Activity books for Christmastime and Hanukkah are common enough, but how can kids keep busy from January to April, when winter seems to drag on forever? Drake and Love, the talented team of sisters ...

It has been a long and cold winter, and that has many people already thinking about the sun and possibly buying property in cottage country. Chantelle Black is considering buying a house in Muskoka.

Helen Morris: Winter cottages, hot profits Cottage country has many of us thinking of lazy summer days by the lake, but when most properties close up for the winter a hardy core of snowmobilers ...

In reality, cottages (and houses) often have "cold spots," so some experts recommend leaving the heat higher, at between 5°C and 10°C, to make up for those isolated, chilly pockets.

Police are offering a long list of tips as cottages are closed up for the winter. On Prince Edward Island, a family discovered their cottage had been trashed by vandals last week.