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Posted: Jan 28, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 28
Amina Badamassy, a newcomer who spent years in a refugee camp in Chad before coming to Winnipeg in 2018, is sewing mittens similar to the ones Bernie Sanders wore at last week's U.S. presidential inauguration. (Submitted by Anne-Lydie Bolay)
Mittens similar to those Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wore at last week's U.S. presidential inauguration are now for sale in Winnipeg, just in time for this week's extreme cold snap.
Newcomer women in the Cutting Edge program run through the Canadian Muslim Women's Institute are selling the cozy-looking mitts, which they're making from old sweaters from local thrift stores.