U.S. authorities arrested a man this week who is accused of helping smuggle a family that froze to death near the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba in January 2022. New court records released in that case also provide a new link to an alleged human smuggler living in the Toronto area. CBC | World News
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The Canada-U.S. women’s hockey rivalry enters a new era
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter assesses the state of the Canada-U.S. women’s hockey rivalry as the teams begin a fresh exhibition tour and prepare for the launch of their new pro league. CBC | Sports News
Read More »How the shutdown after 9/11 paved the way for the new Canada-U.S. border response to COVID-19
When the U.S. border shut down on Sept. 11, 2001, in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, Canada didn’t even get a heads-up. What followed was chaos. The lessons learned will now be pressed into service as the border gets set to close to non-essential travel to try to stop the spread of COVID-19. CBC | World News
Read More »Alleged leader of human-smuggling ring at Canada-U.S. border held in U.S. pending trial
Beginning as early as 2013 and until August 2018, an organization led by Godofredo Rivas-Melendez, 60, charged thousands of dollars to smuggle people into Vermont and New York from Canada, a U.S. federal court indictment said. CBC | World News
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