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With four consecutive monthly retail sales increases, a new report from Statistics Canada found that retailers suffered a weak final month of the year. The statistical analysis suggested that retail sales were down 0.2 percent to $38.6 billion.
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Canadian households are drowning in debt. According to a new report released Tuesday, Canada's household debt has reached a record high in part to stagnant income and individuals taking on more debt.
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Canada's homicide rate in 2010 was found to be 1.62 deaths for every 100,000 population. This is the lowest homicide rate recorded since 1966 and the decrease is due to a variety of factors.
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Statistics Canada reported that only 43 per cent of Canadians over 12 years old ate fruits and vegetables more than five times daily in 2010. This is down from 46 per cent the year before, the lowest number in the last decade.
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The Canadian 2011 Census has been mailed out to millions across the country. On the front of the census, it states: "2011 Census Complete the census – it's the law." But will Canadians fill it out or just shred it?
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On the first ever World Statistics Day, some Canadian statisticians held a mock funeral to protest the Canadian government's decision to get rid of the mandatory long form census.
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Canada's top statistics organization, Statistics Canada, has been ordered to find $7 million in savings. This has forced the survey group to end five surveys and slash the amount of analysis it conducts.
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Statistics Canada has issued a report warning that southern Canada is losing renewable fresh water at the rate of 3.5 percent a year. This has prompted a renewed call for federal legislation from concerned organizations.
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Latest figures from Statistics Canada in 2008 show that 20 percent, or 1 in 5, Canadian teenagers are not in school or pursuing an education. The numbers varied across Canada; the number was 35 percent in the Yukon Territory.
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Canadian Industry Minister Tony Clement stated that Statistics Canada recommended changes to the census, which the federal government is deciding to be voluntary; however, StatsCan sources have denied that they ever made any recommendations.
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 A Fredericton woman wants an apology from Statistics Canada for the way it treated her profoundly deaf parents after they asked for an interpreter's help with a survey.
 An NDP surge following the party's leadership convention has put them in a statistical tie with the federal Conservatives, a new poll suggests.
 The growth rate of the Canadian economy slowed to a crawl in the fourth quarter of 2011, Statistics Canada says.
 Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy grew 0.1% in January as the manufacturing sector continued to expand.
 Canadian manufacturing sales fell at their fastest pace in seven months in January, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
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