After a Routine Surgery Went Wrong, This Patient Agreed to Extreme Measures
What was supposed to be a straightforward surgery left Verna Marzo on the brink of death. With less than a...
These Dogs Are Teaching Machines How to Sniff Out Cancer
Learn how new discoveries about dogs' ability to detect disease will revolutionize medicine.
12 Heartwarming Stories of Dads Going Above and Beyond for Their Kids
These fathers have a powerful way of showing their love.
My Mother Married an Astronaut
While he may not have been to space, this new dad was truly out of this world.
How My Mom and I Moved Past Our Clashing Personalities and Reconnected
Mom and I agreed long ago that our differences would always present challenges. But during the first lockdown of the...
Grandpa’s Tour of St. Marys, Ontario
Grandpa Millson’s family tour of St. Marys leaves no room for doubt: there really is no place like home!
With Some Help From My Favourite Dishes, I Finally Found Joy in Cooking
In learning to be comfortable with what I don’t know, I’m realizing that the things that make me feel as...
These Volunteer Cyclists Are Delivering Groceries to Toronto’s Needy
David Shellnutt founded The Bike Brigade to deliver food and medical supplies to Toronto’s most vulnerable residents. Since the beginning...
As a Teenager, I Gathered Paints for Maud Lewis
During the 1960s, my father kept up a frequent correspondence with Maud Lewis, one of Canada’s most famous folk artists.
After My Cancer Diagnosis, I Began Reading to My Daughters
I knew I had a terminal illness and I wanted my three daughters to remember me in the many books...
How One Woman in Petty Harbour is Bringing Newfoundlanders Back to Their Fishing Roots
With Fishing For Success in Petty Harbour, Newfoundlander Kimberley Orren hopes to bring women, children and a sense of community...
This Story of Two Pen Pals Will Warm Your Heart
Eleanor was from the Prairies and Lois was from Newfoundland, but the distance didn't stop these two pen pals from...
My Cousin Gave Me Her Kidney—And Saved My Life
With my kidneys failing and an interminable waiting list for an organ donation, my situation was dire—until I received the...
In My Family, a Game of Euchre Is Always the Answer
My grandmother loved a good game of cards, and she taught us to play through both love and loss. When...
A Button Collection Bought At Auction Revealed a Lifetime of Memories
After I won a button collection at the auction, I sat with the 89-year-old woman who had saved them and...
The Heartwarming Story Behind My Family’s 47-Year-Old Holiday Food Tradition
Every Christmas Eve, we eat cheese soufflé, tomatoes provençale and green beans in front of the fire. Here's why.
My First-Ever Christmas Pageant as the Virgin Mary
I anxiously listened for my cue line, “The time came for her to have her child,” and then, with nary...
I Became a Mom on Christmas Eve. Here’s What I Learned About Gratitude
Looking back, I wish I could tell my forlorn self a few things to assuage her fears.
How a Total Stranger Pulled My Dad Out of His Alzheimer’s Fog
One day, a woman began singing Celine Dion in the doctor's waiting room. I wasn't prepared for what happened next.
How I Created a Sanctuary for Teenagers in My School Library
When Angela Jouris Saxe started her job, she realized that a school library is more than just a place to...
A COVID-19 Patient’s Incredible 77-Day Fight for Survival
The story of Rick Cameron's battle for survival, the doctor who wouldn’t give up, and the Maritime community that rallied...
The Incredible Story of How a Small Saskatchewan Community Rallied to Save the Life of an Unborn Baby
Fifty-three years after a tragic accident took the life of his mother, mechanic Don Mason received a phone call from...
This Toronto Charity Feeds Thousands with Surplus Restaurant Food
Jagger Gordon founded Feed It Forward to divert food destined for the landfill. Since COVID-19, he's been feeding 5,000 people...
This Scarborough Condo Has a Secret Santa Who Delivers to All 238 Units in Her Building
A heartwarming story about a Christmas elf who’d prefer to remain anonymous among her neighbours.
A Holiday Gift Exchange Has Held My Friend Group Together for Two Decades
Holidays with family can be cozy, but our exchange offered something else: a chance for my friends and me to...
20 Ways You Can Make the World a More Peaceful Place
Overwhelmed by scary news stories? Here's how to start feeling calmer and build a more peaceful world right now.
How Adopting a Puppy Helped My Family Through the Pandemic
At first I worried adopting a pandemic puppy would make this time more stressful, but I couldn't have been more...
I Volunteered at a Hospital in Haiti After the Earthquake. It Changed My Life
I didn’t know what I was getting myself into when I volunteered to help at a hospital in Haiti—or how...
How a Lost Turkey Helped Me Find My Way
I was nearing retirement when I found the wild bird in a Toronto park. This is what she taught me...