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Amplify: I took my husband’s last name because I wanted to, and that’s true feminism
When I decided to change my last name after I got married earlier this year, I expected plenty of questions about how to pronounce it. What I didn’t expect were the unfavourable reactions to my decision. I’m Sarah Bugden, editor of Amplify. A few months ago, I was Sarah Nolan. When I told my coworkers…
Read MoreCan I endure the worst and hope for the best? I’m working on it
If you’re a friend I haven’t seen for a while, as happens in our busy lives, you may ask how I’ve been. If you’re a casual acquaintance, I may say fine and leave it at that. If you’re a trusted friend, I may give you a very different response. As my friend, you remember I’m…
Read MoreHow do I deal with a co-worker stealing my meals from the office fridge?
THE QUESTION Our office has a food thief. While this was humorous at first, it’s gotten serious and out of control. Yesterday my breakfast was taken brazenly from our cafe after I stepped away for five minutes! Several others have complained about their food going missing from the fridge. We have raised the issue with…
Read MoreSpending on doctors set to rise sharply this year, according to new report
The amount of money that Canada spends on doctors is expected to grow more quickly this year than spending on hospitals or drugs, according to a new report that predicts the public and private sectors will shell out more than $264.4-billion on health care in 2019. The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) said spending on physicians…
Read MoreInternational Day of Friendship
The International Day of Friendship is an initiative that follows on the proposal made by UNESCO and taken up by the UN General Assembly in 1997 (A/RES/52/13), which defined the Culture of Peace as a set of values, attitudes and behaviours that reject violence and endeavour to prevent conflicts by addressing their root causes with…
Read MoreWorld Youth Skills Day
Today, there are 1.2 billion young people aged 15 to 24 years, accounting for 16 per cent of the global population. The active engagement of youth in sustainable development efforts is central to achieving sustainable, inclusive and stable societies by the target date, and to averting the worst threats and challenges to sustainable development, including…
Read MoreToday is World Environment Day
World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on the 5th of June every year and is the United Nation’s principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of our environment. First held in 1974, it has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on emerging environmental issues from marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable consumption…
Read MoreToday marks the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing
Remembered in #China more euphemistically as the 4 June incident, the events of that day in early summer 1989 are among the bloodiest in modern political history. Hundreds of civilians were killed by the 200,000 strong People’s Liberation Army in a brutal crackdown on student pro-democracy protesters that sent shockwaves around the world. The military had…
Read MoreWorld No Tobacco Day – May 31.2019
Conscious of the global tobacco epidemic’s massive toll of death, sickness and misery, and mindful of the need to raise the profile of its tobacco control work, WHO (World Health Organization) established the #Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI) in July 1998. TFI focuses international attention, resources and action on the global tobacco epidemic. Every year, on…
Read MoreToday is World MS Day
World MS Day is a day to celebrate global solidarity and hope for the future. #World #MSDay is coordinated by the MS International Federation and it members officially marked on the 30th of May each year. Events and campaigns take place throughout the month of May. It brings the global MS community together to share stories, raise…
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