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Child care cost less in 2023, but is harder to find, according to Statscan report
A new report from Statistics Canada says child care was more affordable across the country in 2023, but more parents are having difficulty finding it. Children play at a daycare in Coquitlam, B.C., on Wednesday March 28, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
Life expectancy is falling in Canada. It’s not all COVID’s fault
André Picard
cost of living
Will it cost you $350,000 to raise a child? There’s the easy math and then there’s the right math
Anita Bruinsma
report on business
A Canadian Mortgage Charter, the Home of the Week and more of this week’s top real estate stories
Home of the Week: 6999 Highway 3, Hunt’s Point, NS
report on business
Canada wholesale trade most likely fell 1.1 per cent in October, Statscan says
Statistics Canada building and signs are pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
report on business
Millennials whose parents owned a home twice as likely to be homeowners: Statistics Canada
People walk past real estate properties in Toronto, Wednesday July 12, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Ho-ho-hum: The holiday job market is hitting the skids
Toronto, Ontario - December 3, 2016 -- Christmas Retail -- Shoppers walk by the large Christmas tree inside the Eaton Centre in Toronto, Saturday December 3, 2016. (Mark Blinch/Globe and Mail)
economy
Canadian manufacturing and wholesale sales rose in September as higher prices give boost
Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 0.1 per cent to $80.7 billion, boosted by the miscellaneous and motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsectors. GM workers use human assistance automation to weld vehicle doors at the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., on Friday, March 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
young money
Merit, luck or extraction? Revisiting the stories we tell about our financial status
Paul Kershaw
report on business
Top 1% of tax filers saw incomes rise by almost 10% in 2021, Statistics Canada says
Toronto, Ontario - June 28, 2017 -- POPULATION -- People walk during rush hour Bay Street in the financial district in Toronto, Wednesday June 28, 2017. (Mark Blinch/Globe and Mail)
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Buying a car? It’s going to cost you
A man takes inventory of new vehicles at a Nissan dealership in Hamilton, Ontario on Thursday, May 14, 2015.
economy
Canada’s merchandise trade surplus more than doubled in September as energy exports see boost
A container ship is loaded in the Port of Montreal, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Unifor says the St. Lawrence Seaway is poised to shut down as<br style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; text-size-adjust: auto;">hundreds of workers walk off the job today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
report on business
Homebuyers turn to alternative lenders or their parents for mortgage help and more of this week’s top real estate stories
Home of the Week, 17265 Mountainview Rd., Caledon, Ont.
opinion
Data is the precious asset we chronically undervalue
Bob Fay
canada
Self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased ‘moderately’ since 1995, Statscan says
The Statistics Canada offices are shown in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. Statistics Canada says self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased moderately since 1995, but coverage for front-line workers is still far from universal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Cue the eye-roll: Two-thirds of Canadians choose the word ‘saver’ to describe their main money personality
Rob Carrick
health & fitness
COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in physical activity, screen time for teenagers, research shows
FILE — An adolescent uses their mobile phone, at home in Egan, Minn. on Oct. 28, 2021. Research shows that nearly all American teenagers engage with their peers through social media, with 97 percent going online every day and 46 percent reporting that they are online “almost constantly.” (Annie Flanagan/The New York Times)
report on business
One-third of Canadian restaurants operating at a loss as costs rise
Annabelle’s Kitchen owner Leslie Echino poses for a photo at her restaurant in Calgary on Thursday, June 11, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
canada
High school completion, income levels increasing for First Nations peoples, StatCan shows
Statistics Canada building and signs are pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Status First Nations people in Canada have seen some improvement in several key aspects of daily life, Statistics Canada has found, citing gains in areas ranging from household income levels to internet access. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Young Canadian households are abandoning the housing market, data suggest
An economist says the housing market would not see a flare-up similar to the spring despite the Bank of Canada pausing on interest rates on Wednesday. A real estate sale sign is shown in a west-end Toronto neighbourhood Saturday, March 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
canada
Indigenous women, girls killed at rate six times higher than non-Indigenous, according to StatsCan
A new StatsCan report says homicides of Indigenous women and girls result in charges of manslaughter instead of murder more often than when the victims were non-Indigenous. Red dresses are seen among the left over debris of a logging cut block in Fairy Creek logging area near Port Renfrew, B.C. Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
economy
