Life

He was raised in Victoria by a sailing family, but it took Murray Down 44 days and 1,200 kilometres of rowing to truly appreciate B.C.'s coastal wilderness. Down returned Aug.

Vancouver Island athletes will be coming home with at least five medals from the 2012 London Paralympic Games, which conclude today.

Diversions >C4, C9

Island athletes combined for five medals at the London 2012 Paralympics, part of Canada's haul of 30 at the quadrennial event.

MAJOR'S CORNER Maj. (retired) Nigel Smythe-Brown Let no one say that I do not adore my club. However, there is a little stumbling evident these days in the senior reading room; people are talking where they should be reading.

Creamy texture comes from risotto technique

Chemical reaction with copper can cause the mysterious colour change

The vital tasks carried out by tiny "engineers" like earthworms that recycle waste and bees that pollinate crops are under threat because one fifth of the world's spineless creatures may be at risk of extinction, a study reported on Friday.

"Jim, you are old and it's time to retire!" And that was just for openers in the email from "Our Dog Boomer.

Jim Hume >C10