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Taraji P. Henson Hosts Zoom Event To Address Mental Health Impact Of Education

Taraji P. Henson Hosts Zoom Event To Address Mental Health Impact Of Education Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF) is holding a one-hour live event hosted by its founder, actress Taraji P. Henson, as part of a public awareness campaign to address the mental health impact of the education system on students — particularly Black students. Henson had a…

CanadaHelps Survey Shows Charities Are Lagging With Technology

CanadaHelps Survey Shows Charities Are Lagging With Technology CanadaHelps president/CEO Marina Glogovac — photo provided.Charities are lagging in digital adoption and investing in digital technology, with small ones falling the furthest behind, according to the first-ever digital skills survey on Canada’s charitable sector. CanadaHelps, the country's…

Oscars Pre-party Raises $3 Million For Elton John AIDS Foundation

Oscars Pre-party Raises $3 Million For Elton John AIDS Foundation Dua Lipa and Elton John — photo credit: EJAFThe 29th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards pre-party raised U.S.$3 million for the global effort to end AIDS. The April 25 online event was hosted by actor Neil Patrick Harris, Elton John and his husband David Furnish. John sang “…

Tegan and Sara Asks LGBTQ+ Community To Fill In Covid-19 Vaccine Attitudes Survey

Tegan and Sara Asks LGBTQ+ Community To Fill In Covid-19 Vaccine Attitudes Survey Tegan and Sara – photo credit: Trevor Brady.Canadian musicians Tegan and Sara Quin are asking members of the LGBTQ+ community in the U.S. and Canada to fill out a confidential healthcare survey to help understand their experiences related to the COVID-19 vaccine. The 5-…

Slaight Family Foundation Gifts $30 Million To 19 Mental Health Initiatives

Slaight Family Foundation Gifts $30 Million To 19 Mental Health Initiatives Gary Slaight — photo provided.The Slaight Family Foundation, one of Toronto’s most wide-reaching and generous philanthropic family foundations, is divvying up $30 million to 19 Canadian organizations offering mental health services to people experiencing all kinds of distress and…

Two Weeks of Mostly Free Events in Canada for International Women's Day

Two Weeks of Mostly Free Events in Canada for International Women's Day Photo by Hermes Rivera on UnsplashThough the streets may seem awfully quiet with a lack of marches this International Women’s Day, there is no shortage of virtual events aimed at bringing positive change and empowering women. This year, International Women’s Day has reinvented…

The Tragically Hip Will Receive Humanitarian Award At Juno Awards

The Tragically Hip Will Receive Humanitarian Award At Juno Awards The Tragically Hip — photo credit: Gordon HawkinsThe Tragically Hip will receive the Music Canada-sponsored Humanitarian Award at this year’s 50th annual Juno Awards ceremony. The Humanitarian Award recognizes outstanding Canadian artists or music industry leaders whose humanitarian…

Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival Now Online, Raises Funds Through Shiver 'n Giver

Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival Now Online, Raises Funds Through Shiver 'n Giver The Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival runs online until Feb. 21 — photo provided.The Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival will look a little different this year without the usual frenzy of activity coming from the Rideau Canal. Because of the ongoing pandemic, the dragon boat…

Show Your Support For Mental Health Via Bell Let’s Talk Today

Show Your Support For Mental Health Via Bell Let’s Talk Today Today is the annual Bell Let’s Talk Day, where Bell supports mental health initiatives in Canada by donating five cents for: every applicable text, call, tweet or TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk; every social media video view; and every use of its Facebook frame or Snapchat filter. The…

RIP Larry King: Flashback To Our Interview about His Health Issues and Cardiac Foundation

RIP Larry King: Flashback To Our Interview about His Health Issues and Cardiac Foundation Larry King passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 23, 2021. He was 87. Photo credit: Larry King Cardiac Foundation. NB. This interview for Samaritanmag first ran in March 2014, and has been republished following his death Jan. 23, 2021…

will.i.am Launches $5 Million Fund to Promote STEAM Education, Inclusion

will.i.am Launches $5 Million Fund to Promote STEAM Education, Inclusion will.i.am — photo credit: screenshot.Black Eyed Peas rapper and solo artist will.i.am has launched a $5 million American Dream Fund campaign to encourage STEAM education for students in underserved communities. The GoFundMe fundraising initiative to support the i.am. Angel…

Tom Jackson Takes 33rd Huron Carole Concert Series Online To Support Various Causes

Tom Jackson Takes 33rd Huron Carole Concert Series Online To Support Various Causes Tom Jackson — photo by Craig KoshykSinger/actor Tom Jackson hasn't let the global COVID-19 pandemic stop him from doing the 33rd annual Huron Carole charitable concert series. While the 72-year-old Companion of the Order of Canada has been unable to tour Canada physically…

Shawn Mendes Performing Livestream Benefit Concert On Dec. 6 To Support New Wonder Album

Shawn Mendes Performing Livestream Benefit Concert On Dec. 6 To Support New Wonder Album Shawn Mendes — photo credit: SM FBWhile the release of Canadian pop star Shawn Mendes' fourth album Wonder today is a really big deal, what may actually end up being a bigger deal are the positives that may come out of his Wonder: The Experience livestream benefit…

Bezos Earth Fund Grants $791 Million To 16 Climate Crisis-Fighting Organizations

Bezos Earth Fund Grants $791 Million To 16 Climate Crisis-Fighting Organizations Bezos Earth Fund — graphic via Jeff Bezos InstagramAmazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos has unveiled the first grant recipients from the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund created to battle environmental destruction. The Earth Fund will distribute $791 million USD ($1.035 million CAD…

CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish Toy Drive Back With Covid-Safe Protocols

CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish Toy Drive Back With Covid-Safe Protocols Credit: iStock.CP24 and CHUM 104.5 have launched their 54th annual Christmas Wish campaign to provide financial assistance and toys to hundreds of charitable organizations, social services agencies, churches and community centres. "As we begin launching the 54th Annual CP24 CHUM Christmas…