Wigs

• Winnipeg store empowers cancer fighters with hope

  A cancer survivor-turned-entrepreneur is sharing her story and passion for giving hope to others in her store, called The Unexpected Gift

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2023
  
• B.C. ‘chronic offender’ who stole kids’ cancer wigs gets 505 days in jail

  Martin Weigelt has a criminal history dating back to 1987 which includes more than 100 criminal convictions.

  Crime

  Feb 3, 2020
  
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• ‘It makes me sad’: Canadian Cancer Society no longer accepting hair donations

  Due to a decreased demand of real-hair wigs by cancer patients, the Canadian Cancer Society will no longer be accepting hair donations after December 31.

  Nov 7, 2018
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• Some of the 150 wigs stolen from Vancouver store recovered in Downtown Eastside

  Police say they received a call at 10 p.m. Thursday about a bag of wigs located in a hotel hallway on the Downtown Eastside. 

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2018
• Wigs made for B.C. child cancer patients stolen during break-in

  Vancouver police say the break-in happened on Sept. 7, just after 3:30 a.m., at Eva and Company Wigs at 950 West Broadway.

  Crime

  Sep 11, 2018
• Stories of giving: Why women and girls are donating their hair to Canadian Cancer Society Wig Bank

  In their own words, the participants have shared their personal stories about why they're choosing to donate their hair.

  Oct 16, 2017
• Cancer, wigs unite Kelowna patients fighting same type of disease

  Two women fighting the same type of disease said they walked away from a Kelowna wig bank not only having found new hair but also having formed a new friendship.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2016
• Victoria wig shop for cancer patients closes down

  The Salon Revive shut its doors at the Royal Jubilee Hospital today, ending 14 years of providing wigs for cancer patients at the hospital.

  Jan 30, 2016