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The Jobin brothers were “scattered like rats” across the Prairies after Batoche fell.

Canadians are taking more prescription drugs than ever before, and increasingly those medicines are generic versions rather than brand-names, says a company that tracks worldwide pharmaceutical sales.

Consumers should avoid purchasing or using electronic smoking products, which may pose health risks and have not been fully evaluated for safety and quality, Health Canada says.

Stress following hurricane Katrina may still be causing heart attacks years after the storm slammed Louisiana, according to a new study.

I’ve been given the go-ahead to redo our master bathroom and bedroom, something we’ve put off forever, as other rooms always seemed to be more pressing. I am looking for some kind of tile design that will be fresh, but not just boring white. Also, I’d like the bath and bedroom to work together.

There is a narrow alleyway in the Arab district of this holy, ancient city, not unlike many others that wind and curve and fill every centimetre of available space.

The iconic killer whales that drew us to this tiny community on the northern tip of Vancouver Island were nowhere to be seen, but that didn’t spoil our visit.

It’s barely noon and someone has pulled an old piano onto Royal Street and is playing a lively ragtime tune accompanied by a small brass band. As I stand listening, a young couple runs onto the street and begins dancing.

Is it a refuge? A clubhouse? What is this thing, this man cave? And is it dangerous?This is what the womenfolk may want to know. For some men, it’s all too clear: The man cave is sanctuary.

TORONTO — Belinda Stronach has had her share of being in the public eye, but it wasn’t the most comfortable place to be when she learned she had breast cancer and decided not to seek re-election as an MP.