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More out of work: StatsCan
Apr 12, 2010

With the latest Statistics Canada figure showing Alberta’s unemployment rate has risen to 7.5%, the province’s largest union group says the numbers reflect the Tories’ lack of stimulus spending. Despite […]

Jobless rate hits 14-year high: Rise in number of jobseekers blamed for Alberta surge in March
Apr 10, 2010

Where did 9,700 Albertans ready to work if they could only find a job come from?A surge in jobseekers boosted Alberta’s unemployment rate 0.6 percentage points to 7.5 per cent […]

Alberta jobless rate hits 14-year high: Province appears left out of recovery
Apr 10, 2010

Alberta lost jobs for the third consecutive month in March as the unemployment rate rose to its highest level in 14 years, figures released Friday show. Despite signs of an […]

Latest jobless figures show Albertans are paying the price for Stelmach government’s ongoing refusal to stimulate the economy
Apr 9, 2010

Alberta is only province in Canada that continues to shed jobs – and it’s also the only province that didn’t increase spending to deal with the recession. It’s no coincidence […]

Trip inspires Lubicon youth to fight for rights: Teens visit United Nations in New York as part of human rights delegation
Mar 29, 2010

Leticia Gladue is a little embarrassed to admit it, but her bathroom at home is an outhouse. Dawn Seeseequon has no running water in her home so she showers at […]

Farm fatalities fall to 13 in 2009: Industry awaits word on changes to safety rules
Mar 23, 2010

Thirteen Albertans died of farm-related injuries last year, including a six-year-old boy who was kicked in the head by a horse and a 76-year-old woman who was crushed by a […]