Moment of Silence
Posted date : May 5, 2020
We are in Mesa, Arizona amid many snowbird resorts. I’ve yet to see one Canadian flag at half-mast since the recent slaughter of innocent Canadians and legal immigrants.
Read more...Posted date : May 5, 2020
We are in Mesa, Arizona amid many snowbird resorts. I’ve yet to see one Canadian flag at half-mast since the recent slaughter of innocent Canadians and legal immigrants.
Read more...Posted date : Dec 13, 2019
A recent, very-large study has shown that many heart procedures such as stent insertion, angioplasty and heart bypass surgery are unnecessary and can actually cause harm.
Read more...Posted date : Aug 19, 2019
OHIP’s Out-of-Country (OOC) Travellers Program , which provides reimbursement for Ontario residents who face unexpected medical emergencies while abroad, will officially be scrapped on October 1, 2019.
Read more...Posted date : Aug 19, 2019
Spending the winter in the sunny south sure beats contending with the ice and snow of our Canadian winters. If you are truly going to enjoy the fruits of the snowbird lifestyle experience, preparation is key.
Read more...Posted date : Aug 9, 2019
CSANews Issue 111 – Summer 2019 Edition – In this issue : Portugal Revisited – The Best Places to Travel in Summer – Retirement Blind Spots – DNA Tests – Secrets Revealed
Read more...Posted date : May 14, 2019
With our dollar being where it is, is travelling into the U.S. going to be fairly costly, or will it be fairly reasonable with the cost of goods being cheaper there? David Heintzman Alberta Response : Ed.: We have always found it to be cheaper living in the U.S., even at a lower dollar-exchange rate […]
Read more...Posted date : May 14, 2019
You obviously receive a lot of inquiries regarding the maximum time Canadians can stay in the U.S. I’ve read many of them, but I am still unclear on a couple of points: If you file Form 8840 but the IRS is unresponsive, do you just have to hope that they’ve accepted your claim to a […]
Read more...Posted date : May 14, 2019
Be very careful when choosing which bank you deal with in the U.S.!!! From our experience, you will see what I am referring to. On Jan. 3, 2018, we deposited a Canadian draft in U.S. currency into the U.S. bank. We have been snowbirds for 10 years and this is the only bank we have […]
Read more...Posted date : May 10, 2019
Just another day…another dollar. Well, not quite – actually, it was $30.8 billion dollars. That’s with a “B.” That was the total sales in ONE DAY for the Chinese special day called “Single’s Day.” Some bright young (or old) person came up with the idea as a counterpoint to Valentine’s Day. Not everyone has […]
Read more...Posted date : May 10, 2019
Ah…the lazy days of summer! Well, except for writing CSANews, and weddings, and family picnics, and gardening, and planning our Early Bird travel insurance. But we met our deadlines and all is well. The dollar exchange rate is behaving badly right now, but we do expect that to normalize over the next few months […]
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