Mar 04, 2023 12:20 pm UTC| Life
Nearly 80% of U.S. children grow up with a sibling. For many, brothers and sisters are life companions, close confidants and sharers of memories. But siblings also are natural competitors for parents attention. When...
Turnips: how Britain fell out of love with the much-maligned vegetable
Mar 04, 2023 12:10 pm UTC| Life
Environment secretary Thérèse Coffeys recent suggestion that Britons should turn to turnips following tomato shortages did not go down as she might have hoped. In trying to revive interest in local...
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Lucky girl syndrome: the potential dark side of TikTok’s extreme positive thinking trend
Mar 04, 2023 12:03 pm UTC| Life
If youre looking for ways to bring more positive changes into your life, TikTok recommends jumping on the lucky girl syndrome trend. The hashtag links countless videos, all claiming this new form of positive thinking can...
A white riot in Vancouver: Tracing the steps of the 1907 anti-Asian mob
Mar 04, 2023 11:57 am UTC| Life
Editors note: Below is an edited account from the forthcoming book, White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver, by Henry Tsang (Arsenal Pulp Press). On Sept. 7, 1907, a crowd gathered at 7 p.m. at the Cambie...
Pandemic pet boom has increased the demand for pet-friendly workplaces
Mar 04, 2023 11:54 am UTC| Life
About one in three Canadian households have adopted a pet since the start of the pandemic. Around one-third of these are first-time pet owners. These pandemic pets, along with their pre-pandemic counterparts, have brought...
Toyota launches all-new Prius Plug-in Hybrid in Japan
Mar 03, 2023 23:42 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business Life
Toyota Motor Corp will start selling its all-new Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) models, offered as the Z grade, on March 15. The Prius PHEV, developed under the Hybrid Reborn concept, boasts captivating driving...
Westrock Coffee acquires Bixby Roasting to enhance omnichannel capabilities
Mar 02, 2023 23:28 pm UTC| Economy Business Life
Westrock Coffee Company has acquired US-based specialty-grade roaster Bixby Roasting to enhance its omnichannel product marketing and development capabilities. The terms were not disclosed. The acquisition, which...
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