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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time
Police reported 611 homicides in Canada in 2008, 17 more than the previous year, resulting in a 2% rise in the national homicide rate. The 2008 increase was due almost entirely to increases in Alberta and British Columbia, much of which was gang-related.
Trends in police-reported serious assaults, 2008
Serious assaults, as well as assaults against peace officers, have increased by over 20% during the past decade. They are among the few police-reported violent crimes on the rise in Canada.
Railway carloadings, August 2009
Hog inventories, third quarter 2009
Placement of hatchery chicks and turkey poults, September 2009
Victim Services Survey, 2007/2008
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Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada, October 2009
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