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Q&A: Shania Twain on Her Dream to Help Kids Just Like Herself
Q&A: Shania Twain on Her Dream to Help Kids Just Like Herself Photo credit: Shania Kids CanOn Shania Twain’s website for her charity foundation, Shania Kids Can (SKC), the Canadian country-pop star who rose from poverty to worldwide acclaim and fame in the mid-90s with sales of more than 75 million albums — even though her brand new album, Now, is…
Q&A: Rush Receive Humanitarian Award, Explain Quiet Stance on Philanthropy
Q&A: Rush Receive Humanitarian Award, Explain Quiet Stance on Philanthropy Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee receive the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Sprit Award, April 20, 2017, Toronto — photo credit: Grant W. Martin Photography.Rush may be loud onstage but the legendary Canadian rock band, which has sold more than 40 million albums in 40 years, is quiet…
Q&A: the Cliks’ Lucas Silveira interviews Fellow Transgender Rock Singer Laura Jane Grace
Q&A: the Cliks’ Lucas Silveira interviews Fellow Transgender Rock Singer Laura Jane Grace The Cliks' Lucas Silveira joins Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace at The House of Strombo — photo credit: Vanessa Heins. Laura Jane Grace is more than just the frontwoman for American punk rock band Against Me! She is also someone leading a gender identity…
Q&A: Sara Quin on her Mom, LGBTQ Issues and New Tegan and Sara Foundation
Q&A: Sara Quin on her Mom, LGBTQ Issues and New Tegan and Sara Foundation Tegan and Sara Foundation Convening, Jan. 2017 — photo credit: Robin Roemer. After spending more than half their lives in the music business, selling more than 1 million albums worldwide, twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin, who perform under their first names only, have launched…
Q&A: Robbie Robertson on Why He Kept Quiet for Years About His Heritage
Q&A: Robbie Robertson on Why He Kept Quiet for Years About His Heritage Robbie Robertson on the Six Nations Reserve with his first ax — photo courtney of R.R.Robbie Robertson’s memoir, Testimony, covers a short but transformative period in the 73-year-old’s life — from birth to 1976. The former guitarist and principal songwriter in The Band, now a…
Nelly Furtado Q&A: Singer Talks Humanitarian Award, Free The Children, Susan and Mom
Nelly Furtado Q&A: Singer Talks Humanitarian Award, Free The Children, Susan and Mom Nelly Furtado with Kisaruni's inaugural gradution class, Jan. 2015 — photo credit: Free The Children.Nelly Furtado will be honoured with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award at the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards, May 5, during Canadian Music…
Avril Lavigne Q&A: Singer Talks Foundation, Special Olympics and Lyme Disease
Avril Lavigne Q&A: Singer Talks Foundation, Special Olympics and Lyme Disease Avril Lavigne — screenshot from video for charity single,Avril Lavigne isn’t letting Lyme Disease stop her from doing a world of good for others. The philanthropic singer is still recovering from the debilitating illness that is caused by the bite of an infected…
Metallica Supports: Hetfield Picks MusiCares, Hammett Surfrider
Metallica Supports: Hetfield Picks MusiCares, Hammett Surfrider The members of Metallica have a range of causes that are important to them. Some we hear about, many we don’t. On this particular day, speaking with Samaritanmag, singer-guitarist James Hetfield mentions the family unit and MusiCares; a different day, he might’ve mentioned others.…
Skate4Cancer's Rob Dyer's New Cause: The Dream Love Cure Centre
Skate4Cancer's Rob Dyer's New Cause: The Dream Love Cure Centre The founder of Skate4Cancer has evolved his vision. Rob Dyer, the 27-year-old Newmarket, Ontario native who has skateboarded across the U.S., Canada, New Zealand and parts of Australia to raise awareness about cancer, has a new goal in mind: the Dream Love Cure Centre (http://…
Prostate Cancer As Serious An Issue As Breast Cancer In Women
Prostate Cancer As Serious An Issue As Breast Cancer In Women Runners celebrate their achievement at the Father’s Day Walk/Run in HalifaxOn Sunday, June 19, more than a dozen cities across Canada will host the Father’s Day Walk/Run for Prostate Cancer Canada (PCC). This high-profile event is the second largest awareness-and-fundraiser surrounding the…
Children's Wish Foundation: Stars, Yes; Moon, No
Children's Wish Foundation: Stars, Yes; Moon, No Ava attended the Vancouver Olympics as her wish Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada can’t grant trips to the moon, but some 16,000 other wishes have been fulfilled in its 25-plus-year history. Its mandate is simple — kids aged three to 17 living in Canada who have been diagnosed with a life-…