Business Report: BOC holds interest rate steady

March 6, 2019 3:58 pm MST.

The Bank of Canada has left its key interest rate unchanged. Meanwhile, the Montreal real estate market is heating up dramatically. Mike Eppel has the details in today’s business report.

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