Wendy Kaur
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Freelance Journalist. Bylines: The Globe & Mail, The Toronto Star, ELLE USA, ELLE Canada, British Vogue… [email protected]
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1 week ago |
thewalrus.ca | Wendy Kaur
O n paper, Bruce Fanjoy’s victory in Carleton wasn’t just unexpected—it was improbable, almost absurd. The Liberal candidate dethroned Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader and long-time occupant of the riding since 2004. The story becomes more remarkable when you look at who Fanjoy is.
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2 weeks ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Wendy Kaur
Marci Ien, former minister of Women and Gender Equality and Youth, referred to as WAGE, found out that the senior cabinet position she had devoted years of her life to had been abolished by Prime Minister Mark Carney, moments after he was sworn in on March 14. “It was surprising to say the least,” Ien tells Yahoo News Canada from her home in Toronto. Ien had announced her resignation just a week prior on March 7 assuming that the new PM would choose someone else to helm WAGE.
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3 weeks ago |
ca.style.yahoo.com | Wendy Kaur
Nash Cote was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. (Image via GoFundMe/used with permission from Angie Poirier)Nash Cote's ninth birthday marked the end of a challenging year. The bright and playful boy spent a majority of 2024 fighting rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), a rare form of cancer that begins in muscle cells and accounts for just three per cent of childhood cancers.
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3 weeks ago |
ca.style.yahoo.com | Wendy Kaur
Nash Cote was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. (Image via GoFundMe/used with permission from Angie Poirier)Nash Cote's ninth birthday marked the end of a challenging year. The bright and playful boy spent a majority of 2024 fighting rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), a rare form of cancer that begins in muscle cells and accounts for just three per cent of childhood cancers.
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1 month ago |
thewalrus.ca | Wendy Kaur
When Prime Minister Mark Carney cut the position of cabinet minister of women and gender equality and youth, or WAGE, on March 14, Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah was in New York—ironically to attend the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. The symbolism wasn’t lost on her, and neither was the sting. Owusu-Akyeeah, who is co-director of policy and advocacy at Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, shared the information in a group chat with colleagues.
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