From a teenager who started a worldwide movement, to Canadian Olympic sweethearts, to incredible kindness for those less fortunate: these are some of the top trending stories on Global News this week.
Teen behind #Beccatoldmeto loses battle with cancer
After inspiring the world to do good, Nova Scotia’s Rebecca Schofield passed away this week after her battle with cancer, as Global’s Jessica Vomiero reported.
The story netted more than 6,000 interactions and was one of our top tweets with the highest interaction this week.
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@TessaVirtue and @ScottMoir win gold, break their own Olympics record
Proud Canadians deemed the tweets chronicling Tessa’s and Scott’s gold-medal win the most RT-worthy.
A story on the #Olympic success yielded nearly 20,000 interactions, while a video out of Tessa’s hometown of Ilderton, Ont., was among our top five most-engaging tweets this week.
As a story by Chris Jancelewicz points out, there has long been speculation about whether Canada’s sweethearts are more than just teammates.
Alzheimer’s patients light up after receiving dolls and plush puppies for therapy
This sweet story from Arti Patel melted hearts this week. Using a simple method, a project in Kentucky is bringing joy and comfort to elderly people with Alzheimer’s. Residents at a nursing home were greeted with dolls and plush puppies and their reactions were priceless.
B.C. woman weaves old plastic bags into insulating mats for the homeless
As Global BC’s John Hua and Jon Azpiri report, Jenifer Kosman has a deeply personal reason for wanting to help those in need — and an innovative, low-tech way to do it.
“My dad’s been homeless for 10 years now,” she said. So she’s been collecting old plastic bags and weaving them into insulating mats so the homeless don’t have to sleep on the cold ground. After Global News shared her story on social media, Kosman has been fielding donations and offers to help make even more plastic-bag mats.
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News on social media:
This week, social media behemoth Twitter, announced big changes to the platform in an attempt to crack down on Russian trolls. Since those bot accounts use mass tweeting to make fake news go viral, the social media platform has changed the rules, preventing publishers from posting any message from multiple accounts, or liking or retweeting from multiple accounts.
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