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Statistics Canada's look at the week.

Rural living often brings to mind images of rustic single-family homes in a quaint village, isolated farmhouses, mobile homes or cottages by a quiet lake. Life outside the hustle and bustle of modern-day urban centres has its advantages, not the least of which is lower house prices. Indeed, the farther you get from a major city, the lower housing costs generally are. 

Nuclear generation has been an important part of the Canadian energy mix for decades. Notably, Canada is one of the few countries to possess domestic nuclear technology. With the recent news that Ontario Power Generation will begin construction on the first small modular reactor of its kind in the G7, let’s look back at how Canada’s nuclear energy sector has evolved, and where it is headed next. 

In 2024, Canadian farmers produced a record 298 564 tonnes of fresh dry onions, with a farm gate value of $181.1 million. That’s up from 276 565 tonnes in 2023—and shreds the previous record of 287 499 tonnes set in 2022.

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

Whether it’s to save money, care for aging parents, or both, multigenerational households are on the rise—and more common in some parts of the country than others.

Perhaps playing all those video games as a kid was not a waste of time after all—at least for those who turned their long hours of gaming into a career. Indeed, the video game industry is the world’s fastest-growing media industry. Here in Canada, the number of video game design firms more than doubled from 2013 to 2022, with most of that growth due to small firms with fewer than five employees.

Radon is a radioactive gas that you cannot see, smell or taste, and it can get into your home undetected. It can be a health hazard when it enters enclosed spaces in your home, typically through cracks, openings in the foundation or gaps around pipes, and accumulates to a high level. Long-term exposure to radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers.

Statistics Canada's look at the week.