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25 November 2008 Obama and Bush Working to Calm Volatile Market This article is excerpted from the 25 November 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. President-elect Barack Obama sought to seize the reins of the economic crisis Monday as he and his new economic team worked closely with President Bush…

25 November 2008 U.S. economy shrinks 0.5 per cent This article is excerpted from the 25 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The U.S. economy shrank more in the summer than expected as consumers cut back spending by the most in 28 years. The updated reading on the economy's performance…

25 November 2008 U.S. Unveils New Programs to Ease Credit This article is excerpted from the 25 November 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. The federal government unveiled $800 billion in new loans and debt purchases… hoping another infusion of cash can help unfreeze troubled credit markets and…

24 November 2008 Fort Erie Customs Meeting Minutes, 18 November 2008 The minutes of the Fort Erie customs meeting are available on the Ontario Region page of the members site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgon_min_20081118.pdf.

24 November 2008 CN Terminal and Genset Schedules for Holidays 2008/09 The CN schedules for Gensets covering December 15th to January 4th, and for Intermodal terminals for the period of December 24th to January 2nd are now available at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/CNHolidaySchedules_08-09.pdf.

24 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 06 was published to add the Province of Nova Scotia to the requirements for the following HS code for the State of Oregon. 06.02.90.0023.03 - Balsam fir and other Abies spp. - rooted plants. (Abies balsamea, Abies concolor, Abies grandis ...) b…

24 November 2008 Deflation threat alarms PM This article is excerpted from the 24 November 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. With the federal government now acknowledging that Canada may already be in recession, Pacific Rim leaders yesterday wrapped up a summit here that, in the end, was as much…

24 November 2008 Consumer confidence falls again: Conference Board [of Canada] This article is excerpted from the 24 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Consumer confidence among Canadians has dropped to levels not seen since the last two recessions in the early 1980s and '90s, the…

24 November 2008 Public servants accept Ottawa's offer The following article is excerpted from the 24 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's largest public sector union blinked in the face of mounting economic gloom, accepting the federal government's final financial offer. The deal…

24 November 2008 Financial crisis can be overcome in 18 months: APEC This article is excerpted from the 23 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The financial crisis threatening to plunge the world into recession can be overcome by mid-2010, Pacific Rim leaders said Sunday as they wrapped up…

24 November 2008 New wood packaging regulations for imports to Taiwan This article is excerpted from the 21 November 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. Taiwan has passed new regulations on wood packaging for imported commodities that will go into effect at the beginning of 2009. The country's…

24 November 2008 Report Identifies Concerns in U.S.-China Trade and Economic Relationship This article is extracted from the 24 November 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released last week its annual report to Congress on the national…

24 November 2008 [US] Customs to publish 10+2 This article is excerpted from the 24 November 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs and Border Protection will publish its much-anticipated Importer Security Filing rule in Tuesday’s Federal Register. The interim rule, known as 10+2, will…

24 November 2008 Obama plans immediate action to stimulate economy This article is excerpted from the 24 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Warning that the economy threatens to fall into "a deflationary spiral," Barack Obama has kick-started his presidency two months before taking office…

24 November 2008 US Customs Brokers User Fee Payment for 2009 This general notice from US Customs and Border Protection is extracted from the US Federal Register, volume 73, number 227, page 71022-71023. SUMMARY: This document provides notice to customs brokers that the annual fee of $138 that is…

24 November 2008 Late payments squeeze transportation intermediaries This article is extracted from the 24 November 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The credit crisis and economic downturn is significantly impacting the ability of U.S. freight intermediaries to collect payments and forcing them…

21 November 2008 Revised Fish Import Program Documents The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recently completed an internal review of the Fish Import Program. The objective was to strengthen the Program within the current regulations. As a result of the review, we have developed new Fish…

21 November 2008 Update to SIMA Monthly Index The SIMA Monthly Index has been updated, and is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/monthly-eng.html.

21 November 2008 CSCB Prairie Region Seminar, December 2 The CSCB Prairie Region invites you to attend a workshop presentation by the Canada Border Services Agency. This event will take place on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm at the Greenwood Inn (room: Evergreen B), 1715 Wellington…

21 November 2008 CP Message: 2008 Holiday Season Schedule For your planning, please note Canadian Pacific's network shutdown schedule for this year's December holiday season. These shutdown times include all customer switching services: - CP will shut down Canadian operations at approximately…