Canadian job vacancies continued to fall in July, hitting lowest level since May 2021
Statistics Canada says the number of job vacancies in July fell 5.8 per cent to their lowest level since May 2021.&nbsp;A sign for help wanted is pictured in a business window in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
market news
Canadian dollar hits eight-day low as Wall Street slides
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
economy
Canadian factory sales most likely up 1% in August, Statscan says in flash estimate
GM workers use human assistance automation to weld vehicle doors at the General Motors assembly plant during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oshawa, Ont., on Friday, March 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
economy
Canadian manufacturing sales up 1.6% in July after falling in June
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 0.7 per cent to $72.3 billion in March, boosted by gains in the motor vehicle, aerospace product and parts, and primary metal industries. General view of production along the Honda CRV production line is shown during a tour of a Honda manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont., Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
economy
Canadian wholesale sales excluding petroleum products, oilseeds and grains up 0.2% in July
A general view along the Honda CRV production line is shown during a tour of a Honda manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont., Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2023. Statistics Canada says wholesale sales excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons as well as oilseeds and grains fell 1.4 per cent to $80.9 billion in April. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
economy
Canadian household debt ratio down in second quarter as disposable income grew
A person walks by a row of houses in Toronto on Tuesday July 12, 2022. A new policy allowing single family homes to be converted into low-rise multiplexes in Toronto is being hailed by observers as a welcome move, although experts warn it won't make housing more affordable in Canada's most populous city right away. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
economy
Canada’s trade deficit shrinks in July as B.C. port strike weighs
Gantry cranes sit idle as a container ship is docked at port during a work stoppage, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade deficit of $987 million in July as imports fell on lower shipments of gold and the B.C. port strike. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
politics
Ottawa to revise how it counts non-permanent residents after economists warn of undercounting
A family walks through the airport in Halifax in the early hours on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Census data released Wednesday shows the Atlantic provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick have become people magnets.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
politics
A million more non-permanent residents live in Canada than official figures say, ministers told
Benjamin Tal, the Deputy Chief Economist of CIBC World Markets Inc., poses for a photograph at Commerce Court in in Toronto on Friday, June 7, 2019. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
canada
Domestic homicide often follows many warning signs, experts say after Quebec children killed
A Quebec trucking company has been ordered to reinstate a driver who was fired after she drank at least nine beers before losing control of her truck on a Pennsylvania highway. The Quebec flag flies on top of the legislature in Quebec City, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
opinion
To fix Canada’s health care, a hard economic truth must be acknowledged
Hance Clarke and Imran Abdool
arts
Return of live shows after pandemic revived performing arts industry, StatCan says
A new report from Statistics Canada says the return of live shows and events after pandemic restrictions revived the country's performing arts industry in 2022, with significant revenue and salary growth in specific sectors. An aerial view of the Foo Fighters concert on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at the Quebec Summer Festival in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
canada
Intimate partner violence an ‘epidemic,’ federal government says in response to coroner’s inquest
People take part in a vigil at the Women's Monument in Petawawa, Ont., following the juries release of recommendations in the Borutski Inquest in Pembroke, Ont., on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. The inquest, which began June 6, examined the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Carol Culleton, Nathalie Warmerdam and Anastasia Kuzyk, with a focus on the dynamics of gender-based violence, intimate partner violence and femicide in rural communities. The three women were murdered by Basil Borutski in 2015 who was a man who had a known history of violence against women. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
economy
Canadian wholesale sales excluding petroleum products, oilseeds and grains down 2.8% in June
Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grains, fell 2.8 per cent to $80.5 billion in June. A wheat crop is harvested near Cremona, Alta., Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
energy and resources
Alberta’s electricity cost surge helps drive inflation even as energy prices drop
Statistics Canada says volatility in the amount Albertans paid for electricity last month helped slow the decline of Canadian energy prices for July -- one of the key reasons cited by the agency as the national inflation rate ticked up.Hydro towers are seen over a golf course in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese