Life

Mitral valve surgery can best be described by comparison to the swinging saloon door in old western movies. It demonstrates what can go wrong with the heart’s valves. And what surgical procedure is needed to correct mitral valve prolaps (MVP).

When Archie Barrie heard pounding on his metal roof, the terrified child bolted into his mother’s arms. The two-year-old boy, who lives on a farm in central Australia, had never heard or seen rain before.

Virtually everyone, at one time or another, has been forced to follow — be it by circumstance or choice — the clichéd advice to “hang in there.

Exercise might do more than keep a healthy brain fit: New research suggests working up a good sweat might also offer some help once memory starts to slide— and even improve life for people with Alzheimer’s.

New procedure not yet available in Canada

Barbers include Vince Pecchia, who has been clipping hair for 70 years

The Children’s International Summer Villages hosted an open house on Friday to showcase cultures of children visiting from Ontario, Argentina, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, France, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the U.S.

Do I get a lot of email? Yes, tons of it. Do I get letters? Practically never, particularly those without a return address. So I was surprised by a recent one. All I know is the writer lives in Lethbridge, Alta., and is elderly.

Leaping from a dock under a brilliant July sun into the icy water of a Canadian lake brought a tide of memories. A few weeks ago, Craig was visiting friends at their cottage on Lake of the Woods, in northwestern Ontario.

Do I get a lot of email? Yes, tons of it. Do I get letters? Practically never, particularly those without a return address. So I was surprised by a recent one. All I know is the writer lives in Lethbridge, Alta., and is elderly.