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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time
Building permits, October 2008
The total value of building permits decreased by 15.7% to $5.4 billion in October. Construction intentions fell in both the residential and non-residential sectors, and in all provinces except Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Production of principal field crops, November 2008
The final crop report for 2008 revealed that Prairie farmers harvested a record 12.5 million metric tonnes of canola and a record 3.6 million tonnes of dry field peas. In Eastern Canada, soybean production rose considerably with a record 600 000 tonnes of soybeans harvested in Quebec.
Leading causes of death, 2000 to 2004
Cancer and heart disease, the two leading causes of death for Canadians, were responsible for just over one-half (52.4%) of all deaths in 2004. However, the leading causes of death varied widely by age group.
Study: Internet use and social and civic participation, 2003 to 2007
For-hire motor carriers of freight, top carriers, second quarter 2008
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