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  "id": 694539,
  "title": "Fewer Canadians are opening new financial accounts and bank loyalty is weakening, study says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/fewer-canadians-are-opening-new-financial-accounts-and-bank-loyalty",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T19:50:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
    "slug": "financial-post",
    "url": "https://financialpost.com/fp-finance/banking/fewer-canadians-opening-new-financial-accounts-bank-loyalty-weakening"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Canada’s slowing immigration activity could be a factor",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "News of the day: Fewer Canadians opening new bank accounts, inflation’s ‘hidden tax’, Air Canada posts loss, HST rebate pushes home sales, startups slipping away and more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/news-of-the-day-fewer-canadians-opening-new-bank-accounts-inflations",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:30:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}