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The 93rd annual polar bear swim at English Bay, a traditional feat of fortitude and fun, is the perfect way to welcome the new year (and clear the cobwebs left by the celebrations of the previous eve).

Don Juans reputation as a depraved philanderer often precedes the legend of his unrepentant path to hell. Though many versions of the Spanish folk story have been told, perhaps one of the best known is the 1665 comedy by French playwright Molière.

So howd I do today? I asked. I thought you did well, he said, his eyes looking down at the wood floor. Yeah? Is there any chance I could beat you in a duel? His eyes moved up, looking at me directly in the eyes this time.

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The Vancouver Courier wishes you and your family a happy and safe Christmas, New Year and holiday season.

Even Cuban Missile Crisis had little effect on a typical holiday season in the city

FOR DEC. 24-27 1 Holy mackerel, it's Christmas already. If you're still in need of some holiday cheer, the Arts Club keeps the embers glowing with its stage production of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE until Dec. 29 at the Granville Island Stage.

STATE OF THE ARTS Kate Braidwood loves being able to don a mask and morph into a feisty granny or a sad old man.

The wrongdoers at K&K continue to wipe the slate clean before the new year by atoning for past sins, mental lapses, compromised ethics and egregious errors in judgment.

Jessica Hanson, the daughter of UBC basketball coach Kevin Hanson, is in Toronto this week for a U16 national identification camp