BORDER US relaxes northern border checks [AP] US border control quietly halts routine checks [Globe and Mail] Canada should gear up for a fight or a deal on Detroit-Windsor bridge [Globe and Mail] Border deal waits and waits [Postmedia News]   TRADE/ECONOMY Cross-border tax issues abound [The Gazette] Obama’s tariff [Windsor Star] As meeting approaches,…

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BORDER Obama to host North American summit in Hawaii [AFP] Harper, Obama, Calderon to meet next month [Postmedia News] Occupy Ambassador Bridge: protesters block crossing [Huffington Post] Hundreds in Detroit protest Maroun as jobs buster [PRNewswire] Homeland Security subcommittee to hold rare hearing in Detroit [mlive.com] Border-crossing fee pulls at Canada-US ties [Calgary Herald] TSA…

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BORDER Paris: Is there a problem in Canada-US relations? [opencanada.org] Canadian travel fees hurting more than new US levy [Postmedia News] Pass the toque for Uncle Sam [Toronto Star] New fee called ‘provocative insult’ [NPR] US taxing our patience [Regina Leader-Post] Customs Cost [Watertown Daily News] Canadian border agents find two US runaways [chrisd.ca] TRADE/ECONOMY…

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BORDER Dollars and politics: Senate bridge vote raises concerns [Muskegon Chronicle] Fixing the border – time to move ahead [Windsor Star] Loss of tax break raises cost of travel, strains relations [Globe and Mail] Cruel USA to charge neighbors an entrance fee [Gawker] Trade deal imposes fee on visiting boats [Watertown Daily Times - NY]…

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BORDER Canadian government, Snyder discuss next steps for bridge [Detroit News] Feds assail Michigan bridge vote [Windsor Star] Republican bill would allow Border Patrol to ignore environmental laws [McClatchy] US Customs commits passport switcheroo [CBC] Northern border agents see southern entrants too [AP] New border crossing facility in North Dakota [AP]  Anchorage man nabbed at…

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BORDER Proposed bridge to Canada loses key vote [Washington Times] Windsor-Detroit bridge voted down in Michigan committee [Windsor Star] Is time running out on perimeter deal? [ipolitics.ca] Canadian Truckers encouraged after meeting with US border commissioner [Truck News] Crowd denounces Bush at Surrey Economic Summit [The Province] Immigration support by Canadian at all-time high [CBC]…

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BORDER Prescreening for trucks on Peace Bridge to start soon [AP] Hoyt appointed to Peace Bridge authority [WGRZ] Plan to screen trucks may ease Peace Bridge traffic [Buffalo News] Ford chairman urges Michigan to approve bridge [Windsor Star] Michigan governor talks bridge [The State News] New bridge linking Canada, US on hold [Washington Times] Canadian…

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BORDER Border deal will enhance trade, safety: ambassador [Postmedia News] NY waterway rules to cost $8.5B [QMI] Glimmer of hope at Peace Bridge [Buffalo News] TRADE/ECONOMY Buy American ultimately good for Canada, envoy says [CP] Buy American good for Canada: ambassador [CTV] CME calls on Canada and US to harmonize government procurement [cme-emc.ca] CEM pushes…

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BORDER US border czar pitches ‘thinner’ border for low-risk traffic [Globe and Mail] Smoke bomb closed NB-Maine border Sunday [CBC] Edmonton man charged in $7 million cross-border mail fraud [CBC] High-speed to Windsor not feasible: report [Windsor Star] New outlet should facilitate border crossing [sootoday.com] Another hip hop artist denied entry into Canada [hiphopwired.com] Russell Brand…

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