National Business

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 7.5 per cent in July. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 7.5 per cent in July. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 12.7 per cent (13.0) _ Prince Edward Island 9.

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's July employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 7.5 per cent (7.8) Employment rate: 60.3 per cent (60.1) Participation rate: 65.2 per cent (65.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada will reveal this morning how the labour market fared in July as restrictions meant to quell the COVID-19 pandemic were rolled back in many provinces.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will require all of its roughly 2.2 million health care workers and long term care workers to be fully vaccinated by Sept.

Canada's Competition Bureau is seeking records and information from four of Canada's telecom service providers as part of its review of a proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc.

CALGARY — Canadian Natural Resources reported higher earnings and raised its capital budget after a positive quarterly earnings report Thursday. The Calgary-based company reported net earnings of $1.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Recipe Unlimited Corp. maintained a profit in its second quarter while completing acquisitions as part of an ongoing retooling of its brands. The Vaughan, Ont.-based restaurant company reported $19.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,375.48, up 45.75 points.) Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) Industrials. Up 10 cents or 6.67 per cent, to $1.60 on 19.7 million shares.

TORONTO — North American markets rose on Thursday, as Canada's main stock index benefited from higher crude oil prices and continued strong earnings reports for the second quarter of 2021.