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Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 2.8 per cent in April, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday, in large part due to soaring prices at the pump. Energy prices overall rose a whopping 19.2 per cent year-over-year in April, following a 3.9 per cent increase the month before. Statistics Canada said the cost of gasoline specifically rose even quicker, and was...
Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 2.4 per cent in March, Statistics Canada said on Monday. High prices for energy, especially gas, due to the war in Iran drove inflation higher. Energy prices were 3.9 per cent higher compared to a year ago, and the data agency said March's 21.2 per cent monthly increase in the price of gasoline was...
Sobeys, Safeway owner says it's refusing to pay the charges; smaller grocers say they don't have a choice. As fuel costs rise with the ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East, some food suppliers in Canada are adding fuel surcharges to deliveries to make up for their added costs. CBC News has obtained documents showing at least four suppliers — Sunrise...
General Motors, Ford and Stellantis have all reported tariff impacts in the billions on recent earnings calls. The Detroit Three automakers are taking a big hit from the Trump administration's tariffs, and industry experts say only one thing can stop the bleeding for the North American auto industry — a trade deal with low tariff rates for the industry. General...
It's official — the consumer carbon tax is over, starting today. Mark Carney cancelled the fee on his first day as prime minister last month, signing a directive for the fuel charge to be removed on April 1. The levy had been added to the sale price of carbon-emitting products by fuel type. For gasoline, it was 17.6 cents a...
Mark Critch says it was pure luck and good timing that he, the self-titled "clown," landed the only year-end interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rather than any of the country's respected political journalists. The Canadian comedian and This Hour Has 22 Minutes cast member sat down with the prime minister just before Chrystia Freeland resigned as finance minister earlier...