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Why Canada needs better data on strikes, unions and other labour issues

In the summer of 2025, the federal government quietly pulled national strike and lockout data from public view. The move followed a complaint from the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), the second-largest trade union federation in Québec.

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After Canada legalized cannabis, police caught more drunk drivers

When Canada legalized cannabis in October 2018, there were many concerns about its potential impacts. One of them involved cannabis-impaired driving.

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Canada’s population drop reflects souring of attitudes to immigration

A country known for welcoming newcomers has reversed policy as immigration becomes increasingly a partisan issue

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Dependants? Why Canada should recognize migrant spouses and partners with more accuracy

What comes to mind when you hear the word “dependant?” A child relying on a parent, or an elderly family member needing care? In Canada’s immigration system, the term is applied much more broadly than that.

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How to improve university EDI policies so they address Jewish identity and antisemitism

According to Statistics Canada, police-reported hate crimes against Jews rose by 82 per cent in 2023.

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There has been progress in gender equality, but female university professors still face obstacles

In recent decades, Canadian universities have made definite progress ensuring gender equality in access to faculty positions. But despite this, persistent inequalities remain, and they are much more entrenched than one might think.

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Canada Growth Up But Trump Tariffs Starting To Hurt

Canada's latest growth figures, released Friday, were better than expected, but also highlighted weaknesses in the economy as the effects of a trade war launched by US President Donald Trump began to take hold.

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Canadians’ Trump-inspired US travel boycott intensified in April with further drops in car and plane trips

Canadians avoiding U.S. in wake of tariffs and Trump’s threats of annexation

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Canada election results: What’s at stake, and what the polls say

Millions of Canadians head to the polls to elect a new government in the shadow of concerns over Trump’s tariff regime.

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Skilled migrants are leaving the U.S. for Canada — how can the north gain from the brain drain?

Skilled migrants and international students are leaving the United States for Canada in growing numbers. A March 2025 report by Statistics Canada reveals a sharp rise in the numbers of American non-citizen residents moving to Canada. Reasons given are largely restrictive U.S. immigration policies, visa caps and long wait times…

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Canada Loses Jobs For First Time In 3 Years As US Tariffs Bite

Employment in Canada fell for the first time in three years in March, the national statistical agency said Friday, as uncertainty over US tariffs led businesses to cut staff and stall hiring.

International Business Times

Want to Raise a Kid in Canada? That’ll Be $293,000

. . . and climbing

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Looking to prior encounters with the police can help prevent domestic violence

Most sexual violence and domestic violence crimes in Canada are male-perpetrated. Data from Statistics Canada shows that men commit 99 per cent of sexual assaults against women and are significantly more likely to offend criminally, including violent crime. Recent data indicates that nearly nine in 10 victims (89 per cent)…

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Why the metaverse isn’t ready to be the future of work just yet

The COVID-19 pandemic radically changed how many Canadians work. According to Statistics Canada, remote work rose to 40 per cent in April 2020 and fell to 18.7 per cent as of May 2024.

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Indigenous students and faculty are on the rise – and universities have a moral obligation to support them

As we close out September, universities across Canada are well into their new year of learning. An exciting change is underway. An increasing number of First Nations, Inuit and Métis students have enrolled in post-secondary studies.

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Personal histories shape how immigrant families transmit their home language to children

According to Statistics Canada, in 2021, one in four Canadians had at least one mother tongue other than English or French. Many people grow up with their family’s heritage languages — like Mandarin, Punjabi, Spanish or Arabic — as part of their family’s cultural heritage.

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Governments need to focus on AI’s real impact, not get caught up in the hype generated by Big Tech

Statistics Canada recently released a detailed report estimating which professions are likely to be affected by artificial intelligence in the next few years.

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In Canada, Your Parents' Homeownership Could Triple Your Chances Of Owning A Home, New Study Reveals

Homeownership - and the role of parents' wealth in affording it - is hotly debated today as Canadians struggle to save for and purchase a home amid the rising cost of living.

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Who dies in a heat wave? How to help protect the vulnerable in our communities

Extreme heat is a silent killer.

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Children with special health needs are more likely to come from poorer neighbourhoods

Children’s health depends a great deal on where they live. Those who spend their early years in deprived neighbourhoods — measured using a combination of variables, including the percentage of residents with low income or education — are much more likely to have special health needs.

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Eurozone escapes recession; UK mortgage approvals hit 18-month high – as it happened

Fastest growth in 18 months as GDP expands by better-than-expected 0.3% in Q1 2024, after two quarters of contraction

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Canada Wholesale Trade Likely Rose 0.8% In February

Statistics Canada's flash estimate shows a 0.8% increase in Canadian wholesale trade, signaling economic growth and recovery post-pandemic.

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Canada to require all new cars to be zero-emission by 2035

Automakers are pushing back, arguing goal is unrealistic given higher cost of EVs and patchwork nature of charging infrastructure

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How technology can help victims of intimate partner violence

Intimate partner violence is a major public health concern. According to Statistics Canada, in 2018, 44 per cent of women experienced some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Rates of intimate partner violence are not only alarmingly high, but steadily increasing. In 2022, there were 117,093 victims of…

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Canada to double cost-of-living financial requirement for international students from Jan 1: Immigration minister

Ottawa to double cost-of-living req. for int'l students Jan 1. India top origin country for study permit holders in 2022. Miller: financial req. not kept up w/cost of living, students arrive w/inadequate funds. Changes incl. 20,635$ req., yearly LICO adjustment, 30hr/wk work limit. Miller: gov't to limit visas to ensure…

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