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SPARROWS are sometimes called LBJs or little brown jobs, simply because some are various shades of brown. This isn't really fair for some, like the golden-crowned sparrow. American tree sparrow and white-crowned sparrow are very colourful indeed.

IN any conversation about Netflix, someone inevitably says the following: "It's better in the U.S." For the most part, they're right.

VALENTINE'S DAY IS TOMORROW.

Search for Vancouver's Outstanding Senior Volunteer: To raise awareness and commend outstanding senior volunteers, the Vancouver Home Instead Senior Care is sponsoring the 2013 Salute to Senior Service award program and requests the public's help in

VANCOUVER has no shortage of what's known in the trade as CFDs (Casual Fine Dining) restaurants, such as Earls, which make up a major sector of our dining scene.

Humans' names: Sisters Ashley (left) and Alicia Ying Pet: Ninja, a 2« year old medium-haired domestic cat

LAST week I wrote about how it was possible to be friends with your dog and still provide them with the essential tools of leadership.

MATTHEW and Joshua Bowring are passionate about music and will dance to just about anything - except when their mother, Denise, adds her voice to the mix. "They don't like their mother singing," laughs the North Vancouver mother of three.

NATIONAL Non-Smoking Week was marked Jan. 20-26 and a number of local businesses and organizations showed their commitment to the cause.

JUST over 40 years ago, on Jan. 27, 1973: . U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ended with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. .