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How To Donate To Support People In Ukraine
How To Donate To Support People In Ukraine After annexing the Crimean peninsula and launching an ongoing eight-year war in eastern Ukraine in 2014, Russia launched an unprovoked full-scale invasion of the eastern European country on Feb. 24. Before the recent escalation, some 2.9 million people were already affected by the conflict and humanitarian…
Two Day Online Great Canadian Flood Relief Concert To Aid Both Coasts
Two Day Online Great Canadian Flood Relief Concert To Aid Both Coasts Major flooding has recently taken place on Canada’s west and east coasts and a two-day online music fundraiser will help support victims of the respective deluges. Jason Brown, Derek Bird, Robert Campbell and Sondra Rutman are the driving forces behind Great Canadian Flood Relief,…
Slaight Family Foundation Gives $15 Million to 15 Women and Girls Initiatives
Slaight Family Foundation Gives $15 Million to 15 Women and Girls Initiatives Gary Slaight — photo credit: Slaight Family Foundation.The Slaight Family Foundation, based in Toronto, is marking the approach of International Women’s Day (March 8) by donating $15 million to 15 international organizations working to improve human rights and opportunities for…
Slaight Family Foundation Announce $15 Million Towards Multipronged Seniors Initiative
Slaight Family Foundation Announce $15 Million Towards Multipronged Seniors Initiative Allan Slaight — photo by Christina Gapic The Slaight Family Foundation will be donating $15 million towards 13 Toronto-area hospitals and four national health organizations as part of its ongoing Slaight Family Foundation Seniors Initiative to support aging populations…
Q&A: Classified's 'Work Away' Fort McMurray Relief Efforts Generating Up To $100,000
Q&A: Classified's 'Work Away' Fort McMurray Relief Efforts Generating Up To $100,000 Classified in theWhen Juno Award-winning Nova Scotian rapper Classified went to release his latest single "Work Away" at the start of May, it was meant to be a tribute to all the friends and family he knew who had to leave home to find work. Little did…
Simple Plan Donates $10,000 To Help Fort McMurray Fire Victims
Simple Plan Donates $10,000 To Help Fort McMurray Fire Victims Canadian rock band Simple Plan is stepping up to help those displaced by the wildfires raging in and around Fort McMurray, Alberta, by donating $10,000 to the Canadian Red Cross' Alberta Fire Appeal and encouraging its fans to contribute as well. Donations to the Canadian Red Cross Alberta…
Classified, James Taylor and Jonathan Torrens Among Those Stepping Up to Help Fort McMurray Relief Efforts
Classified, James Taylor and Jonathan Torrens Among Those Stepping Up to Help Fort McMurray Relief Efforts Classified in theClassified, James Taylor and Jonathan Torrens are just a few of the entertainers who are stepping up to help support those displaced by the wildfires raging in and around the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta. Right now in the area…
GroundSwell Music Announce Promotion To Support Fort McMurray Fire Relief
GroundSwell Music Announce Promotion To Support Fort McMurray Fire Relief GroundSwell Music is supporting Fort McMurray fire relief efforts — photo credit: Robert Murray, GroundSwellBuying music made by a number of East Coast bands will now help those displaced by the devastating wildfires raging in and around the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta.…
Blue Jays Go To Bat For Fort McMurray With Red Cross
Blue Jays Go To Bat For Fort McMurray With Red Cross Jose Bautista's game used jersey — photo credit: MLB AuctionsThe Toronto Blue Jays are doing their part to help the wildfire-displaced citizens of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The team has just put game used and autographed items from Jose Bautista and its two Canadian players Russell Martin and Michael…
Ecuador Earthquake: 5 Ways Canadians Can Help
Ecuador Earthquake: 5 Ways Canadians Can Help Earthquake damage in Ecuador — photo credit: Canadian Red CrossA 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador on Saturday night (April 16) has resulted in at least 350 deaths and 2,068 injuries so far. Damage from the quake and a reported more than 230 aftershocks is still being assessed, but a number of areas off the…
Slaight Family Foundation Gives $11 Million to 11 Canadian Charities
Slaight Family Foundation Gives $11 Million to 11 Canadian Charities The Slaight Family: (L to R) Ali, Gary, Chrissy and Donna — photo credit: Gary Beechey.Toronto’s The Slaight Family Foundation (SFF) has announced that 11 Canadian national charities that serve children and youth will each receive a donation of $1 million. The selection of the…
The Treble Pulls Off 24 shows in 24 hours for CancerCare Manitoba
The Treble Pulls Off 24 shows in 24 hours for CancerCare Manitoba Winnipeg's The Treble at Fort Gibraltar (Festival du Voyageur) for the 15th of 24 shows in 24 hours — photo courtesy of The Treble.A tradition continued last week for Winnipeg pop-rock band The Treble, which played 24 shows in 24 hours for the fourth straight year to raise money for a…
Canadian Red Cross Taking Long View on Alberta Flood Relief
Canadian Red Cross Taking Long View on Alberta Flood Relief Aerial view of the Alberta flood.The recent flooding in southern Alberta shows ominous signs of being the disaster that keeps on giving, with four fatalities so far confirmed and years of cleanup and restoration pending. And with tens of thousands of devastated Albertans facing an estimated $3-$5…
Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas To Help The World
Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas To Help The World The Ontario SPCA offers cat and dog holiday care packages for critters in their shelters.Few things combat the holiday season’s crass commercialism as effectively as charity. Ironically, few holidays offer such a smorgasbord of altruistic choices for the forward-thinking. You just have to look past the…
How To Help Victims Of Hurricane Sandy
How To Help Victims Of Hurricane Sandy For many of the affected countries, Hurricane Sandy proved to be one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters when it touched down in late October. The death toll is currently at 157 — 88 in the United States, two in Canada and 67 in the Caribbean.The damage is extensive, ongoing and estimated to cost $55.4…