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Statistics Canada and Consumer Price Index

consumer price index: 2. Bang for your buck: Statistics Canada releases the consumer price index for October on Friday. This is the time of month when Canadians find out what been a drag on their bank accounts. Last month, energy expenses were the biggest headache for Canadians, but clothing and footwear saw the biggest jump in month-to-month inflation between August and September, according to CTV. 4. Snowmageddon: The Buffalo area has been blanketed by a three-day snowfall total of 7 feet and counting. There no relief in sight with somewhere between another one to three feet of snow expected on Thursday. Forecasters are calling for warm temperatures and rain over the weekend, which could put the area at risk of widespread flooding and 1. Del Mastro Elections overspending sentence: Dean Del Mastro sentencing hearing, originally scheduled for Friday, has been postponed until January after he changed lawyers, according to media reports. Following his conviction of election misspending, Del Mastro, once the parliamentary secretary to Harper, resigned as the MP for Peterborough Nov. 5 in a teary speech in the House of Commons. Last month, the former MP for Peterborough, was found guilty of exceeding campaign spending limits, failing to report a personal contribution to his own campaign and knowingly submitting a falsified document. 3. Felons, not families: U.S. President Barack Obama charged ahead with immigration reform Thursday night. Obama flexed his presidential powers using executive actions to bypass the Republican Senate and House of Representatives. The goal was to spare nearly the 5 million people living in the U.S. illegally from deportation. The GOP is considering lawsuits, a government shutdown and even impeachment in response. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.