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Boy, 6, needs help to develop resilience

Last week, we heard from the mother of a six-year-old boy with an "I can't" attitude. "If he attempts to do any activity and can't master it immediately, he gives up and says 'I can't,' " she wrote.

Babies say it with sign language

Ability to communicate earlier can ease frustrations for infants

Bachelor Smith bids dates adieu

Brad Smith, the first star of The Bachelor Canada, ditched twice as many ladies as he was expected to in the third episode of the reality show, which was shot at Bear Mountain.

U.S. survey debunks image of wealthy gays, lesbians

A new Gallup survey, touted as the largest of its kind, estimates that 3.4 per cent of American adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. The findings, released Thursday, were based on interviews with more than 121,000 people.

Arts

Homegrown director returns to shoot science-fiction epic >C13

Most recover from pancreatitis

Dear doctors: I'm recovering from pancreatitis. No one can give me an explanation of how I got it. Let me answer one question right now: No, I don't drink alcohol. Everyone else has asked me, so I figured I'd give you the answer right off.

Craft market dedicated to young artists

There will be a noticeable lack of grey hair at a new craft market, opening for the second time this year on Saturday. United Eclectic is dedicated to giving young emerging artists, designers and musicians a venue for their work.

U.S. doctors seek strict gun laws to protect kids

Firearms claim fewer young victims, but the toll is still relatively high

Capital's bartenders finish first

Victorians can mix a drink. That's the consensus after locals swept all three competitions at Art of the Cocktail, one of Western Canada's biggest annual cocktail events.

Kristel starred in Emmanuelle

Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, best known for her roles in soft-porn films in the 1970s particularly the French hit Emmanuelle, has died in Amsterdam at the age of 60, according to her agent.