The mercury has finally dropped, and many of us got a not-so-subtle reminder of what winter means in Canada - damn cold. As you scrape the car and peek out from the snug confines of your Canada Goose jacket, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that not everyone has the right clothes to deal with this winter wonderland of ours.
I'm not a politician or a policymaker. I know the refugee situation isn't a simple case of opening borders. While I wish that children never had to suffer as they do, I don't regret seeing the heartbreaking images because now I will never forget seeing them...
And it happened right when I was caught up in my own little whirlwind of school supplies and bills and house renos. Maybe you were, too. Preparing my son to start second grade at a new school. Preparing to sell my house. A daunting, frantic time.
Let's face it: Valentine's Day isn't always conversation hearts and red roses. For a lot of people, Love Day blows (and not in a good way). So to the singletons and the recently jilted, I give you “Donate Your Heartbreak.”
Remember the Elizabeth Gallagher story? Well, it seems the guy on a quest to find a willing passenger (who happens to share the same name as his ex) for an around-the-world trip has found his lady luck. Or she has found him, rather.
Giving charitable presents that keep on giving after you hit "buy" certainly have appeal. I'm a big supporter of items that empower families—like that proverb about giving man a fish and you feed him for a day... "Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." So charities like Plan Canada are close to my heart. But it begs the question: just how ethical are those so-called ethical gifts? And what the bleat happens after you buy a goat?
Last time around, the Canadian airline won the internet when it surprised a bunch of unsuspecting passengers with Christmas gifts. This year they dug deeper and brought warmth to a place largely devoid of first world problems—the community of Nuevo Renacer, near Puerto Plata.
Want your kids to do something groundbreaking and fun this summer? An art studio in Toronto hopes to land its name in the Guinness Book of World Records while raising funds for a worthy cause.
Just when you didn't need more incentive to love Emma Stone after her cracking job on Fallon, this happens. Stone and Spidey co-star Andrew Garfield were munching breakfast and minding their own celebrity business when they noticed an entourage of snap-hungry paparazzi outside.
What do they do? Don the big hats and glasses, of course. But the pair of A-listers truly had their thinking caps on. They got out their Biros and penned the following notes: