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OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is expected to hold its key interest rate steady this week as inflation continues to slow, despite other data suggesting the economy is still running hot.

It's springtime in Metro Vancouver, when thickets of selfie sticks and tourists sprout up beneath canopies of the region’s famous cherry blossoms.

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a solid 236,000 jobs in March, suggesting that the economy remains on solid footing despite the nine interest rate hikes the Federal Reserve has imposed over the past year in its drive to tame inflation.

It started with a video of a postal worker sorting a mountain of orange packages from Temu.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,196.69, up 37.14): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Up 38 cents, or 0.70 per cent, to $54.94 on 10.6 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ticked upward Thursday with mixed results among sectors, while U.S. markets also posted gains to end the short trading week. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 37.14 points at 20,196.69.

TORONTO — The largest shareholder of Aimia Inc. says it will vote against the re-election of the company's board of directors at its annual meeting later this month.

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the most devoted Trump conspiracy theorists, there are no coincidences and timing is everything.

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy added 35,000 jobs in March amid strong population growth, keeping the unemployment rate steady at near record lows, even as the economy wrestles with high interest rates.

TORONTO — Canadians are continuing to spend on holidays and non-essential services, but are cutting back on restaurants and goods, according to the findings in a new report from Royal Bank of Canada.