Craig Lord
@CraigSLord
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Economics journo at The Canadian Press. @CdnPressNews Occasionally tweet D&D things. Reach me at [email protected]. (He/him)
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined November 2011
Unemployment rose by 73K last month because Statistics Canada says more people who already did not have a job were looking for work. Net employment rose by 8,200 jobs. #cdnecon
BREAKING NEWS Statistics Canada jobs numbers just released show 73,000 jobs lost last month. Canada needs a real jobs plan now.
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This "spike" is a 2.4% increase from last year, while sales were down from August and July.
Ottawa home sales spike in September
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NEW: The Liberals will table the federal budget on Nov. 4, the finance minister announces in question period. #cdnpoli
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The organisers of Budapest Pride criticised the decision on social media. "This is not child protection, this is fascism," they wrote.
Hungary bans LGBT Pride marches
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Next week, I'll start a new role as the economics reporter and editor at the @CdnPressNews in Ottawa. Excited to keep breaking down the stories shaping our economy for Canadians. I'm sure there's something I can find to write about.
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Thank you as well to everyone at Global News who have given me such support and helped me flourish on this beat. There are simply too many to name in a tweet. But I love the team of incredible journalists at Global who do so much with, too often, so little.
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Just a quick note to say: this was my last day at @globalnews after five really great years. It's been quite a run from the onset of the pandemic to taking on the finance beat at the very start of the Bank of Canada's rate-hike cycle. Thank you for following along.
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Capital gains tax changes proposed in the 2024 budget are going to be in effect for the upcoming tax season, even amid prorogation. File accordingly.
globalnews.ca
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his pending resignation and prorogued Parliament, planned changes to how capital gains will be taxed were left in limbo.
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The loonie dips briefly below the 70-cent USD mark this morning before Nov. inflation data is released. $CAD #cdnecon Via: https://t.co/E3BXyiAxjx
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Cryptocurrency CEO kidnapped for ransom in Toronto /via @globeandmail with @Colinfreeze
theglobeandmail.com
A source identified kidnapping victim as Dean Skurka, CEO of WonderFi Technologies Inc.
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Canada's housing market has been "sluggish" according to some experts, but they say today's massive rate cut by the Bank of Canada "could cause the tide to turn". I write about it for @globalnews. https://t.co/eEHSoLnCjE
globalnews.ca
The Bank of Canada slashed key interest rates by half a percentage point, leading some experts to say this could spur movement in Canada's 'sluggish' housing market.
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Ottawa's Shaw Centre renamed Rogers Centre Ottawa, not to be confused with Rogers Centre https://t.co/r5MLyAuiPp
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A Toronto-area Burger King says it wants foreign workers to fill a restaurant manager position & it can't find domestic candidates - it's offering $48k/yr for the job. My story on why experts told me this trend is suppressing wages. @globalnews
https://t.co/85jBWI50xf
globalnews.ca
A Toronto-area Burger King can't fill a manager position, raising questions about the pay it's offering — and whether the temporary foreign workers program is suppressing wages.
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Inflation cools sharply to 2% in August, hitting Bank of Canada’s target, @CraigSLord reports. https://t.co/BWhZNd1avp
#cdnpoli Find out more at https://t.co/xofn4ZIXij
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LET HIM SPEAK 📢📢
Professional achievement unlocked: having my cat join me on national news as I comment on the current national rail lockout in Canada 🐱
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Maham pointing to the tragedy in Gaza to shift the lens away from her own news is a testament to the loss to our organization. A great journalist through and through.
P.S. If you feel sorry for me, here’s some perspective. The Committee to Protect Journalists reports at least 113 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza in the past 10 months — the “deadliest period for journalists” since 1992. I’m okay.
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Mark Sutcliffe, standing in front of an Ottawa flag and podium in front of the mayor's office, asks if you would please consider signing a petition on his personal website.
Our city council has done a lot of work to manage our finances carefully and responsibly. But the growing financial pressure from the decisions of other levels of government is unsustainable. Sign the petition: https://t.co/xh669AJ0Sm Notre conseil municipal a fait beaucoup
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