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CALGARY — Winnipeg's Barry Prentice was in his 20s when the spiralling inflation of the 1970s followed by double-digit interest rates in the early 1980s put home ownership completely out of reach for him and many of his friends.
It was a mixed bag for Sudbury when it came to job market in April.
Kevin Carmichael: It's possible the country's labour market is hitting its limits
Alberta added nearly 16,000 jobs in April — sending the province’s unemployment rate to the lowest level since 2015.
Inflation surged 6.7% in March, and the Bank of Canada must aggressively move interest rates higher. Kevin Carmichael explains.