AT A GLANCE

OTTAWA (CP) - Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.5 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories. (Previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador, 0.5 per cent (0.1)

- Prince Edward Island, 0.4 (0.4)

- Nova Scotia, 1.0 (1.1)

- New Brunswick, 0.9 (1.1)

- Quebec, 1.3 (1.0)

- Ontario, 1.5 (1.5)

- Manitoba, 2.0 (1.4) - Saskatchewan, 1.3 (0.7) - Alberta, 1.6 (1.2)

- British Columbia, 2.2 (2.4)

OTTAWA (CP) - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.5 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples (Previous month in brackets):

- St. John’s, N.L., 0.5 per cent (0.1)

- Charlottetown-Summerside, 0.4 (0.4)

- Halifax, 1.1 (1.0)

- Saint John, N.B., 1.0 (1.5)

- Quebec, 0.9 (0.7)

- Montreal, 1.6 (1.2)

- Ottawa, 1.7 (1.7)

- Toronto, 1.9 (1.8)

- Thunder Bay, Ont., 1.0 (1.2)

- Winnipeg, 1.8 (1.3)

- Regina, 1.2 (0.4)

- Saskatoon, 1.2 (0.8)

- Edmonton, 1.6 (1.2)

- Calgary, 1.4 (1.0)

- Vancouver, 2.2 (2.3) - Victoria, 2.3 (2.7)