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Publication Date: June 1, 2026 - 06:59
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Employment insurance helping fewer Canadians as workforce shifts to gig work, part-time jobs, new report finds
June 1, 2026
In its latest poverty report card, Food Banks Canada says the labour market has shifted toward part-time, temporary and contract work, while EI only caters to a shrinking workforce that has stable, full-time work with a single employer.
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OTTAWA — B.C.’s longest-serving MP is coming out swinging in defence of a new multibillion-dollar subsidy for Metro Vancouver’s sagging condo sector. Dr. Hedy Fry, an 11-term Liberal MP representing downtown Vancouver, says it’s only logical for the government to take thousands of empty condos off the hands of developers who can’t find buyers for them. “What would one suggest that we do with empty condos that could be converted into affordable housing by the government of Canada?” Fry told National Post. “(Should we) leave them empty and just go build a bunch (somewhere else)?”...
June 22, 2026 - 18:24 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
It's taking many hands — and a few paws — to ensure the FIFA World Cup runs smoothly in Toronto. Specially-trained bird dogs are helping to keep the practice pitches playable.
June 22, 2026 - 18:09 | Megan King | Global News - Canada
It's taking many hands — and a few paws — to ensure the FIFA World Cup runs smoothly in Toronto. Specially-trained bird dogs are helping to keep the practice pitches playable.
June 22, 2026 - 18:09 | Megan King | Global News - Ottawa
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