the summer of

What it was like to be 15 in 2025 in Canada

To be fifteen in Canada in 2025 was to have “Ordinary” by Alex Warren everywhere, A Minecraft Movie on every screen, and Severance (Season 2) on after school. That year, gas cost ~$1.45/L (post carbon-tax removal) and 'Buy Canadian' sections appear in grocery stores was the new thing. Born in 2010? You turned 15 in 2025 — a teenager from 2023 to 2029, right in the window a soundtrack bonds to you for life.

Compiled by the Original Lore archive from period charts, box-office and price records. How we build these · sources noted throughout.

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the mixtape of 2025

Ordinary — Alex Warren

  1. Sports Car — Tate McRaeCalgary's Tate McRae kept owning the charts, her sleek pop the sound of a homegrown star at full speed.
  2. Apt. — ROSÉ & Bruno MarsRosé and Bruno turned a Korean drinking game into the chant echoing through every backyard this July.
  3. Die With a Smile — Lady Gaga & Bruno MarsGaga and Bruno's duet was the slow dance you'll swear, years from now, defined this whole warm summer.
  4. Beautiful Things — Benson BooneBenson Boone's falsetto anthem carried over into a second summer, already gathering the ache of a memory.
  5. Pink Pony Club — Chappell RoanChappell Roan's disco liberation was the summer everyone found their people and dressed like they meant it.

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why this one mattered

The song that ruled the Canadian Hot 100 for almost the entire summer of 2025 — one of the longest No. 1 reigns in the chart's history, playing on repeat through the very last months of being fifteen.

the year-end #1 was No. 2 on the Billboard Canada year-end Canadian Hot 100 for 2025, after a run at No. 1 that approached the all-time record for most weeks atop the chart, earning it the year's 'song of the summer' title.

what topped the Canadian box office in 2025

  • A Minecraft Movie
  • Superman
  • F1: The Movie
  • Lilo & Stitch
  • KPop Demon Hunters

the tv shows you are binging in 2025

  • Severance (Season 2)
  • The Last of Us (Season 2)
  • Adolescence
  • Shoresy (Season 4)
  • Son of a Critch (Season 4)

the games you are playing in 2025

  • Mario Kart World
  • Fortnite
  • Roblox
  • Minecraft
  • EA Sports FC 26
  • GTA Online

what things cost in 2025

What things cost in 2025
regular gas~$1.45/L (post carbon-tax removal)
Ontario minimum wage$17.60/hr (as of Oct 2025)
average movie ticket~$13.00
domestic stamp (booklet)$1.24 (from Jan 2025)
the average income~$75,500 average annual employment income

trending this year

Nintendo Switch 2
No attribution required (photo by King Dig Dug, via Wikimedia Commons) · CC0 1.0 (Public Domain Dedication)
Nintendo Switch 2
Mark Carney becomes PM
Photo by Prime Minister of Canada (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_Mark_Carney_in_Iqaluit,_Nunavut_in_March_2025.png · CC BY 3.0
Mark Carney becomes PM
The consumer carbon tax is scrapped
Photo by Sikander Iqbal (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carbon_Tax_decal_on_a_Shell_gas_pump.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0
The consumer carbon tax is scrapped
'Elbows up' and Buy Canadian
Wikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toronto_Elbows_Up_Rally_2025-03-24.jpg · CC0
'Elbows up' and Buy Canadian
KPop Demon Hunters
Photo by Steve (scuba04), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Flickr)
KPop Demon Hunters

the gadgets you just got

Nintendo Switch 2
No attribution required (photo by King Dig Dug, via Wikimedia Commons) · CC0 1.0 (Public Domain Dedication)
Nintendo Switch 2
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses
Photo by CCadio (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ray-Ban_Meta_Gen_1_smart_glasses_with_charging_case.jpg · CC BY 4.0
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses
iPhone 16/17
Photo by Ahmad Ali Karim (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_iPhone_17.jpg · CC0
iPhone 16/17
AI chatbots
Photo by Robink23 (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chatbot_img.png · CC BY-SA 4.0
AI chatbots
Foldable phones
Photo by KKPCW (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galaxy_Fold_-_1.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Foldable phones

