3 d. ago Canadian woman goes viral over tense exchange with U.S. border agents

A Canadian woman travelling in the U.S. shared an unusual comment she received from an agent at a U.S.-Canada border crossing, drawing mixed comments from netizens.Erin Rafferty, 35, who goes by the username @ecomera on TikTok, is a business owner and content creator from the Moncton area in New Brunswick. Since 2019, Rafferty and her husband have been spending extensive time in the U.S. and visiting different states in a trailer.The couple wanted to make the most of the opportunity to travel while their children were still too young to attend school. So, in 2024, they invested in a new trailer, a truck, and a lifetime campground membership with access to all U.S. parks. Considering current tensions between Canada and the U.S., Rafferty said they did have second thoughts."I was genuinely nervous about coming down. My family asked us to cancel, and we seriously considered it," she said in an email statement. "But in the end, we had made a big investment into this lifes...

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3 d. ago Amid ‘Buy Canadian’ surge, should travel at home get you a tax credit?

Canadians are looking within their borders to travel, but some say governments making travel tax credits available could spur even more trips.

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3 d. ago Canadians' U.S. visits keep dropping, and local tourism may benefit

U.S.-Canada trade tensions led to a steep drop in Canadians heading south last month – a trend that, if it continues, could help boost the London region’s tourism sector, an industry watcher says. Some 1.5 million Canadians made return trips to the U.S. by car in March, a 31.9 per cent drop from the same […]

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4 d. ago Canadian travel to U.S. dropped again in March amid Trump tariffs: StatCan

While Canadians' travel to the U.S. declined for a third straight month based on returns across the border, Statistics Canada data shows there's an increase in trips elsewhere.

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4 d. ago Canadian travel to the U.S. dropped — again — in March, new data shows

While Canadians' travel to the U.S. declined for a third straight month based on returns across the border, Statistics Canada data shows there's an increase in trips elsewhere.

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8 d. ago European Stock Futures Drop After Worst Week Since March 2020

European stock futures slid, extending losses following the regional market’s worst week since March 2020 on the back of Donald Trump’s tariff announcements.

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1 week ago Saskatchewan see lowest unemployment rate throughout the provinces

Saskatchewan's unemployment rate dropped half a percentage point in March to 4.9%. The lowest rate among the ten provinces.

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1 week ago New U.S. travel policy didn’t factor in revenue from Canadian snowbirds: lawsuit

Canadian retirees who travel to the U.S. for more than 30 days will 'now be at risk of federal prosecution if they fail to register,' the complaint says

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1 week ago Greater Toronto home sales drop in March amid trade concerns: TRREB

Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area fell 23.1 per cent in March while more supply hit the market, helping bring down prices compared with a year ago.

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1 week ago Canadian airlines are cutting thousands of seats on flights to U.S.

Airlines in Canada are responding to a significant dip in travel to the U.S. by slashing seats on flights to what once were popular vacation destinations for Canadians.The trade war has diminished Canadians' enthusiasm to travel down south. A recent report found that summer trips to the U.S. have dropped by over 70 per cent.Visual Approach Analytics looked at scheduled seats on flights from Canada to the U.S. in April and found where carriers are making cuts.The weekly data analysis of the commercial aviation market found that leisure destinations are seeing the biggest drop in capacity from Canadian airlines.Florida is being hit the hardest with a 20 per cent reduction in seats going to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and 12 per cent cuts in seats flying to Orlando International Airport."Fort Myers and Palm Beach are down 30 per cent and 43 per cent, respectively, compared to April schedules as they existed on Jan. 1, 2025," wrote Visual Approach founder Courtney Mi...

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2 w. ago ChickQueen Launches the “Chicken Latte” — Yes, it’s Real (Kind of)

Crispy Fried Chicken Meets Creamy Latte in the Most Unexpected Culinary Drop of the Year TORONTO, March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ChickQueen, the brand known for redefining what fried chicken can be, has just announced its boldest and most caffeinated creation yet: the Chicken Latte. That’s right — your morning coffee and your favorite […]

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2 w. ago Ontario tourism industry ’arms open’ amid boost in domestic travel

Tourism operators in Ontario’s hot spots have been bracing for the fallout of U.S.-Canada tensions, but instead are seeing an uptick in demand that some attribute to Canadian staycationers. Still, experts say a booming summer travel season is not a guarantee across the province amid ongoing economic uncertainty. Prince Edward County business owners Rachel and […]

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2 w. ago Elbows may be up, but Ontario’s tourism industry is ‘arms open’ amid a welcome boost

Tourism operators in Ontario’s hot spots have been bracing for the fallout of U.S.-Canada tensions, but instead are seeing an uptick in demand that some attribute to Canadian staycationers. Still, experts say a booming summer travel season is not a guarantee across the province amid ongoing economic uncertainty. Prince Edward County business owners Rachel and […]

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3 w. ago Canada issues new travel advisory for people travelling to U.S.

