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OTTAWA — Canada's unemployment rate continued to trend higher in August — reaching 6.6 per cent — as the job market slowdown hits workers and job seekers unevenly.

Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is seeking leave to appeal his sexual assault conviction before Canada's top court.

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in August. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.

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): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.4 per cent (9.6) _ Prince Edward Island 8.

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's August employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (6.4) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation rate: 65.1 per cent (65.

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. Their concerns come after Vancouver's Chief Const.

VICTORIA — Scientists said new research shows how northern elephant seals used sonar from a deep sea research facility off the British Columbia coast like a "dinner bell" as they hunted for prey.