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Global voices: Climate change, Arab Spring linked

They say a butterfly flapping its wings can cause a tornado on the other side of the world.
Ask Eric: Is it safe to eat imported basa fish?

Ask Eric: Is it safe to eat imported basa fish?

Dear Eric: Just recently I ate a white fish called basa. It was very delicious and no bones.
Cindy MacDougall's Baby Makes Six: Bridezilla at the daddy dance

Cindy MacDougall's Baby Makes Six: Bridezilla at the daddy dance

My six-year-old daughter is ferocious when it comes to physical affection between her father and me. If she had her way, kissing and hugging between the parental units would be forbidden.

The Parent Rap: Avoid trying to control pre-teen daughter

Last week, a dad asked for advice dealing with his pre-teen daughter. “My daughter is 11 going on 22,” he wrote. “She is very confidant and independent, venturing out by herself with friends to the mall, swimming pool and movie theatre.
Study uses 'House of Cards' to see if Canadian Netflix users like binge viewing

Study uses 'House of Cards' to see if Canadian Netflix users like binge viewing

TORONTO - Canadian Netflix subscribers have mostly chosen to savour the new Kevin Spacey political drama "House of Cards" rather than binge on it, suggests a study by Solutions Research Group Consultants.
Keep control on the home front

Keep control on the home front

New technology lets you monitor and manage home systems from remote locations
Emanu-El Synagogue design sends a message about architecture

Emanu-El Synagogue design sends a message about architecture

Victoria’s Congregation Emanu-El, Canada’s oldest synagogue and a National Historic Site, was built to speak to people who are fluent in the language of buildings, says a historian.

Adrian Chamberlain's Nudge, Nudge: 'Free stuff’ says a lot about us

People are getting carried away with this whole notion of giving away free stuff. You know what I mean. People clean out their basements.
Native shrub for the birds

Native shrub for the birds

Over the last few weeks, the large southern wax myrtle right outside my office has come alive with a feeding frenzy of birds. I’m paying close attention, because the feeding has been incredible.
A new purpose for old stuff: helping Haiti

A new purpose for old stuff: helping Haiti

NICHOLASVILLE, Kentucky — Steve and Andrea Kohlman’s garage looks as if someone raided a warehouse of vintage furniture with an updated colour palette, on-trend fabrics and professionally staged accessories.