OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was 1.4 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets):
— Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.2 per cent (1.0)
— Prince Edward Island: 2.3 (1.8)
— Nova Scotia: 1.1 (0.9)
— New Brunswick: 1.8 (1.4)
— Quebec: 1.1 (0.9)
— Ontario: 1.5 (1.2)
— Manitoba: 0.9 (0.9)
— Saskatchewan: 1.7 (0.8)
— Alberta: 1.1 (1.0)
— British Columbia: 2.0 (1.9)
— Whitehorse, Yukon: 0.6 (0.6)
— Yellowknife, N.W.T.: 0.4 (0.8)
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