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Climbing Mountains: My Fellowship Year in Switzerland
Written by 2025 McCall MacBain International Fellow Cole Pybus As I looked down at my boots, wedged into a tiny stone foothold on the Allmenalp mountain cliff face, I peered down at the valley of Kandersteg, sitting hundreds of meters below my feet. This was the moment when it truly…
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Announcing the 2026 McCall MacBain International Fellows
Montreal, Quebec (October 9, 2026) – Twenty-eight undergraduate students make up the next cohort of McCall MacBain International Fellows, offered in partnership with McGill University, McMaster University, Dalhousie University, and the University of Manitoba. Valued at up to $30,000, the Fellowship is designed to provide students with the opportunity to…
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Partnering with Youth to Improve Literacy Outcomes
When given opportunities and supports, young people can be powerful partners in driving change. United for Literacy’s National Youth Mobilization Program is creating different pathways for youth to get involved in transforming the future of communities across Canada. Formerly Frontier College, the organization has over a century of experience building…
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Building a Talent Pathway for Community-based, Youth-focused Care
Long before a struggling young person decides to reach out for help, they must overcome many barriers: stigma, gender and cultural taboos, and limited awareness around how to get help. Across Canada and globally, the Integrated Youth Services model brings together a range of services, spanning from mental health and…
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A CAD $50 Million Gift to McMaster University Will Leverage Kinesiology to Extend Years Lived in Good Health
Through a new CAD $50 million investment, the McCall MacBain Foundation is partnering with McMaster University to accelerate globally leading research, transform community practice, and train generations of healthcare leaders to elevate the role of kinesiology and healthspan within health policy and practice in Canada and around the world. Advances…
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Meet the 2026 McCall Huron County Scholarship Recipients
Huron County, Canada (June 10, 2026) – Ten high school students from Huron County will be starting degree or diploma programs this fall as recipients of the McCall Huron County Scholarships. Each one will receive up to $44,000 to study in a program of their choosing at a Canadian public university…
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Meet the 2026 MacBain Niagara Falls Scholarship Recipients
Niagara Falls, Canada (June 10, 2026) – Fourteen high school students from Niagara Falls have been awarded the MacBain Niagara Falls Scholarship and will be receiving up to $44,000 to pursue a degree or diploma program of their choosing at a Canadian public university or college. In addition, thirteen students will…
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New Scholarships to Advance Excellence in Community Health
We are thrilled to announce a CAD $10 million investment to establish new scholarships aimed at bolstering Canada’s frontline healthcare workforce in partnership with Toronto Metropolitan University. The McCall MacBain Community Health Awards at TMU will provide multi-year funding to students in nursing, midwifery, social work, public health and nutrition…
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What Happens When You Take Young Canadians to Parliament
Growing up in Yellowknife, 16-year-old Élise Auld never imagined that one day she would find herself in the Senate Chamber of the Parliament of Canada, delivering statements, discussing bills, and proposing amendments. “You learn about politics in school, and you think it’s so much bigger than you are. But then,…
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Four Great Reads from Grantees Advancing Nature-Based Climate Solutions
When nature thrives, so do we all. Protecting and conserving our natural world ensures the well-being of our planet and all forms of life on it, while also providing important defences against the growing impacts of climate and helping preserve the environment through sequestering carbon. Across Canada, we are proud…
