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National employment numbers for July from Statistics Canada, at a glance

National employment numbers for July from Statistics Canada, at a glance

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's July employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.5 per cent (5.4) Employment rate: 62.0 per cent (62.2) Participation rate: 65.6 per cent (65.7)
Burnaby hookah lounge ordered to pay $25K in withheld wages

Burnaby hookah lounge ordered to pay $25K in withheld wages

Two ex-employees complained to the Employment Standards Branch about the Bloo BBY hookah lounge, saying they weren’t paid their wages on a regular basis and never got tips.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ broker fined $50K over phoney mortgage applications

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ broker fined $50K over phoney mortgage applications

Former submortgage broker Ravinder Biln created fake income records to land clients mortgages they were otherwise not entitled to.
Victoria approves beautification fund for downtown businesses

Victoria approves beautification fund for downtown businesses

The program will have a $100,000 budget, with funding split evenly between the city and downtown business association
Some federal parties resisted foreign interference probe looking beyond China: Singh

Some federal parties resisted foreign interference probe looking beyond China: Singh

OTTAWA — New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party has faced resistance to including countries other than China in the terms of reference for a public inquiry on foreign interference.
Vancouver's Westland expands into Eastern Canada through acquisitions

Vancouver's Westland expands into Eastern Canada through acquisitions

Westland acquires insurance brokerage firms in Ontario and New Brunswick
Richmond lawyer Hong Guo gets another professional misconduct ruling

Richmond lawyer Hong Guo gets another professional misconduct ruling

All but three out of 19 professional misconduct allegations were dismissed for the СÀ¶ÊÓƵ real estate and immigration lawyer
Clients of Vancouver’s PacNet sentenced to jail in New York, ordered to forfeit almost $80M

Clients of Vancouver’s PacNet sentenced to jail in New York, ordered to forfeit almost $80M

Two men mailed millions of phony prize notices and stole more than $92.7 million from more than 700,000 victims. They contracted third-party payment processors – including PacNet – and copywriters to help create fraudulent prize notices
Bell says more cost restructuring possible as Q2 net earnings fall almost 40%

Bell says more cost restructuring possible as Q2 net earnings fall almost 40%

Following a quarter in which it began cutting 1,300 positions, shuttered six radio stations and closed two foreign news bureaus, СÀ¶ÊÓƵE Inc. says more cost restructuring could be in store in response to declining ad revenue and regulatory hurdles.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ United has fundraising momentum, closing donation gap with NDP

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ United has fundraising momentum, closing donation gap with NDP

The ruling party still has a notable financial advantage over the formerly named СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Liberals
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