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Coyotes Announce Plans for New Arena

2016-11-15T12:09:12-07:00November 15th, 2016|Arizona Coyotes, News|

The Arizona Coyotes announced today that they have entered into an exclusive negotiation agreement with Catellus Development Corporation, master developer for the Arizona State University Athletic Facilities District, to work towards the finalization of a new arena and commercial development project within the district along Tempe Town Lake. The site of the proposed new arena [...]

Warm Arizona winter could mean more snowbirds

2016-11-01T15:12:17-07:00November 1st, 2016|Canadians in Arizona, News, Tourism|

La Nina conditions could bring a warm, dry winter to Arizona and colder, snowy weather in Canada and the northern U.S. Sources as varied as the Climate Prediction Center, La Niña forecasts and the "Canadian Farmers’ Almanac" are calling for conditions that could lead us to see larger-than-normal flocks of snowbirds this winter. The Climate [...]

2016 Regina Spring Home Show

2016-03-21T14:14:08-07:00March 21st, 2016|Business, Canadians in Arizona, News, Tourism|

The Canada to Arizona team took their show on the road attending the 40th Annual Spring Home Show in Regina Saskatchewan from March 17-20th 2016. The Regina Spring Home Show is one of the largest home, renovating, landscaping and lifestyle shows in all of Canada with over 50,000 attendees, hundreds of exhibitors and amazing seminars [...]

Canada Week in Arizona

2016-02-05T10:20:05-07:00February 5th, 2016|Canada Week, Canadians in Arizona, News|

Canada and the United States have enjoyed a long and enduring relationship on a broad range of issues, which has led to strong military and economic partnerships, cultural ties and a strengthened relationship throughout the years. The combined Canada and Arizona bilateral trade exceed $3.7 billion dollars each year. Over 146,000 Arizona jobs depend on [...]

Canadians profiting by selling Arizona real estate with a weak Canadian dollar

2016-01-25T16:57:38-07:00January 25th, 2016|Business, News, Real Estate|

If you purchased Arizona real estate during the US real estate melt down and at the time of the above par Canadian dollar, then your investment as likely more than doubled in just a few years! Many Canadians purchased simply for investment purposes and are now choosing to cash in that investment to take advantage [...]

One Scottsdale is a massive urban village to rise in North Scottsdale

2016-01-14T09:38:34-07:00January 14th, 2016|Business, News, Real Estate|

A mix of modern office towers, street-level shops and high-density housing could soon bring thousands of jobs and residents to an urban complex planned in north Scottsdale, with an early phase expected to break ground this spring. One Scottsdale, a massive mixed-use project at the northeastern corner of Scottsdale Road and Loop 101, could feature [...]

Canadians can win the $1.4 billion US Powerball lottery

2016-01-11T10:09:45-07:00January 11th, 2016|News|

Looking to get really, really rich, quick? You may want to consider purchasing a ticket for Wednesday's record-breaking Powerball draw, with an estimated US$1.4 billion up for grabs in the American lottery. In Canadian dollars, that could mean a jackpot total of more than $1.9 billion. Here's what Canadians need to know about the jackpot [...]

El Nino will turn Phoenix into Seattle this year

2016-01-10T21:38:58-07:00January 10th, 2016|News|

The ongoing El Nino weather pattern will have the Phoenix area looking a lot more like a Pacific Northwest city this year, a climatologist said Wednesday. “This year, we’re going to become Seattle,” Randy Cerveny, a climatologist with Arizona State University, told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Bruce St. James and Pamela Hughes. “The storms that [...]

T-Mobile touts first continental phone plan for North America

2016-01-04T14:04:41-07:00January 4th, 2016|Business, News|

All calls, texts and data with T-Mobile Simple Choice plans will cost no more to Mexico and Canada or while visiting Mexico and Canada! T-Mobile on Thursday announced that there would be no added charges for its U.S. based Simple Choice customers when they call, text or use data to Mexico and Canada or when [...]

Falling Canadian dollar hurts U.S. sunbelt states as snowbirds stay home

2015-12-16T13:22:12-07:00December 16th, 2015|News, Tourism|

The American sunbelt is expected to feel a chill this winter from Canada's weakened economy and a loonie that's lost more than a quarter of its value in the past couple of years. Overnight cross-border travel was down about nine per cent in the first nine months of the year over the same period last [...]

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