Cop Goes Undercover in Wheelchair to Make Arrests, Finds Kindness Instead

A police sergeant made himself an "easy mark" for criminals wanting to rob the vulnerable. What he got instead was an outpouring of kindness from strangers.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 July 37 Views

Tiny Town in Newfoundland Hosts 10,000 Stranded Airline Passengers on 9-11

When U.S. airspace was closed on 9-11, Delta flight 15 and 52 other airplanes from all over the world were diverted to New Foundland. The small town of Gander and surrounding communities sent convoys of school buses pick up the 10,500 stranded passengers.

By Jeanne Goddard

16 April 41 Views

Frances Kelsey: Hero Who Saved a Nation From Thalidomide (1914-2015)

Tributes have hailed Frances Kelsey as a hero since her death on Friday. The Canadian doctor fought tenaciously to keep thalidomide out of US pharmacies.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 August 33 Views

Honoring Three Men Who Came to B.C., Found Success, and Gave Millions Back

A jovial 87-year-old has parlayed a huge construction business in Iran into a Canadian philanthropic legacy that will continue after he is gone. His Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation has given away tens of millions of his personal wealth to build children hospitals in Vancouver -- and building schools for children around the world. Most ambitious, his Foundation has built a new $68.8-million center for brain health at the University of BC with 500 scientists working on diseases like alzheimer's.

By Jeanne Goddard

04 January 29 Views

Mystery Knitter Ties Scarves Around Statues in Frigid Canada

An anonymous do-gooder trying to keep Ottawa residents warm has been leaving dozens of handmade scarves outside wrapped around the necks of city statues, brightening the landscape of Canada's war heroes. In response to deeply frigid temps in Ontario, the scarves include friendly notes that read: "I am not lost! If you are stuck out in the cold, take this scarf to keep warm."

By Jeanne Goddard

23 January 41 Views

Winnipeg Woman Marks One Year of Baking, Giving Bread to Hungry

Over the last year Althea Guiboche has run out of money and run out of baking supplies, but she has never stopped giving away free bread and soup to the city's homeless every week. The aboriginal mother of seven was even forced by the province to become trained in food-handling if she wanted to continue, but now she has an official certificate and she cooks inside a commercial kitchen at the community center -- all toward the goal of becoming more compassionate and giving.

By Jeanne Goddard

04 February 32 Views

Winnipeg Bus Driver Gives Homeless Man the Shoes Off His Feet

A Winnipeg Transit bus driver is being hailed a Good Samaritan after stunned passengers watched him give the shoes off his feet to a man who was walking barefoot on the sidewalk.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 September 32 Views

Anonymous Wealthy Couple's $30-million Gift to Help Vancouver's Homeless

A $30-million philanthropic gift from an anonymous wealthy couple is allowing the City of Vancouver to reopen Taylor Manor as a home for street people with complex mental health issues.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 July 38 Views

101-Year-old Woman Enjoys Making Snowballs Just Like a Kid (WATCH)

The sight of snow brought out the little girl in this 101-year-old woman who just had to play in it.

By Jim Stout

28 November 40 Views

Volvo Pledges Lifetime of Cars to U.S. Doctor Serving Orphans, Mothers in Ethiopia

Asfaw, the winner of the Volvo prize for 2006, is a medical doctor who has galvanized over 550 medical and non-medical professionals in the US and Canada to give their time and talents to address the profound healthcare crises in Ethiopia.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 April 33 Views

Student Develops Tattoo Removal Cream

A 27-year-old PhD student at Dalhousie University in Halifax is developing a topical cream that he says will make tattoo ink eventually fade away.

By Jeanne Goddard

19 February 47 Views

Knit Two Mittens and Call Us in the Morning: Knitting Has Health Benefits

Studies show that knitting can lower blood pressure, improve memory skills, and make you a healthier person.

By Jim Stout

29 January 53 Views

Salmon in East Vancouver? Miraculous Reappearance After 80 Years

Chum salmon are spawning again at an urban creek in the heart of East Vancouver. The salmon returned this week to Still Creek, which sits in a ravine surrounded by warehouses and was once thoroughly polluted by urban garbage, sewage and toxic chemicals. Much of the credit goes to people who have painstakingly restored their habitat.

By Jeanne Goddard

05 November 37 Views

Vancouver Launches World's First Cigarette-butt Recycling Program

The City of Vancouver, B.C. has launched the world's first cigarette butt recycling program in its bid to become the greenest city. The pilot project began last Tuesday with the installation of 110 receptacles in four downtown areas where discarded butts are a messy problem. Fortunately, cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate, which can be recycled into building materials.

By Jeanne Goddard

18 November 34 Views

Vancouver Takes Toy Donations to Clear Unpaid Parking Tickets

Vancouver's parking enforcement agency awakened the spirit of Christmas early in a one-day toy drive yesterday for residents with unpaid tickets. To benefit children served by The Salvation Army's Belkin House, violators were invited to trade new toys in exchange for forgiveness of all their parking fines.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 November 47 Views