A coveted piece of football hardware was on display Thursday at Winnipeg Harvest. The Grey Cup made an appearance as part of a photo op for Purolator’s “Tackle Hunger” campaign in support of the local food bank. Winnipeg Blue Bombers QB Buck Pierce was also on hand. Fans can get the chance to have their [...]

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are coming off an impressive first win at home last week against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and if all the cards line up as they should, they’ll dominate the Toronto Argonauts on Friday. Fans heading down to Canad Inns Stadium are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for Winnipeg Harvest. Donating [...]

A 47-year-old Boston accountant who was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) 18 months ago, is leaving Winnipeg today on a Harley in support of a special charity ride. Doug Oakley has always had a passion for motorcycles; owning a Harley Davidson for the last 11 years. When he was diagnosed with ALS, he soon [...]

Posted by David Klassen A Vancouver blogger is stopping in Winnipeg later today as part of a 10-day road trip that will see him play ball hockey in nine cities to collect food donations and money for food banks across the country. Richard Loat is using social media to coordinate with hockey fans and bloggers [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein Dignitaries gathered Thursday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony at Winnipeg Harvest for the announcement of a $6.5 million building renewal campaign. The project at Harvest’s warehouse at 1085 Winnipeg Avenue will be funded by contributions from both the federal and provincial governments. One of three attached buildings that make up the [...]

Winnipeg may have been eliminated from the latest version of Monopoly Canada, but you can still enjoy the game and help out charity at an upcoming tournament at Portage Place Shopping Centre. The mall will host Passing Go, a Monopoly tournament in support of Siloam Mission on Saturday, July 17 from 11 a.m. until 5 [...]

Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) will be on the receiving end of a generous donation by Sport Chek later this morning at its offices on Mayfair Avenue. Employees from the St. Vital Centre location will make a presentation of sporting equipment to be distributed among a number of MYS programs in Winnipeg, The Pas and Thompson [...]

An afternoon BBQ on Wednesday will help raise money for Siloam Mission, while at the same time providing delicious local grub. Keystone Processors Ltd. will serve up tasty premium burgers, wieners and some samples of Natural Prairie Beef’s premium steaks. The free BBQ will be held at Keystone’s plant at 663 Marion Street from 11:30 [...]

A three course dinner event in support of Amnesty International is being hosted in Winnipeg tonight for the first time ever. Local restaurant Fude has teamed up with the organization that works to protect and promote human rights for Taste of Justice. The event was launched in 2005 as a fun and exciting way for [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz The Pedigree Adoption Drive rolled into Winnipeg on Saturday to raise awareness of dogs living in shelters and to celebrate those that have found loving homes through the creation of a public art display. The chalk design on a section of floor at The Forks took eight hours to create and [...]

The ALS Society of Manitoba is hoping fans at June 24th’s Winnipeg Goldeyes game are in a generous mood. The society, which helps fund research to find a cure for the neuromuscular disease affecting roughly 3,000 Canadians, will pass around batting helmets through the stands during a between-inning break. All money raised in the helmet [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein A cross-Canada bike tour leaving from Vancouver on July 1 will benefit the construction of the new Canadian Centre for Music and Classroom Therapy in Winnipeg. The tour will also seek to raise awareness of the centre’s mission to use music for the clinical treatment of a wide range of medical [...]