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'Plan for the worst': Eclipse viewings expected to put pressure on cellphone networks

'Plan for the worst': Eclipse viewings expected to put pressure on cellphone networks

With Monday's solar eclipse expected to draw tens of thousands to regions along the path of totality in Eastern Canada, major cellphone and internet providers say they're ready to handle a surge in wireless traffic in those areas.
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Another month of robust US job growth points to continued economic strength

Another month of robust US job growth points to continued economic strength

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the economy can vanquish inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of hig
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by Canadian city

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by Canadian city

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.1 per cent in March. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by province

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by province

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.1 per cent in March. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.1 per cent (10.2) _ Prince Edward Island 7.
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National employment numbers for March from Statistics Canada, at a glance

National employment numbers for March from Statistics Canada, at a glance

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's March employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.1 per cent (5.8) Employment rate: 61.4 per cent (61.5) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.
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Apple lays off more than 600 workers in California in its first major round of post-pandemic cuts

Apple lays off more than 600 workers in California in its first major round of post-pandemic cuts

Apple is laying off more than 600 workers in California, marking the company's first big wave of post-pandemic job cuts amid a broader wave of tech industry consolidation.
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PVR Pullback: Bell to delete viewer's saved TV shows and movies after 60 days

PVR Pullback: Bell to delete viewer's saved TV shows and movies after 60 days

TORONTO — Bell Fibe subscribers are being warned that TV shows and movies saved on their PVRs will vanish much faster starting next month.
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Laurentian selling assets in retail investment broker division to iA Private Wealth

Laurentian selling assets in retail investment broker division to iA Private Wealth

MONTREAL — Laurentian Bank has reached a deal to sell the assets of its retail full-service investment broker division to iA Private Wealth Inc.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,051.79, down 60.67 points): Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Up 38 cents, or 0.47 per cent, to $81.05 on 18.
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Five things to know about Canada's lucrative baby eel fishery

Five things to know about Canada's lucrative baby eel fishery

HALIFAX — Tiny, translucent baby eels, called elvers, are back in the news after two Mi’kmaq men from Nova Scotia reported being detained by federal fisheries officers and then left far from home at 1 a.m.
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