Canopy Growth loses a CEO, Canada Inc. wants to upskill, and more top news

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The man who built the world’s largest publicly traded cannabis company has been ousted from his role. Ontario-based Canopy Growth's co-founder, co-CEO and board member Bruce Linton abruptly left his job on Wednesday, telling CBC he was terminated as the new board wanted a different style of leadership. The parent company of Corona beer and Kim Crawford wines invested $5 billion in Canopy last August. Institutional backers and strategic partners now have more influence over the Canadian cannabis companies as the industry matures, says the Globe and Mail. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Confronted by a labour shortage, nearly half of Canadian business leaders surveyed said they plan to spend more on “upskilling” their workers and 42% intend to spend more on employee well-being, according to a report by research firm Kantar and HSBC. Over the past year, job vacancies went up nearly 10% as small businesses grappled with worker shortages. Training and development helps with worker and skill shortages, and is what today's employees want, says Sara Cooper of Edmonton's Jobber. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Boeing has announced it is setting aside $100 million to assist victims' families following two fatal 737 MAX crashes. The funds will be made available over the next several years with the help of local governments and nonprofit groups, according to CNBC, and are separate from compensation Boeing may owe in lawsuit damages related to the accidents. The offer was not well received by victims' relatives, who are currently more interested in recovering their loved ones' remains, according to attorney Bob Clifford. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Users around the world reported issues uploading photos to Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp on Wednesday after the social media platforms were hit by a glitch. Facebook — the owner of all three brands — said the issues were triggered accidentally during routine maintenance. Billions of people use the social network, image-sharing platform and message-sharing app. Facebook and Instagram suffered their longest period of disruption ever in March, and were hit by further issues in April. ? Here’s what people are saying.

While most of us are aware of stress and its impact on our own health, we may be less aware of the negative impact our stress has on our colleagues. Like a yawn, stress can be contagious. To stop your stress from impacting people around you, the Harvard Business Review advises zoning in on the root cause of stressors, keeping a stress journal for one month, creating "recovery periods" and trying to adjust your reaction to stress. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Idea of the Day: Running a business is a lot like high-intensity interval training, with one-to-five minute bursts of exertion, followed by comparable periods of rest, writes Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes.

“There were stretches where my life simply had to be put on hold, with the business consuming every ounce of my energy. [...] But — and here’s the key lesson from HIIT — those bursts of activity absolutely need to be offset by periods of rest and recovery.”

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