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Icy-Crystal See-Through No-Name Man Music Corner: A Musical adventure for young children at VCM, Wood Hall. Two performances, today, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at 900 Johnson St. Tickets: $15/$14 at 250-386-5311; MusicCorner.

Last week, we heard from a mom fed up with her five-year-old daughter's whining and fussing: "My daughter often approaches life with a whiny attitude," she wrote.

When it comes to sperm counts, French men aren't what they used to be, according to a new study.

Studies suggesting that everything from cinnamon to lobster either raises or lowers a person's risk of cancer may sometimes be a bunch of baloney, a new report suggests.

Today, four years into sobriety, advertising executive Peter Rosch can linger at any party and, he said, "carry on far more interesting conversations than anyone ever got from me in those last few years of being a drunk.

The night before Thanksgiving, Sarah Allen Benton would meet hometown friends to begin a season of binge drinking.

Holiday cheer can take a toll on those of us with limited energy for socializing and a high need for quiet. No season is more demanding for us than the most extroverted time of the year, which starts with Halloween and doesn't end until Jan.

Emerald is the jewel in Pantone's crown of colours for 2013 as the vibrant green hue was announced Thursday as its colour of the year.

The death of Eric Lewis's mother in England during the Depression set in motion a series of events that would eventually lead him to a farm school in the Cowichan Valley and a new life in Canada.

Veteran TV, film actor joins table for Poker Night >C13