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De la collection de cartes aux « box breaks » : comprendre les risques et aider les jeunes à faire des choix éclairés
10 August 2026 - by YMCA Youth Gambling Awareness Program
La collection de cartes est depuis longtemps populaire auprès des enfants, des jeunes et des...read more
Healthy Communities • Healthy Kids • YMCA Youth Programs
From card collecting to box breaks: Understanding the risks and helping youth make informed choices
06 August 2026 - by YMCA Youth Gambling Awareness Program
Card collecting has long been popular among children, youth, and adults. Today, online...read more
Healthy Communities
Emancipation Day: Remembering the past, shaping the future
21 July 2026 - by Christina Sanakidis, Manager – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Source image courtesy of Canadian Heritage"One could say it was an institution that was...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Green Team
Protecting biodiversity in the GTA: How the Y is doing its part
22 May 2026 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
“Biodiversity is all around us — it’s the variety of life on Earth, from the tiniest insect to a...read more
Healthy Communities • Healthy Kids • YMCA Youth Programs
Quels sont les points communs entre les lucky scoops et les jeux de hasard ?
14 April 2026 - by YMCA Youth Gambling Awareness Program
Les « lucky scoops », ou « cuillères de la chance », sont une tendance d’achat en ligne où les...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Youth Programs
What similarities exist between lucky scoops and gambling?
13 April 2026 - by YMCA Youth Gambling Awareness Program
Lucky scoops are an online shopping trend where sellers use spoons or ladles to scoop a random...read more
Healthy Communities
Black History Month 2026: Spotlighting youth
28 January 2026 - by Christina Sanakidis, Manager – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Black History Month in CanadaIn 1995, the Government of Canada declared February as Black History...read more
Healthy Communities
Orange Shirt Day 2025. Stolen lives: Children taken, families left behind
19 September 2025 - by Christina Sanakidis, Manager of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Orange Shirt Day 2025 and the 10th anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of...read more
Healthy Communities
Emancipation 2025: Through the Middle Passage
23 July 2025 - by Christina Sanakidis, Manager – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
“Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I...read more
Healthy Communities
National Indigenous Peoples Day: Since time immemorial
13 June 2025 - by Christina Sanakidis, Manager of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
“First Peoples have carried the breath and soul of this immense boreal land that is Canada, since...read more
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