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She had grown, worked, and raised a child in Iran, but in 2002, Parvin Davani decided it was time for a change. Born in Shiraz and raised in Tehran, Iran, Davani set her eyes on Canada.

If Santa Claus is beginning to resemble a corporate mascot and your sense of Christmas spirit is becoming synonymous with hand-to-hand combat in the aisle of a crowded chain store over the last plush figurine on your shopping list, maybe it's time fo

FOR some skiers, the joke about the Mystery Peak Chair at Mt. Seymour used to be the mystery is if you'll ever get to the top.

Seasonal tasks like installing lights, shoveling snow, preparing your tree, and even holiday shopping can leave you feeling sore and not very festive. The following are some holiday back tips to help keep your spirits bright.

"Evidence filed in Federal Court today includes detailed accounts from voters targeted by fraudulent or harassing calls intended to discourage them from voting . . .

Firefly Books, 192 pages, $19.95 Animal behaviorist Arden Moore wants to be a translator between you and your dog. By simplifying the poses, actions and sounds that are common to most dogs she presents her interpretation of the dog's message to you.

SOME chefs seem destined for the kitchen from childhood, dropping their playthings and tracing the scent of fresh baking to the family oven like Hansel and Gretel backtracking over breadcrumbs. Debby Tonn is not one of those chefs.

A young skier is dead after falling into a tree well on Hollyburn Mountain Saturday afternoon.

THE tallest building on the North Shore can now be built in the Seylynn neighbourhood of the District of North Vancouver, following a contentious council vote Monday (Dec. 10).

WEST Vancouver police officers used backcountry crampons and fashioned a harness out of dog leashes to rescue a man who drove over a 70-foot embankment on Cypress Mountain early Monday morning. Police were called out shortly before 1 a.m.