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Border fee study, be gone

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A proposed study that would examine border-crossing fees has been nixed.

In April, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced plans to find funds for a study about a cross-border…

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Maid of the Mist opens Friday

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Get up close and personal with the Horseshoe Falls on Friday when the Maid of the Mist boats open to the public for the 2013 season.

The boats will launch at 10 a.m. Friday from both the U.S. and Canadian sides of the border.

The Niagara Falls boat…

Arts + Entertainment

Whitehorse comes to Ninth Ward - VIDEO

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This is no regular duo.

The husband and wife partnership of Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland creates an incredibly smooth, yet unique sound that is Whitehorse.

Reigning from Hamilton, Ontario, the duo boasts a great success story in Canada having…

Grub + Pub

Oakville crooners cause video to go viral - VIDEO

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A group of senior citizens filled a southern Ontario Tim Hortons with song and ended up earning themselves international appeal after a video of the group’s a capella performance was posted to YouTube.

Since Danfi Parker uploaded the video of the Entertainers,…

Sports

The best Super Bowl commercial you never saw - VIDEOS

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More than 7 million Canadians who watched the Super Bowl in February saw this heartwarming Budweiser advertisement—a commercial that did not air in America.

The premise of the commercial isn’t entirely new: surprise amateur athletes with an experience…

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Top baby names of New York and Ontario

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U.S. and Canadian agencies recently released lists of top baby names for the respective nations, and they’re noticeably different, even in areas just across borders from each other.

Based on Social Security applications in 2011, the top…

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Surfing Santa sails across US-Canada border

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It’s about time border patrol agents eased up on Santa, who occasionally trades in his sleigh for a surfboard and sail.

Fort Erie, Ontario, resident John Fulton—more widely recognized as Surfing Santa—took his annual cross-border trip Sunday…

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Canadian media question NFL’s future in Toronto

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Canadians aren’t as jacked about a potential NFL team as many Bills fans of Buffalo had feared they’d be, according to Canada’s news outlets.

The push to make the Bills the unofficial home team of Toronto has been met with resistance. Canada’s…

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Red Bull Crashed Ice at Niagara Falls - PHOTOS

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Western New Yorkers, Southern Ontarians, and an insane group of international daredevils-on-ice packed the streets of Niagara Falls, Ontario on Saturday night. This was the kick off event of the 2013 Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship and there couldn't have been…

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Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championships - VIDEO

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Niagara Falls, Ontario is about to get the Red Bull treatment when the city plays host to 80,000 fans in town for the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championships.

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Ryan Gosling: Straight outta Ontario - VIDEOS

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Superstar Ryan Gosling continues to amaze fans with his epic feats of heroism, dashing good looks and charmingly…

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20 photos of people freaking out at Nightmares Fear Factory - PHOTOS

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Just across the U.S-Canadian border, thrill-seekers of all nationalities are getting the bejesus scared out of them.

And just when visitors are at their most vulnerable, the clever folks over at Nightmares Fear…

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Tim Hortons smile cookies are back

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Tim Hortons has been serving smile cookies to support area organizations since 1996, and the campaign is still going strong in the Buffalo area where the cookies are once again for sale.

Starting today, sales of $1 smile cookies—which are double-sized…

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Lake Erie’s dead fish issue

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Thousands of rotting dead fish lined the Lake Erie shoreline last week, causing residents of Elgin County, Ontario, to wonder what caused the sudden surge of smelly deceased creatures.

The scene was so pungent that residents thought a manure spill had happened…

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Meet Sabres alumni at Buskerfest on Friday

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Described as a “fabulous festival of fearless feats,” Buskerfest will run Friday through Sunday on Queen Street in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

According to the Lyndesfarne Theatre…

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