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Telling someone their loved one has died is the toughest task Victoria paramedic Michael Lowey has to perform. “It’s always a terrible, uncomfortable situation,” said Lowey, a 10-year paramedic.

Turkey, Kale and Bean Soup This sustaining soup will make a nice winter lunch served with rolls or crusty bread.

FORT DE SOTO PARK, Fla. - Picture this: You're sitting on a white sand beach, warm sun on your skin. Coconut-scented sunscreen wafts through the air. A splashing noise comes from the blue Gulf of Mexico.

It's inevitable during the holiday season: Kids get bored. But the doldrums are just the thing for unleashing children's creativity. Give them a few ideas and supplies, and step out of the way.

Sheryl Ubelacker The Canadian Press TORONTO — So you’ve decided to take the plunge and make 2013 the year to sell your home.

WENCHI, Ethiopia - The kids in this volcano-rim village wear filthy, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They don't go to school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, and some can spell words.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Shoes are coming out of the closet and landing under the Christmas tree. They're a top seller this holiday season — a big feat considering most years they don't even make gift lists.

The Canadian Press Sticky toffee pudding drenched in aromatic rum sauce and garnished with a Christmas tree-shaped ginger cookie is simple, festive and tastes totally decadent.

Dear Eric: Could you give me tips on cooking a turkey breast for Boxing Day. I would also like to try chestnut dressing. Mary Stokes Dear Mary: Boneless turkey breast roasts are convenient, cook fairly quickly and are easy to slice.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A 13-year-old girl's campaign to get Hasbro to make an Easy-Bake Oven that isn't purple or pink so it would appeal to her little brother is a fresh sign of movement in an old debate.