Why white Americans are dying faster than they are being born
The number of white people in the U.S. is on the decline for the first time in history, while Latinos are keeping the American population growing. Continue reading
Demographics
ANALYSIS: How a city study went wrong on Kingston’s population growth
By Bill Hutchins Anchor
Bill Hutchins takes on Kingston’s glacial population growth, and what city council could do about it. Continue reading
Millennials more likely to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies: poll
Just 23 per cent of survey participants aged between 35 and 54, classed as members of generation X, expressed an intention of going to an official ceremony. Continue reading
City wants Peterborough residents’ input on official plan
By Steve Guthrie Videographer
The City of Peterborough is updating its official plan and wants residents to look over the preliminary report and offer feedback. Continue reading
Newfoundland needs to prepare for coming demographic time bomb, says auditor general
According to the report a third of residents reach age 65 or older within 20 years. Continue reading
The changing face of Canada, from 150 years ago to today
Canadians are now older, more urban, more diverse — and there are a lot more of us than there were in 1867. Continue reading
We know we’re getting older so now what?
Canada has an increasing population of those over 65. This isn’t a startling revelation but our census numbers are confirming for us what we already suspected. So what does this mean for Canada? How will we accommodate the Boomer and post Boomer generations? Will our governments have to spend more money on that age group?… Continue reading
What gives Fort McMurray an edge in overcoming ‘beast’ of a wildfire
Fort McMurray’s youth comes in handy in a crisis. So does industrial and public infrastructure built with worst-case scenarios in mind. Continue reading
Visible minority women more likely to earn a degree than their counterparts
Canadian women who are members of a visible minority group are more likely than their counterparts to hold a university degree, new data from Statistics Canada shows. Continue reading
Not an inner-city hospital: Who uses St. Paul’s?
In the third part of Global News’ series on St. Paul’s, we look at who will be using the new state of the art health care facility. Continue reading