June

Statistics Canada says airfares rose two per cent year-over-year in June, and continued to soar above pre-pandemic levels. Figures from the consumer price index show the increase follows a 4.5 per cent year-over-year bump in May and a fairly flat April. Prices also stood nearly 19 per cent above what travellers paid for their plane […]

Statistics Canada says 230,700 jobs were added in the month of June, almost all part-time. As pandemic restrictions began to ease across most of Canada, it’s a significant change from April and May, which both saw significant job losses. The number of full-time positions fell however, by about 33,200. Most of the job gains were […]