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Bank of Canada to release interest rate decision, economic forecast today
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to make its latest interest rate decision this morning. The central bank has lowered its key policy interest rate three times so far this year to bring it to 4.25 pe...
Oct 23, 2024

Presidents and prime ministers: How cross-border personality clashes could play out
WASHINGTON - President John F. Kennedy stood before Canadian lawmakers elucidating the important relationship between the two countries: "Geography has made us neighbours. History has made us friends....
Oct 23, 2024

Poll suggests more than half of Canadians unaware of gridlock in House of Commons
OTTAWA - A debate has ground work in the House of Commons to a halt for weeks, but a new poll suggests that most Canadians are not even aware it's happening. In a new survey from polling firm Leger, 5...
Oct 23, 2024

Furstenau to speak as prospects loom for minority government in B.C.
VICTORIA - Green Leader Sonia Furstenau is set to meet the media for the first time since British Columbia's indecisive election on Saturday, amid speculation about a possible minority government. The...
Oct 23, 2024

Oil removal work begins on 'fragile' Second World War-era wreck in coastal B.C.
An oil salvage operation is underway on the fragile wreckage of a U.S. army transport ship that sank almost 80 years ago off coastal British Columbia in a race to head off an eruption of thousands of ...
Oct 23, 2024

What you need to know as Trudeau fights to retain leadership of the Liberal party
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resisted calls for his resignation for more than a year now but in recent weeks those calls have grown louder and in some cases more public. The Liberal cauc...
Oct 23, 2024

Canada's Fernandez through to quarterfinals at Toray Pan Pacific Open
TOKYO - Canada's Leylah Fernandez is through to the quarterfinals at the Toray Pan Pacific Open after downing Varvara Gracheva 6-0, 3-6, 7-5 on Wednesday. The 22-year-old from Laval, Que., fired three...
Oct 22, 2024

'Best players' step up for Carolina Hurricanes in OT win over Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - The Carolina Hurricanes really turned the tide in the third period on Tuesday night. After going down 2-0 against the Edmonton Oilers, the Hurricanes mounted a third-period comeback and lev...
Oct 22, 2024

Red-hot Calgary Flames grind out 4-3 shootout win over Pittsburgh Penguins
CALGARY - Justin Kirkland scored the decisive goal in the sixth round of the shootout Tuesday as the red-hot Calgary Flames prevailed 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nazem Kadri, Rasmus Andersson an...
Oct 22, 2024

Ottawa routs Utah 4-0 for 1st road win of the season
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Anton Forsberg made 31 saves, Drake Batherson scored his third goal in two games and the Ottawa Senators won their first road game of the season, 4-0 victory over the Utah Hockey...
Oct 22, 2024