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TORONTO — Mortgage experts expect the Bank of Canada's decision to hold its key interest rate to add heat to the country's real estate markets.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and food providing some relief to households that have struggled under the weight of surging prices.

MONTREAL — MTY Food Group Inc. reported a first-quarter profit of $18.4 million, up from $16.6 million a year earlier, as acquisitions helped its revenue more than double.

OTTAWA — The Bank of 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 rate announcement: The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 4.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials unveiled three new high-tech policing devices Tuesday, including a robotic dog that critics called creepy when it first joined the police pack 2 1/2 years ago.

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says it does not expect to recover any material amount from U.K.-based Cineworld Group PLC, its once-suitor which owes the Toronto movie theatre chain $1.24 billion. U.K.

TORONTO — Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP and its institutional partners have signed a deal to acquire freight container leasing company Triton International Ltd. for about US$4.7 billion in cash and shares.

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MONTREAL — Air Canada says executive vice-president and chief financial officer Amos Kazzaz is retiring at the end of June.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Ford Motor Co. has revealed some details of its plan to spend $1.