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Give Dad his own man cave for Father's Day

Give Dad his own man cave for Father's Day

If you want to give Dad a non-traditional gift for Father’s Day — we’re talking about skipping the ties, cufflinks and socks, here — consider giving him the gift of his own, personalized space: his man cave.
Chinatown Night Market opens Wednesday

Chinatown Night Market opens Wednesday

The Chinatown Night Market is gearing up for a third season of Asian food, entertainment and Asian-market style vendors.

The Doctor Game: Men’s iron overload often overlooked

What’s the diagnosis when a middle-aged man seems to be dying of heart failure, but his coronary arteries and heart valves are normal? The correct diagnosis would be missed by many doctors, although iron overload is the most common genetic disease of
Baby Makes Six: The politics of breastfeeding

Baby Makes Six: The politics of breastfeeding

I appreciate the parenting advice I get from grandparents and great-grandparents, even when unsolicited. It is usually excellent, common-sense information, hard-earned through years of parenting their own. Not always, though.

The Parent RAP: Refrain from taking sides in sibling battles

Last week, a parent wrote about battling siblings: “Most of the time, my 10-year-old daughter and eight-year-old son get along, but when they fight, it is very disruptive.
Around Town: Dog show days of summer

Around Town: Dog show days of summer

Kimberley Hughes doesn’t take it personally if someone suggests her Delta hotel is going to the dogs. It’s because Delta Ocean Pointe Resort has been doing just that for four years — in a good way.

Nudge, Nudge: Pride frozen after trip to the museum

A sad realization struck me after visiting Royal B.C. Museum’s Race to the End of the Earth exhibit. I will never, ever date Jennifer Aniston. Ha ha. Just kidding. No, the realization was, I will never, ever be a hero.
Celebrity Homes: Ellen and Portia buy a mansion

Celebrity Homes: Ellen and Portia buy a mansion

Lauren Beale Los Angeles Times Talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, actor Portia de Rossi, have bought a 13-acre estate in Montecito that had been listed at $26.5 million. The purchase price has not yet been made public.
Three isn’t a crowd when it’s a comfortable triangle

Three isn’t a crowd when it’s a comfortable triangle

Zoe Duff knows a lot about love. She has to — she has six children, two stepchildren, four grandkids and two ex-husbands. But it doesn’t stop there — the Victoria woman lives in a triad with her current partners, Jayson Hawksworth and Danny Weeds.

Global Voices: Shining a light on Canadian-made aid success

The elegant woman looked out of place as she rolled and coiled her lump of Play-Doh while teenagers nearby hunched intently over their own drawings and sculptures. She playfully offered a taste of her completed creation to the younger artists.