Statistics Canada shone a light on the difficult employment prospects for students heading back to school this fall in its May jobs report last Friday.
Officials say a wildfire near Squamish, B.C., which forced the evacuation of the nearby Alice Lake Provincial Park and triggered a local state of emergency earlier this week, is now classified as being held after help from cool, cloudy weather conditions.The BC Wildfire Service announced the fire was being held, meaning the fire is expected to remain within its current perimeter based on fuel and weather conditions and resource availability, on Saturday afternoon.
June 15, 2025 - 09:37 | Nono Shen | The Globe and Mail
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney today before the two leaders leave for the G7 leaders’ summit in Alberta.He will meet Carney this morning in his West Block office on Parliament Hill before both leaders fly separately to Calgary.
June 15, 2025 - 09:16 | Dylan Robertson | The Globe and Mail
Two people died from carbon monoxide poisoning on Saturday in Gatineau, Que., the local fire department tells Radio-Canada.
June 15, 2025 - 09:05 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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