National Business

OTTAWA — A rise in the unemployment rate in August, coming on the heels of job losses over the last few months, suggests the economy is beginning to slow amid rising interest rates. The unemployment rate was 5.

HALIFAX — The 2021-22 fiscal year saw Nova Scotia record a “surprise” $350.9-million surplus after forecasting a deficit of $584.9 million in the March 2021 budget, Finance Minister Allan MacMaster said Friday.

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says its box office revenue amounted to $36 million in August, a total representing 64 per cent of the figure for August 2019 before the pandemic pummeled the movie theatre industry.

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. says it currently expects "meaningful" year-over-year softness in television advertising revenue.

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 5.4 per cent in August. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 5.4 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.5 per cent (10.2) _ Prince Edward Island 7.

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's August employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.4 per cent (4.9) Employment rate: 61.3 per cent (61.6) Participation rate: 64.8 per cent (64.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,413.00, up 171.56 points.) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 30 cents, or 0.75 per cent, to $40.27 on 13 million shares.

LONDON (AP) — New British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced Thursday that her Conservative government will cap domestic energy prices for homes and businesses to ease a cost-of-living crisis that has left residents across the United Kingdom facing a

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed higher along with U.S. markets as investors digested the latest signals on rate increases from central banks. The S&P/TSX composite index gained 171.56 points Thursday to close at 19,413.