{"id":14745,"date":"2025-01-28T23:02:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T23:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/canada-ends-undocumented-access-to-u-s-cross-border-hiking-trail\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T23:02:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T23:02:55","slug":"canada-ends-undocumented-access-to-u-s-cross-border-hiking-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/canada-ends-undocumented-access-to-u-s-cross-border-hiking-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada ends undocumented access to U.S. cross-border hiking trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br 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economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In a statement, the CBSA said it \u201coperates in an evolving environment and continuously evaluates its programs and operations to support a safe and secure border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of Monday, the CBSA said anyone wanting to continue on the trail into Canada must now present themselves to a port of entry.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10979328\/donald-trump-greenland-nordic-leaders-not-for-sale\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media 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