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“You’re on mute.” More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic—and the seismic shift to virtual work and events—it must be one of the most-uttered phrases.

Got a green thumb and plan to storm your favourite nursery this weekend? With the warm weather upon us, many Canadians will be stocking up on flowers, plants and seedlings to get the gardening season started.

With the release of the 2021 Census, Canada became the first country to provide census data on transgender and non-binary people. 

Canada is a low-fertility country, or below the no-migration population replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. Fertility rates have been steadily declining since 2009, with the trend intensifying since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: Canada’s fertility rate decreased from 1.47 children per woman in 2019 to a record low of 1.40 children per woman in 2020.