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OTTAWA — Statistics ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ says the Canadian economy added 104,000 jobs in December. The country's unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 5.0 per cent, nearing the record-low of 4.9 per cent reached in June and July. More coming.

Glen Clark is no longer president and chief operating officer of the Jim Pattison Group. But chairman Jim Pattison said he is not going far.

The new subvariant spreads "more easily."

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Low-income ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ families and individuals are getting a boost to their family benefits and/or carbon tax credits.

TORONTO — ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s main stock index was down more than 150 points in late-morning trading as losses in the financial, technology and utility sectors helped lead the way lower and U.S. stock markets also pulled back.

Consumer insolvencies were up 16.3 per cent in November 2022 compared with the same month the year prior, and business insolvencies were up 58.3 per cent. Meanwhile, consumer insolvencies for the 12-month period ended Nov. 30, 2022 were up 9.

OTTAWA — Bond portfolios took a beating in 2022 as interest rates climbed, but experts say investors shouldn't neglect bonds this year as the Bank of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ nears the end of its rate hike cycle.

OTTAWA — Statistics ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ says the country's merchandise trade balance slipped into a small deficit in November as energy exports fell.