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Eight straight losses to the Americans. That’s where the Canadian women’s hockey team stood back in 2002, when the two teams met in the Olympic gold medal final. The Canadians had never won Olympic gold in women’s hockey. They were the favourites at the first tournament in 1998, but fell …

When Donna Vasallo lost her housing on Salt Spring Island, the mother of two figured she would have to leave the island – until Country Grocer, where she works, offered shelter for her family in a two-bedroom trailer. “It’s meant a lot, like thank goodness,” said Vassallo, who has now …

Advocates say Toronto’s food insecurity has hit “crisis levels” as a new report shows one in 10 people in the city are relying on food banks. The annual Who’s Hungry report reveals millions of visits to food banks in the city every year. It chronicles an ever-growing reliance on non-profits …

More Canadians are using services offered by charities to meet essential needs such as food, clothing and shelter, according to a new poll. The Ipsos poll, which was commissioned by CanadaHelps, says 22 per cent of Canadians plan on making use of charitable services, an eight per cent increase over a similar …