Life

I'm not quite sure what shenanigans Ollie the Pug gets up to when we're at work. But the evidence points to a doggy equivalent of a Roman orgy. By the time we leave for work in the morning, Ollie will have been walked, watered and fed.

Men's style reverts to dapper, dark days of Depression

Lethbridge, in southern Alberta. It turns out a lot of people living in Victoria are from there. I keep bumping into them.

What began as an Island runners' alternative to racing in Vancouver has evolved into one of the top destination marathons in North America

Today, Times Colonist food writer Eric Akis begins a new Sunday series, Ask Eric. He will answer readers' questions about cooking problems that have them stumped.

women who are overweight or obese when they get pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with congenital heart defects, according to a u.S. Government study released this week. The study, conducted by the u.S.

When Daniel Scott's son was two, his affable nature seemed to suddenly evaporate, replaced by major-league acting-out sessions all over the place.

High-risk patients who took a combination of three older heart drugs -- a generic statin, a generic blood pressure pill and a low-dose aspirin -- cut their risk of a heart attack or stroke by as much as 80 per cent, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

PREVIEW What: Island Chefs' Survival event Where: Madrona Farm, 4317 Blenkinsop Rd. When: Noon to 6 p.m. Sunday Tickets: $75 at the farm (open Wed. to Sat. 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.), at Hemp and Co., Capital Iron or with PayPal at madronafarm.

Trio circumnavigated the Island, baking and taking afternoon tea