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Why you can’t trust Canada’s jobs numbers

April 8, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 8, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Either Peterborough had a truly incredible March, or something’s wrong with the way Canada tracks unemployment.

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Refugees out-earn millionaire ‘business-class’ immigrants years after arriving in Canada

January 22, 2016February 1, 2016amp Leave a comment

January 22, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Much of Canada’s conversation around refugees — whom do we take, when and how many? — has focused on the assumed cost of the initiative.

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Alberta men have higher unemployment than the Canadian average for the first time since 1989

January 8, 2016January 31, 2016amp Leave a comment

January 8, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Things are ugly in the oilpatch. But they’re especially ugly if you’re a man. Most of all, if you’re a man who hasn’t graduated high school.

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2,000 federal election workers still haven’t been paid

December 11, 2015January 31, 2016amp Leave a comment

December 11, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Almost eight weeks since the federal election, 2,000 poll workers still haven’t been paid, Elections Canada says.

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‘Nobody should be surprised’ Canada’s economy is in rough shape

November 20, 2015April 22, 2018amp Leave a comment

November 20, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Maybe you heard: Canada’s books took a turn for the ugly over the past few months.

Or, as Finance Minister Bill Morneau put it when he unveiled his government’s fall economic update Friday morning, the economy “tilted to the downside.”

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Election’s over, but most poll workers still haven’t been paid

November 6, 2015December 13, 2015amp Leave a comment

November 6, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

It was a long day for everyone.

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The case for taking ‘temporary’ out of ‘temporary foreign worker’

October 28, 2015April 22, 2018amp Leave a comment

October 28, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Kristina Torres was so close.

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Greying nation: For the first time ever, Canada has more seniors than kids. Here’s what that means

September 29, 2015December 12, 2015amp Leave a comment

September 29, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Look out, Canada: Old people are taking over.

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Your stories: Readers sound off on Universal Child Care Benefit

July 13, 2015July 18, 2015amp Leave a comment

July 13, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

When Lily Ann reached kindergarten, her mom’s delicate daycare calculus derailed.

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Who benefits from Canada’s Universal Child Care Benefit?

July 13, 2015July 18, 2015amp Leave a comment

July 13, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

If you hand parents a cheque, will they work more?

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