Inflation Rate up Slightly in April to 6.8%: Statistics Canada

Inflation Rate up Slightly in April to 6.8%: Statistics Canada
Produce is shown in a grocery store in Toronto on Nov. 30, 2018. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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The cost of nearly everything at the grocery store continued to climb higher to push the annual inflation rate up in April.

Statistics Canada said Wednesday that its consumer price index for April rose 6.8 percent compared with a year ago, up from a gain of 6.7 percent for March.