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Canada’s inflation rate hits 2% target, reaches lowest level in more than three years

Canada’s inflation rate hits 2% target, reaches lowest level in more than three years

OTTAWA — Canada’s inflation rate fell to two per cent last month, finally hitting the Bank of Canada’s target after a tumultuous battle with skyrocketing price growth. The annual inflation rate fell from 2.
Trudeau returns to Parliament after loss of second Liberal stronghold

Trudeau returns to Parliament after loss of second Liberal stronghold

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face his cabinet this morning, just hours after the Liberals lost a second stronghold in a byelection in Montreal Monday night.
Trudeau loses another Liberal stronghold in Bloc Québécois byelection victory

Trudeau loses another Liberal stronghold in Bloc Québécois byelection victory

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suffered another devastating byelection blow with the loss of a second Liberal stronghold, this one to the Bloc Québécois in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun.
In the news today: Bloc wins Montreal Liberal stronghold

In the news today: Bloc wins Montreal Liberal stronghold

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Foreign interference inquiry to hear from MPs, elections commissioner's office

Foreign interference inquiry to hear from MPs, elections commissioner's office

OTTAWA — Liberal John McKay and Conservative Garnett Genuis are slated to appear today at a federal inquiry into foreign interference.
MK-ULTRA: Ottawa, McGill seek to dismiss Montreal brainwashing experiment lawsuit

MK-ULTRA: Ottawa, McGill seek to dismiss Montreal brainwashing experiment lawsuit

MONTREAL — Family members of patients allegedly brainwashed decades ago at a Montreal psychiatric hospital are afraid they're running out of time to get compensation because the federal government and McGill University have filed motions to dismiss t
MPs to discuss deaths of First Nations people by police in emergency debate

MPs to discuss deaths of First Nations people by police in emergency debate

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament will hold an emergency debate in the House of Commons Monday evening on a string of recent deaths of First Nations people during interactions with Canadian police forces.
Former military leader Haydn Edmundson found not guilty of sexual assault

Former military leader Haydn Edmundson found not guilty of sexual assault

OTTAWA — Former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson has been found not guilty of sexual assault and committing an indecent act in a case that dates back to 1991.
Tensions, rhetoric abound as MPs return to House of Commons, spar over carbon price

Tensions, rhetoric abound as MPs return to House of Commons, spar over carbon price

OTTAWA — The Liberals sharpened their attacks on the Conservatives as the House of Commons returned from its summer break on Monday with the prospect of a snap election looming large.
Quebec labour tribunal says nurses cannot pressure the province by refusing overtime

Quebec labour tribunal says nurses cannot pressure the province by refusing overtime

MONTREAL — Quebec's labour tribunal has stymied the latest negotiation tactic of a union representing most of the province's nurses.
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