CANADA FX DEBT-C$ hits 3-1/2 year high vs embattled U.S. dollar

 TORONTO, April 29 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar hit its
strongest level in three and a half years on Friday against a
broadly weaker U.S. dollar, shrugging off disappointing
Canadian economic data and uncertainty over next week's federal
election.

 The currency CAD=D4 hit C$0.9451 to the U.S. dollar, or
$1.0581, compared with Thursday's North American finish at
C$0.9510 to the U.S. dollar.
 (Reporting by Solarina Ho; editing by Jeffrey Hodgson)