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The province is marking a record-breaking year for organ transplants. In 2025, more British Columbians gave the gift of life than in any previous year and as Angela Jung reports, doctors and families say it’s helping to get the word out.

The latest report card for Canada shows there is significant work to be done to keep up with the world leaders in organ donation. Health reporter Katherine Ward explains why where you live can have a big impact on a patient’s experience.

The YWCA’s Stockings of Hope campaign aims to ensure everyone can have a present under their tree on Christmas. As Justin Sibbet reports, several local organizations donated tubs of toys to make that a reality.

The ‘We Are Young’ organization is holding their 6th annual campaign to make sure seniors don’t feel forgotten this Valentines Day, and they are asking for your help! You can buy an anonymous valentine for a senior at: way_valentinesday.pllenty.com

As we enter the holiday season, many less fortunate members of our community face the challenges of another difficult winter. For this reason, the English Montreal School Board and Pierre de Coubertin Elementary are once again leading the Sox in a Box campaign, an initiative encouraging students and staff to donate new socks to benefit...

Oshawa’s Backdoor Mission is asking for jackets, hats, gloves and other winterwear. The organization also welcomes food donations, but warm clothing, either new or gently used, are especially needed.

‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ sees the return for the 3rd time of the elusive heisting magicians known as “The Four Horsemen.” The latest instalment in the franchise introduces a new generation of illusionists joining the effort to perform their most daring heist yet. The star-studded cast of Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fischer, Dave...

A team of doctors at University Health Network in Toronto have performed a kind of heart transplant they say could revolutionize organ donation. Health reporter Katherine Ward has more on this Canadian first. 

The World Health Organization says hypertension is a major cause of premature death around the world, and many people don’t even know they have the condition. Health reporter Katherine Ward breaks down the numbers for us, and has more on how to prevent the negative affects of the disease.

Hunger doesn’t take a holiday. This Thanksgiving, Maritime organizations are seeing more demand for assistance and fewer donations. Reeti Meenakshi Rohilla reports.

Hunger doesn’t take a holiday. This Thanksgiving, Maritime organizations are seeing more demand for assistance and fewer donations. Reeti Meenakshi Rohilla reports.

A stunning theft at Esquimalt Ribfest left organizers who donate thousands to children’s charities in the red. Here’s Kylie Stanton now with a juicy update on how the community banded together to make this the most successful Ribfest yet.

Canada’s largest and oldest HIV service organization based in Toronto will close next year, after more than four decades supporting people living with the virus. The decision was made, in part, because of groundbreaking medical advances that it says have reduced the need for its services. But as Nicole Di Donato reports, other organizations say...

Morgan brings us the latest with First in the Morning with Entertainment, where the spotlight is on Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun, who are making headlines as reports confirm they are officially dating. The updates don’t stop there—Jamie Lee Curtis has shared a deeply moving letter she received from Princess Diana, written just months before...

A Lindsay man held a cycling fundraiser on the weekend to give back to the Five Counties Children’s Centre. Mike Hannah and others pedalled from Omemee to Lindsay in support of Five Counties. Born with cerebal palsy, Hannhah says he received speech and occupational therapy at Five Counties in 1976. That was a year after...

Alberta’s organ and tissue donation program, Give Life Alberta, reported a record number of donors last year, with a total of 317 deceased organ and/or tissue donors. Quinn Ohler looks into what’s behind the increase in numbers and the lives that have been saved.

Two Nova Scotia organizations are combining forces for the second time post-pandemic to positively impact hospitals and school programs in Cuba. Their campaign, ‘Music and Medicine,’ is no small feat. And after months of planning, they are gearing up to send their donations overseas. Ella MacDonald reports.

The non-profit organization is asking residents to donate a full sized or mini fridge for their staff room. The organization has a small paid staff, but says nearly 50 people, including volunteers and other community partners use the fridge every day.

Darcy Murdoch is a double lung transplant recipient. He joins Global News Morning to talk about his second chance at life and the importance of organ and tissue donation.

Film star and organ recipient Dylan Kalambay and Bernie Boulet, creator of Green Shirt Day, are in Halifax this week for a premiere of the of the Documentary Heart & Sole: The Dylan Kalambay Story. They stop by Global News Morning with more.