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OTTAWA 鈥?Statistics Canada says wholesale trade fell in December for the first time since April amid sharply lower auto sales.The agency says wholesale sales were down 1.3 per cent in December at $66.5 billion, marking the first monthly decline after seven consecutive increases.Vehicles are one of the largest categories of wholesale trade, and Statistics Canada say auto sales, as well as car and truck parts and accessories, were down 4.3 per cent to $10.7 billion, the lowest level since July. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Despite the monthly dip, Statistics Canada says that wholesale trade was still up compared with the pre-pandemic levels of February 2020, amid a 12.2 per cent s
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OTTAWA 鈥?Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is refusing to explain how he travelled to the United States as a citizen without a valid U.S. passport.Multiple requests to the party for an explanation have been ignored over the last 11 days.The United States Immigration and Nationality Act says it is against the
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