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Bank of Canada holds key rate at 2.75% but opens door to future cuts

Bank of Canada holds key rate at 2.75% but opens door to future cuts

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada left its policy rate unchanged Wednesday but said future cuts may be warranted as U.S. tariffs continue to cloud the outlook. The central bank’s policy rate remains at 2.75 per cent after a third consecutive hold.
Small tsunami forecast in B.C., beaches closed, after massive 8.8 quake off Russia

Small tsunami forecast in B.C., beaches closed, after massive 8.8 quake off Russia

Most of British Columbia's coast is under a tsunami advisory, triggered when one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the coast of southeastern Russia.
1988 Quebec missing person's case solved after bones found in river identified

1988 Quebec missing person's case solved after bones found in river identified

MONTREAL — Montreal-area police say a missing person's case from 1988 has been solved with the recent discovery of human remains in a vehicle submerged in a river. Robert St-Louis, a 42-year-old father of five from Laval, Que.
Crown attorneys' group accuses politicians, media of 'attacks' on justice system

Crown attorneys' group accuses politicians, media of 'attacks' on justice system

OTTAWA — The president of the Ontario Crown Attorneys' Association says "attacks" launched by "politicians, media and members of the public" in response to two high-profile criminal cases amount to "affronts to the rule of law.
Quebec population expected to decrease over next five years

Quebec population expected to decrease over next five years

MONTREAL — Quebec's statistical institute estimates the province's population will decline by 80,000 by 2030.
Islamophobia envoy says Mideast war is bringing back anti-Muslim tropes from 9/11

Islamophobia envoy says Mideast war is bringing back anti-Muslim tropes from 9/11

OTTAWA — Ottawa's special representative on combating Islamophobia says she's alarmed by a recent revival of decades-old tropes about Muslims supporting terrorist violence.
Ash falls on Lytton, B.C., as 'very scary' fire triggers evacuation alerts

Ash falls on Lytton, B.C., as 'very scary' fire triggers evacuation alerts

Authorities say ash has fallen on the community of Lytton, B.C., as crews battle what the operations director for the BC Wildfire Service called a "very scary" blaze for the village that was almost completely consumed by flames in 2021.
Grizzly attack in B.C. likely 'defensive', bears to be spared, investigators say

Grizzly attack in B.C. likely 'defensive', bears to be spared, investigators say

British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly attack on a couple in the province's Interior over the weekend was likely "defensive in nature," and it's unlikely the bears were stalking people.
Katrina Chen's kids' book tells of gender-based violence. It's a story she knows well

Katrina Chen's kids' book tells of gender-based violence. It's a story she knows well

BURNABY — Former British Columbia legislator Katrina Chen sits on a couch in her Burnaby home, reading aloud from the children's book she's co-written. "'Maybe,' Mommy tells me, 'It's time for a stronger house. We leave everything behind. And we go.
Motion in Nanaimo, B.C., to ask for closure of safe injection site deferred

Motion in Nanaimo, B.C., to ask for closure of safe injection site deferred

City council in Nanaimo, B.C., has voted to defer a motion on asking the local health authority to close an overdose prevention site next to city hall. The vote to defer Coun.
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