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Available sources do not provide a single, directly comparable "per capita knife homicide rate" for the United States in the same format as for Canada, England & Wales or the UK; however, Office for N...
Knife-enabled homicides in England and Wales rose to 262 in the year ending March 2024, up 8% from the prior year, and they accounted for 46% of the 570 homicides in 2023/24 (ONS/Home Office reporting...
Canada’s Muslim population is a growing minority—about 1.78 million people or roughly 4.9% of the 2021 population—concentrated in cities and not a demographic majority . Political influence has increa...
Foreign (non‑resident) investors held roughly $512–$527 billion of Government of Canada marketable debt in early 2025, equal to about one‑third to just over one‑half of various reported aggregates dep...
A small but visible set of U.S. companies and U.S.-based operations have shifted parts of their business to Canada in recent years, driven largely by talent and immigration pathways, regulatory and ta...
’s marketable federal debt is predominantly held domestically—about 71% of market debt was held by Canadian investors in 2022–23, leaving roughly 29% in the hands of non‑resident (foreign) investors ....
Food prices in 2025 are measurably higher than in 2024 across multiple official datasets and government forecasts: major U.S. and Canadian data and USDA/ERS outlooks show depending on the measure and ...
Canada’s national debt per capita in 2025 is reported at about , placing it below the United States’ per-person burden of but above the United Kingdom’s reported in the same year; however, available s...
There is no authoritative claim in the provided reporting that “immigrants get $80,000 from the Canadian government” as a blanket policy; fact-check outlets show viral social posts claiming figures li...
Official data and central-bank analysis show that non-residents — a group that includes foreign central banks, sovereign wealth funds and overseas asset managers — are among the largest holders of Gov...
Official monthly publications available in the provided reporting do not disclose a country-by-country ranking of who holds the most Government of Canada bonds; Statistics Canada and the Bank of Canad...
No credible evidence in the provided reporting shows new immigrants to Canada receive a one‑time $80,000 federal payment; fact‑checks and government documents referenced in the sources show large cash...
Canada’s 2025 federal election produced a notable increase in Muslim MPs, with community outlets reporting between 12 and 15 Muslim Members of Parliament elected — multiple sources cite 15 while other...
Canada’s police‑reported violent crime rate remained lower than the United States in 2023 — 252 incidents per 100,000 in Canada versus 334 per 100,000 in the U.S. — although the gap has narrowed over ...
Canada’s reported “total national debt” in 2025 depends on which measure you choose: , while Statistics Canada’s measure of , or when excluding social‑security funds (a broader measure)stock of market...
There is no single official table in the provided reporting that lists “debt-to‑GDP for each province in 2025”; available sources instead give provincial snapshots, combined federal‑provincial aggrega...
Provincial debt-to-GDP ratios in 2024/25–2025 rose from pre‑COVID (2019/20) levels in nearly every analysis, contributing to a higher combined federal‑provincial debt‑to‑GDP share that the Fraser Inst...
Canada’s federal net debt stood at roughly $1.06 trillion at the most recent year marker, rising markedly year‑over‑year; Statistics Canada reports the federal government's net debt totalled $1,062.0 ...
Over the last two decades the United States has trailed peer Anglophone countries — especially Australia and Canada — in life expectancy, with studies finding the U.S. the worst performer among six hi...
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