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THE QUESTION I just left my abusive husband. In our last interaction, we were both charged with DUI and assault. I am looking for employment and I was wondering how I can explain this in an interview. Am I obligated to disclose these charges to every company I apply to? THE FIRST ANSWER Samantha Lamb , partner, Jewitt McLuckie & Associates, Ottawa The answer mainly depends on two factors: the type of job you are applying for and the province you live in. For example, in Ontario, some jobs ask for a type of police record check that only lists convictions, not charges; other jobs, particularly those working with children or the elderly, require a check that lists not only convictions and charges, but potentially other interactions with the police. Only the latter type would reveal to a potential employer that you have outstanding charges. There is also no consistency in what human-rights codes say across Canada regarding what employers can ask. In Ontario, an employer can ask for r...

The Lightyear 0, a fully solar-powered vehicle, is displayed at the Lightyear booth doing CES 2023, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, on Jan. 6. David Becker/Getty Images The mottled bright green leaves of a pothos plant stood out against the flashy expanse of electric vehicles and smart products at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this year. This particular version of the familiar houseplant was bioengineered to remove 30 times the amount of indoor air pollutants of a typical house plant, according to Neoplants, the Paris-based company that created it. Customers are already joining a wait-list for seedlings still in the nursery. Neoplants founder and CEO Lionel Mora is a passionate former Google employee who sings a bit of a different tune than other founders at the electronics convention, with its technology-can-solve-anything vibe. He says before people turn to engineering solutions, they need to address consumption. But, “when it comes to innovation, we believe that biology is th...