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Pride in Canada

July 27, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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June to September is Pride Season in Canada, a time to celebrate 2SLGBTQI+ people (that is, people who are Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex, or who use other terms related to sexual or gender diversity) and honour the contributions that they have made and continue to make.

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Nurses: Working harder, more hours amid increased labour shortage

July 24, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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More than three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s health care system continues to face challenges in caring for patients, particularly on the part of nurses and related occupations.

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Alberta bound, Alberta bound, Canadians are once again Alberta bound

July 21, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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The late great Ontario-born songwriter Gordon Lightfoot wrote “it was good to be Alberta Bound” back in 1972. A half-century later, Canadians are once again Alberta bound, with almost half of the newcomers arriving in the first quarter of 2023 hailing from Ontario. 

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Is Canada becoming a fast-food nation?

July 19, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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In the years leading up the pandemic, full-service restaurants enjoyed a larger slice of the total food and drink sales pie than limited-service eateries, such as fast-food joints, coffee and donut shops.

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Roadwork season: By the numbers

July 17, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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It’s summer in Canada, which, for most of us, also means road construction season! While we don’t have stats on how many orange cones you have to weave around (at a safe speed!) or on the number of minutes you’re stuck in traffic (will it ever end!), we can give you a shovelful of other related numbers.

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Gone fishing… for some fish data

July 14, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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A couple of million lakes and rivers, plus the longest ocean coastline in the world make Canada a premier fishing destination. Let’s cast our rod into our rapidly flowing river of fish data and see what we can pull out. Unlike most fishing tales, you can trust this story.

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Manufacturing: Expansion plans on the assembly line into 2024

July 12, 2023, 11:02 a.m. (EDT)
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Nearly one in five businesses (19.5%) in the manufacturing sector planned to expand the current location of the business or organization over the next 12 months, close to triple the proportion of all businesses (6.7%).

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Private short-term rentals over doubled its market share in the accommodation services subsector from 2017 to 2021

July 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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Private short-term rentals in Canada over doubled its market share in the accommodation services subsector over a five-year period, rising from 7.0% of total revenue in 2017 to 15.2% in 2021, according to a new study.

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