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Every year, more Canadian teenagers die by suicide than by all medical diseases combined, including cancer, diabetes, asthma and infections. Dr. Yaron Finkelstein, a professor of pediatrics, pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Toronto and a staff physician at…
Dr. Seth Goldsweig (photo from KDHS) The start of the school year is always a time of fresh beginnings. This is especially true at King David High School this year. On Sept. 3, Dr. Seth Goldsweig will welcome new and…
Syd Belzberg, left, founder of Stable Harvest Farm in Langley, and farm manager Kristjan Johannson. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) The Jewish Independent visited Syd Belzberg at Stable Harvest Farm in Langley last week, taking a tour of the 65-acre property…
Left to right: Anne Yu, school board president, Pythagoras Academy; Michael Bouchard, head of school, Pythagoras Academy; Sabrina Bhojani, head of school, Richmond Jewish Day School; and Michael Lipton, school board president, Richmond Jewish Day School. (photo by Briana Bolt) As…
If you’re asking, “What can I do for Israel?” consider joining Israel Connect, a program where local adult volunteers connect, one-on-one, via Zoom, with Israeli high school students who want to improve their English conversation and reading skills. The program…
Lisa Gelberman (photo courtesy) Over the years, Toronto-based educator Lisa Gelberman saw a consistent problem with the education system: it did not address the fact that a third of students in North America have various reading difficulties. “When kids struggle…
Gary Segal was one of 12 people appointed to the Order of British Columbia this year. The province’s highest honour celebrates people who have distinguished themselves and excelled in their field of endeavour. Segal was recognized in the category of…
קנדה מעניקה לישראלים ויזה הומנטרית בעקבות השבעה באוקטובר והמלחמה המתמשכת. לפי הערכות מאות ישראלים ניצלו אופציה זו והם מהגרים בחודשים האחרונים לקנדה. מיכל הראל שהקימה אתר לישראלים הרוצים להגר לקנדה אומרת כי קנדה מציעה חיים נוחים בחברה פלורליסטית וקוסמופוליטית, עם…
חברת התעופה הקנדית, אייר קנדה, שחידשה את טיסותיה לישראל בשמונה באפריל לתקופה קצרה, והפסיקה את טיסותיה בעקבות המתקפה האיראנית, והודיעה כי היא צפויה לחדש את טיסותיה בשישה באוגוסט. חברת התעופה הקנדית חזרה בה מהודעתה הקודמת והחליטה להמשיך עוד את השעיית…
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Aviva Rathbone, chair of JQT Vancouver, finds hope in the fact that “[t]here are lots of people in the community coming together right now and finding connections to heal what they can in what is a very broken world and…
