Jobless Rate Drops To 6.5% in Canada

Canada's economy shed jobs for the first time in five months to kick off the year, though the unemployment rate still fell sharply as fewer people looked for work.

- BY ROBB M. STEWART

It is a soft start to the year for the labor market that in part reflects the federal government's efforts to curb once-booming immigration. The jobs figures from the national data agency also continue to show the pressure faced by industries dire