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BoC delivers half percentage point rate cut, says it now must keep inflation at 2%

BoC delivers half percentage point rate cut, says it now must keep inflation at 2%

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada delivered a supersized interest rate cut Wednesday in response to the recent decline in inflation, bringing its key policy rate down by half a percentage point.
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In the news today: Some Liberal MPs set to ask Trudeau to step down

In the news today: Some Liberal MPs set to ask Trudeau to step down

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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What you need to know as Trudeau fights to retain leadership of the Liberal party

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.
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Furstenau to speak as prospects loom for minority government in B.C.

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.
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Oil removal work begins on 'fragile' Second World War-era wreck in coastal B.C.

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.
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Poll suggests more than half of Canadians unaware of gridlock in House of Commons

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.
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Presidents and prime ministers: How cross-border personality clashes could play out

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. Economics has made us partners.
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Unspecified number of Liberal MPs set to confront Trudeau, ask him to step down

Unspecified number of Liberal MPs set to confront Trudeau, ask him to step down

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face down his own caucus members in a hotly anticipated meeting this morning, as several of them plan to try to convince him to step aside.
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Bouchard must build trust as next CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada CEO, say observers

Bouchard must build trust as next CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada CEO, say observers

Quebec television executive Marie-Philippe Bouchard's appointment as the next president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada comes with big challenges at the beleaguered public broadcaster, say observers who emphasized the need for renewed trust and a revampe
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Saskatchewan teachers get degrading messages after change room complaint

Saskatchewan teachers get degrading messages after change room complaint

REGINA — Saskatchewan teachers in a school division that received a complaint about two "biological boys" using a girls change room say they have received degrading messages over the past week.
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