The economy lost almost 213,000 jobs last month
The increase made scarcely any dent in the nearly 10 million jobs that remain lost
The pandemic has exacerbated income inequality, and many low-wage workers have no job to return to
Where the virus goes, so go markets
StatsCan's early estimate suggests retailers saw sales fall in December, though, at the height of the holiday shopping season
Sales rose to 6.48 million for 2020, the highest level since 2006
Current crisis unusual as insolvencies dropped despite severe economic shock
Portfolio inflows resumed in November, StatsCan reports
A quarterly survey shows entrepreneurs are the most optimistic since the pandemic began
The 2020 pace still surpassed 2019, despite the pandemic