Canada’s rural population is aging faster than its urban population in terms of the share of senior citizens. Between 1996 and 2006, the number of rural seniors increased by 19%, compared with 23% for their urban counterparts.

However, because of the migration …

Statistics Canada says the proportion of first-time births to older moms — those 35 and up — almost tripled from 1987 to 2005 in Canada, from four per cent to 11 per cent.

A study of …

Today’s Internet-driven world has changed the way we look for and apply to jobs. Gone are the days of handwritten cover letters, typewriter-printed résumés and hand-delivered job applications. Given the increasing number of online job …

Many Canadians claim that four issues will be very important as they ponder their choices in the next federal election, a new Toronto Star / Angus Reid poll has found.

In the online survey of a …

A cafe in Halifax has taken a Canada-wide proposal into its own hands and declared itself a “Penny Free Zone.” ”It became clear to us that the amount of time we spent taking care of pennies …

Few words strike more fear in outdoor enthusiasts than West Nile virus, Lyme disease or encephalitis. The insects that cause these nasty diseases are having a great year, due in part to major flooding throughout …

My daughter Sarah is 14 years old and suffers from Aspergers syndrome (AS) which is high functioning autism. Although we have many challenges as a family, far more than the average family, we are in …

Canadians will tell friends and family how much they weigh, how they voted or the state of their love life.

But money changes everything.

A survey conducted for the Bank of Montreal indicates that money matters top …