Food prices in April were up 3 point 6 per cent from a year ago.
Statistics Canada reports prices for food bought at stores were up 4 per cent, restaurant prices were up 2 point 7 per cent.
The agency says an 11 point 2 per cent increase in meat prices and a 4 point 3 per cent increase in the cost of fresh vegetables contributed to the year-over-year hike.
The overall consumer price index for April was up 0 point 8 per cent from April of 2014.
In hopes of raising awareness of the help available to sexual violence survivors, a local crisis centre has handed out stickers to over 200 businesses.
Three people are facing charges after separate incidents took place over the long weekend.
Conor Allin is officially running again, this time in Ward 8, which covers people in the southern part of Chatham.
The Toronto Blue Jays snapped the Astros' six-game winning streak with a 3-1 win in Houston Monday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 5-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals in MLB action on Sunday.
A multi-million dollar Chatham fraud trial begins this week.
