Fort Erie officials shrug off new bridge idea

FORT ERIE, Ont. -- The Fort Erie Council has approved a resolution urging the U.S. State Department to deny permits to the Ambassador Niagara Signature Bridge Group, which is vying to build a second bridge across the Fort Erie-Buffalo border.

US regulators to study universal EOBR rule

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says it may expand its proposed requirement for electronic onboard recorders to include all carriers.

Bordering On a Disaster: Chamber boss calls for CBSA upgrade

OTTAWA -- If the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) wants truckers and other border crossers to update their shops and procedures

Transport Canada wants border crossers’ opinion on new bridge

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Transport Canada is conducting surveys at Windsor and Sarnia border crossings to get information on future traffic and revenue that might convince a private company to help build and operate a new bridge, according to the Windsor Star.

Smart Border Accord needs to be restored: Bradley

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The ongoing thickening of the Canada-US border "imperils economic growth in the Great Lakes region which is already the front line of changing world supply chains."

Enhanced driver’s license heads to Washington

VICTORIA -- The Olympic Games are not only an opportunity to bring the world together, but also showcase smooth border travel between Canada and the U.S.

Maine-lining Freight: Superhighway needed to max port usage

MONCTON. N.B. -- Pave it and they

Friends, through thick borders and thin trade

NEW ORLEANS -- The tres hombres -- George Bush, Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderone -- have come out swinging in firm opposition to any tinkering with NAFTA but in full support of more efficient border crossings.

It’s Canada’s turn for pre-, e-notification

WINDSOR -- A select group of truckers attending the recent Driving for Profit seminar in Windsor, Ont., got an earful and a leg up on some big changes coming to border crossings.

US-Canada surface trade jumps nearly 20% in Feb

WASHINGTON -- Surface transportation and trade between the United States and its NAFTA partners took a significant 16.3 percent upturn in February 2008 from the same period the year before.

Manitoba steers efforts towards enhanced licenses

WINNIPEG -- The enhanced driver's license crusade is in full swing in Manitoba as proposed legislative amendments have been introduced.

GreenLink Lite? Final plan for Windsor border highway unveiled

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The overwhelmed border gateway in Windsor will soon get the most expensive and innovative highway ever built in Ontario.

Border route notice ‘dog-‘n-pony’ stunt: Mayor

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The embattled Mayor of this border town once said he'd sue if he thought federal and provincial officials fail to give the city's preferred border highway proposal a fair shake.

Without action, US headed for infrastructure ‘crisis’: Study

NEW YORK -- America needs to overhaul its outdated regional infrastructure planning process and create a viable federal framework, or face compromising its ability to compete in a global marketplace.

City can’t block Ambassador Bridge work: Michigan Court

DETROIT -- The Ambassador Bridge can proceed with its twin expansion project without interference from the City of Detroit, a Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.