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Statistics Canada's look at the week.

Outside of winter wheat growing beneath the snow, not much is happening on Canadian crop farms at this time of the year, providing farmers with some much-needed time to reflect on last year’s harvest and start planning for the crop ahead. How exactly did last year’s harvest shape up? Let’s take a look.

Many children, adults too, eagerly await the holiday season for the arrival of the latest electronic swag, whether it be a computer, gaming console, smart phone or flat screen television. What happens to those fancy new gadgets a few years down the road, when they break down, become obsolete or are no longer loved or used, is up to the households that buy them.

The start of the New Year offers a chance to break old habits, form new ones and set meaningful goals. For adults resolving to become more active this year, a study looked at how many Canadians were meeting the recommended 150 minutes per week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in the years leading up to the pandemic and explored some of the underlying factors on why some Canadians may not be meeting the guidelines.

Canada is filled with all kinds of beautiful landscapes. Although much of the greenery is covered up by a layer of snow and will be for the next few months, snow-covered scenery can be equally breathtaking.

In 2024, Canada was home to 10.9 million census families—that is, couples with or without children and one-parent families. Among the census families, 9.1 million were couple families, while the remaining 1.8 million were one-parent families.  

The song “12 days of Christmas” sets the bar high when it comes to gift giving for your true love. Fortunately, most of the gifts given in the song are available right here in Canada, for those looking to buy local this holiday season.