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OTTAWA 鈥?The Bank of Canada sought Wednesday to temper economic excitement about a sharper-than-expected rebound from the depths of the COVID-19 crisis, pointing to worrying trends that signal all is still not well.In a statement, the central bank governing council said the bounce-back activity in the third quarter looks to be faster than it anticipated in July, as provinces opened up their economies even more over the summer.Household spending spiked over the summer as a result of pent-up spending demand from previous months as some households had money to spend, but nowhere to spend
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OTTAWA 鈥?Provinces are looking to expand COVID-19 testing as Canadians in many provinces wait long hours to be swabbed or can ;t get in for testing at all.Demand for testing surged in much of the country in recent days, as schools and universities reopened and the number of positive cases began to surge, raising fears that a second wave of the pandemic has arrived.Ottawa health officials say they are experiencing record line-ups for testing and are extending testing site hours to try to accommodate the demand. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW One testing site in Ottawa west end closed its doors to new arrivals for the second day in a row as the line had already grown to the site
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