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Month: September 2021

Half of Canadians support employers mandating COVID-19 booster shots, poll finds

By Jeremiah Rodriguez, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Around half of surveyed Canadians say they support employers mandating COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for their employees, a new poll finds, with Canadians 55 and older being the most in favour. The Harris Poll, commissioned by Express Employment

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Only a third of teenagers met physical activity requirements during start of COVID-19’s second wave: StatCan

By Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Teenagers reported engaging in less physical activity than normal during the start of COVID-19’s second wave in the fall of 2020, although older adults saw a slight boost during the same timeframe, according to a new report

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Lech Walesa Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Lech Walesa, former president of Poland. Personal Birth date: September 29, 1943 Birth place: Popowo, Poland Father: Boleslaw Walesa, carpenter Mother: Felicja (Kaminski) Walesa Marriage: Miroslawa “Danuta” (Golos) Walesa (1969-present) Children: Bogdan, Slawek, Przemek, Jarek, Magdalena, Ania, Maria Wiktoria and Brygidka Military service: Army, Corporal,

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Biden launches plan to address ‘silent killer,’ extreme heat

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat. The initiative comes after a dangerously hot summer that spurred an onslaught of drought-worsened wildfires and caused hundreds of deaths from the Pacific Northwest to hurricane-ravaged Louisiana. Under a plan to be announced Monday,

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Biden launches plan to address ‘silent killer’: extreme heat

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat. The initiative comes after a dangerously hot summer that spurred an onslaught of drought-worsened wildfires and caused hundreds of deaths from the Pacific Northwest to hurricane-ravaged Louisiana. Under a plan to be announced Monday,

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