Canada's population grew by 0.39% in the third quarter of 2008, its highest quarterly growth rate since 1990. Population growth remained faster in the western part of the country.
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The number of Canadians receiving regular EI benefits rose by 24,200 between October 2007 and October 2008, a 6.9% increase. The number of men receiving benefits increased 9.0%, while the number of women receiving benefits rose 4.2%.
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MONTREAL - “Whether we celebrate Christmas or Chanukah or the holidays of any other religion, we must respect the religious traditions of everyone,” said Allan Adel, National President of the League for Human Rights of B’nai Brith Canada. “There is no point in modifying the name of the ‘Christmas tree’, it does not change its powerful symbolism or what it represents to people.
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The employment rate of Aboriginal people between 25 and 54 years of age living off-reserve in the 10 provinces was 70.1% in 2007, and below the 82.5% for non-Aboriginal people. The difference between the employment rates for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in this age group was smallest in Alberta and largest in Saskatchewan.
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Canada's incarceration rate tends to be higher than those in most Western European countries, yet far lower than that of the United States. For instance, in 2007, Sweden had a rate of 74 people in custody per 100,000 population. In contrast, the rate in the United States for adults alone was 762. (The United States excludes youth from its rate.)
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The cable television industry customer base increased considerably in 2007, especially as a result of the industry's expansion into the telephone market.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Radar — the technology that tracks enemy bombers and hurricanes — is now being employed to detect another danger: when babies stop breathing. In a high-tech twist on the remote devices that allow parents to listen to or watch their baby from afar, University of Florida engineering researchers have built a prototype baby monitor that focuses on a baby’s breathing. If his or her chest stops moving, the crib-mounted monitor detects the problem and sends an alarm to a portable unit kept by the parents.
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The number of unemployed in OECD countries is expected to rise by about 8 million people over the next two years as the most serious recession since the early 1980s takes its toll on economic activity, according to the latest OECD Economic Outlook.
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The number of Canadians receiving regular EI benefits rose by 3.9% or 13,100 between September 2007 and September 2008. The number of men receiving benefits increased 5.7% while the number of women receiving benefits rose 1.7%.
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Canadians placed almost $12.8 billion worth of orders on the Internet, up 61% from 2005. This increase was driven by a larger volume of orders, which rose from 49.4 million in 2005 to 69.9 million in 2007. The proportion of orders placed with Canadian vendors declined slightly from 57% of the total in 2005 to 52% in 2007.
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