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The next few months will be a challenge for Canadians who do not embrace winter. Those inclined to hunker down may find themselves sitting in front of a computer or television screen, or curled up under a blanket scrolling on a phone for long stretches of time.

At sunset on December 18, Jewish families across Canada will gather around the menorah to light the first of eight candles during the joyous festival of Hanukkah. Just under 1 in 100 Canadians (335,000 people) reported a Jewish religious affiliation in 2021.

Just under 55 million maple taps were busy dripping out a record-high 17.4 million gallons of liquid gold during the 2022 maple run.

Knitters, unite! Can we come to the next knitting night? We’ll bring the stats, and we aren’t sheepish to say we have a lot of them—starting with wool.

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a historic decline in the number of marriages. 

Each year, about 5% to 10% of Canadian employees experience a permanent layoff. The implications of job loss are a big deal for affected individuals and their families; a permanent layoff is associated with sustained annual earnings losses equivalent to about 10% to 20%, five years out.

As David Campbell sees it, economic growth in the Atlantic provinces has long been reliant on the right strategies to counter various challenges to growth—strategies that have always included projections and trends based on the data.