Six months ago a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake left nearly a quarter of a million people dead and another 1.5 million people homeless. As the terrible news was broadcast around the globe, governments worldwide pledged over $5billion in relief. Although relief efforts to this point have been commendable, months later most of that money has yet...... >Read More

Tags: 1.5 million, 6 months later, Culture, death, disaster, earthquake, Gobal Aid International Network, Haiti, Haitians, homeless, World

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Too often people are tempted to put a band-aid on a problem instead of really fixing it. That was the thought that came to mind when I read an article in the Globe & Mail titled "Suicide barrier on Bloor Viaduct worked, but jumpers went elsewhere": The Bloor Viaduct suicide barrier, a $6-million feat of engineering that managed to... >Read More

Tags: bridge, counselling, Culture, death, help, root problem, Self, suicide, World

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We’ve all had moments when we’ve wished the ground would open up and swallow us. For one family in Quebec that’s exactly what happened.  According to reports on CNN.com a 500 yard sinkhole opened up threatening five homes in the town of Saint-Jude.  One home was sucked into the hole and a family of five lost their lives.  They... >Read More

Tags: Claire Colvin, cnn.com, Culture, death, Family, kim koteles, sink hole, truth in the stars, World

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The beloved but controversial "King of Pop", Michael Jackson, singer/songwriter of famous songs like "Beat It", "Bad", "Thriller", and "Billie Jean", died yesterday. Around the country and the world Friday, legions of grief-stricken fans of the King of Pop mourned the sudden death of Michael Jackson with spontaneous flower-laden and candlelit memorials...... >Read More

Tags: celebrity, Culture, darren hewer, death, Men, michael jackson, music, news, Women

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