Canada

Vision News: A Jer's Vision Production

maryannconlin — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:46:41 -0600

The mission of Jer's Vision: Canada's Youth Diversity Initiative (the Jeremy Dias Foundation) is to support youth who are addressing issues of discrimination in their schools and communities. Discrimination is still a major problem in Canada, and youth are part of the solution. The potential of youth is all too often overlooked, and we want to change that.

Different Drinking Habits in the U.S. and Canada

mhiruma — Wed, 02 May 2007 16:21:34 -0500

As close as the two countries are, the U.S. and Canada have distinct differences. One of them is the difference in drinking habits. Read this article to learn more.

"U.S.-Canadian College Drinking Compared"

The National Homelessness Initiative

mhiruma — Tue, 01 May 2007 15:15:13 -0500

The National Homelessness Initiative strives to alleviate homelessness throughout Canada.

Passion Without Limits hosts "Relay of Hope"

relayrun — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:18:58 -0500

A relay run to raise awareness, education,and money that will start in Vancouver, BC, and Halifax, NS and end in Toronto, ON. The run will be broken down into segments/legs, stopping in as many towns/cities along the way. We will try and run along the new Trans Canada Trail as possible. It will be a constant run each day with breaks in major towns/cities for guest speakers, rallies, media events, etc. The exact route has not yet been determined. The date has not yet been determined, but the plans on for 2009

HIV/AIDS in the United States and Canada

mindan — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:21:48 -0600

While these numbers may seem small compared to those of Africa, it is important to see how HIV/AIDS is directly affecting the United States and Canada.

Fact 1

More than 900,000 cases of AIDS have been reported in the United States since 1981.

Fact 2

As many as 950,000 Americans may be infected with HIV, one-quarter of whom are unaware of their infection.