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New vehicle sales are down in January 2026 from a year earlier in January 2025, with zero-emission vehicles showing the most significant dip, numbers from Statistics Canada show. Iris Dyck reports.

New data shows Canadians are buying less alcohol, marking the largest annual drop in beer, wine and spirits sales in the last two decades. Statistics Canada numbers indicate sales fell 1.6% to 25.8 B dollars in the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Mar. 9, 2026.

Canada’s economy lost 84,000 jobs in February, a surprise fall that pushed the employment rate down to 60.6 per cent. That’s according to Statistics Canada, which reported Friday that the unemployment rate rose to 6.7 per cent in February. Nivrita Ganguly has this story and more in Business Matters for Mar. 13, 2016.

Canada’s population marked its first annual decline since Confederation, Statistics Canada data shows. Michael Haan, Director of the Statistics Canada Research Data Centre at Western University joins Global’s Nivrita Ganguly to discuss trends around immigration, birth rates, and aging.

Thornhill MP Melissa Lantsman demanded that the governing Liberals adopt the Conservative jobs plan during Question Period on Monday after Statistics Canada reported a decline of 108,000 full-time jobs in February.

The number of Canadians travelling to the United States in February dropped year-over-year from 2025 to 2026, numbers from Statistics Canada show. Iris Dyck looks at the reasons for the decline.

Retail sales rose 1.1 per cent to $70.7 billion in January, driven by higher sales at motor vehicles and parts dealerships according to Statistics Canada. Anne Gaviola has this story and more in Business Matters for March 20, 2026.

While Canada’s inflation rate dropped to 1.8 per cent in February 2026 compared to a year earlier, there’s a catch. As Jillian Piper explains, Statistics Canada’s data was gathered before the start of the war in Iran, setting the stage for more economic uncertainty.

New numbers from Statistics Canada says our nation’s total auto exports fell 21.2% for the month of January, it’s lowest level since September 2021. With more on this we are joined by Brian Kingston, president and ceo of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association.

Statistics Canada says about 1.5 million Canadian residents returned from the United States in February, down 14.5 per cent compared with the same month last year. The decline is even steeper compared with February 2024, before trade tensions began, with return trips by both car and air also falling.

The annual rate of consumer inflation across Canada cooled slightly in January, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. This happened even as prices for food and other essentials increased again, though at a slower pace. Anne Gaviola has this story and more in Business Matters for Feb. 17, 2026.

Young Canadians looking for work are struggling to find it. The latest job numbers from Statistics Canada show youth unemployment came in at 12.8% in January, almost double the national average. Ken Chatoor with the Labour Market Information Council looks at what’s driving youth unemployment.

Statistics Canada released its first job numbers of 2026 and economists say the country’s data isn’t great. But in Alberta, numbers show the province is starting the year in a better spot. Erik Bay explains why.

Edmonton man Ahmad Zitoun, one of many Canadians facing charges tied to alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding, was in court for a bail hearing. Statistics Canada data shows Alberta is moving ‘against the grain’ when it comes to the country’s job numbers. The Silver Skate Festival gets underway amid balmy conditions.

The Canadian economy lost 25,000 jobs in the first month of 2026, according to new data from Statistics Canada. At the same time, the unemployment rate also fell slightly to 6.5 per cent — marking its first decline since August as fewer people looked for work in January. Nivrita Ganguly has this story and more...

The risks that come with cold weather can have devastating impacts. Health reporter Katherine Ward looks at some of the national trends to keep in mind as this cold blast sweeps across the country.

A new report from Statistics Canada says Alberta could replace B.C. as Canada’s third most populous province in a decade. Grace Ke explains why, and why the B.C. government is worried.

According to Statistics Canada, Winnipeg’s population exceeded 850,000 by July of last year after an estimated increase of more than 8,200 people. Vasilios Bellos reports on the challenges that could come with it.

Canada’s inflation rate jumped to 2.4 per cent in December, mainly driven by lower comparable prices during the GST/HST federal tax break a year earlier according to Statistics Canada. Anne Gaviola has more on what the latest inflation data and report from Bank of Canada tells us about the state of the economy.

Statistics Canada says the end of the federal government’s tax holiday a year earlier pushed the annual pace of inflation up two ticks to 2.4 per cent in December. Anne Gaviola has this story and more in Business Matters for Jan. 19, 2026.