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Canada's Job Surge Amid Economic and Political Turmoil
1/13/2025
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- Canada created 91,000 jobs in December 2024, reducing the unemployment rate to 6.7%.
- Donald Trump suggested leveraging "economic force" for a political union with Canada, risking retaliatory tariffs.
- Canadian film financier William Santor passed away amid fraud allegations, resulting in major investor losses.
- Proposed changes to capital gains tax face uncertainty following Prime Minister Trudeau's resignation and Parliament's prorogation.
