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Shaping tomorrow’s business leaders
Shaping tomorrow’s business leaders

Leading-edge research, experiential education and globally diverse student body help distinguish master’s programs at TRU Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics in Kamloops, B.C.   

Working in a marketing role at a law firm in her hometown of Kamloops, B.C., Tana Jones had dreams of earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree to help her advance in her company. Her employer was highly supportive, but could she balance full-time studies with a full-time job? She found the answer at the Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics at Thompson Rivers University (TRU Gaglardi) in Kamloops.

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Business, Education, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFeature
Seize the momentum
Seize the momentum

Diabetes community calls for implementation of the Diabetes Framework with funding and concrete action this spring

It was a milestone celebrated throughout Canada’s diabetes community. The Framework for Diabetes (the Framework), tabled in Parliament on October 5, 2022, capped more than six years of collaborative work by Diabetes Canada and more than 100 allied organizations and individuals. Here was a policy roadmap for all sectors of society to take concrete actions to stem the surge in diabetes across the country – a direction endorsed by parliamentarians of all parties.

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Business, Education, Health, HomeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFeature
Significant step forward for children’s oral health
Significant step forward for children’s oral health

Dental hygienists see the impacts of poor oral health first-hand and have long called for expanded access to preventive oral care services for Canadians. Ensuring proper dental hygiene care for children is especially important, given the consequences for their healthy growth and development if children’s oral health is neglected early in their lives.

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Education, Health, Life, Innovation, TechnologyRandallAnthony CommunicationsFeature
Solutions are available to help you manage atopic dermatitis and enhance your well-being
Solutions are available to help you manage atopic dermatitis and enhance your well-being

It’s a skin condition experienced by up to 17 per cent1 of Canadians at some point in their lives, with consequences that can have a significant psychological impact on sufferers and their families. For people with atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common type of eczema, challenges with managing the condition can leave people feeling anxious, stressed and depressed.2

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Environment, Education, Health, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsFeature
Building climate resilience and food security
Building climate resilience and food security

There are many mysteries about humanity, but we know at least one thing is true: people need food and water to survive. Canada is a land of tremendous bounty, especially when it comes to our food supply. With so much growing land and places to raise livestock, the agricultural possibilities, in the southern part of the country at least, have traditionally felt seemingly endless. But climate change is throwing a wrench into agricultural practices around the world, with drought, flooding and disease threatening the security of our food systems. With consistently ballooning populations and unstable growing conditions, the future of food security is a pressing concern for academics and the general population alike.

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Business, Education, Environment, Home, Health, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFeature
New first-of-its kind centre to address inequities in mature women’s health care
New first-of-its kind centre to address inequities in mature women’s health care

Expanding clinical capacity, research, education and advocacy for women as they age

A new Centre for Mature Women’s Health at Sinai Health in Toronto, Ont., will act as a “one-stop-shop” to address the spectrum of health challenges that women face as they age. The new centre, located at Mount Sinai Hospital, will double the number of patients that specialists at Mount Sinai Hospital can see every year.

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Business, Education, Life, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsFeature
Experienced financial planners can help Canadians successfully ‘retire once’
Experienced financial planners can help Canadians successfully ‘retire once’

For most of us, no matter what stage of life we are in, the evolving state of the Canadian economy can easily generate anxiety. We see inflation rates hitting their highest levels in decades and the steady upward climb of interest rates in a bid to tame inflation. And we see the intensifying drumbeat of media headlines touting a “looming recession.”

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Business, Education, Financial, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFeature
ESG investing
ESG investing

Sustainable investing proves its worth

Companies that are guided by robust environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies are weathering the current negative trend in equity values better than those that pay less attention to sustainability, and are providing investors with better downside protection, says Toronto-based Fate Saghir, head of sustainability at global investment fund manager Mackenzie Investments.

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Business, Education, Financial, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFeature
Probing ecological change
Probing ecological change

From zombie fires to global resilience: mapping climate futures at Wilfrid Laurier University

Jennifer Baltzer, an associate professor of biology at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, was living with her family in the Northwest Territories in the summer of 2014 when a “massive, historically unprecedented wildfire season” burned approximately 3.5 million hectares of forest, releasing megatonnes of carbon dioxide into the Earth’s atmosphere.

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Business, Education, Innovation, TechnologyRandallAnthony CommunicationsFeature
Shortening the regulatory timeline will benefit patients and the economy
Shortening the regulatory timeline will benefit patients and the economy

Despite ongoing challenges that have been made worse by the pandemic, Canadians have many reasons to be proud of our health systems. Our hospitals are among the best in the world. Our doctors, nurses, surgeons and specialists are dedicated professionals who consistently deliver the highest standards of care. Our universities produce ground-breaking research that supports and improves lives every day.

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Education, Health, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFeature
Support for Indigenous and immigrant students
Support for Indigenous and immigrant students

New bursaries are a critical step toward removing barriers for under-represented groups

While Douglas College has one of the most diverse student populations in British Columbia, a recent review of the post-secondary institution’s awards, bursaries and scholarships identified a gap in financial aid and motivated the creation of a campaign to raise funds to better support Indigenous and immigrant students.

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Business, Education, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFeature