Canada exports to U.S. at three-year high

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada's trade surplus more than doubled in December from November as exports to a recovering U.S. economy grew to their highest since October 2008 and hit a record for non-U.S. trade partners, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The report was welcome news for the hard-hit export sector and bodes well for growth in the fourth quarter and in 2012. The December trade surplus …