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Canada's GDP up .8% in 4Q thanks to oil and gas, not mining

Michael Allan McCrae | February 28, 2011 | 8:09 pm Canada 

Gross domestic product in Canada rose 0.8% in the fourth quarter, said Statistics Canada today. The result was a doubling of the previous quarter's 0.4% GDP gain. "Primarily on the strength of oil and gas extraction, the mining sector increased...

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