September means new notebooks, sharpened pencils, and the excitement of a new school year. But for too many children, back to school also means showing up hungry. Every day across Canada, thousands of students walk into classrooms carrying more than just books and backpacks. Many have the weight of hunger. Right now, 26% of Canadians are food insecure, including 2.4 million children. In Alberta alone, that number is 1 in 3 students. Hunger affects so much more than stomac

Soup, the universal comfort food, transcends borders and cultures. It's warmth, nourishment, and deep ties to culture and memory make it a shared experience globally. Whether Chicken Noodle in Calgary, Lentil Dal in Mumbai, Minestrone in Italy, Borsht in Ukraine, or Pho in Hanoi, the feeling is the same. It's a warm, comforting, familiar embrace, a symbol of love in a bowl we all share. So, why soup? Because soup is more than food—it's how we show up for one another. It's

The weight of the world feels heavier these days. Every headline and every scroll through social media remind us of hardship, conflict,...