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Bastille Day: “The day of glory has arrived!”

July 10, 2025, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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These stirring lyrics from La Marseillaise will likely echo through French communities across Canada on July 14, which commemorates Bastille Day. If you are looking to celebrate in Canada this year, your best bet is to head to Montréal, home to just over half of the 121,525 people who had immigrated from France to Canada at the time of the 2021 Census of Population.

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Making it, and making it to the destination: Challenges for domestic manufacturers

May 21, 2025, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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According to a recently released Statistics Canada analysis on interprovincial trade flows and frictions, the manufacturing industry contributed one-third (33.3%) of total trade between provinces and territories in 2021. 

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Experiences of Canadians with respiratory infections, July to September 2024

May 16, 2025, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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While the hot days of summer are not generally associated with the cold or flu season, approximately one in seven Canadians reported having a respiratory infection in the summer of 2024. This is what they told us about their experience. 

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Dry weather dampens overall generation: Electricity year in review, 2024

May 15, 2025, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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The Canadian electricity sector saw another challenging year in 2024. Many of the factors and trends observed in 2023 played a role again in 2024, particularly the persistent dry conditions that continued to reduce hydroelectricity generation, Canada’s largest electricity generation source. 

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Ahoy sailors

June 24, 2025, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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Canada has by far the longest coastline in the world, but relatively few employees sailing the deep blue sea or the Great Lakes or working in offices ashore.

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The radish

June 3, 2025, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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Radishes are among the first vegetables to be planted and harvested during Canada’s short growing season, generally taking only one month to grow from seed to harvest. 

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Strong growth in the Canadian record and distribution industry

June 17, 2025, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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With World Music Day just around the corner, now is a good time to tune into what is happening in the Canadian music scene. In 2023, the most recent year for which data are available, sales in the record production and distribution industry rose by over one-fifth from two years earlier to $903.3 million.

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