VICTORIA - Victoria will welcome golfers and visitors from around the globe when it hosts the TELUS World Skins Game at Bear Mountain Resort in June, 2010.

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Brits Most Charitable

Brits are the most charitable people in the world, figures from a new survey indicate. According to research by social enterprise UnLtd, 83 per cent of Brits have given to charity in the past year, Professional Fundraising reports. This figure was closely followed by Canadian respondents, 77 per cent of whom claimed to have donated to a charity or non-profit organisation in the past 12 months.

VANCOUVER - tweetmyride is a Twitter-driven global charity campaign, created to raise money for 10 charities around the world in the lead up to Vancouver-based Australian, Gavin Romanis, participating in the international mountain bike race, La Ruta de los Conquistadores in Costa Rica from November 11-14, 2009 (www.adventurerace.com) - known as one of the toughest on the planet.

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WOODSTOCK, ON - BMO Bank of Montreal is celebrating its 125th anniversary in Woodstock by donating $25,000 to the Woodstock Soccer Club.