In December, wholesale sales in current dollars increased by 0.7% to $42.8 billion, the sixth increase in seven months.
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Travel to Canada by foreign residents increased 0.9% between November and December to 2.0 million trips, largely as a result of an increase in overnight trips by American residents.
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Data from the Canadian Health Measure Survey (CHMS) indicate that nearly one-fifth (19%) of Canadians aged 20 to 79, roughly 4.6 million people, had hypertension. Another 20% had readings in the pre-hypertension range, and 61% had normal blood pressure.
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“Politically, it is prohibited in any way that Iran will have nuclear weapons”, said Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a press conference convened on Sunday evening only hours after his arrival to Israel. “Right now, diplomatic efforts continue,” he explained, but did not rule out military option, “The option to attack Iran is still on the table, but we’re not there yet.”
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Manufacturing sales rose 1.6% in December to $43.0 billion. The gains were mostly concentrated in the transportation equipment industry. This was the sixth increase in overall manufacturing sales in seven months and the highest level since December 2008.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reiterated to hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state," an announcement he's made before.
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Vancouver, BC (Canada) - Out of respect for Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili, who passed away in a tragic accident earlier today at The Whistler Sliding Centre, flags were lowered to half-mast during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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In a landmark decision, an African regional body has found the Kenyan government guilty of violating the rights of the country’s indigenous Endorois community, by evicting them from their lands to make way for a wildlife reserve.
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The number of employed people who reported they were absent from work due to the H1N1 or seasonal flu in December, and the number of hours lost, declined significantly from November.
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New motor vehicle sales increased 2.6% to 128,663 units in December. This gain brought sales back to September's level after fluctuating in October and November.
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