Canuck Place Children’s Hospice News Stream

Vancouver, BC, September 17, 2025 — Buy your tickets today for the Canuck Place Fall 50/50 + Prize Draw, to support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and give yourself the chance to win big! The 50/50 jackpot is already over $125,000 and climbing fast—and some lucky ticket purchaser will end up with half!

The deadline for the last Early Bird is tonight at midnight! Buy your prize tickets for an opportunity to win the ultimate Apple Essentials duo, featuring an iPhone 15 Pro and Apple AirPods or $1,000 Cash Splash!

Your 50/50 and prize ticket purchases help provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

Purchase prize tickets before midnight tonight for your chance to win one of the two last Early Bird prizes!

Apple Essentials – The iPhone 15 Pro 256GB features the Apple A17 Pro Chip, Pro camera system including super-high-resolution photos (24MP and 48MP) and next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control. Pair your new iPhone with Apple AirPods (2nd generation) from Best Buy for an immersive sound experience!

Generously donated by Telus and Best Buy.

Value: $1,850

$1,000 Cash Splash – What would you do with $1,000 cash? Shopping spree, vacation, or save it for a rainy day? The choice is yours with one lucky winner walking away with $1,000 in their pocket!

Value: $1,000

Don’t miss your chance at the last Early Bird prizes! Buy your prize tickets by midnight!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s only pediatric palliative care provider. Over 946 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite care and family support, pain and symptom management, a provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, the talented team, patient family partners, and over 328 volunteers, they care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Early Bird #2 Cutoff: Wednesday, September 17 at midnight
Ticket Sales End: Thursday, October 2 at midnight
Final Draw Date: Monday, October 6 at 11 a.m. PDT

Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age.

Gaming licence #’s: 166405, 164511. Chances are 1 in 1,983,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win half the 50/50 jackpot and 1 in 930,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win a grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, September 3, 2025 — Purchase your tickets today for the Canuck Place Fall 50/50 + Prize Draw, to support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and buy yourself a thrilling chance to win! Canuck Place children and families win when you buy your tickets, but will you win big too?

The cutoff for the first Early Bird prizes is at midnight tonight! Add prize tickets to your order today for your chance to win the Digital Duo, Best Buy Bonanza, or $1,000 Cash Splash!

Your 50/50 and prize ticket purchases help provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

Purchase prize tickets before midnight tonight for your chance to win one of the three first Early Bird prizes!

The Digital Duo – This iPad and JBL Wireless Earbuds bundle is a tech dream! The iPad features a super fast A16 chip, a 11-inch Liquid Retina display, and a 12MP Center Stage camera. Pair this with the JBL Tour Pro+ True Wireless Active Noise Cancelling Earbuds—perfect for travel, work, and on the go use!

Generously donated by Friends of Canuck Place.

Value: $800

Best Buy Bonanza – Treat yourself to a tech treat! Have your choice with a $250 Best Buy gift card to buy the latest tech.

Generously donated by Best Buy Canada.

Value: $250

$1,000 Cash Splash – What would you do with $1,000 cash? Shopping spree, vacation, or save it for a rainy day? The choice is yours with one lucky winner walking away with $1,000 in their pocket!

Value: $1,000

Don’t miss your chance to win one of the three first Early Bird prizes! Buy your prize tickets by midnight!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s only pediatric palliative care provider. Over 946 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite care and family support, pain and symptom management, a provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, the talented team, patient family partners, and over 328 volunteers, they care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Early Bird #1 Cutoff: Wednesday, September 3 at midnight
Early Bird #2 Cutoff: Wednesday, September 17 at midnight
Ticket Sales End: Thursday, October 2 at midnight
Final Draw Date: Monday, October 6 at 11 a.m. PDT

Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age.

Gaming licence #’s: 166405, 164511. Chances are 1 in 1,983,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win half the 50/50 jackpot and 1 in 930,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win a grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, August 18, 2025 — Did you hear? The Canuck Place 50/50 + Prize Draw is back, and tickets are on sale today!

Purchase your tickets today for the Canuck Place Fall 50/50 + Prize Draw. Enter for your chance to win half the anticipated $500,000 jackpot or one of thirteen fabulous prizes and help support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice’s children and families! And you may buy what you’d like: for the 50/50, for the prize draw, or both, it’s up to you!

Don’t miss your chance at one of the three first Early Bird prizes! Buy your prize tickets before midnight on September 3 for a chance to win the Digital Duo, including an 11-inch iPad and JBL Tour Pro+ True Wireless Active Noise Cancelling Earbuds, Best Buy Bonanza, featuring a $250 Best Buy gift card, or the $1,000 Cash Splash!

