National Business

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 5.9 per cent in November. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador 11.2 per cent (11.1) — Prince Edward Island 8.

OTTAWA — A quick look at November employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.9 per cent (5.5) Employment rate: 61.7 per cent (62.0) Participation rate: 65.6 per cent (65.

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal area home sales rose 13 per cent in November compared with a year earlier. The association says there were 4,084 sales in the Montreal metropolitan area.

BOSTON — Tufts University is cutting ties with the billionaire family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, saying it will strip the Sackler name from its campus and accept no further donations amid concerns over the family's role in the opioid cr

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell Thursday while U.S. counterparts stayed relatively flat as investors awaited news from an OPEC meeting and economic data due out tomorrow.

TORONTO — Canada's banking sector closed out its fourth-quarter earnings season Thursday with CIBC and TD providing more evidence of a challenging economic environment. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reported $1.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,854.92, down 42.42 points.) Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ) Energy. Down 49 cents, or 1.31 per cent, to $36.91 on 11.

TORONTO — Enterprise Holdings Inc. says it has agreed to buy Toronto-based Discount Car and Truck Rentals as the mobility space rapidly evolves.

TORONTO — TD Bank Group's profit slipped in the fourth quarter compared with a year ago as it recorded restructuring charges and increased provisions for credit losses compared with last year.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Aramco on Thursday set a share price for its IPO — expected to be the biggest ever — that puts the value of the company at $1.7 trillion, more than Apple or Microsoft.