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Spokane, Washington faced unprecedented wildfires this summer, forcing about a quarter of the city’s 65,000 residents to evacuate as three large fires burn with under 40% containment. Roughly 900 buildings are believed destroyed, there have been no deaths or major injuries, and authorities have charged a suspect in an arson case connected to the fires while recovery begins amid forecasts of more dry, windy days.
The Gordie Howe Bridge linking Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit is not opening on schedule due to unresolved issues on both sides of the border, keeping the cross-border project stalled despite past warnings from Donald Trump about blocking the crossing.
A United States–bound flight was diverted to Canada due to Ebola-related travel restrictions, underscoring how health rules are reshaping air travel and forcing reroutes even when a plane is en route to its intended destination.
Over 5.2 million aboveground pools sold in the US and Canada are being recalled due to a drowning risk posed by compression straps that can create footholds for children, with nine deaths reported in the US. Consumers are advised to contact manufacturers for free repair kits or drain pools until repaired.
President Trump threatened a 35% tariff on Canadian goods and suggested increasing tariffs on other trading partners, escalating ongoing trade tensions with Canada amid negotiations and reciprocal tariffs, with potential impacts on both economies.
The US and Canada are expected to announce a deal to apply the terms of an existing "safe third country agreement" to asylum-seekers who cross between ports of entry. The agreement means people have to apply for asylum in the first safe countries they arrive at, with exceptions. Illegal crossings into the US from Canada have climbed to historically high levels, with about 2,000 migrants apprehended crossing the border illegally in the Swanton Sector of the US border from Oct. 1 to Feb. 28, compared to just 200 in the same period the previous year.