Journalists who take what they read on Twitter and run with it instead of doing their jobs and checking the facts, you’d better take care if I find you’ve been creeping ’round my back stairs. To make a long story short, the word around the Internet today was that Canadian icon Gordon Lightfoot had died. […]

Yesterday I posted about an upcoming book that my friend Neil has written based on his blog. Fellow friend and comedian Ryan Aldred quickly spotted it on Twitter and decided to spread the word himself. In doing so, he reminded me that I’ve been meaning to tell you all about the Canadian International Learning Foundation. […]

I’ve mentioned my friend Neil Pasricha and his award-winning blog 1000 Awesome Things in this space before. But tonight, I’m glad to be able to tell you that he’s got a new book on the way. Not just any book, but a book you can pre-order now through Amazon and other online retailers. Much of […]

I’m generally pretty good at handling money. I spend modestly, I save responsibly, and I don’t tend to go into debt. I’m not all that great at math, let alone accounting, but I recognize that money is a finite resource and I’m pretty good at treating it that way. I just wish I could learn […]

Helping the people of Haiti in their time of need is a great thing to do, and you’d have to be a pretty cynical person to question the motives of someone who does so. Unless they choose an obnoxiously self-serving way to do it, like Metric apparently did with their recent t-shirt. The Daily Swarm, […]

It’s amazing how quickly these things happen. We saw the place yesterday, put an offer in today, and got the confirmation tonight. We’ll move out of our apartment at the end of April, after exactly four years of living here, and from there we’ll be living in a place we actually own. So that’s one […]

The big day is finally here. If you live in the riding, please get out today and cast your vote. If you know of anyone who does, please encourage them to do the same. All the information you’ll need can be found right here. Let’s make this happen! A victory for Cathy Crowe will not […]

“Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions among Canada’s Aboriginal People,” says a statement from the Canadian Diabetes Association. “Because of unique genetic, social and lifestyle circumstances, they are 3 to 5 times more likely than the general population to be diagnosed with the disease… The Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (ADI) provides essential funding for diabetes prevention, screening […]

Hey, I learned a fancy new term today! Listen up, because I’m only going to share it once before I pretend I’ve never heard it and lock it away forever. It all started this morning, when my friend Tallulah posted a link to a story on the CBC about a British medical journal that chose […]

The good people at East Metro Youth Services have just launched a brand new website. You may remember them as the group we worked with when we held an all ages edition of Everyone’s a DJ back in July. Now more than ever, their website will provide you with a wealth of information on the […]