Life

I have no teenagers yet, so I have no business giving advice on how to discuss with your teens the alleged gang rape and criminal harassment of 15-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons, nor the Nova Scotia girl’s suicide two years later.

Bears that are given no reason to fear humans are willing to be friendly, but the hunting culture in Canada makes them afraid and unpredictable, says a renowned bear expert.

Victoria is best appreciated as a collage of small pauses, says the writer of a new book on the city. “This city wants you to stop and pause,” said Anny Scoones. “It’s actually begging you.

KARACHI, Pakistan - When Bindiya Rana, a transgender candidate in Pakistan's elections, went door to door in the Karachi slum she hopes to represent, few people seemed to care about which gender she identifies with.

Participants weigh in on completing the Times Colonist Health Challenge

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The elaborate invitation has been proffered and accepted, the limo rented and the outfits co-ordinated, so what's next when planning for prom? That traditional pop of spring, of course, in the corsage and boutonniere.

The silky petals of a fragrant pink shrub rose; the crunchy texture of a gravel path; a nook where grass rustles and a stream runs. What we smell, see, hear, touch and taste can make a garden walk a wonderful sensory experience.

Dear Dr. Roach: Following a severe but self-limiting bout of food poisoning, can one experience changes in bowel movements? Should tests for liver function be considered if the person is feeling well and has no other symptoms? B.W.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Thirty years ago, Dr. Gene Giggleman was a veterinarian who thought chiropractors were quacks.

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. - Here it is, still early spring, and already the fantail willow — a kind of pussy willow — is into its second show of the year.