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Unemployment rate dipped in September on part-time job gains: StatsCan

Unemployment rate dipped in September on part-time job gains: StatsCan

The job gains were also almost entirely in British Columbia and Ontario, with little change in the other provinces
Liberals agree to hike pre-writ spending limit for political parties

Liberals agree to hike pre-writ spending limit for political parties

As part of Bill C-76, the government initially proposed to cap party spending on advertising at $1.5 million during what’s known as the pre-writ period
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh loses chief of staff for ‘personal reasons’

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh loses chief of staff for ‘personal reasons’

NDP parliamentary leader Guy Caron says Willy Blomme is leaving for “personal reasons,” adding the party is grateful that Blomme offered to help find a new chief of staff
Still ‘a long way to go’ in Canada Post contract dispute, union says

Still ‘a long way to go’ in Canada Post contract dispute, union says

Rural workers say they don’t have a lot of options
Indigenous children still being treated unequally by provinces: advocate

Indigenous children still being treated unequally by provinces: advocate

Issue arose during hearings into Canada’s missing and murdered women
Feds restarting Indigenous talks over pipeline, won’t appeal court decision

Feds restarting Indigenous talks over pipeline, won’t appeal court decision

The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion plans to triple capacity of the existing pipeline between Edmonton and Burnaby
Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser he had called credible witness

Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser he had called credible witness

It marked the sharpest criticism by Trump of Christine Blasey Ford since she came forward publicly with the allegation last month
Health groups warn against vaping advertising in Ontario

Health groups warn against vaping advertising in Ontario

Advocates say many vaping products are made by tobacco companies and contain nicotine, and their flavours and packaging imitate candy
Horror difficult to erase for Indonesians as toll tops 1,400

Horror difficult to erase for Indonesians as toll tops 1,400

The official death toll increased to 1,407 on Wednesday, with thousands injured and more than 70,000 displaced
One year after Weinstein, Hollywood is still soul-searching

One year after Weinstein, Hollywood is still soul-searching

The #MeToo movement has gone far beyond the movies, but Hollywood remains ground zero in a cultural eruption