Princess Margaret Hospital

Mayor John Tory To Shave Head of Gary Slaight For Fundraising Campaign

Mayor John Tory To Shave Head of Gary Slaight For Fundraising Campaign (L to R) Mayor John Tory and friend Gary Slaight. Soon, one of them will have no hair — photo courtesy of Slaight Communications.Gary Slaight and his family have helped so many causes and charities over the years that when the Toronto philanthropist and music industry benefactor…

Movember Millions: Where Your Mo Bro Money Goes in Canada

Movember Millions: Where Your Mo Bro Money Goes in Canada Pete Bombaci, country director, Movember Canada — photo courtesy of Movember Canada.Pete Bombaci talks about “the power of the moustache to create conversation.” He’s the country director of Movember Canada and has heard enough stories, witnessed enough Mo Bros and Mo Sisters, as the male and…

Hall of Famers Like Darryl Sittler Play In 135 Team Road Hockey Event

Hall of Famers Like Darryl Sittler Play In 135 Team Road Hockey Event Former Toronto Maple Leafs Captain signs a jersey at the 2013 Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer.Hockey Hall of Famers, including Darryl Sittler, Paul Coffey and Marcel Dionne, recently joined hundreds of road hockey-playing fans, musicians and media personalities for Road Hockey to Conquer…

50 Years After Canada Discovers Stem Cells A Foundation Is Launched

50 Years After Canada Discovers Stem Cells A Foundation Is Launched Dr. James Till and the late Dr. Ernest McCulloch - the two Canadians who discovered adult stem cells Fifty years after Dr. James Till and the late Ernest McCulloch discovered stem cells at the Ontario Cancer Institute, the research division of the Princess Margaret Hospital, comes the…

Princess Margaret Hospital's One-Day Diagnostic Centre Expands

Princess Margaret Hospital's One-Day Diagnostic Centre Expands Pictured: Emmanuelle Gattuso, a breast cancer survivor, for whom The Gattuso Rapid Diagnostic Centre is namedToronto’s Princess Margaret Hospital was the first to create and establish a one-day breast cancer diagnosis program six years ago and in 2009 launched The Gattuso Rapid…

Jack Layton Leaves Inspiring Letter: Addresses Cancer Victims and Young Canadians

Jack Layton Leaves Inspiring Letter: Addresses Cancer Victims and Young Canadians New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton lost his battle with cancer today, but in a final letter to Canadians dated August 20, the 61-year-old urged others diagnosed with the deadly disease to “please don’t be discouraged that my own journey hasn’t gone as well as I had…

Canadian Hospital Foundation Lotteries

Canadian Hospital Foundation Lotteries They’ve won the houses of their dreams. After purchasing tickets for the May 12th Princess Margaret Home Lottery, more than a dozen people are sporting ear-to-ear grins after winning a combined $9.094 million in real estate, including a $3.99 million, 7062 sq. ft show home in Thornhill, Ontario and a $654,000…

Boy Honours Late Father

Boy Honours Late Father

Nine-year-old raises $2000

Michael Fessaha with PMHF CEO Paul AlofsTo look at him, Toronto’s Michael Fessaha is a regular kid – just turned nine, a handsome young man with a twinkle in his eye and who is always on the go. But beneath the exterior lies a soul that’s wise and compassionate beyond its years. Few of us, let…