Karachi's rebirth as the 'City of Lights'
It was 'beautified' during the Bhutto regime but today has become a busy and congested artery connecting Clifton with the centre of the city. …. Poverty and drug addiction saw an alarming increase in Karachi in the 1980s. …. COAS General Asif Nawaz … Read more on DAWN.com

EVENTS GUIDE for Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 (Surrey, White Rock, North Delta)
Speakers are Helen Burnham, co-founder of Avalon Addiction Recovery Centres for Women, Maggie de Vries, author whose sister was one of Robert Pickton's victims, and Velvet Steele, politicial activist and transgendered woman. Includes fashion show and … Read more on Surrey Now

Celebrating another year of sobriety
Eaton's story was just one of many as recovering addicts, family and counsellors who got together at the Hamilton Convention Centre for what has become the biggest celebration of its kind in Ontario. It's organized by 10 local agencies that deal with … Read more on Hamilton Spectator

Wild opens festival, and a chance to honour a legend
The 2014 edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival features more than 350 films from 70 countries over 16 days, plus post-screening Q&A sessions with actors, directors and writers. Each weekday and on the weekend, we'll provide highlights of … Read more on The Globe and Mail