OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (pr...

OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.2 per cent (2.0) - Prince Edward Island: 1.4 per cent (1.4)...

NANAIMO - A Gabriola Island woman was fined for making around $300,000 selling seafood, but refusing to provide the proper documentation. Melissa Dawn Larocque (Steer), 40, was fined $30,000 fine in provincial court in Nanaimo on Wednesday, Dec. 10, in relation to a 2021 charge of failure to comply with fishery officer...

MONTREAL - Jakub Dobes needed a strong performance after consecutive poor showings. Six minutes into Sunday's game, the Montreal Canadiens goalie was staring down Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on a two-minute 5-on-3 power play - an early test ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... 'High impact' warning as heavy rains forecast to cause more flooding in B.C. The B.C. government says heavy rains in the forecast may cause more flooding in low-ly...

VICTORIA - The B.C. government says heavy rains in the forecast may cause more flooding in low-lying areas in parts of the province. The province says the Sumas and Chilliwack Rivers are still under flood warnings, and while it's expected to be less i...

MONTREAL - Joshua Bujold, an upbeat psychology student in his first semester at Montreal's Dawson College, was taken aback to find out that happiness among young Canadians has plunged. Outside Quebec, that is. Bujold's home province is an outlier among...

TORONTO - For years, Stéphane Cliche was a healthy avid athlete, but he kept getting sinus and respiratory infections and doctors couldn't figure out why. It wasn't until he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2016 that it became clear his imm...

OTTAWA - Rising costs at the grocery store were causing fresh pain for consumers in November even as Statistics Canada reports the overall inflation rate held steady in the month. The agency said Monday that annual inflation rose 2.2 per cent in Novemb...

The Canadian Press has been speaking with young people across the country about challenges facing their generation - and ways they continue to find joy. 'YOU'RE HUMAN AND YOU FEEL THINGS' Violet Rode, an 18-year-old theatre student at Dawson College in...