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I am 19 years old and in a very committed relationship. My boyfriend and I have been together two years.

I am a 27-year-old woman who, until recently, was happy and secure. Out of the blue, my husband of two years decided he did not want to be married and is refusing any counselling or reconciliation efforts.

Manure tea has been used for centuries to fertilize gardens.In rural communities, it is an economical source of fertilizer, one that is readily absorbed by the plants.

No one told comfrey (Symphytum officinale) it is a restricted herb in Canada. It marches across gardens like a green Napoleon conquering more civilized plants that prefer to stay in one place.

My teenage daughters are good kids, get good grades and don’t drink or smoke pot. The problem is they text constantly.

Being a single parent is full of challenges.Besides the expected challenges that come with raising children, single parents have the extra responsibility of learning how to co-parent with their child’s other parent.

I know you probably didn’t wake up this morning thinking you were going to jump out of bed look out the window at a bright sunny day and say, “Hello Red Deer! Today I am going to ruin my metabolism, put myself at risk of disease and try to gain body fat!”Sadly though that is exactly what many people will do today.

I’m a 15-year-old girl whose mom is her worst enemy. Mom and I haven’t really connected over the past few years.

Dear Margo: I am a pre-law student who is intelligent, articulate, caring, outgoing and fun to be around.

In the movie Outbreak, researchers from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have to figure out how to stop a kind of super-Ebola virus from ravaging the U.S.