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In the news:

ÉRIC GRENIER,  CBC NEWS:

“For the first time, seniors outnumber children in Canada, as the population experienced its greatest increase in the proportion of older people since Confederation, according to the latest census data.”

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/2016-census-age-gender-1.4095360 

TAVIA GRANT AND LINDSAY JONES
OTTAWA/HALIFAX — THE GLOBE AND MAIL:

Canada’s population is not only growing older – but the pace of change is accelerating, as new census numbers show seniors now outnumber children for the first time in the survey’s history.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadas-seniors-exceed-children-for-first-time-in-census-history/article34892247/ 

MIA RABSON, THE CANADIAN PRESS / TORONT SUN:

OTTAWA — Aging baby boomers are once again getting the lion’s share of attention as they swell the ranks of the oldest people in the country.

http://www.torontosun.com/2017/05/03/oldest-canadians-present-challenges-for-policy-makers

JOSEPH BREAN, NATIONAL POST

Canada saw its largest ever increase in the proportion of senior citizens in the five years ending in 2016, such that for the first time in history there are now more Canadians over 65 than under 15.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/census-canada-aging-population

More articles:

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/05/01/same-number-of-canadian-seniors-as-those-under-16-census-results-show.html 

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/people-have-never-lived-this-long-population-of-seniors-surpasses-young-people-census-shows

http://globalnews.ca/news/3425511/aging-in-the-okanagan-seniors-population-on-the-rise

http://www.myprincegeorgenow.com/47358/seniors-population-bc-booms-18-3-children-still-outnumbering-seniors-pg

http://www.osoyoostimes.com/osoyoos-one-canadas-oldest-populations-says-2016-census

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