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Top 20 baby names in Newfoundland and Labrador for 2016

Top 20 baby names in Newfoundland and Labrador for 2016

From Jaxon to Sadie, here are the baby names that are most popular in this Maritime province.

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Top 20 baby names in British Columbia for 2016

Top 20 baby names in British Columbia for 2016

BC just released their top baby names for 2016. Did your little one's name make the list?

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Top 20 baby names in Saskatchewan for 2016

Top 20 baby names in Saskatchewan for 2016

Did your favourite baby name make the list? Looks like you can expect a lot of Amelias and Liams on birth announcements this year.

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Top 20 baby names in Quebec for 2016

Top 20 baby names in Quebec for 2016

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8-year-old girl wears the most bad*ss costume for Superhero Day

8-year-old girl wears the most bad*ss costume for Superhero Day

When Super-hero day was announced at school, Michelle Threefoot, an 8-year-old from Columbia knew exactly who she wanted to be.

Lissa Coe

Top 20 baby names in Nova Scotia for 2016

Top 20 baby names in Nova Scotia for 2016

Which baby names made the Nova Scotia list this year? Check out which monikers came out on top.

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You need to read this new Trudeau approved book about mentoring girls

You need to read this new Trudeau approved book about mentoring girls

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau says this new book is a "call to action" and it totally is. Consider it your handbook on how to encourage girls to be strong and independent.

Flannery Dean

Why it’s important for girls—and boys—to see the new Ghostbusters

Why it’s important for girls—and boys—to see the new Ghostbusters

Of course girls need to see women being strong and awesome and funny and brave, but boys need to see that too.

Kate Rae

Raising strong daughters: How to boost girls’ self-esteem

Raising strong daughters: How to boost girls’ self-esteem

Plan International Canada’s Caroline Riseboro shares her advice on teaching girls how to be confident and how parents can model positive self-esteem.

Lisa van de Geyn

19 STEM books your kids will love

19 STEM books your kids will love

Want to prepare your child for a career in science, technology, engineering or math? Get them started with these great STEM books.

Davina Sinnatamby

Reading 'Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls' will inspire (you and) your daughter to run the world

Reading 'Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls' will inspire (you and) your daughter to run the world

'Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls' celebrates great women who were anything but princesses.

Davina Sinnatamby

How to talk to girls: 8 ways to improve your daughter's self-esteem

How to talk to girls: 8 ways to improve your daughter's self-esteem

We want to raise daughters who will run the world, but could the words we use be accidentally sending the wrong message?

Kathryn Hayward

Can we please stop using "girl" as an insult?

Can we please stop using "girl" as an insult?

Yes, it’s 2016, but we’re still equating femininity with weakness.

Katie Dupuis

9 puberty books for girls

9 puberty books for girls

Have you had "The Talk" yet? Sometimes handing your tween daughter a book is a heck of a lot easier (and less embarrassing) for all involved.

Miriam Porter

What happens when girls are free to imagine they can be anything

What happens when girls are free to imagine they can be anything

A new Barbie commercial encourages girls to imagine they can be anything.

Davina Sinnatamby

Ear piercing: What you need to know

Ear piercing: What you need to know

From methods of piercing to healing, plus treating the inevitable infection, here's what you need to know before letting your kid pierce her lobes.

A. Myers

Miss Piggy is getting an award for female fabulosity

Miss Piggy is getting an award for female fabulosity

Our favourite Muppet (sorry Kermit) is getting a major award, and she'll be interviewed by Gloria Steinem.

Davina Sinnatamby

How to handle mean girls in the schoolyard

How to handle mean girls in the schoolyard

How to deal if your child is the target—or a mean girl herself.

Erin Phelan

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