4 d. ago Gibraltar celebrates its national day as it looks ahead to easier border crossings with Spain

MADRID (AP) — Gibraltarians gathered Wednesday for national day celebrations months before a fence separating the contested territory at the tip of the Iberian peninsula from Spain was expected to be dismantled. It was the first such celebration since the European Union and the U.K. reached a deal in June to ease cross-border trade and […]

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5 d. ago Brewery owner raises concerns over rise in irregular crossings near U.S. border

Trevor Livingstone, who runs a brewery near the U.S. border in Franklin, Que., says it's now common to see migrants hiding, detained by RCMP, or awaiting pickup.

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5 d. ago Brewery owner raises concerns over spike in irregular crossings near U.S. border

Trevor Livingstone, who runs a brewery near the U.S. border in Franklin, Que., says it's now common to see migrants hiding, detained by RCMP, or awaiting pickup.

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1 week ago Canadian small businesses say they need help to weather Trump’s cross‑border trade storm

More and more small businesses are seeking financing options to boost their working capital

Economics

1 week ago 1.2M immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows

It’s tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California’s Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration Control and Enforcement could upend her life more than 23 years after she illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border as a teenager. “The worry is they’ll pull you over when you’re driving and ask for […]

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2 w. ago Abaxx Facilitates Delegation from China City Gas Association to Strengthen Cross

SINGAPORE, Aug. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Abaxx Technologies Inc. (CBOE:ABXX)(OTCQX:ABXXF) (“Abaxx” or the “Company”), a financial software and market infrastructure company, majority shareholder of Abaxx Singapore Pte Ltd., the owner of Abaxx Commodity Exchange and Clearinghouse (individually, “Abaxx Exchange” and “Abaxx Clearing”), and producer of the SmarterMarkets™ Podcast, today announced its facilitation of a […]

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2 w. ago More travellers' phones are being searched at U.S. border than ever

Canadians who plan to cross the U.S. border this year may have a higher chance of getting their phones and other electronic devices searched.The latest data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reveal that 14,899 international travellers' electronic devices were searched between April and June this year, up from 12,260 in the previous quarter. It's also a significant spike from the previous highest number of devices (12,766) searched between January and March 2022.According to the CBP, these stats are small compared to the amount of merchandise and people crossing the border.Its data suggests that in 2024, out of the over 420 million travellers the CBP processed at ports of entry, it only searched the electronic devices of 47,047 international travellers, which is less than 0.01 per cent.U.S.-based immigration lawyer Len Saunders said he’s not surprised by the increase and device checks."I think in some respects, this is probably what&r...

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3 w. ago Bluenose II changing course amid trade war, pulls plug on annual U.S. voyage

A Canadian icon will not be crossing the border into the U.S. this fall in a decision partially fuelled by President Donald Trump’s ongoing tariff war.

Economics

3 w. ago U.S. man charged after attempt to drive stolen BMW across border into Canada

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on the Buffalo side of the Peace Bridge border crossing, arrested a U.S. citizen on Wednesday after he allegedly tried to leave the country in a stolen luxury BMW worth $100,000. Border authorities said they encountered Mokhtar Kazemi, 33, driving a 2023 BMW XM as he was attempting to […]

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4 w. ago New Zealand woman and son back home after three weeks in ICE custody

It's sweet freedom for Kiwi Sarah Shaw, finally released after visa snafu at Blaine border crossing landed her in a South Texas immigration processing centre

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