The Bank of Canada decided Wednesday to keep its trend-setting interest rate right where it is, at 4.5 per cent. It’s the first time in more than a year that the central bank has decided not to raise its interest rate. Although it will come as encouraging news to borrowers, the move was widely expected, as the bank signalled at its previous policy meeting and in statements since then that it was leaning toward keeping its rate steady. The bank feels confident in standing pat because there is growing evidenceRead more

Giving someone the middle finger is a “God-given” right that belongs to all Canadians, a Quebec judge said, as he recently acquitted a Montreal-area man of criminal harassment and uttering threats. In his ruling, Quebec court Judge Dennis Galiatsatos wrote that not only was Neall Epstein not guilty, the fact that he was arrested and prosecuted at all was a bewildering injustice. “To be abundantly clear, it is not a crime to give someone the finger,” the judge wrote in his Feb. 24 ruling. “Flipping the proverbial bird is a God-given, Charter-enshrinedRead more