OTTAWA – Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets):
— Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.8 per cent (4.2)
— Prince Edward Island: 1.7 (1.5)
— Nova Scotia: 1.3 (1.4)
— New Brunswick: 2.8 (2.8)
— Quebec: 0.9 (1.2)
— Ontario: 1.9 (2.3)
— Manitoba: 1.6 (2.3)
— Saskatchewan: 0.6 (1.4)
— Alberta: 1.3 (2.2)
— British Columbia: 2.0 (2.3)
— Whitehorse, Yukon: 2.7 (2.7)
— Yellowknife, N.W.T.: 1.5 (2.1)