Canada Evening Wrap: Jobs Surge, Trade Talks Intensify, and Market Rally

Canada's economy added 75,000 net new jobs in July, smashing expectations and sending the unemployment rate down to 6.4 per cent — its lowest level in two years. The "monster" gain marks the third straight month of falling unemployment, though economists note the Bank of Canada is likely to hold rates steady amid lingering trade uncertainty and inflation that's still slightly above target.

2. Trade talks go down to the wire

With President...