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QuickList: October inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories

OTTAWA – Canada’s national inflation rate was 0.7 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories. (Previous month in brackets):

— Newfoundland and Labrador 1.5 (1.7)

— Prince Edward Island 2.0 (2.2)

— Nova Scotia 0.9 (1.3)

— New Brunswick 0.8 (0.7)

— Quebec 0.2 (0.9)

— Ontario 0.9 (1.2)

— Manitoba 2.2 (2.5)

— Saskatchewan 1.5 (1.5)

— Alberta 1.0 (1.3)

— British Columbia -0.3 (0.0)

— Whitehorse, Yukon 1.6 (2.1)

— Yellowknife, N.W.T., 1.6 (2.0)

— Iqaluit, Nunavut 1.7 (1.4)