• Fighting the flu CBC News - Oct. 26, 2005. The health-care system is making gains in the fight with the flu, a scourge that contributes to the deaths of thousands of Canadians every year, chokes hospital wards each winter and increases the pressure on strained budgets.

• Transport Security Administration What you should know about the new air travel security measures:

• Beefing up the Borders

• Hurricane Season Travel Tips

• The Red Tide Alliance (RTA) is a public/private partnership among three organizations that is committed to educating the public about the effects of the Florida red tide and other harmful algal blooms (HABs)

• Making Healthy Food and Lifestyle Choices

• Members of Parliament

• Travel and Hospitality Expenses Reports

• Welcome to NatureWatch

• Bird Watch - watch bald eagles live on the internet

• Prostate Screening Test

• Heart Health & Heart Knowledge Quiz

• New Daylight Savings Timing

• You are about to discover many of the stories and treasures held in trust by Canada's museums.

• English Language Television from Canada

• Lemon Aid 2005 - SUVs A to G

• Google launches map of Mars

• A Montreal media studies professor has created a website that makes it easy to monitor products placed in movies

• Canadians Want Restrictions on Bank Distribution of Insurance

• What Canadians think about granting banks expanded powers

• Vancouver Sun Read Aloud

• 1000s of internet radio stations from around the world - all FREE. High speed internet required.

• Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities - Who Is Responsible? Phase 1 Report

• Canada's Medals

• Send a message to an Olympic Team Canada member

• Olympic history

• Check Your Bank Notes

• Internet Fraud

• The Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Center

• Fuel Consumption Guide 2005 - Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency has compiled fuel-consumption ratings for passenger cars (not exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 3855 kg, or 8500 lbs.) and light-duty pickup trucks, vans and special purpose vehicles sold in Canada.

• The Secret Mulroney Tapes a CBC Big Ticket presentation, lets Canadians hear for the first time the infamous conversations between former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and journalist Peter C. Newman.

• D-Day Archives from CBC - Video and audio clips from D-Day and other important war time events.

• Map Of All 2005 Storms - The Tampa Tribune

• Facts and Predictions about the 2005 Hurricane Season - The Tampa Tribune

• Hurricane 101- The Tampa Tribune

• National Seniors' Safety Week ( November 6 to 12, 2005 )
OTTAWA - As baby boomers plan for their retirement years, they want housing and renovations that will allow them to live independently as they grow older. Many are also caring for aging family members who continue to live at home.

• Bread And Breakfast Map
This page puts on the map destinations stretching from Toronto to Hamilton, Stratford, Niagara Falls, Niagara On The Lake going up North to Owen Sound and East to Ottawa.

• Experts Offer Free Memory Screenings Nov. 15
SUNDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Experts will offer free in-person memory screenings at more than 700 sites across the United States on Nov. 15 -- National Memory Screening Day -- as part of National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month.

• Consular Affairs - Current Issues:
Current Issues features a variety of information highlighting current and ongoing situations around the world of particular interest to Canadians living or travelling abroad.

• Florida Division of Emergency Management

• Aim for a healthy weight National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
In 1999, almost 108 million adult Americans were overweight or obese. If you are overweight or obese, carrying this extra weight puts you at risk for developing many diseases, especially heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. Losing this weight helps to prevent and control these diseases.

• Tropical Storms & Hurricanes

• Province-Teritory Weather Winners Environment Canada
Next to bragging about which community enjoys or endures the most weather, Canadians like to boast how their province or territory compares with the warmest, snowiest or the windiest.

• Surgical Wait Times Government of British Columbia - Sep. 08, 2005.
In British Columbia, more than 400,000 hospital-based surgeries and treatments are performed each year. If you need surgery or treatment that is not an emergency, you will be placed on a wait list. An individual who needs emergency surgery does not go on a waitlist; they receive treatment without delay.

