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Shannon VanRaes

Shannon VanRaes is a news and features reporter at Future of Good.

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Members of the Kensington Market Land Trust stand in front of 54-56 Kensington Ave. in Toronto holding a multicoloured banner reading Community Owned Kensington. (Supplied photo/Kensington Market Land Trust)
Can community ownership save a historic neighbourhood? This land trust thinks so

Second community bond campaign planned as Kensington Market Land Trust eyes additional property.

Assistance recipients penalized for living together in Ontario: study
New ranking shows Canada’s federal government falling further behind in gender equity
Wildfire evacuees at a Red Cross centre in Winnipeg. Youth are arriving by school bus at a brick arena.
Canadian charities are on the frontlines of disaster management—will climate change force a rethink?

Nearly 40,000 Canadians faced evacuation in May alone.

Dr. Joss Reimer stands at a podium on a green stage at a conference in Halifax in October of 2024. The President of the Canadian Medical Association says they felt they had no choice but to file a lawsuit to protect trans youth.
Second constitutional challenge launched in defence of gender-affirming care in Alberta

The court filing argues that Bill 26 violates physicians’ right to freedom of conscience under the Canadian Charter.

Canada Post workers wearing parkas hold signs reading "on strike" while on strike.
Charities may have to pivot – again – as second postal disruption looms

55,000 Canada Post employees poised to strike.

First of its kind philanthropy chair announced by Carleton University
Criticized as an “ideological crusade”, University of Saskatchewan defends DEI policy
Destroyed agricultural infrastructure in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on Dec 11, 2024. A metal greenhouse frame is bent and broken, with bits of shredded plastic hanging off it.
Oxfam Canada calls again for ceasefire as 500,000 Palestinians face starvation due to Israel aid blockade

More than two-thirds of Gaza’s agricultural wells have been disabled by Israeli forces over the last 19 months.

Historic contribution to fund refugee education, training, across Africa

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