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OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the number of job vacancies at the beginning of April hit just over one million, up more than 40 per cent compared with a year earlier, as the tight labour market helps push up wages and fuels inflation concerns.

In the two years documentary filmmakers shadowed former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, the most jarring moment for them was in the kitchen of her Tucson, Arizona, home. As cameras were rolling, she and her husband, Sen.

Roots Corp. has been doing collaborations since before they were cool. Just ask Karl Kowalewski, head of the Canadian brand’s leather factory since the company was founded nearly 50 years ago.

LAVAL, Que. — Bausch Health Companies Inc. says hedge fund manager John Paulson has been named chairperson of its board of directors, replacing Joseph Papa. Paulson is president and portfolio manager of Paulson & Co. Inc.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After weeks of ferocious fighting , Ukrainian forces will retreat from a besieged city in the country's east to avoid encirclement, a regional governor said Friday.

BRUSSELS (AP) — A day after endorsing Ukraine's candidacy to join the European Union, the bloc's leaders turned their attention Friday to the severe economic turbulence looming over the coming months as the full impact of Russia’s war sinks in and th

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were higher in Asia on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street, where the market is headed for its first weekly gain after three weeks of punishing losses. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index added 0.9% to 26,411.

WATERLOO, ONTARIO. — BlackBerry Ltd. says its net loss tripled in the first quarter to US$181 million primarily due to the settlement of a 2013 shareholder class action lawsuit over its BlackBerry 10 smartphones. The Waterloo, Ont.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (18,717.12, down 286.92 points.) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down $2.88, or 6.3 per cent, to $42.73 on 15.5 million shares.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Transportation Agency says the total number of complaints it faced about air travel rose last year, boosted by a backlog of issues carried over from the previous year.