1 week ago 'Our anchor': Elks owner Larry Thompson dies following surgery complications

Edmonton Elks owner Larry Thompson died following a weeks-long battle with complications due to surgery, the club announced Thursday. The news comes just 13 months after Thompson and his wife, Deb, took over private ownership of the Canadian Football League organization, which had been community-owned for 75 years. Deb will continue to own the team […]

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1 week ago More than 65 community organizations fear displacement after lease at Old Y ends

Some non-profit groups are sounding the alarm about the risks of a vacant historic property, where they and dozens of other associations have operated from, as the city decides on a new leaseholder. At a rally on Wednesday, spearheaded by an advocacy group called Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, they said they will […]

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2 w. ago Here's why a group of Toronto friends just walked for 69 hours to Niagara Falls

On the night of Sept. 1 at exactly 10:55 p.m., Trevaun Douglas took his final steps towards the U.S. border at Niagara Falls. After walking more than 141 kilometres over the span of 69 hours, he completed a journey that pushed both his physical and mental limits for the sole purpose of empowering the youth of his community. Douglas is the founder of Mind On Strength, a grassroots youth empowerment initiative based in Lawrence Heights that regularly organizes community programs to support young people and their families through mentorship, movement, education, and healing. The initiative's back-to-school fundraisers, which are a huge component of its programming, help to provide essentials, sneakers and clothing, haircuts and braids, grocery cards and emergency food boxes, mental health resources, and scholarships and field trips for the youth in the community. Last year, Douglas and a group of friends raised over $47,000 after completing a 46-hour walk from T...

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2 w. ago Wine Growers Canada Brings Come Over October™ 2025 to Canada

National Campaign Builds on International Success of Wine’s Social Connection Movement Ottawa, Sept. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wine Growers Canada (WGC) today announced the launch of Come Over October™ 2025, bringing this celebrated international campaign to wine lovers across Canada. Created in 2024 by Come Together—A Community for Wine, a U.S.-based organization co-founded by […]

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3 w. ago Ottawa pitched extending refugee sponsor pause to late 2028 to fix backlog: Records

OTTAWA — The Immigration Department suggested extending a freeze on most private refugee sponsorship applications by three more years to clear backlogs in the system, according to documents obtained by The Canadian Press. Last November, the federal government paused approvals of refugee resettlement applications filed by community organizations or groups of five individuals looking to […]

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3 w. ago Urban Alliance on Race Relations Supports Sept 13 “No to Hate, Yes to Immigrants” Counter

TORONTO, Sept. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR) stands in firm solidarity with community organizers, unions, educators, and families who will gather at Christie Pits Park on Saturday, September 13 (12–4:30pm) for the “No to Hate, Yes to Immigrants” counter-rally. Nearly a century after the infamous 1933 Christie Pits […]

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3 w. ago Opinion: NHL, Oilers foundations assist on youth mental health; what's stopping others?

In late June, NHL Foundation Canada announced its latest round of grant recipients, highlighting five Canadian organizations for their community-building impact. Among them was Calgary-based non-profit Impact Society, recognized for its transformative Heroes programs. This grant supports the delivery of Heroes in rural and Indigenous communities across northern Alberta: areas facing some of the highest […]

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