We've seen Christmas-crazed toy behaviour before: parents trampling a Walmart employee in New Brunswick to snag an elusive Tickle Me Elmo in 1996, and store riots over Cabbage Patch Kids in 1983.

This is Toy Mountain, a non-profit run by The Salvation Army that aims to make sure each child has a toy to unwrap on Christmas morning; in Ottawa, where the program has been running since 1997 ...

Clad in a summery Hawaiian shirt, Santa Claus recently visited Wolfson Children's Hospital to deliver gifts from the "Christmas in July" toy drive.

The Help Santa Toy Parade, organized by the Ottawa Professional Firefighters Association, had to cancel their event in 2020, which greatly cut into the size of Toy Mountain's mountain of toys.

Proposed Canadian legislation to help stop dangerous toys from landing on store shelves, and in the hands of young children, may not be in effect before the Christmas rush. Bill C-6, the Canada ...

The worldweary 11-year-old girl said she thinks she knows the reason it took her so long just to get one candy cane at Saturday’s Help Santa Toy Parade.

According to the British Toy Retail Association, a pooping dog toy is going to be one of the hottest toys this holiday season. Doggie Doo — but known as Kackel Dackel (which means Laughing ...

An annual event in Welland that has brightened local families’ holidays for about 50 years is accepting donations. Community Christmas Toys is collecting gifts and getting them sorted at its ...

Such was Christmas for a little girl in mid-century Newfoundland, whose beloved walking doll is now on display at a pop-up exhibit of vintage toys at The Rooms in St. John's. I Can't Wait!, which ...

It’s almost that time of year again, and organizers of the Jansen Christmas Toy Drive are hard at work making sure that 1,000 children in London get a special Christmas — and they’re hoping ...

PLANT CITY, Fla. (BLOOM) — Santa is trading in his sleigh for sunshine as Keel Farms gears up for its annual Christmas in July celebration. A festive evening blending holiday cheer, family fun ...

The Bonner Boys have also made a $2,500 donation in support of the toy drive for this year.“We’ve had great meetings with more groups than ever leading up, so everyone will be working closely together ...