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Canadian food prices rise again as inflation cools to 6.3% in December

Grocery prices continued to soar from coast to coast while gas prices cooled last month.

That helped Canada’s inflation rate slow to 6.3 percent.

Statistics Canada says grocery prices were up 11 percent on an annual basis, a slight improvement from November.

The price at the pumps was 13.1 percent less compared with the month before.

In the summer, the country’s inflation rate peaked at 8.1 percent but has been slowing down since.

with files from Vista Radio newswire

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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