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Publishing date: May 08, 2021  â¢Â 1 hour ago  â¢Â 2 minute read  â¢Â Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe congratulates Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza (19) on his hat trick along with forward John Tavares (91) and forward Auston Matthews (34) during the third period at Scotiabank Arena on Feb. 4. Toronto defeated Vancouver. Photo by John E. Sokolowski /USA TODAY Sports
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Algonquin College will be awarding Toronto Maple Leafsâ head coach Sheldon Keefe with an honorary degree at its June convocation ceremony in recognition of his on-ice and community accomplishments.
The announcement comes on the 10th anniversary of Keefe leading the Pembroke Lumber Kings to the franchiseâs only national Junior A championship.
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Canada’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.5 percent in March as more than 300,000 jobs were added to the Canadian economy. More jobs were being created at the same time that COVID-19 cases were soaring and many provinces, particularly Ontario and Quebec, were introducing more widespread lockdowns to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The drop in the unemployment rate is a good indicator that the economy is trying to reawaken in some sectors that have been particularly hard hit by the pandemic. A few weeks ago, Algonquin College’s Pembroke Campus partnered with the Lanark-Renfrew Labour Market Working Group, the County of Renfrew, City of Pembroke and Upper Ottawa Valley Chamber of Commerce to hold four labour market forums that were focused on Renfrew County’s post-pandemic economic recovery.
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