Life

 

 
 
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Antique Warehouse has thrived in its odd location for two decades. Being out in the commercial boonies means they can afford a lot of space - 12,000 square feet. And they need a lot of space, because they have a lot of antiques.
 
 
 
 

Neighbours

 
 
In the realm of personal achievements, Dr. Ron Weiss, who says he likes to do things with his hands, can lay a claim that few, if any, others can: He has rendered more men infertile than perhaps anyone else.
 
 
 
Milan Fashion Week starts on Wednesday under an economic cloud that has led to a cut in the number of catwalk shows this year and prompted a weakened Italian clothing sector to seek state aid.
 
 

Features

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Spend and thou shall receive: The $1350 Home Reno Tax Credit solution

The Home Renovation Tax Credit plan aims to inject $3-billion to stimulate the economy. The plan seems simple enough: Spend up to $10,000 on renovations and construction on the family home, and you get a tax credit of 15 per cent back.


 
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Gather 'round — the banquette is to kitchen seating what comfort food is to the cook

It's informal, reassuring and cosy. It also offers extra storage in foyers.


 
 

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Restaurant review: A world of cuisines travels through Yaletown eatery

The menu at R.TL changes every three months, but always keeps B.C. dishes in the mix.


 
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Canadian tweets won’t be cheap

Canadians who use Twitter are fuming at Bell Canada for bringing the messaging service to mobile phones, but attaching a steep price tag to it.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Dilbert

Dilbert

Office humour that hits a little too close to home.

 

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Solitaire

Our very own online version of an all-time favourite card game.

 

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Tomato Bounce

Help the tomatoes escape the dreaded salad! Bounce them across the kitchen to the table.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Relationships

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You must remember this, a kiss isn't just a kiss

Lotharios beware: There's a lot riding on a kiss, new studies on the science of smooching suggest.


 
 
 
 

In 'Homes' Today

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U. S. property market waits it out

Last month was another record breaker for the U. S. housing market -- only they weren't the right kinds of records.


 
 
 
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In The Garden

Vancouver Sun columnist Steve Whysall shows off his own garden...


 
Melanie Carr

Melanie's Sights, Sounds...

Best places to shop for fall/winter clothes between Vancouver...


 
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Stephanie's Sights, ...

Do Vancouverites really know what the taste of Japan is?


 
Green Team

Green Team

Blogger Kaitlyn Ryan leads the Green Team, a squad of volunteers...


 
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Medicine Matters

Vancouver Sun reporter Pamela Fayerman's blog about the health...


 
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Bird Watch: BC Bird ...

Bird atlases that appeared on bookstore shelves several decades...


 
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In The Garden

Vancouver Sun columnist Steve Whysall shows off his own garden...


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anyone Can Be A Know-It-All Contest »
 
Winners Wall Contest »
 
 
 
 
 
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Harmac: the little mill that could

Last July, as he sat in a Vancouver hotel coffee shop, Harmac pulp mill worker Bob Smiley saw with shocking clarity what lay ahead for him if a plan failed to restart the mill where he had worked for 30 years.

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Sousveillance

Canada blocking Taser investigation: Poland

Poland wants to launch its own investigation into the 2007 death of Robert Dziekanski but is being blocked by the unilateral suspension by Canada of a co-operation treaty, the Polish embassy in Ottawa said Thursday.

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RCMP to review rescue for missing skiers in B.C.

The RCMP admitted Thursday the search for a couple who spent days trying to survive while stranded in the mountains of eastern British Columbia started at least three days too late.

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Public sector salaries

The Sun's Public Sector Salaries database: How much do they earn?

Want to find out how much B.C.'s highest paid civil servants make? Use our database to find salary information for more than 30,000 of B.C.'s highest-paid public servants.


 
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Fishburne finds his footing

On tonight's episode of CSI, Fishburne's Dr. Langston gets one step closer to taking over the lab.


 
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Obama's choose top dog

The shaggy dog story surrounding the identity of America's first canine may be over.


 
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Swimsuit girls take tour of 370Z

Those clever folks over at Sports Illustrated, currently enjoying the afterglow of the latest swimsuit edition (featuring race car driver Danica Patrick), have managed a little more exposure.


 
Healthier living could prevent about a third of the most common cancers in rich countries and about a quarter in poorer ones, international researchers say.

1 in 3 cancers preventable?

Healthier living could prevent about a third of the most common cancers in rich countries and about a quarter in poorer ones, international researchers said on Thursday.


 
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Looking ahead to the 2010 Oscars

We take some wild, random, and completely uneducated guesses at the films we’ll be talking about a year from now.


 
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'Goldilocks' dollar is happy here

We have reached the Goldilocks level for the Canadian dollar. After a dramatic, commodity-driven boom and bust, the loonie has settled into a comfortable trading range in recent months.