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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

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

Cruising in high gear

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Travel, Cruising Slideshow
Mar 25, 2013 - 6 comments

New ships from 2012, 2013 showcase flashy features as cruising industry continues growth - click headline or photo

The Truthteller

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Mar 24, 2013 - 0 comments

Sexsmith survived a health scare in the interim, finding a lump in his neck. The experience led to a flow of feelings of appreciation for his life and contemplation of his mortality, sentiments on display in a number of the tunes on Forever Endeavour - 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

Sports Illustrated swimsuits: How low can they go?

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Mar 22, 2013 - 1 comments

Let’s talk about skinny models in bathing suits. Or not... - click headline or photo to decide

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

Smith’s Launches Celebrating 75 Years of Burlington Community Contest

Mar 20, 2013 - 0 comments

Smith’s Funeral Homes of Burlington is celebrating 75 Years of Burlington throughout 2013 with a contest.

Fun with Wanda

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As a standup comic, Sykes has few rivals. In 2004, Entertainment Weekly named her one of the 25 funniest people in America. In 2009, she became the first African American woman and the first openly gay person to perform at the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner. - click headline or photo

Yippee, Willis is back

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Mar 19, 2013 - 0 comments

Being a parent on screen and off is his “favourite job,” Willis insists, and he offers insight to the type of dad he is. “I have four girls now, and they are a captive audience... - 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