Toronto Star | Unemployment spikes in Canada's crude-rich provinces amid oil shock The Globe and Mail (subscription) In Alberta, The Globe and Mail's Tavia Grant reports, the jobless rate spiked in February to 5.3 per cent from January's 4.5 per cent as 14,000 jobs were lost in the province that is home to the country's oil patch. Oil slump sends Canada's jobless rate higher Canada sheds fewer jobs than expected, but oil shock starts to bite EconomyCanada's oil heartland loses jobs in February |