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Jayna Hefford is breaking the ice for women’s professional hockey

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My health folder didn’t hold a cure. It just proved I wasn’t imagining any of it

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We need to call out misogyny, whether it’s on SNL or in the workplace

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North of North star Anna Lambe is finding her place, onscreen and off

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Katie Telford’s decade at the centre of Canadian politics

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What’s in your condoms? Nixit’s Rachael Newton wants you to start asking

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Moira Welsh lifts the curtain on the “invisibility” of older women, from financial challenges to their sex lives

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On September 30, we had the privilege of listening to two incredible women: Rose LeMay, Indigenous author, advocate and 2021 Global Pluralism Award recipient, and Tanya Talaga, award-winning Anishinaabe journalist and author.

Their conversation touched on some difficult but essential questions: What does reconciliation truly mean in practice? How do we confront ongoing denialism? And what would it take to build a future in which Indigenous children can thrive with the same opportunities as other children in Canada?

When asked about the most significant positive change for Indigenous peoples, Tanya pointed to education: changing curricula and teaching history as it happened. She also called on all of us to stand up against residential school denialism and to envision a future that is inclusive and bright for all children in Canada.

Rose emphasized the need for significant systemic change, reminding us that “the more you know about history, the more urgent reconciliation becomes.”

She challenged us to turn that understanding into action: learn about the people we vote for, understand their policies and plans concerning Indigenous peoples, vote, and learn how to intervene when we witness racism against Indigenous people.

We are grateful to Rose and Tanya for their honesty, wisdom and hope, and to @_TheHonestTalk for hosting and facilitating this important conversation.

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Know the history. Change the systems. Speak up. Those were just a few of the messages running through Wednesday night’s Women, Truth & Reconciliation event, hosted by The Honest Talk at the National Arts Centre.

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We talk a lot about how much housing Canada needs, but there’s another part of that conversation Jennifer Miller thinks we should be having: where are the women?

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Arinn Young went from a devastating knee injury to becoming a Team Canada wheelchair basketball star. Now, she’s competing for gold on home soil.

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Over the past few days, the sport and gambling worlds have collided in an Olympic-size reaction to a new ad launched by online betting platform Novig. You’ve probably seen it…it’s pretty hard to miss.

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The latest episode of The Honest Talk podcast with Diana Fox Carney is out now!

Economist, mother, policy advocate and wife of Canada’s Prime Minister, Diana has worn many hats – but there’s much more to her story than the headlines.

Listen now: https://t.co/0S8tKZueJi

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Sleep is precious at any time of year, but after a summer of later nights and looser routines, getting back on track can feel like a project in itself – but it doesn’t have to be.

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For years, women have been told that managing their weight comes down to eating less, moving more and staying disciplined. Except that our bodies are a little more complicated than that.

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Would you rather disclose your credit score or talk about your sex life? It might sound like an easy answer, but new Canadian research suggests many people would actually rather have the second conversation.

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We spend so much time talking about living longer, but we don't spend nearly enough time talking about what those later years actually look like for women.

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Summer wedding season is officially here, and if your calendar is filling up with invitations, chances are you’re asking yourself the same question over and over: What am I going to wear?

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For years, conversations about women in entrepreneurship have focused on what we supposedly lack: confidence, networks, risk tolerance, or access. Shelley Kuipers thinks that conversation is backwards.

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It's hard to scroll social media right now without seeing someone talking about Yesteryear.

The tradwife novel has quickly become one of the most buzzed-about books of the summer, inspiring everything from glowing reviews to heated debates.

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