what everyone is snacking on

Mr. Big
AI-generated illustration
Mr. Big
Dunkaroos
taylorhatmaker (Flickr), CC BY 2.0
Dunkaroos
Hawkins Cheezies
Photo by Bondolo (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:W._T._Hawkins_Cheezies.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hawkins Cheezies
Poutine
Wikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poutine_from_Windsor,_ON.jpg · CC0
Poutine
All-dressed chips
Photo by Ser Amantio di Nicolao (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_pile_of_All_Dressed_potato_chips_on_a_paper_towel.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0
All-dressed chips

what everyone is drinking

Tim Hortons Cold Brew
AI-generated illustration
Tim Hortons Cold Brew
Clamato Caesar
Photo by AirIntake at English Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caesar_Cocktail.JPG · CC BY-SA 3.0
Clamato Caesar
Canada Dry ginger ale
Photo by Lynette (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_Dry_ginger_ale_bottles.jpg · CC BY 2.0
Canada Dry ginger ale
Milk in a bag
Photo by incommunicado (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Four_litre_bagged_milk,_Quebec.jpg · CC BY-SA 2.0
Milk in a bag
President's Choice cola
Photo by Kiliweb (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President%27s_Choice_Cola.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0
President's Choice cola

what made the news in 2025

  • The federal consumer carbon tax is scrapped, cutting gas prices at the pump (April 1, 2025)
  • Nintendo Switch 2 sells out at launch across Canada (June 2025)
  • Wildfires again force evacuations in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
  • Tate McRae is named Billboard Canada's Top Canadian Artist of 2025
Justin Trudeau announces he will resign as Liberal leader and prime minister once a successor is chosen (January 6, 2025).
Photo by Office of the Prime Minister of Canada (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Justin_Trudeau_2021_(cropped).jpg · CC BY 3.0
Justin Trudeau announces he will resign as Liberal leader and prime minister once a successor is chosen (January 6, 2025).
Mark Carney becomes Liberal leader and prime minister, then calls a snap federal election (March 2025)
Photo by The White House (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mark_Carney_in_2025.png · Public domain
Mark Carney becomes Liberal leader and prime minister, then calls a snap federal election (March 2025)
US President Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods and repeatedly muses about a '51st state,' sparking a wave of Canadian patriotism (early 2025)
Photo by Daniel Torok (White House) (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Donald_Trump_official_portrait,_2025_(cropped_headshot).jpg · Public domain
US President Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods and repeatedly muses about a '51st state,' sparking a wave of Canadian patriotism (early 2025)
Connor McDavid's overtime goal beats the US to win the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off for Canada (Feb 20, 2025)
Photo by All-Pro Reels (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Connor_McDavid_of_the_Edmonton_Oilers_(cropped).jpg · CC BY-SA 2.0
Connor McDavid's overtime goal beats the US to win the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off for Canada (Feb 20, 2025)
Mark Carney's Liberals win the federal election, forming government as Canadians rally against US trade threats (April 28, 2025)
Photo by Office of the Prime Minister of Canada (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_Mark_Carney_in_Iqaluit,_Nunavut_in_March_2025.png · CC BY 3.0
Mark Carney's Liberals win the federal election, forming government as Canadians rally against US trade threats (April 28, 2025)

what everyone is saying

  • "elbows up"the patriotic rallying cry born out of the Canada-US trade fight
  • "6-7"the nonsense number-meme that took over every group chat
  • "delulu"somehow still hanging on, years later
  • "lock in"telling yourself (or a friend) to focus, right now
  • "brainrot"the catch-all word for the whole genre of unhinged short-form video

the summer of 2025.

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