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    Victoria's Trendy Food Scene

    Cut off from the mainland, it can be hard for an island to be self-sufficient. But from coffee roasters t ...

    Cut off from the mainland, it can be hard for an island to be self-sufficient. But from coffee roasters to salt makers, when it comes to its food scene, Vancouver Island can take care of itself. Check ...

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    Health Benefits of Tea

    Regular tea drinkers may be getting more in their cup than they realize. Tea contains a family of natural ...

    Regular tea drinkers may be getting more in their cup than they realize. Tea contains a family of naturally occurring chemicals – polyphenols – that researchers suspect may prevent disorders such as h ...

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    Dare to do Edinburgh in August

    Charles Dickens said, “Coming back to Edinburgh is like coming home.” For me, it’s been over 40 years sin ...

    Charles Dickens said, “Coming back to Edinburgh is like coming home.” For me, it’s been over 40 years since I went on an Edinburgh exchange with UBC’s women’s field hockey team. For my husband Ken, it ...

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    Dining with an Emirati in Dubai

    One of the pleasures of travel to other countries is the sampling of unfamiliar food, learning how it’s p ...

    One of the pleasures of travel to other countries is the sampling of unfamiliar food, learning how it’s prepared and sometimes how it is eaten.  ...

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    Detoxing: Myth or Magic?

    Barring any mitigating factors (like certain illness or medications), if you’ve gained weight, it’s likel ...

    Barring any mitigating factors (like certain illness or medications), if you’ve gained weight, it’s likely due to poor lifestyle habits. And the only way to fix that is to focus on behaviour changes. ...

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    Impeccable Service

    I’m sitting next to a window with views of Victoria’s Inner Harbour and the stately provincial Parliament ...

    I’m sitting next to a window with views of Victoria’s Inner Harbour and the stately provincial Parliament Buildings, where a statue of Queen Victoria gazes dourly through the mist and rain. Inside the ...

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    The Middle Kingdom

    Twenty years ago, a small group of women from British Columbia went on a trip to China specifically to me ...

    Twenty years ago, a small group of women from British Columbia went on a trip to China specifically to meet Chinese women working in science, at home, in politics, on farms and in factories; and to to ...

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