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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
‘Canadians have lost trust in our party,’ Liberal leadership hopeful says while taking a swipe at Trudeau
Like the two perceived leadership front-runners, Karina Gould says she doesn’t agree with the Liberal government’s plan to increase the consumer carbon tax or capital gains tax. But unlike her rivals, she says she’d extend a break on GST for some baby products. (Patrick Doyle/Canadian Press) Liberal leadership contender Karina Gould said Thursday the government she was a part of for years mishandled the affordability crisis and did not effectively respond to Canadians who were crying out for relief at a time of high inflation. While criticizing the government’s approach toRead more
Canadians forced to cope with stress and heat while waiting for Sudan rescue flight
Gamiela Elsied told CBC News Network that conditions at Sudan military airport ‘not very great’ A woman trying to get out of Sudan described a stressful atmosphere at a military airport as she and others coped with hot weather, dwindling cellphone batteries and other challenges as they waited on Friday for an expected Canadian flight out of the country. “Conditions here are not very great,” said Gamiela Elsied, a Sudanese Canadian who made a treacherous trip to the airport, located north of the capital Khartoum, two days ago and spoke to CBC News Network onRead more