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Quintin Oliver and Fiona MacMillan to Screen Films, Host Discussion on Peace in Northern Ireland March 4 at Western
Canadians continue to shop in Whatcom

Despite a Canadian dollar that’s remained weak for several years, a new report shows shoppers from British Columbia continue to play an important role in Whatcom’s retail sector.

Last month Western Washington University students working for the â€¦

BPRI's Laurie Trautman named a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center
Canada is feeling lonely, but its place internationally is still strong

On december 1st last year the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei, a Chinese telecoms firm, as she prepared to change planes at Vancouver’s international airport.

Advocates push for passenger rail stop in Blaine

The event featured presentations by Bruce Agnew, director of the Cascadia Center; Dr. Laurie Trautman, director of Western Washington University’s Border Policy Research Institute (BPRI); and others. Audience members including Blaine city manager…

The lessons of Bellingham’s Olympic Pipeline explosion
 

Recent developments in Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion saga remind us yet again of the inevitability of energy infrastructure debates in the West. By ruling that British Columbia’s government does not have…

Economic Forecast Night highlights growth, Canada relations

Keynote speakers Anneliese Vance-Sherman, a regional labor economist for the Employment Security Department, and Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University followed.

Winter focus of Huxley Speaker Series to be on the Salish Sea; first talk set for Jan. 10
Research institute finds need for more cross-border collaboration

Though there’s national tension over trade between the U.S. and Canada, cross-border partnerships are strong, especially in Washington state and British Columbia, according to a recent report from Western Washington University’s Border Policy…

Canada's legalization of pot could impact you

As Canada moves closer to legalizing marijuana, it may have consequences for Whatcom County residents who cross the border, including increased wait times.

That's one conclusion in a new report from Western Washington University's â€¦

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