The homeless are likely not your first thought when you think of soccer players, but did you know that a Homeless World Cup of soccer takes place every year? When the tournament kicks off in...
Musician Tom Cochrane lost his father to Parkinson’s disease and calls it “a cause near and dear to my heart.” The Canadian Hall of Fame rocker is the headline act and main...
Back in the late '70s, The Ian Thomas Band was one of the most popular in Canada. Their sound was spearheaded by the melodic songs and voice of Ian Thomas and the fluent licks of guitarist...
The Brothers Dubé impressed Montreal’s Arcade Fire enough for the Grammy Award-winning band to jam with them, but when they discovered the kids were raising money for the same charity,...
Given her status as one of the most prominent and popular members of Canada's roots music community, it should come as no surprise that Samantha Parton of The Be Good Tanyas is now being assisted...
Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning, Great Big Sea’s Murray Foster, Bedouin Soundclash’s Eon Sinclair and four-time Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden joined other footie...
Darelle founder/CEO Kyle Kotapski stresses that supporting charities and non-profit groups is at the very heart of his new e-commerce site.
"From a charity perspective, if you are able to buy...
Nineteen-year-old Albertan country singer Tenille has been “playing it forward” for a number of years now, knowing there are many kids that don’t have it as good as she may. Her...
Justin Hines' upcoming Vehicle of Change tour will not only bring exposure to his new album, How We Fly (out on May 14), but after hopefully raising $40,000 through a crowd-funding campaign, the...
Rock 'n’ roll band by night; eco-warriors by day. These dual roles are being played across North America by Victoria, BC reggae-infused rockers Mindil Beach Markets, whose members became...