(Photo: Canadian Press) Due to a lack of funding, Fredericton’s Clinic 554 is up for sale. If it sells, about 3,000 New Brunswickers will be out of a doctor within 90 days—which is a problem since they’ll have to join about 20,000 other people on a waitlist for a family doctor. Those not on a
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(Photo: Apple) From curating what we watch and changing how we listen to our tunes to whether or not Siri will give us the correct location to hide a body (legit, she will offer you dump sites, thanks Siri!), Steve Jobs and his Apple empire has a hand in pretty much everything we do. It’s Apple’s
(Photo: iStock) Gender reveal parties have inarguably become one of the biggest trends among parents-to-be in the past few years. The splashy celebrations have pretty much fuelled an entire industry, spawning reveal party ideas from coating the underside of your hair in dye to literally shooting an arrow into a paint-filled balloon like you’re freakin’
(Photo: Instagram/@cmcoving) Fall is offish in full swing! And you know what that means: basic bitch season. Sometimes known as “Christian Girl Autumn,” basic bish season is the time of year when those we label as “basics”—folks who lean in hard to leggings as pants and Lenny Kravitz-size blanket scarves and who just love the
The Toronto Public Library is at the centre of a controvery around trans rights after standing by its decision to host a talk by “gender critic” Meghan Murphy (Photo: Canadian Press) Her face told me everything I needed to know. Her fixed, neutral expression showed flickers of the disdain and anger she struggled to contain
“Can pee; will pee” has been something of my unofficial personal motto for as long as I’ve been potty trained. Ever since diapers stopped being an essential part of my ‘OOTD,’ my everyday routine has been punctuated by a staggering amount of trips to the bathroom. On a long-haul flight, I’m up and down in
(Photo: The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson) It was called “the most uncertain federal election in decades,” but at the end of the night, the outcome was what many pundits had predicted: a Liberal minority government. The Liberals won 157 out of 338 seats—27 fewer seats than in 2015, and 13 seats less than the 170 needed to form a majority
(Photo: iStock) From wage disparity—women get paid 87 cents to every dollar a man makes—to pervasive gender-based violence, from barriers of access for newcomer women to the staggering numbers of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, achieving gender equity and justice is a national and necessary issue to consider ahead of election day. We’ve compiled some of
(Photo: Courtesy of Maggie’s Toronto Sex Workers Action Project) When Justin Trudeau’s Liberals were elected to a majority government four years ago, sex workers and sex workers’ advocates hoped change was coming. The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA), enacted by the Conservatives in 2014, was heavily criticized by advocates and workers for criminalizing
(Photo: The Canadian Press) Like many First Nations people, I keep a weary and watchful eye on Canadian politics. From John A. MacDonald, Canada’s first Prime Minister and architect of the residential school system that saw thousands of First Nations children taken from their homes, through to Justin Trudeau and his recent attempt to quash
(Art: Joel Louzado) When Julia Santana Parrilla needed an abortion, she was treated in a way that you’d expect for any standard medical procedure. Paperwork was presented for her to sign, then she had an ultrasound and saw a counselor, who was informative and left her feeling comfortable for the next step. Nobody guilted her
(Photo: Artur Widak / NurPhoto via Getty) A thermometer isn’t blue, red, orange—or green. It doesn’t give us a different answer based on which political party we support. But increasingly, today, our perspective on climate change—Are the impacts serious? What should we do to fix it?—depends not on the science but rather on our political
(Photo: The Canadian Press/Justin Tang) Six political party leaders and five moderators took the stage at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. for one of the biggest nights in the 2019 federal election. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François
Dear E. Jean: My boyfriend is a freeloader, a moocher, and a lazy bum who’s depleting my groceries, my toiletries (my $30 shampoo!), and my patience. He clings to me 24-7. If I say, “Let’s take some time away from each other,” he refuses. The longest he’s gone without seeing me—I send him to his
(Photos: Getty Images; Illustration: Joel Louzado) Speaking out against a powerful white man is a difficult for any woman, but for women of colour, it comes with more unique challenges, risks and complications. For Rowena Chiu, a former assistant to Harvey Weinstein, it has taken her over two decades to finally speak out about her
Dear E. Jean: I have a wonderful two-year-old who is the absolute light of my life, and a husband I adore. I love being a mom and desperately wish to expand our family. However, I have suffered three miscarriages in the past 10 months (despite testing and treatment for a blood-clotting disorder linked to miscarriage),
(Photo: Getty, Illustration: Aimee Nishitoba) My timeline looks more like a time warp these days. Aside from the terrifying rollbacks of U.S. civil liberties and reactions to Disney’s numerous live-action remakes, my social media feed has been filled with pics of senior citizens. Truly, it looks like the who’s-who of an international retirement community. In case
Dear E. Jean: It has been less than two months since we came home from our honeymoon, and my husband is refusing to have sex because—and it took me weeks to find this out—I made a comment in front of his family, joking about him “not doing squat around the house.” (He brought up the
(Illustration: Aimee Nishitoba) In late July, the royal family was in the spotlight once again for some *scandalous* behaviour. No, it wasn’t another “Turnip Toffs” scandal. It was Kate Middleton’s face. Specifically, allegations that the future Queen of England has had a little work done. On July 24, Munir Somji, the chief medical officer of
When she tries to remember the feeling, she thinks of Drew*, a grad student with golden hair she dated in her mid-20s. He’d bound down the stairs to her basement apartment carrying tiny chocolate frogs for her; hours later, they’d fall asleep in her bed with their lips still touching, a messy tangle of sheets
(Photo: Getty Images) Well everyone, we’ve officially ruined all that is good about fall with another pumpkin spiced abomination. NBC News confirmed on August 14 that we’ll soon be able to consume the over-hyped, overly sweet and artificially tasting flavour that God wholly never intended us to, in canned cooked pork. Yep, we’re getting Pumpkin
Christian Harder There’s no doubt that Western films, with their tales of fearless cowboys, horse riding and homes on the range, have romanticized the classically American way of life—and for good reason. Not only is the landscape a breathtaking sight, but their style—both personally and on their ranches—has become iconic around the world. Case in
Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Earlier this month, the internet went into boycott mode after it was revealed that American businessman Stephen Ross was throwing a $250,000-per-ticket fundraiser to raise money for U.S. President Trump’s re-election campaign, reportedly collecting around $12 million. Ross, who has a current net worth of around $7.7 billion, is an investor in dozens of well-known companies. But
Dear E. Jean: You’ve probably received letters like this ad infinitum, but here is mine. I’ve just had my first real, true heartbreak, and I don’t know where to go from here. Everything was lovely and beautiful, and I was the happiest I’ve ever been—until one day, a girl from his past returned. I trusted