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Canada’s inflation rate ticks back up to two per cent in October, StatCan says
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s inflation rate rose to two per cent last month, up from 1.6 per cent in September, as gasoline prices exerted less downward pressure on annual price growth. The report from Statistics Canada on Tuesday says prices in October increased at a faster annual pace in five out of the eight major components ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: StatCan to release October inflation figures today
By The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
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. Economists polled by Reuters expect the annual inflation rate rose to 1.9 per cent last month, according ... Read More »
1 responseEnforcement officers expected to testify as human smuggling trial continues
By The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Law enforcement officers are expected to testify as the trial continues for two men accused of human smuggling at the Canada-US border. Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel are accused of being part of a ring that flew Indian nationals to Canada, then had them walk across the border between Manitoba and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A ‘bomb cyclone’ sounds scary but meteorologist says it’s not alarmist
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The use of terms including “atmospheric rivers” and “bomb cyclones” to describe weather phenomena has moved out of scientific journals and into the mainstream in recent years, but meteorologist Cindy Day says there’s nothing alarmist about the language. Day says that when used appropriately, such scientific language is necessary and can help people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada set to release October inflation figures today
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada is expected to release its October consumer price index report this morning. Economists polled by Reuters expect the annual inflation rate rose to 1.9 per cent last month, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. After a period of sharp price growth, Canada’s inflation rate dipped below the Bank of Canada’s two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau to attend second day of G20 summit, return to Ottawa
By The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is attending the final day of the G20 summit in Brazil. He is set to go to a working session on sustainable development and energy transition, and to speak to media. Trudeau will also attend the closing session of the summit and a farewell luncheon hosted by the Brazilian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forecasters issue ‘bomb cyclone’ warning for B.C., with 120 km/h winds predicted
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
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. The weather agency has issued more than a dozen warnings for coastal areas, saying the peak wind speeds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Profit ahead of people’s lives’: Trial begins in freezing deaths of migrant family
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – 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. “This case is about these two men putting profit ahead of people’s lives,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dix out as health minister as Eby introduces a drastically reshaped B.C. NDP cabinet
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby has unveiled a drastically revamped British Columbia cabinet at Government House that features a mix of new and familiar faces drawn from an NDP caucus greatly reduced in last month’s narrow election win. Previous ministers were reshuffled, including Adrian Dix and Josie Osborne who switched portfolios, Dix moving to energy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tories call on Boissoneault to resign amid apology over Indigenous ancestry claims
By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
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. The House of Commons has been mired in a filibuster for nearly two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner’s inquest underway into 2016 death of Ottawa man Abdirahman Abdi
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
OTTAWA – The family of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest by police eight years ago is hoping the coroner’s inquest into his death will lead to improvements in the way police respond to calls involving a mental health crisis. The inquest into the July 2016 death of 38-year-old Abdirahman Abdi began ... Read More »
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