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Employment Insurance recepients drop for fifth straight month: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA�Statistics Canada says the number of people receiving regular employment insurance benefits continued to trend down for a fifth consecutive month in March.
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Top stories
TORONTO -- TD Bank Group (TSX:TD) says it had a "solid" second quarter, with growth in all its major sectors, but came up short of analyst estimates.
Alberta could green its image and add plenty of new turbines over the next few years with the right government incentives, the Canadian Wind Energy Association said in a report released Wednesday.
By Talia Buford. With help from Andrew Restuccia and Darius Dixon. THE KEYSTONE VOTE THAT WAS: After some initial uncertainty on whether the vote would be held, the House voted 241-175 to approve H.R.
CALGARY - Calgary's housing market renaissance has not been a steady process, as the overall improving trend in resale activity was inconsistent last year, says a report released today by RBC Economics Research.
MONTREAL - As thirsty Montrealers lurched into day two without potable tap water, there were reported shortages of bottled water in certain sectors.
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| DI.UN | Dundee International Real Estate Inves | -0.28% | 774.79M |
Bank of Canada daily digest
| Money markets | Change | |
| Overnight rate | 1.00% | +0.0003 |
| Corporate paper, 1 month | 1.12% | 0.00 |
| Treasury bill, 1 month | 0.950% | 0.00 |
| Inflation | ||
| Total consumer price index | 0.400% | -0.6000 |
| Interest rates | ||
| 10 year bond | 2.38% | +0.0400 |
| Prime business rate | 3.00% | 0.00 |
| Conventional mortgage, 5 yrs | 5.14% | 0.00 |