Jaw-Dropping Footage of Northern Lights Pulsing Across Entire Canadian Sky-With Southern Lights, Too
Jaw-Dropping Footage of Northern Lights in Saskatchewan, Canada, shot by Dre Erwin even includes the 'Southern Lights' too.
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Check Out the Greatest Snowflake Photos Ever Taken With Vividly High Resolution
Former CTO at Microsoft, Nathan Myhrvold, has just captured the highest resolution photographs of snowflakes ever made with a camera he built.
Blind Hockey Goalie Invited to Play on Sighted Team: 'An Incredible Experience!'
A blind man named Nelson Rego has played goaltender for an Edmonton rec league ice hockey team, an "incredible experience," and held his own.
Government Saves Rare Old-Growth Trees From Further Logging on 10,000 Sq-Miles of BC Forest
Moving towards a protective attitude of its forests, B.C. has issued an immediate moratorium on 10,000 sq-miles of old growth forest.
Toronto is Replacing Air Conditioners With Deep Lake Water to Cool Hundreds of Buildings
Toronto's deep lake water cooling system is the world's largest, and it saves 90,000 megawatt hours of A/C power per year.
Fashion Designer Makes Shoes that Grow into Apple Trees, Instead of Growing Landfills
Johnny is a new sustainable shoe brand that biodegrade and contain an apple seed which grows into a tree once thrown away.
Inspired to Save Their Arctic Home, This First Nation Installs 300KW Solar Station
Defying all expectations, the Fort Severin community is feasting on the energy and money savings from their 300KW solar power station.
Saskatchewan Police Reward Good Behavior with 'Positive' Tickets
Prince Albert police are issuing tickets at an escalating rate, but the intention is not to punish -- it is to praise. Their Positive Ticketing Program rewards youth for good behavior and develops a rapport with patrolling officers.
Man in Disguise Gives $128,000 to Buy Terminal Woman Hope for Cure
A mother of four who would likely die within a year from a terrible disorder, tried to raise the $128,000 needed to travel to the US for a pioneering stem-cell treatment that might cure her. The family failed to raise the money until an anonymous man showed up at their door.
Gift Economy Takes Root in Vancouver - Cars, Cruise and Kayaks Given Away
Brice Royer was diagnosed with a rare type of stomach cancer and began looking for the cause. He decided that if his life were filled with more love and sharing, rather than purchasing and selling, the simplicity might help to heal him. He researched and found that many "gift economies" were popping up around the world that […]
Homeless Man's Life Repaired by Support of Strangers and Theatre
With the help of a group in Victoria calling themselves the Power of 10, a homeless man name George has learned to cook, drive and has passed Grade 10. Now, George is moving into his own apartment and it is all thanks to the inspiration from a stage play called Home is a Beautiful Word.
Bus Stop Heater Comes On Only If You Hold Hands (Video)
At an outdoor bus shelter in Montreal strangers have been holding hands this winter so they can keep warm. Duracell installed battery operated heaters that rely on the human body's ability to transmit an electrical current. They shot a video capturing the reactions of cold pedestrians when the heat comes on after completing the battery connection through their hands.
Cops Give Out "Positive Tickets" Across Canada
All across Canada, police departments have been ticketing kids. But they're not handing out the tickets that incur fines or suspend drivers licenses. Positive Ticket citations are giving teens and children free coupons for pizza and ice cream just for obeying the law and putting safety first.
Chalk and Blackboard $25; Making Friends With Neighbors… Priceless!
When a new neighbor moved in and began writing messages on a chalkboard in his front window, the funny and inspiring messages about happiness, or finding a wife, made Ayden Byle the toast of his Toronto neighborhood.
Vancouver Donations Save Filipina Barista's Life
Janette Camba, a temporary worker and familiar barista at Tim Hortons, for more than three years, is now back in her home country of the Philippines, recovering from a life-saving kidney transplant, paid for by almost $30,000 in donations raised in North Vancouver.
$25,000 Dropped Off Anonymously at Animal Shelter in Canada
Tuesday was an ordinary day at the Humane Society of Durham when an ordinary-looking man in his twenties arrived at the animal shelter. He turned over an envelope saying he wanted to make a donation. But it was no ordinary donation.
Strangers Pour It Forward
Tim Farber was handed a sandwich at a drive-through window and told that lunch was free because the motorist who arrived before him paid his bill. Tim Farber was handed a sandwich at a drive-through window and told that lunch was free because the motorist who arrived before him paid his bill. It was part of an infectious trend that's been bringing smiles to Winnipeg coffee store patrons. Farber, in turn, offered to pay for the order of a total stranger in the car behind him.
Student Cycles Across Canada to Support Taboo Topic: Death With Dignity
Sean Jacklin, 21, is riding his bicycle coast to coast -- 4,660 miles (7500 km) -- in an effort to shine a light on a topic many people find difficult to talk about, raising awareness and funds for the hospice movement across Canada. As the second cyclist to organize a solo tour supporting end of life care, Sean knows it is hard to raise money for something no one likes to talk about. He had already raised $10,000 before leaving the province. He had already raised $10,000 before leaving his home province of Victoria.
Bus Passengers Pass the Hat to Help Woman See Dying Mom
A West Vancouver bus driver and passengers on an express bus to Horseshoe Bay are being hailed as Good Samaritans after they stepped up to get a woman to Nanaimo to see her dying mother on Mother's Day.
Ottawa Bus Passengers Sing for Silenced Driver
Passengers on Ottawa buses were breaking into song Friday to show their support for a silenced singing bus driver. The transit sing-song was organized by passengers who were upset when driver Yves Roy was told earlier this month to stop belting out songs along his route.
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