#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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#Star? Or meta-Star? Ryan Reynolds explains himself.

#Star? Or meta-Star? Ryan Reynolds explains himself.

“#Star? Or meta-Star? Ryan Reynolds explains himself.” It’s not possible to dislike Ryan Reynolds. The Deadpool star is perhaps best known for his raunchy, self-aware and slightly immature sense of humour. But while most other celebrities revealed a little too much about themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic—by Instagramming parties on private islands, or complaining about…

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#Will Canadians need COVID booster shots?

#Will Canadians need COVID booster shots?

“#Will Canadians need COVID booster shots?” Vaxx Populi: Data shows good immunity nine months after receiving two doses, PHAC says, though need for boosters is being ‘closely monitored’ in light of emergence of variants of concern On July 8, Pfizer and its COVID-19 vaccine partner BioNTech announced that it would apply in coming weeks for emergency…

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#How to slay your MBA like an Olympian

#How to slay your MBA like an Olympian

“#How to slay your MBA like an Olympian” There’s a lot of overlap between the qualities athletes must possess to make it to the Olympics and those required of successful students and, later, businesspeople: leadership, collaboration, determination and time management are key in both fields. But talk to Erica Wiebe, Brad Gushue and Melanie McCann,…

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