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TORONTO — Broad-based strength lifted Canada's main stock index 1.5 per cent Wednesday, while U.S. stocks also rallied after the U.S. Federal Reserve left its outlook for interest rate cuts this year intact.

OTTAWA — With polls suggesting U.S.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's budget shows that the impending end of the province's consumer carbon tax will leave a roughly $1.5-billion hole in its revenue streams, with one expert saying "there will be both winners and losers" from the change.

Appeal dismissed as province seeks damages for health-care costs

OTTAWA — Ottawa has put in place new rules limiting the fees banks can levy on customers who don't have enough in their accounts to cover a cheque or other pre-authorized charges.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the population grew to 41,528,680 people as of Jan. 1 as the pace of growth continued to slow after peaking in the third quarter of 2023. The total number of people was up 63,382 compared with Oct.

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OTTAWA — Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pumps immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released Wednesday suggests.