Surprise Canada GDP gain in October sets up solid quarter

By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian economy showed surprising strength in October, growing by 0.3 percent after a 0.4 percent gain in September, due in part to an unexpected surge in manufacturing, according to Statistics Canada data released on Tuesday. Economists now expect annualized fourth-quarter growth to come in close to, or above, the Bank of Canada's 2.5 percent forecast, which would be high enough to eat into some of the economy's spare capacity. Previous predic