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

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

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was two per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.1 per cent (0.7) — Prince Edward Island: 1.3 per cent (1.
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In the news today: StatCan to release October inflation figures today

In the news today: StatCan to release October inflation figures today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release October inflation figures today Statistics Canada is expected to release its October consumer price index report this morning.
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Dix out as health minister as Eby introduces a drastically reshaped B.C. NDP cabinet

Dix out as health minister as Eby introduces a drastically reshaped B.C. NDP cabinet

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says "kitchen table" issues in British Columbia will be the focus for his revamped, postelection cabinet that was sworn in on Monday.
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Forecasters issue 'bomb cyclone' warning for B.C., with 120 km/h winds predicted

Forecasters issue 'bomb cyclone' warning for B.C., with 120 km/h winds predicted

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is warning that a "bomb cyclone" is expected to bring powerful winds to most of Vancouver Island and the B.C. coast, with hurricane-force gusts of 120 km/h predicted for some areas this week.
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Trudeau, Biden talk rule of law at Brazil G20 summit amid meetings on global hunger

Trudeau, Biden talk rule of law at Brazil G20 summit amid meetings on global hunger

RIO DE JANEIRO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent his first day at the G20 leaders' summit Monday speaking in closed-door meetings about issues like continental trade, fighting world hunger and multilateralism, as Donald Trump's impending return t
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'Profit ahead of people's lives': Trial begins in freezing deaths of migrant family

'Profit ahead of people's lives': Trial begins in freezing deaths of migrant family

FERGUS FALLS — A family of four from India froze to death while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in a blizzard because alleged human smugglers cared more about money than the risk of people dying, a prosecutor said Monday.
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Prince Harry in Vancouver as Invictus Games school program launches online

Prince Harry in Vancouver as Invictus Games school program launches online

VANCOUVER — One day after surprising fans at the pinnacle of Canadian football in Vancouver, Prince Harry got down to ground level with a game of sitting volleyball with schoolchildren in the city.
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MPs condemn alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler

MPs condemn alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler

OTTAWA — The House of Commons on Monday condemned an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler.
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Tories call on Boissoneault to resign amid apology over Indigenous ancestry claims

Tories call on Boissoneault to resign amid apology over Indigenous ancestry claims

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament returned to Ottawa on Monday after a weeklong break with no sign of a resolution to the House stalemate, tempers ramped back up, and renewed calls for a Liberal cabinet minister to resign — or be fired.
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Man police linked to neo-Nazi group pleads not guilty to terrorism charges

Man police linked to neo-Nazi group pleads not guilty to terrorism charges

OTTAWA — An Ottawa man pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of terrorism and hate speech related to the promotion of a far-right group.
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