charity

“My grandpa was the oldest person to swim across Lake Huron. He inspired me to take on Lake Ontario”

Seeking a new challenge, Jason Kloss took up his grandfather's old hobby: open-water swimming. Last week, Kloss raised over $55,000 for CAMH by attempting a 51-kilometre swim across Lake Ontario

“People always want to give me stuff for free. I just want to direct it to people who actually need it”: A Q&A with Noah “40” Shebib and Justice Fund CEO Yonis Hassan

Here, 40 talks about the first beats he ever made, mixing Drake's next album and his new charitable venture

“We were ready to pull the plug if we had to”: the inside story of Toronto’s first in-person charity event since Covid

There was no table hopping and guests were spread apart in three rooms

Dear Urban Diplomat: do I still have to donate to my ex-fiancée’s charity challenge?

I was a street canvasser for the Red Cross, and here’s why I quit

Charity runs amok in new “random act of kindness” video

Party Pics: Nicole Scherzinger shakes her booty and David Blaine mystifies at Bliss Ball 2013

Five things to do in Toronto on the weekend of May 24-26

Dear Urban Diplomat: I found $100 in the back of a cab. What should I do with it?

The Find: a classy moustache grooming kit to ensure a dapper Movember

The only bottle of Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve scotch in Canada is sold for $52,000

Camera: Rob Ford cavorts with the city’s moneyed arts patrons at the Mayor’s Ball for the Arts

Camera: rock stars vs. movie stars at Paul Haggis’ Artists for Peace and Justice fundraiser

The List: 10 things Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden can’t live without

A look back at the Brazilian Ball, the annual black-tie extravaganza that taught Toronto to party