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- Young mobile users spend an average of 78.4 hours monthly on devices

- Two-thirds rely heavily on their device in everyday life

- Vast majority say banking apps have given them more control and improved their overall financial standing

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- Individuals 18-35 who open a Self-Directed account will receive 35 free trades, waived fees, a free Globe and Mail eBook and a chance to win a $3,500 cash prize

- Eighty-one per cent of young Canadians plan to begin investing online within the next five years

- This offer follows BMO InvestorLine's introduction of $9.95 flat-fee trading in February

- Friendlier job market, slightly higher incomes and more wealth have put young families in a better economic position today than thirty years ago

- However, high debts and housing costs still cause for concern

- Event features industry leaders from the agriculture and protein, food, fertilizer, retail distribution and supermarket sectors

- Keynote presentations by Dennis Gartman (The Gartman Letter) and Wayne Brownlee (CFO, Potash Corp)

- Eighty-three per cent of moms worry about not having enough money for retirement; 67 per cent are concerned about costs of post-secondary education

- Sixty per cent are optimistic about what the future has in store for the economy

- Ninety-six per cent of moms would be happy receiving attention from and quality time with their family on Sunday

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- Stronger U.S. demand and a weaker Canadian dollar will be positive for exporters and manufacturers

- GDP growth of 1.7 per cent expected in 2014, 2.0 per cent in 2015; Canada GDP growth expected to be 2.3 per cent in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015

- Ontario's housing market continues to hold up well with a balanced resale market

- Manufacturers hard pressed to react to pace of change in fluctuating loonie

- GDP growth of 2.2 per cent expected in 2014, 2.4 per cent in 2015; Canada GDP growth expected to be 2.3 per cent in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015

- Agriculture production hit historic levels in 2013

- Oil production continues to increase reaching 18 million barrels

- GDP growth of 2.2 per cent expected in 2014, 2.4 per cent in 2015; Canada GDP growth expected to be 2.3 per cent in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015

- Jobless rate remains lowest in Canada; population growth fastest in nearly 60 years

- GDP growth of 2.4 per cent expected in 2014, 2.7 per cent in 2015; Canada GDP growth expected to be 2.3 per cent in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015

- Employment growth running at 4 per cent year-over-year; population growth is the fastest in more than 30 years

- GDP growth of 3.5 per cent expected in 2014, 3.0 per cent in 2014; Canada GDP growth expected to be 2.3 per cent in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015

- Provincial jobless rate well below past decade norms as wages inch higher

- GDP growth of 1.0 per cent expected in 2014, 0.8 per cent in 2015; Canada GDP growth expected to be 2.3 per cent in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015

- Provincial pillars of fishery and agriculture maintain pace while economy modernizes

- Aerospace, pharma and bioscience industries represent emerging economic engines combining for 300 per cent growth since 2007

- GDP growth of 1.3 per cent expected in 2014, 1.7 per cent in 2015; Canada GDP growth expected to be 2.3 per cent in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015

- Housing market has stabilized across the province since latest mortgage rules changes; U.S. demand for housing should bolster forestry industry

- GDP growth of 2.2 per cent expected in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015; Canada GDP growth expected to be 2.3 per cent in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015

GDP growth of 1.6 per cent expected in 2014, 2.1 per cent in 2015; Canada GDP growth expected to be 2.3 per cent in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015

- The province poised for a 2.1 per cent increase in public and private investment - a vast improvement over the previous two years

- Private capital spending set to grow for the first time since 2008

- GDP growth of 1.3 per cent expected in 2014, 1.7 per cent in 2015; Canada GDP growth expected to be 2.3 per cent in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015

- Regional data show Alberta leading the pack in the coming year

- Weakened Canadian dollar and strong rebound in U.S. economy provide Canadian business owners with opportunities to invest

- GDP growth of 2.3 per cent expected in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015