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First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Skewed stats disingenuous

BARRIE - “A Statistics Canada study reported that half of Canadian women have experienced physical or sexual violence after the age of 16.” Really?Maybe in Saudi Arabia.Skewed stats may assist lobby groups in achieving their ends, but in reality, they ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Barrie Advance ]

Entities: Statistics Canada, Sexual Assault, Saudi Arabia

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Parliament of Canada

Who Works Harder, Men or Women?

“MEN WORK HARDER than women!” by Jeffrey Alan PayneI think I speak for all men when I say that we appreciate and respect the hard work that women do. We even concede that women are more adept at certain tasksthan men.By the same token, men are more capable ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Chill Magazine ]

Entities: Statistics Canada, Parliament of Canada, Fort Erie (Canada)

First Reported May 11 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Windsor’s Jobless Rate Falls

It’s still the highest in the nation, but Windsor’s jobless rate fell over half-of-a-percentage point last month.Statistics Canada reports the jobless rate in April was 10.1%, down .6% from March. It says 1,200 people found new jobs.The national jobless ... [ Published May 11 2012 by Canada's Rock ]

Entities: Jobless Rate, Windsor (Ontario, Canada), Statistics Canada

First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 1 Documents

Federal books in surplus territory again in February as spending shrinks

OTTAWA - New GDP data from Statistics Canada shows Alberta led the country in growth in 2011, followed closely by Saskatchewan.The Canadian economy as a whole expanded 2.6 per cent in 2011, slowing somewhat after a 3.4 per cent expansion in 2010.But in ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Canadian Business Magazine ]

Entities: Mining, Statistics Canada, Ottawa

First Reported Apr 25 2012 - Updated Apr 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Violence against women still too common

The Golden Women’s Resource CentreHealthy relationships lead to healthy families, healthy families lead to healthy communities and a healthy community is everyone’s responsibility. Statistics Canada reports one in four women experience violence every ... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Golden Star ]

Entities: Statistics Canada, Abuse, Lewd

First Reported Apr 20 2012 - Updated Apr 20 2012 - 1 Documents

Industry Canada

Cutting public internet is a war on the poor

Loading...Re: Dear Editor:Industry Canada’s decision to discontinue its Community Access Program grant of a paltry $6,800 last month is a horrible decision. The grant has allowed the library to maintain computers and pay for broadband internet service ... [ Published Apr 20 2012 by Guelph Mercury ]

Entities: Industry Canada, Guelph (Canada), Statistics Canada, War On Drugs

First Reported Apr 13 2012 - Updated Apr 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Larry Craig

Reported hate crimes decrease in Canada while studies explore roots of homophobia, racism

Special coverageLGBTHate crimes appear to be on the decline in Canada, just as university studies are providing more evidence of where discriminatory attitudes come from.A new report from Statistics Canada reveals that police-reported hate crimes decreased ... [ Published Apr 13 2012 by Georgia Straight ]

Entities: Hate Crime, Homophobia, Racism, Canada, Larry Craig

First Reported Apr 10 2012 - Updated Apr 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Queen's Study

A Queen's University study has found major life decisions may be affected by how long you think you'll live. Post-doctoral Fellow Daniel Krupp says his research found...the longer someone expects to live, the more time they will invest in education. Krupp ... [ Published Apr 10 2012 by K-Rock 105.7 ]

Entities: Queen's University, Statistics Canada, Education

First Reported Apr 09 2012 - Updated Apr 09 2012 - 1 Documents

Singing the praises of opera

Loading...Here’s a question for you. Which Jeopardy category do you think is one of the least popular? You got it right — opera.I am here to present a case for the defence for opera, a much maligned and misunderstood art form. I confess my bias since ... [ Published Apr 09 2012 by Guelph Mercury ]

Entities: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Federation of the Greens (IT), Statistics Canada, Toronto, YouTube LLC

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"The unemployment rate for youth aged 15 to 24 remains high at 13.9 per cent, compared to 10.9 per cent at the start of the recession in August 2008. The real unemployment rate, which includes discouraged workers and those waiting for a job to start, is even higher at 20.4 per cent of youth aged 15 to 24. There were 17,000 fewer youth employed in Canada in April 2012 than there were a year earlier."

EI reform will drive down wages for everyone: CLC chief Georgetti [TheTyee.ca - May 16 2012]

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Anti-racist organization publishes book on anti... [ Published May 17 2012 by Canadian Jewish News ]
EI reform will drive down wages for everyone: C... [ Published May 16 2012 by TheTyee.ca ]
Who Works Harder, Men or Women? [ Published May 16 2012 by Chill Magazine ]
Windsor’s Jobless Rate Falls [ Published May 11 2012 by Canada's Rock ]
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New Westminster's urban revival [ Published Apr 26 2012 by Georgia Straight ]
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Advocacy group releases compilation of 33 years... [ Published Apr 26 2012 by TheTyee.ca ]
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Violence against women still too common [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Golden Star ]
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Cutting public internet is a war on the poor [ Published Apr 20 2012 by Guelph Mercury ]
Tony Keller: why the obvious fix for the countr... [ Published Apr 19 2012 by Toronto Life ]
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Conservatives stifle a voice of social justice [ Published Apr 14 2012 by Guelph Mercury ]
Reported hate crimes decrease in Canada while s... [ Published Apr 13 2012 by Georgia Straight ]
Queen's Study [ Published Apr 10 2012 by K-Rock 105.7 ]
Singing the praises of opera [ Published Apr 09 2012 by Guelph Mercury ]