Canadian dollar fell against most major rivals following a spate of weak data that matched expectations.
Canada's GDP grew 0.1% as expected, however it slowed down from the previous reading's 0.3% growth rate.
CAD/USD fell 0.9% to 0.3745 as of 17:38 GMT.
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The dollar index steadied to 106.6 as of 17:14 GMT, with a session-high at 106.8, and a low at 106.06.
Such protests broke out in China after imposing new restrictions in many areas where Covid 19 has spread once more.
Health authorities reported tens of thousands of new infections in China, which forced new lockdowns in some cities like Shanghai.
Additionally, authorities noted the first drop in infections numbers in China in a week.