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AG Hair's Coquitlam facility has pivoted to making hand sanitizer. (Photograph by Alana Paterson)

How a hair-care company went from salon supplier to sanitizer powerhouse

AG Hair could have waited out the pandemic but instead decided to lean into its entrepreneurial culture and make a sharp pivot

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They’re drinking what?

Kids seeking a quick high are downing hand sanitizer

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The unseen costs of swine flu

Manitoba reserve spends money earmarked for students’ laptops on hand sanitizer

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Learning to love germs

To all the Purel-toting moms and dads out there: it seems the germs kids pick up at daycare might actually make them healthier. A new study from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley suggests that kids who attend day care or play groups have roughly a 30 per cent reduced risk of developing leukemia.