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It’s the holiday season, complete with gift lists and festive trimmings. But along with the festivities, we should also try some year-end tax planning to trim our 2016 tax bill.

Some of the most precious memories I have are of holding our two sons in my arms and singing to them.

Dear Editor I am a survivor of the cryptosporidium that hit North Battleford in 2001. I didn’t expect to still be suffering 15 years later. I lost 50 per cent of my small bowel and one foot of my large bowel. I take hydro-morphine for the pain.

If Canada introduces national carbon pricing and the United States doesn't, how are our businesses expected to compete?

If December is moving month for you, I have three pieces of advice: Take a deep breath; treat yourself to some extra eggnog; and keep those moving expense receipts handy – they will be worth a lot of money when you file your tax return.

Azaleas have been available as winter houseplants for decades, but their popularity seems to have always lagged behind that of poinsettias or amaryllis.

For days, we’ve heard about the incoming storm on Christmas day. KX News from Minot, N.D. said they were tracking its origins all the way from the Gulf of Alaska.

Canadian health care violates human rights when governments cause limited or delayed access to primary and specialist care

At the same time, fewer Canadians are volunteering their time - and it all means that vital charitable groups are struggling

This collection of wartime Christmas cards will remind us how difficult it was for families to be separated during the Christmas season. www.elinorflorence.com/blog/christmas-cards