News of the day: Central banks share thoughts, unemployment rate rises, Enbridge says ‘game on,’ office real estate recovery, Aritzia’s record revenue and more

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Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem attends a House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa May 4, 2026.On Wednesday, Tiff Macklem hinted that 'small' changes to policy might be ahead. Despite his not saying in which direction, the market thinks it knows. Photo by Blair Gable/Postmedia

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Sometimes it pays to glance abroad and see what countries resembling Canada are saying and doing about inflation.

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job seeker Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 6.9 per cent in April. Photo by Bloomberg

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Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 6.9 per cent in April as the economy lost 18,000 jobs and more people searched for work. The data, released by Statistics Canada on Friday, showed that the unemployment rate increased to 14.3 per cent among youth aged 15 to 24 and 6.1 per cent among men aged 25 to 54.

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Greg Ebel, chief executive of Enbridge Inc., in Calgary on Jan. 6, 2025. Greg Ebel, chief executive of Enbridge Inc., in Calgary on Jan. 6, 2025. Photo by Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia files

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Enbridge Inc. chief executive Greg Ebel said Friday that investors still aren’t fully appreciating a major shift in energy demand driven by AI, rising electricity consumption and energy-security concerns.

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Brookfield Place signage outside of the global investment firm of Brookfield Corporation's offices in Toronto’s Financial District, Tuesday July 29, 2025. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. executives have been bullish about a recovery in office real estate since last year, when Connor Teskey’s predecessor Bruce Flatt highlighted office supply dynamics that would lead to a rebound. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post

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Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. is expecting to do US$20 billion of real estate transactions in a two-month period as the recovery in the sector accelerates with an anticipated spread to the hard-hit office segment, its chief executive said.

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An Aritzia sign above a retail location in Toronto, Ont.Tuesday October 6, 2020. While its U.S. business continues to lead Aritzia Inc.’s growth, sales in the mature Canadian retail market are holding up. Photo by Peter J Thompson/Postmedia

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Aritzia Inc. reported record results for its fourth quarter, and hit its fiscal 2027 revenue target one year early, chief executive Jennifer Wong said on its conference call Thursday. Wong said the company continues to “captivate” shoppers with its expansion strategy as new stores draw lineups and recoup costs faster than expected.

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