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Despite a decline in staff and revenue over time for the radio broadcasting stations industry—which is comprised of private, public, and non-commercial (such as community or campus radio) stations—the industry as a whole turned a profit in 2025. Let’s tune into the numbers.

Back in the old days, kids used to walk to school, allegedly many kilometres, uphill both ways. Youth today can still avail themselves to active transportation such as walking or cycling, but transit is also generally a viable option, especially in larger urban centres.

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

In 2024, there were over 16.4 million tonnes of waste generated from non-residential sources, the highest amount since 2008 (almost 16.6 million tonnes) but still shy of the record in 2006 (over 16.7 million tonnes). 

Millions of post-secondary students will be heading to university or college in the weeks ahead. For some students, it will be their first foray into independent living away from the family nest. For many others, however, they will be hitting the books while living at their parental home.

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

Digging deeper by province and territory and on a per-capita basis, using annual population estimates, let’s get the details on the 11.1 million tonnes of residential waste generated nationwide in 2024, up by 158 046 tonnes from 2022 (+1.4%). Over the same period, the estimated population increased 5.9%.

In the spirit of the upcoming International Youth Day, let’s explore the many ways young people participate in their communities and how these connections shape their sense of belonging.

Just over a century ago in Canada, there were millions of working horses across the land, pulling wagons or plows and transporting people, while bison remained on the cusp of extinction. By 2021, there were almost as many bison (149,539) on Canadian farms as horses (183,733).

Statistics Canada's look at the week.