Younger people are drinking less alcohol than they used to. Statistics from the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority show as of 2022, 16 per cent of 18- to 24-year-old Manitobans were more likely to report drinking alcohol less often since the pandemic. By contrast, 25 per cent of 25- to 35-year-olds …
Read More »‘We have to support young veterans’: Manitoba legions push to get younger veterans involved – Winnipeg
The Royal Canadian Legion is pushing to get younger veterans and their families involved in the organization. Ernie Tester, the president of the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Command of the Royal Canadian Legion, says while membership numbers are currently in good standing in their division, the focus continues to be on …
Read More »Credit card debt up 15% in Q4 with younger Canadians feeling pinch: Equifax – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 9, 2023 8:04 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian credit card debt soared in the last three months of 2022 amid rising interest rates and stubbornly high inflation with younger Canadians in particular relying on credit to make ends …
Read More »Fewer than 7% of Canadian kids 5 and younger have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine
It has been more than four months since Health Canada approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for children under five, but national uptake has been low. The latest numbers from the Public Health Agency of Canada show, as of Oct. 9, 6.5 per cent of kids under five have received one …
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