National Business

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's unemployment rate fell in December to a healthy 3.

Montreal's residential real estate market saw its second most active December on record in 2021.

CALGARY — Canada's chronically understaffed agriculture industry is warning that increased absenteeism related to the highly contagious Omicron variant could severely stress this country's food production systems. Already, there are signs of strain.

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's December employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.9 per cent (6.0) Employment rate: 61.5 per cent (61.4) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 5.9 per cent in December. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 5.9 per cent in December. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 11.6 per cent (10.4) _ Prince Edward Island 7.

LONDON (AP) — Consumer prices in the 19 countries that use the euro currency soared at a record rate, led by a surge in food and energy costs , figures showed Friday.

TOKYO (AP) — “Space now,” was what Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa wanted to tweet for years. He finally really did it, from the International Space Station.

MONTREAL — Experts say a Sunwing flight that devolved into a raucous onboard party might have been halted mid-trip had certain aviation protocols been strictly followed. Videos of the Dec.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado authorities say last week’s wildfire caused $513 million in damage and destroyed 1,084 homes and structures. It’s the first estimate of economic damage for the Dec.