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Article content The province lost a total of 37,000 full-time jobs in June, with most of those being replaced by part-time employment which increased by 36,800. Overall unemployment sat at 9.3 per cent, but Alberta’s unemployment rate for youth between the ages of 15 and 24 spiked to 18.1 per cent in June — the highest in Canada. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or 'Noisy' survey data make it difficult to explain Alberta's massive youth unemployment rate: economists Back to video Joseph Marchand, a University of Alberta economics professor s...

Article content A major new jobs training program aimed at helping Alberta workers adapt to a changing economy will be announced in the coming weeks. On Thursday, provincial Finance Minister Travis Toews said Albertans should “stay tuned” for an official announcement on the Alberta Jobs Now program, which is expected to provide a grant to eligible employers to provide Albertans opportunities to upgrade their skills as well as to encourage employers to create jobs to get unemployed Albertans back to work. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Bud...

SINCE the death of her son, Calum, to suicide in August 2017, Laura Reid has proved herself to be a charity champion. She has helped raise more than £10,000 for Support in Mind Scotland to help their ongoing work supporting people with mental health problems. This saw her land the Charity Champion title at the Scottish Charity Awards 2019, an honour which Laura dedicated to her son, who would have turned 23 last month. Her main motivation is to try to raise awareness and increase support so that other families do not have to endure the heartbreak which she and her loved ones have suf...