By Karin Kloosterman
I’d interviewed Leon Prudovsky while doing some freelance writing for Tel Aviv University’s magazine and am pleased to hear that his will be one of 4 Israeli films to have made the cut at the Toronto Film festival, according to YNet.
The nine day fete set to start on September 10 will feature Prudovsky’s [...]

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 By Staff
 The Honourable Stockewell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, was the keynote speaker at the second Canada-China-Israel Roundtable on Agri-Innovation on July 27.  The International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada, the Canada-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation (CIIRDF) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada hosted this annual event in Ottawa.
Minister Day [...]

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By Lauren Kramer  

“This one was the size of our bus,” our guide said as she pointed to the virtually intact fossil of one. Excavated in the late 1960s, this Hadrosaurid is curled up in an embryonic pose, leading scientists to hypothesize that it drowned by falling in a river, its remains quickly protected by the [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman

I’ve written about CIIRDF before here and here: the strongest link for industrial cooperation between Israel and Canada. Created 10 years between both countries, the Canada-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation (CIIRDF) promotes industrial R&D between Israel and Canada.
Investing domestically, the organization helps Canadian companies find partners in Israel, and with joint [...]

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By Adam Michael Segal
 
The 18th Maccabiah was, without a doubt, an exceptional display of Jewish athleticism, friendly rivalry and solidarity.
 
Thousands of athletes from a remarkable 60 countries took part in the Jewish Olympics over the last two weeks, which featured a coterie of sports ranging from bowling to the triathlon.
Canada’s delegation of 425 athletes - [...]

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By Staff
Maccabiah 2009 will come to a close on Thursday night, and once the games are over Canada’s Israel will provide you with a full wrap-up of how our Canadians fared.
In the meantime, you can check out a daily newscast online of some of the daily highlights.  Here is the latest one that we could find:

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By Lauren Kramer
Canadians on bicycles will be gathering in Israel to ride from Latrun (which sits halfway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem) to Eilat October 19 to 23, to raise money for the disabled veterans of Israel. The second annual Courage in Motion ride, sponsored by Beit Halochem Canada, will see cyclists riding up to 100 [...]

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By Adam Michael Segal
 
Canada is off to a great start at the 18th Maccabiah in Israel.
 
As of July 17, the Canucks have chalked up 19 medals, including 8 gold’s.
 
The one group of competitors who need to pick up the slack is the master’s group, who haven’t posted a medal result yet. But they will surely [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman
Canada’s Israel brought you the news not long ago that the Israeli electric car company Better Place got support from the Ontario government.
This week Better Place applauded Ontario’s Premier Dalton McGuinty and the Government of Ontario for demonstrating leadership through their new plan to support the development and adoption of electric vehicles in [...]

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By Paul Shindman and Adam Michael Segal
Those Canucks stood out all right. With their bright red and white uniforms, the 500 plus strong Canadian contingent of all star Jewish athletes marched into Israel’s national sports stadium Sunday night at the opening ceremonies for the 18th Maccabiah Games.
Known as the Jewish Olympics, athletes from Jewish communities [...]

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