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Artist paints pets with fabulous Victorian attire

Artist paints pets with fabulous Victorian attire

Vancouver pets are some of the most pampered pooches and felines in world, and they are also some of the best dressed. In fact, the city’s pets were ranked the third most pampered in Canada by Amazon.
Is LNG the wrong target in emissions fight?

Is LNG the wrong target in emissions fight?

Even without an LNG industry, oil and gas accounts for 22% of B.C.'s emissions
Top dog names in 2018 have TV, athletes for inspiration

Top dog names in 2018 have TV, athletes for inspiration

Pet owners put a lot of thought into their dog's names, network for dog sitters says
Blog: Synurbic pests adapt to changing environments

Blog: Synurbic pests adapt to changing environments

Synurbic pests (living predominantly within an urban ecosystem) have become gradually flexible to changing environments, allowing them to grow in new locations. Many have learnt to live in urban areas aggressively manipulating our towns and cities.
Column: Latkes gone bad

Column: Latkes gone bad

Retirement columnist Shelley Civkin dishes on the good, the bad and the ugly of a recent attempt at veggie latkes.
First Nation chief makes World’s 100 Most Influential Young People in Government list

First Nation chief makes World’s 100 Most Influential Young People in Government list

It’s a nice bit of recognition, even though they got where he comes from wrong.
Letter: A pedestrian bombed my car with a drink because I didn't stop

Letter: A pedestrian bombed my car with a drink because I didn't stop

Editor: On Dec. 6 at approximately 7:15 p.m. I was travelling westbound on Parker near MacDonald in my car. There happens to be a crosswalk there.
Personal exercise habits and expectations need to change as we age

Personal exercise habits and expectations need to change as we age

As a kinesiologist, there are many strategies I use with my “older” clientele to give them a good workout, a workout that is challenging but does not lead to an injury their body can’t repair.
Impaired driver offers cop a hamburger when asked for licence

Impaired driver offers cop a hamburger when asked for licence

An impaired driver pulled a whopper Friday night when he tried to give a Victoria police officer his hamburger instead of his driver’s licence. It turned out not to be a happy meal.
China ranks 135th out of 162 in new ‘Human Freedom Index’; Canada ranks 5th

China ranks 135th out of 162 in new ‘Human Freedom Index’; Canada ranks 5th

As it lambastes Canada over its treatment of the Huawei executive wanted in the U.S.
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