Peter Harris

A marketing and careers expert, Peter began his career as a travel writer and advertising copy writer, and went on to build the original Canadian content for Monster.ca, serve as editor-in-chief of Workopolis, and deliver the country its daily breaking news and features as the homepage editor of both the Sympatico / MSN portal and Yahoo! Canada.

Study: Eating French fries ‘doubles’ your risk of death

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Regular consumption of French fires 'doubles' your chances of death

In this week’s Everything You Like Will Kill You news, a new study has found that eating French fries regularly can greatly increase your chances of premature death. For this study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers monitored the health of Americans between 45 and 79 years … Read More

Canadian employer survey reveals where the hiring will (and won’t) be over the coming months

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Hiring intentions of Canadian employers

New information on the Canadian job market indicates which regions and sectors can expect robust hiring – and which areas are falling behind. The latest Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada released just last Friday showed that the Canadian economy had added a surprising 55,000 new jobs in May. Most … Read More

Eight interview questions you don’t need the answers to (because you won’t be getting the job)

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Job interview questions that make candidates look dumb

Asking the wrong questions in job interviews can send red flags to employers that you are not the kind of candidate they’re looking for – and that working with you will probably suck. There’s usually some small talk at the beginning of a job interview which can seem conversational. Don’t … Read More

Where you can buy booze in Ontario without the LCBO

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Where to buy booze in Ontario - without the LCBO

[UPDATED: June 9, 2017] Ontario residents could soon find the doors to their local liquor store locked up indefinitely. Unionized workers of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) had requested a “no board” report from the Ministry of Labour. That is a report that tells the union that no … Read More

White bread may be healthier for you than whole wheat

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Has white bread been given a bad rap?

Basically, white bread has been considered the enemy of the health-conscious for years. Sure, it tastes great, but it’s a pure carb, and has little to no nutritional value… But maybe it’s not getting a fair shake. New research suggests that there is actually little difference between how whole wheat … Read More

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