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Here’s a list of November inflation rates for Canadian provinces
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): – Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.2 per cent (1.1) – Prince Edward Island: 1.8 per cent (1.3) – Nova Scotia: 1.7 per cent (1.5) – New Brunswick: 2.0 per cent (1.8) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s inflation rate down a tick to 1.9% in November
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Inflation edged down slightly to 1.9 per cent in November as price growth continued to stabilize in Canada. Statistics Canada’s consumer price index report Tuesday showed inflation was down from two per cent in October. Shelter costs increased at a slower annual pace of 4.6 per cent, while rent price inflation accelerated to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Press NewsAlert: Canada’s inflation rate down a tick to 1.9% in November
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in November, down a tick from two per cent in October. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!StatCan set to release November inflation figures today
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada is expected to release its November consumer price index report this morning. Economists polled by Reuters expect the annual inflation rate stayed at two per cent last month, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. The annual inflation rate ticked up in October to two per cent after falling below the Bank ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Parliament set to break after turbulent fall
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Parliament set to break after turbulent fall Members of Parliament are set to begin their holiday break later today, capping off a tumultuous fall sitting filled with non-confidence votes, filibusters, stalled legislation, a growing deficit and the finance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With Freeland out and the federal deficit up, Parliament is set to take holiday break
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Members of Parliament are set to begin their holiday break later today, capping off a tumultuous fall sitting filled with non-confidence votes, filibusters, stalled legislation, a growing deficit and the finance minister’s resignation. After Chrystia Freeland’s bombshell departure from cabinet Monday morning, several Liberal MPs called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives win B.C. federal byelection amid turmoil in Ottawa
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
LANGLEY, B.C. – The federal Conservatives won a byelection in the British Columbia riding of Cloverdale-Langley City, the latest blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. Tamara Jansen is returning to Ottawa as MP for the riding which she last represented from 2019 to 2021. Jansen won the byelection Monday on the same day Trudeau ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Conservatives win B.C. federal byelection amid turmoil in Ottawa
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
LANGLEY, B.C. – The federal Conservatives have won the byelection in the British Columbia riding of Cloverdale-Langley City. Tamara Jansen is returning to Ottawa as MP for the riding which she last represented from 2019 to 2021. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post operations to resume on Tuesday, union challenging intervention
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Mail is set to begin moving again on Tuesday after a month-long strike by Canada Post employees comes to a close, even as the union representing postal workers challenges the intervention in the labour dispute. Canada Post has warned Canadians should expect delays into the new year as it resumes operations. Though operations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A list of Liberal cabinet ministers who have recently quit or don’t plan to run again
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s abrupt departure from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet on Monday resulted in a mini cabinet shuffle, with Dominic LeBlanc stepping into the role. It is the latest in a string of small shuffles Trudeau has been forced to make in recent months to replace ministers who have made clear ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Only viable path’: Freeland quits cabinet, carves out new role on federal backbench
By Jim Bronskill and David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – In a career filled with fresh milestones, Chrystia Freeland is taking up another new role: backbench member of the governing Liberal party. Freeland resigned from the federal cabinet Monday, the day she was set to present the government’s fall economic statement. In a resignation letter, posted to social media, she said Prime Minister ... Read More »
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