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April 29, 2010
They thought he was a goner, but the cat returned after almost three years, much to the surprise of a 25-year-old Calgary man and his family.
November 02, 2009
Acouple years ago my partner Liz and I had a really big fight. And, like most really big fights, it was about a really small thing.
October 26, 2009
Recently, this column offered a Hinesight History of Thanksgiving. Due to the unprecedented success of this article (no one wrote in to complain), I give you The Hinesight History of Halloween.
October 19, 2009
Recently, a local newspaper headline read, “Will H1N1 shots come in time?” The answer? “Not for this girl, they won’t.”
September 14, 2009
Today I find myself contemplating one of the great truths of existence. The only real constant in life is this: everything changes.
August 31, 2009
Today I came face to face with the truth about my own maturity level. In some 30 years of being an adult, the only thing I’ve grown out of is my jeans.
August 24, 2009
Aug. 24. Across the land begins an annual event of monumental proportion, stretching back almost to the dawn of time. Schoolgirls are choosing their outfit for the first day of class.
August 10, 2009
Last time, this column was about my friend Rob’s new romance. After it ran, a concerned reader sent this tweet:
July 27, 2009
On a recent morning I hit on a great truth about love. Romantic relationships call into play the two most powerful and overwhelming forces known to human kind. Hope and hormones.
July 13, 2009
With many people rethinking their employment options, it’s possible some might be considering whether taking up writing may be the way to go.
July 06, 2009
Proving that people can make the biggest impact of all, one company is shutting down its business for an entire day to let its employees make a difference in their own communities.
July 06, 2009
A summer-long celebration of community and car-free public spaces got underway in Vancouver yesterday with the kickoff of the city’s pilot Summer Spaces program.
July 06, 2009
Today, I’m marking another birthday. Actually the big day isn’t until August but leaving it until the last minute doesn’t allow for important birthday activities such as reflection, goal-setting and making out a really good gift list. If “it’s better to give than receive,” I wouldn’t dream of leaving my friends and family out of the good part.
June 29, 2009
She left Vancouver for the City of Angels 12 years ago, but there’s no mistaking where actress Emmanuelle Vaugier calls home.
June 26, 2009
It’s like clockwork. If you’ve ever walked along the south side of Rogers Centre before a weekend Blue Jays game, you’ll understand.
June 22, 2009
In the wake of the Iranian election fallout, Nazanin Afshin-Jam’s phone has been ringing off the hook.
June 18, 2009
Students from local culinary schools will be battling to win over celebrity chef David Wong’s tastebuds and take home $1,000 at an annual cooking competition in Vancouver this weekend.
June 16, 2009
Business cards from the company that laid you off are like love letters from an ex; they hold bitter memories of better days, but what are you supposed to do with them?
June 16, 2009
I have “sex” as one of my personalized Google news searches in order to help find topics for this column.
June 15, 2009
When asked why he started his charity, the Canadian Flowers for Food Society, Marrett Green doesn’t hesitate: “Because I could.”
June 15, 2009
Lately, I’ve had that old familiar feeling again. My heart is fluttering, my pulse is racing, I feel like I’m walking on air. Only one thing can turn a mature adult into a grinning idiot like this. You guessed it. I’m on allergy medication.
June 12, 2009
A handful of kids being treated for cancer at B.C. Children’s Hospital made an impression on a group of cyclists on Thursday as they prepared for a cross-country journey to raise money for cancer charities.
June 11, 2009
When Marnie Warman noticed there was furniture her store’s clients wanted that she couldn’t find, she decided there was only one thing to do: Design it herself.
June 10, 2009
In my ceaseless quest to contribute to Metro’s SunnySide initiative (a quest hampered only by my disposition, which is on the cloudy side), I would like to remind you that we celebrated Tax Freedom Day June 6, three days earlier than last year!
June 09, 2009
Call it the Summer of the Mermaid. Glimmering aqua eyes, silver nails and soft mouths are all the rage this season.
June 08, 2009
As the mercury claws its way up the thermometer and Vancouverites crawl cautiously out of their confines and into the summer sun, Metro looks at five of the greatest activities the city has to offer this season.
June 08, 2009
The other day I heard an appalling statistic. Brace yourself. Fewer Canadians regularly read poetry than regularly dust their ceiling fans. I was shocked. I had no idea we were supposed to dust ceiling fans. I thought they just turned around and the dust fell off.
June 07, 2009
Any day now, staff at the Vancouver Aquarium will be welcoming a new baby beluga whale into their marine family.
June 04, 2009
Fewer Canadians anticipate a worsening domestic economy in the coming year, suggests a Harris-Decima poll that found consumer confidence at its highest level in 15 months.
June 03, 2009
With the economy in the dumps, gas prices soaring and the environment on everyone’s minds, “car” is becoming a dirty word.
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