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Calling all lobster lovers! Have you ever tried a lobster roll?

August 12 is International Youth Day, observed annually by the United Nations (UN) in recognition of young people (aged 15 to 24) and to promote their rights and aspirations.

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

Whether food originates from overseas, stateside or right here at home—and whether the final stop is a dinner plate here or in another country—a considerable amount of it is shipped by rail in Canada.

For several decades, the intermodal shipping container has been the global standard for moving goods quickly and efficiently across all distances and, as its name suggests, by different modes of transportation.

The latest data from the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions indicate that, in the second quarter of 2024, about one in seven (14.1%) businesses across Canada were impacted to some degree by natural disasters or weather-related emergencies in the 12 months prior to the survey.

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

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.