Bank of Canada interest rate cut 'encouraging' for Canada's housing market

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Bank of Canada interest rate cut 'encouraging' for Canada's housing market

The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate to 4.5% -- a move that experts say is encouraging for the country's lagging housing market. Erica Natividad reports.

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Vancouverites take over Stanley Park for annual Terry Fox Run

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B.C. Premier pledges involuntary care for severe addictions ahead of October election

B.C. Premier pledges involuntary care for severe addictions ahead of October election

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Storm Boris leaves multiple dead across central Europe

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Yemeni Houthis fire missile at central Israel

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B.C. Premier pledges involuntary care for severe addictions ahead of October election

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6 Indigenous people killed across Canada by police since August 29

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Economic and political impacts of looming Air Canada pilots' strike

Economic and political impacts of looming Air Canada pilots’ strike

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