Agency says retail sales fell 2.5 percent in July.
Statistics Canada is reporting a drop in retail sales for the month of July.
The agency says retail sales fell 2.5 percent to $61.3 billion, due in large part to declining sales at gas stations and clothing stores.
Sales at gas stations decreased by 14.2 percent as gas prices went down by 9.2 percent.
Meanwhile, stores selling clothes and accessories reported a drop of 3.3 percent.
Grimsby Shooting Suspect Arrested
The shooting happened last week, at the Niagara Gateway Information Centre
Dodgers Beat Blue Jays in World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in extra innings.
Niagara Region Advocates to Ontario
It was Niagara Week at Queen's Park, with a needed wastewater treatment plant on the list of priorities
Urgent Care Centre Hours Shortened
Niagara Health says this is happening tomorrow in Fort Erie due to shortage of staff, regular hours will resume the next day
Another Arrest in Human Trafficking Case
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Police Looking for Grimsby Shooting Suspect
They say a man was shot at the Niagara Gateway Information Centre
Police Looking for Stabbing Suspect
Update: Woman stabbed a man in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls Backs Swimming Lessons
The idea is to ask the provincial government make this mandatory in schools, to prevent child drownings