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Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
The latest information from Statistics Canada shows that the country’s annual inflation slowed to 6.3% in December as gas prices cooled. However, grocery prices remained high and are up 11% on an annual basis, which is a slight improvement from the 11.4% in November. Canada’s annual inflation rate peaked in the summer at 8.1%.
Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed to 6.3 per cent in December as the cost of groceries remained high and gas prices cooled.
https://t.co/tHngUCbWhV— CityNews Vancouver (@CityNewsVAN) January 17, 2023
A former Republican candidate for New Mexico’s legislature has been arrested on suspicion of orchestrating recent shootings that damaged homes of Democratic elected leaders. Solomon Peña, who lost his 2022 run for state House District 14 and claimed election fraud after his defeat, was arrested Monday by Albuquerque police.
Former Republican New Mexico State House candidate Solomon Peña was arrested by an Albuquerque SWAT team Monday in connection with a string of recent shootings at the homes of local Democratic elected leaders https://t.co/9JVC48UZgY
— CNN (@CNN) January 17, 2023
The NFL’s wildcard round is in the books and the playoff field is down to eight teams. For this coming weekend’s divisional round, the Chiefs will host the Jags and the Giants will visit the Eagles on Saturday. On Sunday, the Bills and Bengals will do battle in Buffalo before the weekend is wrapped up with a showdown between the Cowboys and 49ers in San Francisco.
The Divisional Round is set! #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/mQlEuzLAl2
— NFL (@NFL) January 17, 2023
Commuters in the Greater Toronto Area were in for a bit of a shock on Monday when a small airplane crashed onto a road beside a small airport. The plane was trying to land on the runway, but crashed through a fence and spun 90 degrees before coming to a stop on the road next to the airport. Fortunately, police said everyone was safe and accounted for.
A small airplane crashed and ended up on the road near an airport in Markham, Ont. on Monday. https://t.co/LcWbigkPzv
— CTV Toronto (@CTVToronto) January 17, 2023
Leylah Fernandez has joined fellow Canadian Bianca Andreescu in the second round of the Australian Open after knocking off Alizé Cornet in straight sets. Andreescu will play her second round match later today, as will Felix Auger Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov on the men’s side.
.@leylahfernandez made a tough first round draw look straight-forward as she made it four Canadians in round 2 at the #AusOpen.
— Tennis Canada (@TennisCanada) January 17, 2023
Next up: a clash with No. 4 seed Caroline Garcia, who spoiled Katherine Sebov’s major debut. Read more: https://t.co/f5cPrUXYsg
Thumbnail photo courtesy of @poldi404 on Instagram.