Just had a good downpour come through Prince George, which is supposed to be headed to #Jasper. Here’s hoping it gets there fast

The child day-care industry has been trending up, as a share of total Canadian employment, for ages. The federal initiative in 2021 to subsidize the industry brought even faster growth. The industry accounted for over 1% of total employment in April of this year, up from just 0.5% in 2001. #cdnecon

Some personal news: I'm going to be away from my data-journalist job for the next while. I'm taking a parental leave. 👶 Back in February 2025. ✌️

Beauty. Enjoy!

Contender for favorite chart of all time: Predictions vs. Reality for solar energy.

In a pre-election "platform," the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce "recommends lowering the age that youth are able to work to 13 years of age." 🔗: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

LinkedIn spam is the worst spam

Two weather solitudes in Canada right now. Blue dots show record low temperatures & forecasts in the west. Red dots show record high temperatures & forecasts in the east. Via the CBC Climate Dashboard. 🔗: newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/202...

This Canadian Member of Parliament asked ChatGPT for a list of capital gains tax rates by country, got a nonsense answer, screenshotted it, and then tweeted the incorrect information. (He later deleted the tweet.)

The influx to Alberta continues. And this is prior to the "moving bonus" incentive, which took effect May 1. If you move here now, (and you work in certain, approved industries) the government will pay you $5,000: www.alberta.ca/alberta-is-c...