http://www.snowbirds.org Voice of travelling Canadians, The Canadian Snowbird Association - CSA - is a national not-for-profit advocacy organization dedicated to actively defending and improving the rights and privileges of travelling Canadians. - Headline News Subscribe to this feed - Canandian Snowbird Association - New releases 10 40 40 http://www.snowbirds.org http://www.snowbirds.org/site-icons/csalogo.gif en-us Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:10:39 GMT Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:10:59 GMT http://www.snowbirds.org/rss.php Snowbirds Editor 2.0 contact@snowbirds.org(snowbird admin) contact@snowbirds.org(snowbird admin) http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1568 Death map shows heat a big hazard to Americans : - WASHINGTON Reuters Heat is more likely to kill an American than an earthquake and thunderstorms kill more than hurricanes do according to a death map published on Tuesday ..... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1568 http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1565 Ignatieff takes the prize : - OTTAWA Michael Ignatieff has seized his long sought prize the Liberal leadership raising fresh questions about the future of the opposition coalition that has vowed to defeat the minority Conservatives next month ..... Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1565 http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1564 2 Diabetes Drugs Double Fracture Risk in Women : - WEDNESDAY Dec 10 HealthDay News Two widely prescribed diabetes drugs Avandia and Actos double the risk of fractures in women but not in men a new British analysis finds ..... Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1564 http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1563 Harper meets GovernorGeneral : - OTTAWA Prime Minister Stephen Harper entered Rideau Hall shortly after 9 30 a m ET to make his case to Governor General Micha lle Jean for temporarily shutting down Parliament He has now been inside Rideau Hall for more than one hour and speculation is he s made his arguments to Ms Jean and may be waiting in case she renders an early decision She is believed to be consulting advisers after hearing Mr Harper s arguments in favour of prorogation ..... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1563 http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1562 Alberta ombudsman to examine outofprovince health funding program : - Complaints from people who ve been denied funding by Alberta s out of province health program prompted Alberta ombudsman Gord Button to launch an investigation Tuesday Button said at a news conference Tuesday he s received about a dozen complaints from people whose requests for funding were turned down without any reasons given as to why ..... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1562 http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1561 Battle lines form as Parliament awaits GGs return : - OTTAWA A caustic atmosphere is settling over Parliament Hill today as the Conservatives fight back against an opposition plan to topple the minority government As they passed their opposition colleagues in the hallway on their way into a caucus meeting this morning some Tory MPs were openly describing the Liberal actions as tantamount to treason ..... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1561 http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1560 Deficits forcing wave of cuts in Ontario hospitals : - ORONTO One in every two hospitals in Ontario has been in the red this year as growing demand for health care services has left them trying to cope with too many patients and not enough funds says a report to be released today ..... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1560 http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1559 Cable giant Ted Rogers dies at 75 : - Canadian media magnate Ted Rogers founder and CEO of Rogers Communications has died Rogers 75 died at his Toronto home early Tuesday surrounded by loved ones said a statement from the company s board of directors He had recently been admitted to hospital for a cardiac condition ..... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1559 http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1558 GG cuts short European trip in face of political crisis : - OTTAWA Gov Gen Michaelle Jean is cutting short a European trip and returning to Canada on Wednesday in the face of a political crisis that could bring down the government next week ..... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1558 http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1556 Family doctors report card says little progress in increasing their ranks : - TORONTO The College of Family Physicians says too little progress has been made in improving the number of family doctors in Canada ..... Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.snowbirds.org/search-results.php?r=1556