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Spring break shakeup? Canadians taking fewer trips to the U.S., StatsCan says

Colin Bykowski usually crosses the Canada-U.S. border twice a month to buy groceries from Trader Joe’s and toys for his son…

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Nova Scotia

More than 65% of Nova Scotians experienced a housing challenge in the past year: StatsCan

Terri Singer and her family have been facing a housing crisis for almost a year now. After being evicted from…

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Nova Scotia

Electricity generation, distribution top source of 2022 N.S. greenhouse gas emissions: StatsCan

Electricity generation, transmission, and distribution were identified as the primary source of greenhouse gas emissions in Nova Scotia in 2022,…

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Nova Scotia

3 in 10 residential property buyers in N.S. were investors in 2018-2020: StatsCan

Investors make up a significant portion of residential property buyers in Nova Scotia, according to data released by Statistics Canada.…

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Nova Scotia

Finding skilled labour, input costs reported as pressing obstacles for N.S. businesses: StatsCan

Challenges Facing Nova Scotia Businesses in 2025 As we look ahead to 2025, Nova Scotia businesses are gearing up to…

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Canada

Toronto workers have longest commutes in Canada: StatsCan

Long gone are the empty roads and unfilled train and bus seats of the COVID-19 pandemic days. More Canadians are…

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Business

Over 100,000 short-term rentals could be homes: StatsCan report

A new report by Statistics Canada shows the country’s total number of short-term rental listings increased by more than 60 per…

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Canada

Two-thirds of Canadians have experienced traumatic events in their lives, StatsCan says

WARNING: This story contains discussion of suicide and traumatic events. Firefighter Rob Leathen says he was haunted by the memory of…

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Politics

Extreme weather causing billions of dollars in damage, driving up insurance premiums: StatsCan

The increasing frequency of extreme weather events across the country has caused the sums paid out annually for catastrophic insurance claims to explode…

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Politics

Millennials now outnumber baby boomers in Canada, StatsCan says

Statistics Canada says there are now more millennials than baby boomers in the country, ending the 65-year reign of the…

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