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WATCH: The Canada-U.S. Border Is Way Weirder Than You Thought

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 06.07.2013 | Canada

If you think the Canada-U.S. border is one of the most boring places on Earth, you're in for a surprise. A new video on the quirkier aspects of the...

Border Fee 'Not Going To Happen'

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.28.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - A U.S. congressman says Canadians should not be overly concerned about a proposed border crossing fee, saying it just isn't going to happen.D...

U.S. Mulls Charging Canadians To Enter Country

CP | Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.22.2013 | Canada Business

TORONTO - A proposal to charge travellers a new crossing fee at U.S. land border crossings has drawn condemnation in both countries.The call to study ...

An Open Canada-U.S. Border? Nah

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 06.04.2013 | Canada Politics

SURREY, B.C. - The U.S. ambassador to Canada says a European Union like arrangement where citizens can freely cross national borders is not in the car...

What You Can And Can't Bring To America

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 03.12.2013 | Canada Travel

March Break is in full swing, but if you're reading this it probably means you're part of the 88 per cent of Canadians who aren't taking a vacation th...

U.S. To Canada: Brace For Border Pain

CP | Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.28.2013 | Canada Politics

WASHINGTON - Janet Napolitano, the Obama administration's homeland security chief, warned Tuesday that the looming array of U.S. spending cuts known a...

The $3.6 Billion Extra Canadians Are Paying for Goods

Mark Milke | Posted 04.21.2013 | Canada Politics
Mark Milke

Whenever Canadians cross the border, it is inevitable they will find cheaper goods in the United States. There is a reason that helps explain part of the price differences: $3.6 billion in customs tariffs. All consumers would benefit from more competition and an end to anti-consumer tariffs. But more importantly, low-income Canadians would benefit the most.

Canada-U.S. Beyond The Border Initiatives Pushed Aside

CP | Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.05.2013 | Canada Politics

WASHINGTON - The Canada-U.S. Beyond the Border initiatives haven't exactly been a top priority for the White House since Prime Minister Stephen Harper...

Canadians Will Wait THIS Long At The Border

CBC | Posted 02.21.2013 | Canada Travel

The Canada Border Services Agency is advising last-minute shoppers to prepare for long waits at the border during the holidays. "It's alw...

Deal Allows U.S. To Share Canadian Data With Third Countries

CP | Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.12.2013 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Canada will soon begin sharing biometric information and other data about visa applicants with the United States — which then may provide i...

New Deal Lets U.S. Officers Make Arrests In Canada

CBC | Posted 09.10.2012 | Canada Politics

When the Conservative government passed its controversial omnibus budget bill last month, it included new powers for certain U.S. law enforcement agen...

Canada To Share Travellers' Bio-Data With U.S.

CP | Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press | Posted 09.09.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Canada and the United States plan to join forces in order to better deal with "irregular flows" of refugees that turn up in North America or ...

U.S. Will Be Allowed To Share Canadian Border Info

CP | Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.28.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The United States will be allowed to share information about Canadians with other countries under a sweeping border deal.The U.S. won't have ...

Get Ready For Longer Wait Times At The Border

CBC | Posted 07.21.2012 | Canada

The union representing Canada's border service agents is warning Quebecers could be in for delays at the border this summer. ...

Why Budget Cuts Could Mean You'll Be Waiting Longer At The Border

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 06.11.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - The Conservatives' tough-on-crime agenda is weakened by federal budget cuts, the union representing border guards said Thursday.Union officia...

Female U.S. Border Guards Accused Of 'Sexual Molestation'

CBC | Posted 05.13.2012 | Canada

Three Canadian women filed lawsuits Tuesday alleging "sexual molestation" by U.S. female border guards at the Canada-U.S. border near Win...

Canada and the U.S. No Longer Separated By Border of Horrors

Christopher Sands | Posted 04.16.2012 | Canada Politics
Christopher Sands

One year after Obama and Harper launched an initiative to negotiate border security improvements, the two governments are making good progress. The new border order being negotiated promises to complete the transformation of our border security efforts into effective defences that pose no threat to innocent travel and commerce.

Hey America: You Don't Look So Great from Up Here

Peter Behrens | Posted 04.14.2012 | Canada Politics
Peter Behrens

Living alongside you these days and listening to the contenders in your Republican primaries is like overhearing a crazy family from the Maine backwoods in a loud, weird squabble at the Bangor Mall: everyone threatening, gesticulating, talking trash. Get it together, America.

Passport Didn't Help Man Cross Border: U.S. Customs

CP | Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.05.2012 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency says a Canadian man shouldn't credit his iPad for helping him enter their country.The agency ...

Canadian Uses iPad Passport Scan To Enter U.S.

CP | Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.04.2012 | Canada Business

MONTREAL - A Canadian man who forgot his passport at home discovered an unusual tool to help him get through U.S. Customs — his iPad.Martin Reisch s...

How Border Deal Will Affect Cross-Border Shoppers

CBC | Posted 10.11.2012 | Canada Politics

For many Canadians, border crossings have been a constant source of headaches for several years now. The new border security and trade agr...

Althia Raj

Alarm Bells Raised About New Border Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 12.07.2011 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA — Canada’s privacy advocates are raising alarm bells that a new border pact with the U.S. could lead to public health risks and sharing of ...

What You Need To Know About New Border Deal

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 12.07.2011 | Canada Politics

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is at the White House today to announce the details of a long-awaited border security agreement with U.S. President Bara...

Althia Raj

Why Border Deal May Save You Time At The Airport

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 02.06.2012 | Canada Politics

Frustrated air travellers could get a break when Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama ink a border deal Wednesday. Among the pl...

Obama-Harper Summit: Why Did it Take So Long?

Christopher Sands | Posted 02.06.2012 | Canada Politics
Christopher Sands

Harper was invited to the White House today for a bilateral meeting this week to let the public know what officials have known for months -- the extent and scope of efficient border management. It shouldn't have taken so long to make this announcement of what will be, after all, a to-do list and not a litany of accomplishments.