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Bank of Canada lowers key interest rate to 2.25% in second straight cut
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday and signalled it may be satisfied with where the policy rate sits amid ongoing U.S. trade uncertainty. The central bank’s key rate now stands at 2.25 per cent after a second consecutive cut. Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.25% in second straight drop
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point today and is signaling it may be satisfied with where the policy rate stands amid ongoing U.S. trade uncertainty. The central bank’s key rate now sits at 2.25 per cent after a second consecutive cut. Bank of Canada governor Tiff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Trump attend dinner hosted by South Korean president
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump pointed and smiled at one another as they sat down to dinner together in South Korea today. It marks the first time the pair have been in the same room since Trump cut off trade talks with Canada last week. Both leaders are attending ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Trump to attend dinner hosted by South Korean President
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump are attending a dinner together in South Korea today. It marks the first time the pair will be in the same room since Trump cut off trade talks with Canada on Thursday. Both leaders are attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum this week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!These doctors helped eliminate measles in ’98. Here’s how they did it
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
TORONTO — Dr. Arlene King got measles more than 60 years ago, but she still remembers feeling so weak that getting her shoes on was a challenge. It didn’t take long for King, who was in Grade 1 at the time, to infect her 18-month-old brother whose fever spiked to such a high temperature that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Is an interest rate cut coming? Blue Jays win Game 4 over Dodgers
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Bank of Canada set to make rate announcement The Bank of Canada is set to make an interest rate announcement and publish updated economic forecasts for the first time since January this morning. The central bank lowered its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 740,000 students head back to class in Alberta after teacher strike ends
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — It’s going to be a busy day for Alberta schools today as more than 740,000 students are set to return to class following the end of a provincewide teachers strike. Classes are resuming after Premier Danielle Smith’s government invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 teachers back to work. Students ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nation files lawsuit demanding Aboriginal title over lands in western Quebec
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
A First Nation has filed a title claim in Quebec Superior Court to large swaths of territory across the western part of the province. Jean-Guy Whiteduck, chief of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, says his people must have a say in the way water, wildlife and forestry are managed in the region. The Aboriginal title claim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bank of Canada set to announce key rate decision, publish new forecasts
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is set to make an interest rate announcement and publish updated economic forecasts for the first time since January this morning. The central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 2.5 per cent last month in its first cut since March. Most economists expect the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Classic breakup cycle’: Relationship experts weigh in on Jays-Ohtani saga
By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025
TORONTO — He didn’t return their advances. He decided to say yes to the rich Los Angeles suitor. Now they want their stuff back, and they want him to know — loudly, and in front of a lot of people — they’re fine without him. It’s not your friend and their ex — or their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP leadership contenders have first face-to-face meeting ahead of French debate
By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Three of the five NDP leadership candidates had their first face-to-face encounter, which serves as a preview for next month’s French debate. Rob Ashton, Avi Lewis and Heather McPherson took part in a forum at the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation gala in Ottawa, while Tanille Johnston and Tony McQuail were not able to ... Read More »
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