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World Business Report: First broadcast 08/06/2023 21:32 GMT : Wildfires in Canada: the challenge to recruit more firefighters

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Wildfires in Canada: the challenge to recruit more firefighters

First broadcast 08/06/2023 21:32 GMT 

First broadcast 08/06/2023 21:32 GMT : Wildfires in Canada: the challenge to recruit more firefighters

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Wildfires in Canada: the challenge to recruit more firefighters

The country has lost 30,000 firemen since 2016

Canada has lost 30,000 firemen since 2016. The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs asks for more efforts to boost recruitment amid the country's worst wildfire season on record.

Canada has lost 30,000 firemen since 2016. We talk to the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs about their call for more efforts to boost recruitment amid the country's worst wildfire season on record. 

Also in the show, should crypto currencies be considered securities or commodities? We hear about the implications that answer could have for firms like Binance and Coinbase.

As home and hybrid working extend well beyond the pandemic, we look into the footprint they are leaving in the design of the office space.
And we find out how much was paid for the largest ruby ever to come to auction. 

(Picture: A firefighter in Alberta. Picture credit: EPA/ALBERTA WILDFIRE HANDOUT)

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