The famous elves make a big difference!The holidays are a time for sharing special moments with loved ones, gathering friends and family around to celebrate the season. It?s also a time for giving. And we?ve found some celebrities who are real ... more »

Canada?s poorest postal code, right in the historic heart of the world?s ?most livable city.?North America?s largest open-air drug market.Some labels stick, and the ones above are clamped onto Vancouver?s Downtown Easts ... more »

If you?re lucky, you?ve tasted Italy?s pride and joy that is mozzarella cheese made from the milk of buffalos. If you?re less lucky, you?ve only known the factory pulled cheese that is the consistency of rubber and tastes abo ... more »

Soon after completing a 6,000 km solo cycling trip from Vladivostok in the east to Moscow in 2005, Vancouver writer Miranda Huron turned her sights on Africa.?Friends and family finally put their foot down on the idea of going solo,? says Huro ... more »

Toronto author Andrew Westoll walks a line between the romantic idealism of his artist side and the pragmatism of his scientist half.During his 2005  adventure in the small South American country of Suriname, home to the ?largest undisturbed ra ... more »

Animal lovers know that when it comes to making a human connection, dogs are our liaison to the animal world.The company of a friendly dog can take the edge off our darkest moments, and you get the feeling that they understand us better than we understand ... more »

People around the globe celebrate Christmas in their own unique ways. Here is a glimpse into how some cultures mark the birth of Jesus. Christmas Down UnderChristmas in Australia takes place during the summertime. Of course, the hot weather doesn?t ... more »

Writer Karen Stiller shares how her family makes every Christmas better than the last, by adopting traditions that have more meaning.Every year we ask ourselves the same question: How can we do Christmas better? For our family that means, how can we do le ... more »

Vancouver?s Nazanin Afshin-Jam is a beauty queen with a mission to save Iranian children from execution.Afshin-Jam led a Stop Child Executions rally outside New York?s United Nations Building last week, catching the attention of Iran?s d ... more »