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Canada’s Jobless Rate Rises to 6.8% Despite December Hiring

          A employee sorts batteries on a conveyor belt at a recycling facility in Port Colborne, Ontario. Canada’s unemployment rate climbed to 6.8% in December , even though the economy added 8,200 jobs during the month. The increase in unemployment wasn’t driven by widespread layoffs but by a surge in the number of people entering the labour force and actively looking for work. December Highlights Unemployment rate: Up from 6.5% to 6.8% Employment: Net gain of 8,200 jobs Labour force: Expanded significantly, outpacing job creation Full-time work: Increased Part-time work: Declined Why the Rate Rose Economists point out that the rise in unemployment reflects renewed labour market participation , not a weakening economy. More Canadians felt confident enough to start job hunting, but hiring didn’t keep pace with the influx of job seekers. This marks the fourth straight month of employment growth , yet December also saw the largest increas...

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Riddles and Answers


                                      

Riddles are a great way to challenge your mind and have some fun. They can also help you improve your vocabulary, logic and creativity. Here are some good riddles for the day that you can try to solve. Don't worry, the answers are provided at the end of the post.

 
Riddles:  

1.  I have a face, two hands, and a tail, but no arms, legs or head. I can tell you the time, but I don't know it myself. What am I?

2.  What invention lets you look right through a wall?


3.  What is always running but never moves, has no mouth but can speak, has no head but can weep?


4.  I have a name that's not mine, and no one cares about me in their prime. People cry at my sight, and lie by me all day and night. What am I?


5.  What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?


Answers:

1. A clock.

2. A window.

3. A river.

4. A tombstone.

5. Silence.


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