"The country’s jobless rate fell to 6.3 per cent in July, its lowest level in nearly a decade, and job creation is the strongest since before the global financial crisis."

Despite this good news, and despite oil's rebound to almost $50/bbl, Alberta shed 14,000 jobs, including 4,000 in Edmonton in July.   "Although the jobs lost in Edmonton were all part-time, it’s the second consecutive month the city has seen the numbers slide, said John Rose, chief economist for the City of Edmonton.  “I was not expecting employment to fall significantly in that period,” Rose said."

Could this be...wait for it...the impact of the NDP government's escalation of the minimum wage?  Small businesses adjust by reducing jobs, particularly part-time jobs.  Ergo, the policy lands up hurting those the most which it was intended to help.