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Canada adds 90,000 jobs in April, beating expectations, as unemployment rate holds steady

Traders pare back expectations for Bank of Canada rate cut in June

Markets and economists react: BoC June rate cut bets slashed after unexpectedly strong jobs data

Middle East

UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership

The Palestinian push for full UN membership comes seven months into a war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip

For many Israelis and Palestinians, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas are an obstacle to peace

Biden administration won’t conclude Israel violated terms of U.S. weapons agreement, sources say

Gaza protest encampment grows on University of Alberta’s Edmonton campus after Calgary sit-in ended by police

Basketball

The WNBA is coming to Toronto, adding a 14th franchise to the growing league

The official announcement will reportedly come on May 23, and the team is expected to play at Coca-Cola Coliseum, at Exhibition Place

Two-thirds of Canadians are fans of women’s sports, survey says

energy
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Canada’s oldest power plants are getting major facelifts to bring them into the 21st century

Dams still generate about 60 per cent of Canada’s electricity, four times the global average, but they require overhauls roughly every 25 to 40 years to keep them in service
The Labour Crunch

Midwives, faced with Canada’s gaps in maternity care, say they could be doing more to close them

Many midwives say their services aren’t being used or compensated properly, as new models offer a way for them to help hospitals fill Canada’s gaps in maternity care

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Ottawa not sufficiently addressing flood of access requests for immigration records, watchdog says

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Opinion

How events overseas can impact Canada’s immigration patterns

John Ibbitson

Bank of Canada warns of steep jump in mortgage payments

Man charged in assassination of Hardeep Nijjar came to Canada and enrolled in hospital administrative studies

Opinion

The Canadian economy has a problem: It has become the Toronto Maple Leafs

Tony Keller
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Hamas is in trouble with Palestinians in Gaza

Hussein Ibish

South Korea, once the leading Asian Tiger, sees tough times on the horizon

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