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Lady Gaga's Foundation Selects Five Schools to Receive Financial Gift to Improve Mental Health Programs

Lady Gaga's Foundation Selects Five Schools to Receive Financial Gift to Improve Mental Health Programs Lady Gaga, seen here teaming with Prince William for the Heads Together mental health initiative — screencap via Heads Together YouTube channelAs a result of the Mental and Emotional Wellness Innovation Challenge, five schools from across America…

6 Things You Need To Know About March For Our Lives and Where the 839 Rallies Are Taking Place

6 Things You Need To Know About March For Our Lives and Where the 839 Rallies Are Taking Place Emma González — screencap via CNN YouTube channel On Saturday, March 24, young people across America and around the world will take part in the March For Our Lives, a massive series of rallies meant to fight for comprehensive and improved gun safety legislation…

Pearl Jam's Mike McCready to Receive Award at MusiCares Concert Feat. Slash, Nancy Wilson, Mike Ness and More

Pearl Jam's Mike McCready to Receive Award at MusiCares Concert Feat. Slash, Nancy Wilson, Mike Ness and More Pearl Jam's Mike McCready will receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award at the 2018 MusiCares Concert For Recovery on May 10 — photo credit: Karen Loria. Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready will receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award at the 2018 MusiCares…

Environmentalist David Suzuki Joins Canada’s Walk of Fame, Receiving Star in Hometown Vancouver

Environmentalist David Suzuki Joins Canada’s Walk of Fame, Receiving Star in Hometown Vancouver David Suzuki — photo courtesy of Canada's Walk of Fame.David Suzuki’s status as a towering environmental advocate and exceptional broadcaster are assured. But just in case anything else is needed to cement his peerless reputation — apart from his Companion of…

AFTERMETOO Creates Fund for Sexual Assault Support Services, Issues Downloadable Report

AFTERMETOO Creates Fund for Sexual Assault Support Services, Issues Downloadable Report (L to R): Freya Ravensbergen, Aisling Chin-Yee, Mia Kirshner — photo courtesy of AFTERMETOO. Action campaign AFTERMETOO — created by producer/director Aisling Chin-Yee, actress/author/activist Mia Kirshner, and actress/producer Freya Ravensbergen — has partnered with…

TIFF’s Female-Focused Film Initiative Approaches $1 Million Milestone, Fortifies Time’s Up

TIFF’s Female-Focused Film Initiative Approaches $1 Million Milestone, Fortifies Time’s Up Filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal (top left), major donor Betty-Ann Heggie (top right), actor Omoni Oboli (bottom left), filmmaker Carol Nguyen (bottom right) — image courtesy TIFF.Corks will be popping today at Toronto’s TIFF Bell Lightbox — home of the Toronto…

Arcade Fire to Receive Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award

Arcade Fire to Receive Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award Arcade Fire promo shot — photo credit: MergeThe members of Montreal’s Arcade Fire will receive the 2018 Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award at the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards Gala Dinner, May 10, held at Toronto’s Rebel Entertainment Complex during Canadian Music Week…

Juno Awards and Juno Week Events Help Foster Young Musicians

Juno Awards and Juno Week Events Help Foster Young Musicians Juno Cup 2017 — Rockers look on during skills competition, TD Place, Ottawa — photo courtesy of CARAS. To casual observers, the Juno Awards are star-studded, televised hoopla lionizing Canadian music and the business that supports it. But a closer examination of the Junos — and its attendant…

10 Important Songs For International Clash Day

10 Important Songs For International Clash Day The Clash — photo via Sony MusicWhen punk rockers The Clash were active between 1976 to 1986, the band led by Joe Strummer used their music to confront things like racism, police brutality, classism, terrorism, capitalism and pretty any other related cause that could negatively impact young people. More than…

Barack Obama Explains New Presidential Center in Letterman Netflix Interview

Barack Obama Explains New Presidential Center in Letterman Netflix Interview Barack Obama on David Letterman's new Netflix program — screencap via NetflixFormer U.S. president Barack Obama used his high-profile appearance on the debut episode of Netflix's My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman interview program to explain the vision…

Two Journalism Advocacy Groups Receive $1 Million USD Each At Golden Globe Awards

Two Journalism Advocacy Groups Receive $1 Million USD Each At Golden Globe Awards HFPA president Meher Tatna at the 75th Golden Globe Awards — photo via HFPAThere was strong support for journalism at the 75th Golden Globe Awards held last night in Beverly Hills, California, as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) donated $1 million USD ($1.24…

Q&A: Paul Alofs Goes From Music Biz to $1 Billion Cancer Cure Champion

Q&A: Paul Alofs Goes From Music Biz to $1 Billion Cancer Cure Champion Paul Alofs and his bobblehead — photo credit: Karen BlissAt president and CEO Paul Alofs’ recent farewell tribute, a job jar was mentioned that contained just one piece of paper: “Go raise $1 billion for cancer research,” it read. It’s been sitting on his office desk at Toronto’s…

Public Invited to NHL Great Johnny Bower's Celebration of Life and to Support his Charities of Choice

Public Invited to NHL Great Johnny Bower's Celebration of Life and to Support his Charities of Choice Johnny Bower — photo credit: Toronto Maple Leafs FB In lieu of flowers, fans of legendary Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Johnny Bower, the founding namesake of the Johnny Bower Foundation and avid supporter of numerous charities, can make a donation…

Powered By Love Book Focusing On African Grandmothers Being Used To Combat AIDS

Powered By Love Book Focusing On African Grandmothers Being Used To Combat AIDS Powered by Love book cover — image providedFor more than a decade a coalition of grandmothers from Canada and Africa have come together under the "Grandmothers Campaign" supported by the Stephen Lewis Foundation with the express goal of combating AIDS in Africa. Now those…

Philanthropy Awards Honours Slaight Family, John and Myrna Daniels, Rainbow Railroad and More

Philanthropy Awards Honours Slaight Family, John and Myrna Daniels, Rainbow Railroad and More (L to R): Rainbow Railroad's Kimahli Powell; Josh Morrison; Genworth Canada's Anita Booth; Slaight Family Foundations' Gary Slaight; former BMO Financial Group's Bill Downe; Mackenzie Health Foundation's Ingrid Perry; Hilborn Charity eNews' Jim Hilborn — photo…