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OTTAWA — The Bank Canada kept its key interest rate target on hold at 4.5 per cent on Wednesday. Here is the text of the central bank's statement announcing the decision: The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 4.

VICTORIA — British Columbia auditor general Michael Pickup says the province's public institutions are susceptible to fraud, but he can't release specifics about the theft and corruption reported to his office in a survey conducted this year.

OTTAWA — The CEOs of Canada's largest grocery store chains will be before a parliamentary committee today to answer questions about the rapid rise in food prices. The CEOs and presidents of Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Metro Inc. and Empire Co. Ltd.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade surplus of $1.9 billion in January, helped by exports of wheat, canola oil and soybeans. The agency says the result compared with a revised surplus of $1.2 billion for December.

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court

Hong Guo is scheduled to start her one-year suspension on March 8 after the Law Society of BC unsuccessfully argued for her disbarment in relation to various trust account violations.

TORONTO — Women have powered a recent shift toward higher-paying and -skilled jobs, but a pay gap will persist until they cease being outnumbered by men in senior management positions, says a new report.

Negotiators for Vancouver City Hall and the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵappNation discussed keeping the services agreement for the Senakw development secret.

City staff have been tasked with finding a way to reduce the tax hike, but city claims a reduction is only possible if Surrey maintains its RCMP police force