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EDMONTON — An Alberta legislature member accused of hit and run with his pickup truck says he didn't do it. Derek Fildebrandt testified in court Wednesday that if he had backed into his neighbour's van, he would have owned up to it right away.

TORONTO — Canada's biggest banks are poised to benefit from a surprise interest rate hike on Wednesday, with Royal Bank of Canada's (TSX:RBC) chief executive pegging the revenue bump at upwards of $300 million over five years.

TORONTO — A Toronto-area police officer pleaded guilty to assault after siccing his K-9 unit dog on a man who was lying down awaiting arrest. York Region police Const.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's nurses union is raising the spectre of hospital units being shut because of discontent over the province's decision to impose a labour bill on 75,000 public sector workers.

LAVAL, Que. — Employees of Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD.B) in the Florida region are bracing for hurricane Irma as Texas staff continue to try to recover from "devastating" damage from hurricane Harvey, CEO Brian Hannasch said Wednesday.

CALGARY — The Bank of Canada's second interest rate increase this summer has financial experts warning that more could be on the way, and now is the time for Canadians to take a serious look at their debt.

HALIFAX — The new supply ship for the Royal Canadian Navy will be able to go where it is tasked to go, says the company responsible for delivering the converted civilian vessel.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge will allow constitutional arguments in a case where the province decided a man's personalized licence plate was offensive to women.

MONTREAL — The first witnesses at the murder trial of a man charged with killing a clerk in a Montreal supermarket will testify Friday.

Toronto's roller-coaster real estate market took a swoop lower in August, the fourth-straight month that the average sales price in Canada's largest city declined from a dizzying record high set in April.