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To This Day

Canadian Shane Koyczan puts his finger on the pulse of what it's like to be young and ... different.  "To This Day," his spoken-word poem about bullying, captivated millions as a viral video (created, crowd-source style, by 80 animators) and here he is at TED.  It's a wonderful, haunting reprise.

Hacking Schooling Make Me Happy

When 13 year-old Logan LaPlante grows up, he wants to be happy and healthy.  He discusses how hacking his education is helping him achieve this goal.

A Simple Matter of Balance

Zen like...for those planning a second career!  Watch video.  

New Research Finds at Least 3.000 confirmed Indian Residential School Deaths

At least 3,000 children, including four under the age of 10 found huddled together in frozen embrace, are now known to have died during attendance at Canada's Indian residential schools, according to new unpublished research.

Take The Youth Market Away From The Tobacco Industry

There are renewed calls for the provincial government to ban the sale of flavoured products to young people, after newly-released statistics show two-thirds of Alberta's youth tobaccol users are using flavoured products. For more:

Youth Entrepreneurship

Canada is investing in youth entrepreneurship after the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment identified that youth enter the marketplace at three times the rate of entrepreneurs over 45.  Additionally, a third of Canada's youth-owned enterprises are located in Ontario.  Full article.

9.2% of Children Have Experienced an Adverse Event in Paediatric Care

In the just released "Canadian Paediatric Adverse Events Study", researchers found that the overall rate of adverse events in children hospitalized in Canada is 9.2%.  This research was carried out to identify the potential risks to children in hospitals and to inform efforts to make paediatric health care safer. 

14 Year-old girl Shocks Judges

An amazing voice!