I was 22 years old, living in Ottawa, going to Carleton University. And although I was a journalism student — my sister is the engineer in our family — I have never been able to escape the brutal reality that if the gunman had walked into my classroom, he’d have shot me, probably while [...]
When you’re a woman coping with the fallout from an abusive situation, just making ends meet can take all your energy. And when the holidays come along, the idea of finding extra money for Christmas gifts can be crushing. That’s where two special seasonal initiatives come in: our Elf Express and sponsorship programs. “The [...]
