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Understanding dog food labels can help consumers make smarter choices. The following are some of the ingredients contained in the average food.

Book of Animal Records by Mark Carwardine (Firefly Books, 256 pages) $19.95 There is no doubt that the animal world can beat humans in most physical activities. The world record for long jump is 8.95 metres (29 feet 4.

People often ask me what my favourite wine is. The truth is at any given time it could be any number of wines.

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North Shore Women's Centre marks 40 years of supporting local residents

How liquid is your rainy day fund - assuming, that is, you do have an emergency reserve? The annual BMO Rainy Day Survey showed 68 per cent of Canadians have had to rely on their emergency savings to pay for an unexpected expense.

CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP Learn effective arthritis selfmanagement skills and the principles of pain management Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1-3 p.m. at Harry Jerome Community Centre, 123 East 23rd St., North Vancouver. Free. Registration required.

It's a recipe that's pretty much impossible to screw up: take one small car, insert one large engine. Add gasoline. Mix well.

Attention: Fans of Clinique's Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion - stock up this month and $10 of the $47 purchase price will go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

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