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Here’s a list of December inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets): — St. John’s, N.L.: 3.1 per cent (2.1) — Charlottetown-Summerside: 2.9 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a list of December inflation rates for Canadian provinces
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.0 per cent (2.2) — Prince Edward Island: 2.8 per cent (1.4) — Nova Scotia: 3.1 per cent (2.4) — New Brunswick: 3.1 per cent (2.7) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inflation rises to 2.4% in December in ‘tax holiday’ rebound: StatCan
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the end of the federal government’s “tax holiday” a year earlier pushed the annual pace of inflation up two ticks to 2.4 per cent in December. The agency says Ottawa’s move to take GST off some items for two months starting mid-December in 2024 dropped prices for dining out, alcohol, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Carney goes to Davos, gun compensation, Chinese EV deal
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney heading to Switzerland to take part in World Economic Forum Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Switzerland today for a meeting of the World Economic Forum in the ski resort town of Davos. Carney is set to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gun owners have until March 31 to express interest in gun compensation
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — The period for gun owners to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns begins today. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed about 2,500 types of guns, including the AR-15, on the basis they belong only on the battlefield. Public Safety Canada says firearm licence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctors in FIFA World Cup cities worry about ER capacity, strain on health system
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
TORONTO — Doctors in Canada’s FIFA World Cup host cities say they’re concerned the already strained health-care system will buckle if a sudden, unexpected surge slams emergency departments during the games. Dr. Catherine Varner, an emergency medicine physician in Toronto, wrote an editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal Monday raising concerns about vulnerabilities in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney heading to Switzerland to take part in World Economic Forum
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney heads today to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum in the ski resort town of Davos. Carney is set to give speeches aimed at drumming up investments in Canada, while meeting with leaders of countries, institutions and corporations. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to speak at Davos, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Timeline of police-involved beating death of Myles Gray in B.C.
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner of British Columbia begins a public hearing on Monday into the police-involved death of 33-year-old Myles Gray more than 10 years ago. Commissioner Prabhu Rajan called the hearing after a police discipline authority dismissed misconduct allegations against seven Vancouver police officers involved in the fatal confrontation. Here are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public hearing into 2015 Vancouver police beating death of Myles Gray to begin
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray gets underway today in Vancouver. The hearing by the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner into the circumstances of Gray’s death after a violent altercation with a group of Vancouver police officers in Burnaby, B.C., is scheduled to last 10 weeks. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Carney in Qatar to boost trade, culture ties
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Qatar has committed to “significant strategic investments” for Canada’s major building projects. That capital will get projects built faster, “supercharge” energy industries and create jobs for Canadians, he said during a news conference in Doha. Calling it a “new chapter” in bilateral relations, Carney said the two countries will also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dan David, Mohawk journalist and Indigenous news trailblazer, dies at 73
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
WINNIPEG — Dan David, a renowned Mohawk journalist and the founder of Aboriginal Peoples Television Network’s news department, has died. His sister Marie David says he died last week after a long struggle with cancer. He was 73. Karyn Pugliese, an APTN host and producer and David’s friend and colleague, says his death is a ... Read More »
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