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18th annual ReFrame Film Festival debuts in homes across Canada

January 27, 2022 Canuck Canada, canadian film festivals, Documentaries, Entertainment, Features, Film, Migrant Workers, peterborough film festival, ReFrame Film Festival, social justice films

ReFrame Film Festival has kicked off across the country, running Jan. 27 to Feb. 4. The festival, which is based

2022 Corus Radiothon in support of Stollery Children’s Hospital to kick off Thursday

January 26, 2022 Canuck Children's Health, children's hospitals, Corus Radiothon, Corus Radiothon Stollery, Corus Radiothon Stollery Children's Hospital, Features, Health, Radiothon for Stollery, Stollery Children's Hospital, Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation, Stollery Hospital Radiothon, Stollery radiothon

Over the past 22 years, the Corus Radiothon in support of Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s Hospital has raised over $25 million.

Afghan refugees exit quarantine, play with other kids for 1st time since arriving in Edmonton

January 26, 2022 Canuck Afghan refugees, Afghanistan, Catholic Social Services, Edmonton Afghan refugee children, Edmonton Afghan refugees, Edmonton refugees, Edmonton sports, Features, Free Play For Kids, kids sports, refugee children, Refugee children play sports, Refugees, Refugees from Afghanistan, Sports

For the first time since arriving in Edmonton, a group of Afghan refugee children exited quarantine and had the chance

Alberta woman helps families of first responders dealing with trauma

January 24, 2022 Canuck EMS, Features, Fire Fighters, First Responders, Health, Mental Health, Police, post traumatic stress, PTSD, To Serve and Connect, work related stress, work related trauma

Chad Kennedy was one of the initial first responders on the scene of the fatal bus rollover at the Columbia

Edmonton man sleeping in homemade igloo to raise funds for MS research

January 23, 2022 Canuck Edmonton Health Matters, Edmonton igloo, Edmonton man igloo, Edmonton man sleeping in igloo, Edmonton MS fundraiser, Edmonton multiple sclerosis fundraiser, Features, Health, Health Matters, Man sleeping in igloo, MS, MS Bike Tour, Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis Fundraiser, Multiple Sclerosis Research, Sleeping in igloo

An Edmonton man has turned his labour of love into a fundraising effort for multiple sclerosis research. Tyler Gamblin began

Ideas to get outdoors and enjoy Edmonton’s winter city activities

January 22, 2022 Canuck Deep Freeze : A Byzantine Winter Fête, Deep Freeze Festival, Edmonton festivals, Edmonton winter, Edmonton winter activities, Edmonton Winter Festivals, Features, Lifestyle, OurYEG, Weather, Winter Sports

While it may be tempting for some people to hunker down and wait out the cold weather, there are so

Calgary students promote mental health during COVID-19 pandemic

January 21, 2022 Canuck Alberta Coronavirus, Alberta COVID-19, Calgary students, COVID, COVID-19, COVID-19 Pandemic, Features, Health, Mental Health, OurYYC, Pandemic, Pandemic Mental Health, YYC Aid

A couple of university students in Calgary have started a new effort to boost spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic. They’re

Canadians feel waves of nostalgia as Red Cross swim program winds down

January 21, 2022 Canuck Canada, Canadian Red Cross, Canadian Red Cross swim program, Canadian Red Cross swimming, Canadian Red Cross swimming lessons, Coloured badges, Edmonton swimming lessons, Features, Lifesaving Society Canada, Red Cross, Red Cross swim program, Swimming Lessons, Swimming lessons coloured badges

Jaime Gonek doesn’t remember what happened to the yellow jacket she had as a kid, the one adorned with sewed-on

COVID causes ‘really disappointing’ cancellation of Calgary Robert Burns celebration

January 20, 2022 Canuck Burns Night, Burns Night celebration, Calgary Burns Club, COVID-19, COVID-19 Pandemic, Features, Kilts, Pandemic, robby burns, Robert Burns, Scottish, scottsman, The Scottish Shoppe

The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing major disruptions to what’s usually a big weekend of celebration for thousands of Calgarians. But

STARS Lottery dream home holds special place in Lethbridge builder’s heart

January 20, 2022 Canuck Air Ambulance, Air ambulance Calgary, Canada, Features, Health, Lottery home Calgary, Lottery home Edmonton, Lottery home Lethbridge, Our YYC, STARS, STARS Air Ambulance, STARS Alberta, STARS Lottery, STARS Lottery 2022

For the past five years, staff at Van Arbor Homes in Lethbridge have put their blood, sweat and tears into

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