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Trial Begins After Family Froze to Death, Lost in Canada

Minnesota case accuses 2 in deaths of Indian migrants hoping to reach the US

(Newser) - A criminal network stretching from India to Canada made money smuggling families seeking better lives in the United States—including an Indian family of four who died in gusting snow and bone-chilling temperatures two years ago, federal prosecutors plan to argue at a trial starting Monday in Minnesota. Prosecutors have...

Still No Answers in Fiery Crash That Killed Couple at Border

Cause of Kurt and Monica Villani's deaths may never be known

(Newser) - The probe into the Nov. 22, 2023, crash that killed Kurt and Monica Villani , both 53, "is considered closed at this point, but can be reopened if any new evidence comes to light," Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino told the Buffalo News this week. Restaino said investigators were...

Report: Border Crash Killed Couple Leaving NY Casino
Couple Killed in
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Couple Killed in Border Bridge Crash Identified

Police say Kurt, Monica Villani of Grand Island, New York, died in fiery crash

(Newser) - The Niagara Falls Police Department has identified the couple killed when their Bentley exploded in a crash at the American side of the US-Canada border on Wednesday. Police said Kurt Villani and Monica Villani, both 53 years old, were residents of the Buffalo suburb of Grand Island, the AP reports....

Hochul: No Sign of Terrorism in Border Bridge Explosion

Governor says driver was 'local individual'

(Newser) - Security was stepped up on both sides of the border Wednesday after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge connecting the US to Canada, but New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said there is "no indication of a terrorist attack." "Based on what we know at...

US-Canada Border Crossing Closed After Car Explodes
Vehicle Explodes on
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Vehicle Explodes on Bridge From US to Canada

FBI is investigating incident at NY border crossing

(Newser) - A vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on the American side of a US-Canada bridge in Niagara Falls Wednesday, prompting the closing of four border crossings in the area, authorities said. The blast happened on the US side of the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the two countries across the Niagara River....

8 Bodies Found in River Near US-Canadian Border

Canadian police say 2 families, including an infant, were trying to cross St. Lawrence to get to US

(Newser) - On Thursday, Canadian authorities recovered six bodies from the St. Lawrence River, near the border with the United States. On Friday, two more bodies were found, including an infant, bringing the total number of the dead to eight—six adults and two children. Police now say that the deceased, who...

Migrants Bused From NYC Are Crossing Canadian Border

Quebec official calls development 'surprising'

(Newser) - Migrants from Latin America and beyond have been arriving at the border of a land of opportunity to the north—and New York City has been sending them there. The New York Post reports that National Guard soldiers have been helping to distribute free tickets at New York's Port...

Canadians Find Drone From US Carrying 11 Guns

It got stuck in a tree on the Ontario side of the border

(Newser) - Police in Canada say American criminals appear to have found a new way of smuggling guns across the border. A drone carrying a bag with 11 handguns was found stuck in a tree on the bank of the St. Clair River, which separates Ontario and Michigan, CTV reports. Homeowners Christine...

Report: MyPillow CEO Couldn't Enter Canada With Pillows

After truck with 10K pillows refused entry, Mike Lindell says he'll drop them by parachute

(Newser) - It started with an announcement over the weekend. "All of our employees are busy making pillows right now for the truckers in Canada," MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell declared on Saturday, relaying his plans to try to get his company's wares through to those protesting anti-vaccine mandates and...

Police Clear Bridge Ahead of Reopening

Windsor's mayor says 'economic crisis' is ending

(Newser) - Police on the Canadian side of the Ambassador Bridge arrested protesters and towed vehicles Sunday after Windsor's mayor said the "national economic crisis" is ending. "Border crossings will reopen when it is safe to do so," said Mayor Drew Dilkens, who added that the timing is...

It Was 35-Below, and They Weren't Used to the Cold

BBC looks into the deaths of family from India who died trying to walk into US from Canada

(Newser) - They were a young family of four from India who froze to death while trying to walk from Canada into the US last month. The BBC digs into the story of the Patel family to try to understand how this came to pass, and one inescapable fact emerges: It was...

US Urges Canada to End Bridge Blockade

Trudeau is willing to 'respond with whatever it takes' to end COVID protests

(Newser) - The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the border to shut down or scale back production. For...

Family That Froze Trying to Cross Border Identified

Family from India included boy, 3, and girl, 11

(Newser) - Update: The four people who died of exposure while trying to walk into the US from Canada during a blizzard last week have been identified as a family from India. Investigators believe smugglers brought Jagdish Patel, 39; Vaishailben Patel, 37; and their children, 11-year-old girl Vihang and and 3-year-old boy...

It's a Milestone Day for Travelers to the US

Pandemic restrictions lifted for those who are vaccinated from abroad

(Newser) - The US lifted restrictions Monday on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada, and most of Europe, setting the stage for reunions nearly two years in the making and providing a boost for the airline and tourism industries decimated by the pandemic. The rules that go into...

US Reopening Land Borders —for the Fully Vaccinated

Nonessential travel from Canada, Mexico will resume, provided travelers are vaccinated

(Newser) - The US will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Vehicle, rail, and ferry travel between the US and Canada and Mexico has been...

Vaccinated Americans Can't Wait to Enter Canada

At one border crossing, line is 7 hours long

(Newser) - Travelers headed to the border Monday, the first day Canada has allowed fully vaccinated Americans to cross over under relaxed coronavirus restrictions. Vehicles were backed up, with the wait time at the International Falls, Minnesota-Fort Frances, Ontario, crossing was seven hours, the CBC reports. People were rushing to loved ones,...

Canada, Mexico Border Restrictions Extended Again

US cites continued risk of COVID-19 transmission, despite Canadian easing

(Newser) - The US government on Wednesday extended the closure of the land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travelers until at least Aug. 21, per the AP . The announcement by the Department of Homeland Security came two days after the Canadian government announced it would begin letting fully vaccinated US...

Canada: Here's When US Tourists Can Return

Fully vaccinated Americans can enter without quarantining starting Aug. 9

(Newser) - Canada announced Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated US citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7. Officials said the 14-day quarantine requirement will be waived as of Aug. 9 for eligible travelers who are currently residing in the United...

Canadian Accused of Entering US With Interesting 'Undeclared' Items

Including sloth and croc parts, raccoon feet, shark jaws, and a human skull 'with mounted butterflies'

(Newser) - A Montreal woman has been arrested on charges of trying to cross the US border into Canada with "numerous undeclared wildlife items," including a three-toed sloth, 18 crocodile skulls and heads, and seven crocodile feet, per documents filed in federal court in Vermont, reports the AP . Vanessa Rondeau,...

Canada Adds Test for Arrivals by Land

Trudeau hints at more coronavirus restrictions for air travelers soon

(Newser) - As new and more contagious coronavirus variants make their way around the world, Canada plans to impose a new restriction. As of next Monday, people reaching its borders by land will have to produce a negative coronavirus test—taken in the past 72 hours—before being allowed into Canada. Prime...

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