OTTAWA—Inflation in Canada slowed sharply in April with the scrapping of the country’s consumer carbon tax. The figure, however, masked the price pressures households faced and which ...

The annual rate of inflation dropped to 1.7 per cent in April from 2.3 per cent in March, mainly due to the removal of the consumer carbon tax, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Ana Pereira is a ...

Gas prices dropped by just over 18 per cent year-over-year in April according to Statistics Canada, due in large part to the end of the consumer carbon tax on fuel that came into effect April 1st.

2:04 Gas prices fall after consumer carbon tax ends in most of Canada “April’s inflation data looks promising, but energy prices have deeply skewed the data. The price of gas plummeted 18 per ...

Canada's inflation rate eased to 1.7 per cent in April, driven by a drop in prices after the federal government removed the consumer carbon tax, according to Statistics Canada. However ...

When the House of Commons was last sitting in December — some five months ago — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre raised the issue of the carbon tax and inflation. Then Liberal prime ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. The end of the consumer carbon price at the start of April drove inflation down sharply, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, but there were signs of pressure ...

OTTAWA — The end of the consumer carbon price at the start of April drove inflation down sharply, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, but there were signs of pressure building at the grocery store.

The Liberal government eliminated the consumer carbon price at the start of April, offering motorists some relief at the pump. Last month also marked the first full month of tariffs between Canada and ...