Canada’s economy sheds more jobs in September
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Canada’s economy sheds more jobs in September

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 9, 202627 min
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The decline of 68,000 jobs comes despite predictions of growth from economists and after tens of thousands of jobs were lost in August. Also: Canada is the only G7 nation that has no capacity to launch its own satellites into space. Now, several Canadian companies are working to change that. And: Outrage over the Pentagon’s plan to livestream the execution of Fort Hood killer Nidal Hassan. Plus: Landmark Supreme Court decision, a conversation with Alberta separatist leader Mitch Sylvestre, and Nobel Peace Prize for In...

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This is a CBC Podcast. I got Christmas coming up. I have just things I don't want my kids to go without. Tens of thousands of jobs vanish from the Canadian economy for a second month in a row. The unemployment rate? Edging up too. US tariffs are getting much of the blame as pressure builds to get back to trade negotiations.

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