Canada’s annual inflation rate was two per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets):

• Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.1 per cent (0.7)
• Prince Edward Island: 1.3 per cent (1.0)
• Nova Scotia: 1.5 per cent (0.9)
• New Brunswick: 1.8 per cent (0.9)
• Quebec: 1.6 per cent (1.3)
• Ontario: 2.0 per cent (1.9)
• Manitoba: 1.1 per cent (0.8)
• Saskatchewan: 1.6 per cent (0.7)
• Alberta: 3.0 per cent (1.9)
• British Columbia: 2.4 per cent (2.0)

Source: The Star