Your 50/50 and prize ticket purchases help provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

Since launching in Fall 2020, the Canuck Place raffle program has raised $5,558,565 in 50/50 jackpots! One half goes to the lucky winners, and the other supports exceptional care in the hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford, and in communities across BC and the Yukon.

Your ticket purchase gives Canuck Place families, like the Roys, something precious to hold onto.

Canuck Place is the only pediatric palliative care provider in BC and the Yukon. Canuck Place Children’s Hospice provides complex pediatric palliative care for 946 children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, across BC and the Yukon.

Don’t miss the first Early Bird! Buy your tickets today!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s only pediatric palliative care provider. Over 946 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite care and family support, pain and symptom management, a provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, the talented team, patient family partners, and over 328 volunteers, they care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Early Bird #1 Cutoff: Wednesday, September 3 at midnight
Early Bird #2 Cutoff: Wednesday, September 17 at midnight
Ticket Sales End: Thursday, October 2 at midnight
Final Draw Date: Monday, October 6 at 11 a.m. PDT

Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age.

Gaming licence #’s: 166405, 164511. Chances are 1 in 1,983,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win half the 50/50 jackpot and 1 in 930,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win a grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, June 11, 2025 — IT’S NOW OR NEVER: The jackpot for the Canuck Place Spring 50/50 is over $350,000, but they need YOUR help to grow it even more by midnight!

If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, this is it! Buy your tickets before midnight for your chance at half the $350,000 jackpot!

Buy by midnight! Sales close in:

This is it. Less than a day left to purchase your 50/50 tickets! Deadline is TONIGHT at midnight.

Your ticket purchase allows Canuck Place children to share in the beauty and joy of music therapy.

Finite Days. Infinite Love. Music therapy at Canuck Place serves many purposes, from memory making, to expressive therapy, to creating an accessible way for children and families to have fun and connect. It is an important part of the care provided at Canuck Place, allowing both children and families to express emotions, connect with others, communicate nonverbally, and manage distressing symptoms in a safe, creative place.

Sales close at midnight! Purchase your ticket before it’s too late for your chance of splitting the jackpot while you help families live life to the fullest! Good luck!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s only pediatric palliative care provider. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite care and family support, pain and symptom management, a provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, the talented team, patient family partners, and over 330 volunteers, they care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, June 11 at midnight
Draw Date: Friday, June 13 at 11 a.m. PDT
Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age. Gaming licence #161692. Chances are 1 in 1,873,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win the grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, June 10, 2025 — The jackpot for the Canuck Place Spring 50/50 is over $300,000, but they need YOUR help to reach their goal of $500,000! And, some lucky winner will win half!

Not much time left! Sales close in:

Don’t wait, sales close tomorrow. With a jackpot of $300,000 and growing, the winner will take home $150,000, or even more! Every ticket purchased helps create a lifetime of memories for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them.

Your ticket purchase gives Canuck Place families something precious to hold onto.

Finite Days. Infinite Love. Memory making is an invaluable service offered by Canuck Place recreation therapists. Hand and foot sculptures, fingerprint necklaces, hair locks, and photos are created during that crucial time when a child is nearing the end of life. These mementos capture the unending love a family has for their child and become sacred objects for bereaved families—tangible memories of a life lived.

They’re so close! Purchase your 50/50 tickets before midnight tomorrow for your chance at half the jackpot. Good luck!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s only pediatric palliative care provider. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite care and family support, pain and symptom management, a provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, the talented team, patient family partners, and over 330 volunteers, they care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, June 11 at midnight
Draw Date: Friday, June 13 at 11 a.m. PDT
Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age. Gaming licence #161692. Chances are 1 in 1,873,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win the grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, June 9, 2025 — ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT! Purchase your tickets today for the Canuck Place Spring 50/50 to support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and get your chance to win half the jackpot!

Tickets start at 1 for $5, and you can get 500 for $100! The winner will split the anticipated $500,000 jackpot with Canuck Place.

Your ticket purchase helps provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon.

Time left to buy your tickets:

Don’t wait, there are only 3 days left to purchase your tickets. With a jackpot of $280,000 and still growing, the winner will take home $140,000 or even more! Every ticket purchased helps families along their journey, so no one walks this journey alone.

Your ticket purchase ensures Canuck Place counsellors can support families at every stage of their grief journey.

Finite Days. Infinite Love. Canuck Place counsellors walk alongside families, offering presence and providing them a safe space to navigate their complex journey of grief. Counsellors care for the whole family addressing the emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of parents, siblings, and grandparents.

