Eat like a kid

There are many important things that we need to teach children as they grow — but they have many natural behaviours that we shouldn’t try to change. In fact, we can learn a few things from kids! As … more

Motorcycle insurance often expensive

VANCOUVER — It’s springtime and a young man’s thoughts turn to ... the motorcycle under cover in the garage. Not just young men, of course, but baby boomers fulfilling youthful dreams and an increasi… more

Ellis Bird Farm owls are back!

It’s getting to be the time of year that I love. The house finch are singing up a storm in our backyard. I’ve had reports of both magpies and ravens carrying nesting material. The first sightings of… more

Martinek family steps back from Canyon, and another steps forward to take over

The sale of Canyon Ski Area means meeting new faces, but also saying goodbye to familiar ones. After much uncertainty a… more

Counting the dead along America’s killer roads

The routine act of driving has become the riskiest thing most Americans do, producing more horrific body counts than any… more

Eye fatigue

Regardless of whether Avatar wins the Best Picture Oscar on Sunday, 3-D technology seems to be here to stay — and the pe… more

Giant cowbell a show unto itself

For the last two weeks, there’s been no mistaking Max Scherrer for a Korean, Russian or Argentine. The “big bang” of hi… more

Who's watching?

Ask a teenager how openly they would discus last night’s drunken party, or the quality of their sex lives in front of th… more

Safeway renews commitment to 4-H

New shirts and show decorations are among the items that local 4-H members will be able to buy with a gift from Canada S… more
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