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Why landscape fabric is often a bad idea for your garden

Why landscape fabric is often a bad idea for your garden

Landscape fabric has its place, but it’s widely misused in most home landscape applications, where it does more harm than good.
Claire Nielsen: Alternative and nutritive cancer support

Claire Nielsen: Alternative and nutritive cancer support

When faced with a diagnosis as serious as cancer, many people are rethinking traditional treatments.
How Dubai chocolate went viral and disrupted the global pistachio market

How Dubai chocolate went viral and disrupted the global pistachio market

Dubai chocolate has become a benchmark for how quickly a moment online can ripple through the real world.
Claire Nielsen: Optimal performance on a plant-based diet

Claire Nielsen: Optimal performance on a plant-based diet

A Netflix documentary is challenging long-held beliefs about the role of meat in athletic performance.
Opinion: Summer break brings uncertainty for children, and kindness at home matters

Opinion: Summer break brings uncertainty for children, and kindness at home matters

Parents and caregivers don't need to craft perfect summer plans. What children truly need is to feel emotionally safe.
BC Highway Patrol debunks online misinformation about school zones

BC Highway Patrol debunks online misinformation about school zones

"Social media and AI are amplifying misinformation," said BC Highway Patrol in a statement Thursday.
Renting out your car or backyard to generate extra cash? What to know about insurance

Renting out your car or backyard to generate extra cash? What to know about insurance

At a time when many Canadians are struggling to make ends meet, renting out their personal belongings has become a side hustle.
Want your garden to smell as good as it looks? These flowers can do the job

Want your garden to smell as good as it looks? These flowers can do the job

If it’s an intoxicating perfume you’re after, here are some flowers that will make your nose — and your heart — happy.
Claire Nielsen: Owning our triggers

Claire Nielsen: Owning our triggers

From road rage to relationship blowups, our emotional triggers can wreak havoc on our lives. But understanding where they come from is the first step toward managing them.
Weeds aren't just nuisances, they're messengers. Here's what they can tell you

Weeds aren't just nuisances, they're messengers. Here's what they can tell you

Got weeds in your lawn? Me too. And although it’s tempting to reach for a spray bottle , that shouldn’t be our first impulse. Believe it or not, weeds aren’t just freeloaders crashing our garden party .