In this photo made Sunday, Jan. 23, 2010, people wait at a job fair. Canada's recovering economy continued to churn out new jobs last month, adding 60,000 full-time positions - mostly in the public sector and many filled by men aged 55 or more. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Paul Sakuma)
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Loonie jumps almost a cent as unemployment falls

The Canadian Press - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

OTTAWA - The loonie jumped to its highest level since mid-2008 on Friday following news that the Canadian economy created thousands of full-time jobs last month - helping push the unemployment rate down.

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