Planning to travel to the U.S.? The Canadian government has shared an updated travel advisory for those heading south of the border.On March 21, the government shared new entry and exit requirements for foreign nationals travelling to the U.S. who plan to stay longer than a month."Canadians and other foreign nationals visiting the United States for periods longer than 30 days must be registered with the United States government," reads the website."Failure to comply with the registration requirement could result in penalties, fines, and misdemeanour prosecution."What you need to knowIf you're planning a lengthy stay in the U.S., you must consult the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website to see if you need to register.According to the USCIS website, "all aliens 14 years of age or older who were not registered and fingerprinted (if required) when applying for a U.S. visa and who remain in the United States for 30 days or longer, must apply for regist...

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3 w. ago Canada updates travel advisory for U.S., noting need to register on long stays

The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for those heading south of the border, noting the U.S. requires that visitors register if staying more than 30 days. The updated advisory says the registration requirement applies to Canadians and other foreign nationals travelling to the U.S. Ottawa says those who don’t to comply with the […]

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3 w. ago Travel destinations where your Canadian dollars go further than in the U.S.

Travel has become increasingly more expensive, with the Canadian dollar at lows not seen since 2020, leaving some destinations heavier on the wallet than others.The United States has long been a vacation destination for Canadians, but the trade war has dampened people's interest in travelling south.According to recent data from the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, the number of travellers from Canada entering the U.S. dropped by half a million in February 2025 compared to the same time last year."We do see a lot of people looking in different directions, not wanting to travel to the U.S. The U.S. has also lost a little bit of a brand value," Knightsbridge Foreign Exchange President Rahim Madhavji told us. The currency exchange company is based in Toronto.It might be a financially smarter move for Canadians to find other vacation destinations because the loonie won't go far in the U.S. As of Friday, US$1 equals C$1.43, according to foreign exchange tool XE.In addition to paying more d...

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3 w. ago YVR to Heathrow flights among 1,300 flights cancelled due to power failure

Several flights between Canadian cities and London Heathrow have been cancelled, throwing passengers' travel plans into chaos

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3 w. ago U.S. trade war has Ontario business owners' confidence at historic lows

Ontario small business owners are bracing for the worst amid some of the most uncertain economic times the province has ever faced.Canada's most populous province is expected to be one of the hardest hit by a tariff war with the U.S., and confidence among small business owners in Ontario has plummeted to historic lows.The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)'s Business Barometer long-term index took a total nosedive in March, with the small business confidence indicator dropping 24.8 index points to an all-time low of 25 nationwide.To put this sharp decline into perspective, this figure represents lower levels of small business owners' confidence than any point recorded during the pandemic years in the early 2020s, the 2008 financial crisis, or even in the wake of the September 11 attacks in 2001.CFIB"Small business owners are feeling pessimistic about their business's perspectives for the next few months or even beyond. It's hard to make critical decisions for the lon...

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3 w. ago Small business confidence hits record low amid US. tariffs: CFIB

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says small business confidence dropped to an all-time low in March as the trade war with the U.S. ramped up.

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3 w. ago Canadian traffic across U.S. border has taken unprecedented nosedive

Canadians are holding their ground in the U.S.-Canada trade dispute, with hundreds of thousands fewer people travelling to the U.S.According to recent data from the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), the U.S. federal agency saw four million travellers arriving from Canada in February 2024. Those numbers include pedestrians and those who travelled by air, passenger vehicles and trucks.However, a year later, CBP only saw 3.5 million travellers from Canada, a drop of around 500,000 compared to the same time last year. Those levels are almost as low as the 3.4 million people who travelled from Canada to the U.S. post-pandemic in February 2023.A drop in Canadians driving to the U.S.According to the CBP, in February 2024, there were 1.4 million crossings by passenger vehicles from Canada to the U.S. However, in February 2025, that number dropped to 1.2 million, equivalent to the post-pandemic numbers of 1.2 million vehicle crossings in 2023.In February 2024, there were 2.7 million...

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