Free Hugs

• Montreal cafe spreading love this holiday season — with free hugs

  The snack bar and cafe located in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal is offering free hugs to those who may need.

  Features

  Dec 21, 2019
  
• Edmonton-area Subway restaurant offering free food on Christmas: ‘You are not alone’

  The owner of a Subway restaurant northeast of Edmonton wants to make sure no one feels alone over the holidays, so he's opening up his restaurant on Christmas Day.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2019
  
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• Free hugs warm up a cold, snowy Boxing Day in Kelowna

  The Kelowna Free Hugs Crew brightened a lot of faces with their free hugs in the city’s downtown core on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Dec 26, 2018
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• Regina duo, ‘Happy Mother Huggers,’ delivers free hugs for Mother’s Day

  While some moms received flowers for Mother's Day, others received hugs from the Happy Mother Huggers. 

  Canada

  May 13, 2018
• Free hugs in Kelowna now a Boxing Day tradition

  A group of people in Kelowna are handing out free hugs on Boxing Day, in memory of Wayne Cobb, who died in a motorcycle accident.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2017
• Muslim man offers hugs after deadly Barcelona attacks. Barcelonians hug him back

  A Muslim man stood at the location of a recent terror attack in Barcelona offering hugs to passersby. Next to him was a sign that read: "I am Muslim, I am not a terrorist. I share hugs of love and peace."

  World

  Aug 25, 2017
• Free hugs handed out in downtown Kelowna

  For the seventh year, volunteers were offering up free hugs in downtown Kelowna.

  Dec 26, 2016
• STM drops fine against Montreal man giving free hugs in Metro

  The STM has dropped the $101 fine against Tommy Boucher, who was at the Jean Talon Metro station last week giving away free hugs.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2016
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• Montreal man fined for giving free hugs in Metro

  Tommy Boucher said he was at the Jean-Talon Metro station a week ago, when he was fined for giving free hugs.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2016
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• Canadian punched in Times Square after refusing to pay for a ‘free hug’

  A man offering "free hugs" in New York's Times Square is accused of punching a Canadian tourist in the face after she refused to tip him for his hug and a photo.

  Crime

  May 12, 2016