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BusinessCBCMore people are working in Calgary than ever, and yet the unemployment rate is on the rise
The huge influx of newcomers to Alberta has helped drive the job market in Calgary into strange territory, with the city seeing record levels of employment and surging levels of unemployment at the same time. The unemployment rate shot up to 6.5 per cent in March, up 0.4 percentage points from the month before. The increase was driven not by a loss of jobs but rather the sheer growth in people looking for work.An estimated 64,500 people in the Calgary metropolitan area were looking for work, acc
NewsCBCGovernment confirms more details of return-to-office plan
The federal government has released more details about its plan to bring public servants back to the office three days a week, and says it expects departments to implement the updated hybrid schedule by early September.On its website Wednesday, the Government of Canada published a detailed directive on "prescribed presence in the workplace" for deputy heads of departments to follow. Earlier this week, a federal government source who was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter confirmed
BusinessCBCTentative contract agreement offers teachers wage increases, more prep time
Nova Scotia's public school teachers are being asked to vote on a tentative contract agreement that includes wage increases over three years and more prep time.According to a summary of the agreement that was shared Wednesday with teachers and obtained by CBC News, the contract would be effective from Aug. 1, 2023, to July 31, 2026.Year one of the deal would see a three per cent wage increase as of Aug. 1, 2023, and a 0.5 per cent increase on July 31, 2024. The first increase would be retroactiv
