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Dream chasers, the kindness of strangers and a celebration in spite of adversity
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So today we've gathered stories of people who are using their now or never moments to change themselves and their communities for the better.
For months, Danielle MacDuff drove past a homeless man and wondered about him, until one day she stopped to talk. Now her new friend Brian Bannister works on her farm and says he's found the hope he had lost.
When it came time to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian new year, Henna Asgharie and Mursal Sediqui knew they wanted this year to be special. It's a way to honour the women of Iran, Afghanistan, and their local communities.
When Shaun Stephens-Whale sees tall buildings he's struck by a feeling of awe and a desire to climb them. Can he beat his own record of climbing the CN Tower in less than ten minutes?
When chief and council wanted to open a restaurant in the remote First Nation community of Wasagamack, they invited Lori Lucas to move there for six months. She was hired to train the staff and then walk away. We'll take you to Jeremiah's Korner Kafe where new manager Brett Mason is learning the ropes and his value.
Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie is transported back to her childhood in Nunavik when she hears Blondie's Heart of Glass. Now, she's covered the song in Inuktitut — and Uummati Attanarsimat has become an unexpected love letter to the north.
Figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek is on track to make it to the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, something she couldn't have imagined just a few years ago. Hear how this 39-year-old athlete — who first retired from skating 23 years ago! — is beating the odds and taking home medals.