A female acquaintance of mine who lives in Washington, D.C. asked me the other day for a nightclub recommendation. She was interested in going to a club, and had zero idea where to go. Although I seemed like a bizarre choice for such a question (I have lived in Toronto...

As an addict, every day is a single step towards a smoke-free goal. Being human, I've made mistakes (honestly, its near impossible to not smoke when one is drinking), but on that same note I'm completely driven to quit. With all the encouragement I have received from my readers and...

Two of Huffpost's young contributors, Miranda Frum and Daniel Alexandre Portoraro, have volunteered to quit smoking and keep a weekly journal about it. Readers: Support them! And please share your own struggles about trying to kick an addiction, whether it was cigarettes or anything else. Read their first collective post...

In recognition of National Quitting Smoking week, two of Huffpost's young contributors, Miranda Frum and Daniel Alexandre Portoraro, have volunteered to quit smoking and keep a journal about it. Readers: Support them! And please share your own struggles about trying to kick an addiction, whether it was cigarettes or anything...

In recognition of National Quitting Smoking week, two of Huffpost's young contributors, Miranda Frum and Daniel Alexandre Portoraro, have volunteered to quit smoking and keep a daily journal about it. Readers: Support them! And please share your own struggles about trying to kick an addiction, whether it was cigarettes or...

In recognition of National Quitting Smoking week, two of Huffpost's young contributors, Miranda Frum and Daniel Alexandre Portoraro, have volunteered to quit smoking and keep a daily journal about it. Readers: Support them! And please share your own struggles about trying to kick an addiction, whether it was cigarettes or...

Another group should stand accused alongside the Shafia family, during the ongoing trial of their daughter's murders: the social service and youth protection professionals who catastrophically let the Shafia girls down.

Yahya, 42, Shafia, 58, and their son Hamed, 21, are accused of killing three teenage Shafia sisters and Shafia's...

You've seen them everywhere. Outside in the cold. They move quickly to avoid the harshness of the weather. They're not homeless, but they're treated as such. You hear the flick of a lighter, the quick puff, and then like the spark from a lighter, they are gone, cursing the cold...

The drug war in Mexico must become a serious issue on the American policy agenda. Not only for humanitarian reasons; the deaths of 15,000 people in the last year alone should be enough of a neighbourly reason to get involved.

The drug war in Mexico is an...

This year, Canada's Walk of Fame awards show was executed at the historic Elgin Theatre in Toronto: The event was full of glittering glamorous promise. All of Toronto society was ready to rub elbows with Sandra Oh, flirt with Ryan Reynolds and laugh with Howie Mandel. After all, mixing with...

It's the most wonderful time of the year... or really the season. Fashion week has swooped in upon New York City, and has turned the city topsy turvy with the arrivals of new clothes, new looks, and of course, new rules.

Earlier this year, the Council of...

Canada is known as America's polite hat. My Canadian friends always encourage me to travel with Canadian flags stuck to my luggage when going to Europe, as I will be treated "better" if I manage to trick Europeans into thinking I'm Canadian. Why? Because, according to them, the world's opinion...