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Sale to cosmetics giant Estée Lauder has some questioning whether Toronto’s Deciem will change its foundation
Skincare business Deciem’s slogan, the Abnormal Beauty Company, underlines its niche in the world of cosmetics. And following a $2.2 billion dollar deal this week some are...
‘It’s not their fault’: Nunavut students who act violently let down by lack of counselling, educators say
This is Part 2 of a three-part series on violence in Nunavut’s schools. Teachers getting books thrown at their heads, punched in the...
‘Everybody sees her exactly as a girl’: 9-year-old Sask. girl embraces identity through makeup, ribbon skirts
Reece Okemaysim was only four years old when she told her mother that she wanted to be a girl. Up until then, Reece,...
Riding out the pandemic on Lake Ontario
The pandemic has driven many Canadians deeper into their winter burrows to binge watch shows until warmer weather returns, but some have decided...
What makes a person a ‘fit’ for Governor General
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10-year-old B.C. boy raises more than $3K for hospice that cared for his dying great-aunt
A 10-year-old member of the Lake Babine and Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nations has turned the cultural tradition of not cutting your hair for a year...
The retail sector has a racial bias problem — and this Sephora survey suggests it’s costing it customers
A study commissioned by beauty giant Sephora on racial bias in the U.S. retail sector is having reverberations in Canada — at Sephora’s Canadian...
A year of coronavirus in Canada: A look back at what we’ve faced during the pandemic
It’s been a roller-coaster ride for many of us during Canada’s first year of the coronavirus pandemic from the first lockdown to the arrival...
The dark side: 2020 was a boom year for horror on-screen — and that’s no accident
The meaning behind Netflix’s The Platform is hard to miss: “an accidentally timely political allegory,” the New York Times called it, “a brutal...
What two brothers taught me about drug addiction. And why I need to apologize.
It’s not unusual for any journalist who pushes stories and topics with a degree of zeal to apologize from time to time for...
8 Foods That Could Help Your Hair Grow Faster
Who doesn’t want thick, black, and long hair? Severally, you must have noticed that your hair is taking too long to grow. ‘Whether...
George Clooney reveals which one of his twins is most like Amal
As it turns out, George Clooney believes that his daughter, Ella, is most like her mother. “My daughter, it feels like she might...
Fear, frustration, compassion and shame: What nurses are dealing with during the pandemic
(WARNING: This story contains graphic descriptions that may disturb or offend some readers.) There are close to 450,000 nurses in Canada. Some work...
Canada reaches grim milestone of 400,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases
The latest: Long-term care workers, residents should be first in line for COVID-19 vaccine, committee says. Quebec reports 1,345 new COVID-19 cases and 28 more deaths, day after province cancels plans to allow...
Racist jokes, bullying and exclusion: Oilsands workers describe discrimination on the job
Face Racism will be an ongoing Marketplace series. We are interested in following people searching for justice in their communities, the marketplace and...
Here’s what Tiffany Trump looks like without makeup
Tiffany Trump is not the type who favors a pared-down look for her public appearances. Most often, Donald Trump’s youngest daughter tends to...
