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You think your mother is opinionated? Then say hello to Asha, who is determined to see her son Ravi married even if she has to arrange it.

West End The annual Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai Karate-Do 44th Beach Practice takes place Jan. 11 at English Bay.

The idea to own a café, a coffee shop or something along those lines — it was just a dream after all — came up during Ganga Jolicoeur’s first date with Walter Le Daca some 20 years ago.

BIG GAMBLE: Hedley christened the brand-new $15 million Hard Rock Casino Vancouver— the reimaged Boulevard Casino located in Coquitlam. The pop rock group headlined the property-wide grand opening festivities.

Kelsang Choden shifted nervously in her chair, her eyes darting towards her sponsor sitting nearby. “I’m hoping to become a nurse,” she said, when asked what her dreams are for her life in Canada.

THEATRE THE ARTS CLUB 604-687-1644 | ARTSCLUB.COM A BRIMFUL OF ASHA : A real-life mother and son team present an entertaining tale about generational and cultural clash. Jan. 16-Feb. 8 at Revue Stage (1601 Johnstone).

Christmas isnt over until the Russians sing.

Raphael Uriostegui, 7, (left) his father Rafael Uriostegui and Ethan Maijer, 9, and his younger brother Ben Maijer, 6, (behind) enjoy a day off from school and work last Friday tobogganing at Queen Elizabeth Park.

Polar Bear Swim On January 1, mobs of the brave (and seemingly impervious) will throw their nearly naked bodies in the Pacific Ocean, in conditions that would normally cause hypothermia.

Various locations Vancouver residents have three options for recycling their live, cut Christmas trees. Those choices include taking trees to a chipping event.