With the Super Bowl just around the corner and the NHL hockey season in full swing, concussions are talked about in sports virtually every day. Less talked about are all those other concussions that happen every day in Canada. In 2022, just over 573,000 Canadians aged 12 and older (about 2%) told us they suffered a concussion in the past year.
Agriculture is rarely associated with sub-zero temperatures and drifts of blowing snow in the depths of a Canadian winter. But hidden away in barns, warehouses and greenhouses, or even underneath the snow, plenty of agriculture activity is currently taking place to provide Canadians with plentiful and wholesome food year-round.
One of the biggest games of the year, the Super Bowl, is coming up in just a few days’ time. Let’s see how Canada measures up in terms of all the things that make the Super Bowl fun, such as food and drink, sports entertainment, even gambling.
Today is Safer Internet Day, which takes place in February of each year to raise awareness of a safer and better internet for all, and especially for children and young people.
February 9 is National Pizza Day, so in honour of it, we’re introducing a brand-new dataset—the Consumer Pizza Price Index (CPPI). Kidding…sort of.
February 4 is World Cancer Day, an initiative dedicated to reducing the global cancer burden, promoting greater care equity, and integrating cancer control into the world health and development agenda. Here at home, as it does around the world, cancer continues to affect a significant portion of the population.
February is Black History Month, a time for Canadians to honour the diversity, history and culture of Black people in Canada and to celebrate the significant contributions of Black individuals and communities from across the country.
In 2022, despite COVID-19 pandemic challenges and semiconductor shortages, global electric vehicle (EV) sales represented 14% of all vehicles sold, marking a substantial increase from the 9% market share in 2021. This rise, led by China and Europe, contributed to a total of over 26 million EVs on roads, with battery electric vehicles (BEVs) driving about 70% of this growth.
