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Near-tragedy pushes worker to education

It's about finding fresh uses for old things, rather than breaking down original material

TALK What: Courage to Learn: Education for Afghan women and girls When: 7 p.m. Monday Where: St. Aidan's United Church, 3703 St. Aidan's St.

Children who are popular at school not only enjoy more friends and peer respect but also grow up to be healthier adults, a 30-year Swedish study has found.

In these times of exploding interest in home garden food production, autumn is the new spring.

Husband picks up fundraising mantle for wife with breast cancer

A peek at different cookbooks reveals there's more than one way to serve up sprouts

With some free time on my hands (having mislaid my copy of Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu and nothing good on Oprah) I decided to write some haiku poems about Ollie the Pug. Do you know haiku? It's an ancient Japanese poetry form.

I’m down in the basement, picking through empty cartons of not-from-concentrate Tropicana orange juice. They are on standby for a trip to the bottle depot. Quite a few of them are on standby. Any day now, they’ll make their journey. Since they are 1.

Who: Jo Zambri Lives: Victoria Why she's here: Co-owner of the award-winning Zambri's restaurant; dedication to fine service; will-succeed attitude; expert knowledge of food and wine.