Two summers ago, Michelle Amerie took a deep breath and began rappelling down all 32 storeys of the Rio Can building in downtown Toronto to benefit Easter Seals. The kicker: She did it in a...
Noted Canadian singer-songwriter Tom Cochrane has been a lot of places and seen a lot of things, but one of his most poignant experiences occurred when he spent two-and-a-half weeks traveling through...
If you’re a parent who is strapped by a limited income but still wishes you could spoil your children with various toys, an alternative solution might be closer than you think. Most family...
A little over two years ago, Calgary-based throat cancer survivor Heather Dougall was sitting on her couch watching TV when she came up with what she says “was the silliest idea she ever...
For every date on his current North American tour, musician Owl City is rocking the ‘red kettle’ for the Salvation Army.
The “Fireflies” and “Good Time”...
Cameron Snyder is thrilled to finally be off the streets.
For the first time in nearly 10 years, the former Canadian Armed Forces vet has a home, occupying one of the 15 apartments that comprise...
When he's not touring the world or recording albums that continue to influence generations of younger musicians, Rush singer and bassist Geddy Lee supports a grape cause.
A wine-loving...
Members of the Canadian music industry now have somewhere to turn when they experience hard times.
Operating under the slogan "Created by the music community for the music community,...
“It’s about the homeless. Nothing more, nothing less.”
That, in a nutshell, is the slogan and modus operandi behind Blank-Fest, a growing network of independent music festivals...
If a picture is worth a thousand words, Toronto's Andrew MacNaughtan has unleashed an important monologue on behalf of World Vision with his brand new coffee table book, Grace: Africa in...