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• Canada Trade Minister Attends Libya Trade Talks The new Libyan government has said it will honor oil and other buiness contracts signed with Canadian companies during the regime of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi, Canada’s Trade Minister Ed Fast said Monday.
• Canada Urged to Prep for Arctic Council Leadership Canada gets its chance to lead the Arctic world next year — and analysts say the country needs to start laying the groundwork for it now.
• Canada, U.S. Expanding Joint Defense Plan Canada and the United States are soon to have a joint defense plan in place to allow both militaries to cross the border, the Canadian defense minister said.
• Canada, U.S. Extend Software Lumber Deal Washington and Ottawa have signed an extension of their landmark softwood lumber agreement.
• IMF Cuts Canada's Growth Forecast The International Monetary Fund Tuesday cut Canada’s growth forecasts, presenting a more pessimistic view than the Bank of Canada as the crisis in Europe plunges the euro zone into recession and takes a big bite out of global output.
• Low Interest Rates Preventing Housing Bubble Rock-bottom mortgage rates have been the fuel behind Canada’s house-price boom. Now, they may also be the shield keeping that boom from becoming a bubble.