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Twelve dazzling stories offer a rare glimpse of a compelling cast of unlikely heroes, each valiant in the face of adversity, or humbled in the presence of forces beyond their control.

St. Pierre writes in favour of war, lying, a Canadian monarchy, teenaged sex, Henry Ford, - and against righteous men, ecologists and sanitized language.

When a freighter smuggling illegal immigrants sinks, Tofino coroner Elias McCann finds himself at the heart of a mystery.

Dozens of "Overlander's" left their wives and families behind as they set out toward a brighter future.

Using enlightening case studies and vignettes drawn from his two decades as a family practitioner and palliative care specialist, Dr.

The author relives an extraordinary life, often at odds with the fog of convention surrounding religion, class distinctions, sex and war.

Sailors, scientists, painters, eccentrics, boat designers and builders - their salty interests may diverge, but all share a passion for the sea.

In the summer of 1981, as teenagers in British Columbia's lower Mainland disappeared, members of the RCMP swung into action.

In the backwoods of British Columbia, Boudreau tells of adventures gone awry, bizarre encounters with creatures in the wilds, and the results of friendships gone sour.

At the heart of Richardson's CBC Radio show is a variety of domestic tales that listeners relate through letters and phone calls. Their stories are sometimes comic and sometimes achingly sad.

In 1924, Phyl Munday did what no woman had done before - reached the summit of Mt. Robson, the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies.

The remarkable story of Princess Peggy Abkhazi, co-founder of the Abkhazi Gardens in Victoria, B.C.

The story begins during the Ice Age and moves through history, revealing a fascinating cast of characters.

Gleeful and noisy celebrations greeted several dozen nervous young women when they stepped ashore in Victoria in September 1862, through a jostling crowd of boisterous, eager men.

Although she fostered a reputation for being an unambitious latecomer, a happily married doctor's wife who wrote for her own pleasure, Wilson in fact took her writing very seriously, trying fo