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Helping People and Animals in Nepal After Earthquake: How You Can Help, Get Info Too
Helping People and Animals in Nepal After Earthquake: How You Can Help, Get Info Too Red Cross in Nepal — photo courtesy of Canadian Red Cross. Emergency response teams from around the globe are in Nepal, assisting in search and rescue efforts and attending to the injured after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook the area of Kathmandu just minutes before…
Who is Gaylord Nelson and How Does He and John F. Kennedy Figure into Earth Day?
Who is Gaylord Nelson and How Does He and John F. Kennedy Figure into Earth Day? Do you know the name Gaylord Nelson? He passed away in 1981 but what a legacy he left. It’s Earth Day, the 45th anniversary in fact. So how did this global environmental movement with more than billion participants, according to Earth Day Network (EDN), start? Why April 22?…
Taylor Swift’s Mom Has Cancer, Wants Kids To Remind Parents To See Doctor
Taylor Swift’s Mom Has Cancer, Wants Kids To Remind Parents To See Doctor Taylor Swift promo shot — photo credit: Sarah Barlow. Taylor Swift revealed publicly today that her mother has cancer. “I'd like to keep the details of her condition and treatment plans private, but she wanted you to know,” the singer wrote in a letter to her fans titled "Just so…
Crawl, Jump and Slide in Muck MS Run to Fight Multiple Sclerosis
Crawl, Jump and Slide in Muck MS Run to Fight Multiple Sclerosis What you'll find on the Muck MS Run — photo courtesy of Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.A dirty initiative from the MS Society of Canada is taking an irreverent approach to fundraising. Called Muck MS Canada, the four upcoming events will see participants go over, under and through 15…
Tim Horton's Dancing Employee Gets Surprise from Students
Tim Horton's Dancing Employee Gets Surprise from Students Terri Marshall, the infamous dancing Tim Horton's employee (far left), holds cheque from students — photo credit. You Tube screenshot.McMaster University students grumpy with exams or lack of sleep or assignment stress always get a smile from the dancing/singing Tim Horton’s employee Terri…
Alanis Morissette Part of Nonprofit 'Relationships First' Think Tank
Alanis Morissette Part of Nonprofit 'Relationships First' Think Tank (L to R) Souleye, Helen LaKelly Hunt, Alanis Morissette and Harville Hendrix — photo credit: Relationships First Facebook page.Imagine a world where everyone puts relationships first, it reads on the landing page of Relationships First. This is a new organization or movement…
Mental Health Charity Only Received One Help Call About #cutforzayn
Mental Health Charity Only Received One Help Call About #cutforzayn Zahn Malik (second from left) recently announced his departure from One Direction — photo courtesy of Sony Music CanadaWhen #cutforzayn started trending on Twitter, following the departure of One Direction’s Zayn Malik from the teen-adored British pop group last week, the UK mental health…
Cyberbullying Victim Rehtaeh Parsons' Dad Addresses United Nations
Cyberbullying Victim Rehtaeh Parsons' Dad Addresses United Nations Glen Canning speaks at UN — screenshot from UN Web TV.Glen Canning, the father of cyberbullying victim Rehtaeh Parsons, addressed the United Nations earlier this month as part of their Violence in the Digital Age: New Approaches to Cyber-Abuse of Girls and Young Women discussion and…
Toronto Hospital's Unique #NoHairSelfie Campaign To Go Global in 2016
Toronto Hospital's Unique #NoHairSelfie Campaign To Go Global in 2016 Mayor John Tory takes scissors to his friend Gary Slaight's head for the #NoHairSelfie campaign — photo credit: Karen BlissThe inaugural #NoHairSelfie campaign that raised $1.8 million for The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation in Toronto is going global, Paul Alofs, president and…
Human Rights Watch Film Festival Spotlights Abuses and Hope
Human Rights Watch Film Festival Spotlights Abuses and Hope Screenshot from Wim Wenders documentary, The Salt of the Earth — photo courtesy of Mongrel Media.The 12th annual Toronto edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival opens this week, including a screening of The Salt of the Earth, the Oscar-nominated new film by Buena Vista Social Club…
‘Thanks For Keeping Your Mouth Shut’: New Sexual Violence Campaign
‘Thanks For Keeping Your Mouth Shut’: New Sexual Violence Campaign Screenshot from #WhoWillYouHelp video.“Thanks for keeping your mouth shut,” the young man speaks to the camera during a party scene in which he’s removing the jacket from a passed-out girl as his friend films. “Thanks for minding your own business,” a man says, massaging the shoulders of a…
Children’s Hospice Charity of Choice for Jack Bruce Tribute Concert
Children’s Hospice Charity of Choice for Jack Bruce Tribute Concert The late Jack Bruce — photo credit: Tina Korhonen.A tribute concert featuring ex Cream drummer Ginger Baker, Joss Stone, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson, Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, Level 42’s Mark King and Living Colour’s Vernon Reid to celebrate the life of late Cream bassist-singer Jack…
Check out the UN's International Day of Happiness Song Playlist Curated By You
Check out the UN's International Day of Happiness Song Playlist Curated By You It’s Friday — the weekend is here. Are you feeling happy? Well, it is International Day of Happiness, as declared by the United Nations. Yes, the United Nations, so if you got out of the wrong side of the bed or your coffee maker crapped out on your this morning, then the…
Magic! Sponsors Music Teacher of the Year, Rock School's Steve Sainas
Magic! Sponsors Music Teacher of the Year, Rock School's Steve Sainas The members of Magic! with Teacher of the Year, Steve Sainas (centre), at the 2015 Juno Awards — photo credit: CARAS\iPhoto.Why are some students switching schools or, in some cases, making a daily two-hour round trip to attend Terry Fox Secondary School in Port Coquitlam, B.C.?…
Bitten’s Laura Vandervoort Stands Strong for Women, Children and Animal Rights
Bitten’s Laura Vandervoort Stands Strong for Women, Children and Animal Rights Laura Vandervoort visits some children and moms in Marakwet, Kenya — photo courtesy of Laura Vandervoort.Canadian actress Laura Vandervoort, who spent several years on TV shows Smallville and Instant Star, and now stars in werewolf drama Bitten, has long been involved with…