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TORONTO — While the Bank of Canada's fourth straight cut to its key interest rate could inspire potential homebuyers to get off the sidelines, some commentators say the housing market may not see a huge spark just yet.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada cut its key policy interest rate by 50 basis points on Wednesday to bring it to 3.75 per cent (a basis point is equal to a one-hundredth of a percentage point).

OTTAWA — Last May, when Jenny Saulnier was home alone with her dog in Nova Scotia while her son and husband were at hockey, she scrolled through social media and saw there was a house fire some nine kilometres from her home, and was assured she would

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada cut its key policy rate by 50 basis points on Wednesday to take it to 3.75 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.

TORONTO — A new report shows the patchwork of progress at Canada's big life insurers in their efforts to address climate change, and reduce their more than $90 billion in fossil fuel investments.

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.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mathieu Olivier scored twice and Daniil Tarasov stopped 25 shots as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 Tuesday night.

TORONTO — A group of professional engineers plan to soon withdraw services from key Ontario infrastructure projects Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass as part of a bargaining dispute with the province.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will try to live up to their namesake in the NBA team's 30th season and play fast, aggressive basketball.

Statements made by a man who stabbed a professor and two students in a University of Waterloo gender studies class last year show the attack was ideologically motivated and meant to instil fear in the community, federal prosecutors argued Tuesday.