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This post was written by Ben Reynolds who runs Sure Dividend.  Sure Dividend uses The 8 Rules of Dividend Investing to help individual investors systematically build their high quality dividend growth portfolio.
The Canadian market is home to many high quality dividend growth stocks.  Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) stand out as excellent businesses with strong competitive advantages.
There are also many opportunities for Canadian stock investors willing to look south, to the United States.  This article takes a look at what I believe are three top U.S. stocks for income investors.  All these businesses have dividend yields above 3% and a competitive advantage.
Let’s take a look…
U.S. Stock #1:  Flowers Foods
Flowers Foods (FLO) is the second largest baker in the United States, behind only Grupo Bimbo.  The company has a market cap of $3.7 billion and was founded in 1919.  Well known Flowers Foods brands include:  Wonder Bread, Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, and Tasty Kake (among others)…

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Hamilton SpectatorHamilton man, 19, drowns in Lake ErieHamilton SpectatorA two-vehicle crash at the QEW ramp to North Shore Boulevard has sent one… Latest Business News SEE MORE · T-shirt makers open first bricks-and-mortar store · Concordia stock plunges after bad-news report · Hostess launches "Deep Fried Twinkies" as …Hamilton man among two dead in separate Lake Erie drowningsToronto Sun19-Year-Old Hamilton Man Dead After Drowning Off Of Long Point: OPPAm980 London NewsMan drowns in Lake Erie while swimming with friends570 Newsall 7 news articles »

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Ontario’s auto sector absorbed a far greater economic wallop during the financial crisis than the damage low oil prices have inflicted on Alberta, says an internal federal analysis.

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TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business:
Home Sales: The Canadian Real Estate Association will release the July home sales figures on Monday. The pace of sales throughout the country stalled somewhat in June, including in the hot markets of Toronto and Vancouver.
Energy East: The National Energy Board hearings into the proposed $15.7-billion Energy East Pipeline moves to Fredericton on Monday after a week in Saint John, N.B. At last week’s hearings, TransCanada says it would “strive to reach consent” on the project with First Nations. First Nations in Atlantic Canada did not cede their lands to the Crown as they did in other parts of Canada.
The Economy: Several batches of data come out this week that will offer fresh insight into the state of the economy. On Tuesday, Statistics Canada will release its monthly survey for manufacturing, a sector that has struggled this year. The federal agency is out on Friday with the latest figures on inflation and retail trade…

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CBC.caOntario automakers faced more pain in '09 than Alberta's ongoing oil woes: fedsCBC.caOntario's auto sector absorbed a far greater economic wallop during the financial crisis than the damage low oil prices have inflicted on Alberta, says an internal federal analysis. The February memo, prepared for Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk …Outbreak of Cyclospora Under Investigation • Cases Reported in BC, Alberta, Ontario & QuebecEdmonton Talks Newsall 2 news articles »

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