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Victims shot outside Ottawa wedding were innocent bystanders: police

Victims shot outside Ottawa wedding were innocent bystanders: police

OTTAWA — A deadly weekend shooting outside a wedding venue was a targeted attack but Ottawa police leaders said Wednesday they don't think the victims were the intended targets. Two men were killed and six others injured Sept.
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Markets down Wednesday on inflation concerns as Bank of Canada holds rates steady

Markets down Wednesday on inflation concerns as Bank of Canada holds rates steady

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost almost 200 points Wednesday amid a broad-based decline,while U.S. markets also posted losses, as investors fretted over stubbornly high inflation.
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Greenbelt review could see recommendation for more land removals, new minister says

Greenbelt review could see recommendation for more land removals, new minister says

TORONTO — A review of Ontario's Greenbelt could recommend more land be added to the protected area, but it could also see more lands removed, the province's new housing minister said Wednesday.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,226.96, down 186.80 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down $2.85, or 5.92 per cent, to $45.31 on 19.1 million shares.
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Manitoba Tories promise another tax cut, Liberals promise spending and some tax hikes

Manitoba Tories promise another tax cut, Liberals promise spending and some tax hikes

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives promised a tax cut Wednesday for the second straight day on the campaign trail, while the Liberals promised $1 billion in new spending funded in part by tax increases.
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What today's interest rate decision means, and what experts say is next

What today's interest rate decision means, and what experts say is next

The Bank of Canada surprised almost no one when it held interest rates steady at five per cent Wednesday amid cooling economic data. Here's what you need to know about the decision, and what could be next.
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More post-secondary students rely on parents, stay home to finish school: RBC poll

More post-secondary students rely on parents, stay home to finish school: RBC poll

TORONTO — Inflation is driving more post-secondary students to stay home with their parents as they complete their studies — marking a shift from a decade ago, a poll published by RBC on Wednesday shows.
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On flooded N.S. street, some ask province to consider buying and demolishing houses

On flooded N.S. street, some ask province to consider buying and demolishing houses

HALIFAX — David Oxford says he hopes the Nova Scotia government will consider buying and demolishing his flood-damaged home in the Halifax area, as he fears climate change will bring more dangerous downpours to his street.
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Leaders 'never bound' by Conservative party members' policy ideas: Pierre Poilievre

Leaders 'never bound' by Conservative party members' policy ideas: Pierre Poilievre

OTTAWA — On the eve of his first policy convention as Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre reminded Canadians that he is not bound by the policy ideas the grassroots membership chooses to advance.
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Remains of two Innu children exhumed in Quebec as families question who they buried

Remains of two Innu children exhumed in Quebec as families question who they buried

MONTREAL — The remains of two Innu children have been exhumed from a Quebec cemetery to help give closure to families who have long-standing questions about the identities of the bodies they buried in 1970.
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