By Karin Kloosterman

Ever have a prayer, and wish you could fax it, mail it, or email it straight to the Big Guy In The Sky? Well of course God can read our minds, but that human tradition of sending a prayer, wishes for hope, love, health, happiness and fertility will persist, probably, as long as [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman

This is called paying-it-forward: Montreal real estate developer Marcel Adams was a penniless holocaust survivor who immigrated to Canada. But now he’s giving back a fraction of what life in Canada has given him: Marcel has just donated $1 million in scholarships and stipends to Israeli scientists, reports the Jerusalem Post.
Celebrating his 90th [...]

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By Paul Shindman
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Terry Fox’s magnificent Marathon of Hope. Fox had lost a leg to cancer, and his goal was to run across Canada from Atlantic to Pacific to raise money for cancer research.
Those of us who were around back then watched in awe as the 22-year-old Fox persevered [...]

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