With schools closed across the country due to the pandemic, parents are concerned about children falling behind on lessons. While schools and teachers are trying in most cases to provide online lessons, additional resources are always helpful. To that end,… »
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Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Jobs threatened, jobs created, the future of employment in 2030
Many reports suggest that technology and AI will threaten vast numbers of typical job categories we know today. A new report notes that other factors will also come into play in both eliminating and in creating jobs by 2030 including… »
Economy, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Canadian non-profit agency says literacy should be a right
It seems shocking but in a developed country with a well-established education system, about a fifth of the population has serious problems with literacy, and almost half the population is below the international average standard for literacy. That’s according to… »
Penitentiary farms to reopen with goats and cows
The Canadian government will reopen two farm operations in the province of Ontario to employ and instruct prison inmates. The farms were started in the 1880s but were shut down by the conservative government in 2010. Hundreds of people campaigned… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Test helps immigrants get trucking jobs
An association of trucking companies has developed a skills testing tool to help immigrants get jobs as truck drivers. The BC Trucking Association in the western province of British Columbia says it is seeking ways to address a shortage of… »
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