A joint NCB and Association of School College Lecturers (ASCL) survey conducted earlier this year found that 55 per cent of school leaders have seen a large increase in anxiety or stress, with 79 per
cent reporting an increase in self harm or suicidal thoughts amongst teenagers.
At Key Stage 3, 44 per cent of art and design teachers across all school sectors reported a decrease in time for the subject over the last five years (four per
cent reporting an increase).
Not exact matches
Separately, StatsCan
reported that retail sales rose 0.6 per
cent in May, the third consecutive monthly
increase and the latest indicator that Canada's economy is on a roll.
NICK Tana's Australian Fast Foods, which runs the Chicken Treat and Red Rooster food chains, has
reported a strong 48 per
cent increase in net profit to $ 5.6 million for the year to June 2005.
One bright spot was American Girl, which
reported a 3 per
cent sales
increase.
Today's Globe and Mail
reported that CEO's at Canada's 100 largest companies «saw their compensation jump 13 per
cent last year, led higher by a 20 - per -
cent increase in annual cash bonuses».
In Toronto, the
report said prices
increased 15 per
cent, compared to 10 per
cent six months ago.
It also
reported a 1.01 per
cent postpaid subscriber churn rate, which was a seven - basis - point
increase over the previous year.
TD, one of the 10 biggest banks in the U.S., on Thursday
reported a 19 per
cent increase in net income to $ 952 million from its retail banking arm south of the border.
Gold miner Northern Star Resources has boasted a 5 per
cent fall in costs while
reporting an
increase in sales for the March quarter.
RBC's wealth management division
reported a 39 per
cent increase in net income to $ 597 million from $ 167 million in the same quarter one year ago, in part reflecting a lower effective tax rate.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum Brands Inc.
reported a 19 per
cent increase in second - quarter profits, boosted by rebounding business at KFC in China where worries about food safety have eased.
The
increase came as Imperial
reported it earned $ 516 million or 62
cents per share, up from $ 333 million or 39
cents per share a year ago.
Aurora, Ont. - based Magna, which
reports in U.S. currency, said its annual sales
increased seven per
cent last year to $ 38.9 billion.
The monthly fiscal monitor
report says revenues were up $ 14.1 billion, or 5.3 per
cent, compared with a year ago, boosted by
increases in tax revenues and other revenues.
The petroleum and coal product industry dropped 4.1 per
cent to $ 5.7 billion in December, after five consecutive
increases, Statistics Canada
reported.
In the latest quarter, CIBC's U.S. commercial banking and wealth management division
reported net income of $ 134 million in the latest quarter, up $ 105 million from the same period in 2017, contributing to a more than 22 per
cent increase in adjusted net income year - over-year despite slowing mortgage growth.
Overall, Nike
reported fiscal third - quarter revenue
increased 5 % to $ 8.43 billion while profit
increased 24 % to 68
cents per share.
Equifax Canada said in a new
report Monday Canadian consumers now owe $ 1.821 trillion including mortgages as of the fourth - quarter of 2017, marking a six per
cent increase from a year earlier.
«One of the largest
increases in cocaine seizures in the past five years has been observed in Ecuador, where the amount of cocaine seized rose by over 242 per
cent, amounting to 50 metric tons in 2014,» the UN's International Narcotics Control Board wrote in its 2015
report.
Mid-tier iron ore miner Mineral Resources has
increased its full - year net profit by 28 per
cent, but has missed its mark of about $ 250 million outlined in its half - yearly
report.
Statistics Canada
reported the key ratio crept lower as total household credit market debt, which includes consumer credit, mortgage and non-mortgage loans,
increased 1.1 per
cent in the fourth quarter to $ 2.13 trillion.
Home Capital Group
reported its second - quarter earnings Wednesday with total originations
increasing 22 per
cent year over year and said its top priority is growing those volumes even more.
In the 23rd Actuarial
Report on the Canada Pension Plan (OCA, 2007), the Office of the Chief Actuary (OCA) certified that, in spite of the substantial
increase in CPP benefit payments that would result from the retirement of the baby boom generation, the current legislated contribution rate of 9.9 per
cent for employers and employees combined would be more than enough to pay for benefits through 2075.
Online search engine company Just Dial Ltd
reported a 47 per
cent increase in second - quarter net profit, driven mainly by non-operating income.
For the full year ended March 31, 2015, the company
reported a 15 per
cent increase in the net profit at Rs 138.84 crore.
