For parents sending a child off to school this fall, it’s time to stock up on school supplies. Let’s take a look at how prices for back-to-school staples have changed over the course of a 12-year secondary school education.
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.
Statistics Canada's look at the week.
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.
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.
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).
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%.
Statistics Canada's look at the week.
A few things stand out when you visit the produce section of a Canadian grocery store: the organic section is a lot smaller than the “conventional” produce section, and prices are generally higher. The same holds true at the national level, where, in 2025, organic vegetables accounted for 5.7% of total vegetable farmgate sales and organic fruits accounted for 5.3% of total fruit farmgate sales.
