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In her own words: Yafa Sakkejha on the art and science of helping small businesses offer benefits to their employees
***ONE TIME USE ONLY ROBMAGAZINE*** Yafa Sakkejha is the CEO of Beneplan, which helps small and mid-size business offer benefits to their employees. But these days, those employees—especially the younger ones—are demanding a very different array of services, including mental health supports. Sakkejha explains, in her own words, why her job is now as much art as it is science. Illustration Kyle Scott {Sept} {30}, {2024}
Jasper’s rebuild has become a political football, but the town’s leadership wants no part of it
Kelly Cryderman
Home sellers feel the irresistible lure of exclusivity
House at at 566 Deloraine Ave., Toronto. Listed at $2.999-million, it had eight showings in the three-day exclusive period and five more additional buyer showings on the first MLS day. Within 12 hours of listing om MLS, it received an offer $219,000 over the asking price.
U.S. confirms North Korea sent 3,000 troops to Russia for training, possible Ukraine combat
(FILES) A man walks past a newspaper displayed on a street for the public in Seoul on October 21, 2024, with coverage on North Korea's decision to deploy thousands of soldiers to Ukraine's front lines and a photo (C) of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin toasting at a banquet in Pyongyang earlier this year. North Korea has sent 1,500 more soldiers to Russia, Seoul's spy agency told lawmakers on October 23, 2024, with 10,000 troops expected to be deployed by December. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)
Fund managers can no longer ignore 45% year-to-date rally in gold stocks
An employee takes granules of 99.99 percent pure gold in a workroom at the Novosibirsk precious metals refining and manufacturing plant in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia, September 15, 2023.
Boeing CEO warns of no quick fix to plane maker’s crisis as losses balloon to US$6-billion
FILE PHOTO: A Boeing logo is seen on a 777-9 aircraft on display during the 54th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 18, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Pelicot mass rape trial in France may spur changes to the law
Gisele Pelicot (C) flanked by her lawyer Antoine Camus (L) leaves the court at the Avignon courthouse after attending the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on October 23, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images)
Business Brief: Making the cut
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem seems happy the results of this month's "Central Banker Report Cards" from Global Finance magazine. "A-" still has an "A" in it!
New report shows patchwork of progress on climate at Canada’s life insurance giants
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
U.S. presidents and Canadian prime ministers: How cross-border personality clashes could play out
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets U.S. President Donald Trump at Winfield House in London, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Coca-Cola eyes higher-end of 2024 sales view on resilient soda demand in U.S.
FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Coca-Cola are displayed at a supermarket of Swiss retailer Denner in Glattbrugg, Switzerland June 26, 2020. Picture taken June 26, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
Trump lawyer alleges British foreign interference in U.S. election
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at a press conference during his visit to the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 2, 2024. BENJAMIN CREMEL/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
AT&T exceeds quarterly wireless subscriber estimates on demand for premium plans
AT&T logo is positioned above one of its retail stores in New York.
Morning Update: Three Rxs for Canada’s family doctor shortage
Kristen Watt, a pharmacist and owner of Kristen’s Pharmacy, consults with a client during a prescription pick-up in Southampton, Ontario, Saturday, October 5, 2024. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Canadian National locomotives are seen February 23, 2015 in Montreal.
More than 23 million votes already cast as Harris, Trump hit battleground U.S. states
This combination of file photos shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, speaking at a campaign rally, Oct. 18, 2024, in Detroit, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, speaking at a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wis., Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo)
My child was diagnosed with a kidney disease. Here’s how I completely changed our family’s diet
pur-fw-grocery-1025 My child was diagnosed with a kidney disease. Here’s how I completely changed our family’s diet
A taste for whisky that innovates
Christopher Waters
Bank of Canada delivers half-point cut, bringing key interest rate to 3.75%
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem takes part in a news conference, after cutting key interest rate, in Ottawa on October 23, 2024.
Putin scores a BRICS win with Xi and Modi show of harmony after years of animosity
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a family photo during the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 23, 2024. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Buckle up for an activist Competition Bureau
Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell speaks at Canada's Competition Summit hosted by the Competition Bureau Canada in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. The Competition Bureau says profits and markups have increased over the last two decades as the state of competition has deteriorated in the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Oil slips 1% on large build in U.S. crude stocks; market watches Middle East
FILE PHOTO: Oil rig pumpjacks, also known as thirsty birds, extract crude from the Wilmington Field oil deposits area near Long Beach, California July 30, 2013. REUTERS/David McNew//File Photo
Israel, Hezbollah exchange heavy fire as Blinken pushes for peace
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Taher TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Why does Ottawa’s green investing guidebook snub natural gas and nuclear?
