Christmas will come early to two Santa Shufflers in the Maritimes next week. WestJet has partnered with two races in the Maritimes this year, offering the fantastic prize of two tickets anywhere the airline flies to one fortunate Santa Shuffler in Halifax and in Moncton. The hardest part might be deciding where to go. Currently,  […]

Build-A-Bear is enlisting the help of their customers, and their furry friends to help venerable children this Christmas season. From Nov. 1 – Dec. 14, they are asking people to bring in a new, unwrapped toy, or to pick up one of their “furbulous” stuffed animals to donate. Another way to give is to buy  […]

Christmas is fast approaching and the sounds of the season are in the air. An annual tradition, the Beary Merry Christmas Concert series is once again in full swing. In Halifax, the 19th annual concert featuring the Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy took place at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium on Monday. Joining the  […]

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The Salvation Army launched its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign today with the Kettle Kickoff Competition at the Grand Parade in Downtown Halifax. For the event, five kettles were manned by representatives from the Halifax Mooseheads, Halifax Regional Police, Halifax Fire & Emergency, C100 and CTV competed against each other today to see who could raise  […]

This Thursday, Nov. 20, five well-known Halifax residents will go head-to-head in a competition to fill their kettles for families in need in our community. Zach Fucale, Jesse Lussier and Brandon Vuic from the Halifax Mooseheads will compete alongside Jax, C100; Cyril Lunney, CTV; the Halifax Regional Police; and Halifax Fire, in Grand Parade Square,  […]

Captain Richard Phillips, who famously survived a pirate hijacking off the coast of Somalia, spoke in Saint John today to support The Salvation Army’s third annual Hope in the City Fundraising Breakfast. The event drew a crowd of approximately 900 to the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre for a morning of networking, entertainment and  […]

Together with Sleep Country Canada, Halifax radio station 101.3 The Bounce collected coats for The Salvation Army through its “24 Hours Under The Covers” campaign this week. Radio personality Amateur Alex spent 24 hours in a bed at the Bayers Lake location of Sleep Country Canada collecting coats, helping to ensure everyone in our community  […]

More than 10 months have passed since Ebola was first identified in West Africa, but the scale of the crisis continues to grow. The deadliest outbreak on record, Ebola is claiming the lives of 70 per cent of people infected. The Salvation Army is responding to the crisis and asking for Canadians to support its  […]

This weekend marks six weeks to go until the Santa Shuffle Fun Run and Elf Walk. Join us for a five-kilometre run or one-kilometre walk in five different locations around the Maritimes and help The Salvation Army raise critical funds for those in need. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6, at  […]