CBSA busts trucker with 84 kg of suspected cocaine in trailer

A truck driver from Caledon, Ont., has been arrested and faces drug trafficking charges after approximately 84 kg of suspected cocaine was discovered in his trailer at a border crossing…

FAST enrolment center to open in Maine on Feb. 10

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the opening of a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) enrolment center at the Houlton, Me.,…

Brampton trucker, passenger charged after 100 kg of suspected cocaine found in trailer

A truck driver and passenger from Brampton, Ont., have been arrested and charged with drug trafficking after 100 kg of suspected cocaine was discovered by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)…

Trucker caught with 188 bricks of suspected cocaine at Ontario border

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has arrested a commercial truck driver for attempting to smuggle 188 bricks of what’s suspected to be cocaine into the country. On Oct. 17,…

Customs broker system outage delays truckers at border

Commercial truck drivers faced long wait times and delays at U.S.-Canada border crossings in Ontario after Customs broker Livingston International experienced a system outage. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)…

Ontario border blockade delays truckers for hours

Truck drivers queued up for hours on Wednesday while trying to get into Canada via the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia, Ont. after protesters blocked the main Ambassador Bridge border…

Alberta border blockade drags into 7th day as manufacturers seek government intervention

The RCMP says it continues to see progress with traffic conditions at the Coutts border crossing as the blockade in Alberta dragged on for the seventh day. “Traffic continues to…

Second blockade shuts Alberta border traffic for sixth day

RCMP say a second blockade on a highway near the Coutts border crossing in Alberta has snarled up traffic for the sixth day, according to news reports Thursday. RCMP Cpl.

Lanes open in both directions at Alberta border after blockade breakthrough

There has been a breakthrough to resolve the protest blockade at the Coutts border crossing in Alberta, according to news reports. Chad Williamson, a lawyer representing truckers blocking access to…

FAST enrollment event at Champlain begins Nov. 29

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday announced a third Free and Secure Trade (FAST) enrollment event taking place from Nov. 29…

Transborder freight on the rise

Trucks moved US $30.6 billion in freight across the Canada-U.S. border in August, accounting for 54.1% of all freight to cross the 49th parallel, the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics…

Truck crossings continue to fall

OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering the country dropped again last week, according to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). It said Tuesday arrivals during the week…

Canada, U.S. extend border restrictions until June 21

OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada and the U.S. have agreed to keep the border closed to all non-essential travel until June 21, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday. Photo: CBSA The…

CTA to carriers: Join the online border-crossing campaign

OTTAWA-Computer glitches in the system designed to speed up border crossings have actually had the opposite affect, and the problem is threatening the financial well-being of carriers, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has charged. What's more, the CTA is urging truckers to speak up and they can do so with the click of a mouse.

New commercial entrance opened at Ontario border crossing

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON - Starting today, commercial truck traffic will access the plaza by way of the new commercial entrance from Carmen's Way instead of the commuter vehicle entrance on Huron St. City.