On a sunlit driveway sticky with sugar and optimism, Nathan Fehr sold lemonade like his life depended on it.

A little over a year ago, Fehr wasn’t selling lemonade. He was receiving a diagnosis: Stage 3 colorectal cancer. The sort of news that doesn’t come with a recipe, only with a treatment plan and the quiet panic that the rest of your life might be shorter than you thought.

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In the summer of 2024, while navigating two major rounds of treatment, Fehr learned about CancerCare Manitoba Foundation’s Lemonade Stands for Hope. The pitch was simple: Sell lemonade, send the money to CancerCare, and create a tiny act of defiance against the disease.

This year, Fehr was back with the stand but without the chemo. His family manned the table, neighbours showed up, strangers s

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