Frustrated commuters sat idle for much longer than usual on the Hillsborough Bridge Tuesday as ongoing construction projects in the area snarled traffic heading into Charlottetown.

The chances of a half-percentage point interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada became more likely Tuesday after Statistics Canada reported annual inflation fell to 1.6 per cent in September. Economist Tu Nguyen of accounting and consultancy firm RSM Canada said she had expected the inflation rate to remain close to the central bank's two per cent target,

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is intended to ensure that accountants develop and maintain the professional competence necessary to perform their roles effectively and uphold public trust over time.

Legault, he said, had lost his way. The premier, who has boasted repeatedly over the years about being an accountant and having a “solid” economic team with four accountants at the top of the government hierarchy, is not delivering. The government of accountants has generated the largest deficit in Quebec history.

The federal government will soon announce its immigration plan and immigration levels for the next three years. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have already signalled, however, that the number of immigrants will decline from the levels of the past several years.

A Sooke, B.C., carpenter who turned $88,000 into $415 million investing in Tesla stocks, only to lose it all in short order, has filed a lawsuit against the Royal Bank of Canada and an accounting firm.