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It’s April, which means it’s time for some spring cleaning! (Sorry, kids who may be reading this and shudder at the thought of your parents handing you a rag and bucket.)

According to the most recent data from the Canadian Survey of Business Conditions (CSBC), there were just over one million private-sector businesses in Canada in the first quarter of 2024, and about one in four of them (23.7%) was majority owned by an immigrant to Canada. This was almost equal to the proportion of immigrants (23.0%) among the nearly 37 million Canadians counted in the 2021 Census.

Ever wonder how your quality of life compares with those living in other cities or towns in Canada? How do factors that affect quality of life, such as poverty rates and housing needs, vary depending on where you live?

We’ve got cannabis in Canada covered from every imaginable angle, from growing to sales, consumption and crime right through to (ahem) wastewater. Most importantly of all, we have talked to Canadians and learned what they have to say about cannabis post legalization.

If you’ve continued to notice at least a bit of relief at the price tag next to where you grab a bunch of bananas at the grocery store, you’re onto something.

Garlic bulbs, like tulips, are planted before the first hard frost in the fall. With the coming of spring, shoots emerge from the ground while the tasty pungent bulb develops beneath the soil until it is ready for harvest in early summer. Canadian farmers planted a record high 950 hectares of garlic in 2023, an area almost three times larger than the Toronto Islands.

Every year, employees in the agriculture sector produce much of the fresh food consumed by Canadians.

Whether it’s a story to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life or a dive into learning something new, fiction or non-fiction, Canadians sure love a good read. So, let’s read into sales of books in Canada.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, convenience retailers and vending machine operators reported nearly $9.0 billion in nationwide retail sales in 2023, up from $8.4 billion in 2022 and $8.7 billion in each of 2021 and 2020.