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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

Historical thrills, Wasaga-style

Travel, North America, Lifestyle, Pastimes Slideshow

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

Ireland Hiking: Able in Antrim

Travel, World Slideshow

May 09, 2013 - 2 comments

The trails are manageable, even for novices, and the views awe-inspiring for those venturing on a hiking tour of Ireland’s Antrim Coast - click headline or photo

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

Travel, North America, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Pastimes Photo

May 07, 2013 - 31 comments

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

US Immigration Reform Bill renews Canuck retirees option

Travel, Snowbirds

May 06, 2013 - 15 comments

The proposed Canadian retiree visa, killed by the US Congress in 2011 and 2012, has been served up for reconsideration - click headline or photo

Inbox: Rick Springfield / Arden / Streisand / Appetizers / Danube

Health, News&Views, From Our Readers, People, Travel, Lifestyle, Entertainment Photo

May 05, 2013 - 15 comments

Readers: Rick Springfield has changed lives / Comments on our Recipes column on appetizers, our cover story on Barbra Streisand, our 2012 profile of Jann Arden / Shoes on the Danube - click headline or photo

Adult Lifestyles: Life’s grand in Muskoka

Adult Lifestyle Communities, Travel, North America Slideshow

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

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

It’s complicated: for Canucks owing U.S. taxes

Travel, Snowbirds Photo

Apr 28, 2013 - 0 comments

...you’re making a popular choice when you purchase a U.S. property – and when it comes to paying the bills that come with it, being taxed like a Canadian is a good thing. Here’s why - click headline or photo