KINDNESS

• Coach Santa is teaching kids about kindness on and off the ice

  Coach Santa will be teaching kindness and other important skills to young hockey players at rinks around Calgary each weekend until Dec. 20.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2024
  
• ‘Bullying is not OK’: Montreal kids suit up for Pink Shirt Day

  Students at LaSalle Elementary School in Montreal marked Pink Shirt Day by reflecting on the importance of being kind to one another.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2024
  
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• Calgary woman hopes to pay it forward after Good Samaritan returns lost purse

  It was a random act of kindness that went above and beyond. Two strangers who are familiar with how it feels to be victims of crime ended up crossing paths to help one another.

  Features

  Dec 15, 2022
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• ‘Cheer For You’ random act of kindness initiative launched in Riverview, N.B.

  Cheer For You is a community initiative started by Betty Bevans of Riverview, who said she wants to help people feel more cheerful this month.

  Features

  Dec 7, 2022
• Kindness Kart spreads joy at Amherstview Catholic school

  The youngest students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School in Amherstview are spreading kindness in honour of the approaching Easter holiday.

  Education

  Apr 13, 2022
• Metro Vancouverites step up to help on World Kindness Day

  World Kindness Day, which is marked every Nov. 13, began in 1998 as an initiative to encourage kindness throughout the world by promoting kind deeds in the community.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2021
• ‘People really pull together’: Winnipeg woman reflects on kindness amid horror of 9/11

  On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Vera Chernecki and her husband were having coffee at their daughter's apartment. Their daughter was at work on the 70th floor of the North Tower.

  News

  Sep 10, 2021
• Kelowna, B.C. woman sparks movement with random acts of kindness

  "In a world where you can be anything, why not be kind?"

  Lifestyle

  Aug 2, 2021
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• Self-love isn’t just about masks and baths — here’s how to feel good about yourself

  According to relationship expert Jess O'Reilly, a root cause of why people often hold back from loving themselves can involve many factors, but trauma is a main contributor.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 11, 2021
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• Secret Santa shocks west Edmonton residents with $250 gift cards and uplifting notes

  Some Callingwood residents woke up to find an encouraging letter and $250 gift card dropped off anonymously.

  Features

  Dec 24, 2020