OTTAWA — Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets):
— Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.5 per cent (0.5)
— Prince Edward Island: 1.1 (1.6)
— Nova Scotia: 1.0 (2.1)
— New Brunswick: 1.3 (1.8)
— Quebec: 2.3 (2.2)
— Ontario: 1.7 (1.7)
— Manitoba: 2.2 (2.2)
— Saskatchewan: 1.6 (1.7)
— Alberta: 1.6 (1.3)
— British Columbia: 2.2 (2.4)
The Canadian Press