Even the police stepped up to the challenge issued by London, Ontario to perform 1000 acts of kindness as a community this October. With just 2 days left, the third annual kindness challenge, issued by the London Urban Services Organization, has likely broken all city records for good deeds.
Disappointment turned into celebration and happiness after a group of manufacturing plant employees in Ottawa won $7 million in the lottery a day after their company announced massive layoffs.
Canadians of every political stripe continue to show their love and admiration for a national leader, Jack Layton, days after his death. Known as Smilin' Jack, he wrote a letter to the Canadian people expressing his hopes for the future and showing optimism even in face of death. His last words have resonated throughout the nation.
Imagine 10 acres of woodland fields and branches dripping with butterflies. That's what the remarkable comeback of the monarch in Mexico looked like this winter.
With typical Canadian compassion, these volunteers are making a difference in their community by auctioning household items using social media.
After an orca called out for help, rescuers spent the entire day making sure that she stayed alive long enough for the tide to return and save the day.
When a refugee family new to Canada got lost on a train trip to visit relatives, 50 strangers helped them with directions, schedules, and even money.
A Saskatchewan portrait photographer captured stunning photos Saturday for a newly married couple in which a tornado could be seen in the background. Colleen Niska shared the photographs on Facebook saying she's "dreamed about a day like this."
This year's tournament wasn't just a showcase of talent - it also happened to play host to many good deed grand slams from players and spectators alike.
When a man heard a pet store was going out of business, he bought all 570 bags and cartons of food on the shelves to donate to animal shelters.
Tracy Lega, has a horse in the babysitting business–and she has the video to prove it.
A new center for women, the first of its kind in British Columbia, opened its doors May 24 to provide legal help for free or a reduced-cost.
This little bird can't sit still when the music's playing, even laying down his cracker to lay down some serious dance moves.
This cat may have used up several of his nine lives to ride out the Fort McMurray wildfire inside a kitchen stove as the house burned around him.
This year's list of the top countries where people are most likely to give to charity and help a stranger has a surprising new name at number one.
Syrians who were so compassionately welcomed into Canada are now returning the favor for the Fort McMurray families fleeing wildfire.
A man who went from "king to beggar" -and back again- is giving free meals to anyone who needs food.
The staff of a Canadian orchestra didn't fiddle around when they learned a homeless man's violin had been stolen, replacing the instrument within hours.
When people were separated from their pets by a fast-moving wildfire, these volunteers sprang into action to secretly save animals behind police lines.
At 20, Maria Toorpakai is the best female squash player in Pakistan. But she can't play there. Her family began receiving death threats from the Taliban, a group that equates a woman wearing shorts as an obscenity. In March, she fled Pakistan to live and train in Toronto. Soon, she will be the best in the world.
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