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Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness: Canadian study
UBC-led study challenges the idea that an always-available AI companion can substitute for a human connection.

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City of Vancouver calls for festival federal funding return
Vancouver’s city council plans to push the federal government to restore and expand federal funding for major festivals and cultural events.
Protecting rural housing: Saltbox Fund founder on the power of lending circles
KJ Conyers-Steede is piloting a peer-to-peer community financing model that can be scaled and replicated across rural Canada.
Canada’s social sector remembers lifelong social justice activist Stephen Lewis
Lewis was towering advocate for global justice , leaving a legacy that reshaped humanitarian action and community‑led responses to HIV-AIDS.
B.C. government to end rent supplement program April 1
Affordable housing programs rolled back under BC government budget cuts.
How philanthropy can uplift affordable housing
A new affinity group hosted by Philanthropic Foundations of Canada (PFC) will bring together foundations with deep expertise in funding housing, as well as those that might be new to the space.
NEET kids: The effort behind lowering Canada’s worrying youth unemployment levels
The jobless rate for people aged 15-24 climbed to 14.1 per cent in February.
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B.C. government to end rent supplement program April 1
Affordable housing programs rolled back under BC government budget cuts.
How philanthropy can uplift affordable housing
A new affinity group hosted by Philanthropic Foundations of Canada (PFC) will bring together foundations with deep expertise in funding housing, as well as those that might be new to the space.
Manitoba to remove provincial taxes from groceries
Premier Wab Kinew told media before the budget dropped Tuesday that Manitobans would no longer pay provincial taxes at the grocery store on prepared foods.












