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Canadian corporations earned $62.9 billion in operating profits in the first quarter, up 4.8% or $2.9 billion from the previous quarter. This was still below the $78.9 billion high reached in the third quarter of 2008 before the economy headed into the recent downturn. This marks the third consecutive quarter of growth since the low of $48.0 billion reported in the second quarter of 2009.
