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The Canadian Red Cross is assisting with evacuee registration and providing meals and emergency accommodations for Saskatchewan residents fleeing wildfires. “It’s been hard to find places for people with so many people evacuating [communities] all at one,” said Luc Mullinder, Canadian Red Cross vice-president for Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nunavut, in an CBC News …
Read More »Archie, Jughead and friends are helping raise money for a Newfoundland fire department
Archie Comics has printed 250 copies of a special edition book for a fundraiser organized by the Harbour Breton Volunteer Fire Department. (Archie Comics/Submitted by Kevin Hickey) A volunteer fire department in Newfoundland is hosting a telethon to help raise funds for new equipment over the next year. It’s also …
Read More »Climate action is becoming less of a priority around the world. Trump isn’t helping
Larry Fink sends an annual letter to the bosses of all the companies in which he is invested, and a few years ago a major theme was decarbonization. As chief executive of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, his message carries clout for investors and corporate leaders around the world. …
Read More »‘Everybody needs friendship’: How Helping Hands Street Mission in Hamilton is meeting that need
Friendship is at the heart of everything the small staff does at Helping Hands Street Mission in Hamilton, and the organization’s executive director says the need for it is especially important over the holidays. Alice Plug-Buist said Helen Norris started the mission 21 years ago because she was inspired by a woman …
Read More »Out-of-office emails are getting a refresh — and helping employees set work-life boundaries
The Current14:25Why employees are shaking up their out-of-office replies An out-of-office email used to only need a few things — the fact that you’re away from work, what day you’ll return and who to contact in the meantime. Not anymore. Rather than a copy-and-paste message, employees have given the humble …
Read More »A new app is helping to rescue veterans’ stories from fading memories
In July 1944, gunner Walter Chater — serving with the Royal Canadian Artillery in Normandy — learned that one of his four brothers, Eric, had also survived the D-Day invasion and was stationed just a few kilometres away. Chater was a motorcycle dispatch rider, doing the dangerous work of ferrying messages at high speed …
Read More »High-ranking Toronto cop demoted for 2 years after helping mentees cheat in promotion – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 28, 2024 12:57 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A high-ranking Toronto police officer will be demoted for two years after admitting she helped her mentees cheat in a promotional interview process that she was involved in. Stacy Clarke, …
Read More »From tragedy to flowers: How a B.C. family is healing and helping others – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three years ago a North Vancouver family faced a devastating situation after their teenage daughter was struck in a hit-and-run. In 2021, 17-year-old Grace Haines nearly died after being hit near Keith Road East and St Andrews, while out for a run. …
Read More »Neighbours helping neighbours: How one Saskatoon family was gifted a new set of wheels
Imagine getting back from holiday and you found multiple bikes stolen from your yard. For one Saskatoon family, it was a scary scene to come home to. News Source link
Read More »Winnipeg construction company helping inner-city youth, young adults find employment, community – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg construction company is giving young men in the North End a step up in their careers and community, while also offering a step out of a life of gangs and crime. Step Up Construction launched in 2021 as a program run by Inner City Youth Alive, helping provide …
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