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All news releases issued in 2009 including national, prosecution and seizure and ant-dumping releases.

2009


December

2009-12-09
Public Safety Minister Van Loan congratulates Canada Border Service Agency on large cocaine seizure

Public Safety Canada

November

2009-11-20
Archived - RCMP and CBSA caution against purchasing drugs online
RCMP

2009-11-13
Archived - Violent criminal removed from Canada
National

2009-11-13
Vibrant images welcome international visitors to Toronto Pearson International Airport
Canadian Tourism Commission and Canada Border Services Agency

2009-11-05
Archived - Canada and the Republic of South Africa sign a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement
National

October

2009-10-23
Archived - The CBSA and RCMP stop and investigate million dollar smuggler
Prosecution and Seizure | Pacific Region

2009-10-18
Archived - Statement by the Canada Border Services Agency on the situation in Victoria
National

2009-10-09
Archived - Opium poppy pod seizure largest in CBSA history
Prosecution and Seizure | Prairie Region (including the Northwest Territories)

2009-10-08
Archived - The CBSA investigates the dumping of polyisocyanurate thermal insulation boardArchived -
Anti-dumping

2009-10-01
Archived - Over 12 million cigarettes seized at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing
Prosecution and Seizure | Québec Region

September

2009-09-02
Archived - CBSA officers seize over 69 kilos of marijuana at the Queenston–Lewiston Bridge
Niagara–Fort Erie Region

August

2009-08-27
Archived - CBSA seizes 300 kilos of marijuana hidden under a ship's hull in Saguenay
Prosecution and Seizure | Québec Region

2009-08-24
Archived - The CBSA investigates the dumping and subsidizing of certain oil country tubular goods
Anti-Dumping

2009-08-21
Government of Canada to prevent immigration fraud through international cooperation
Citizenship and Immigration Canada

2009-08-20
Archived - Government of Canada expands border-clearance services for AMTRAK in anticipation of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
National

2009-08-20
Archived - Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan opens Douglas border-crossing facility
National

July

2009-07-31
Archived - Over $20 million worth of cocaine seized at Peace Bridge
Prosecution and Seizure | Niagara–Fort Erie Region

2009-07-29
Archived - Over $832,000 worth of cocaine seized at Rainbow Bridge
Prosecution and Seizure | Niagara–Fort Erie Region

2009-07-24
Archived - Canada Border Services Agency makes record cocaine seizure at the Huntingdon port of entry
Prosecution and Seizure | Pacific Region

2009-07-23
Archived - Temporary Suspensions of Removals Lifted for Burundi, Liberia and Rwanda
National

2009-07-22
Archived - UK murder suspect arrested at Peace Bridge
Prosecution and Seizure | Niagara–Fort Erie Region

2009-07-12
Archived - Statement by the Canada Border Services Agency on the situation in Cornwall
National

2009-07-10
Archived - Canada, Haiti and the World Customs Organization sign a memorandum of cooperation on building customs capacity
National

2009-07-06
Archived - The CBSA investigates the dumping of certain carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate
Anti-Dumping

2009-07-03
Archived - Canada Border Services Agency seizes 20 kilos of cocaine at the Peace Bridge
Prosecution and Seizure | Niagara–Fort Erie Region

2009-07-03
Government of Canada Expands AMTRAK Service for 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Public Safety Canada

June

2009-06-01
Archived - Are you a Canadian citizen planning on travelling to the United States? New U.S. document requirements come into effect on June 1. Get your approved documents now.
National

May

2009-05-09
Archived - CBSA officers will begin carrying duty firearms on June 1, 2009, at the Port of Cornwall
National

April

2009-04-27
Archived - CBSA starts investigation into the dumping of certain mattress innersprings
Anti-Dumping

2009-04-23
Archived - US$477,000 seized at Coutts border crossing
Prosecution and Seizure | Prairie Region (including the Northwest Territories)

2009-04-21
Minister Van Loan applauds CBSA officers for two significant cocaine seizures at Windsor border
Public Safety Canada

2009-04-20
Archived - 200 kilograms of cocaine seized at Windsor–Detroit border
Prosecution and Seizure | Windsor–St. Clair Region

2009-04-17
Archived - Spanish citizen convicted of smuggling child pornography
Prosecution and Seizure | Atlantic Region

2009-04-17
Archived - Canada Border Services Agency successfully delivers on the Government of Canada's Paperwork Burden Reduction Initiative
National

2009-04-06
Archived - B.C's enhanced driver's licence for U.S. border use goes public
National

2009-04-02
Archived - Foreign Nationals arrested for immigration violations
Prosecution and Seizure | Greater Toronto Region

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March

2009-03-30
Government of Canada moves to expand publicly funded border services at airports
Public Safety Canada

Core Services Review:

2009-03-24
Archived - CBSA seizes another cache of cocaine at Windsor–Detroit border
Prosecution and Seizure | Windsor–St. Clair Region

2009-03-18
Archived - American fugitive arrested in Montréal
Prosecution and Seizure | Quebec Region

2009-03-12
International Visitors Experience Warm Welcome to Canada at the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
Canadian Tourism Commission and Canada Border Services Agency

2009-03-11
Archived - Sixty-four High Capacity Assault Rifle Magazines Intercepted
Prosecution and Seizure | Pacific Region

2009-03-04
Archived - The CBSA starts investigation into the dumping of certain waterproof footwear
Anti-Dumping

2009-03-04
Archived - Canadians encouraged to prepare for document requirements to enter the United States by land and water
National

February

2009-02-20
Disruption of International Cocaine Delivery
Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Pacific Region

2008-02-09
Archived - CBSA joint investigation leads to guilty plea in anabolic steroid case
Prosecution and Seizure | Atlantic Region

2009-02-03
Archived - Third Ottawa street gang member deported from Canada
Prosecution and Seizure | Northern Ontario Region

January

2009-01-08
Archived - CBSA officers seize guns and ammunition at the border
Prosecution and Seizure | Prairie Region (including the Northwest Territories)