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Pet Treat Advent Calendars Can Help Feed Other Animals

Pet Treat Advent Calendars Can Help Feed Other Animals Nutrience Sub-Zero Advent Calendar — photo credit: OSPCA.Other animals in need will benefit when people buy a Nutrience Sub-Zero Advent Calendar for their dog or cat from the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Humane Society. For every person who buys an advent calendar from…

WATCH: Charity Associated with Viral Halloween Light Show of Rage Against The Machine Song in The Matrix

WATCH: Charity Associated with Viral Halloween Light Show of Rage Against The Machine Song in The Matrix Tom BetGeorge outside his The Matrix (Ending Scene) 2021 Halloween Light Show with A Halloween light show to “Wake Up” by Rage Against The Machine, the end scene from the film The Matrix, is going viral, and as cool as it is, it’s infinitely cooler…

Dog, Pigeon, Horse and Cat Pins Support Animals In Need And War Veterans

Dog, Pigeon, Horse and Cat Pins Support Animals In Need And War Veterans Animals In War pins — photo credit: Ontario SPCA and Humane Society. Along with your poppy, this Remembrance Day you can also wear a horse, dog, pigeon or cat pin.  The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Humane Society is honouring Remembrance Day by…

Shoppers Drug Mart Donates $1M for Women’s Health, Encourages #ShoppersLoveYou

Shoppers Drug Mart Donates $1M for Women’s Health, Encourages #ShoppersLoveYou Shoppers Drug Mart made a commitment to women’s health in 2011 and is marking the 10th anniversary of the initiative by making a $1 million donation to support women’s health causes across Canada through its “Love You” campaign. The money will support: women’s mental health;…

Applications Open For Jays Care Foundation’s Field Of Dreams

Applications Open For Jays Care Foundation’s Field Of Dreams A Field Of Dreams project under construction in Bedeque, P.E.I. — photo credit: Jays Care Foundation. Applications are now open for the 2022 Jays Care Foundation’s Field Of Dreams program, which has invested more than $15 million across Canada over the past 10 years. The Foundation is the…

$171 Million Pledged by NOAA to 72 Innovative Climate Science Projects

$171 Million Pledged by NOAA to 72 Innovative Climate Science Projects This collage illustrates climate impacts and NOAA Climate Program Office-funded solutions in action — photo credit: NOAA The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Program Office (CPO) has announced a $171 million pledge to 72 innovative projects across the…

Inaugural Avicii Arena Together For A Better Day Concert Focuses on Youth Mental Health

Inaugural Avicii Arena Together For A Better Day Concert Focuses on Youth Mental Health The late Tim The first-ever Avicii Arena Together For A Better Day concert will take place on Dec. 1 in Stockholm, Sweden, to raise awareness for youth mental health, The Tim Bergling Foundation announced in conjunction with Avicii Arena. Tim “Avicii” Berling, the…

Artists Sign On For Saying Goodbye Concert To Help Normalize Grief

Artists Sign On For Saying Goodbye Concert To Help Normalize Grief Johnny Reid — photo credit: Matt BlairJohnny Reid, Gregory Charles, John McDermott, Michelle Wright, Fred Penner and Don Amero are among the performers from across Canada taking part in the Saying Goodbye concert in honour and awareness of National Grief and Bereavement Day. Tickets to…

Jewel Plays Big Role In World Mental Health Day Summit & Concert

Jewel Plays Big Role In World Mental Health Day Summit & Concert Jewel — photo credit: Dana Trippe.Singer-songwriter Jewel and her mental health non-profit, Inspiring Children Foundation (ICF), have partnered with The Wellness Experience by Kroger for the second annual World Mental Health Day Summit & Concert on Oct. 10. The free event will…

Bid On UFC Glove, Concert Tix, Jays Items & Other Goodies For Unison Fund

Bid On UFC Glove, Concert Tix, Jays Items & Other Goodies For Unison Fund The Band Together Online Silent Auction to benefit The Unison Fund — featuring music and sports memorabilia, concert and sporting event tickets, art, jewelry, and food and beverage-related items — is running to 8 p.m. ET on Oct. 12. The Unison Fund provides counselling and…

Scarborough Health Network Receives $225K from Developer Madison Group

Scarborough Health Network Receives $225K from Developer Madison Group (L to R): Alicia Vandermeer president & CEO; SHN Foundation Liz Buller president & CEO; SHN David Singer, VP, low-rise communities, Madison Group — photo credit: MG Toronto-based real estate development company Madison Group donated almost a quarter of a million dollars to the…

WATCH: JP Saxe Announces $500K from MusiCounts TD Community Music Program

WATCH: JP Saxe Announces $500K from MusiCounts TD Community Music Program JP Saxe made the MusiCounts announcement — photo credit: screenshot. Canadian music education charity MusiCounts enlisted "If The World Was Ending" hitmaker JP Saxe to  announced the recipients of their $500,000 donation to 33 different community organizations across Canada from…

Government of Canada Website Provides Resources For Inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Government of Canada Website Provides Resources For Inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Description of the three icons: the eagle to represent First Nations peoples; the narwhal to represent Inuit; and the beaded flower to represent Métis peoples — image provided by Government of Canada.Earlier this year, the Government of Canada made Sept…

Fugees Reunion Concert To Kick Off Global Citizen Live Event

Fugees Reunion Concert To Kick Off Global Citizen Live Event Fugees — photo provided by Sony Music CanadaReunited American hip-hop group Fugees are helping Global Citizen kick off a campaign to try and end the hunger crisis, defeat poverty and defend the planet from the climate crisis with a performance this evening from an undisclosed location in New…

Fashion Brand Ellie Mae Creates Nine Accessories In Support of Kids Help Phone

Fashion Brand Ellie Mae Creates Nine Accessories In Support of Kids Help Phone Canadian fashion designer Ellie Mae has created a limited-edition collection of scrunchies, socks and tote bags, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting Kids Help Phone, Canada’s only 24/7 national youth support service. There are nine items in total: three Sophie…