A Christmas care package for a Canadian WWII soldier was left behind. 80 years later, his family is getting it

In a social media post, Saskatoon-based SOS Prairie Rescue, which describes itself as ‘a volunteer-run, community-funded and foster-based cat rescue organization across Saskatchewan, BC and Manitoba,’ says an anonymous woman approached them with “$10,000, a wicked sense of humour, and a level of post-marital pettiness we can only aspire to.”

An Ottawa man is celebrating a major — and very rare — milestone, making his 500th donation to Canadian Blood Services. You can find Bob McDougall sitting in a chair at the Canadian Blood Services donation centre on Carling Avenue every two weeks, donating plasma and platelets.

The Carney government is promising to end homelessness in Canada within a decade. The 2026 budget offers $11.2 billion to tackle homelessness over four years, starting next year, and $17.8 billion over 10 years.