The 3-year-olds, excited about their trip to the wading pool, are giving no thought to their cramped, flood-damaged quarters.

Secondhand smoke is a well-known health threat to children, being linked to increased risks of asthma, as well as bronchitis, pneumonia and other respiratory infections.

Summer school for some Canadian girls means Pole 101. The class is being offered by B.C.'s Tantra Fitness, one of a small but growing number of pole-dancing studios quietly extending their services to underage girls.

Yasmine Hachicha displays an amethyst quartz at a Lawrence Nature Center Family Night, July 13, 2010.