Day: March 23, 2025

ICYMI: Westerners increasingly hesitant to travel to US out of fear of arrests and detentions as Trump enforces crackdown

A string of high-profile arrests and detentions of travellers is likely to cause a major downturn in tourism to the US, with latest figures already showing a serious drop-off, tourist experts said.

Several western travellers have recently been rejected at the US border on increasingly flimsy grounds under Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, some of them shackled and held in detention centers in poor conditions for weeks. Continue reading…
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Some disability advocates say the Alberta government is clawing back a federal disability benefit, but the province disputes the claim.
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The Liberal Party made the announcement on the eve of an expected election call. Global News has learned the next federal election will be held on April 28.
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From deserts where you’ll feel like you’re in “Mad Max”, to jungles where the soundtrack to “Indiana Jones” plays in your head, Marriott Bonvoy’s most exclusive hotels have prepared adventure experiences for you to forget about the typical pool tan and explore Mexico like never before while taking care of the ecosystems you visit.
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ICYMI: US officials claim move was to curb drug trafficking while Quebec town says it ‘weakens collaboration’ among nations

The US has blocked Canadian access to a library straddling the Canada-US border, drawing criticism from a Quebec town where people have long enjoyed easy entry to the space.

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House is located between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont. It was built deliberately to straddle the frontier between the two countries – a symbol of cooperation and friendship between Canada and the US. Continue reading…
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