Dr. David Smith

Part IV: Drugs, Alcohol and Mental Health Problems – Which Came First?

Alcohol and marijuana (or cannabis) are the substances most used by B.C. teenagers, writes Dr. David Smith.

Dr. David Smith
Dr. David Smith

Part V: Eating Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Dr. David Smith looks at the effects and symptoms of deadly illnesses like bulimia and anorexia nervosa.

Dr. David Smith
Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon on her family ranch in the Nicola Valley.

Lieutenant Governor sponsors youth environment program

Grants available for teachers, youth educators to provide hands-on experience with community ecosystem projects

Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon on her family ranch in the Nicola Valley.

Growing Your Greatness: Sowing your seeds of greatness

How is your winter garden growing? Have you been tending to it, watching it bloom and grow?

What to do with all the leftovers?

From Scratch: What to do with all the leftovers?

Boxing Day arrives and you are left with a fridge full of turkey dinner leftovers.

What to do with all the leftovers?

Mystery Diner: For the love of fine Austrian food

It all started with the enticing smell of garlic wafting throughout the warm and cozy room.

  • Dec 22, 2014
Dr. David Smith

Part III: Youth Dealing with Depression

We all feel sad from time-to-time – it's a normal and appropriate response to disappointment and loss.

  • Dec 19, 2014
Dr. David Smith
Dr. David Smith

Part II: Fear Not – There is Help for Children and Youth with Anxiety

Everyone has times of feeling anxious, scared or fearful. Without it, we would never have survived as humans, writes Dr. David Smith.

Dr. David Smith
Dr. David Smith

Part I: Mental Health for Children and Youth – How to Get the Help You Need

Dr. David Smith says 13 per cent of B.C. youth experience a mental health issue every year – 83,700 children under age 19.

Dr. David Smith
Incredible Gingerbread Cookies

From Scratch: Tasty treats From Scratch to ease your Christmas troubles

Food is comforting: We have all had our ups and downs this year.

Incredible Gingerbread Cookies
Kale

LIFESTYLES: FROM SCRATCH Warm up this winter… with soup!

I turn to soup to satisfy the flavours I crave. Today I have chosen kale.

Kale
Karen Madeiros of the Adoptive Families Association of B.C. (left) and Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux (right) listen to Lt. Governor Judith Guichon describe her experience as an adoptive parent.

Lt. Governor joins call to adopt (with video)

"What I never knew is how much they would take care of me," Judith Guichon says of her experience raising four adopted children

Karen Madeiros of the Adoptive Families Association of B.C. (left) and Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux (right) listen to Lt. Governor Judith Guichon describe her experience as an adoptive parent.
SPCA constable responds to a dog locked in a car. Symptoms of heatstroke in dogs include exaggerate panting

Cities want authority to break car windows

Only police and SPCA constables have authority to enter cars or other private property to free an overheated dog

SPCA constable responds to a dog locked in a car. Symptoms of heatstroke in dogs include exaggerate panting
A standard bedroom at Lisbon's Home Hostel

Why You Should Stay In a Hostel In Europe, Not a Hotel

Cities like Lisbon, Budapest, and Krakow have turned to hosting clean, stylish hostels to entice frugal young travellers.

A standard bedroom at Lisbon's Home Hostel
Staff from the Surrey Leader newspaper take the Ice Bucket Challenge

Watch Black Press newsrooms take the hilariously hope-filled Ice Bucket Challenge

The viral fundraiser – which has raised over $100 million for ALS research and awareness – has been completed by several newsrooms to date

Staff from the Surrey Leader newspaper take the Ice Bucket Challenge
Canadian Tire executives completed the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS in frigid Frobisher Bay

VIDEO: Canadian Tire, Leonardo DiCaprio head north for the Ice Bucket Challenge

Olympians Kaillie Humphries, Charles Hamelin, and Hayley Wickenheiser assisted Canadian Tire, while DiCaprio challenged Stephen Harper...

Canadian Tire executives completed the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS in frigid Frobisher Bay
Farm markets are multiplying around the province

Farm market coupon program expands

Seniors, pregnant women and low-income family members who take a free food preparation course get $15 a week

Farm markets are multiplying around the province
Energy Minister Bill Bennett

Energy savings offered to lower-income families

BC Hydro and FortisBC are expanding their low-income energy conservation programs to reduce the impact of rising electricity costs

Energy Minister Bill Bennett
William Shatner rides along in the opening parade for the 2014 Calgary Stampede.

Calgary Stampede: ‘The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth’ opens for 102nd year (VIDEO)

The Stampede opened in Calgary on Friday, one year after flooding threatened to shutdown the century-long outdoor exhibition.

William Shatner rides along in the opening parade for the 2014 Calgary Stampede.
This year

Should Canada Day always be on a Monday? (VIDEO)

This year, July 1 falls on a Tuesday – meaning Canadians will either take a four-day weekend or awkwardly work Monday...

This year