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Holiday border crossing tips

An increase is expected this week in border traffic with the United States and Canada celebrating their independence days — Canada Day on July 1 and the fourth of July of the U.S.. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reminding ...

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Sens. from NY urge higher duty-free

ALBANY (AP) — The U.S. senators from New York are urging Canada to raise a threshold for duty-free purchases by its citizens to boost shopping excursions to places like Buffalo, Watertown, Niagara Falls and Plattsburgh. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten ...

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Canadian trucker charged in trooper death

Gary R. Blakley, 66, of Ontario, Canada, was arrested Tuesday by New York State Police in connection with a December 2013 motor-vehicle crash that claimed the life of Trooper David Cunniff. Blakley, who was named in an indictment issued by ...

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Canada: Police can search suspect’s phone

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian police can conduct a limited search of a suspect’s mobile phone when they are arrested without getting a search warrant, but they must follow strict rules, a divided Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. In ...

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NY, Canada agree on Peace Bridge plan

BUFFALO — New York and Canada have agreed on a plan to hasten much-needed improvements to the American side of the Peace Bridge after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and ambassadors from both countries intervened in a stalemate that had divided the ...

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Canada’s casinos face woes as NY considers halls

NIAGARA FALLS — Casino operators and local officials in Canada say business is already hurting and worry that if New York approves casinos upstate, both sides of the border could face economic struggles. The Buffalo News reports that competition, a ...

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D4 expands e-discovery platform to Canada

Litigation support and electronic discovery services company D4 has hosted a Web-based electronic discovery platform for area law firms and corporate clients for several years, and is now poised to provide that service to Canadian clients. “Canada has a similar ...

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Canadian man convicted in cocaine case

Michael Bagri, 51, a citizen of Canada, has pleaded guilty in a Western New York case involving the discovery and seizures of more than 500 pounds of cocaine. The seizures, which occurred over several months, are believed to be the ...

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