Sales close soon! Purchase your ticket by Wednesday at midnight for your chance at splitting the jackpot. Good luck!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s only pediatric palliative care provider. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite care and family support, pain and symptom management, a provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, the talented team, patient family partners, and over 330 volunteers, they care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, June 11 at midnight
Draw Date: Friday, June 13 at 11 a.m. PDT
Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age. Gaming licence #161692. Chances are 1 in 1,873,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win the grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, June 3, 2025 — Purchase your tickets today for the Canuck Place Spring 50/50 to support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice! Give yourself the chance to win big and help raise the jackpot higher than ever to support Canuck Place children and families!

Tickets start at 1 for $5, and you can get 500 for $100! The winner will split the anticipated $500,000 jackpot with Canuck Place.

Your ticket purchase helps provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

The jackpot is already over $217,000 and is growing fast. What will you do if you win?

Your ticket purchase helps provide Canuck Place families with much-needed medical respite care, ensuring they get rest, renewal, and support while staying in either of the Vancouver or Abbotsford hospices.

Finite Days. Infinite Love. When a child is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, parents are faced with 24/7 care. The Canuck Place medical respite program allows children the opportunity to receive in-hospice clinical care for complex illnesses, pain and symptom management, recreation therapy and counselling, while their families receive much-needed rest, renewal, and support.

Purchase your tickets by June 11 for your chance to split the anticipated jackpot of $500,000 and give back to families in need. Good luck!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s only pediatric palliative care provider. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite care and family support, pain and symptom management, a provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, the talented team, patient family partners, and over 330 volunteers, they care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, June 11 at midnight
Draw Date: Friday, June 13 at 11 a.m. PDT
Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age. Gaming licence #161692. Chances are 1 in 1,873,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win the grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, May 27, 2025 — Buy your tickets today for the Canuck Place Spring 50/50 to support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and give yourself the chance to win big! The jackpot is already over $170,000 and climbing fast—and some lucky ticket purchaser will end up with half!

Tickets start at 1 for $5, and you can get 200 for only $50! The winner will split the anticipated $500,000 jackpot with Canuck Place.

Your ticket purchase helps provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

The jackpot is already over $170,000 and is growing fast. What will you do if you win?

Your ticket purchase helps support in-home care for families like the Rempels in communities across BC.

Purchase your tickets by June 11 for your chance to split the anticipated jackpot of $500,000 and give back to families in need. Good luck!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s only pediatric palliative care provider. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite care and family support, pain and symptom management, a provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, the talented team, patient family partners, and over 330 volunteers, they care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, June 11 at midnight
Draw Date: Friday, June 13 at 11 a.m. PDT
Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age. Gaming licence #161692. Chances are 1 in 1,873,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win the grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, May 20, 2025 — Purchase your tickets today for the Canuck Place Spring 50/50 to support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice!

Tickets start at 1 for $5, and you can get 500 for $100! The winner will split the anticipated $500,000 jackpot with Canuck Place.

Your ticket purchase helps provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

Your ticket purchase helps Canuck Place families make memories together.

Purchase your tickets by June 11 for your chance to split the anticipated jackpot of $500,000 and help families create lasting memories with the time they have left. Good luck!

Proudly sponsored by:

About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s only pediatric palliative care provider. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite care and family support, pain and symptom management, a provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, the talented team, patient family partners, and over 330 volunteers, they care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, June 11 at midnight
Draw Date: Friday, June 13 at 11 a.m. PDT
Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age. Gaming licence #161692. Chances are 1 in 1,873,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win the grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, May 13, 2025 — Purchase your tickets today for the Canuck Place Spring 50/50 to support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and buy yourself a thrilling chance to win! Canuck Place children and families win when you buy your tickets, but will you win big too?

Tickets start at 1 for $5, and you can get 200 for only $50!  The winner will split the anticipated $500,000 jackpot with Canuck Place.

Your ticket purchase helps provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

Your ticket purchase supports exceptional care at Canuck Place Vancouver – Glen Brae Manor (top) and Canuck Place Abbotsford – Dave Lede House (bottom) and in communities across BC and the Yukon.

Purchase your tickets by June 11 for your chance at splitting the anticipated jackpot of $500,000. Good luck!

Proudly sponsored by:

About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s only pediatric palliative care provider. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite care and family support, pain and symptom management, a provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, the talented team, patient family partners, and over 330 volunteers, they care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, June 11 at midnight
Draw Date: Friday, June 13 at 11 a.m. PDT
Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age. Gaming licence #161692. Chances are 1 in 1,873,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win the grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.