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    LOLLY BENNETT: SMOOTH SAILING

    Captain Lolly Bennett Photo: Tom Gould There’s a slight chop on the water as the stubby, little ferry Spi ...

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    SCOTLAND CALLING

    Glencoe or Glen Coe mountains and pass, panoramic view. Landscape in Lochaber, Scottish Higlands,Scotland ...

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    LORI MCLEOD: A CALL TO ACTION

    Lori McLeod couldn’t believe her ears as she listened intently to her former mother-in-law, Donna, descri ...

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    ALEXANDRA MORTON: TO SERVE AND PROTECT

    Photo: Courtesy of the Sea Shepherd Society “I was eight when I knew I wanted to be a scientist,” renowne ...

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    MOSHE DENBURG: MUSIC UNITES THE WORLD

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    MARVELLOUS MELBOURNE

    You really can’t fault Melburnians for feeling a bit smug about their city. After all, The Economist Inte ...

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    GRAHAM HARROP: A Few Strokes Of The Pen And Then A Funny Line

    “Are you a late bloomer?” I ask. “Definitely, yes, absolutely,” says 76-year-old Graham Harrop from his h ...

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    LINDA BAILEY: A TWINKLE IN HER EYE

    “I was very curious about reading and writing,” recalls celebrated author Linda Bailey about her Winnipeg ...

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    Barney Bentall: Push And Pull

    A Vancouver favourite in the ’80s and ’90s, Barney Bentall and The Legendary Hearts were rocking up a sto ...

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    Smoke And Mirrors

    He will forever be known as the Cigarette Smoking Man, the creepy and sinister operative in the TV series ...

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    Tony Parsons: My Life In News

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    Happy Town

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    Janet Austin: For Queen and Country

    Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legisla ...

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    Cynthia Dale: Entertainment's Triple Threat

    “I’m the lowly producer. That’s what they call me. I’m learning.” Actor Cynthia Dale, well-known for her ...

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    Chef Tojo: Bridging Cultures

    “Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phras ...

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