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OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada delivered another hefty interest rate cut as it acknowledged the economy has been weaker than it anticipated, but governor Tiff Macklem said Canadians should expect a slower pace of cuts moving forward.

RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP, Que. — The RCMP say they've arrested a man in connection with alleged hate speech posted on social networks Telegram and X.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Quebec Premier François Legault and Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey are scheduled to announce an energy agreement Thursday that could end decades of friction between the two provinces.

MONTREAL — Montreal police say an argument over towing during a snow-clearing operation escalated to the point where a gunshot was fired.

OTTAWA — The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating the military's handling of the case against a former general who was ousted from his high-ranking position after a sexual misconduct complaint against him. Lt.-Gen.

MONTREAL — Three French-language Montreal schools are facing an Education Department investigation after audits found multiple issues relating to a toxic climate.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada cut its key policy rate by 50 basis points on Wednesday to take it to 3.25 per cent. Here is the text of the central bank's decision: The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 3.

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TORONTO — When Geoffrey Hinton strode across the Stockholm Concert Hall stage Tuesday to receive his Nobel Prize for physics from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, he was beaming.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says women's rights and women's progress is under attack, pointing to the recent defeat of U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris as an example.