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Gardens can be great training grounds for fitness buffs. Add trails for jogging. Build benches for workouts. Use trees and fence posts for stretching. Lose even more calories by squatting or lifting while weeding, planting, hauling and digging.

PORTLAND, Ore. - In 21st century America, a 19th century invention — the bicycle — is figuring more and more in the calculations of apartment hunters and others looking for suitable digs.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has created a new loan program to help small farmers, including growers who want to take advantage of the soaring interest in locally produced food.

As the new year begins, bringing new colours into our homes can help refresh and recalibrate our spirits. This spring, blues may be just the tonic we need.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Dogs and cats can't brush, spit, gargle or floss on their own. So owners who want to avoid bad pet breath will need to lend a hand. "Brushing is the gold standard for good oral hygiene at home.

FRESNO, Calif.

WASHINGTON - President Jimmy Carter wasn't thinking about starting a tradition in 1977 when he walked the inauguration parade route from the Capitol to the White House.

Dear Eric: Could you please explain the difference between salted butter and unsalted butter. I have a new soup cookbook and it mainly calls for unsalted butter in most of the recipes.

That classic theatre axiom — the show must go on — aptly describes what’s happening at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel.

STOCKHOLM — A Swedish man has designed a coffin with built-in speakers linked to a music playlist that can be updated by the living.