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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

Sioux Falls not just a pretty place

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Travel, North America Slideshow
May 19, 2013 - 0 comments

Of 259 cities cited by USA Today, Sioux Falls topped the list for the highest employment for 65-year-olds and older. There's much more than meets the eye in Sioux Falls, South Dakota’s largest city - click headline or photo

Historical thrills, Wasaga-style

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May 13, 2013 - 0 comments

Re-enactors at heritage festivals across the province do their best to recreate the authentic feel and drama of War of 1812 battles

Cross-province special events: War of 1812 commemorations, Battlefield Ontario

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May 07, 2013 - 37 comments

Special events marking the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 this spring and summer - click headline or photo

Adult Lifestyles: Life’s grand in Muskoka

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Apr 30, 2013 - 0 comments

Memories of summer vacations in cottage country are drawing retiring boomers back for full-time adult lifestyle community living

Supertrain masters Rockies train travel

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Travel, North America Slideshow
Apr 29, 2013 - 0 comments

The Rocky Mountaineer excursion is not just a train trip – it is an experience of a lifetime - click headline or photo

Sail a smaller ship to Costa Rica to visit some amazing ports

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I noticed a monkey in the trees rubbing her arms with leaves and asked my trail guide what she was doing - click headline or photo

Mountain Magic

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Apr 19, 2013 - 0 comments

West Virginia golf features lots of hills, top-quality layouts representing good value, and plenty of white-tailed deer - click headline or photo

Full-throttle fun: Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson Museum

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Apr 03, 2013 - 4 comments

Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson Museum offers glimpse through American cultural history - click headline or photo

Florida climbs down from driving permit

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Mar 23, 2013 - 0 comments

Within a day of publicity in February that Canadians needed to obtain an International Driving Permit to drive in Florida, as of Jan. 1, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) responded by announcing that it had suspended the state’s permit requirement pending further study. - click headline or photo

Diabetics: Shun southern sun

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As research keeps uncovering more links between diabetes and cancer, and since skin cancer is the most common cancer in this country and is on the rise, it pays to be prepared to make summertime safer - click headline or photo