Inflation rate jumps again to new 18-year high of 4.7%
CBC
Canada's inflation rate jumped to a new 18-year high of 4.7 per cent last month, led by sharply higher prices for energy.
Statistics Canada says the 4.7 per cent rate is the highest since February 2003.
More to come.
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