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3 weeks ago | 
cbc.ca | Jenna Benchetrit |Anis Robert Heydari |James Dunne |Nisha Patel
7 minutes agoJenna BenchetritBank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers, left, and Governor Tiff Macklem speak to reporters in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)That’s all for this live page. If you missed the proceedings, we’ll have more news and analysis about the Bank of Canada’s decision later today on CBC.ca. The central bank will make its next interest rate announcement on July 30.
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3 weeks ago | 
cbc.ca | Peter Armstrong |Jenna Benchetrit |Verity Stevenson |Graeme Bruce
Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 2.75% amid U.S. tariff 'uncertainty' | CBC LoadedBank of Canada officials speak after interest rate announcementBank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem and senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers give a statement and answer questions about the central bank's interest rate announcement. The Bank of Canada is holding the interest rate at 2.75 per cent for the second time in a row.
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1 month ago | 
cbc.ca | Verity Stevenson |Jenna Benchetrit |Graeme Bruce
3 minutes agoTiff Macklem speaking at 10:30 a.m. ETVerity StevensonBank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem pictured in March. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem will be explaining the decision and taking questions from reporters at 10:30 a.m. ET. We'll be posting updates as he speaks, but you can also catch the livestream of that news conference at the top of the page. 8 minutes agoPeter ArmstrongThe Bank of Canada sign in Ottawa.
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2 months ago | 
cbc.ca | Jenna Benchetrit |Lucas Powers
Canada election: Leaders campaign in Quebec before hunkering down to prepare for debates | CBC LoadedConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are all in the Montreal area this morning to make announcements. We’ll also hear from Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, who is fighting to hold on to his party’s seats in Quebec.
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2 months ago | 
cbc.ca | Jenna Benchetrit |Michelle Song |Lucas Powers |Michael Woods
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that “sometimes the truth hurts” when asked about criticisms of Poilievre’s campaign. Ford’s former campaign manager Kory Teneycke has been outspoken in his criticism of the federal Conservative campaign, saying on a recent podcast appearance that “blowing a 25-point lead and being like 10 points down is campaign malpractice at the highest level.”Asked today about those remarks, Ford made some eyebrow-raising comments of his own.
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2 months ago | 
cbc.ca | Meagan Fitzpatrick |Jenna Benchetrit |Lucas Powers
Hello! It’s Jenna, your morning live page writer. It’s debate week in Montreal. Yesterday, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre were put under the microscope with appearances on Tout le monde en parle, the ultra-popular talk show hosted by Radio-Canada’s Guy A. Lepage. Both are campaigning this week in Quebec, where they’ll navigate a unique political landscape in an attempt to win over Francophone voters.
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2 months ago | 
cbc.ca | Jenna Benchetrit |Lucas Powers
Hello! It’s Jenna, your morning live page writer. It’s debate week in Montreal. Yesterday, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre were put under the microscope with appearances on Tout le monde en parle, the ultra-popular talk show hosted by Radio-Canada’s Guy A. Lepage. Both are campaigning this week in Quebec, where they’ll navigate a unique political landscape in an attempt to win over Francophone voters.
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2 months ago | 
cbc.ca | Jenna Benchetrit |Michael Woods |Lucas Powers |Meagan Fitzpatrick
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, when asked about Poilievre’s plan to use the notwithstanding clause, had this to say: “When you are in the position of a person that wants to be prime minister of Canada, you should rely more on improving [the] justice system and laws than removing yourself from their application.” Blanchet also spoke briefly about the clause’s significance in Quebec, referencing what’s known among provincial nationalists as la nuit des longs couteaux, or “the...
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2 months ago | 
cbc.ca | Verity Stevenson |Holly Cabrera |Jenna Benchetrit
17 minutes agoCarney calls GM layoffs 'deeply painful news'Verity StevensonCarney leaves a cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations and national security on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)Liberal Leader Mark Carney has reacted to the GM plant shutdown in Ingersoll with a statement on X. "We will fight every day for the workers who build this country," Carney said.
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2 months ago | 
cbc.ca | Holly Cabrera |Jenna Benchetrit |Marina von Stackelberg |Michael Woods
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging Canadians to send more New Democrats to Ottawa to hold the future government to account. In recent days, he’s stopped saying that he’s running for prime minister. “Because people voted for us, we were able to hold the government to account,” Singh told reporters today in Ottawa. He pointed to instances when the NDP pushed for the minority Liberal government to proceed with social programs like dental care and pharmacare.
