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The model didn’t merely strike a pose on the runway. Instead, fashionista and performance artist Cheyenne Rain LeGrande reached up with her secretly paint-soaked palms. Then, she smeared her face blood red. Among the shocked, well-to-do spectators sat LeGrande’s brother Dusty, the designer of the streetwear she had donned for the catwalk. Dusty LeGrande, the […]
Canadians have evidently reached peak COVID fatigue as a new study reveals that a significant amount of people are planning to break the country’s pandemic rules during spring break. Insights West, a Canadian market research company, surveyed 1,614 English-speaking Canadians about how often they follow COVID-19 restrictions in their province. Following provincial restrictions and guidelines day-to-day, about 48 […]
Scavenger hunts are particularly useful if you need to keep children entertained. They don’t work so well if you’re trying celebrate historically oppressed people in a country with a long history of state racism. That’s what the government of the Durham Region in Ontario found out, after their Black History Month exercise was passed around for reasons they did […]
When Jamal Burger, Christian Epistola, and Mac Madrigal were growing up in and around downtown Toronto, sneakers meant a lot. For Madrigal they were what his older brother wore, and whatever his older brother wore, he thought must be dope. For Epistola they were a status symbol, a way to establish an identity among kids […]
Canada has apologized for a “misunderstanding” after a diplomat ordered a custom T-shirt that displayed the word “Wuhan” over the Wu-Tang Clan‘s iconic logo. The shirt prompted China to issue a formal complaint over the diplomat’s purchase. The American hip-hop group’s logo is a stylized “W.” Reports of the custom order circulating on China’s Twitter-like Weibo […]
Over 99 possible new cases of the UK variant of COVID-19—also known as B.1.1.7.—have been identified in Ontario by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDH). In a statement released Tuesday, medical officer of health Dr. Charles Gardner expressed concern that the B.1.1.7 variant—which is more contagious and transmissible—could be more widespread than health officials had initially […]
Canada’s governor general Julie Payette has stepped down in light of allegations that the Queen’s representative had overseen a “toxic” workplace environment in which she berated staff to the point of tears. Payette’s assistant, Assunta Di Lorenzo, will resign too as a result. In a statement, Payette apologized, saying tensions were high at Rideau Hall over […]
If you’ve been feeling dumpier than usual lately, know that you’re not alone. New research suggests Canadians are among the saddest and most anxious people in the world at present. Gee, thanks for that factoid, science. UK-based online contact lens shop Lenstore compiled data from 10 health metrics for 24 countries, basically by sleuthing a […]
Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, is calling for the Liberal government to list the far-right, neo-fascist organization Proud Boys as a terrorist organization following the siege of the U.S. Capitol earlier this week. And in an attempt to get their attention, he’s asking Canadians to sign a petition saying that they agree. “Today, […]
Now-former hospital CEO and Ontario COVID-19 advisory board member Dr. Tom Stewart is the one of the latest Canadian officials to lose positions after pursuing unnecessary travel in the Caribbean. Stewart has left his role as the CEO and president of St. Joseph’s Health System, according to a memo issued Thursday evening by the hospital system’s board […]
