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High Domestic Demand Offsets Fall in Exports

On February 24th the minority Liberal government announced that it would not participate in the US missile defense system, which is designed to shoot down ballistic missiles from adversaries such as N...

IMF Cuts 2005 Economic Growth Forecast

In November 2004 the currency reached a 12-year high of US85.32¢ and has since declined after the bank held rates steady and figures showed a fall in the trade surplus and manufacturing shipments....

Exports to Hurt if C$ Holds at 12-Year High

In September retail sales hit a record level of C$29.1bn (US$24.7bn), strengthening expectations that the central bank will increase interest rates again in December to keep economic growth under cont...

Unemployment Falls to Lowest Rate in Three Years

Prime Minister Paul Martin and Industry Minister David Emerson said that the government plans to provide its struggling aerospace industry with the funds required to compete globally because it consid...