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Interested in more careers-related content? Check out our new weekly Work Life newsletter. Sent every Monday afternoon. THE QUESTIONI’m in the midst of applying for a new job but am stumbling upon a hurdle when it comes to scheduling interviews. Most of them are happening during business hours but I am required to be in person at the office five days a week. My company has a policy that we have to give two months’ notice to request time off, aside from emergencies. While I could fake a sick day every now and again, it seems dishonest and unmanageable for rounds of interviews with multiple companies. How can I make this work? THE FIRST ANSWERNora Jenkins Townson, founder and principal, Bright + Early, TorontoYou’re right not to rely on sick days too much. You might get away with one or two, but doing it across several companies and rounds will wear you down and your manager will probably notice. With some planning, you can handle this. First, check what the policy actually covers. Two months’ notice is unusual in my experience – most workplaces I see ask for two to four weeks.

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Published: October 20, 2026 at 2:31p.m. EDTA resident of central B. C. has spent the last 10 months knowing he was $46 million richer. Now, the rest of the world does too. Richard Z. won the gold ball prize in the Dec. 20, 2025 Lotto 6/49 draw, according to a Tuesday news release from the B. C. Lottery Corporation. BCLC did not share Richard’s full name. He told the lottery corporation he was relaxing at home in Quesnel, B. C., when he saw that someone from the city had won the gold ball jackpot. “I checked the BCLC website and had an inkling I may have the winning ticket,” Richard said, according to the release. “When it said it was the gold ball, that’s when the overwhelming feelings set in; knowing that out of everyone in Canada, I had the ticket that won $46 million.”Richard told BCLC he first shared the news with his wife. “There were tears of joy,” he said. “It was overwhelming.”The winning ticket was purchased at Billy Barker Casino in Quesnel, and Richard completed his prize claim at BCLC’s Kamloops office on Oct. 16, nearly 10 months after his lucky draw.