... their 30s before giving birth to their first child, but for the most part the babies are generally as healthy as those born to younger moms, according to a Statistics Canada report released Wednesday.

Wealthier Canadian men are more likely than lower-income men to be overweight, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. The pattern did not hold true for women.

Biology was the most popular field of study for doctoral students as of 2004/2005, according to Statistics Canada.

According to Statistics Canada released in September 2008, 2,101 residential facilities for the aged housed Canadian seniors across the country.

The academic advantages girls have at age 15 largely explain why they dominate university classes, two Statistics Canada researchers say.

One quarter of children with disabilities whose parents felt they needed special education didn't receive this type of schooling, finds a new report from Statistics Canada.

Canadian children are getting lazier, as participation in organized sports declined significantly among the elementary-school-aged set over a 13-year period, suggests a Statistics Canada study.

... Canadians are connecting to the internet through faster broadband connections, leading to an increase in activities such as downloading music or movies, according to a study from Statistics Canada.

A new report from Statistics Canada says an estimated 4.1 million Canadians aged 12 or older are without a family doctor.

Though depression in women is associated with a higher risk of heart disease, it's not the case with men, suggests new research from Statistics Canada.

... ,000 Canadian seniors were living in residential care facilities in 2004/2005, according to figures from Statistics Canada. That's about three per cent of the country's population over the age of 65. ...

... for being victimized," Adams states in the report. Using data from Statistics Canada (Canada's national statistical agency), the researchers randomly selected Canadian children identified through ...

The number of Canadian teenagers who say they've had sexual intercourse at least once is on the decline, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.

Parents seem to give a more accurate assessment of their children's activity levels than the children themselves, according to a Statistics Canada study released Wednesday.

Fewer young people in P.E.I. are smoking, according to a survey released this week by Statistics Canada.