OTTAWA – Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories. (Previous month in brackets):
— Newfoundland and Labrador, 2.0 per cent (1.1)
— Prince Edward Island, 1.7 (0.3)
— Nova Scotia, 1.2 (0.4)
— New Brunswick, 2.2 (1.1)
— Quebec, 1.0 (0.7)
— Ontario, 2.1 (1.5)
— Manitoba, 1.3 (0.9)
— Saskatchewan, 1.4 (1.3)
— Alberta, 1.5 (1.5)
— British Columbia, 1.8 (1.7)
— Whitehorse, Yukon, 0.7 (1.0)
— Yellowknife, N.W.T., 1.6 (1.7)
— Iqaluit, Nunavut, 2.3 (2.5)
