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Bell Commits $121M To Mental Health Program Funding

Since 2010, Bell has been working to help increase awareness about mental health and mental illness with the company’s Bell Let's Talk Day on Jan. 26.

 Bell Commits $121M To Mental Health Program Funding

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Since 2010, Bell has been working to help increase awareness about mental health and mental illness with the company’s Bell Let's Talk Day on Jan. 26.


On this date, for every applicable text, local or long-distance call, tweet or TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk, Bell donates 5 cents to Canadian mental health programs. Bell will also donate 5 cents for every Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube view of the Bell Let's Talk Day video, and every use of the Bell Let's Talk Facebook frame or Snapchat lens. Participants do not pay anything beyond what they would normally pay their service provider for online or phone access.

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As part of the telecommunications company’s mental health initiative, its Community Fund provides annual donations of up to $25,000 to charitable organizations to fund mental health services in communities across Canada.

Over the past 12 years, this Community Fund has invested more than $15 million in grants to 888 organizations. – Continue reading Charmaine Noronha’s feature story on the Samaritanmag website.

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The Biggest Moments From Billboard Canada Power Players 2026

The most influential Canadian music executives came together for the prestigious celebration in Toronto on June 10. Riley O'Connor & Vinny Cinquemani became the first inductees into the Billboard Canada Hall of Fame, breakout stars Angine de Poitrine received a surprise honour, Meg Symsyk received the Visionary Leadership Award, Margaret McGuffin took home the Impact Award + more from the big night.

The most influential leaders in Canada's music industry gathered at the exclusive celebration for Billboard Canada Power Players at Toronto’s Rebel on June 10, as part of NXNE. It was a prestigious night with impactful and emotional remarks, heartfelt tributes and one historic, and strange, surprise honour to close the festivities.

Many of the Power Players honoured on the 2026 list were in attendance, including Gary Slaight, Warner Music Canada co-GM Madelaine Napoleone, Universal Music Canada president & CEO Julie Adam, Live Nation Canada's Erik Hoffman, Wayne Zronik and Melissa Bubb-Clarke, Allan Reid of the Junos/CARAS, ArtHaus founder Sandy Pandya, SiriusXM Canada's Michelle Mearns, iHeartRadio Canada's Sarah Cummings, Spotify Canada editorial lead Kerry Martin and many more.

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