Afghanistan

iRun and Rock Benefits First Responders Battling Post-Tramatic Stress Disorder

iRun and Rock Benefits First Responders Battling Post-Tramatic Stress Disorder Nurse Nicole Taylor (centre) and members of the committee at the iRun and Rock media launch.Shortly after her husband returned from the Middle East, post 9/11, O.R. nurse Nicole Taylor noticed a dramatic change in him. The military firefighter had become withdrawn: he…

Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings Up For Auction For War Child

Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings Up For Auction For War Child Up for auction to benefit War Child: Michael Adamson, Moore Gallery - Title: Of A Water Pavilion, 2011 Dimensions: 30FreeHand, an art auction benefitting War Child, features 50 works from established and emerging contemporary artists, along with another six created by children from War Child’s…

Did Singer-Songwriter Bruce Cockburn Become A Radical?

Did Singer-Songwriter Bruce Cockburn Become A Radical? In elementary school, Bruce Cockburn remembers a teacher wishing upon her class that they all grow up to be “radicals,” a person intent on forcing change by uncompromising methods. The future folk-rock singer-songwriter doesn’t known how that might’ve affected his desire to make a difference in the world, but in the 1980s — after the…

Canadian Country Artists Release Charity Single For The Military

Canadian Country Artists Release Charity Single For The Military Terri Clark, Michelle Wright, Dean Brody, Ridley Bent and Emerson Drive join another two dozen Canadian country artists on the charity single/video “Standing Strong and True (For Tomorrow),” dedicated to Canada’s fallen soldiers and their families. Proceeds go to the Military Families Fund and Boomer's Legacy, which helps the…

War Child Canada’s Dr. Nutt Given Ontario’s Highest Honour

War Child Canada’s Dr. Nutt Given Ontario’s Highest Honour Humanitarian Dr. Samantha Nutt, co-founder and executive director of War Child Canada, has received the Order of Ontario, the highest official honour in the province.  The ceremony will be held on January 28 at Queen’s Park in Toronto, and bestowed by the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant…

Bill Clinton: ‘If We All Just Did A Little Bit’

Bill Clinton: ‘If We All Just Did A Little Bit’ Photo credit: Clinton FoundationFormer U.S. President Bill Clinton has helped change the lives of hundreds of millions since leaving office in January, 2001. Through his William Jefferson Clinton Foundation, he’s responsible for bringing affordable AIDS medication to 70 countries, supporting zero-emission…

Glass Tiger keyboardist Sam Reid goes to Afghanistan

Glass Tiger keyboardist Sam Reid goes to Afghanistan What I Saw On My “Team Canada” visit Sam Reid arrives in AfghanistanWords cannot adequately describe the poverty and desperation of the Afghan people that I witnessed when I traveled to Afghanistan in March for a week long Team Canada tour to spend time with our Canadian soldiers. I didn’t realize how…