The vision of SafeHands for Mothers is “to contribute to a reduction in maternal mortality and morbidity from pregnancy-related causes and to protect and promote health of the newborn in developing countries. “We aim to achieve this through the production of high quality films and visual materials to support government and non governmental training and […]

Yesterday I signed up for the AIDS Walk for Life, which is sponsored by Scotiabank and will be held in over forty cities across Canada. It will be the third time I’ve done the Toronto walk, which benefits the AIDS Committee of Toronto. You’ve all been extremely generous in the past; together we raised hundred […]

“Stepping Stone was founded in 1987 and is the only organization in the Maritimes that deals specifically with street life and sex work from a harm reduction model. Our offices and drop-in centre are located in a modest, non-residential house, where many of our staff members are former sex-workers. Our support is crucial to the […]

“Whether their passion is all things Disney or their hearts belong to Harley, stock ownership is the ultimate way to connect someone to their favorite company. Stock ownership through OneShare means many things: annual reports, voting rights, invitations to the annual shareholder meetings, bragging rights, and don’t forget the cool share they get to hang […]

The Fresh restaurants are easily the most well-known vegetarian restaurants in Toronto, and in my humble opinion, they’re also the best. If you haven’t paid your nearest one a visit yet, then you’re overdue – especially if you’ve been toying with the idea of vegetarianism, and you’re looking for a vegetarian meal done right.

Just a few months after adding the Veterans Site to their portfolio, the good people who run the Hunger Site and related projects have added yet another site to the roster. The Autism Site operates on the same simple premise: you click a button once a day, and for each click, the site’s sponsors will […]

“Wednesday, June 1, 2011,” which is today, “is a special day for Tim Hortons Restaurant Owners, team members and guests. It’s Camp Day! Camp Day is the one day a year when Tim Hortons Restaurant Owners across Canada and the United States donate every penny from coffee sales to the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation… “Every […]

“The Right Livelihood Award honours and supports those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today.” In many countries and circles, the award is known as a sort of alternative Nobel Prize. “Presented annually in Stockholm at a ceremony in the Swedish Parliament, the Right Livelihood Award is usually shared […]

“On this site we are archiving the incredible Archaos Circus which roamed around Europe (mostly) in the late 1980’s early 1990’s creating beauty and destruction wherever they went by blowing up stuff, juggling chainsaws and inspiring a generation. The site is dedicated to the memory of Archaos founder and father Pierrot Bidon and the other […]

This one, courtesy of Wikipedia, is for all the former Mad Magazine readers out there. Never let it be said that Wikipedia isn’t needlessly detailed about some pretty quirky stuff. If you really want to get lost in Wikipedia, go ahead and click the link about halfway down the page to the article on metasyntactic […]