The composite leading index increased 0.7% in October, its fourth straight advance.
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Foreign demand for Canadian securities was up strongly in September, as non-residents added $13.6 billion to their portfolios.
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Wholesale sales in current dollars edged up 0.2% in September, following a 1.5% decline in August.
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''Piracy off Somalia’s coast is a symptom of wider problems ashore, and any strategy to tackle it must also deal with its root causes and strengthen regional capacity, the United Nations envoy to the country warned today.
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The actor has taken a break from his ever-growing money woes to fulfill his duties as a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador.
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Travel to Canada by United States residents increased in September compared with August, while travel by Canadian residents to the United States declined.
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Consumer prices rose 0.1% in October compared with October 2008, following a 0.9% decline in September. This was the first 12-month increase since May 2009.
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British sailors watched helplessly as Somali pirates seized hostages Paul and Rachel Chandler, it was revealed yesterday.
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The Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, informed the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Hezbollah has dozens of thousands of missiles in its possession, a small percentage of them able to reach a range of 300 km.
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New motor vehicle sales increased 1.2% to 128,415 units in September following a slight decrease in August. Higher sales of North American-built passenger cars were responsible for most of the increase.
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