OTTAWA – Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.5 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets):
— Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.4 per cent (1.5)
— Prince Edward Island: 1.1 (1.3)
— Nova Scotia: 1.2 (1.1)
— New Brunswick: 1.8 (1.6)
— Quebec: 0.6 (0.7)
— Ontario: 1.7 (1.9)
— Manitoba: 2.1 (1.7)
— Saskatchewan: 1.4 (1.2)
— Alberta: 1.3 (1.5)
— British Columbia: 2.0 (1.7)
— Whitehorse, Yukon: 1.2 (0.6)
— Yellowknife, N.W.T.: 0.9 (1.0)
— Iqaluit, Nunavut: (2.2)