Category Archives: Canada
Aging Aboriginals pose new fiscal, social challenge for government: census
OTTAWA - The number of Aboriginal seniors is set to skyrocket in the next 20 years, Statistics Canada warned Wednesday as it released new census numbers that suggest the Indigenous population will soo...
Oct 25, 2017
Indigenous Peoples paradox: Aboriginals younger, but getting old, census finds
OTTAWA - A high fertility rate and a growing sense of self are fuelling an explosion in the ranks of Indigenous Peoples, according to fresh census numbers that lay bare the demographic challenges faci...
Oct 25, 2017
Latest census numbers showcase Canada's ever-evolving ethnic diversity
OTTAWA - A decade ago, the CBC series “Little Mosque on the Prairie” won international acclaim for its depiction of Muslims trying to make their way in a rural Saskatchewan town. At the ti...
Oct 25, 2017
2016 census highlights: Indigenous Peoples, immigration and housing
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada released the latest findings from the 2016 census Tuesday, this time focusing on Indigenous Peoples, immigration and housing. Some selected highlights: - The census counted ...
Oct 25, 2017
More and more, 'average Canadian' is anything but, says latest 2016 census
OTTAWA - Increasingly, the face of the average Canadian is anything but average. There was plenty of diversity on display in Wednesday’s deposit of Statistics Canada census data, including 250 d...
Oct 25, 2017
New Brunswick unveils plans for Crown-run marijuana stores, plus home delivery
FREDERICTON - New Brunswickers will buy their legal marijuana at a subsidiary of the province’s liquor commission - and have sommelier-like staff to guide them. The province also announced Wedne...
Oct 25, 2017
Canada's Walk of Fame to add Donovan Bailey, Anna Paquin, Viola Desmond and more
TORONTO - Six influential Canadians from the circles of sports, entertainment and culture will be added to Canada’s Walk of Fame next month. Olympic gold medallist Donovan Bailey, Oscar-winning ...
Oct 25, 2017
Ottawa's Canada Science and Technology Museum reopening with new sensory exhibit
OTTAWA - The technology used in the field of medicine has grown by leaps and bounds over the past century, but when the Canada Science and Technology Museum reopens in Ottawa next month, a new exhibit...
Oct 25, 2017
Six stories in the news for today, Oct. 25
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 25 --- PREPARE MORE WOMEN FOR SKILLED TRADES, REPORT SAYS Recruitment efforts to get more women working in manufacturing will fail unless girls get the educ...
Oct 25, 2017
Gender gap in manufacturing won't narrow without more training for women: report
OTTAWA - Recruitment efforts to get more women working in manufacturing will fail unless girls get the education and training needed for those jobs, says a new report. “Businesses are actively l...
Oct 25, 2017
