TORONTO, Feb. 8, 2012 /CNW/ - Last night, at a Black History Month celebration in downtown Toronto, three Toronto area high school students were awarded scholarships for their essays on people who have helped shape and define Canada's diverse heritage: F

Former Governor-General Michaelle Jean at a military farewell ceremony in Ottawa September 29, 2010. She is the first speaker in this years Unique Lives series CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS file photo The more you contribute in life, the more you gain personally.

Canadians are open-minded, internationalist and famous for welcoming people from all over the world. More than 850,000 of us hold citizenship in another country, reflecting our origins and heritage. None of that, however, changes the fact that anyone who

J’ai bien lu les critiques sur Michaëlle Jean, à mon avis, l’ancienne Gouverneure du Canada n’a pas à rendre compte aux Haïtiens sur sa performance en qualité de Gouverneure du Canada qui, comme tout le monde sait est très symbolique et ne détient pas un

Haiti is the most impoverished nation in the Western hemisphere. According to the CIA World Factbook, 80 percent of the population lives under the poverty line, over 40 percent of the population is unemployed, only 62.1 percent of adults are literate and

Michaelle Jean, UNESCO special envoy for Haiti, spoke to CBC News by telephone from Haiti. She is there for the second anniversary of the earthquake. On the first anniversary, she listens to speeches during a commemorative ceremony, Jan. 12, 2011 in Port