UPDATE 3-Weak growth, inflation delays Bank of Canada rate rise
January 23, 2013 at 13:42 PM EST
By Randall Palmer and Louise Egan. OTTAWA, Jan 23- The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate at 1 percent on Wednesday, but it revised its guidance dramatically to say that excess capacity in the economy, soft inflation and stabilizing household debt have combined to push any rate increase further away than previously thought.