The jobless held regular at 5.5 per cent, ending a three-month streak of rising unemployment.
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Canadians prone to spend extra on Thanksgiving dinner this 12 months
After greater than a 12 months of excessive meals inflation, households gathering this weekend to gobble Thanksgiving dinner might feeling the pinch after their grocery purchasing.
Statistics Canada reported final month that costs for meals bought from shops rose 6.9 per cent in August, down from an 8.5 per cent improve in July however nonetheless effectively above the month’s headline inflation price of 4 per cent.
Last 12 months, the worth of a kilogram of contemporary turkey was about $6.59, or $42.84 for a 6.5-kilogram hen, based on the Agri-Food Analytics Lab.
A survey of weekly flyers from main grocery chains within the leadup to Thanksgiving reveals some shops have seen a markup for a similar product. At Metro, a contemporary turkey cost $9.90 per kilogram, whereas at Sobeys, the worth was listed at $7.69.
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Unifor dealing with resistance as GM deadline nears
Unifor says it’s nonetheless dealing with resistance from General Motors as an Oct. 9 deadline approaches for contract negotiations with the automaker.
National president Lana Payne says some progress has been made, however that there’s nothing automated about having the corporate comply with the phrases it reached in September with Ford Motor Co.
The union may also must work to persuade its personal members.
Union members at Ford solely voted 54 per cent in favour of their deal, and it was voted down by expert commerce members in Windsor and Oakville.
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RCMP not preserving statistics on ghost weapons
The RCMP say that regardless of the growing prevalence of 3D-printed firearms, they don’t have a database on the weapons also referred to as ghost weapons.
They say they’re conscious of a number of seizures of ghost weapons in Canada, however don’t gather statistics.
The Mounties additionally say they’re conscious of a variety of available 3D print recordsdata used to create various kinds of firearms, together with assault rifles.
Possession of an unlicensed ghost gun is unlawful in Canada, however there may be nothing within the legislation that prohibits a person from possessing a digital blueprint to make a 3D firearm. —
Alanis Morissette on her uncontainable stay power
Alanis Morissette is aware of her herky-jerky physique actions in live performance are unorthodox however says it’s as a result of she has a lot pent-up power in her physique that she “can barely hold it.”
Morissette mentioned the intimacy of the stage feels “in a strange way … like this tiny, little glittery fishbowl.”
And whereas she’s toned down the power of her dance strikes in recent years, she nonetheless lives for the “sacred moment” of performing stay.
The “You Oughta Know” singer mirrored on her stage presence whereas talking about Mirvish’s manufacturing of “Jagged Little Pill,” which begins its month-long run on the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto on Oct. 24.
The jukebox musical revolves across the struggles of a household, set to songs from Morissette’s 1995 debut album of the identical identify. Its Tony Award-winning guide is by “Juno” screenwriter Diablo Cody.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Oct. 6, 2023.
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