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Beyond profit: Building businesses that create better communities

Sonia Strobel built Skipper Otto around the idea that doing business well can also mean creating meaningful change. Her story, along with dozens of other entrepreneurs, will be featured at Coralus’s Illuminate 2026, where participants will explore new ways of doing business.

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Deadline looms for non-profits, charities to report ‘foreign principals’ to Ottawa 
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Non-profit housing org pilots $20 million loan guarantee pool
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Report: Youth need consistent mentoring to help navigate the job market
Sometimes the hardest part of starting a career isn’t knowing what you want to do, it’s knowing how to get there. Mentor Canada’s newest report explores how mentoring can help young people build skills, connections and confidence as they navigate the transition to employment.

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Special: Food and Housing Insecurity
Simple, affordable housing: The cure to Indigenous homelessness
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Food-rescue groups turn to processing facilities to respond to waste and insecurity
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