September 2012 Archive Posts

Stephen Harper appoints five new senators, bolstering Tory majority

September 7, 2012

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed five new senators, bolstering the Tory majority in the upper ...

North Bay Town Hall Meeting on Healthcare

September 7, 2012

Editor’s Note: On September 6th 2012, Betty Dean, CARP’s North Bay Chapter Chair, attended a Town Hall Meeting on ...

Summer’s Over – Back to Work for MPs – This time with more Accountability

September 7, 2012

Welcome back! The summer recess is normally the refuge of the political status quo – but not this year! Just ask ...

With $10-million gift, McMaster embarks on study of ‘optimal aging’

September 7, 2012

McMaster University has netted a $10-million gift from an outside donor, a sizable injection of cash that will fund ...

September 9th is Grandparent’s Day – Ring it in with Style!

September 7, 2012

Go ahead of give yourself a few pats on the back if you're a grandparent because this Sunday is National Grandparents ...

Here’s One for the Older Kids – Are you Smarter than a Sixty Year-Old?

September 7, 2012

THIS WAS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT. THE ANSWERS WERE ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE. I REMEMBERED, BUT ... DON'T LOOK BELOW FOR ...

Queen’s University Looking for Online Research Subjects

September 7, 2012

Want to play a game? Researchers at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario are looking for your help, online, in a ...

Thousands of UK financial advisers face ruin

September 7, 2012

Advisers have been earning commissions of up to 9% of the cash invested MORE than 3,000 independent financial ...

Retiring on a low income – A Helpful Toolkit by John Stapleton

September 6, 2012

Open Policy Ontario's John Stapleton has created a toolkit for low-income seniors looking to retire (or who are ...