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Today is the International Day of Education, an important day for remembering that education is a right for everyone. According to article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, elementary education must be free and compulsory. In addition, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which came into force on September 2, 1990, states that countries must make higher education accessible to all.

Anyone who has filled up at a gas station, shopped at a supermarket or paid a utility bill recently knows that prices are rising. The question is, by how much?

The Omicron variant is the latest curve ball thrown our way by the pandemic.

The last 22 months have been an emotional roller coaster for many Canadians and data suggest that our mental health has ebbed and flowed with each succeeding wave of the pandemic.

Fewer of us are lighting up cigarettes, but some Canadians—especially younger ones—are turning to vaping, the 21st-century way of inhaling tobacco, nicotine and a host of other products.

You get up every morning from your alarm clock’s warning

Take the 8:15 into the city

BTO’s 1970s rock classic “Takin’ care of business” doesn’t ring quite as true today as it once did, with much of the change in how we work occurring since the onset of the pandemic. We’ve taken a close look at the changing nature of work prior to and during the pandemic in our Economic and Social Reports series and found some interesting trends.

Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in Canada. In fact, more Canadians die of lung cancer than colorectal, pancreatic and breast cancers combined. In 2021 alone, an estimated 21,000 Canadians are expected to have died of lung cancer. The high rate of death (mortality rate) from lung cancer reflects both its high rate of diagnosis (incidence rate) and its low survival rate.

‘Tis the season to be jolly and for many Canadians, that means getting together with family and friends for good cheer and drink. If you are driving this holiday season, we have some data for you to mull over before you get behind the wheel.

The family dynamic was completely upended by COVID-19. Families were much more likely to spend time together given record job losses and lockdowns in the spring of 2020. Parents became teachers with the closure of schools. For many frontline workers with children at home during the lockdowns, child care became an essential service.