What workers in Canada need to know about applying for EI benefits and looking for a new job Nearly one million Canadians applied for employment insurance (EI) benefits between March 16 and March 22 and you can be sure that the COVID-19 crisis will have caused another massive spike in applications this week. Just look
Month: March 2020
It’s no question that everyone has had to settle into their new normal. Two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan saw more than just soccer in her future come 2020 — she and husband Servando Carrasco, a fellow soccer player, were preparing for the arrival of their first child together, a baby
Nearly every industry is being impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, including entertainment, which has halted production on virtually all projects and delayed the releases of high-profile movies such as Mulan and Black Widow. As movie theaters across the country close due to COVID-19 safety concerns, studios including Universal, Warner Bros., and Disney are making
Photo by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesWelcome to the club. By Maddison Glendinning Date March 31, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter We’re entering week three of social distancing/quarantine/self-isolation/whatever you like to call it here in Canada, and if you’re anything like me, your natural hair has now taken over. As someone with natural curls and thick
Meal prep isn’t just a huge cost-saver, it can free up loads of time, too. (After all, who wants to cook every night?) And whether or not you’ve already gotten into the routine of strategizing your meals for the week ahead, you’re likely not meal prepping your snacks yet — and you should be. “Meal
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ support for those suffering during the coronavirus pandemic goes beyond their public $1 million donation to Feeding America and Food Banks Canada. E! reports this evening that the couple donated $400,000 to four New York hospitals. New York is currently the state with the most coronavirus cases in the country.
Photography by Christian Vierig/Getty ImagesDefying dress codes everywhere. Style and sweats may seem like two words that should never be used together but if working from home over the past two weeks has taught us anything, it’s that they can actually go very well together. Whether you’re looking to find a fashionable WFH outfit or
No workout wardrobe is complete without a great pair of leggings. No matter what activity you love doing, be it a run or a yoga session, you belong in cute leggings. We don’t ask for all that much when it comes to our leggings — we just want them to be flattering and functional. But,
Spoilers for Outlander Season 5 Episode 7, “The Ballad of Roger Mac,” below. “It’s been a while since we’ve had a good death on Outlander,” Duncan Lacroix declares when I ask how he feels about his character’s demise. “Not since Lotte’s character [Geillis Duncan] in season 3—no one that’s been on the show that long.”
Box braids will always be the crown jewel of protective styles, but with new techniques being birthed at light-speed, the black girl staple is quickly fading to the background while buzzier new styles take the throne. Last summer, knotless braids—a more modern iteration of classic box braids but with less tension at the root—held the
Photograph courtesy of Burberry“Though we are apart, we stand together.” By Maddison Glendinning Date March 30, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter As the world navigates through the COVID-19 pandemic, brands are increasingly stepping up to provide support in these uncertain times. From holding medical supplies drives (Pyer Moss) to producing hand sanitizer (L’Oréal, LVMH and more) and
I have a love/hate relationship with alcohol. I’ve certainly done my fair share of drinking, but I’ve also quit several times, from 30 days to up to nine months (and no, I wasn’t pregnant). It’s always an interesting experience to see how I feel physically and emotionally without booze. But even more intriguing is people’s
Healthcare facilities across the country are struggling to help the influx of patients affected by the novel coronavirus. A hospital in New York has brought in refrigerated trucks to use as a morgue; Louisiana hospitals are quickly running out of beds. In order to ease the burden and conserve resources, nonessential and elective surgeries are
Courtesy Bethan Platform Mary Jane Dr. Martens drmartens.com $150.00 As a child, I wanted to attend Catholic school just so I could rebel. I fantasized about nuns getting mad at me for listening to and pretending to like The Used, sneaking out of Sunday service to smoke behind the church, and hiking up my uniform
Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images“While you may not see us here, the work continues.” By Maddison Glendinning Date March 30, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter In a series of statements today, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have provided an update on what their future will look like as of April 1 when their royal duties officially cease.
Everyone is taking a hit, but small independents are feeling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic the most When Toronto-based designer Steven Lejambe received the news that he’d been nominated for the Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent in Fashion at the 2020 Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards (CAFAs), he was elated. The nomination represented a
If you love oatmeal but don’t have the time to sit down to spoon it into a bowl, these gluten-free, high-protein cinnamon-spiced muffins are the next best thing. They taste perfectly sweet thanks to the mashed banana, and have a supersoft, moist texture you’ll adore. They are pleasantly nutty like your beloved oatmeal, and just
Rihanna and Drake have a long, complicated history. They have known each other since 2005 and have been rumored to be dating at various points over the years. Drake has rapped about how he knows his feelings for Rihanna were stronger than hers for him. And then there was what looked like an awkward almost-kiss
From social media to the news, there is a lot of information being spread about COVID-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus. To help you filter out fact from fiction, we recommend following credible sources such as the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the most accurate and up-to-date
Spoilers for Outlander Season 5 Episode 7, “The Ballad of Roger Mac,” below. “Murtagh, ugh!” In the midst of a pandemic, Sam Heughan is trying to remain positive—the actor has just completed a social isolation baking challenge with his Outlander cast mates when we hop on the phone to discuss the latest episode—but I’ve just
Dance workouts are one of our favorites because they’re quick and we’re always in a better mood once we’ve finished them. One of our favorite virtual instructors is The Fitness Marshall, and he just dropped a new, quick dance cardio workout to “Birthday” by Anne-Marie. If you want a cardio workout that you’ll feel all
Lady Gaga, Queen of the Aries, turned 34 on Saturday. Right now, big birthday bashes are pretty much out of the question (unless you want to have an epic Zoom party). Ariana Grande might not be able to wish Gaga a happy birthday in person, but she gave her a sweet shoutout on Instagram that
My lack of dancing skills is not a well-kept secret, but with plenty of time at home, I’ve been tempted to learn routines in the privacy of my own apartment. Take, for instance, Kyle Hanagami’s first online tutorial set to Dua Lipa’s “Break My Heart” — an absolute bop, BTW. The choreographer is typically known
Prince WilliamsGetty Images Now that we all have our new quarantine lives, we’ve got new routines, new priorities (who needs a bra right now?), and new lists of things to read and watch while we are stuck inside. Since March 20, though, many Americans haven’t had to wonder what they were going to tune into
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