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Business groups say the work stoppage at B.C. ports is the latest in a run of supply chain disruptions affecting 91Ô­´´ companies and the country's economy.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada considered cutting its key interest rate by just a quarter of a percentage point last month, but opted to take a larger step in the face of a weakening economy and falling inflation.

OTTAWA — The federal finance minister has been taking every opportunity to remind frustrated 91Ô­´´s that after a bumpy pandemic recovery, the nation's economy is actually doing a lot better. Inflation is now at 1.

VANCOUVER — Employers have locked out more than 700 unionized workers in the latest development in a labour dispute that the union says will shut down all ports in British Columbia until further notice.

Industry groups urge fiscal restraint.

In addition to a massive spike in campaign donations following the capitulation of BC United, the BC Conservatives are set to receive nearly $1.7 million in per-vote subsidy, for future operational costs.

VANCOUVER — Greater 91Ô­´´ Realtors says home sales in the region jumped 31.

Risks remain in the mortgage market as a wave of borrowers still have to renew at higher rates, alternative lenders take a growing share of new mortgages and delinquency rates keep creeping up, Canada's housing agency says.

Five things to watch for in the 91Ô­´´ business world in the coming week, from a Bank of Canada on its recent interest rate decision to Statistics Canada's newest labour force survey.

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says vehicle sales in October were up 8.8 per cent from the same month last year.