FortisBC Holdings Inc. says it has signed a deal with a B.C. First Nation over the Tilbury liquefied natural gas expansion projects. Construction workers look on at the FortisBC Tilbury LNG expansion project in Delta, B.C., Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Oil and gas expertise gives Canada leverage in geothermal development
A diagram shows how heating and cooling via geo-exchange systems underground will operate at the Minto Communities Oakvillage project.
Vaccines bring $2.5-billion in value to Canadian economy, health care system, study says
Ontario has announced that flu shots will be available in a few weeks for the most vulnerable people, including long-term care home residents, and at the end of October for the general public. A staff member at a vaccine clinic looks outside the clinic for people waiting to get their shot, in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Are we trending toward an average life expectancy of 100? Why we might not be
Close up hands of caregiver doctor helping old woman at private clinic. Close up of hands of nurse holding a senior patient with walking stick. Elder woman using walking cane at nursing home with nurse holding hand for support.
Now it’s Poilievre facing the fire on foreign interference
Campbell Clark
What you need to know as Justin Trudeau fights to retain leadership of the Liberal party
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to a reporter's question during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face down his own caucus members in a hotly anticipated meeting this morning, as several of them plan to try to convince him to step aside. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Stocks close lower as rise in bond yields continues to spook investors, even as BoC cuts rates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 22, 2024 in New York City.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 22: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 22, 2024 in New York City. The Dow was down over 100 points in morning trading following a drop of over 300 on Monday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Can I use regular fuel in my VW Golf?
Web version Lou's Garage advice column logo Driving section credit illustration by John Sopinski/The Globe and Mail
Mindful leadership is effective leadership. Why do we discount it and favour busyness?
Compartmentalization and compartmentalize psychology as a mind defense mechanism concept or mental health disease metaphor as dementia with a tree shaped as a head with a checkered pattern as a cognitive and neurology icon.
Why the AFN rejected a $47.8-billion child welfare deal
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Ontario teacher faces running out of specialty drug while complaint about exclusive pharmacy deal languishes
(left to right) Independent pharmacist Ron Yochim and Amy Miller and Pharmasave Waterloo Wellness Pharmacy in Waterloo on June 10, 2024.
Harris’s and Trump’s visions for the U.S. economy, analyzed in 12 charts
‘I expect Dr. Philpott’s tenure to last about one day past an election date.’ Ontario health care, plus other letters to the editor for Oct. 23
Jane Philpott listens to an address at the B.C. Assembly of First Nations annual general meeting at the Musqueam First Nation, in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Philpott, a former federal health minister who championed decriminalization in Canada, says a three-year decriminalization model approved for British Columbia may not provide ample evidence to ensure the success of a policy that should have been implemented across the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
With a growing practice, is it better to hire new team members or outsource to external experts?
Contemporary artistic collage depicting hands holding binoculars against a blue background with space for text. The concept of planning and analytics.
Launch of ALDAs, return of GMWBs provide more decumulation options
Save money and investment concept. Closeup piggy bank and silver coins falling. 3d rendering illustration
‘Best players’ step up for Hurricanes in OT win over Oilers
EDMONTON, CANADA - OCTOBER 22: Martin Necas #88, Jesperi Kotkaniemi #82 and Eric Robinson #50 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period at Rogers Place on October 22, 2024 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)
Red-hot Flames grind out 4-3 shootout win over Penguins
Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf celebrates after defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins during shootout NHL hockey action in Calgary on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Ottawa routs Utah 4-0 for first road win of the season
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - OCTOBER 22: Vladislav Kolyachonok #52 of the Utah Hockey Club steals the puck away from Michael Amadio #22 of the Ottawa Senators, who was on a breakaway, during an NHL Hockey game at Delta Center on October 22, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Tyler Tate/Getty Images)
LeBron and Bronny James make history as the NBA’s first father-son duo to play together
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 22: LeBron James #23 and Bronny James #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers react during the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena on October 22, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Hurricanes storm back, beat Oilers 3-2 in overtime
Carolina Hurricanes' Martin Necas (88) scores on Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner (74) during third period NHL action in Edmonton on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Your daily horoscope: October 23, 2024
Libra.
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