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The Smile Cookie Campaign is in full swing this week, so feeding your sweet tooth craving with a cookie will feel extra rewarding. This year, 100 per cent of proceeds from cookie sales in Durham Region will be going towards supporting the Durham Children’s Aid Foundation. Since 2004, the foundation …
Read More »Former campaign manager to run for Conservatives in Manitoba byelection – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 1, 2023 6:02 pm Updated May 1, 2023 11:23 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Conservative candidate has been chosen to run in a federal byelection to replace former Manitoba MP Candice Bergen. Branden Leslie edged out three …
Read More »Mental health week campaign in Waterloo Wellington asks people to share their stories
This is Mental Health Week across Canada. The Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington is marking the occasion with a campaign called My Story. According to a news release, the 2023 campaign will be encouraging people to speak about lived experiences and share their own mental health journeys. This is …
Read More »CHMA Waterloo Wellington campaign shows the many shapes of eating disorders
Eating disorders don’t discriminate – a person can develop a disorder whether they are thin, obese, or anywhere in between. The Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington is taking part in Eating Disorders Awareness Week Feb. 1- 8, a national campaign aimed at educating the public about eating disorders. There …
Read More »Scrooge the Ticket campaign wraps up 8th year with big donation to Innisfil Food Bank – Barrie
The Town of Innisfil, Ont., is wrapping up its festive ticketing campaign with a decent donation for those in need over the holiday season. The towns launched the annual Scrooge the Ticket campaign on Nov. 14, and it ran until Nov. 28. Residents with an outstanding parking fine during that …
Read More »Annual state of the province speech in Manitoba takes on election campaign tone – Winnipeg
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson delivered her annual state of the province speech Thursday with a bit more partisan messaging than usual. The annual speech to the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce traditionally involves a premier going over their accomplishments of the past year and focusing on economic development before a business …
Read More »Global Edmonton’s 19th annual Give Me Shelter campaign kicks off – Edmonton
An annual charity drive that collects donations for women and children fleeing domestic violence is officially underway. The 19th annual Global News Give Me Shelter campaign kicks off on Tuesday. Read more: Give Me Shelter donation drive raises more than $218K to help domestic violence survivors Read More Give Me …
Read More »Kamloops beekeeper gives election campaign lawn signs a second life
You wouldn’t think of municipal election campaign signs as having a half-life, let alone an afterlife, but an inventive beekeeper in Kamloops, B.C., seems to have found a way for them to live on. Murray Willis, who owns the Valley View Honey farm in eastern Kamloops, says he plans to repurpose 200 lawn …
Read More »Father, stepmother who Crown says carried out ‘torture campaign’ on children await sentencing
WARNING: This story contains graphic content. The children call them their “war scars.” They are reminders imprinted on their bodies — the scabbed-over remnants of years of prolonged abuse at the hands of their father and stepmother. Now, brothers Diego and Liam, who were just 10 and 13 years old respectively …
Read More »Who was policing Ford’s Hamilton campaign stop in May? New questions arise on airport, OPP role
Questions continue to swirl about who was making decisions and on what grounds when it came to removing protesters outside a Doug Ford campaign stop at Hamilton’s airport in May, amid new details from the airport and provincial police. Despite saying she was not protesting, Toronto lawyer Caryma Sa’d was arrested at the May 26 event, in …
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