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Canadian housing market sound, fears of consumer debt exaggerated: economists

December 19, 2009

OTTAWA - Canada's hot housing market received a clean bill of health from a major Canadian bank Friday, dismissing concerns voiced by the Bank o [...]

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How Canadian wealth rebounded

December 10, 2009 - Updated: December 10, 2009

Household wealth over the past year has recovered in a way few had expected The stock market rally of the past year has healed [...]

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