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CPPIB CEO Mark Machin steps down after getting COVID-19 vaccine in UAE

COVID-19.CPPIB said it had accepted Machin’s resignation and appointed John Graham as chief executive officer.

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Temporary holiday season jobs in Manitoba are hard to find. Now what?

coronavirus restrictions, those hoping to find seasonal work in a mall, for example, might be out of luck, but experts say there are other options.John Graham with the Retail Council of Canada said “mall-type” retail seasonal jobs typically build-up the workforce in Manitoba by about 10 per cent, or more than 6,000 positions, during the holiday season.The seasonal employment numbers for this year won’t be available for another several weeks, but Graham suspects they won’t look like they usually do.“The retail sector is very sick,” Graham said.

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Coronavirus: Code Red restrictions ‘devastating’ on Manitoba retailers: RCC

10 more COVID-19 deaths in Manitoba Sunday, 494 new cases That time frame crosses into the busiest time of year for retail — the holiday shopping season.“This is devastating for the retail sector,” said John Graham, director of government relations with the RCC Prairie Region.“This is the key time of the year when high sales make up for softer sales from the balance of the year.”A recent survey by the RCC revealed that 90 per cent of Canadians say buying from a retailer in Canada is key and 83 per cent also agree that buying items made in Canada is important.Graham suggests putting those words into action by supporting local shops that have incorporated remote shopping options.“The research we have shows that people still want to buy

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Manitoba retail shortages continue as coronavirus pandemic rages on

COVID-19 pandemic is still in full swing, they might still have some difficulty getting some supplies from local retailers.John Graham of the Retail Council of Canada told Global News that the coronavirus has had an interesting impact on the level of demand for certain products.“In the early days, of course, (there was) the rational run on cleaning supplies, but a somewhat irrational response to buying up toilet paper and other paper products,” said Graham.“We then saw people evolve toward flour, making things at home, and baking goods became a shortage.

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Struggle to fill Manitoba jobs not due to lack of willing staff: Retail Council

Canadian Emergency Response Benefits (CERB) to get off the couch and back to their jobs, but a Retail Council of Canada director says a lack of willing staff isn’t the problem.John Graham, the council’s prairie director of government relations, told 680 CJOB there are other issues facing retailers that are far more pressing — like commercial rent costs.“Manitoba’s one of the only provinces in Canada that doesn’t have a commercial rent eviction moratorium.

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Manitoba reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic ‘like waking up groggy from a bad dream’: retail council

Monday marks the beginning of Manitoba’s phased economic reopening, but it may not be the exciting event many retailers had expected when restrictions first came into place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Where’s the beef? Some Winnipeg grocery stores limit purchases amid COVID-19 pandemic

Where’s the (ground) beef?

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