By Nick Murray The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – Canada’s labour market capped the year with some good news, adding 91,000 jobs in December, shattering economist expectations, though there are still calls for further interest rate cuts amid the threat of U.S. tariffs.
Statistics Canada’s labour force survey on Friday said the unemployment rate dipped 0.1 percentage points to 6.7 per cent, also beating expectations.
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