BoC delays press conference due to shooting in Parliament

As Parliament Hill and much of downtown Ottawa are in lockdown, the Bank of Canada is delaying its press conference on the October Monetary Policy Report.

By Staff | October 22, 2014 | Last updated on October 22, 2014
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As Parliament Hill and much of downtown Ottawa are in lockdown, the Bank of Canada is delaying its press conference on the October Monetary Policy Report.

The press conference was scheduled to take place at 11:15. The bank has already said its rate will remain at 1%. “We will provide more details as soon as they become available,” the bank says in a statement.

For the latest on the unfolding situation in Ottawa, read more here.

Read: BoC sets rate, warns of renewed vigour in household spending

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