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This Washington border county is desperate for Canadians
Anti-Trump boycotts are hurting businesses in Whatcom County, where the economy depends on cross-border spending by residents ...
The MAGA ‘wall effect,’ only now on WA’s northern border
The Canadian boycott of America is escalating, crossing data shows. A small-town mayor on WA's northern border grapples with ...
B.C.-born bar owner sees drop in Blaine business as border travel falls sharply
A B.C. man who happens to own a business in Blaine is speaking out as the number of travellers to Washington has dropped ...
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Fire chief transporting bodies through 2 US-Canada borders due to Whatcom County dispute
As Carleton tells it, the process has taken seven or eight hours because of the hassle of crossing the border to Delta BC and back down to Blaine, Washington. He says at one point, he was told to ...
U.S.-bound border traffic from B.C.'s Lower Mainland plummets further, dropping over 42% in March
As U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods took hold at the start of this year, the number of vehicles with B ...
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‘The feeling was of friendship’: Blaine border rallies meant to ease U.S.-Canada tensions
They’re meeting from noon to 2 p.m. Saturdays at Peace Arch State Park in Blaine ... border return to patronizing businesses in the town of 6,232 that depends heavily on tourism. Border ...
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The American Town “Trapped” Inside Canada Due to a Border Blunder in 1846
Point Roberts is technically part of Washington state, but you’ll need a passport to get there. When 19th-century mapmakers ...
B.C.-Washington border communities rally for peace amid rising political tensions
Under the towering Peace Arch monument that marks the border between Surrey, B.C., and Blaine, Wash., dozens of residents from both countries gathered Saturday for a rally calling for unity and ...