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Why Your Kitchen Sponge Is so Gross

February 19, 2022
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Your kitchen sponge is a better incubator for diverse bacterial communities than a laboratory Petri dish, researchers report. It’s not just the trapped leftovers that make the cornucopia of microbes swarming around so happy and productive, it’s the structure of the sponge itself. In a series of experiments, researchers show how various microbial species can affect one…

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Statistics Canada Says Economy Grew 0.6% in November, Gets Back to Pre COVID Level

February 1, 2022
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OTTAWA—Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product rose 0.6 percent in November before COVID-19 cases began to surge at the end of the year. The growth in November marked the sixth consecutive monthly expansion and pushed the economy above pre-pandemic levels by 0.2 percent, the agency said Tuesday. Gains in November were seen in wholesale…

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Statistics Canada Says Economy Grew 0.8% in October, Sees Gain in November

December 23, 2021
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OTTAWA—Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product increased by 0.8 percent in October. The showing matched the agency’s preliminary estimate released last month, and analysts expectations. Gains for the month were seen across most sectors, including manufacturing whose rebound of 1.8 percent in October more than offset a September contraction. Driving that sector was output…

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Statistics Canada Says GDP Grew at 5.4% Annual Rate in Q3

November 30, 2021
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OTTAWA—The economy grew at an annual rate of 5.4 percent in the third quarter of this year as COVID-19 restrictions eased and household spending rose, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The result is a turnaround for an economy that shrank in the second quarter, and outpaced economists’ expectations for growth in real gross domestic product between…

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