giving back

How to Choose the Right Charity to Support

’Tis the season of giving. Here are 14 Canadian non-profits that need your help.

10 Best Things to Do Instead of Exchange Gifts This Holiday Season

Tired of riding on the consumer carousel during the holiday season? Here are 10 things you can do instead.


Meet the Toronto Volunteers Delivering Food to Those in Need

Vishal Khanna and Subhra Mukherjee run a team of a few dozen volunteers who make deliveries to approximately 265 seniors...


This Retired Trucker Pairs Long-Haul Drivers with Dogs in Need of a Ride

When she adopted her dog Barkley, Margaret Foster Hyde realized how expensive transporting homeless pups could be. So she found...


How Canadians Are Rescuing Homeless Dogs from Hurricane Harvey

One dedicated Canadian rescue won’t give up on the forgotten dogs of Hurricane Harvey.

15 Fascinating Facts About Moustaches to Celebrate Movember

Love 'em or hate 'em, moustaches are having a moment. Here's everything you wanted to know about them—and an answer...


This Montreal Optician Is Providing Affordable Eye Care to Those In Need

Optician Philippe Rochette, a.k.a. Bonhomme à lunettes, believes everyone has a right to see clearly—no matter their means.

This Father-Daughter Duo Went to Tanzania on a Dental Mission

A father-daughter duo enjoy quality time together and provide dental assistance to locals in need.


The One Word That Makes Norwegians the Happiest People in the World

Grasping the meaning of this seemingly untranslatable Norwegian word (and adopting it as our own) is bound to give us...


Great Canadians: Ordinary People Making a Difference

From helping families affected by physical disabilities and mental disorders to giving sexual abuse victims a voice, these Canadians are...


Great Canadians: Knots for Change

Helping others is not usually a primary objective for a new business, but it was for this charitable entrepreneur.

Great Canadians: Surrey Wraparound Program

Rob Rai works to keep kids in the classroom and out of gangs.