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LOS ANGELES — The taller a postmenopausal woman is, the greater risk she faces of developing cancer, according to a new study.

University of Victoria physics professor Dean Karlen wants to know why humans can meet, love, walk upon the Earth or do things like drive a car, catch a baseball — even exist in the first place.

Dear Eric: Would you have a really nice, smooth recipe for vichyssoise? I love it when it’s not grainy.

What’s the most advanced surgery of recent years? I believe most surgeons would quickly respond, “laparoscopic surgery,” often referred to as keyhole surgery. But don’t let the word “keyhole” lead you astray. In 1991, Dr.

When former Victoria resident Ron Zakreski was travelling in Thailand, he was warned not to go to Burma — or Myanmar, as the country has been named by its military government.

The B.C. Aviation Museum celebrates its 25th anniversary with an open house Saturday. This year’s theme is Bigone Biplanes. At 1 p.m., the museum will be rolling out an S.E.

“And she'll have fun, fun, fun ’til her daddy takes the T-Bird away” — From the 1964 song Fun Fun Fun written by Beach Boys Brian Wilson and Mike Love Remember how it felt the day you traded in your learner’s permit for a full-fledged driver’s licenc

My kids get a lot of free time in the summer, hanging around the house and yard, eating Popsicles and playing with the water hose. The lack of organized activities after 10 solid months of non-stop school and lessons is important, I think.

Peaches with your Puccini? Mojitos with Mozart? Brewskis and a hoagie may suffice for a run-of-the-mill picnic, but when the venue involves arias in the park or opera in the vineyards, picnickers yearn for slightly swankier fare.

Camping and gourmet cooking: two pastimes that are seemingly mutually exclusive.