Bison graze on the beautiful green pasture

From Scratch: J2 Ranch: quality local beef in a spectacular setting

Driving into J2 Ranch off Highway 93/95 is pretty nondescript until you come around the bend and it is an awe-filled moment!

Bison graze on the beautiful green pasture

Time and appreciation

Everything over the last month has been a reminder about this thing we call time.

Province accepting community nominations for new medal

Province accepting community nominations for new medal

Bacon & Onion-stuffed Rolls (Piradzini)

From Scratch: Let’s celebrate Food Day Canada on August 1st

This day is a full-on celebration for Canadians to praise our local farmers, chefs, researchers and, above all, the home cook.

Bacon & Onion-stuffed Rolls (Piradzini)
Surfers head out into the swells in Tofino

Tofino, Stanley Park voted B.C.’s ‘best places’ to visit

A new poll of British Columbians has the Park and surfer's paradise one-two atop the province's travel destinations.

Surfers head out into the swells in Tofino
Raspberry Cream Popsicle

From Scratch: Summer on a stick – the nostalgia of the popsicle

Popsicles are associated with happy times and memories as there is nothing better than something cold to eat on a hot summer day.

  • Jun 23, 2015
Raspberry Cream Popsicle
Drone cameras were used for aerial views of Nimmo Bay on the B.C. Central Coast.

Super, virtual B.C. seen world-wide

Virtual reality lets people experience a boat trip and a hike into the high country of the remote central coast at Nimmo Bay

Drone cameras were used for aerial views of Nimmo Bay on the B.C. Central Coast.
Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

From Scratch: Baking is a precise science

In my business, people are always asking us “how do you get your cakes…cookies… breads...to always look, taste so good and consistent?”

Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Dr. David Smith

Dr. Smith: Understanding self-harm

Why is my child doing this? What is going on with youth.

Dr. David Smith
Torta Rustica

From Scratch: A springtime full of eggs

You can make the recipe below a day ahead and serve it at room temperature, or reheat it in the oven.

Torta Rustica
Goat cheese salad

Gourmet grub meets golf at new Greywolf clubhouse

Cliffhanger is a lovely new restaurant and steakhouse at Panorama Mountain Resort with a casual atmosphere and delicious food.

Goat cheese salad
Apple Vice President of Operations

APPLE EVENT LIVE: The watch, a gold MacBook, HBO on iPhone

Apple Watch unveiled: lots of features, functions, price tags. So... Do you want it?

  • Mar 9, 2015
Apple Vice President of Operations
FILE - This is a Thursday

UN: World eating too much sugar; cut to 5-10 per cent of diet

No way to sugarcoat this: WHO says sugar should be no more than 5-10 per cent of total calories

  • Mar 4, 2015
FILE - This is a Thursday
The most popular names for babies in Canada

Most Popular Baby Names in Canada (VIDEO)

There are lots of kids named Emma and lots of kids named Jackson, according to registered entries on BabyCenter.ca.

The most popular names for babies in Canada
Pad Thai

From Scratch: Hot, sour, salty, sweet and bitter… a love affair with Thai food

The following recipe is not only one of the most famous Thai dishes, but also one of the easiest and most delicious!

Pad Thai
A black llama on the loose is roped in by authorities in a Phoenix-area suburb

The Great Llama Chase of 2015, Apparently (VIDEO)

Humans are always trying to go viral. Turns out, llamas have the secret. Just be themselves. Escape, and be themselves...

A black llama on the loose is roped in by authorities in a Phoenix-area suburb

3 in 4 Canadian adults bullied in school: poll

3 in 4 Canadian adults bullied in school; 46% say their kids were bullied: poll

  • Feb 25, 2015
Canada's flag celebrates its 50th birthday in 2015.

Canada’s maple leaf flag turns 50 this weekend (VIDEO/TIMELINE)

Once a controversial new design, the maple leaf withstood a battle between Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and Lester B. Pearson

Canada's flag celebrates its 50th birthday in 2015.
olive Oil cake

From Scratch: Finding your passion…in the kitchen!

I often find myself in the kitchen when I am happy, content and wanting to make others feel the way I do.

olive Oil cake

Youth new face of gambling addiction, data shows

Younger people more at risk for problem gambling, target of new B.C. action

  • Feb 3, 2015