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It’s back to school for 5.8 million children and youth across Canada, and that means millions upon millions of lunches and snacks will be packed in the weeks and months ahead.

According to results released in the spring from the Survey of Oral Health Care Providers, there have been various challenges reported by oral health care providers in Canada. There were differences observed by geography for the rates of insured versus uninsured patients and the capacity of the practice to limit wait times or take new patients. 

Construction on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project began in the summer of 2018. The project, which involved construction of a new pipeline parallel to the existing one, was proposed to ease the bottleneck on Western Canadian crude and increase flows to the West Coast, opening access to new markets. The pipeline expansion became fully operational in May 2024 and since then has nearly tripled the capacity of the existing pipeline through the Rocky Mountains from Edmonton, Alberta, to the port of Burnaby, British Columbia, where Canadian crude can be shipped to new markets by sea. 

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

It’s mid-August, which means corn harvest has started. So if you haven’t yet, put down your device, find a cookout, and get some corn on the cob. While waiting for the start of this harvest, we’ve prepped all sorts of corny data—so after dinner, let’s comb the dessert. 

The Rocky Mountains of Alberta are world-renowned for their majestic beauty and are well loved among Canadians, with almost 5.5 million domestic visits to the region in 2024. Let’s take a look at domestic visits to Alberta’s Rockies, with a focus on who visits and when, where they stayed, how they got there and how much they spent while visiting. 

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

The need for agricultural products remains strong, both for Canadian consumption and for markets abroad. And there will always be a need for future farmers, whether that means them taking over a family farm or getting into the sector through a purchase or lease. 

In 2025, just over two-thirds (68%) of Canadian households reported using an air conditioner or similar cooling equipment (i.e., heat pumps) to offset the summer heat, according to recent data from the Canadian Social Survey. 

Statistics Canada's look at the week.