Canada experiments with four-day work week

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The idea of a four-day work week is gaining popularity in light of the pandemic. New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern recently raised it in a Facebook Live chat, saying it could help boost local tourism. Then, a small municipality in Nova Scotia launched a four day compressed work week pilot project. Anita Elash reports from Toronto.

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