In The News
Stories that caught our eye
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March 3, 2016"An 8-year-old’s “heart of gold” has touched people all over the world with a campaign he recently launched to help pay for lunches of students from low-income families."— Kami Dimitrova, ABC News -
March 30, 2016“I woke up from a dream, and in it I was drowning. When my eyes opened, I wasn’t drenched in sweat or gasping for air. I was simply lying on my back, looking up at the beige, cracked ceiling of my West End apartment…”— Nicolle Hodges, Montecristo Magazine
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November 16, 2015“Thousands of fundraising dollars have poured in within hours of the arson attack on the community’s only mosque.”— Affan Chowdhry, The Globe and Mail
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January 24, 2014“An online fundraising campaign has been launched to set up a memorial fund in memory of Tim Jones, the longtime North Shore Rescue team leader who passed away unexpectedly.”— Yuliya Talmazan, Global News
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April 22, 2016“A Norfolk Island political group has started a crowdfunding campaign to help restore self-government, which they say was taken in ‘a hostile and illegal takeover’…”— Georgia Hitch, ABC News
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May 11, 2017"Independent local researchers are raising money for the third phase of a groundbreaking study that uses a pharmaceutical grade version of the party drug ecstasy to treat patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder..."— Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun
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April 8, 2016“Elaine Griffin is an Ardee native artist and musician now based in Westport, Co Mayo…”— Staff, Meath Chronicle
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April 27, 2016“Norfolk Island will be colonized by Australia in July. Renowned lawyer Geoffrey Robertson explains why he is representing the island’s 1700 people who are desperate to remain free…”— Geoffrey Robertson, The Daily Beast
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April 11, 2016“Brice Royer was told four years ago that the tumour in his stomach would likely kill him…”— Tara Carman, The Vancouver Sun
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May 13, 2016“The Georgian Triangle Humane Society is reminding residents to call them and make a plan instead of leaving kittens on their doorstep after hours…”— John Edwards, Simcoe.com
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March 30, 2016“Imagine being trapped in a body that just feels wrong, like it’s not yours. That’s how Los Osos artist RawfeyL Gene Burge felt from an early age…”— Glen Starkey, SantaMaria Sun
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April 22, 2016“Before Guusto co-founders Skai Dalziel and Joe Facciolo tried crowdfunding to raise money for the online gift-giving startup they’d spend two years building, they tried the usual venture-capital routes…”— Derrick Penner, The Vancouver Sun
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April 11, 2016“Tryouts for this year’s Aprons For Gloves industry boxing matches are on the horizon. These details are copied from our inbox…”— Andrew Morrison, Scout Magazine
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April 6, 2016“Chefs, servers, mixologists, barbers, and anyone who is in any way associated with the service sector: the Aprons for Gloves Boxing Association wants you…”— Lucy Lau, The Georgia Straight
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March 23, 2016“Four months since one of North Shore Rescue’s core members was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, things are going “really well” for Jay Piggot…”— Brent Richter, North Shore News
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March 31, 2016“Once a niche funding source for personal projects and products no consumer would ever want to buy, crowdfunding has evolved into a legitimate, common form of capital for startups and innovative businesses…”— Robert Gold, Profit Guide
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May 26, 2016“Fallout from the cancelled generating stations in Oakville and Mississauga could still be dogging Premier Wynne as she gears up for another crack at office…”— Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
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May 19, 2016“It seems like something out of science fiction or a bad infomercial. A wearable that lowers the temperature when pressed on the skin to help the body burn more calories and, in the process, cut more fat out of those problem areas?”— Ted Kritsonis, Yahoo! Tech
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April 5, 2016“In elementary school, I was never known for my athletic prowess. You could always count on me being one of the last kids chosen for a team…”— Sheryl Rooth, The Londoner
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March 30, 2016“This year on Earth Day, the Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences (IIES) program at Trent University is bringing together experts, researchers, and people from across the world interested in creating transformative change for a three-day conference aimed at bringing together Indigenous teachings and traditional knowledge to address complex global environmental issues…”— Staff, Nation Talk
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May 15, 2016“Their’s is a special bond. Savannah’s mom knew a dog would help her daughter, Savannah, deal better with autism if she had a companion…”— Adrea, Life With Dogs
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March 10, 2016“FRIENDS who met at a Warwick football club are cycling 400 miles in support of an ex-teammate who has cancer…”— Editorial, Learnington Observer
