Flight Story #1339 Calgary, Alberta > Toronto, Ontario — $887.18 CAD When Ben received word that his mother, Debbie, had entered hospice care in Ontario, he knew he needed to be there. Time was short, and the distance between Alberta and Ontario felt impossible to bridge on his own.Ben supports a family of five and
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Flight Story #1334 Victoria, British Columbia > Ottawa, Ontario – $360.71 CAD Tanya’s journey is not just about distance—it’s about love, loss, and the chance to say goodbye to someone who has shaped her life in the most important ways. After losing her mother only five months ago, Tanya is facing another heartbreaking farewell. Her
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Flight Story #1331 Chicago, Illinois > Vancouver, British Columbia — $1,355.94 CAD When Drota learned that her brother had been admitted to hospital in Vancouver, she knew she needed to be there. Family means everything to her, and being together during times of care and uncertainty is how her family copes. Traveling from Chicago to
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Flight Story #1330 Cape Town, South Africa > Vancouver, British Columbia — $1,111.67 CAD The distance between continents can feel even greater when time is running out. For Claudia, that distance became overwhelming when she learned her brother-in-law, Vincenzo, had been moved into hospice care. His health had declined quickly, and doctors shared that he
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Flight Story #1326 Terrace, British Columbia > Vancouver, British Columbia — $1,577.38 CAD Everything changed in a single day. Annette’s 82-year-old mother was suddenly rushed to the hospital after a serious medical emergency. What started as a frightening situation quickly became critical and she was airlifted to Vancouver for urgent care, where doctors tried to
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Flight Story #1260 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan > Kelowna, British Columbia — $453.82 CAD When Jennifer found out her great uncle had been sent home on palliative care, she knew she needed to be there. He wasn’t just her uncle—he had stepped into her life as a grandfather figure after her dad passed away from cancer. “He
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Flight Story #1264 Edmonton, Alberta > Windsor, Ontario — $1,153.51 CAD When Micha-Lynn, known as Mickey to her friends, reached out to Give A Mile, she was out of options—and out of time. Her close friend Michael had just been hospitalized in Windsor with a brain tumor and was scheduled for emergency surgery. Michael was
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Flight Stories #1249 & #1250 Kitimat, British Columbia → Vancouver, British Columbia — $698.62 CAD Jessie and her mother had lost years to separation, only recently finding their way back to each other. Now, time was running out again. She needed to be there, to share precious moments, to say the words left unsaid. And
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Flight Story #1243 Halifax, Nova Scotia > Calgary, Alberta — $656.80 CAD Siranda was adopted as a baby and spent over 20 years not knowing who her biological mother was, much less where she was. Then, through Ancestry DNA, she found her. What followed was the building of a bond that would make up for
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Flight Story #1320 Edmonton, Alberta > Seoul, South Korea – $714.39 CAD Jiyoung had never planned to be in Canada for this reason. When her nephew Seojin – Lucas to his family – was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma two years ago when he was just one year old, she worried constantly from afar in Korea. He
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