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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By Karin Kloosterman

Feed Me Seymour, All Night Long is the famous Little Shop of Horrors line sung by Audrey II, the man-eating –– and singing plant. Now we all know that plants can’t talk. They can’t tell us when they’re not getting enough sunlight, minerals or water.
But not so fast –– I had the pleasure [...]

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