Canada U.S.

Northeastern governors and Canadian premiers met in Boston, Massachusetts, today to discuss the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on trade, tourism, and the two countries’ relationship.

The Erie Canal turns 200 years old this year, but with heavy rainfall delaying the waterway’s opening, some boaters are left adrift – not that they are too upset about it.

Visitor traffic from Canada into northern New York is down by a third over last year.

Interests on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border remain wary despite a month-long pause in threatened tariffs.

In New York’s North Country, those involved in cross-border issues are closely watching the political landscape north of the border after prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will step down.

We were sure that terrific actor Kate Burton had seldom heard a discouraging word, but no: “Oh, please, are you kidding? I could do a dramatic reading of all my bad reviews.” And she’d be brilliant in it! Burton tells us about Anton Chekhov, a Vancouver hotel and a cashmere blanket.

The Center for the Study of Canada’s latest “Conversations on Canada Series” assessed the diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and Canada, the impact of deglobalization, U.S. protectionism and economic competition with countries such as Russia and China.

Migrants are still traveling to an unofficial border crossing in Northern New York hoping to enter Canada.