We all have our addictions, and for Marc it's rugby. So when the opportunity arose to attend the 1995 Rugby World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa, 17-year-old Marc and his friends scrimped and saved to make the trip. Little did he know that he would be a witness to history.

In a unique take on daily news hits, Free The Children founders Craig and Marc Kielburger go behind the headlines to explore how the stories you read are connected to the causes you care about.

Dads are tough to shop for. A practical consumer subset, Dads aren't known to...

By: Craig and Marc Kielburger

Rob Stewart's whole life changed the day he found the "curtain of death."

In 1999, Stewart was 22 and enjoying a carefree existence as an underwater photographer and filmmaker. "I was selfish before. I was just travelling, photographing animals, thinking I had the best...

Behind the Headlines: The social causes in current events. In a unique take on daily news hits, Free The Children founders Craig and Marc Kielburger go behind the headlines to explore how the stories you read are connected to the causes you care about.

"I love your shirt. Where's...

Craig and Marc Kielburger, founders of Free The Children and Me to We, introduce us to not-so-ordinary Canadians who are making a difference.

ChangeMaker: Astronaut Dave Williams on bullies, heroes, and outer space

Dr. Dave Williams must be the consummate Canadian--humble and quick to deflect praise...

The elegantly attired woman looked out of place as she carefully rolled out and coiled her lump of play dough while teenagers nearby hunched intently over their own drawings and sculptures. She playfully offered a taste of her completed creation to the younger artisans. Giggling, they politely refused. Well, how...

In preparation for Father's Day later this month, remember what you learned from your dad. If he's anything like ours, he cheered from the bleachers at tee-ball games and suppressed panic attacks when he taught you how to drive -- he's earned those new golf clubs.

Because of the...

Behind the Headlines: The social causes in current events. In a unique take on daily news hits, Free The Children founders Craig and Marc Kielburger go behind the headlines to explore how the stories you read are connected to the causes you care about.

Walking season is upon us,...

In 1907, Canada's Department of Indian Affairs dispatched Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce to investigate residential schools in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. Bryce found dilapidated buildings, rampant tuberculosis, and shocking death rates. In some schools, only 31 per cent of children survived to graduation.

Bryce submitted a lengthy report detailing...

Craig and Marc Kielburger, founders of Free The Children and Me to We, introduce us to not-so-ordinary people who are making a difference.

Martin Luther King III has a built-in public legacy. His father, iconic American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated when he...

Star Power: A six-pack of questions for celebs making a difference. Craig and Marc Kielburger, founders of Free The Children and Me to We, check in with some of their favourite actors, singers and activists to find out how they are changing the world.

There's more to MC Hammer than...

Acadia Solomon just wanted to swim with her friends. Unfortunately the signs posted last year at her favourite swimming spot were clear: it was not safe to swim in or drink the water. The problem was pollution from the paper mill upstream. So when she heard about a group of...

Imagine if someone walked up to you on the street today and handed you a $20 bill. You'd probably be pretty happy, right? That will get you a good lunch. But you'd be even happier if you used the $20 to buy someone else lunch. It's true, and it's been...

In the movies, heroes save the world with high-tech gadgets, superhuman strength or daring gunplay. But when Superman goes home and hangs up his cape, sitting there alone in the Fortress of Solitude, who does he idolize? Who is his hero?

We meet a lot of heroes every year. Not...

Never tell Spencer West that he can't do something.

A congenital spinal disorder rendered his legs useless, so at age five, West underwent a double amputation to remove them. Doctors predicted that West would never walk and told his parents that he would never be a productive member of...

Star Power: A six-pack of questions for celebs making a difference. Craig and Marc Kielburger, founders of Free The Children and Me to We, check in with some of their favourite actors, singers and activists to find out how they are changing the world.

When we first met the guys...

At night, young Carl Abou Samah's dreams were haunted by the terrifying vision of a soldier gunning a man down. For years he believed it to be a nightmare. Then at 16, he learned the truth from a visiting aunt. He'd witnessed the brutal killing of a man -- when...

Craig and Marc Kielburger, founders of Free The Children and Me to We, check in with some of their favourite actors, authors, singers and activists to find out how they are changing the world.

If there is one person in this world we truly envy, it's Victor Chan. For more...

In this era of chronically tight government budgets, consider this: every year while Canadians spend billions of dollars on jails, courts, and police to prevent criminal inmates from re-offending -- with mixed results at best -- a prison outside London, England, has a strategic program to prevent recidivism that costs...

Star Power: A six-pack of questions for celebs making a difference. Craig and Marc Kielburger, founders of Free The Children and Me to We, check in with some of their favourite actors, singers and activists to find out how they are changing the world.

It was the summer of 1990,...