#Why isn’t more clothing made in Canada?

#Why isn’t more clothing made in Canada?

“#Why isn’t more clothing made in Canada?” This story was first published in Chatelaine Midway through 2020, a year in which many people abandoned office attire for the warm embrace of sweatpants, the Toronto-based sustainable fashion label Encircled launched its “comfy dress shirt.” Cut from Modal, a soft, jersey-like fibre made from beechwood pulp, the…

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#Coming to terms with a national shame

#Coming to terms with a national shame

“#Coming to terms with a national shame” It’s a hard thing to reconcile: the dream of national destiny with the reality of national shame. My father struggled with it. As a Muslim in a fracturing India who lived through the trauma of partition in 1947, he has walked—literally—through fire to what he was told would…

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#Canada to allow vaccinated Americans into country in August

#Canada to allow vaccinated Americans into country in August

“#Canada to allow vaccinated Americans into country in August” TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday Canada could start allowing fully vaccinated Americans into Canada as of mid-August for non-essential travel and should be in a position to welcome fully vaccinated travelers from all countries by early September. Trudeau spoke with leaders of…

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# Green BTC miner Bitfarms’ production up 50% after China ban, as Compass goes nuclear

# Green BTC miner Bitfarms’ production up 50% after China ban, as Compass goes nuclear

“# Green BTC miner Bitfarms’ production up 50% after China ban, as Compass goes nuclear ” Publicly traded North American Bitcoin mining company, Bitfarms, has doubled its productivity this year amid the Chinese crackdown and resultant miner migration. The Canadian hydroelectricity mining outfit claims to be currently powering an estimated 1.5% of the entire Bitcoin…

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