Canada
Canada job vacancy rate edges up in first quarter
(Reuters) - In a sign of a modest tightening in Canada's job market, the job vacancy rate in Canada rose to an average of 1.8 percent in the first quarter of 2012 from 1.6 percent a year earlier, Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday. Full Article
Ontario passes budget, avoids snap election
TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario averted a snap election on Wednesday as the minority Liberal government passed its budget after a threat by Premier Dalton McGuinty to go back to the polls due to bickering and standoffs with opposition parties that had stalled the budget bill. Full Article
Enbridge restarts Alberta pipeline after oil spill
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc restarted a major Alberta oil sands pipeline late on Tuesday, hours after regulators ordered it shut due to an oil spill at a pumping station in the latest incident to raise fears over pipeline safety in Canada. Full Article