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The 2012 Sports Illustrated Kids SportsKids of the Year

"Inspirational" doesn't begin to cut it!  Two extraordinary young boys with a passion like no other!  Moved us to tears, please watch!

Professor Says Students Can't Identify Continents On Map

And we are talking about university students!  A professor at Memorial University says her students desperately need to brush up on their geography.  Read More.

Brilliant - Performance of the Year/ Noah St. John, "The Last Mile"

After exploding onto the performance scene by grabbing the Youth Speaks Grand Slam Championship, watch as 15-year-old Noah St. John electrifies the Snap Judgement Stage with a stunning performance - winning the year's "NPR Snap Judgment Performance of the Year."  Not to be missed - the kid is brilliant.

Why High-Quality Universal Child Care is a Part of a More Equal Canada For All of Us.

If anything positive has emerged from Canada's rising inequality, it is that a bona fide discussion about "the Canada we want" is becoming a mainstream staple of political dialogue.  Not only politicians and pundits but also ordinary Canadians have begun to make the connections between health and wealth, public services and social justice, economics and the social sphere, democracy, taxation and fairness.  A report from the Broadbent Institute by Martha Friendly.  

Understanding Suicide

Scholar Lisa Wexler calls suicide "an unruly phenomenon."  An individual decision impacted by many factors, it's more difficult to predict and prevent than other public issues.  Wexler, professor at the School of Public Health and Health Science at the University of Massachusetts, has worked with communities in Alaska since 2000, focusing on suicide and suicide prevention.  "My research is not about, but with the people...it's intended to start a conversation and bring awareness."  Read More.  

The Pedophile Next Door

In searching for causes of pedophilia, researchers have largely dismissed the popular belief that abuse in childhood plays an important role.  Studies show that few victims grow up to be abusers, and only about a third of offenders say they were molested.  Scientists in Toronto centre have uncovered a series of associations that suggest pedophilia has biological roots.  Among the most compelling findings is that 30 percent of pedophiles are left-handed or ambidextrous, triple the general rate.  For More: