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CANADA: Ottawa says federal support for airline industry contingent on refunding customers

CANADA: Ottawa says federal support for airline industry contingent on refunding customers

Government to 'demand airlines refund what is believed to be millions of dollars in prepaid flight tickets, curb cancelled routes,' Transport Minister Marc Garneau says
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CANADA: Country not on track to hit its first electric car target in 2025

CANADA: Country not on track to hit its first electric car target in 2025

Most recent analysis suggests Canada will only reach between four and six per cent by 2025, falling short of Transport Canada's target of 10 per cent
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COVID-19: The unprecedented toll the pandemic is taking on mental health

COVID-19: The unprecedented toll the pandemic is taking on mental health

The network of interconnected mental health symptoms associated with COVID-19 is best understood as a multi-faceted syndrome
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COVID-19: Remote work requires reconsidering how employees are evaluated, paid

COVID-19: Remote work requires reconsidering how employees are evaluated, paid

Many workplaces have dramatically changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Performance assessments and compensation should reflect the new way of working
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BEYOND LOCAL: How mentoring benefits the leader and the protégé

BEYOND LOCAL: How mentoring benefits the leader and the protégé

New research suggests those who serve as mentors benefit too
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BEYOND LOCAL: The danger of excluding pregnant women from COVID-19 vaccine trials

BEYOND LOCAL: The danger of excluding pregnant women from COVID-19 vaccine trials

Pregnant women are routinely excluded from clinical trials for drugs and vaccines, bioethics prof says
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COVID-19: How sewage can help scientists track and identify diseases before they spread

COVID-19: How sewage can help scientists track and identify diseases before they spread

Sewage testing can be used for early detection of disease
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CANADA: The unmet health-care needs of non-COVID-19 patients

CANADA: The unmet health-care needs of non-COVID-19 patients

With more health resources devoted to COVID-19, non-COVID patients may have unmet health-care needs, which predict poorer health in the future
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BEYOND LOCAL: Corporate social responsibility commitments: All talk, no action

BEYOND LOCAL: Corporate social responsibility commitments: All talk, no action

Instead of progress towards decency in labour and environmental standards, we find ourselves in a continuing maelstrom of corporate social irresponsibility, poli sci prof says
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U.S. Election: After bitter campaign and protracted vote count, clarity could finally come today

U.S. Election: After bitter campaign and protracted vote count, clarity could finally come today

The president is vowing to take his fight against "illegal votes" all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court
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