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sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s inflation rate hits 2% target, lowest level in more than three years

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s inflation rate hits 2% target, lowest level in more than three years

OTTAWA — Inflation finally hit the Bank of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s two per cent target in August after a tumultuous battle with skyrocketing price growth, raising the odds of larger interest rate cuts in the coming months.
StatCan looks to improve the way it tracks wireless plan pricing with new data

StatCan looks to improve the way it tracks wireless plan pricing with new data

OTTAWA — Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has changed the way it tracks the price of wireless plans in an effort to capture a more accurate picture of what Canadians are paying when it calculates the inflation rate.
Food items that got more expensive in August, and which ones saw prices go down

Food items that got more expensive in August, and which ones saw prices go down

OTTAWA — Inflation has come down from its highs, and groceries are no exception. Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ reported on Tuesday that grocery prices in August rose 2.4 per cent from the year before, a far cry from their peak of 11.
MK-ULTRA: Ottawa, health centre seek to dismiss Montreal brainwashing lawsuit

MK-ULTRA: Ottawa, health centre seek to dismiss Montreal brainwashing lawsuit

MONTREAL — Family members of patients allegedly brainwashed decades ago at a Montreal psychiatric hospital are afraid they're running out of time to get compensation because the federal government and the McGill University Health Centre have filed mo
Here's a list of August inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

Here's a list of August inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s annual inflation rate was 2.0 per cent in August, Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says.
Here's a list of August inflation rates for Canadian provinces

Here's a list of August inflation rates for Canadian provinces

OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s annual inflation rate was 2.0 per cent in August, Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.3 per cent (2.1) — Prince Edward Island: 1.2 per cent (2.
Trudeau loses another Liberal stronghold in Bloc Québécois byelection victory

Trudeau loses another Liberal stronghold in Bloc Québécois byelection victory

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suffered another devastating byelection blow with the loss of a second Liberal stronghold, this one to the Bloc Québécois in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun.
In the news today: Bloc wins Montreal Liberal stronghold

In the news today: Bloc wins Montreal Liberal stronghold

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
MPs to discuss deaths of First Nations people by police in emergency debate

MPs to discuss deaths of First Nations people by police in emergency debate

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament will hold an emergency debate in the House of Commons Monday evening on a string of recent deaths of First Nations people during interactions with Canadian police forces.
Former military leader Haydn Edmundson found not guilty of sexual assault

Former military leader Haydn Edmundson found not guilty of sexual assault

OTTAWA — Former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson has been found not guilty of sexual assault and committing an indecent act in a case that dates back to 1991.