JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - Canada is putting a renewed focus on the new anti-Semitism, one predicated on the notion that the Jews alone have no right to a homeland, Canada's Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney said today in Jerusalem.
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The labour productivity of Canadian businesses fell 0.2% in the third quarter, after fluctuating between increases and declines of 0.1% since the second quarter of 2008.
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The market value of retirement savings held in employer-sponsored pension funds increased by $35.4 billion, or 4.5%, between the first and second quarters of 2009. This was the first increase since the second quarter of 2008.
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The composite leading index rose by 1.3% in November, equalling the largest of its six straight increases. The advance was led by household demand, while the recovery of demand in the United States gave a boost to manufacturing in Canada.
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New motor vehicle sales increased 3.5% to 133,559 units in October after rising in September. Sales of new motor vehicles have generally been increasing since the beginning of 2009, following a sharp decline at the end of 2008.
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OTTAWA—A new report shows that Canada’s rising National Defence spending is $21.185 billion in 2009-2010, making Canada’s rank 13th highest in the world, and 6th highest among NATO’s 28 members, dollar for dollar.
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India on Sunday successfully test fired its nuclear-capable ballistic missile 'Dhanush', with a range of 350 km, from a naval ship off the Orissa coast.
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Canadian industries operated at 67.5% of their production capacity in the third quarter, down marginally from 67.7% in the second quarter. Widespread declines in capacity use among non-manufacturing industries more than offset increases among manufacturing industries.
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National net worth in the third quarter declined $75 billion to $5.9 trillion, largely reflecting an increase in Canada's net foreign debt. Household net worth rose again to reach $5.7 trillion in the third quarter, as equity markets rallied.
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MOSCOW - Russia successfully test launched a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, a spokesman for the Strategic Missile Forces said.
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