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Toronto was ranked 8th in the world according to new rankings published by the Economist Intelligence Unit – a research group affiliated with the Economist magazine.   Rounding out the Top 10 are: 1. Hong Kong 2. Amsterdam 3. Osaka 4. Paris 5. Sydney 6. Stockholm 7. Berlin 8. Toronto 9. Munich 10. Tokyo   IN NORTH AMERICA: 14. Washingon, …

LORI MCLEOD Globe and Mail Update September 30, 2008 at 1:00 PM EDT If the United States falls into a deep and prolonged recession it will drag the Canadian housing market lower and push back its recovery, says Benjamin Tal, senior economist at CIBC World Markets Inc. Each day that probability seems to be drawing closer, and it’s causing understandable …