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Full-time work grew by 154,000 positions. (Credit: KAYLE NEIS\/Postmedia) <\/p>\n Full-time work grew by 154,000 positions. (Credit: KAYLE NEIS\/Postmedia) <\/p>\n
It\u2019s Friday, June 5. Here are the top stories we\u2019re following today.<\/p>\n
Canada\u2019s unemployment rate drops to 6.6% as economy gains 88,000 jobs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Canada\u2019s unemployment rate fell to 6.6 per cent in May and the economy added 88,000 jobs, the first significant employment gain since November 2025. The increase was driven by an addition of 154,000 full-time positions, according to data published by Statistics Canada on Friday.<\/p>\n Read the story<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n An attractive solution for aspiring homebuyers priced out of the market<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Assuming ownership suits you (mathematically, it doesn\u2019t for many), shoe-horning yourself into a home can be easier with a roommate, writes Robert McLister.<\/p>\n Read the story<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Variable-rate crowd undeterred despite lower chance of a cut<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Rate-cut hopes took another beating Friday, ambushed by jobs numbers that overdelivered on both sides of the border, but none of this is spooking the variable-rate crowd, writes Robert McLister.<\/p>\n Read the story<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n CBS\u2019s firing of veteran journalist Scott Pelley boils down to one issue: who calls the shots?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Across North America, organizations are discovering that their most valuable employees believe they serve a purpose larger than the company itself, writes Howard Levitt.<\/p>\n Read the story<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Fewer than seven per cent of all regions where the Canadian Real Estate Association tracks median home prices had homes averaging below $261,000. <\/p>\n
A home for sale in Toronto, Ont. <\/p>\n
U.S. journalist Scott Pelley attends a celebration of the announcement of CBS\u2019s new fall schedule at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, 2024. <\/p>\n
The big risk with taking a capital preservation-only mindset is inflation. But inflation is normally a long-term risk and as a person ages, inflation risk reduces. <\/p>\n