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Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year

Celebrations at the confluence of two timeless traditions

Age-old customs, lavish decorations and joyful celebrations are all part of the Lunar New Year festivities, the most important holiday of the year for people of Chinese, East Asian and Southeast Asian descent.

The upcoming celebration will welcome the Year of the Dragon. Considered the luckiest among the dozen zodiac signs in Chinese culture, the bold and fiery dragon is thought to bring unique – and dynamic – opportunities every 12 years.

Arts, Education, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFebruary 9, 2024Feature

Autism Acceptance and Inclusion

Autism Acceptance and Inclusion

Grant program strengthens communities and services for autistic individuals and their families

ierra L. learned that modest investments yield profound impacts when she took part in the Canada Community Inclusion Project (CCIP) Micro-Grant Program. This grant is funded in part by Canada Service Corps and is run by Autism Speaks Canada.

Business, Education, Health, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFebruary 8, 2024Feature

Ocean conservation

Ocean conservation

Sailing toward healthier waters on Canada’s coasts

On February 8, 2023, the federal government introduced minimum protection standards to limit harmful activities for Canada’s marine protected areas. One year later, experts reflect on this important milestone – and the persistent challenges that remain due to pollution from ships.

Business, Education, Environment, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFebruary 8, 2024Feature

Trail use helps dispel the winter blues

Trail use helps dispel the winter blues

“Connection” is the word that best captures the experiences of Dianne Whelan, a B.C.-based writer and filmmaker, along her quest to traverse all land and water routes of the Trans Canada Trail.

Environment, Education, Innovation, Life, Health, TravelRandallAnthony CommunicationsJanuary 15, 2024Feature

Rebuilding Lives

Rebuilding Lives

Fred Victor wants GTA residents to Picture a Toronto Where Everyone Has a Home

When Carlos lost his job, he also lost his home and found himself living on Toronto’s unforgiving streets.

“During my times on the streets, I felt a level of desperation I never thought I would experience. It was a dark and lonely place,” he recalls.

Education, Home, Innovation, Life, PhilanthropyRandallAnthony CommunicationsDecember 14, 2023Feature

Financial empowerment

Financial empowerment

Innovative solutions advancing financial inclusion for women

harlotte Assumani used to struggle to provide for her family. “Our income could not cover our family’s basic needs,” recalls the widow and mother, whose home is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Business, Education, Environment, FinancialRandallAnthony CommunicationsDecember 6, 2023Feature

20 years of innovation

20 years of innovation

EV sector leads the way towards sustainable transportation

More effort needed to drive greener transport ambitions

anada has made progress over the past 20 years towards sustainable transportation systems but has a long way to go to match advancements elsewhere says Bissan Ghaddar, John M. Thompson chair in Engineering Leadership and Innovation, and associate professor, Management Science and Sustainability at Ivey Business School at Western University in London, Ontario.

Business, Environment, Education, Innovation, TechnologyRandallAnthony CommunicationsDecember 5, 2023Feature

Next-generation farming

Next-generation farming

Efforts to address plastics used in agriculture taking root

Five decades ago, when Barry Friesen worked his first job on a dairy farm, plastic products were scarce. Today, efforts are underway to address the proliferation of plastics now routinely used in modern agriculture processes.

Farm to Table Magazine, Innovation, Technology, Environment, Education, BusinessRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 30, 2023Feature

The business of protecting biodiversity

The business of protecting biodiversity

WSP works with clients to integrate considerations of biodiversity and climate change at every project stage

ompanies around the world increasingly recognize that taking action to preserve nature is not only the right thing to do – it is also good for business.

Business, Education, Environment, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 29, 2023Feature

The power of a ‘united way’ forward

The power of a ‘united way’ forward

Philanthropic gift boosts Planet Youth Calgary’s generation-changing potential

For many of today’s most pressing challenges, there are no easy answers. Take the mental health crisis affecting Canadian youth, for example, where countless individuals suffer in isolation – and where organizations and communities often struggle to navigate a complex maze of different interventions.

