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Federally regulated workplaces will soon provide menstrual products for free

Federally regulated workplaces will soon provide menstrual products for free

OTTAWA — Federally regulated workplaces are expected to begin offering free menstrual products to workers starting in mid-December.
Cochrane's Filipino community hosts third annual Alberta Highway Cleanup

Cochrane's Filipino community hosts third annual Alberta Highway Cleanup

Secretary for the FCACA, Mila Prout, said in addition to helping clean up and beautify the thoroughfar, the annual highway clean-up serves as a major fundraising event for the FCACA.
Folk haven Yorkville changed Gordon Lightfoot before its own ritzy transformation

Folk haven Yorkville changed Gordon Lightfoot before its own ritzy transformation

The Gordon Lightfoot who first performed in Toronto's Yorkville, what's now one of Canada's ritziest neighbourhoods, is not the Gordon Lightfoot we know today.
It’s 'never too early, never too late' to learn financial literacy, experts say

It’s 'never too early, never too late' to learn financial literacy, experts say

For as long as he remembers, Aidan D’Souza says his mother has helped him ensure that he’s making smart money decisions. At roughly 10 years old, D’Souza said his mother advised him not to spend all his money on candy and frivolous gadgets.
Hollywood writers strike sparks uncertainty for Canadian television crews

Hollywood writers strike sparks uncertainty for Canadian television crews

TORONTO — Upon learning that a threatened Hollywood writers strike had indeed become reality, Vancouver costume designer Patti Henderson gave her department bracing advice: “Please don't go out and buy new cars. … No new clothes. Really, really be cautious about what you're spending.”
Review: All creatures great and small in 'Guardians 3'

Review: All creatures great and small in 'Guardians 3'

When Peter “Star-Lord” Quill, while inspecting a murky extraterrestrial region, pressed play on Redbone's “Come and Get Your Love" in the first “Guardians of the Galaxy,” it would have been hard to imagine that James Gunn's space opera would ultimately lead to something as sincere, poignant and kinda cornball as the trilogy-ending “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.”
Pilot program for temporary agricultural workers extended after rocky pandemic start

Pilot program for temporary agricultural workers extended after rocky pandemic start

OTTAWA — Canada will expand a pilot project to attract more temporary foreign workers to jobs in Canada's agricultural industry for another two years after the pandemic meant it got off to a slow start, the immigration minister announced Monday.
Start mammograms at 40, not 50, a US health panel recommends

Start mammograms at 40, not 50, a US health panel recommends

WASHINGTON (AP) — Women should start getting every-other-year mammograms at age 40 instead of waiting until 50, according to a draft recommendation from a federal task force.
Canada's largest labour organization adopts climate action plan at tri-annual convention

Canada's largest labour organization adopts climate action plan at tri-annual convention

Despite differences of opinion, a clear majority of delegates voted to adopt the Canadian Labour Congress’ (CLC) proposed climate action plan at its tri-annual convention in Montreal.
First wild koalas caught and vaccinated against chlamydia

First wild koalas caught and vaccinated against chlamydia

Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales.
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