The Institute's rationale for
increasing the overall contribution rate from 20 per
cent of pay to 24 per
cent is their claim that the use of «fair - value» calculations reveals that the pension liabilities are much higher than
reported, due to the use of a too high discount rate.
Canopy
reported a 107 - per -
cent increase in revenue for its second quarter, to $ 17.6 million, but a net loss of $ 1.6 million, or one
cent per share.
The Commerce Department's
report on Monday also showed consumer spending, which accounts for more than two - thirds of US economic activity,
increased 0.4 per
cent in March after being unchanged in February.
Last month the company
reported a 14 - per -
cent increase in fourth - quarter earnings and an 18 - per -
cent increase in full - year profits — it's best in history.
(9) While the number of approved requests for residential properties from China has
increased in recent years, the Parliament of Australia's
Report on Foreign Investment in Residential Real Estate (2014) found that Chinese purchases only absorbed two per
cent of new housing stock, contrary to public perceptions.
The $ 14.6 billion insurer which has operations across Asia, the Americas and Europe
reported its group combined operating ratio (COR) for 2017 had
increased to 104.1 per
cent from 93.7 per
cent, slightly above guidance and primarily due to extreme catastrophe experience.
Some 71 per
cent of managers
reported an
increase in client interest in climate resilient products over the last 12 months, according to the survey.
On Wednesday, a
report published by Quebec's interim auditor general said the PQ's goal of achieving a balanced budget by 2015 - 16 was «to say the least, ambitious,» particularly if it rules out tax hikes and caps government - spending
increases at two per
cent over the next two years.
The
report found that shelter costs rose by close to six per
cent this year to $ 76 a month because of soaring rents in Vancouver and «modest»
increases in utilities and telephone expenses.
Surprisingly, however, this year's
increase in the Metro Vancouver living wage — 1.8 per
cent — came under the region's rate of inflation, 2.8 per
cent, said Iglika Ivanova, a CCPA economist and co-author of the
report.
The graduating classes of 61 of the 100 programmes listed in 2010
reported an average salary
increase of 60 per
cent or less... The biggest salary
increases were
reported by those who changed employer but stayed in the same industry; they achieved an average
increase of 61 per
cent, reaching a salary of $ 174,300 three years after graduation.»
Yet, the
report says the median annual wage has actually declined by six per
cent in real terms (adjusted for inflation) since 1976 and has only
increased by eight per
cent overall since 1996.
Lentil planting probably
increased 7.7 per
cent this year, while dry - pea acres were forecast to rise 0.9 per
cent, Statistics Canada said in an April 23
report.
According to the International Energy Agency's most recent Medium - Term Market
Report, between 2014 and 2020 global LNG capacity will
increase by 164 bcm, 90 per
cent of which will originate from the US and Australia.
Media and publishing group HT Media Ltd has
reported 40 per
cent increase in its revenues from its digital business for the second...
Part of the fall was due to strong median dwelling value
increases since 2012 that have pushed Sydney homes up 75 per
cent and Melbourne homes up 54 per
cent, a
report accompanying the index said.
The BSI
report found that the use of standards accounted for 28.4 per
cent of growth in the UK's GDP, a 37.4 per
cent growth in its productivity and an
increase of 6.1 billion pounds (approximately 12.2 billion Canadian dollars) in UK exports annually.
The claim comes one year after the ATO had a landmark win in the Federal Court against US oil company Chevron over a similar issue, and as Exxon's Australian subsidiary
reported a 43 per
cent surge in revenue to $ 10.37 billion and a 26-fold
increase in annual profits.
The
increase came as the board also
reported the average selling price for the month was $ 557,684, up almost eight per
cent compared with March 2013.
Food Banks Canada's HungerCount study
reported that more than 860,000 men, women and children are helped by food banks each month, a 28 per
cent increase since the 2008 economic downturn.
The Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments — a national, not - for - profit organization to which consumers can turn to settle disputes with OBSI's participating financial institutions — said in its annual
report that it had 5,477 inquiries and opened 721 investigations in 2017,
increases of eight per
cent and 13 per
cent, respectively, over 2016.
There was a 28 - per -
cent increase in bank - related complaints last year as compared to 2016, the annual
report said, with 370 banking cases opened in 2017.
As
reported yesterday, IHS Markit has estimated that these tariffs will result in a 1 - 3
cent increase in the cost of solar racking, tracking and mounting systems, with the greatest impact to tracking systems.
In line with this, the NAB survey
reported that firms continue to anticipate low and steady inflation for final product and retail prices, both of which are expected to
increase by 0.3 per
cent in the December quarter.