A gas pump is shown at a filling station in Montreal, Wednesday, April 12, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
By The Canadian Press

CP NewsAlert: Gas price rebound drove inflation up to 3% in July: StatCan

Aug 17, 2026 | 1:00 AM

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation accelerated to three per cent in July as renewed hostilities in the Middle East drove gas prices higher again.

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Craig Lord, The Canadian Press

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