U.S. authorities charge Canadian couple with cash smuggling
A Canadian couple who allegedly made monthly trips from British Columbia to Manitoba to sell marijuana stashed in hockey bags were arrested when they decided to travel through North Dakota to avoid bad...
View ArticleBorder initiatives between Canada and U.S. moving far too slowly: John Manley
Bilateral efforts to ease trade, travel and commerce across the Canada-U.S. border are in desperate need of a shot in the arm, says the head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives. John Manley...
View ArticleAutomated passport kiosks installed at Pearson
Automated passport kiosks were up and running at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Wednesday and it’s hoped they will reduce wait time for passengers travelling to the United States. Users...
View ArticleBorder agency’s war crimes tag ‘potentially misleading': privacy watchdog
The federal privacy watchdog says Canada’s border agency broke the law by labelling people on its highly touted “wanted” list as war criminals — a potentially misleading tag the agency failed to...
View ArticleToronto man charged after border agents seize cocaine-filled candies
A 37-year-old Toronto man has been charged after the Canada Border Services Agency found cocaine hidden in chocolate candies. Border agents seized the first package on Dec. 17, 2013 and caught a second...
View ArticleCanada’s border agency enlisting informants, prompts internal review
Canada’s border agency is enlisting confidential informants, prompting internal concerns about privacy and the risk to sensitive institutions such as churches, schools and Parliament, newly disclosed...
View ArticleSenators seek an end, finally, to traffic jams at Canada-U.S. border
The nominee to become America’s border boss was pressed at his confirmation hearing Wednesday to get vehicles flowing faster at traffic-clogged Canada-U.S. checkpoints. Gil Kerlikowske faced only a few...
View Article2 blind cows, see how they bond: Rescuers cross borders to unite old cows
Two blind, aging cows were 560 kilometres apart, distressed and facing a dark future. What happened next is a love story starring, not cows, but rescuers who worked across international borders for...
View ArticlePrivacy watchdog wants Ontario police to stop sharing suicide attempts with U.S.
Ontario’s privacy watchdog issued a special report Monday demanding police stop sharing information about suicide attempts with U.S. officials, who used the mental health data to block at least four...
View ArticleBusiness asks government to enlist whiz kids to end delays at Canada-U.S. border
Frustrated by costly delays at the Canada-U.S. border, the business community is urging governments to seek solutions from private-sector whiz kids. The national governments are being pressed to adopt...
View ArticleToronto man charged after border agents seize cocaine-filled candies
A 37-year-old Toronto man has been charged after the Canada Border Services Agency found cocaine hidden in chocolate candies. Border agents seized the first package on Dec. 17, 2013 and caught a second...
View ArticleCanada’s border agency enlisting informants, prompts internal review
Canada’s border agency is enlisting confidential informants, prompting internal concerns about privacy and the risk to sensitive institutions such as churches, schools and Parliament, newly disclosed...
View ArticleSenators seek an end, finally, to traffic jams at Canada-U.S. border
The nominee to become America’s border boss was pressed at his confirmation hearing Wednesday to get vehicles flowing faster at traffic-clogged Canada-U.S. checkpoints. Gil Kerlikowske faced only a few...
View Article2 blind cows, see how they bond: Rescuers cross borders to unite old cows
Two blind, aging cows were 560 kilometres apart, distressed and facing a dark future. What happened next is a love story starring, not cows, but rescuers who worked across international borders for...
View ArticlePrivacy watchdog wants Ontario police to stop sharing suicide attempts with U.S.
Ontario’s privacy watchdog issued a special report Monday demanding police stop sharing information about suicide attempts with U.S. officials, who used the mental health data to block at least four...
View ArticleBusiness asks government to enlist whiz kids to end delays at Canada-U.S. border
Frustrated by costly delays at the Canada-U.S. border, the business community is urging governments to seek solutions from private-sector whiz kids. The national governments are being pressed to adopt...
View ArticleOttawa sharing info with U.S. Homeland Security on all Americans entering Canada
Canada’s border agency has quietly begun sharing information with U.S. Homeland Security about the thousands of American citizens who cross into Canada each day. Before long, Washington is expected to...
View ArticleFull scope of asylum seeker arrivals in August expected to be released
New figures are expected Tuesday on the number of people who illegally crossed into Canada to seek asylum last month. Among the numbers will be the final tally of a massive surge in arrivals...
View ArticleMan admits to sneaking snakes over Canada-U.S. border in socks
An Ontario man who was caught trying to smuggle snakes into Canada in his socks has pleaded guilty in an American court. Chaoyi Le, 28, is facing up to five years in prison after pleading guilty...
View ArticleCanada gives border security extra powers to crack down on cheap steel, aluminum
The federal government is taking extra steps to crack down on companies that try to ship cheap foreign steel and aluminum through the Canadian market. The Canada Border Services Agency is being granted...
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