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Sugar surge

Canada is the ninth-largest sugar importer in the world. Ninety per cent of sugar in Canada comes from cane, most of which is refined from raw cane sugar imported from South and Central America, Australia and the Caribbean. iStockphoto

As prices for the sweet stuff flirts with 30-year highs, Tavia Grant offers a look at the world of sugar

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