Saturday, April 12th, 2025
Canadians required to register with U.S. government if in country at least 30 days
Many Canadians travelling to the United States will now have to newly register with the U.S. government as of Friday or face potential fines or jail time. The requirement stems from an executive order that U.S. President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office for non-citizens who are in the country for 30 days or longer, though the administration has argued that a registration requirement has always existed and that officials are now simply enforcing it for everyone. A U.S. federal judge on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to moveRead more
Duty-free shops struggle to make ends meet as Canadians steer clear of U.S.
If business doesn’t pick up soon at his duty-shop, Éric Lapointe says he’s going to have to lay people off. “I’ve had three customers today so far,” the store owner told As It Happens host Nil Kӧksal on Friday afternoon. “It’s a fraction of what we normally have at this time of the year.” Lapointe says business is down 60 per cent over the same time period last year at the Boutique Hors Taxes de la Beauce near Quebec’s border with Maine. He’s not alone. Duty-free shops across the country,Read more
RFK Jr. vows to find cause of autism by September – experts have doubts
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged that the country’s top health agency will pinpoint the cause of autism by September, an announcement that sparked a wave of concern among medical experts and advocates, who question the feasibility and focus of the research. Kennedy — a longtime vaccine critic who has pushed a discredited theory that routine childhood shots cause autism — said Thursday that the effort will involve hundreds of scientists. He shared the plans with U.S. President Donald Trump during a televised cabinet meeting. Trump suggested that vaccines could beRead more