Canadian economy shrank by 0.3% in October, the biggest slump
The drop was largely due to contraction in the goods and services sectors. Analysts had predicted that growth would dip by 0.2 per cent ahead of the release.
The drop was largely due to contraction in the goods and services sectors. Analysts had predicted that growth would dip by 0.2 per cent ahead of the release.
"The central fact of Canadian history," observed the 20th-century literary critic Northrop Frye, is "the rejection of the American Revolution."
1965 - New Canadian flag is adopted, replacing one incorporating the British flag. 1967 - Expo 67 in Montreal provides impetus to Canadian national identity.
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