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Halifax residents were being told to avoid driving on Saturday as flash flooding caused by heavy rains resulted in a significant amount of road damage throughout the municipality and across the province. In an 8 a.m. release from the Halifax Regional Municipality, it was noted that numerous areas were washed …
Read More »Collision tech conference extends Toronto stay to 2024 – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 20, 2023 10:36 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Global technology conference Collision says it is extending its stay in Toronto for another year. The travelling event showcasing startups and business heavyweights says it will return to the city for …
Read More »More Canadian companies adopt ‘stay interviews’ amid push to retain staff – National
When Tara Vanderloo’s employees are mulling leaving her enterprise software company, she wants to be one of the first people they tell – and to hear their unvarnished reasons why. “I know people get called by recruiters, so I’ve asked the question: ‘who are you talking to or what type …
Read More »Stay or go? Why families of trans kids face an uncertain future in Tennessee – National
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Parents of transgender children in Tennessee worry they may have to move their families out of the state because of a recently passed ban on gender-affirming care for minors and policies that target transgender people. “Do we stay here?” asked the mother of a transgender child in …
Read More »Canadians are worried about shrinkflation — and if it’s here to stay: poll – National
If you’ve noticed that package sizes at the grocery store seem to be shrinking, you’re not alone. A new poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Canadians are worried about shrinkflation. The poll, done for Global News by Ipsos between April 19-20, surveyed 1,000 Canadians. It found that 84 per …
Read More »‘Angry’ protests must stay peaceful amid ‘tough times,’ Trudeau says
Canadians are going through “tough times,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday — but “angry” protests, he added, should remain peaceful despite those difficulties. He made the comment after footage emerged on social media of the prime minister being swarmed by a small but vocal group of demonstrators in …
Read More »Why ‘stay home when sick’ matters so much right now
“Stay home when sick” came before “mask up” as a message to prevent spread early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that influenza, RSV and other viruses have joined the mix, the original advice holds true more than ever, say some Canadian doctors. The triple threat of respiratory viruses slamming pediatric …
Read More »‘I just need a chance to live again’: Jamaican migrant worker with cancer begs to stay in N.S.
A seasonal farm worker from Jamaica is fighting to stay in Nova Scotia for cancer treatment, saying it would be a death sentence for her to go home. Kerian Burnett, 42, was hired by a Colchester County farm through the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) in April. She picked strawberries …
Read More »The pandemic changed how we work. Now, mothers want it to stay that way
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Brianna Shereck was at odds between getting ahead in her career and caring for her two pre-school aged children. “If you’ve ever had kids in daycare, you’re familiar that they get sick all of the time,” said Shereck. In 2019, she took five weeks away from …
Read More »The hybrid model of Parliament is once again under the microscope. Is it here to stay?
This is an excerpt from Minority Report, a weekly newsletter on federal politics. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Just over two years after the House of Commons began regularly sitting in a formal hybrid format, MPs are once again debating whether that model — which …
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