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OTTAWA — Canada's labour market held up under pressure in April, but economists warn it is showing some cracks. Employment rose a healthy 19,200 positions from a month earlier, Statistics Canada said, surpassing economists' expectations of 10,000 new jobs, and topping March's employment increase of 14,600 positions. But because more people entered the work force during the month, the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.

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