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Author: Jim Bronskill and Kyle Duggan
Publication Date: January 11, 2026 - 09:46
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Preclearance travel screening projects will proceed this year, U.S. and Canada say
January 11, 2026
Canada and the United States say two preclearance projects that would allow more travellers to be screened well in advance of crossing the border are set to proceed this year after many months of planning.
The assurances follow U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra’s comments that cast doubt on the future of arrangements currently allowing many passengers flying to American cities to be pre-cleared at Canadian airports by U.S. border officers.
The 72-year-old has served across multiple sectors of Canadian Parliament since retiring from the Toronto Police Service in 2015.
February 2, 2026 - 15:56 | Adriana Fallico | Global News - Canada
OTTAWA — Liberal MP Bill Blair will serve as Canada’s next high commissioner to the United Kingdom and is expected to resign from his seat.
Blair was elected to Parliament for the first time in 2015 and has held several cabinet positions, including minister of national defence, president of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and minister of public safety and emergency preparedness and minister of border security and organized crime reduction.
Before entering politics, Blair served for 39 years in the Toronto Police Service and became chief of the police force from 2005 to 2015....
February 2, 2026 - 15:49 | Jordan Gowling | National Post
The anxiety around retirement cuts across generations, with 67 per cent of all respondents saying retirement planning will be more difficult than it was for their parents.
February 2, 2026 - 15:48 | Uday Rana | Global News - Canada






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