Purolator and UPS are temporarily pausing shipments from some couriers amid backlogs; Canada's unemployment rate rose to 6.8 per cent.

<p>Purolator and UPS are temporarily pausing shipments from some couriers amid backlogs; Canada's unemployment rate rose to 6.8 per cent.</p>

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