Statistics Canada said Tuesday that the annual rate of inflation accelerated sharply to 2.6 per cent in February as the federal government’s temporary tax break came to an end mid-month.
The annual rate of inflation accelerated sharply to 2.6 per cent in February as the federal government’s temporary tax break came to an end mid-month, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. February’s figures are well ahead of the consensus among economists polled by Reuters, which called for 2.2 per cent inflation in the month.
Sgt. Marc Tessier says police arrested three men in their forties along with a 31-year-old woman and seized drugs and weapons in Kanesatake, about 40 kilometres northwest of Montreal. Tessier says a fifth person detained by police was released.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa will expand the Canadian Armed Forces’ presence in the Arctic and turn to Australia's over-the-horizon radar tech to monitor threats from adversaries such as China and Russia. Carney is also pledging $253 million in new funding for Indigenous reconciliation initiatives in the North.
Immigration lawyers say the case of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States over a denied visa is a warning to other Canadians that it's no longer business as usual when crossing the border for work. Jasmine Mooney returned to Vancouver this weekend after she was detained for about 12 days when she tried to cross the border near San Diego, Calif.
The Power Women of Influence Gala 2025 comprises of a power-packed panel that includes Roshaneh Zafar, Founder and MD, Kashf Foundation, Farah Mohamed, Senator and social entrepreneur, Belle Puri, CBC journalist, Anoop Virk, TEDx executive producer & award winning Canadian actress Supinder Wraich of CBC's TV show Allegiance. Robin Gill, former Global National reporter and anchor is panel moderator.
