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Among the vegetables that produce masses of eating for very little work, the squash family is a real standout for gardeners who give them rich soil, water in dry spells and a sunny environment.

BCIT engineering students create health-care tools

Ask any senior what one of the toughest things about getting older is, and they'll say it's not being able to do everything they could do at a younger age or still being able to do things, but at a much slower pace.

Connie Chaos sounds like she's on the verge of losing her voice. Of course, that's just the nature of the job when you're the lead singer of a thrash/metal rock fusion band.

Aug. 13 to 17 Japacamp 2012 at the Nikkei Centre in Burnaby, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Centre, 6688 Southoaks Cres.

I escaped death in the garden by half-an-inch last week while pushing a cracked bamboo pole into all-too-solid soil. It abruptly broke vertically.