Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PLATTSBURGH — It appears that the annoying practice of "flagpoling" may be coming to an end, or at least greatly curtailed, to the ...

The federal government has halted “flagpoling” just in time for Christmas, but what is this practice and what are the ramifications of Ottawa’s decision? Flagpoling occurs when a temporary resident of ...

Canada has officially ended the practice of flagpoling for work and study permits at its ports of entry. Effective from December 23 at 11.59 pm ET, foreign nationals holding temporary resident status ...

Canadian immigration minister Marc Miller has said that work and study permits will no longer be provided to ‘flagpolers’ at a port of entry, in an announcement on December 23. Flagpoling occurs when ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sen. Chuck Schumer called out the Canadian government in a Tuesday news conference at Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, asking the government to end the "flagpoling" practice ...

Hello! I'm Derek Heid and I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at NiagaraCounty@wkbw.com NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Sen. Chuck Schumer is asking Canada to ...

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was in Niagara Falls Tuesday calling on the Canadian government to crack down on 'flagpoling'. According to Schumer's office, ...

Starting Wednesday, the Canadian government is cracking down on “flagpoling,” a practice that led to longer lines at U.S. ports of entry and made more work for U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...

PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Chamber of Commerce is on board with an effort to quell a practice that causing delays at the northern border. The practice of “flagpoling” involves foreign nationals ...

Starting Wednesday, the Canadian government is cracking down on “flagpoling,” a practice that led to longer lines at U.S. ports of entry and made more work for U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...