Statistics Canada reported Tuesday that the country's annual inflation rate fell to 2.7% last month. In March, this figure was 2.9%. It is expected that such dynamics will influence the decision of the Central Bank of Canada regarding the interest rate, the update of which is scheduled for June 5. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said the Liberal government would introduce legislation to increase the capital gains tax rate before the summer parliamentary recess. New home construction in Ontario has slowed to a pace not seen since 2018. There were 37% fewer housing starts in urban Ontario in April than in the same month last year. Students and administrators at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa say they have reached an agreement to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment aimed at protesting Israel's military campaign. in the Gaza Strip. Since the beginning of the season, 99 fires have been registered in Quebec, affecting 87 hectares of forest. According to the Society for the Protection of Forests from Fires, 99% of fires this spring are caused by human activity.