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When Indigenous people earn a bachelor’s degree, their labour market participation rates are comparable with that of non-Indigenous people. However, Indigenous people face barriers to continuing their education at the postsecondary level, such as living in remote or rural areas, having to relocate, lack of guidance and culturally appropriate curricula, inadequate funding, difficulty in finding housing, and the impacts of residential schools and intergenerational trauma.

Just under three-quarters of the land area of towns and cities across Canada were classed as green in the summer of 2023. Households play an important role in keeping our cities green through watering during the hot summer months. In 2021, just over two-thirds of Canadian households reported having a lawn, and half of those that did have a lawn watered it during the previous summer.

At every stage of life, the friendships and connections that we form with others are an important part of what makes us who we are. July 30 is International Day of Friendship. On this day, we celebrate the connections that we share with those around us and honour the friendships that we have made and will continue to make throughout our lives.

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For those of you who like to make them with your own secret sauce and recipe at home (you don’t have to tell us, just invite us for dinner), you’re in luck—pork rib cuts are typically among the cheapest of all the red meat categories.

While it sure tastes like fruit, did you know that the big juicy watermelon belongs to the cucumber, squash and pumpkin vegetable family? Canadian farmers grew and sold record amounts of this sweet summer treat in 2023, delighting consumers nationwide.

The environmental and clean technology (ECT) sector is growing every year. A recent paper, entitled “Women in the environmental and clean technology sector,” looks at the role women are playing in that sector and their rates of pay.

Our Sweet summer in Canada series explores vacation destinations across the country that report the highest levels of life satisfaction. This month, we’re exploring some popular vacation destinations in the province that reported the third-highest levels of life satisfaction: New Brunswick.

Statistics Canada's look at the week.