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Canada gets pummeled by 84,000 job losses. How bad is it?

Canada gets pummeled by 84,000 job losses. How bad is it?

Update: 2026-03-13
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CBC's Peter Armstrong breaks down new Statistics Canada data that says the country lost 84,000 jobs last month, marking the biggest drop outside of the pandemic since 2009. Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer discusses the international pressure points developing after two weeks of the Iran war, and whether there's any path to end the conflict in the near future. Plus, Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson reacts to Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan to invest $35 billion in the North, and weighs in on whether the money is going to the right places.

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Canada gets pummeled by 84,000 job losses. How bad is it?

Canada gets pummeled by 84,000 job losses. How bad is it?