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BEYOND LOCAL: Four ways companies can avoid post-pandemic employee turnover

BEYOND LOCAL: Four ways companies can avoid post-pandemic employee turnover

Some workers, irritated that their employers didn’t trust their work habits during the COVID-19 pandemic, may be thinking of jumping ship once the crisis passes. Here’s how organizations can build morale and stop valued employees from leaving
OPINION: Queer people’s experiences during the pandemic include new possibilities, connections

OPINION: Queer people’s experiences during the pandemic include new possibilities, connections

For some queer people, time at home has meant time away from communities and friends that recognize and support their gender and sexual identities
CANADA: Scotsman on cross-Canada trek reunites with lost dog in NW Ontario

CANADA: Scotsman on cross-Canada trek reunites with lost dog in NW Ontario

The canine companion of Michael Yellowless was missing for seven days
BEYOND LOCAL: How far away are professional golfers from accepting rangefinders in competition?

BEYOND LOCAL: How far away are professional golfers from accepting rangefinders in competition?

The use of rangefinders at this year’s PGA Championship offers a glimpse into the future of professional golf, experts say
CANADA: Taliban victories prompt fresh questions, soul searching for veterans

CANADA: Taliban victories prompt fresh questions, soul searching for veterans

Taliban’s recent victories in Kandahar coincided with the 10th anniversary of the end of Canada’s combat mission in Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of 158 Canadian soldiers, seven civilians
CANADA: Transport minister orders CN, CP to take new wildfire prevention measures

CANADA: Transport minister orders CN, CP to take new wildfire prevention measures

New order, in effect until Oct. 31, calls for at least 10 fire detection patrols every 24 hours on stretches of track that run through Lytton, B.C., makes conductors responsible for spotting and reporting fires on those lines
COVID-19: Quarantine exemptions lure visitors to Canada in advance of busy travel weekend

COVID-19: Quarantine exemptions lure visitors to Canada in advance of busy travel weekend

Canada Border Services Agency says incoming traffic has increased about 25 per cent after quarantine rules were waived Monday for fully vaccinated Canadians, permanent residents and others already allowed to cross the border
ONTARIO: Province's family doctors want clear plan on their future COVID-19 vaccination role

ONTARIO: Province's family doctors want clear plan on their future COVID-19 vaccination role

Provincial officials say they hope to include more family care practitioners in the immunization campaign in an effort to reach residents still without first doses, slowly shift away from mass clinics
COVID-19: Better vaccine outreach to younger Canadians needed as first doses slow, says Tam

COVID-19: Better vaccine outreach to younger Canadians needed as first doses slow, says Tam

As of the end of June, more than 4.7 million Canadians between 12 and 39 years old had yet to get their first shot, about one-third of that entire population
COVID-19: Canada monitoring 'whole slew' of variants, says chief public health officer

COVID-19: Canada monitoring 'whole slew' of variants, says chief public health officer

Latest variant of interest has popped up in Canada in small numbers, but 'it's too early to know how widespread it is or what impact it could have,' Tam says