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A comprehensive new set of guidelines is being released to promote health equity in Canada
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Home sick: How hybrid workplaces and employees can navigate flu season
Horizontal rows of separated red and white office cubicles with black desk chairs tucked in and red desk safes to the right side of each chair.
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Climate change worsened wildfire conditions in Quebec, scientists say
Flames reach upwards along the edge of a wildfire as seen from a Canadian Forces helicopter surveying the area near Mistissini, Quebec, Canada June 12, 2023. Cpl Marc-Andre Leclerc/Canadian Forces/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
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Office vacancy rate could peak in 2024 as hybrid work gains popularity, report finds
Condo and office towers are seen in downtown Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. A new report by Colliers Canada predicts the national office vacancy rate could peak at approximately 15 per cent by the end of 2024 as the rise of hybrid work models prompt companies to reduce their office space.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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University of Toronto ranks only behind Harvard in health sciences research
Dr. Trevor Young, Dean of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at U of T is photographed inside the Cowen lab at MaRS, which investigates fungal diseases and treatments, , works with hospital and research leaders across the Toronto Academic Health Science Network. (Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail)
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Air quality study finds elevated levels of carcinogen across Hamilton
A University of Toronto professor says residents of Hamilton, Ont., could be inhaling the chemical equivalent of one or two cigarettes per week -- at minimum -- due to elevated levels of a cancer-causing compound in the air. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
My father’s kisses made me ask: What happened to affection between parents and adult kids?
David Yan
opinion
Tribalism creates trust among strangers, but at what cost?
David R. Samson
report on business
New rules to curb predatory lending still leave many vulnerable
People walk pass a pay day loan store in Oshawa, Ont., on May 13, 2017. Payday lenders in Canada are increasingly being pinched by regulations as more municipalities look to impose restrictions on their business activities and rein in the number of physical locations. Toronto is the latest municipality to crack down on payday lenders with new regulations that cap the number of physical locations allowed across the city and require operators to be licensed and pay a fee. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
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Newborns in Canada must have better primary-care access
Sloane Freeman
opinion
Buying carbon offsets is a waste of time that we don’t have
Jessica F. Green
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Your leadership instincts can lead you astray. Ditch these four false beliefs
istock
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Hired exam-takers, blackmail and the rise of contract cheating at Canadian universities
personal finance
Let’s make it easier for Canadian taxpayers to give
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) headquarters Connaught Building is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. A Muslim charity is asking a court to freeze a federal suspension, which prohibits it from issuing tax receipts, while a challenge of the penalty plays out. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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‘Good vibes only’: Why toxic positivity in the workplace makes you miserable
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The fight against antisemitism requires solidarity with Jewish Canadians, not just sympathy
The Editorial Board
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The kids are not all right. It’s time to require masks and encourage flu vaccination
Fahad Razak and David Naylor
life
Toronto teenager scores giant chess win, but says the game will always be just a hobby
opinion
We have to believe in a world without war – and science should lead the way
John Polanyi
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Workplace clashes: How to deal when you can’t stand a colleague
three young business people discussing in office
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Western University mandating COVID-19 vaccine booster dose, masks in return to campus
Students walk at the Western University campus in London, Ont. on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
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Canada’s life sciences pipeline is clogged. Here’s how we can fix it
Leah Cowen
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University of Toronto vaccine policy could boost uptake, but more needed to drive real increase: experts
Students who receive scholarships get to spend more time focusing on school and less time working jobs to cover tuition and the cost of living. People walk past the University of Toronto campus in Toronto on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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University of Toronto requiring students, staff living in residence to be triple-vaccinated against COVID-19
People walk past the University of Toronto campus during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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How to handle conflict in the workplace
Coworkers sitting at workplace and discussing problems.
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Pitching in: Innis College screening raises $30,000 to fund scholarships for refugee students
Pitching IN They are Ukrainian-Canadian undergraduate students at the University of Toronto, and they all participated in the special fundraising event in support of the Innis College Ukrainian Community Scholars at Risk Scholarship. From left to right: Oleksandr Kozin, Zoriana Wankiewitz, Yaryna Datsyuk
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University of Toronto releases details of music faculty culture review
The exterior of the University of Toronto's faculty of music is photographed on Monday, June 28, 2021. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
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More work in fewer days: Why it’s time for the four-day workweek
Audie McCarthy, President & Chief Executive Officer at Mohawk College Enterprise at the Stoney Creek, Ontario campus, Friday, May 6, 2022. (Aaron Lynett/The Globe and Mail)
food for thought
Are you getting enough vitamin C?
Leslie Beck
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Why that candidate over 50 might be your best new hire
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University of Toronto scholars ask sport minister for a review of Own The Podium
Canada's Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable
opinion
The medical world is failing the very women who are trying to hold it together
Katharine Smart
opinion
The ‘anti-vax’ label is a problem, and it needs to be retired
Latif Murji and Eric Nelson
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U of T apologizes after staff members handed out offensive Lunar New Year envelopes
University of Toronto’s issued an apology after members with the institution’s graduate residence filled Lunar New Year red envelopes with joss paper used for honouring the deceased in some Asian cultures. courtesy The Strand Newspaper
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Cannabis has contributed $43.5-billion to Canada’s GDP since legalization, report says
Chocolate edibles available for authorized retailers are displayed at the Ontario Cannabis Store in Toronto on Friday, January 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin