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  "path": "/2026/03/18/news/canadas-population-has-dropped-first-time-confederation-statcan",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T17:10:33.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.nationalobserver.com",
  "textContent": "Statistics Canada's latest estimates suggest Canada's population declined last year for the first time since Confederation, due primarily to a drop in the number of non-permanent immigrants.",
  "title": "Canada's population has dropped for the first time since Confederation: StatCan"
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