Cities have existed for millennia, but their triumph is remarkably recent. As recently as 1950, only 30% of the world’s population were urban dwellers. This week, a United Nations report suggested that more than 80% of people are now urbanites, with most of those living in cities. London became the first city to reach a...

Foreign direct investment into Canada fell in the third quarter, reaching the lowest level in a year and a half. 

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