(November 17, 2020) The Royal Winnipeg Ballet has had to cancel its much-loved production of The Nutcracker this year but looks forward to 2021 with artful optimism and in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School's Professional Division which has produced high-calibre dancers who have danced all over the world. Today, the RWB School Professional … [Read more...] about Royal Winnipeg Ballet: Celebrating 50 Years of its professional school in 2021
How are young people in Canada doing?
(November 17, 2020) “Here’s the thing,” says Katherine Hay, CEO of Kids Help Phone in an interview with The Charity Report, “The data will tell us that the mental health of young people in Canada has been a crisis well before COVID. In 2019, 28% of our interactions were about suicide. The isolation is staggering. I don’t mean to be an alarmist. I am a realist. The numbers … [Read more...] about How are young people in Canada doing?
How to be a kid in a country that can’t tell you the number of children dying in care
(November 17, 2020) Being in the care of child welfare agencies are where too many children are going to die. In July 2020, APTN reported that, between January 1,2020 and “since the novel coronavirus was called a pandemic on March 11”, 11 indigenous children died in the care of child welfare agencies in North Ontario. The news agency was only able to … [Read more...] about How to be a kid in a country that can’t tell you the number of children dying in care
Kids Help Phone CEO Katherine Hay in a Feature Interview
(November 16, 2020) The Charity Report editor in chief Gail Picco spoke with Kids Help Phone CEO Katherine Hay on November 14, 2020 to talk about the context of the crisis line’s work, the well-being of its counsellors, what is takes to be available to Canadian children and the use of technology. The interview is on the heels of a story broadcast by CBC’s Go Public on … [Read more...] about Kids Help Phone CEO Katherine Hay in a Feature Interview
US Election Result: A popular victory throughout the world
(November 9, 2021) The US election result has put a foreseeable end to the past four years of the Trump administration--the grotesque apparition of a foul-mouthed liar at the head of the world's largest economy and military--that caused much anxiety throughout the world. Watching helplessly as white supremacy became de rigeur, petty and major crimes unfolded on a regular basis … [Read more...] about US Election Result: A popular victory throughout the world