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At least 4 buildings burned at Jasper Park Lodge, others damaged: Fairmont memo
The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge said Thursday afternoon most of its structures are 'standing and intact,' including its iconic main lodge.
A new report by analytics company App Annie has determined that Canadians spent an average of 4.4 hours a day on mobile apps in 2021, up from 3.9 hours in 2020. By comparison, Americans spent 4.2 hours a day and U.K. users spent four hours a day on mobile apps in the same time period.
In the “State of Mobile 2022” report, App Annie breaks down mountains of mobile data to analyze trends by country.
Canadians spent the majority of their time in 2021 on social and communication apps, with Gen Z users spending the most time on photo and video apps like Instagram, followed by Spotify, Netflix, and TikTok.
Millennials used Facebook the most, followed by Facebook messenger, WhatsApp and Amazon. Gen X and baby boomers used the Weather Network app, followed by the COVID Alert app, OneDrive and Fitbit.
Overall, App Annie’s report determined that Canadian men used Amazon the most in 2021, followed by the Weather Network app, Microsoft Outlook and Twitter, whereas women used Facebook, Facebook messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp the most.
Some of the most downloaded mobile games in Canada in 2021 were “High Heels,” “Count Masters,” “Hair Challenge,” “Bridge Race,” and “Project Makeover.”
Canadian consumers spent the most on mobile games “Genshin Impact,” “Roblox,” “Project Makeover” and “Candy Crush Saga,” in 2021 the report states.
Financial app use was split down generational divides in Canada, with Gen Z most likely to use Wealthsimple Cash, Splitwise, Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet, Binance and Wealthsimple Trade the most, compared with Millennials, who were most likely to use HouseSigma Real Estate & MLS, GroupNet, Manulife Mobile, Claim 360 and my Sun Life Canada the most.
Gen X and baby boomers were most likely to use Neo Financial, HSBC Canada, belairdirect, XE Currency, and Intact Insurance the most, according to the report.
Total hours spent watching video streaming apps grew 16 per cent worldwide since pre-pandemic levels, according to App Annie’s analysis, with Canada’s increasing by 21 per cent from 2019 levels. Netflix dominated streaming platforms, followed by Amazon Prime and Disney+.
Overall, TikTok saw the biggest growth in usage in Canada in 2021, and was one of the top five social apps worldwide in 2021. Canadian users spent on average 22.6 hours on TikTok a month in 2021.
The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge said Thursday afternoon most of its structures are 'standing and intact,' including its iconic main lodge.
Scotiabank says it has fixed a technical issue that impacted direct deposits on Friday morning.
Police in Mississauga are conducting a full-scale search of the city’s biggest park for a non-verbal toddler who went missing Thursday evening. Sgt. Jennifer Trimble told reporters Friday morning that there has been no trace of three-year-old Zaid Abdullah since 6:20 p.m., when he was last seen with his parents in Erindale Park, near Dundas Street West and Mississauga Road.
Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal has denied a political group that opposes so-called “gender ideology” intervener status in a legal dispute over the province’s controversial pronoun law.
Orillia OPP arrested and charged a driver with impaired driving after flashing their high beams.
A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S., where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, according to a U.S. law enforcement official familiar with the matter.
Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk's estranged daughter, publicly refuted several recent anti-trans statements her Tesla CEO and X owner father has made about her.
French transport was thrust into chaos Friday just hours ahead of the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony after a series of co-ordinated 'malicious acts' upended high-speed train lines.Here's what happened and what we know so far.
A new study published Thursday in the journal JAMA Network Open has found that the ending in the 2023 blockbuster film 'Barbie' had an influence on online search interest in terms around gynecology, the branch of medicine that deals with women’s reproductive health.
As fire threatened people in Jasper National Park, Colleen Knull sprung into action.
Video posted to social media on Thursday morning appears to show the charred remains of a Jasper, Alta., neighbourhood.
A Saskatchewan-born veteran of the Second World War was recently presented with France's highest national order.
A local First Nations elder and veteran is helping to bring the Ojibwe language to a well-known film for the first time.
A cat who fled her Montreal home nearly a decade ago has been reunited with her family after being found in Ottawa.
A woman in Waterloo, Ont. is out thousands of dollars for a car crash she wasn’t involved in.
A swarm of bees living in a lamppost in Winnipeg’s Sage Creek neighbourhood has found a new home for its hive.
Around 100 acres of Manitoba Crown Land near the Saskatchewan border is being returned to the Métis community.
Nova Scotia is suspending the licensed Cape Breton moose hunt for three years due to what the province is calling a “significant drop” in the population.