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B.C. charity touts diverse hiring as partial solution to labour shortageMission Possible says many employers are depriving themselves of good workers through unconscious bias and stigma around poverty, mental illness, disability and neurodiversity.EconomyOct 8
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Manitoba recoups June job losses: Statistics CanadaAccording to a Manitoba economist, with COVID restrictions lifting, the province 'added 2,600 full-time and 4,800 part-time [positions in July] so that's a pretty good month.'EconomyAug 7
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Kelowna bucking the trend with office vacancy ratesWhile many communities across the country have a lot of empty office space due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kelowna appears to be bucking the trend.NewsJul 2
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Working at home provides relief for some racialized workers, who now ‘dread going back’Racialized workers often feel pressure to assimilate to office culture, and experts say structures need to change to be more inclusive.LifestyleJun 7
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Manitoba nursing graduates start careers in the midst of pandemicThe road to graduation hasn't been a typical one for nursing students, but for many it's made graduates even more passionate about their new profession.NewsMay 14
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British Columbia considers paid time off for workers to get COVID-19 vaccinePremier John Horgan says B.C. is looking to follow Saskatchewan's lead in amending labour codes.PoliticsMar 24
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How robotics are changing jobs in CanadaCanadian firms that employed robots have also hired more human workers, contrary to what you may instinctively believe, says Joshua A. Marshall of Queen's.CommentaryFeb 27
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Man faked his own kidnapping ‘because he didn’t want to go to work’An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to fabricating a dramatic kidnapping story, after police found that things didn't add up.CrimeFeb 25
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Coronavirus: Big White Ski Resort seeking Canadians for winter workforceTraditionally, Big White heavily relies on foreign nationals for part of its workforce, but the coronavirus pandemic is making that extremely difficult this year.Sep 4, 2020
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Workplaces are slowly reopening, but can you refuse to go back?Many employees and parents still have concerns about the rapid and easy spread of COVID-19 in these enclosed, densely populated spaces.LifestyleJun 15, 2020
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