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Joseph Novak, one of the last Canadian Second World War veterans, turned 100 on Sunday. For the occasion, some friends and Armed Forces members threw him a special birthday party.
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Posted: May 08, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 10 Joseph Novak has donated more than $1 million to the Yukon Hospital Foundation. He calls it payback for the care that was given to him and his family.(CBC/George Maratos) Joseph Novak calls his million-dollar donation payback. "What else was I supposed to do with the money," said the 97-year-old. The World War II veteran speaks casually about the record donation he's made to the Yukon Hospital Foundation. "The money couldn't go to a better location than to the people who care for people," said Novak. "The hospital was very good to me and...