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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a sign of a more cautious approach as the Fed seeks to gauge where inflation is headed and what policies Presi

The gap in interest rate policies between Canada and the U.S. widened further as the Bank of Canada cut its key lending rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday, while the U.S. Federal Reserve held its own rate.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says workers will benefit from the province's largest ever increase to the minimum wage later this year. But an advocacy group says the increase to $16.50 an hour on Oct.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are edging lower after the Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first time since it began trying to help the economy in September. The S&P 500 was down 0.

EDMONTON — The right to hunt bighorn sheep, Alberta's official mammal, has netted the province US$400,000 at auction.

Experts say homeowners with variable mortgage rates will benefit from lower monthly payments after the Bank of Canada's latest cut to its key policy rate. Ratehub.

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A small plane chartered by a Chinese oil company crashed Wednesday in a remote part of South Sudan, killing 20 people, authorities said. One passenger survived. The flight chartered by Greater Pioneer Operating Co.

LONDON (AP) — Advanced artificial intelligence systems have the potential to create extreme new risks, such as fueling widespread job losses, enabling terrorism or running amok, experts said in a first-of-its-kind international report Wednesday catal

HALIFAX — A climate change think tank has released a guide encouraging municipalities to assign specific dollar values to natural assets ranging from wetlands to coastal dunes.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved higher in late-morning trading as the Bank of Canada cut its key lending rate, while U.S. stock markets were mixed ahead of a rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve.