Posted AT 4:21 AM EST on 03/10/08
Canada's commodity engine stalls
ANDY HOFFMAN AND NORVAL SCOTT
From Friday's Globe and Mail
TORONTO, CALGARY The resource party is over.The commodities sector, which has been the main driver of Canada's economic strength and a buffer against the subprime woes of the United States, imploded yesterday, stoking fears that Canada can no longer outrun the global
financial crisis.
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