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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

Set aside a loonie a day for charity

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May 20, 2013 - 1 comments

In an editorial comment dated March 20, the Toronto Star noted a troubling trend: though Canadians are a generous bunch by world standards, the number of people donating is dwindling.

Pension income-splitting: why it works and how to do it

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May 16, 2013 - 1 comments

Even for younger people, doing the splits can be difficult but, believe it or not, doing the splits becomes easier as you mature - click headline or photo

Provinces offer varying caregiving tax credits

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Each province provides its own roster of tax credits that often mirror or extend those provided by the federal government, but vary from province to province

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

Caregivers: If you’ve got Power of Attorney, now the fun begins

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Avoid the pitfalls of managing your parents’ financial affairs! - Gather Your Parents’ Financial Information Before It’s Too Late / Keep Good Records of Financial Transactions to Avoid Family and Legal Problems / Professionally Prepared Income Tax Returns Take the Pressure Off You / Invest a Parent’s Money Conservatively or You May Have to Support Them - click headline or photo

Readers write: Fountain of Youth, raccoons, rocking the archives, Healthy Home Credit

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Dance is ‘fountain of youth / Raccoons and the law / Rocking the archives / Platinum Blonde / Edward Bear / Fringe Play / Healthy Home Renovation Tax Credit - click headline or photo

Your Money: Demand details on CPP expansion debate in June

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Feb 17, 2013 - 0 comments

How much income would most of us consider enough during our retirement? Canadian finance ministers will implicitly give us their answer when they define a “modest Canada Pension Plan (CPP) expansion” at their next meeting in June - click headline or photo

Start-ups: Boomers lead the way

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Jan 31, 2013 - 2 comments

70 per cent of new businesses are started by men but women tend to be more successful - click headline or photo

Plan now! Early small-business succession planning is best

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Jan 26, 2013 - 1 comments

Sell it? Keep it in the family? Wind it down? - click headline or photo

Common-law: Nine financial factors couples need to know

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Jan 10, 2013 - 5 comments

Here are 9 financial issues relating to common-law relationships to consider - click headline or photo