Business, Education, Life, PhilanthropyRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 29, 2023Feature

The Wagner Green YMCA: Investing in hope, happiness and the future

The Wagner Green YMCA: Investing in hope, happiness and the future

Support from the community builds connections and gives the centre’s youth a sense of belonging

The Wagner Green YMCA in Toronto is an emergency shelter and drop-in centre that provides youth experiencing homelessness with a hot meal and a safe place to sleep. But it does more than that, says Nelson Borges, the shelter’s director of youth outreach and intervention – it provides hope.

Business, Education, Life, PhilanthropyRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 28, 2023Feature

An opportunity to support those who have given so much for their country

An opportunity to support those who have given so much for their country

For veterans and first responders with PTSD, a service dog helps them integrate back into society

Retired Sergeant Dwayne Sawyer enjoyed virtually every minute of his 22-year career as a cook with the Canadian forces. But tours as a United Nations peacekeeper in Kuwait and Bosnia and two deployments with his unit to Afghanistan took their toll.

Business, Innovation, Life, Education, PhilanthropyRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 27, 2023Feature

Support from a financial planner helps boost confidence in times of economic challenge

Support from a financial planner helps boost confidence in times of economic challenge

Financial worries fuelled by high inflation and increased interest rates

Planning for financial security tomorrow can feel like a daunting task when you are worried about paying your bills today.

Business, Education, FinancialRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 24, 2023Feature

AI-assisted interventions

AI-assisted interventions

University of Waterloo tackling cancer with personalized immunotherapy

Immune therapy is a powerful new way to treat cancer, harnessing the body’s natural defences to find and kill cancer cells.

Business, Education, Innovation, TechnologyRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 24, 2023Feature

A new perspective on the meaning of wealth

A new perspective on the meaning of wealth

Considering more than money and assets to plan for overall wellness

Canadians today face a reality transformed by rapidly shifting demographics – with an aging population, more older women living alone and a surge in newcomers – along with major global events and socioeconomic forces.

Business, Education, FinancialRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 23, 2023Feature

Scaling solutions that boost community resilience and sustainability

Scaling solutions that boost community resilience and sustainability

At first glance, Chuntoh Ghuna seems a curious name for a wood-residue-based facility. But on closer examination, the relevance of the Lheidli T’enneh name – which means “the forest lives” – soon becomes obvious.

Education, Environment, BusinessRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 22, 2023Feature

Managing the risks of heart disease when living with type 2 diabetes

Managing the risks of heart disease when living with type 2 diabetes

In her late fifties and early sixties, social worker Vivian Stokes began envisioning her ideal life when she retired. A resident of Calgary, Alberta, she loved being active and was looking forward to continuing that lifestyle in retirement, with regular walks and deep water aerobics classes three to four times a week.

Education, Health, Home, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 20, 2023Feature

Challenges of estate planning often amplified when family-owned businesses are involved

Challenges of estate planning often amplified when family-owned businesses are involved

It’s important to consider such “hard solutions” with a broad lens, which could show they “may not be the best soft solution for the interpersonal dynamics in a family,” he says.

Business, Education, Financial, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 16, 2023Feature

Meeting vital payroll requirements for family-owned and other small businesses

Meeting vital payroll requirements for family-owned and other small businesses

Many family-owned businesses have limited resources to have a full-time payroll administrator on staff, but they recognize the value of professional payroll services. One option family enterprises and other small businesses appreciate is to draw on the services of a payroll contractor, and for Mary Beaton, that makes for a thriving business of her own in the small Nova Scotia community of Five Mile River.

Business, Education, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 15, 2023Featured

Living with type 2 diabetes increases your chances of having a stroke or developing heart disease

Living with type 2 diabetes increases your chances of having a stroke or developing heart disease

Medical professionals want people living with type 2 diabetes to be aware of their increased risk for stroke and other forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to work with their health-care providers to take steps to reduce that risk.

Business, Education, Health, Home, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 14, 2023Feature