The USA versus Canada 7

The relationship between Canada and the US is still strained although there hasn't been as much heated rhetoric as we saw earlier this year and there's still quite a bit of coverage in the Canadian media.. Some trends look like they will be long-term if not permanent, particularly in travel between the two countries. 

Request: I am curious to know how much of this is being reported in US media. I'd appreciate comments with links if you can provide them.

We stand on guard for thee

THE NEW NORTH: Mark Carney Goes To Washington - And He's Not There To Negotiate. "Mark Carney’s first face-to-face with Donald Trump isn’t about diplomacy—it’s about delivering the breakup notice. Canada has moved on."

In a small Alaska town, Canada-U.S. tensions are upending a longstanding relationship. "Skagway has deep roots with the Yukon. A state resolution aims to keep the peace."

Trump Revives Talk of 51st State. It’s Not Funny Anymore. "The US doesn’t need tanks to take over Canada—just trade policy and chaos. Here's how we fight back."

Four decades after it raised the Canadian flag, a small Idaho town fights to keep it flying (gift link), "The banishment and resurrection of the Canadian flag in northern Idaho marks a minor moment in the life of a city of 2,520. But it comes at a time of much broader social and legislative change across the U.S., as conservative states, emboldened by the triumph of Donald Trump in last year‘s election, pursue new measures to stamp out ideas they find distasteful, including the celebration of groups outside heterosexual orthodoxy."

Toronto woman says she was denied entry to U.S. for not having a visa. "A Canadian woman says she missed an awards ceremony for her dad in Brazil after being denied ntry to the United States because she apparently needed a U.S. visa. Ontario resident Nur detailed her stressful experience dealing with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and United Airlines on TikTok." Canadian citizens DO NOT REQUIRE a visa for a 1-1/2 hour stopover in the US on their way to a foreign destination. I don't suppose that having an Arabic sounding name could have had anything to do with it, could it?

New data showing Canadians are avoiding U.S. may be ‘consequential,’ says professor. "A new Statistics Canada report found that Canadian-resident return trips from the United States substantially declined in April, a trend that one professor says reflects the effectiveness of the Canadian movement to boycott American products and travel, in protest of the Trump administration."

Travel over the Canada-U.S. border keeps plummeting. "New data from Statistics Canada found a decline in travel between the countries, both by land and air. In April, 820,700 U.S. residents took road trips to Canada, a 10.7 per cent drop from the same month in 2024. Canadian residents returning from the U.S by land totalled 1.2 million in April (plummeting 35.2 per cent), which StatCan says is a "steep decline" compared to the same time last year."

Sault border traffic drops for third month in a row. "'Everybody's worried about it, but we have no projections on what it's going to do,' said Sault, Michigan official about plummeting cross-border travel."

Canada lures US medical pros with wild promise of "science". "As Trump keeps on Trumpin', those in the United States who can leave the United States are busy trying to leave the United States. One of the most prominent groups looking to fly the increasingly authoritarian coop? Healthcare workers."