Canada's unemployment rate ticked down to 6.5 per cent in January, and the economy lost 25,000 jobs, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

OTTAWA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Canada unexpectedly lost 24,800 jobs in January but the unemployment rate dipped to a 16-month low of 6.5% as fewer people looked for work, Statistics Canada indicated on Friday.

Yet another spat over territory is rocking the troubled US-Canada relationship – and it’s not a result of a Donald Trump threat to turn his northern neighbor into a 51st state.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced several measures Thursday aimed at making Canada a global leader in electric vehicles and rescuing an industry ravaged by U.S. trade policy.

Canada is reevaluating its planned purchase of U.S. F-35 fighter jets over the escalating trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa in what has become a flash point in bilateral relations between the two allies.

The Canadian government says it is working with the US Federal Aviation Administration, General Dynamics Corp. and Bombardier Inc. to address certification issues for some of Gulfstream’s private jet models after a complaint made by President Donald Trump.

Thanks to a new generation of visionaries, cities like Toronto and Vancouver are finally beginning to reflect the legacies of their native people.

By David Ljunggren and David Shepardson OTTAWA/WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday his government was scrapping a national electric-vehicle sales mandate,