09:46 AM EST - Canadian Western Bank : said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose 9.6 percent due partly to higher loan growth. The regional bank, Canada's seventh-largest by market value, said it earned $26.3 million, or 41 cents a share, for its third quarter ended July 31, up from a profit of $24.0 million, or 37 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Canadian Western Bank
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