CTV National News for Wednesday, April 29, 2026: Bank of Canada keeps inflation in mind as they hold key rate at 2.25 per cent

About this episode

The episode discusses the Bank of Canada's decision to maintain interest rates amid inflation concerns and the lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO.

 The Bank of Canada keeps rates steady, citing inflation and global uncertainty, while outlining scenarios ahead for housing and business sectors; Families sue OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company failed to flag the attacker’s online activity.

Topics covered

• Bank of Canada
• inflation
• interest rates
• housing market
• business sectors
• OpenAI lawsuit

Keywords

• Bank of Canada
• inflation
• interest rates
• OpenAI
• Sam Altman
• lawsuit
• housing market

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bank of Canada, OpenAI

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