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Addiction is never a simple issue. Just ask Bob W., who asked that his full name not be used for privacy reasons.

When Scotiabank opened its North Burnaby branch at 6715 Hastings St., there was only a smattering of people living in the area, according to longtime client Wesley Brooks.

Dear Tom and Ray: My boyfriend and I disagree on whether to keep the car in the garage. He thinks it cuts down on the life of the car (something about cooling the engine). I think a car lives longer if kept in a garage.

When most people think of the Red Cross, the focus is usually on humanitarian aid during wars, famines and other catastrophic events overseas. But the Red Cross also has an important role in B.C., and in Burnaby specifically.

Question I have an Xmas cactus that is on my front porch facing east. It is covered in heavy bud, but each year when I bring it into the house all the buds fall off.

At the end of It's a Wonderful Life, Zuzu Bailey says, "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings!" These days, every time a Christmas song is played, some grownups grit their teeth.

Santa made a special appearance at Lougheed Town Centre recently.

(Warning: The following feature contains explicit sex information and terms.) Yasaman Madanikia is a sex researcher with a bachelor degree in psychology from Simon Fraser University.

I met a gardener once who disliked gnome ornaments. So I was baffled when I toured her garden and spied a gnome peeking out from a thick shrub. When I enquired, she pulled the branches back and revealed three more.