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CHIP Loan Is Right For You

A SPONSORED FEATURE: There are several loan options available to homeowners over 55. However, understanding the best fit for your specific needs requires some careful consideration.

Trillium grant awarded to Burl-Oak Theatre

Burl-Oak Theatre Group receives a $76,700 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Visitors to the FYI Show May 25 at the Royal Botanical Gardens will be treated to a segment of the latest presentation by Burl-Oak, the comedy Kitchen Witches.

Editor's Blog: Reflections on the Gordie Howe movie

When Gordie came to Toronto with the Aeros it was a grand event for a busload of North Bayites.

Streisand to play Israel for the first time

Streisand's first concerts in Israel this June will be backed by a 60-piece orchestra and will feature duets with her son Jason Gould, sister Roslyn Kind and special guest trumpeter Chris Botti.

Bill Hay retires, Pat Quinn chosen next Hockey Hall of Fame chair

Pat Quinn takes over as chair of Hockey Hall of Fame board

Sky Train from Phoenix airport to 44th Street opens April 8

The electrically powered, automated PHX Sky Train will operate 24-hours a day, 365 days a year.

BOB'S BLOG Bird of the Month: red-bellied woodpecker

The red-bellied woodpecker is slowly expanding its range northward in the Great Lakes region

BOB'S BLOG: Women's hockey in the '30s rivalled the men's for popularity

The best women's team ever was the Preston Rivulettes, who won Ontario Women’s Championships every year from 1931 to 1940, losing only two games in the decade.

BOB'S BLOG: Visit Scaterie Island, NS to see a real, live (hazardous) shipwreck

The MV Miner ran aground on Scaterie Island off Cape Breton on Sept. 20, 2011.

Canadian visits to Florida up 7% last year

3,562,000 Canadians visited Florida in 2012

BOB’S BLOG: Bird of the Month is the Great Gray Owl

The Great Gray Owl has been declared Bob’s Blog’s first Bird of the Month.

Snowbirds: Florida suspends requirement for International Drivers License

The Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles has suspended the state’s recently enacted International Driving Permit requirement pending further study.

Forever Young Information

Canada's Adult Lifestyle Publication

Heart Health: Hypertension up among boomers

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May 04, 2013 - 1 comments

Because of its major impact upon health and mortality, the World Health Organization made high blood pressure the major focus of its World Health Day, marked this year on April 7 - click headline or photo

Ontario tax credit covers some renovations done by seniors

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A household that spends $10,000 on eligible home renovations potentially can get back $1,500. The tax credit has a $10,000 maximum per couple. Qualified applicants must be 65 years or older by the end of the year...- click headline or photo

Turned on to better foods

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Boomer foodies are an ‘awakened’ market, continuously searching for more healthy foods like sprouted grains, legumes and pods to keep them young - click headline or photo

Heart surgery breakthrough: Toronto surgeon Kevin Teoh

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Health, Heart & Stroke Slideshow
Feb 25, 2013 - 9 comments

“Heart surgery started in the fifties, so we’re talking about 60 years,” Teoh says. “That said, heart surgery is one of the most common operations in the world these days, due to the prevalence of heart disease. And, it’s amazing how much heart surgery has evolved over the 60 years.” click headline or photo

Quebec skiing marathon: Going the distance

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Following in the steps of Jackrabbit Johanssen, veteran cross-country skiers test themselves year after year at Quebec’s Canadian Ski Marathon - click headline or photo

Strap on fitness gear

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Look for a gusher of wearable fitness and health aids over the next few years as companies like Nike and Canada’s own Saringer Life Sciences find new ways to wire us up - click headline or photo

Righteous Rhythms

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Belly dancing tones and sculpts the body, helps with fitness and weight loss, improves breathing and posture – and is a heck of a lot of fun - click headline or photo

Boomers love triathlons. Why?

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Folks 45 and up are taking to the triathlon in surprising numbers despite the grinding regimen needed to swim, cycle and run draining distances - click headline or photo

Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit: what is and isn’t eligible

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Seniors can now get a $1,500 annual tax credit on up to $10,000 in renovations making their homes safer to live in - click headline or photo

Stay strong with Kathy Smith

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By the age of 60, the average person will have lost a third of their muscle mass. But you can reverse it with... - click headline or photo