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BEYOND LOCAL: Disaster-mapping drones often neglect deadliest, costliest events and hardest-hit areas

BEYOND LOCAL: Disaster-mapping drones often neglect deadliest, costliest events and hardest-hit areas

Drones are increasingly being used in disaster management
BEYOND LOCAL: How designers can maintain their individuality working at big fashion houses

BEYOND LOCAL: How designers can maintain their individuality working at big fashion houses

Past research has shown that senior executives working for well-known organizations typically value their brand affiliations so much that they’re willing to make compromises and even accept lower pay for it
COVID-19: Most Canadians in favour of vaccine passports for non-essential activities, poll suggests

COVID-19: Most Canadians in favour of vaccine passports for non-essential activities, poll suggests

Seventy-six per cent of respondents to the survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies said they would strongly or somewhat support a vaccine passport like the one Quebec is implementing
COVID-19: Three promising ways to move forward in long-term care

COVID-19: Three promising ways to move forward in long-term care

The isolation of long-term care homes to protect residents from COVID-19 revealed how much care was coming from visiting family members
OPINION: Canada is failing to tackle ‘lost year’ in K-12 education

OPINION: Canada is failing to tackle ‘lost year’ in K-12 education

The adverse effects of the pandemic on student learning loss and absenteeism mean Canada urgently needs a national vision for supporting this generation, prof says
CANADA: Renting out backyard swimming pools can be lucrative, but experts warn of risks

CANADA: Renting out backyard swimming pools can be lucrative, but experts warn of risks

But while renting out a private pool can be lucrative, experts say anyone considering it — either through Swimply or some other platform — should think long and hard before taking the plunge
ONTARIO: NDP want former Tory who refused vaccination replaced as deputy speaker

ONTARIO: NDP want former Tory who refused vaccination replaced as deputy speaker

Opposition house leader Peggy Sattler wrote to her government counterpart on Friday asking for a meeting to discuss "next steps" to replace Rick Nicholls
Canadian banks to require employees working in its offices to be fully vaccinated

Canadian banks to require employees working in its offices to be fully vaccinated

The country's largest banks said this week that they will require employees working in their offices to be fully vaccinated
CANADA: Feds ramping up evacuation from Kabul with faster processing, fewer hurdles

CANADA: Feds ramping up evacuation from Kabul with faster processing, fewer hurdles

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that the first plane full of Afghan refugees took off from Kabul on Thursday night, but he didn't say how many were on board
CANADA: Antisemitism on rise during election campaign, Jewish human rights group says

CANADA: Antisemitism on rise during election campaign, Jewish human rights group says

B'Nai Brith also said that May had the highest number of antisemitic assaults since it began keeping track in 1983.