Economy, Law & Politics

Canada’s May unemployment rate was 13.7% , the highest recorded since comparable data became available in 1976, Statistics Canada said in numbers released June 5. In February, prior to the COVID-19 economic shutdown, the unemployment rate was 5.

Ottawa is offering Canadian provinces and territories $14 billion to combat COVID-19 and the potential of a second wave, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this morning.

B.C. exports fell by almost 15% in Q1 2020 from the same period last year, hurt by both the rail blockade protests earlier this year and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the province said.

B.C.’s unemployment rate rose 1.9 percentage points in May from April to 13.4% as more people started looking for work, but the province did see a net increase of 43,300 new jobs – will full-time employment in the service industry leading the way.

Higher productivity over fewer workdays key to idea: Fraser Institute

Women outnumber men in being infected, but their infections are less serious

Fines for violations under city’s fire bylaw proposed to double to $1,000 per offence

Pandemic has turned country’s inequities from ‘cracks to chasms’

Total cost of measures pegged at $2.5b

What happened: Former public safety minister resigns corporate roles after comparing racism to childhood bullying Why it matters: Protests have been unfolding the past week in the wake of the death of George Floyd Stockwell Day is out at Telus Corp.