## Canada gains a surprise 67,000 jobs in October, beating economists' expectations

Authored by cbc.ca

The Canadian economy added a surprising 67,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate ticked down to 6.9 per cent, Statistics Canada said on Friday, beating economists' expectations for the month.

While the majority of the jobs gained in October were part-time positions, "that doesn't do much to detract" from the strong headline number, wrote CIBC senior economist Andrew Grantham.

By sector, the influx of work was driven by wholesale and retail trade — which added 41,000 jobs — as well as transportation and warehousing, information, culture and recreation, and utilities.

The construction sector shed 15,000 jobs.

Private sector jobs rose by 73,000 in October, while the number of public employees stayed flat.

The youth unemployment rate, meanwhile, fell for the first time since February as young people aged 15 to 24 gained jobs, Statistics Canada said.

And Hencic concurred: "We don't think that this is really moving the needle for the Bank of Canada in the near term. »

### I was elected 6 weeks ago. Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear me in.

Authored by usatoday.com

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s recess of the U.S. House of Representatives during a time of grave national crises is shockingly irresponsible.

Millions of Americans will suffer if these issues are not immediately addressed, and thanks to Speaker Johnson, the House remains in recess.

It’s time for Speaker Johnson to end his vacation and get back to the work that the American people elected us to do. »

### The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning

Authored by theatlantic.com

Western rock music is mostly banned in the Islamic Republic, and women are forbidden to dance in public, smoke, and—most important—bare their hair.

Iran’s mandatory-hijab law requires women to cover their head and entire body, except for their face and hands below the wrist.

Despite an official ban on celebrating Halloween, thousands of Tehranis, including many unveiled women, donned costumes last week. »

### Cornell University reaches $60 million deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding

Authored by cnn.com

The Trump administration has reached a multimillion-dollar deal with Cornell University to restore more than $250 million in federal funding for the school.

Cornell is expected to pay the federal government $30 million over three years, according to the text of the agreement.

Under the deal, which is effective Friday, the university has also agreed to provide the federal government with “anonymized undergraduate admissions data.” »

### MISS WORLD CHILE Semifinalist Stuns Judges By Performing A Song From Her Own Death Metal Band

Authored by metalinjection.net

Ignacia Fernández, 27, model, vocalist, and founder of Chilean progressive death metal outfit Decessus, turned the Miss World Chile 2025 semifinal on its head last Sunday, November 2, by unleashing a death metal performance on the pageant stage.

Representing Las Condes in this year’s competition — and aiming ultimately for a place at Miss Universe — Fernández chose not to dilute who she is.

At first, both judges and attendees seemed stunned by the contrast between brutal vocals and pageant glamour. »

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