DRESSING UP When those seasonal stores start popping up and the Walmarts and Dollaramas set out their Halloween collections, an important decision is necessary: What shall I (and/or my children) be for Halloween? Here are 5 cool costume ideas: A character from a video game—Fortnite, or whatever the kids play these days! A character out
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215. 751. As more and more unmarked graves are being recovered, the true horror of Canada’s residential schools is entering the collective consciousness. Of course, Indigenous communities across Turtle Island are not surprised by these numbers—they have lived through the tragedy of these missing children for generations. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission states that between
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The world is slowly awakening from the coronavirus pandemic. Social circles are expanding, and face-to-face contact with others beyond our immediate families is underway. It feels good to see our friends, even two metres away from us. During the first phase of the pandemic, schools across the globe were closed in an abundance of precaution.
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Disclaimer: this blog post contains 12 cow puns. It’s inconceivabull to me that men and women are still, in the 21st century, part of a global hierarchy in which women are paid less, worth less, and told their concerns are an attempt at reverse sexism. Coming off Black History Month, a time to celebrate black
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Most of us are familiar with names such as Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Michael Jackson. But Black history extends far beyond 20th and 21st century North America. Since 1926, February has been a time to reflect on the incredible contributions people of African descent have made to the arts, the
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WRITE. Between cookies and candy canes, presents and snowfalls, kids are sure to be full of energy around the holiday season. But if they ever do get tired of running about, chasing the cat up the tree, and stuffing their little faces with chocolate, writing short stories or poems might be just the right activity
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