The fundraising sector is committed to improving donors’ experience
The fundraising sector is committed to improving donors’ experience

Canada has an extraordinary tradition of philanthropy, and is by many measures one of the most charitable countries in the world. The World Giving Index, which looks at total giving, volunteering and how often a citizen helped a stranger, ranked Canada in 2015 as the fourth most generous country, and we were ranked second as recently as 2013. Canadians give nearly $13-billion in gifts and almost two billion hours in volunteer time annually, according to Statistics Canada’s most recent General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating. It should come as no surprise that Canada was the first country in the world to permanently recognize and celebrate National Philanthropy Day on November 15 of every year.

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Visionary philanthropists boost Canada’s role on the world stage
Visionary philanthropists boost Canada’s role on the world stage

Peter and Melanie Munk’s transformative giving demonstrates their passion for higher learning and health-care excellence

Peter Munk and his wife Melanie share a bold vision for Canada’s evolving role in the world – one of the nation playing a more prominent role in global affairs, influencing issues like innovation and cyber security while also pushing new frontiers in health care.

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Outlook: Low fees and flexibility spur investor interest
Outlook: Low fees and flexibility spur investor interest

Investing in exchange-traded funds, commonly known as ETFs, has become a more taxing exercise as the long bull market in North American stocks shows signs of losing its fizz.
ETFs typically track a market index, which means that picking winners has not exactly been rocket science since the current upswing in equities began in March 2009. The S&P500 index had trebled by late October. Even the more volatile S&P/TSX Composite index was up more than 80 per cent from its low.

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The family that skis together creates memories together
The family that skis together creates memories together

At 53, Gord Martin had lost a little pop in his skiing. It was still fun to hit the slopes, but it lacked the excitement he remembered from ski trips with his parents, or even teaching his own son and daughter to turn. That all changed two years ago when he helped introduce his grandson to the sport.“It was pretty cool having my son, myself and my grandson on the chairlift together,” he remembers. “When you watch someone else experiencing something for the first time, you can put yourself in their place and feel the excitement and energy.”

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The FEX factor
The FEX factor

Recognizing the importance of family businesses to the fabric of Canada’s communities and economy, two organizations join forces to better support and advise them.

Canadian history is rich with the tales and lore of family enterprises – from the legendary retailer T. Eaton Co. Ltd., to Montreal-based Kruger Inc., a third-generation business that began in pulp and paper but has since expanded to include renewable energy, wines and spirits, recycling services and biomaterials.

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Diabetes Awareness Month
Diabetes Awareness Month

At 60, Toronto resident Brent Galardo felt reasonably healthy for his age, even though he was overweight, inactive and ate an unhealthy diet – some of the risk factors for type 2 diabetes. He also couldn’t seem to quench his thirst (a symptom of the disease) and sometimes felt dizzy and a bit shaky. “I’d drink a can of pop or eat a candy and feel okay,” he says. “So I thought I had it under control.”

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Lancaster Sound: Uniting industry, government and conservation groups with a shared vision
Lancaster Sound: Uniting industry, government and conservation groups with a shared vision

There is no place on Earth quite like Tallurutiup Tariunga, or Lancaster Sound. It is a place of uncommon beauty and natural richness. The recognition of its significance as a unique and ecologically rich area of the Canadian Arctic has united a number of partners in a common passion – and determination to act – for protecting a sizable area at the eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage, the legendary corridor through Canada’s Arctic Archipelago off the coast of Nunavut.

 

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Excellence in Engineering - the 2016 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards Gala
Excellence in Engineering - the 2016 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards Gala

The call to reform procurement methods to support innovative sectors

Environments that drive innovation are usually described as places that combine fiscal incentives with infrastructures and programs such as business incubators, technology clusters, leading-edge universities, and robust communication and transportation networks.

 

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Eastern Schools
Eastern Schools

When Sara Taaffe decided to leave her hometown of Calgary to attend university in Fredericton, she was excited about embarking on a unique educational experience.
Her destination was Renaissance College at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) for an accelerated three-year program to earn a Bachelor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Leadership

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Researching math through art
Researching math through art

Happy faces, thunder clouds, disembodied heads: These are some of the images produced by K-12 pupils who were asked to draw how they feel when they are doing math. The drawings are part of a research study at the University of Calgary’s Werklund School of Education to understand how personal relationships with math are established and how teachers can improve education to enable students of all ages to better connect with STEM subjects.

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