• Consumer Information by Type of Insurance Insurance-Canada.ca - Dec. 13, 2004. Top 10 Canadian Insurance Crimes of the Year: Insurance Bureau of Canada pursues changes to Criminal Code & Youth Criminal Justice Act

• INDEPTH: PARTI QUÉBÉCOIS - Timeline CBC News Online - June 13, 2005.

• INDEPTH: HEALTH CARE - Introduction CBC News Online - June 10, 2005.

• Global warming CBC News - March 24, 2005.
Switch on the TV or radio these days, and you'll learn about icebergs melting and be bombarded with ads for movies depicting catastrophic weather disasters.

• Cruise Ship Inspection Program Health Canada
In order to prevent the introduction, transmission or spread of communicable diseases into Canada, Health Canada has implemented voluntary compliance inspection programs in for both national and international travel transportation facilities in Canada.

• On The Ball: Canada's Golfing Greats
From Ada Mackenzie to Moe Norman to Sandra Post, our homegrown golfing heroes have thrilled, surprised, inspired and delighted us.

• Online Tool Checks Need for Cancer Screening

• The Fast Lane at Canada-US Border Crossings

• Drugs seniors should not use if they have certain diseases or conditions
The following is a compilation of medications available in Canada that seniors with certain diseases or conditions should not use, according to a study known as the Beers criteria.

• Drugs seniors should avoid - The Beers criteria - This page lists drugs seniors should generally avoid.

• A timeline of events leading up to the Victory in Europe

• Seniors and Drugs: Prescribed to death
As many as 3,300 seniors die every year due to adverse drug reactions, according to a CBC estimate done by analyzing Health Canada's adverse drug reaction database (obtained under Access to Information).

• Pope Benedict XVI – filling the shoes of the fisherman The election of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope shouldn't come as a complete surprise. By some accounts, he had been the frontrunner to succeed John Paul II for months. Italian media said he entered the conclave with as many as 35 or even 50 cardinals prepared to lean his way.

• What can I bring to Canada? Foods, plants and animals can harbour disease and pests. Protect Canada's resources. Be aware and declare!

• What's Killing Canadians? About eight out of every 10 Canadians are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease -an illness that 74,000 die from each year.

• Satellite Maps Google Maps is a Google service offering powerful, user-friendly mapping technology–including business locations, contact information, and driving directions–to anyone searching for results in the United States and Canada

• Pope John Paul II - An influential pontiff Voicing a strong moral vision, Pope John Paul II forged a legacy as one of the Catholic Church's most influential and controversial leaders.

• Living wills: FAQs What is a "living will"? A "living will" contains your written instructions about what level of medical treatment you want in the event that you are unable to express your wishes verbally.

• Indepth: Retirement - Introduction If you're like most Canadians, you want to retire early and you're confident you'll have the means to do it. But chances are you won't be packing it in as early as you planned to – and you won't be living in the lap of luxury.

• Locked-in RRSP It has come to OSFI's attention that some organizations are offering former pension plan members, whose benefits are covered by the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985, the opportunity to access a portion of their locked-in RRSP funds in return for a loan application.

• Healthy Living - Men, Women and Seniors
These sections provide information about the health issues that affect all people throughout their lives. You'll find resources on a broad range of issues, including parenting, relationships, keeping fit, eating to stay healthy, violence prevention, sexuality... and much more.

• Physical Activity Guide for Older Adults Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living for Older Adults promotes physical activity in an aging society...

• Airwise.com Book hotels, flights and rental cars, worldwide flight schedules, check flight arrivals for major airlines, airline and aviation industry news, the independent guide to airports worldwide.

• Virtualtourist.com Travel guides, Hotels & accommodations, flights, restaurants, nightlife, meet travelles, forums, see travel tips from members, must see activities, tourist traps.

• Transport Canada Transportation is essential to our well-being. Canadians need a reliable, safe and sustainable transportation system to connect our communities, and to connect us with our trading partners.