Burlington French Signs: Vermont Town Welcomes French-Canadians. Calling all French-Canadians, the town of Burlington, Vt. is now speaking your language. Well, it’s not so much speaking, as it is posting signs in French and English around the busy border town. The move is part of a “resolution of French friendliness” the town passed to welcome French-speaking tourists, according to the Toronto Sun. The mot... More

Latinos face trouble by calling 911 in border towns, group says | Local News | The Seattle Times. A complaint filed this week with the Justice Department said many Latinos living in U.S. cities along the Canadian border have grown fearful of calling 911 because they know U.S. Border Patrol officers often respond with local police. Many Latinos living in the northern border towns of Sumas, Blaine and Lynden have grown fearfu... More

Immigration reform challenges Mexican & Canadian border farmers | Arizona Capitol Times. There is no fruit on the trees in New York in March but Jim Bittner is busy making phone calls and talking to buyers for the upcoming growing season. When he walks outside, the cool air from Lake Ontario bites at his cheeks. If the sky is clear, he might be able to see Toronto, Canada, from one of ... More

Personal data on thousands of cross-border travellers shared with U.S. under new program. OTTAWA — Canada and the U.S. have swapped biographic information on 756,000 cross-border travellers under a sweeping new effort to catch cheating entrants, according to a new border agency report. The flow of personal data between the countries has so far been limited to information about third... More

Cuomo and Canadians in Verbal War Over Peace Bridge – NYTimes.com. FORT ERIE, Ontario — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's administration is known for its combative stance toward lawmakers, bureaucrats and reporters alike. Now, the administration has all but declared war on a new enemy: Canada. Or, at least, an arm of the Canadian government. At issue is the 3,580-foot bridge that crosses the Niagara River between Buf... More