A Christmas care package for a Canadian WWII soldier was left behind. 80 years later, his family is getting it

Budget 2026 is the next step in your government's plan to make Canadians maîtres chez nous – building our sovereignty and giving us the freedom to live our lives as we choose. Sovereignty starts with creativity – the ability to express ourselves, tell our stories, and connect with each other. To these ends, Budget 2026 makes unprecedented investments in Canadian culture. Today in Montréal, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, highlighted the largest investment in culture in Canadian history – $4 billion. This will strengthen our institutions, expand the reach of Canadian culture, bring communities together, and empower artists.

In a social media post, Saskatoon-based SOS Prairie Rescue, which describes itself as ‘a volunteer-run, community-funded and foster-based cat rescue organization across Saskatchewan, BC and Manitoba,’ says an anonymous woman approached them with “$10,000, a wicked sense of humour, and a level of post-marital pettiness we can only aspire to.”

An Ottawa man is celebrating a major — and very rare — milestone, making his 500th donation to Canadian Blood Services. You can find Bob McDougall sitting in a chair at the Canadian Blood Services donation centre on Carling Avenue every two weeks, donating plasma and platelets.