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10 lipgloss shades from Balmshell
Toronto is known to be the birthplace of many cosmetics lines, including MAC and Cargo, both of which have gone on to be celeb-favourites.  But over the last couple of years, the [...]

T U Dawood
The Canadian Association of New York Foundation recently held its annual black-tie fundraising gala Maple Leaf Ball at The Plaza Hotel.

The swanky affair brought out the crème de la crème of the Canadian community of New York with a VIP dinner followed by a cocktail dance party and ultimately an after party at [...]

Throughout the first part of the twentieth century, drug stores in North American were generally small pharmacies that sold health-related products, and, if lucky, had a lunch counter or soda fountain.  In many towns and cities, these lunch counters/soda fountains have long gone, and what remained are a bunch of standard stores.  Quite boring, no?
This is [...]

Cynthia Cheng
Over the weekend, several people have written to me about the significance of the flower I used for the column I posted on Friday regarding Remembrance Day.  The flower is the poppy, worn by many people of the British Commonwealth to commemorate the war dead and war veterans.  While the poppy has long been [...]

Remembrance Day is coming up next week.  Ninety years ago this coming Tuesday, November 11, marked the end of what was then known as the Great War.  Some even called it The War to End All Wars.  They were, of course, incorrect.  In September 1939, Britain declared war on Germany, starting the nearly six year [...]

Amanda Silliker
Ottawa is known as the city of the Sens, Parliament and Beavertails, but two Ottawa-based companies are determined to add “fashion” to the list. For the second time ever, the Canadian International Modeling Agency and Substance Magazine are hosting Ottawa Fashion Week Nov. 12-15 at the National Arts Centre. The companies are working together [...]

Canadian Tire (TSX: CTC.TO), a specialty store selling not only hardware products, but home products, camping, sporting and other indoor and outdoor gear, opened its doors in 1922, meaning that it was in existence long before The Home Depot (though unlike The Home Depot, Canadian Tire isn’t usually considered a “big box,” probably because of [...]

TU Dawood
A-listers gathered at Atelier to celebrate Dior in fashion Wednesday night.  The famous chic stylings of Christian Dior were perfected complemented by the luxurious sophistication and warmth of Atelier’s interiors and inclusive ambiance.

The planned fashion show was re-coordinated in the style of a photo shoot, which highlighted the richness of the outfits while enabling [...]

Youth tend not to vote in most countries unless the country has a policy which requires all citizens over a certain age to vote. Often, this is because younger people, especially those between18-25 feel that the politicians, who are their parents’ age or older, just “don’t get” them and their views. In the latest federal [...]