National News

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's August employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

Public health agencies are encouraging people who received a first dose of mpox vaccine over the last two years to make sure they get a second dose.

WASHINGTON — Running between classes on the McGill University campus in Montreal, Jacob Wesoky's thoughts drift between assignments and class schedules.

VANCOUVER — Canadian police forces have been using drones for many years, but scrutiny of their use is lacking, especially as the technology has evolved, privacy and surveillance researchers say.

SASKATOON, Sask. — A 15-year-old girl is in hospital with serious injuries after she was lit on fire at a Saskatoon high school, police said Thursday.

VANCOUVER — A 34-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault over what police called a pair of stranger attacks in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suddenly without the assistance of one of his longest advisers just as the threat of being forced into an early election has been heightened.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's independent forest-practices watchdog says there's a risk that a coastal island won't have enough old-growth trees in the future due to inadequate monitoring of harvesting.