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By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada’s unemployment rate was unchanged in September at 7.1 per cent as Statistics Canada released its labour force survey on Friday. StatCan also reported the employment rate nudged up by 60,400 jobs which

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. There was jubilation in Israel and Gaza on Thursday, as Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire agreement in Egypt. The deal comes after two years of war that has thoroughly devastated Gaza. Among

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. There was a cordial meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and United States President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. Although a deal wasn’t reached, the groundwork was laid for

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday at the White House. The Prime Minister’s Office said the meeting will be an opportunity to

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Washington, D.C. on Monday, ahead of his meeting with United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Reports said Carney is hoping to make some headway in

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Harvest progress in Saskatchewan continued unabated, said the province’s weekly crop report, advancing 16 points to 84 per cent complete during the week ended Sept. 29. The figure is behind the five-year average of 92 per

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – The Alberta government announced on Wednesday it submitted a proposal to the federal government’s Major Projects Office for a new bitumen pipeline to British Columbia’s northwest coast. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the province would commit

The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – United States President Donald Trump and Congress failed in a last-minute attempt to keep government programs and services running, causing the first U.S. government shutdown in more than six years starting today. A vote to extend government funding by

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released its September principal field crop estimates on Sept. 26. The production forecast for 2025-26 canola was 20.028 million tonnes. Some in the trade believe the crop could exceed 21 million. Exports

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada’s economy improved in July, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. StatCan said the country’s gross domestic product was up 0.2 per cent that month. The goods-producing industries rose 0.6 per cent and services-producing