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PREVIEW What: Runners' Eucharist Where: Church of St. John the Divine, 1611 Quadra St. When: Saturday, 4 p.m. Runners this weekend have another way to prepare themselves for the Royal Victoria Marathon races.

Nikki Jeannotte lived life from a wheelchair -- and in pain. Still, she embraced a life ranging from rock concerts in Vancouver to 11 years as a provincial government administrative assistant to online whiz to fun friend and confidante.

I was more than grateful for the first serious autumn rains last week. They arrived just as I was wearily contemplating the prospect of endless drought and an eternity of dragging hoses around this large garden.

"Still crazy after all these years ..." -- Singer-songwriter Paul Simon (B: 1941) - - - I didn't mean to eavesdrop -- and I didn't have to, really. I caught a few key words that told me all I needed to know.

Afraid of flying? Confront your phobia in safety with computer programs

Throw a curve at tradition with these Thanksgiving dinner recipes

I'm not quite sure what shenanigans Ollie the Pug gets up to when we're at work. But the evidence points to a doggy equivalent of a Roman orgy. By the time we leave for work in the morning, Ollie will have been walked, watered and fed.

Men's style reverts to dapper, dark days of Depression

Lethbridge, in southern Alberta. It turns out a lot of people living in Victoria are from there. I keep bumping into them.

What began as an Island runners' alternative to racing in Vancouver has evolved into one of the top destination marathons in North America