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Lacking clarity on U.S. trade, Bank of Canada keeps ‘powder dry’ with rate hold
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada doesn’t know quite yet how to navigate monetary policy amid constantly shifting trade turbulence with the United States, so the central bank kept its powder dry with an interest rate hold on Wednesday. The central bank held its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent, the first time it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court bans pro-Palestinian protests on McGill University campus for 10 days
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
MONTREAL — McGill University has obtained a 10-day court order against a pro-Palestinian student group forbidding protests on campus. A Quebec Superior Court judge granted the injunction Tuesday against Students for Palestinian Honour and Resistance. Group members are not permitted to block or obstruct McGill entrances; engage in protests within five metres of any McGill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario to loosen internal trade, remove barriers on alcohol and labour mobility
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
TORONTO — Ontario is set to table legislation to make trade between provinces easier, as a way to shore up the economy against the effects of American tariffs. Officials say the bill would make Ontario the first government in Canada to unconditionally remove all current exceptions to interprovincial free trade. The legislation would also enable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boy, 16, dies after stabbing in Montreal; city’s eighth homicide in 2025
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
MONTREAL — A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed Tuesday evening in Montreal has died. Police confirmed his death today — the city’s eighth reported homicide in 2025. The teenager was stabbed in the Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough. He was transported to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Const. Raphaël Bergeron says police have not made any ... Read More »
1 responseGreen Party co-leader says removal from leaders’ debates is ‘undemocratic’
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault says the “last minute decision” to remove his party from the debate is “unfounded” and “undemocratic.” Early this morning the Leaders’ Debate Commission rescinded its invitation to the Green Party to participate in the two federal leaders’ debates. It says the decision was made because the party made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bank of Canada holds key rate steady amid trade war, economic uncertainty
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday as it waits to get a clearer picture of how global trade uncertainty is going to impact the Canadian economy. The central bank held its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent, the first time it has left the key rate unchanged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Press NewsAlert: Bank of Canada holds key rate steady amid trade war
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada held steady its key interest rate today amid the economic effects of the ongoing trade war. That leaves its policy rate at 2.75 per cent. The central bank also released its latest quarterly economic forecast, warning the current environment makes projections unusually challenging. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Green Party disinvited from federal leaders’ debate, commission says
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Leaders’ Debate Commission says it has rescinded its invitation to the Green Party to participate in the two federal leaders’ debates. The decision comes just hours before the French language debate is scheduled to take place in Montreal and one day before the English debate. The commission says because the party intentionally ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Green Party disinvited from federal leaders’ debate, commission says
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Leaders’ Debate Commission says it has rescinded its invitation to the Green Party to participate in the two federal leaders’ debates this week. The commission says because the party has intentionally reduced its number of candidates running in the federal election, it “no longer meets the intention of the participation criteria.” More ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Poilievre to meet face-to-face as party leaders square off in first debate
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s French language skills will be put to the test, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will seek to turn his numbers around, when the five main federal party leaders square off in Montreal tonight in the first of two debates ahead of election day on April 28. The two-hour French-language ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Federal leaders debate in Montreal, interest rate decision due out
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Party leaders square off in first debate tonight Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s French language skills will be put to the test, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will seek to turn his numbers around, when the five main federal ... Read More »
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