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Canada's annual inflation rate remained stable in November, coming in a touch below the Bank of Canada's two per cent target, though economists anticipate some volatility in the months ahead.

OTTAWA — For the second year in a row, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been chosen as The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year.

OTTAWA — Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet Monday, leaving her post as deputy prime minister and finance minister on the same day she was expected to deliver the government's fall economic statement.

OTTAWA — Canada's housing shortage, widely recognized as a national crisis and the catalyst of significant immigration cuts, is The Canadian Press News Story of the Year.

LANGLEY, B.C. — Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is hailing a decisive British Columbia byelection victory in Cloverdale-Langley City, where Tamara Jansen has won with about two-thirds of the vote.

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has adopted regulations banning the sale of most new gasoline-powered vehicles as of 2035.

OTTAWA — An Ontario Superior Court judge has "reluctantly" given the federal government another three months to pass legislation aimed at granting citizenship to the so-called lost Canadians.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada estimates the country's population grew by 176,699 people between July 1 and Oct. 1, marking the slowest pace of growth since the first quarter of 2022. Canada’s population is estimated to have reached roughly 41.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.2 per cent (1.1) — Prince Edward Island: 1.8 per cent (1.